1954–55 in English football





The 1954–1955 season was the 75th season of competitive football in England, from August 1954 to May 1955.




Contents






  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Events


  • 3 Honours


  • 4 Awards


  • 5 Football League


    • 5.1 First Division


    • 5.2 Second Division


    • 5.3 Third Division North


    • 5.4 Third Division South


    • 5.5 Top goalscorers




  • 6 Non-League honours


  • 7 National team


  • 8 References





Overview


Chelsea, managed by legendary former Arsenal forward Ted Drake, celebrate their 50th anniversary by winning the league championship. They finish four points ahead of their nearest three rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth and Sunderland.


Manchester United's new-look side with an emphasis on youth finish fifth, their title hopes dashed only by a slow start to the season. Just before the end of the season, their 18-year-old half-back Duncan Edwards becomes the youngest full England international of the 20th century.


Tottenham Hotspur can only manage a 16th place finish in the First Division, despite the acquisition of skilful half-back Danny Blanchflower from Aston Villa.


This was the first season in Liverpool F.C.'s history in which they had played in the second division and not been champions. They had had three seasons in the division previously - 1893–94, 1895–96 and 1904–05, and were immediately promoted as champions each time.


Newcastle United win the FA Cup for the sixth time, matching the record set by Aston Villa. Three of those victories have come in the last five seasons.


UEFA announces that the European Champions Cup will be introduced from next season, to be contested between the champions of European domestic leagues, including those from Eastern Bloc countries.



Events



  • 29 September 1954 – Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup holders West Bromwich Albion share the Charity Shield after a 4–4 draw.

  • 16 November 1954 – Wolverhampton Wanderers defeat Spartak Moscow 4–0 at Molineux, a team widely regarded as one of the best in the world.

  • 11 December 1954 - Liverpool suffer the heaviest defeat of their history, losing 9-1 at Birmingham City in the Second Division.[1]

  • 13 December 1954 – Wolves restore some pride to English football with a 3–2 win over Budapest Honvéd FC of Hungary, a team containing seven Hungarian internationals who defeated England 6–3 at Wembley in 1953, including Ferenc Puskás. It prompts the famous newspaper headline, which proclaims Wolves as the champions of the world.

  • April 1955 – Gabriel Hanot's proposal for a European Champions' Cup is formally endorsed at the UEFA congress.

  • 2 April 1955 – England win the British Home Championship after a 7–2 defeat of Scotland, in which the 40-year-old Stanley Matthews creates five goals and the 18-year-old Manchester United protégé Duncan Edwards makes his debut.

  • 16 April 1955 - Chelsea go four points clear of reigning league champions Wolverhampton in second with a draw with Portsmouth: the Londoners have two matches remaining of the season while Wolves have three. Six points behind the Pensioners are Portsmouth, Sunderland and Manchester City: the latter are chasing the Double, having qualified for the 1955 FA Cup Final.[2]

  • 18 April 1955 – Inauguration of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

  • 23 April 1955 – Chelsea secure the championship with a 3–0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday.

  • 4 May 1955 – Birmingham City win 5–1 at Doncaster Rovers to finish level on points with both Luton Town and Rotherham United in the Second Division. On goal average, Birmingham are promoted as champions, Luton as runners-up while Rotherham miss out.

  • 7 May 1955 – Newcastle United win the FA Cup, defeating Manchester City 3–1 at Wembley. Jackie Milburn opens the scoring after just 45 seconds – a Wembley Cup final record which stands for the next 42 years.



Honours










































Competition Winner Runner-up
First Division
Chelsea (1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division Birmingham City
Luton Town
Third Division North Barnsley
Accrington Stanley
Third Division South Bristol City
Leyton Orient
FA Cup
Newcastle United (6*)
Manchester City
Charity Shield
Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion (shared)
Home Championship  England
 Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition



Awards


Football Writers' Association



  • Footballer of the Year – Don Revie (Manchester City)

