Season 1954-1955

Division I


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League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Chelsea 42 11 5 5 43 29 9 7 5 38 28 52 2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 5 3 58 30 6 5 10 31 40 48 3. Portsmouth 42 13 5 3 44 21 5 7 9 30 41 48 4. Sunderland 42 8 11 2 39 27 7 7 7 25 27 48 5. Manchester United 42 12 4 5 44 30 8 3 10 40 44 47 6. Aston Villa 42 11 3 7 38 31 9 4 8 34 42 47 7. Manchester City 42 11 5 5 45 36 7 5 9 31 33 46 8. Newcastle United 42 12 5 4 53 27 5 4 12 36 50 43 9. Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 25 5 6 10 25 38 43 10. Burnley 42 11 3 7 29 19 6 6 9 22 29 43 11. Everton 42 9 6 6 32 24 7 4 10 30 44 42 12. Huddersfield Town 42 10 4 7 28 23 4 9 8 35 45 41 13. Sheffield United 42 10 3 8 41 34 7 4 10 29 52 41 14. Preston North End 42 8 5 8 47 33 8 3 10 36 31 40 15. Charlton Athletic 42 8 6 7 43 34 7 4 10 33 41 40 16. Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 42 35 7 4 10 30 38 40 17. West Bromwich Albion 42 11 5 5 44 33 5 3 13 32 63 40 18. Bolton Wanderers 42 11 6 4 45 29 2 7 12 17 40 39 19. Blackpool 42 8 6 7 33 26 6 4 11 27 38 38 20. Cardiff City 42 9 4 8 41 38 4 7 10 21 38 37 21. Leicester City 42 9 6 6 43 32 3 5 13 31 54 35 22. Sheffield Wednesday 42 7 7 7 42 38 1 3 17 21 62 26

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Sat 21 Aug  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 2-4    14     44,753   Norman Curtis, Alan Finney
 2. Mon 23 Aug  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 2-4    17     38,118   Norman Curtis, Jack Shaw
 3. Sat 28 Aug  ASTON VILLA............. 6-3    14     34,243   Jackie Sewell 2, Jack Shaw 2
                                                                Alan Finney, Albert Quixall

 4. Wed  1 Sep  Manchester United....... 0-2    16     29,563   
 5. Sat  4 Sep  Sunderland.............. 0-2    20     52,112   
 6. Mon  6 Sep  HUDDERSFIELD TOWN....... 4-1    13     25,825   Alan Finney, Redfern Froggatt
                                                                Jackie Sewell, Jack Shaw
 7. Sat 11 Sep  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 2-2    15     34,681   Jackie Sewell, Jack Shaw
 8. Mon 13 Sep  Huddersfield Town....... 0-3    17     20,570   
 9. Sat 18 Sep  Sheffield United........ 0-1    20     37,308   
10. Sat 25 Sep  Portsmouth.............. 1-2    21     28,579   Albert Quixall

11. Sat  2 Oct  BLACKPOOL............... 2-1    19     32,107   Albert Quixall, Jackie Sewell
12. Sat  9 Oct  ARSENAL................. 1-2    20     39,167   Jack Shaw
13. Sat 16 Oct  West Bromwich Albion.... 2-1    18     35,257   George Davies, Jack Shaw
14. Sat 23 Oct  BURNLEY................. 1-1    19     30,055   Jack Shaw
15. Sat 30 Oct  Preston North End....... 0-6    19     23,401   

16. Sat  6 Nov  MANCHESTER CITY......... 2-4    22     19,152   Redfern Froggatt, Jim McAnearney
17. Sat 13 Nov  Cardiff City............ 3-5    22     15,998   Jackie Sewell 2, Eddie Gannon
18. Sat 20 Nov  CHELSEA................. 1-1    22     28,000   Jackie Sewell
19. Sat 27 Nov  Leicester City.......... 3-4    22     28,474   Arthur Hukin 2, Jackie Sewell

