1954–55 Football League

The Football League
Season 1954–55
Champions Chelsea

The 19541955 season was the 56th completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1954–55
Champions Chelsea (1st English title)
Relegated Leicester City,
Sheffield Wednesday
FA Cup winners Newcastle United (6th FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1572 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich), 27 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Chelsea4211554329975382881571.421+2452European Cup 1955–56
First round
[nb 1]
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42135358306510314089701.271+1948
3 Portsmouth 4213534421579304174621.194+1248
4 Sunderland 4281123927777252764541.185+1048
5 Manchester United 42124544308310404484741.135+1047
6 Aston Villa 4211373831948344272730.986–147
7 Manchester City 4211554536759313376691.101+746
8 Newcastle United 42125453275412365089771.156+12431954-55 FA Cup winners
9 Arsenal 42123644255610253869631.095+643
10 Burnley 4211372919669222951481.063+343
11 Everton 4296632247410304462680.912–642
12 Huddersfield Town 4210472823498354563680.926–541
13 Sheffield United 42103841347410295270860.814–1641
14 Preston North End 4285847338310363183641.297+1940
15 Charlton Athletic 4286743347410334176751.013+140
16 Tottenham Hotspur 4294842357410303872730.986–140
17 West Bromwich Albion 42115544335313326376960.792–2040
18 Bolton Wanderers 42116445292712174062690.899–739
19 Blackpool 4286733266411273860640.938–438
20 Cardiff City 4294841384710213862760.816–1437
21 Leicester City 4296643323513315474860.860–1235
22 Sheffield Wednesday 42777423813172162631000.630–3726

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Chelsea were invited to play at the inaugural European cup season but declined the participation: The great Chelsea surrender
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLPBOLBURCARCHACHEEVEHUDLEIMCIMUNNEWPORPNESHUSHWSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 20 30 30 40 20 31 10 20 35 11 23 23 13 01 20 40 32 13 20 22 11
Aston Villa 21 31 30 31 02 12 32 02 00 25 20 21 12 10 13 31 00 22 24 30 42
Blackpool 22 01 23 10 00 11 10 40 11 20 13 24 20 22 12 12 21 00 51 31 02
Bolton Wanderers 22 33 30 01 00 32 25 20 10 41 22 11 21 31 21 10 22 30 12 24 61
Burnley 30 20 01 20 10 30 11 02 11 31 20 24 01 10 22 21 20 01 12 02 10
Cardiff City 12 01 12 22 03 43 01 43 11 21 30 30 42 11 25 11 53 01 12 32 32
Charlton Athletic 11 61 33 20 31 41 02 50 21 23 11 11 11 22 04 31 30 13 12 13 13
Chelsea 11 40 00 32 10 11 12 02 41 31 02 56 43 41 01 11 30 21 21 33 10
Everton 10 01 01 00 11 11 22 11 40 22 10 42 12 23 10 23 31 10 10 12 32
Huddersfield Town 01 12 13 20 01 20 00 10 21 31 00 13 20 21 04 12 30 11 10 33 20
Leicester City 33 42 22 40 22 21 01 11 22 13 02 10 32 40 01 01 43 11 20 63 12
Manchester City 21 24 16 42 00 41 15 11 10 24 22 32 31 12 31 52 22 10 00 40 30
Manchester United 21 01 41 11 10 52 31 21 12 11 31 05 22 13 21 50 20 22 21 30 24
Newcastle United 51 53 11 00 21 30 31 13 40 22 20 20 20 21 33 12 50 12 44 30 23
Portsmouth 21 22 30 10 02 13 20 00 50 42 21 10 00 31 20 62 21 22 03 61 00
Preston North End 31 03 31 22 01 71 12 12 00 23 24 50 02 33 11 12 60 31 10 31 33
Sheffield United 11 13 21 20 10 13 50 12 25 22 11 02 30 62 52 05 10 10 41 12 12
Sheffield Wednesday 12 63 21 32 11 11 22 11 22 41 10 24 24 03 13 20 12 12 22 50 22
Sunderland 01 00 20 11 22 11 12 33 30 11 11 32 43 42 22 21 22 20 11 42 00
Tottenham Hotspur 01 11 32 20 03 02 14 24 13 11 51 22 02 21 11 31 50 72 01 31 32
West Bromwich Albion 31 23 01 00 22 10 21 24 33 21 64 21 20 42 31 20 33 12 22 12 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 10 10 12 50 11 21 34 13 64 50 22 42 22 22 11 41 42 20 42 40

