1954–55 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, 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.

From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

First Division

1st English title Sheffield Wednesday (27 goals) (1 September 1954) Preston North End 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday (30 October 1954) (23 April 1955) (16 October 1954) Chelsea celebrated their 50th anniversary by winning the First Division title – the first major trophy of their history. They finished four points above runners-up and defending champions Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were level on points with Portsmouth and Sunderland. Manchester United recovered well after a slow start to the season and finished fifth. Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday went down to the Second Division.

Results

Maps

Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Tottenham

Arsenal Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Leicester City Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Luton Town Derby County (33 goals)

Results

Maps

Fulham West Ham

Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bristol Rovers Bury Derby County Doncaster Fulham Hull Ipswich Town Leeds United Lincoln City Liverpool Luton Town Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest Notts County Port Vale Plymouth Argyle Rotherham Stoke Swansea Town West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North Jack Connor (Stockport County), Arthur Bottom (York City), 30

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barnsley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax Hartlepool Mansfield Town Oldham Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southport Stockport Tranmere Workington Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

|win_B&HA=20|draw_B&HA=10|loss_B&HA=16|gf_B&HA=76|ga_B&HA=63 |win_B&BA=12|draw_B&BA=18|loss_B&BA=16|gf_B&BA=57|ga_B&BA=65

Results

|match_ALD_B&BA=1–1 |match_ALD_B&HA=2–2

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=4–0 |match_B&BA_BRE=1–2 |match_B&BA_B&HA=1–1 |match_B&BA_BRI=0–1 |match_B&BA_COL=2–0 |match_B&BA_COV=2–1 |match_B&BA_CRY=4–1 |match_B&BA_EXE=2–0 |match_B&BA_GIL=1–2 |match_B&BA_LEY=0–3 |match_B&BA_MIL=0–1 |match_B&BA_NPC=3–3 |match_B&BA_NOR=0–1 |match_B&BA_NWC=1–3 |match_B&BA_QPR=2–2 |match_B&BA_REA=0–0 |match_B&BA_SHR=3–1 |match_B&BA_SOU=1–1 |match_B&BA_STD=2–1 |match_B&BA_SWI=1–1 |match_B&BA_TOR=0–2 |match_B&BA_WAL=1–1 |match_B&BA_WAT=1–1

|match_BRE_B&BA=1–3 |match_BRE_B&HA=2–3

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=5–3 |match_B&HA_B&BA=1–1 |match_B&HA_BRE=3–4 |match_B&HA_BRI=0–1 |match_B&HA_COL=1–1 |match_B&HA_COV=2–0 |match_B&HA_CRY=1–0 |match_B&HA_EXE=5–3 |match_B&HA_GIL=1–0 |match_B&HA_LEY=1–0 |match_B&HA_MIL=1–2 |match_B&HA_NPC=4–1 |match_B&HA_NOR=2–1 |match_B&HA_NWC=0–1 |match_B&HA_QPR=4–1 |match_B&HA_REA=3–2 |match_B&HA_SHR=0–0 |match_B&HA_SOU=1–2 |match_B&HA_STD=2–1 |match_B&HA_SWI=3–1 |match_B&HA_TOR=1–1 |match_B&HA_WAL=3–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=3–1

|match_BRI_B&BA=2–2 |match_BRI_B&HA=3–2

|match_COL_B&BA=3–3 |match_COL_B&HA=2–4

|match_COV_B&BA=1–0 |match_COV_B&HA=2–1

|match_CRY_B&BA=2–1 |match_CRY_B&HA=1–0

|match_EXE_B&BA=1–1 |match_EXE_B&HA=3–1

|match_GIL_B&BA=0–2 |match_GIL_B&HA=1–1

|match_LEY_B&BA=3–1 |match_LEY_B&HA=0–0

|match_MIL_B&BA=1–1 |match_MIL_B&HA=2–0

|match_NPC_B&BA=1–1 |match_NPC_B&HA=1–3

|match_NOR_B&BA=5–0 |match_NOR_B&HA=1–0

|match_NWC_B&BA=0–1 |match_NWC_B&HA=0–0

|match_QPR_B&BA=1–1 |match_QPR_B&HA=3–2

|match_REA_B&BA=1–0 |match_REA_B&HA=0–2

|match_SHR_B&BA=3–0 |match_SHR_B&HA=3–0

|match_SOU_B&BA=0–0 |match_SOU_B&HA=3–2

|match_STD_B&BA=2–2 |match_STD_B&HA=4–0

|match_SWI_B&BA=0–2 |match_SWI_B&HA=0–2

|match_TOR_B&BA=0–1 |match_TOR_B&HA=2–1

|match_WAL_B&BA=6–1 |match_WAL_B&HA=0–2

|match_WAT_B&BA=1–0 |match_WAT_B&HA=0–0

Maps

Brentford Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford

Aldershot Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol City Colchester Coventry Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Norwich City Northampton Town QPR Reading Shrewsbury Southampton Southend Swindon Torquay Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

Division Two

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. "England 1954-55". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
4. [https://archive.today/20110805092558/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article385542.ece The great Chelsea surrender]
5. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1955.htm