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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1954/55

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 21 Aug Sunderland A 2-4 Ryan, Nicholls - Purdon 2, Chisholm, Anderson (pen)   56,827 16
 Wed 25 Aug Newcastle United A 0-3 White 2, Milburn   58,548 21
 Sat 28 Aug Arsenal H 3-1 Allen, Ryan, Nicholls - Lishman   46,247 17
 Wed 01 Sep Newcastle United H 4-2 Nicholls 2, Allen, Ryan - Hannah, Scoular   36,414 14
 Sat 04 Sep Sheffield United A 2-1 Carter, Allen - Hoyland   27,232 9
 Wed 08 Sep Everton A 2-1 Griffin, Allen - Jones (pen)   55,147 8
 Sat 11 Sep Preston North End H 2-0 Lee, Allen   41,125 4
 Wed 15 Sep Everton H 3-3 Allen 2, Lee - Parker 2, Hickson   32,442 5
 Sat 18 Sep Burnley A 2-0 Allen 2   29,727 2
 Sat 25 Sep Leicester City H 6-4 Allen, Griffin, Nicholls 3, Lee - Morris, Hines, Griffiths, Rowley   48,422 1
 Sat 02 Oct Chelsea A 3-3 Allen, Lee, Millard - Lewis, Bentley, Parsons   67,440 1
 Sat 09 Oct Tottenham Hotspur A 1-3 Nicholls - McClellan 2, Ramsey (pen)   45,547 5
 Sat 16 Oct Sheffield Wednesday H 1-2 Lee - Davies, Shaw   35,407 8
 Sat 23 Oct Wolverhampton W A 0-4 Hancocks 2, Swinbourne 2   55,374 11
 Sat 30 Oct Aston Villa H 2-3 Allen, Lee - Thompson 2, McParland   51,833 11
 Sat 06 Nov Charlton Athletic A 3-1 Jackson, Allen 2 - Firmani (pen)   36,074 11
 Sat 13 Nov Bolton Wanderers H 0-0   35,136 10
 Sat 20 Nov Huddersfield Town A 3-3 Nicholls, Lee 2 - Quested, Watson, Glazzard   28,372 10
 Sat 27 Nov Manchester United H 2-0 Nicholls, Allen (pen)   33,267 9
 Sat 04 Dec Portsmouth A 1-6 Allen - Harris 2, Gordon, Millard (og), Henderson, Barnard   28,027 12
 Sat 11 Dec Blackpool H 0-1 Stephenson   33,792 13
 Sat 18 Dec Sunderland H 2-2 S Williams, Nicholls - Purdon 2   27,828 11
 Sat 25 Dec Cardiff City A 2-3 Carter, Allen - Ford 2, Montgomery   22,845 12
 Mon 27 Dec Cardiff City H 1-0 Millard   51,051 10
 Sat 01 Jan Arsenal A 2-2 Allen, Nicholls - Tapscott, Lishman   40,246 10
 Sat 22 Jan Preston North End A 1-3 S Williams - Morrison 2, Hatsell   23,464 13
 Sat 05 Feb Burnley H 2-2 Ryan, Allen - Pilkington 2   22,896 13
 Sat 12 Feb Leicester City A 3-6 Carter 2, Lee - Rowley 3, Griffiths, Hogg, Graver   28,785 14
 Sat 05 Mar Blackpool A 1-3 Carter - Brown, Fenton (pen), Matthews   20,430 19
 Wed 09 Mar Chelsea H 2-4 Allen 2 - Saunders, Sillett 2 (1 pen), Bentley     7,764 19
 Sat 12 Mar Sheffield United H 3-3 Carter 2, Barlow - Hawksworth 2, Grainger   22,249 19
 Wed 16 Mar Wolverhampton W H 1-0 Lee   28,573 15
 Sat 19 Mar Aston Villa A 0-3 Walsh, Lynn (pen), Dixon   40,175 18
 Sat 26 Mar Charlton Athletic H 2-1 Griffin, Lee - Barlow (og)     8,191 16
 Sat 02 Apr Bolton Wanderers A 4-2 Allen 2, Lee, Carter - Parry, Allcock   17,715 12
 Fri 08 Apr Manchester City A 0-4 Spurdle, Johnstone, Hayes, Fagan   57,663 13
 Sat 09 Apr Portsmouth H 3-1 Carter, Allen, Griffin - Henderson   27,696 12
 Mon 11 Apr Manchester City H 2-1 Griffin, Lee - Spurdle   30,303 10
 Sat 16 Apr Manchester United A 0-3 Taylor 2, Viollet   26,568 12
 Sat 23 Apr Huddersfield Town H 2-1 Allen 2 - Glazzard   18,661 12
 Wed 27 Apr Tottenham Hotspur H 1-2 Allen - Baily, Brooks   16,743 13
 Sat 30 Apr Sheffield Wednesday A 0-5 Finney 2, Curtis, Marriott, Sewell   15,671 14

FA CUP

 DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

     GATE

 Sat 08 Jan Bournemouth & Boscombe A 3

1-0

S Williams     22,794
 Sat 29 Jan Charlton Athletic H 4

2-4

S Williams 2 - Ayre 3, Firmani (pen)     36,264

FA CHARITY SHIELD

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS

     GATE

 Wed 29 Sep Wolverhampton W A 4-4 Allen 3, Ryan - Swinbourne 2, Hancocks, Deeley     45,035
   
 Each club held the shield for six months.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS      GATE
 Wed 13 Oct Honved (1) N 3-5 Nicholls 2, Allen - Puskas, Czibor 2, Szovjak, Kocsis     55,000
 Sat 19 Feb Leeds United A 1-1 Hodgkisson - Brook     16,240
 
 1 - Played at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Le Soir International Festival.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS   GATE
 Mon 01 Nov Hereford United (1) A 5-10 Carter 2, Lee 2, Jackson - Lang 2, James 5, Vigar, Bowen 2    4,500
 Mon 02 May Mansfield Town (2) A 4-1 Allen 3, Barlow - *  12,000
 Wed 04 May Plymouth Argyle (3) A 2-3 * - Morgan, Willis, Crawford       N/K
 
 1 - Jack Sankey & Reg Bowen joint Benefit Match.
 2 - Don Bradley & Oscar Fox joint Benefit Match.
 3 - Jack Chisholm Benefit Match. Joint Albion & Tottenham Hotspur XI.


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