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1954–1955

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1954–55
Champions Birmingham City (4th title)
Promoted Luton Town
Relegated Derby County,
Ipswich Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1597 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorer Tommy Briggs (Blackburn Rovers), 33 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Birmingham City4214435622867362592471.957+4554
2 Luton Town 42182155185610333588531.660+3554
3 Rotherham United 42171359228310354294641.469+3054
4 Leeds United 4214434319939273470531.321+1753
5 Stoke City 4212543817957312969461.500+2352
6 Blackburn Rovers 421443733182114148114791.443+3550
7 Notts County 42143446277311284474711.042+348
8 West Ham United 4212454628669284274701.057+446
9 Bristol Rovers 42154252234314234775701.071+545
10 Swansea Town 42153358282613285586831.036+343
11 Liverpool 42117355375313375992960.958–442
12 Middlesbrough 42131748315511255173820.890–942
13 Bury 42105644355610333777721.069+541
14 Fulham 42105646294611305076790.962–339
15 Nottingham Forest 4284929298310293358620.935–439
16 Lincoln City 4286739355412294468790.861–1136
17 Port Vale 42106531212514175048710.676–2335
18 Doncaster Rovers 42105635344215236158950.611–3735
19 Hull City 4275930355511143444690.638–2534
20 Plymouth Argyle 42104729262316285657820.695–2531
21 Ipswich Town 42103837281317206457920.620–3528
22 Derby County 4266939341317144853820.646–2923

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BIR BLB BROBRYDERDONFULHULIPSLEELINLIVLUTMIDNOTNTCPLYPTVROTSTKSWAWHU
Birmingham City 31 21 13 11 41 32 00 40 20 33 91 21 30 01 11 31 72 31 20 20 12
Blackburn Rovers 33 83 11 52 72 31 40 41 12 10 43 00 90 01 45 22 21 41 20 41 52
Bristol Rovers 11 21 21 41 10 41 10 40 51 22 30 32 22 21 14 31 10 10 11 70 24
Bury 01 21 31 22 14 13 41 21 53 31 34 21 01 11 12 31 22 22 11 21 41
Derby County 00 03 11 23 50 34 30 20 24 30 32 00 12 12 11 22 61 23 12 14 00
Doncaster Rovers 15 13 22 10 20 40 22 11 01 11 41 03 31 03 42 32 10 04 11 21 21
Fulham 21 51 23 00 20 52 01 41 13 32 12 31 12 11 31 23 31 11 22 51 00
Hull City 03 14 01 10 11 11 00 42 02 40 22 04 10 23 52 02 21 12 11 43 01
Ipswich Town 12 11 10 23 21 51 24 20 12 12 20 31 61 21 01 21 10 22 01 11 03
Leeds United 10 20 20 10 10 10 11 30 41 23 22 40 11 11 20 32 30 24 01 52 21
Lincoln City 11 21 02 32 30 51 22 01 11 20 33 12 33 21 12 32 01 23 14 22 21
Liverpool 22 41 53 11 20 32 41 21 62 22 24 44 31 10 31 33 11 31 24 11 12
Luton Town 10 73 20 32 20 30 30 11 32 00 21 32 20 30 31 31 42 40 31 12 20
Middlesbrough 25 43 10 11 31 31 42 12 01 10 21 12 02 14 20 41 20 51 12 42 60
Nottingham Forest 02 12 10 23 30 31 20 01 20 11 11 31 15 42 01 20 23 02 03 00 11
Notts County 32 31 20 21 23 40 00 31 21 12 21 03 33 13 41 20 11 32 10 21 51
Plymouth Argyle 10 02 01 24 10 12 32 12 20 31 10 10 21 22 12 13 00 21 20 22 11
Port Vale 20 03 10 10 30 11 40 30 33 01 13 43 11 11 12 11 10 10 01 10 11
Rotherham United 02 51 62 42 21 23 23 20 32 30 30 61 20 30 32 20 20 30 21 20 22
Stoke City 21 11 20 32 31 30 11 00 30 01 42 20 00 12 20 30 31 00 12 41 02
Swansea Town 03 23 11 11 30 30 22 10 61 20 31 32 21 20 32 30 42 71 21 35 52
West Ham United 22 25 52 33 10 01 21 11 40 21 01 03 21 21 20 30 61 20 12 30 33

