2011–12 Blackpool F.C. season
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The 2011–12 season was Blackpool F.C.'s first season back in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, after being relegated from the Premier League at the conclusion of 2010–11 campaign. It was their 103rd overall season in the Football League. It was Ian Holloway's third season as manager.
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2011–12 season | |||
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Owner | Owen Oyston | ||
Chairman | Karl Oyston | ||
Manager | Ian Holloway | ||
Stadium | Bloomfield Road Blackpool, England (Capacity: 16,220) | ||
Football League Championship | 5th[1] | ||
FA Cup | Fifth Round1 | ||
League Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Phillips (16) All: Kevin Phillips (17) | ||
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The club finished the regular season in fifth position, thus qualifying them for the play-offs. They reached the final, in which they lost to West Ham 1–2.
Kevin Phillips, in his first season at Blackpool, finished as the club's top scorer with seventeen goals (sixteen in the League).