1954–55 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1954–55 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal

1954–55 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Home colours Away colours

Season summary

A lacklustre start to the season resulted in three consecutive defeats. This record poor start would last for 67 years, until Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side in the 2021–22 season went on to lose the first three games of the season.

Final league table

Main article: 1954–55 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1954	Newcastle United	H	1–3	65,334
25 August 1954	Everton	A	0–1	69,034
28 August 1954	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	51,547
31 August 1954	Everton	H	2–0	42,146
4 September 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	53,971
8 September 1954	Manchester City	A	1–2	38,146
11 September 1954	Sheffield United	H	4–0	41,679
14 September 1954	Manchester City	H	2–3	33,898
18 September 1954	Preston North End	A	1–3	35,812
25 September 1954	Burnley	H	4–0	46,190
2 October 1954	Leicester City	A	3–3	42,286
9 October 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	38,635
16 October 1954	Portsmouth	H	0–1	44,866
23 October 1954	Aston Villa	A	1–2	38,038
30 October 1954	Sunderland	H	1–3	65,423
6 November 1954	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	31,223
13 November 1954	Huddersfield Town	H	3–5	42,950
20 November 1954	Manchester United	A	1–2	35,230
27 November 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	55,055
4 December 1954	Blackpool	A	2–2	16,348
11 December 1954	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1	39,498
18 December 1954	Newcastle United	A	1–5	35,122
25 December 1954	Chelsea	H	1–0	47,178
27 December 1954	Chelsea	A	1–1	65,922
1 January 1955	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2	45,246
15 January 1955	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–0	36,263
5 February 1955	Preston North End	H	2–0	41,218
12 February 1955	Burnley	A	0–3	24,940
19 February 1955	Leicester City	H	1–1	27,384
26 February 1955	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–2	27,010
5 March 1955	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	48,084
12 March 1955	Aston Villa	H	2–0	30,136
19 March 1955	Sunderland	A	1–0	40,279
26 March 1955	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	32,852
2 April 1955	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0	22,853
8 April 1955	Cardiff City	H	2–0	39,052
9 April 1955	Blackpool	H	3–0	59,381
11 April 1955	Cardiff City	A	2–1	29,080
16 April 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	34,985
18 April 1955	Sheffield United	A	1–1	21,299
23 April 1955	Manchester United	H	2–3	42,751
30 April 1955	Portsmouth	A	1–2	28,156

FA Cup

Main article: 1954-55 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1955	Cardiff City	H	1–0	51,298
R4	29 January 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	52,857

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	WAL	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	ENG	Len Wills
-	DF	SCO	John Snedden
-	DF	NIR	Billy McCullough
-	MF	ENG	John Barnwell
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	SCO	David Herd
-	FW	SCO	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	ENG	Vic Groves
-	GK	NIR	Jack McClelland
-	FW	WAL	Mel Charles
-	FW	ENG	George Eastham
-	FW	ENG	Geoff Strong
-	MF	ENG	Danny Clapton
-	MF	ENG	Alan Skirton

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	NIR	Terry Neill
-	DF	ENG	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	ENG	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	IRL	Joe Haverty
-	MF	ENG	Gerry Ward
-	DF	NIR	Eddie Magill
-	DF	ENG	Mike Everitt
-	FW	SCO	Peter Kane
-	DF	ENG	Allan Young
-	MF	IRL	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	ENG	Jim Standen
-	FW	ENG	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	WAL	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	ENG	John Petts

References

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