First Division 1954/55

Chelsea won the 1954/55 First Division with 52 points, 4 points ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,572 goals, 3.40 a game.

Chelsea

Champions

1,572

Goals

3.40

Goals a game

48%

Home wins

Final table


1	ChelseaChelsea	42	20	12	10	81	57	+24	52
2	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	19	10	13	89	70	+19	48
3	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	18	12	12	74	62	+12	48
4	SunderlandSunderland	42	15	18	9	64	54	+10	48
5	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	20	7	15	84	74	+10	47
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	20	7	15	72	73	-1	47
7	Manchester CityMan City	42	18	10	14	76	69	+7	46
8	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	17	9	16	89	77	+12	43
9	ArsenalArsenal	42	17	9	16	69	63	+6	43
10	BurnleyBurnley	42	17	9	16	51	48	+3	43
11	EvertonEverton	42	16	10	16	62	68	-6	42
12	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	14	13	15	63	68	-5	41
13	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	17	7	18	70	86	-16	41
14	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	16	8	18	83	64	+19	40
15	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	15	10	17	76	75	+1	40
16	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	16	8	18	72	73	-1	40
17	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	8	18	76	96	-20	40
18	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	13	13	16	62	69	-7	39
19	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	14	10	18	60	64	-4	38
20	Cardiff CityCardiff	42	13	11	18	62	76	-14	37
21	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	12	11	19	74	86	-12	35
22	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	8	10	24	63	100	-37	26

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1954/55 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Thu 5 May 1955

Chelsea

Wolves

Portsmouth

Sunderland

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1954/55 · Thu 5 May 1955

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The 1954/55 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

2 1 4 1

2 1 12 1 1

5 18 9 11 5 2 2

14 33 37 13 12 3 2 1

23 43 31 27 9 3 3 1

19 33 33 20 10 10 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1954/55 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 1, 1954Preston North End 7–1 Cardiff6-goal home win

October 30, 1954Preston North End 6–0 Sheffield Wed6-goal home win

January 22, 1955Tottenham 7–2 Sheffield Wed5-goal home win

December 4, 1954Portsmouth 6–1 West Brom5-goal home win

February 5, 1955Bolton 6–1 Wolves5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 16, 1954Chelsea 5–6 Man United11 goals

September 25, 1954West Brom 6–4 Leicester City10 goals

February 12, 1955Wolves 6–4 Huddersfield10 goals

January 22, 1955Tottenham 7–2 Sheffield Wed9 goals

August 28, 1954Sheffield Wed 6–3 Aston Villa9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw43 · 9%

#22–2 draw37 · 8%

#31–0 home win33 · 7%

#41–2 away win33 · 7%

#52–0 home win33 · 7%

How 1954/55 compares

At 3.40 goals a game, 1954/55 was the 24th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 48% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 28% away wins.

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