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They competed in the sixteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eleventh.New signings for the season included Jack Cox from South Shore, Jack Leadbetter, Frank Wilson, and McHardie. Out had gone Fred Thompson (after making only six appearances the previous season), Tom Bradshaw, and John Clarke.Cox was the club’s top scorer, with twelve goals in seventeen appearances.[2] Goalkeeper William Douglas was ever-present throughout the club’s 30 league games for the second consecutive season.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsSeason review[edit]Player statistics[edit]Appearances[edit]Goals[edit]Transfers[edit]In[edit]Out[edit]References[edit]Season review[edit]The season commenced with a trip to local rivals Burnley. The hosts won 5\u20131, and even Blackpool’s goal was scored by a Clarets player.Seven days later, the fixture was reversed. Jimmy Martin, Blackpool’s second-top scorer the previous season, scored the home side’s goal in a 1\u20131 draw.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Three consecutive defeats followed: 2\u20130 at home to Manchester City, 1\u20130 at Newton Heath, and 4\u20131 at Gainsborough Trinity. Laurence Halsall scored Blackpool’s goal in the latter game.On 9 October, Blackpool recorded their first win of the season, 2\u20131 at home to Burton Swifts. Jack Cox, in only his second start for the club since his arrival from South Shore, scored both Blackpool goals.Cox scored another brace in the following game, a 4\u20131 victory over Small Heath at Stanley Park’s Athletic Grounds. John Clarkin and Bob Birkett netted the other goals for the home side.On 23 October, Blackpool travelled to Newcastle United and returned empty-handed after a 2\u20130 defeat.November proved to be a fruitless month, with defeats at Leicester Fosse (4\u20131), Darwen (3\u20131), Woolwich Arsenal (2\u20131) and Luton Town (3\u20131). Martin scored Blackpool’s goals in the first three losses, and Clarkin in the final one.After a three-week break, Blackpool beat Gainsborough Trinity 5\u20130 at the Athletic Grounds. Cox, Harry Stirzaker and Jack Parkinson scored, alongside two own-goals by the visitors.Cox scored two more in the following game a week later, a 3\u20132 home defeat by Newcastle.1897 was closed out with a 6\u20130 defeat at Walsall.Blackpool began the New Year with a 3\u20133 draw at home to Woolwich Arsenal. Cox netted twice, with Birkett also scoring.On 8 January, Parkinson and Martin combined to lift Blackpool to a 2\u20131 victory over Leicester Fosse.Continuing their inconsistent season, the Seasiders lost the following game, their third consecutive home match, 4\u20130 to Newton Heath.At the end of the month, Blackpool travelled to Small Heath and recorded a 3\u20132 victory. Parkinson, Martin and Cox were the scorers.February began with a defeat, 3\u20132 at Lincoln City; however, Blackpool exacted revenge six days later in the return match: two goals apiece from Birkett and Cox, plus one more from Parkinson, gave them a 5\u20130 victory. This was Cox’s final appearance for Blackpool before he was sold to Liverpool, but his twelve goals remained unbeaten in the remaining nine games.Birkett scored in the following game, at Burton Swifts on 26 February, but he could not carry them to victory, Swifts winning 2\u20131.Blackpool didn’t play again until 19 March, when they travelled to Grimsby Town. The home side won 3\u20130.Seven days later, Blackpool hosted Loughborough. Goals from Birkett and Jack Leadbetter, his first of the season, gave Blackpool a 2\u20130 victory.March ended with a 3\u20133 draw at Manchester City, featuring two goals from Parkinson and one from Clarkin.Another draw followed, this time 1\u20131 with Walsall, in the first of five consecutive home games for Blackpool. Martin scored his seventh of the season.On 8 April, Clarkin scored the only goal of the game as Blackpool beat Darwen.Eight days later, Leadbetter scored his second goal of the season in a 1\u20131 draw with Grimsby.Leadbetter was also one of the scorers as Blackpool completed a double over Loughborough. Parkinson (two) and Birkett scored the other goals of the 4\u20130 victory. Blackpool started the match a man short.The season ended with a single-goal victory over Luton, Clarkin scoring his fifth of the campaign.Player statistics[edit]Appearances[edit]Players used: 19Goals[edit]Total goals scored: 46 (plus three own-goals)Transfers[edit]In[edit]DatePlayerFromFee1897James BanksUnknownUnknown1897G. CardwellUnknownUnknown1897Jack CoxSouth ShoreUnknown1897Laurence HalsallSouthport CentralUnknown1897Bill KeechUnknownUnknown1897Jack LeadbetterUnknownUnknown1897D. McHardieUnknownUnknown1897Frank WilsonUnknownUnknownOut[edit]The following players left after the final game of the previous season:DatePlayerToFee1897Fred ThompsonUnknownUnknown1897Tom BradshawUnknownUnknown1897John ClarkeUnknownUnknownReferences[edit]Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN\u00a01-873626-07-X.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/1897-98-blackpool-f-c-season-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1897\u201398 Blackpool F.C. season – Wikipedia"}}]}]