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Season 1954-55
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Results Summary
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Football League Division One
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| |
P | |
W | |
D | |
L | |
F | |
A |
| Home | |
21 | |
11 | |
5 | |
5 | |
43 | |
29 |
| Away | |
21 | |
9 | |
7 | |
5 | |
38 | |
28 |
| Total | |
42 | |
20 | |
12 | |
10 | |
81 | |
57 |
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| Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 21st Aug 1954 |
Leicester City (A) |
38941 |
1-1 |
Bentley |
| 23rd |
Burnley (H) |
30239 |
1-0 |
Parsons |
| 28th |
Bolton Wanderers (H) |
52756 |
3-2 |
Ball (og), Bentley, Lewis |
| 31st |
Burnley (A) |
28472 |
1-1 |
Bentley |
| 4th Sep 1954 |
Cardiff City (H) |
42688 |
1-1 |
Lewis |
| 6th |
Preston NE (H) |
36947 |
0-1 |
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| 11th |
Manchester City (A) |
36230 |
1-1 |
Bentley |
| 15th |
Preston NE (A) |
27549 |
2-1 |
McNichol, Parsons |
| 18th |
Everton (H) |
59199 |
0-2 |
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| 20th |
Sheffield Utd (A) |
14137 |
2-1 |
Lewis, Stubbs |
| 25th |
Newcastle Utd (A) |
45659 |
3-1 |
Bentley (2), McNichol |
| 2nd Oct 1954 |
West Bromwich (H) |
67440 |
3-3 |
Bentley, Lewis, Parsons |
| 9th |
Huddersfield (A) |
29556 |
0-1 |
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| 16th |
Manchester Utd (H) |
55966 |
5-6 |
Armstrong, Lewis, O'Connell (3) |
| 23rd |
Blackpool (A) |
19694 |
0-1 |
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| 30th |
Charlton (H) |
54113 |
1-2 |
Parsons |
| 6th Nov 1954 |
Sunderland (A) |
42416 |
3-3 |
McNichol (2), Stubbs |
| 13th |
Tottenham (H) |
52961 |
2-1 |
Bentley, Lewis |
| 20th |
Sheffield Wed (A) |
25913 |
1-1 |
McNichol |
| 27th |
Portsmouth (H) |
40358 |
4-1 |
Bentley, Blunstone, McNichol, Stubbs |
| 4th Dec 1954 |
Wolverhampton (A) |
32095 |
4-3 |
Bentley (2), McNichol, Stubbs |
| 11th |
Aston Villa (H) |
36162 |
4-0 |
Bentley, McNichol (2), Parsons |
| 18th |
Leicester City (H) |
33215 |
3-1 |
Froggatt (og), McNichol, Parsons |
| 25th |
Arsenal (A) |
47178 |
0-1 |
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| 27th |
Arsenal (H) |
65922 |
1-1 |
O'Connell |
| 1st Jan 1955 |
Bolton Wanderers (A) |
30988 |
5-2 |
Bentley (2), Higgins (og), O'Connell, Sillett |
| 22nd |
Manchester City (H) |
34160 |
0-2 |
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| 5th Feb 1955 |
Everton (A) |
50658 |
1-1 |
Bentley |
| 12th |
Newcastle Utd (H) |
50667 |
4-3 |
Bentley (3), McNichol |
| 26th |
Huddersfield (H) |
35786 |
4-1 |
Bentley, Blunstone, Parsons, Stubbs |
| 5th Mar 1955 |
Aston Villa (A) |
24822 |
2-3 |
McNichol, Parsons |
| 9th |
West Bromwich (A) |
7764 |
4-2 |
Bentley, Saunders, Sillett (2) |
| 12th |
Blackpool (H) |
55227 |
0-0 |
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| 19th |
Charlton (A) |
41415 |
2-0 |
Blunstone, O'Connell |
| 23rd |
Cardiff City (A) |
16649 |
1-0 |
O'Connell |
| 29th |
Sunderland (H) |
33203 |
2-1 |
Willemse |
| 2nd Apr 1955 |
Tottenham (A) |
53159 |
4-2 |
McNichol (2), Sillett, Wicks |
| 8th |
Sheffield Utd (H) |
50978 |
1-1 |
Parsons |
| 9th |
Wolverhampton (H) |
75043 |
1-0 |
Sillett |
| 16th |
Portsmouth (A) |
40230 |
0-0 |
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| 23rd |
Sheffield Wed (H) |
51421 |
3-0 |
Parsons (2), Sillett |
| 30th |
Manchester Utd (A) |
34933 |
1-2 |
Bentley |
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Gate Statistics (Football League Division One)
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| Venue |
Lowest |
Highest |
Total / Games |
Average |
| Home |
30239 (Burnley) |
75043 (Wolverhampton) |
1014451 / 21 |
48307 |
| Away |
7764 (West Bromwich) |
53159 (Tottenham) |
688458 / 21 |
32784 |
| All |
7764 (West Bromwich, Away) |
75043 (Wolverhampton, Home) |
1702909 / 42 |
40545 |
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Football League Division One
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| Pos |
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Team |
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P |
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W |
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D |
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L |
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F |
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A |
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Pts |
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GD |
| 1 | |
Chelsea | |
42 | |
20 | |
12 | |
10 | |
81 | |
57 | |
52 | |
+24 |
| 2 | |
Wolverhampton | |
