1954–55 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
Appearance
1954–55 season | |
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Chairman | Jimmy Baker |
Manager | Stan Cullis |
First Division | 2nd |
FA Cup | Quarter-Finals |
FA Charity Shield | Shared |
Top goalscorer | League: Johnny Hancocks (26) All: Johnny Hancocks (28) |
Highest home attendance | 55,374 (vs West Brom, 23 October 1954) |
Lowest home attendance | 27,524 (vs Burnley, 6 November 1954) |
Average home league attendance | 36,476 (league only) |
The 1954–55 season was the 56th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football, for a 17th consecutive year.
They entered the season as the defending league champions but were denied a second consecutive title by Chelsea, who finished four points ahead of them.
Results
Final League Table
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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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 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 January 1955 | R3 | Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 5–2 | 26,144 | Wilshaw 2, McDonald, Smith, Swinbourne |
29 January 1955 | R4 | Arsenal | Molineux Stadium | 1–0 | 52,857 | Swinbourne |
19 February 1955 | R5 | Charlton Athletic | Molineux Stadium | 4–1 | 49,236 | Wilshaw 3, Hancocks |
12 March 1955 | QF | Sunderland | Roker Park | 0–2 | 54,851 |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 September 1954 | West Bromwich Albion | Molineux Stadium | 4–4 | 45,035 | Swinbourne 2, Deeley, Hancocks |
Players Used
Pos. | Nationality | Player | Football League | FA Cup | FA Charity Shield | Total | ![]() |
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Bert Williams | 0 | ||||
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Eddie Stuart | 0 | ||||
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Roy Pritchard | 0 | ||||
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Bill Slater (footballer) | 0 | ||||
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Bill Shorthouse | 0 | ||||
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Billy Wright (Captain) | 0 | ||||
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Johnny Hancocks | 0 | ||||
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Peter Broadbent | 0 | ||||
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Roy Swinbourne | 0 | ||||
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Dennis Wilshaw | 0 | ||||
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Jimmy Mullen | 0 | ||||
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