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A&BC Gum, Footballers 70/71 (Orange backs)

Blackpool

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Harry Thompson 19 0
Alan Taylor 10 0
Neil Ramsbotham 9 0
Alan Burridge 3 0
Adam Blackslaw 1 0

 

2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
Jimmy Armfield 26 0
Terry Alcock 5 0
Dave Hatton 5 0
Henry Mowbray 4 0
Tony Green 1 0
Peter Nicholson 1 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Henry Mowbray 18 0
Bill Bentley 16 0
Peter Suddaby 3 0
John Craven 2 0
Dave Hatton 2 0
Peter Nicholson 1 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Fred Kemp 14 1
Bill Bentley 8 0
John Johnston 8 0
Dave Hatton 6 0
Peter Suddaby 2 0
Henry Mowbray 2 0
John Craven 1 0
Peter Nicholson 1 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Glyn James 35 1
Terry Alcock 7 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
Dave Hatton 21 0
Terry Alcock 11 0
Peter Suddaby 8 0
Bill Bentley 2 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Mick Burns 25 9
Ron Brown 3 1
Tony Green 3 0
Tom Hutchison 2 0
Fred Kemp 2 0
William McGrotty 2 1
Tony Coleman 1 0
John Johnston 1 0
Fred Pickering 1 0
Alan Suddick 1 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Tony Green 26 3
John Craven 7 2
Graham Rowe 3 0
Fred Kemp 2 0
Tom Hutchison 1 0
Henry Mowbray 1 0
Alan Suddick 1 0
Dennis Wann 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
John Craven 26 5
Fred Pickering 11 7
John Hughes 2 0
Graham Rowe 2 0
Mick Burns 1 0
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
Alan Suddick 14 1
Tony Coleman 10 0
Dennis Wann 8 0
Bill Bentley 5 0
John Craven 3 1
John Johnston 1 0
Fred Pickering 1 0
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Tom Hutchison 35 1
Tony Coleman 6 0
Mick Burns 1 1
Substitutes


Transferred to Barnsley, June 1970
70/71 League App. Gls
Mick Burns 3 0
Peter Nicholson 3 0
John Johnston 2 0
John Murray 2 0
Alan Suddick 2 0
Ronnie Brown 1 0
John Craven 1 0
John Hughes 1 0
Glyn James 1 0
William McGrotty 1 0
Fred Pickering 1 0
Dennis Wann 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 3 9 9 22 31  
Away 21 1 6 14 12 35  
Total 42 4 15 23 34 66 23
League position: 22nd

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Bloomfield Road
Ground capacity

38,000

Manager Bob Stokoe
Club captain Jimmy Armfield

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 1 - 13th
1966/67

Division 1 - 22nd

1967/68 Division 2 - 3rd
1968/69 Division 2 - 8th
1969/70 Division 2 - 2nd

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 2 - 6th
1972/73

Division 2 - 7th

1973/74 Division 2 - 5th
1974/75 Division 2 - 7th

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. West Ham Utd. 4-0
4 v. Hull City 0-2

 

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Newport Co. 4-1
3 v. Bristol City 0-1

1970/71 League home record

17/08/70 v. Liverpool D 0-0  
22/08/70 v. W.B.A. W 3-1 Brown, Pickering
05/09/70 v. Southampton L 0-3  
19/09/70 v. Everton L 0-2  
03/10/70 v. Stoke City D 1-1 Burns
17/10/70 v. Huddersfield T. D 2-2 Burns, Green
24/10/70 v. Chelsea L 3-4 Pickering 2, Suddick
07/11/70 v. Arsenal L 0-1  
28/11/70 v. Ipswich Town L 0-2  
12/12/70 v. Coventry City W 1-0 Craven
26/12/70 v. Burnley D 1-1 Burns
16/01/71 v. Manchester City D 3-3 Craven, Pickering 2
06/02/71 v. Wolver. Wand. L 0-2  
20/02/71 v. Derby County L 0-1  
27/02/71 v. West Ham Utd. D 1-1 Kemp
13/03/71 v. Leeds United D 1-1 Craven
03/04/71 v. Newcastle United L 0-1  
12/04/71 v. Tottenham H. D 0-0  
17/04/71 v. Nottingham For. L 2-3 McGrotty, Craven
26/04/71 v. Crystal Palace W 3-1 Burns 2, Craven
01/05/71 v. Manchester Utd. D 1-1 Green

1970/71 League away record

15/08/70 v. Huddersfield Town L 0-3  
26/08/70 v. Manchester City L 0-2  
29/08/70 v. Newcastle Utd. W 2-1 Craven
02/09/70 v. Crystal Palace L 0-1  
12/09/70 v. Tottenham H. L 0-3  
26/09/70 v. Manchester Utd. D 1-1 Burns
10/10/70 v. Nottingham For. L 1-3 Burns
31/10/70 v. West Ham Utd. L 1-2 Green
14/11/70 v. Leeds United L 1-3 Craven
21/11/70 v. Derby County L 0-2  
05/12/70 v. Wolver. Wand. L 0-1  
19/12/70 v. W.B.A. D 1-1 James
09/01/71 v. Liverpool D 2-2 Pickering, Burns
30/01/71 v. Ipswich Town L 1-2 Burns
13/02/71 v. Coventry City L 0-2  
06/03/71 v. Chelsea L 0-2  
20/03/71 v. Arsenal L 0-1  
27/03/71 v. Southampton D 1-1 Burns
10/04/71 v. Burnley L 0-1  
13/04/71 v. Stoke City D 1-1 Hutchison
24/04/71 v. Everton D 0-0 Kennedy