42 | |
19 | |
10 | |
13 | |
89 | |
70 | |
48 | |
+19 |
| 3 | |
Portsmouth | |
42 | |
18 | |
12 | |
12 | |
74 | |
62 | |
48 | |
+12 |
| 4 | |
Sunderland | |
42 | |
15 | |
18 | |
9 | |
64 | |
54 | |
48 | |
+10 |
| 5 | |
Manchester Utd | |
42 | |
20 | |
7 | |
15 | |
84 | |
74 | |
47 | |
+10 |
| 6 | |
Aston Villa | |
42 | |
20 | |
7 | |
15 | |
72 | |
73 | |
47 | |
-1 |
| 7 | |
Manchester City | |
42 | |
18 | |
10 | |
14 | |
76 | |
69 | |
46 | |
+7 |
| 8 | |
Newcastle Utd | |
42 | |
17 | |
9 | |
16 | |
89 | |
77 | |
43 | |
+12 |
| 9 | |
Arsenal | |
42 | |
17 | |
9 | |
16 | |
69 | |
63 | |
43 | |
+6 |
| 10 | |
Burnley | |
42 | |
17 | |
9 | |
16 | |
51 | |
48 | |
43 | |
+3 |
| 11 | |
Everton | |
42 | |
16 | |
10 | |
16 | |
62 | |
68 | |
42 | |
-6 |
| 12 | |
Huddersfield | |
42 | |
14 | |
13 | |
15 | |
63 | |
68 | |
41 | |
-5 |
| 13 | |
Sheffield Utd | |
42 | |
17 | |
7 | |
18 | |
70 | |
86 | |
41 | |
-16 |
| 14 | |
Preston NE | |
42 | |
16 | |
8 | |
18 | |
83 | |
64 | |
40 | |
+19 |
| 15 | |
Charlton | |
42 | |
15 | |
10 | |
17 | |
76 | |
75 | |
40 | |
+1 |
| 16 | |
Tottenham | |
42 | |
16 | |
8 | |
18 | |
72 | |
73 | |
40 | |
-1 |
| 17 | |
West Bromwich | |
42 | |
16 | |
8 | |
18 | |
76 | |
96 | |
40 | |
-20 |
| 18 | |
Bolton Wanderers | |
42 | |
13 | |
13 | |
16 | |
62 | |
69 | |
39 | |
-7 |
| 19 | |
Blackpool | |
42 | |
14 | |
10 | |
18 | |
60 | |
64 | |
38 | |
-4 |
| 20 | |
Cardiff City | |
42 | |
13 | |
11 | |
18 | |
62 | |
76 | |
37 | |
-14 |
| 21 | |
Leicester City | |
42 | |
12 | |
11 | |
19 | |
74 | |
86 | |
35 | |
-12 |
| 22 | |
Sheffield Wed | |
42 | |
8 | |
10 | |
24 | |
63 | |
100 | |
26 | |
-37 |
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FA Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 3rd Round |
8th Jan 1955 |
Walsall (H) |
40020 |
2-0 |
O'Connell, Stubbs |
| 4th Round |
29th Jan 1955 |
Bristol Rovers (A) |
35952 |
3-1 |
Blunstone, McNichol, Parsons |
| 5th Round |
19th Feb 1955 |
Notts County (A) |
41930 |
0-1 |
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Goal Scorers
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Key |
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League |
|
Football League Division One |
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| Player |
Total |
League |
FA Cup |
| Roy Bentley |
21 |
21 |
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| Johnnie McNichol |
15 |
14 |
1 |
| Eric Parsons |
12 |
11 |
1 |
| Seamus O'Connell |
8 |
7 |
1 |
| Jim L Lewis |
6 |
6 |
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| Peter Sillett |
6 |
6 |
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| Les Stubbs |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| Frank Blunstone |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Ken Armstrong |
1 |
1 |
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| Derek Saunders |
1 |
1 |
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| Stan Wicks |
1 |
1 |
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| Stan Willemse |
1 |
1 |
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| Total |
82 |
77 |
5 |
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Appearances
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Key |
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League |
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Football League Division One |
The first number is the number of appearances
as a starter; the second number is the number
of appearances as a substitute.
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| Player |
Total |
League |
FA Cup |
| Eric Parsons |
45/- |
42/- |
3/- |
| Derek Saunders |
45/- |
42/- |
3/- |
| Roy Bentley |
44/- |
41/- |
3/- |
| Johnnie McNichol |
42/- |
40/- |
2/- |
| Ken Armstrong |
42/- |
39/- |
3/- |
| Stan Willemse |
39/- |
36/- |
3/- |
| John Harris |
31/- |
31/- |
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| Les Stubbs |
30/- |
27/- |
3/- |
| WG Bill Robertson |
27/- |
26/- |
1/- |
| Frank Blunstone |
26/- |
23/- |
3/- |
| Peter Sillett |
24/- |
21/- |
3/- |
| Stan Wicks |
24/- |
21/- |
3/- |
| Ron Greenwood |
21/- |
21/- |
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| Charlie Thomson |
18/- |
16/- |
2/- |
| Jim L Lewis |
17/- |
17/- |
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| Seamus O'Connell |
11/- |
10/- |
1/- |
| Bobby Smith |
4/- |
4/- |
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| Peter Brabrook |
3/- |
3/- |
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| Alan Dicks |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Bob Edwards |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Games Played |
45 |
42 |
3 |
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