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1954–1955

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1954–55
Champions Barnsley (3rd title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1627 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Don Travis (Oldham Athletic), 30
John Thomas Connor (Stockport County), 30
Arthur Bottom (York City), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Barnsley46183251171229352986461.870+4065
2 Accrington Stanley 4618236532797313596671.433+2961
3 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 4614634518968363581531.528+2858
4 York City 46135543271157493692631.460+2958
5 Hartlepools United 46163439209212252964491.306+1555
6 Chesterfield 46171554337511273781701.157+1154
7 Gateshead 4611753826959274365690.942–452
8 Workington 4611753923779293268551.236+1350
9 Stockport County 46134650275810344384701.200+1448
10 Oldham Athletic 46145447225513274674681.088+648
11 Southport 46109428186710192647441.068+348
12 Rochdale 46137339204712304669661.045+348
13 Mansfield Town 46144540284514254365710.915–645
14 Halifax Town 4699541276413224063670.940–443
15 Darlington 46107641284712214562730.849–1142
16 Bradford Park Avenue 46117529214415274956700.800–1441
17 Barrow 46124739345216315570890.787–1940
18 Wrexham 4696840354613254265770.844–1238
19 Tranmere Rovers 4696837304514184055700.786–1537
20 Carlisle United 461211053393515255078890.876–1136
21 Bradford City 4695930264514172947550.855–836
22 Crewe Alexandra 46810545352417235668910.747–2334
23 Grimsby Town 46104928323416194647780.603–3134
24 Chester 461031023252615215244770.571–3333

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BAR BRWBRABPACRLCHRCHFCREDARGATGRIHALHARMANOLDROCSCUSOUSTPTRAWRKWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 23 63 10 43 32 30 41 10 30 62 30 31 25 32 40 54 21 11 01 31 20 20 22
Barnsley 12 30 10 21 31 42 30 31 41 30 13 30 00 10 22 20 10 00 20 41 31 42 10
Barrow 12 31 32 31 21 20 20 03 11 01 20 13 02 22 31 42 13 21 20 10 22 11 15
Bradford City 03 02 21 11 20 00 11 20 30 11 40 20 01 10 01 10 24 01 23 21 01 22 23
Bradford Park Avenue 32 10 30 20 02 30 13 21 11 22 21 01 10 00 02 11 00 10 21 00 31 00 13
Carlisle United 10 24 40 10 32 12 12 40 01 12 31 40 32 12 52 72 12 21 33 12 04 10 45
Chester 11 02 31 10 20 12 10 31 02 12 10 13 10 10 00 12 24 00 10 01 02 10 12
Chesterfield 61 31 41 21 13 21 53 00 20 13 10 21 30 41 13 31 20 21 37 21 20 31 03
Crewe Alexandra 03 12 51 10 21 41 13 22 22 11 20 00 11 21 41 22 11 23 44 30 11 22 23
Darlington 33 01 32 40 30 11 41 02 21 51 13 10 01 31 02 22 11 20 00 22 12 22 10
Gateshead 11 04 31 21 32 00 00 13 10 11 10 40 30 40 22 01 01 10 44 31 32 01 11
Grimsby Town 21 13 10 14 10 20 31 12 21 02 11 01 10 32 11 11 14 01 10 22 01 13 21
Halifax Town 11 11 12 00 00 53 31 20 33 41 40 32 10 12 00 12 31 01 12 00 22 20 33
Hartlepool United 13 03 00 00 01 10 31 20 21 10 00 32 10 12 20 31 42 21 21 40 32 30 10
Mansfield Town 22 11 05 10 21 11 21 20 42 31 01 30 21 02 13 32 21 30 00 31 20 21 12
Oldham Athletic 01 41 32 11 50 21 21 41 40 31 12 40 12 01 11 00 11 10 11 21 21 21 32
Rochdale 00 30 41 12 32 12 20 00 11 22 40 03 22 21 20 21 20 00 10 20 21 21 11
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 40 10 30 10 11 11 11 21 31 10 02 10 22 51 20 61 22 20 30 12 11 10 12
Southport 11 02 21 10 10 41 11 00 10 00 12 22 40 10 10 10 10 11 11 00 12 12 22
Stockport County 00 10 12 11 60 52 30 32 61 30 21 00 21 02 22 32 14 42 02 20 01 40 12
Tranmere 31 01 04 20 33 61 11 00 12 01 12 20 12 31 21 21 31 12 22 11 11 12 10
Workington 01 10 00 11 13 10 11 23 33 61 40 22 10 01 22 30 10 11 01 41 10 21 21
Wrexham 31 30 30 13 10 11 21 02 50 22 20 50 11 14 13 21 00 01 22 14 12 11 26
York City 11 13 14 01 12 21 50 32 31 31 21 00 21 10 31 21 20 23 11 40 10 00 33

