- present ▁throughout ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ 3 0 ▁league ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season . ▁ ▁Season ▁review ▁The ▁season ▁comm enced ▁with ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁local ▁riv als ▁Burn ley . ▁The ▁hosts ▁won ▁ 5 – 1 , ▁and ▁even ▁Black pool ’ s ▁goal ▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁a ▁Cla rets ▁player . ▁ ▁Seven ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁fi xture ▁was ▁revers ed . ▁Jimmy ▁Martin , ▁Black pool ’ s ▁second - top ▁sc orer ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁scored ▁the ▁home ▁side ’ s ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁ ▁Three ▁consecutive ▁defe ats ▁followed : ▁ 2 – 0 ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City , ▁ 1 – 0 ▁at ▁Newton ▁He ath , ▁and ▁ 4 – 1 ▁at ▁G ains borough ▁Tr inity . ▁Laur ence ▁H als all ▁scored ▁Black pool ’ s ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October , ▁Black pool ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁ 2 – 1 ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Bur ton ▁Sw ifts . ▁Jack ▁C ox , ▁in ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁since ▁his ▁arrival ▁from ▁South ▁Sh ore , ▁scored ▁both ▁Black pool ▁goals . ▁ ▁C ox ▁scored ▁another ▁bra ce ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁game , ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Small ▁He ath ▁at ▁Stanley ▁Park ' s ▁Athlet ic ▁Gr ounds . ▁John ▁Clark in ▁and ▁Bob ▁B irk ett ▁n ett ed ▁the