Top goalscorer



  • Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion), 27


Football League


Main article: 1954–55 Football League


First Division



























































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Chelsea
 42
 20
 12
 10
 81
 57
 1.421
 52
2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 42
 19
 10
 13
 89
 70
 1.271
 48
3
Portsmouth
 42
 18
 12
 12
 74
 62
 1.194
 48
4
Sunderland
 42
 15
 18
 9
 64
 54
 1.185
 48
5
Manchester United
 42
 20
 7
 15
 84
 74
 1.135
 47
6
Aston Villa
 42
 20
 7
 15
 72
 73
 0.986
 47
7
Manchester City
 42
 18
 10
 14
 76
 69
 1.101
 46
8
Newcastle United
 42
 17
 9
 16
 89
 77
 1.156
 43
9
Arsenal
 42
 17
 9
 16
 69
 63
 1.095
 43
10
Burnley
 42
 17
 9
 16
 51
 48
 1.063
 43
11
Everton
 42
 16
 10
 16
 62
 68
 0.912
 42
12
Huddersfield Town
 42
 14
 13
 15
 63
 68
 0.926
 41
13
Sheffield United
 42
 17
 7
 18
 70
 86
 0.814
 41
14
Preston North End
 42
 16
 8
 18
 83
 64
 1.297
 40
15
Charlton Athletic
 42
 15
 10
 17
 76
 75
 1.013
 40
16
Tottenham Hotspur
 42
 16
 8
 18
 72
 73
 0.986
 40
17
West Bromwich Albion
 42
 16
 8
 18
 76
 96
 0.792
 40
18
Bolton Wanderers
 42
 13
 13
 16
 62
 69
 0.899
 39
19
Blackpool
 42
 14
 10
 18
 60
 64
 0.938
 38
20
Cardiff City
 42
 13
 11
 18
 62
 76
 0.816
 37
21
Leicester City
 42
 12
 11
 19
 74
 86
 0.860
 35
 Relegated to the Second Division
22
Sheffield Wednesday
 42
 8
 10
 24
 63
 100
 0.630
 26

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Second Division





























































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Birmingham City
 42
 22
 10
 10
 92
 47
 1.957
 54
 Promoted to the First Division
2
Luton Town
 42
 23
 8
 11
 88
 53
 1.660
 54
3
Rotherham United
 42
 25
 4
 13
 94
 64
 1.469
 54
4
Leeds United
 42
 23
 7
 12
 70
 53
 1.321
 53
5
Stoke City
 42
 21
 10
 11
 69
 46
 1.500
 52
6
Blackburn Rovers
 42
 22
 6
 14
 114
 79
 1.443
 50
7
Notts County
 42
 21
 6
 15
 74
 71
 1.042
 48
8
West Ham United
 42
 18
 10
 14
 74
 70
 1.057
 46
9
Bristol Rovers
 42
 19
 7
 16
 75
 70
 1.071
 45
10
Swansea Town
 42
 17
 9
 16
 86
 83
 1.036
 43
11
Liverpool
 42
 16
 10
 16
 92
 96
 0.958
 42
12
Middlesbrough
 42
 18
 6
 18
 73
 82
 0.890
 42
13
Bury
 42
 15
 11
 16
 77
 72
 1.069
 41
14
Fulham
 42
 14
 11
 17
 76
 79
 0.962
 39
15
Nottingham Forest
 42
 16
 7
 19
 58
 62
 0.935
 39
16
Lincoln City
 42
 13
 10
 19
 68
 79
 0.861
 36
17
Port Vale
 42
 12
 11
 19
 48
 71
 0.676
 35
18
Doncaster Rovers
 42
 14
 7
 21
 58
 95
 0.611
 35
19
Hull City
 42
 12
 10
 20
 44
 69
 0.638
 34
20
Plymouth Argyle
 42
 12
 7
 23
 57
 82
 0.695
 31
21
Ipswich Town
 42
 11
 6
 25
 57
 92
 0.620
 28
 Relegated to the Third Division South
22
Derby County
 42
 7
 9
 26
 53
 82
 0.646
 23
 Relegated to the Third Division North

