The 1994–95 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season (86th consecutive) in the

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. They competed in the 24-team

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, then the third tier of

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, finishing twelfth. Sam Allardyce replaced

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as manager prior to the start of the season. Blackpool exited both domestic cup competitions at the first-round stage.

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was the club's top league scorer, with seventeen goals. Mike Davies retired at the end of the season after eleven years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. He subsequently moved into a coaching role at the club. Blackpool signed veteran goalkeeper Les Sealey from

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before the season began, but he transferred back to the Premier League with a move to West Ham on 28 November.

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