20. Sat  4 Dec  NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 0-3    22     20,221   
21. Sat 11 Dec  Everton................. 1-3    22     36,849   Arthur Hukin
22. Sat 18 Dec  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-2    22     33,102   Jack Marriott, Jackie Sewell
23. Sat 25 Dec  Charlton Athletic....... 0-3    22     17,786   
24. Mon 27 Dec  CHARLTON ATHLETIC....... 2-2    22     43,114   Norman Curtis, Own Goal

25. Sat  1 Jan  Aston Villa............. 0-0    22     22,990   
26. Sat 15 Jan  SUNDERLAND.............. 1-2    22     16,975   Jackie Sewell
27. Sat 22 Jan  Tottenham Hotspur....... 2-7    22     26,310   Jackie Sewell, Jack Watson

28. Sat  5 Feb  SHEFFIELD UNITED........ 1-2    22     36,176   Jack Marriott
29. Sat 12 Feb  PORTSMOUTH.............. 1-3    22     21,176   Dennis Woodhead
30. Sat 19 Feb  Blackpool............... 1-2    22     18,959   Barry Butler
31. Sat 26 Feb  Arsenal................. 2-3    22     26,910   Jack Marriott, Albert Quixall

32. Sat  5 Mar  EVERTON................. 2-2    22     22,214   Jack Marriott, Jackie Sewell
33. Sat 12 Mar  Burnley................. 0-2    22     20,082   
34. Sat 19 Mar  PRESTON NORTH END....... 2-0    22     21,048   Jack Marriott, Jack Shaw
35. Wed 30 Mar  Manchester City......... 2-2    22     14,825   Keith Ellis, Own Goal

36. Sat  2 Apr  CARDIFF CITY............ 1-1    22     20,295   Norman Curtis
37. Fri  8 Apr  Bolton Wanderers........ 2-2    22     22,828   Jack Marriott, Albert Quixall
38. Sat  9 Apr  Newcastle United........ 0-5    22     40,883   
39. Mon 11 Apr  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 3-2    22     17,267   Redfern Froggatt 2
                                                                Norman Curtis
40. Sat 16 Apr  LEICESTER CITY.......... 1-0    22     20,539   Redfern Froggatt
41. Sat 23 Apr  Chelsea................. 0-3    22     51,421   
42. Sat 30 Apr  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 5-0    22     16,664   Alan Finney 2, Norman Curtis
                                                                Jack Marriott, Jackie Sewell

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Sat  8 Jan  HASTINGS TOWN........... 2-1     25,965   Ron Greensmith, Jack Shaw

 4   Sat 29 Jan  NOTTS COUNTY............ 1-1     53,138   Jack Watson
 4R  Thu  3 Feb  Notts County............ 0-1     35,488   

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Appearances

                          LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                 Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Norman Curtis            40      6      3      0     43      6
Dave McIntosh            39      0      3      0     42      0
Albert Quixall           35      5      3      0     38      5
Jackie Sewell            35     14      1      0     36     14
Alan Finney              30      5      2      0     32      5
Eddie Gannon             29      1      3      0     32      1
Jack Shaw                31      9      1      1     32     10
Jack Marriott            28      7      3      0     31      7
Tony Conwell             23      0      3      0     26      0
George Davies            22      1      2      0     24      1
Redfern Froggatt         21      5      1      0     22      5
Don McEvoy               19      0      1      0     20      0
Barry Butler             15      1      2      0     17      1
Jack Martin              13      0      0      0     13      0
Ralph O'Donnell          13      0      0      0     13      0
Tom McAnearney           11      0      0      0     11      0
Dennis Woodhead          10      1      0      0     10      1
Jim McAnearney            7      1      1      0      8      1
Jack Watson               5      1      2      1      7      2
Arthur Hukin              6      3      0      0      6      3
Tony Kay                  6      0      0      0      6      0
Keith Ellis               5      1      0      0      5      1
Ivor Seemley              5      0      0      0      5      0
Michael Turley            3      0      1      0      4      0
Vin Kenny                 3      0      0      0      3      0
Brian Ryalls              3      0      0      0      3      0
Ron Greensmith            1      0      1      1      2      1
Derek Wilkinson           2      0      0      0      2      0
Peter Howells             1      0      0      0      1      0
Clarrie Jordan            1      0      0      0      1      0

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