1954–55 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
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.
| 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) | |
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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
editFinal League Table
edit| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1954 | West Bromwich Albion | Molineux Stadium | 4–4 | 45,035 | Swinbourne 2, Deeley, Hancocks |
Players Used
edit| Pos. | Nationality | Player | Football League | FA Cup | FA Charity Shield | Total | 
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| 1 |  England
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Bert Williams | 0 | ||||
| 2 |  South Africa
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Eddie Stuart | 0 | ||||
| 3 | England
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Roy Pritchard | 0 | ||||
| 4 | England
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Bill Slater (footballer) | 0 | ||||
| 5 | England
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Bill Shorthouse | 0 | ||||
| 6 | England
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Billy Wright (Captain) | 0 | ||||
| 7 | England
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Johnny Hancocks | 0 | ||||
| 8 | England
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Peter Broadbent | 0 | ||||
| 9 | England
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Roy Swinbourne | 0 | ||||
| 10 | England
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Dennis Wilshaw | 0 | ||||
| 11 | England
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Jimmy Mullen | 0 | ||||
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Bert Williams 39 4 1 44 Billy Wright 39 4 0 43 Peter Broadbent 38 4 1 43 Dennis Wilshaw 28 4 1 43 Bill Slater 38 4 0 42 Ron Flowers 37 4 1 42 Bill Shorthouse 36 4 1 41 Roy Swinbourne 36 4 1 41 Les Smith 34 4 0 38 Eddie Stuart 33 4 0 37 Johnny Hancocks 32 3 1 36 Jimmy Mullen 17 0 0 17 Eddie Clamp 10 0 1 11 George Showell 8 0 0 8 Norman Deeley 7 0 1 8 Roy Pritchard 7 0 0 7 Colin Booth 3 0 0 3 Nigel Sims 3 0 0 3 Jack Taylor 3 0 0 3 Peter Russell 2 0 1 3 Tommy McDonald 1 1 0 2 Joe Baillie 1 0 0 1 Bill Gutterirdge 0 0 1 1