1967–68 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
1967–68 season
Manager	Stan Mortensen
Division Two	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Gerry Ingram & ; Alan Skirton (17); All: Alan Skirton (18)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 60th season (57th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third on goal-average.

Blackpool made it past the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in nine seasons. They had entered the competition at the third-round stage for each of those seasons.

Alan Skirton was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (seventeen in the league and one in the FA Cup). He and Gerry Ingram shared the accolade in the league, with seventeen goals apiece.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ipswich Town (C, P)	42	22	15	5	79	44	1.795	59	Promotion to the First Division
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	42	25	8	9	67	36	1.861	58	Promotion to the First Division
3	Blackpool	42	24	10	8	71	43	1.651	58
4	Birmingham City	42	19	14	9	83	51	1.627	52
5	Portsmouth	42	18	13	11	68	55	1.236	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Notes

^ Entered competition in third round
^ Entered competition in second round

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

External links

"OPENING DAY MEMORIES: PRESTON 0-2 BLACKPOOL 1967" – Blackpool Gazette, 2 July 2023

[FA_Cup_3-1] Entered competition in third round

[League_Cup_2-2] Entered competition in second round

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