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Third Division North




















































































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Barnsley
 46
 30
 5
 11
 86
 46
 1.870
 65
 Promoted to the Second Division
2
Accrington Stanley
 46
 25
 11
 10
 96
 67
 1.433
 61
3
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
 46
 23
 12
 11
 81
 53
 1.528
 58
4
York City
 46
 24
 10
 12
 92
 63
 1.460
 58
5
Hartlepools United
 46
 25
 5
 16
 64
 49
 1.306
 55
6
Chesterfield
 46
 24
 6
 16
 81
 70
 1.157
 54
7
Gateshead
 46
 20
 12
 14
 65
 69
 0.942
 52
8
Workington
 46
 18
 14
 14
 68
 55
 1.236
 50
9
Stockport County
 46
 18
 12
 16
 84
 70
 1.200
 48
10
Oldham Athletic
 46
 19
 10
 17
 74
 68
 1.088
 48
11
Southport
 46
 16
 16
 14
 47
 44
 1.068
 48
12
Rochdale
 46
 17
 14
 15
 69
 66
 1.045
 48
13
Mansfield Town
 46
 18
 9
 19
 65
 71
 0.915
 45
14
Halifax Town
 46
 15
 13
 18
 63
 67
 0.940
 43
15
Darlington
 46
 14
 14
 18
 62
 73
 0.849
 42
16
Bradford Park Avenue
 46
 15
 11
 20
 56
 70
 0.800
 41
17
Barrow
 46
 17
 6
 23
 70
 89
 0.787
 40
18
Wrexham
 46
 13
 12
 21
 65
 77
 0.844
 38
19
Tranmere Rovers
 46
 13
 11
 22
 55
 70
 0.786
 37
20
Carlisle United
 46
 15
 6
 25
 78
 89
 0.876
 36
21
Bradford City
 46
 13
 10
 23
 47
 55
 0.855
 36
22
Crewe Alexandra
 46
 10
 14
 22
 68
 91
 0.747
 34
23
Grimsby Town
 46
 13
 8
 25
 47
 78
 0.603
 34
 Re-elected
24
Chester
 46
 12
 9
 25
 44
 77
 0.571
 33

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


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Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Bristol City
 46
 30
 10
 6
 101
 47
 2.149
 70
 Promoted to the Second Division
2
Leyton Orient
 46
 26
 9
 11
 89
 47
 1.894
 61
3
Southampton
 46
 24
 11
 11
 75
 51
 1.471
 59
4
Gillingham
 46
 20
 15
 11
 77
 66
 1.167
 55
5
Millwall
 46
 20
 11
 15
 72
 68
 1.059
 51
6
Brighton & Hove Albion
 46
 20
 10
 16
 76
 63
 1.206
 50
7
Watford
 46
 18
 14
 14
 71
 62
 1.145
 50
8
Torquay United
 46
 18
 12
 16
 82
 82
 1.000
 48
9
Coventry City
 46
 18
 11
 17
 67
 59
 1.136
 47
10
Southend United
 46
 17
 12
 17
 83
 80
 1.038
 46
11
Brentford
 46
 16
 14
 16
 82
 82
 1.000
 46
12
Norwich City
 46
 18
 10
 18
 60
 60
 1.000
 46
13
Northampton Town
 46
 19
 8
 19
 73
 81
 0.901
 46
14
Aldershot
 46
 16
 13
 17
 75
 71
 1.056
 45
15
Queens Park Rangers
 46
 15
 14
 17
 69
 75
 0.920
 44
16
Shrewsbury Town
 46
 16
 10
 20
 70
 78
 0.897
 42
17
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
 46
 12
 18
 16
 57
 65
 0.877
 42
18
Reading
 46
 13
 15
 18
 65
 73
 0.890
 41
19
Newport County
 46
 11
 16
 19
 60
 73
 0.822
 38
20
Crystal Palace
 46
 11
 16
 19
 52
 80
 0.650
 38
21
Swindon Town
 46
 11
 15
 20
 46
 64
 0.719
 37
22
Exeter City
 46
 11
 15
 20
 47
 73
 0.644
 37
23
Walsall
 46
 10
 14
 22
 75
 86
 0.872
 34
 Re-elected
24
Colchester United
 46
 9
 13
 24
 53
 91
 0.582
 31

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Top goalscorers


First Division



  • Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich) – 27 goals[3]

Second Division



  • Tommy Briggs (Blackburn Rovers) – 33 goals[3]

Third Division North



  • Don Travis (Oldham Athletic), John Connor (Stockport County) and Arthur Bottom (York City) – 30 goals[4]

Third Division South



  • Ernie Morgan (Gillingham) – 31 goals[4]


Non-League honours















Competition
 Winners

Isthmian League
Walthamstow Avenue

FA Amateur Cup
Bishop Auckland


National team



































































Date
 Opposition
 Venue
 Competition
 Result
 Score
2 Oct 1954
Northern Ireland
Windsor Park, Belfast
British Championship
 Won
 2–0
10 Nov 1954
Wales
Wembley Stadium
British Championship
 Won
 3–2
1 Dec 1954
West Germany
 Wembley Stadium
Friendly
 Won
 3–1
2 April 1955
Scotland
 Wembley Stadium
British Championship
 Won
 7–2
15 May 1955
France
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris
Friendly
 Lost
 0–1
18 May 1955
Spain
Nuevo Estadio Chamartin, Madrid
Friendly
 Drew
 1–1
22 May 1955
Portugal
Estadio das Antas, Oporto
Friendly
 Lost
 1–3


References





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