The 1945–46 season was

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's first season of post-

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football. They competed in the 22-team Football League North, a stop-gap competition introduced between the end of inter-war football and the recommencement of the

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proper the following season, finishing ninth. The statistics from this season are not included in official publications. Blackpool won 18 games, drew 9 and lost 15 of their league games.

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was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 38 goals (34 in the league and four in the

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League table

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