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1954–55
Champions Bristol City (3rd title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1677 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer Ernie Morgan (Gillingham), 31 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Bristol City461742622213643925101472.149+5470
2 Leyton Orient 46162548201076412789471.894+4261
3 Southampton 46166149198510263275511.471+2459
4 Gillingham 4612834128878363877661.167+1155
5 Millwall 46146344256512284372681.059+451
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 46144547276611293676631.206+1350
7 Watford 46119345267511263671621.145+950
8 Torquay United 46126551396611314382821.000±048
9 Coventry City 46155350263614173367591.136+847
10 Southend United 46135548284712355283801.038+346
11 Brentford 46116644365810384682821.000±046
= Norwich City 46135540235513203760601.000±046
13 Northampton Town 46135547276314265473810.901–846
14 Aldershot 46126544234712314875711.056+445
15 Queens Park Rangers 46137346252714235069750.920–644
16 Shrewsbury Town 46145449242516215470780.897–842
17 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4678832295108253657650.877–842
18 Reading 46710632266512334765730.890–841
19 Newport County 4688732293812284460730.822–1338
20 Crystal Palace 46911332242516205652800.650–2838
21 Swindon Town 46108530191715164546640.719–1837
22 Exeter City 4697730312813174247730.644–2637
23 Walsall 4696849361814265075860.872–1134
24 Colchester United 46761033402714205153910.582–3831

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BREBHABRICOLCOVCRYEXEGILLEYMILNPCNORNORQPRREASHRSOUSTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 11 23 22 02 22 11 30 42 02 01 30 00 34 41 20 31 20 20 10 00 21 40 30
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 40 12 11 01 20 21 41 20 12 03 01 33 01 13 22 00 31 11 21 11 02 11 11
Brentford 11 13 23 22 32 23 30 10 30 20 31 10 13 10 11 22 22 03 22 42 42 02 32
Brighton & Hove Albion 53 11 34 01 11 20 10 53 10 10 12 41 21 01 41 32 00 12 21 31 11 30 31
Bristol City 61 22 21 32 40 20 30 20 14 50 51 00 51 01 11 21 41 20 32 30 11 53 10
Colchester United 11 33 32 24 02 01 20 12 22 22 02 10 41 10 10 02 24 35 20 00 02 22 13
Coventry City 21 10 10 21 13 00 41 11 41 22 41 32 00 40 51 21 30 11 14 10 01 53 32
Crystal Palace 32 21 11 10 12 00 10 11 02 11 11 21 31 20 21 11 22 12 22 00 11 31 11
Exeter City 01 11 32 31 01 22 00 20 11 17 14 11 31 01 21 31 10 01 21 21 12 11 00
Gillingham 02 02 21 11 11 21 21 21 11 00 11 42 22 21 31 51 33 10 11 21 31 32 01
Leyton Orient 15 31 01 00 41 20 10 21 50 22 10 12 21 12 30 20 50 41 51 10 21 10 01
Millwall 31 11 22 20 13 52 31 52 22 32 10 11 10 00 01 22 20 20 14 10 41 10 10
Newport County 21 11 31 13 22 00 11 01 21 13 12 21 01 11 40 31 11 01 32 22 11 10 02
Northampton Town 21 50 12 10 20 61 10 11 20 41 22 01 22 11 13 26 31 21 62 10 10 11 01
Norwich City 43 01 10 00 01 02 11 20 30 12 11 21 20 32 11 01 20 20 33 21 51 21 31
Queens Park Rangers 50 11 11 32 11 41 32 10 12 11 20 12 20 10 21 23 20 22 11 31 42 11 21
Reading 22 10 00 02 02 40 22 50 00 22 02 00 21 01 11 31 12 01 11 21 32 22 11
Shrewsbury Town 10 30 22 30 02 20 10 11 11 11 02 32 30 40 21 10 23 31 23 70 32 22 21
Southampton 11 00 64 32 21 01 10 22 30 31 10 30 20 40 31 22 31 21 30 11 00 21 20
Southend 01 22 32 40 32 42 10 32 00 31 12 10 11 41 41 22 00 41 01 41 12 21 13
Swindon Town 10 02 11 02 22 11 30 00 20 21 00 11 13 01 10 20 20 21 10 01 00 22 61
Torquay United 22 01 42 21 22 21 12 22 10 13 27 42 23 52 20 32 31 20 22 41 11 20 22
Walsall 22 61 22 02 13 31 11 14 10 01 14 11 33 61 21 41 40 40 00 41 12 24 01
Watford 00 10 22 00 02 20 10 71 11 11 13 53 32 11 22 11 13 21 21 11 30 41 40

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1954–1955

See also

References

  1. "England 1954-55". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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