Chelsea F.C. season 1954-55

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Chelsea
Season 1954-55
Manager Flag of England Ted Drake
Chairman Flag of England Joe Mears
League First Division
Final league position 1st
FA Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League:
Roy Bentley (21)
All:
Roy Bentley (21)
Highest home attendance 75,043 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (09 April 1955)
Lowest home attendance 30,239 vs Burnley (23 August 1954)

The 1954-55 season was Chelsea Football Club's 41st of competitive football, their Golden Jubilee and their 20th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year up to that point, as they won the Football League Championship for the first time.

The success was unexpected; Chelsea had never won a major trophy before and their league positions since the Second World War had ranged from 8th to 20th. Four consecutive defeats in October had left the club in 12th place this time.

But the team lost just three more meaningful league games that season and beat principal rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers twice to secure the Championship with a game to spare. Club captain Roy Bentley finished as top scorer, with 21 goals, and the club attracted an average home gate of 48,307, the highest in the division.


Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 Aug 1954 Leicester City A 1-1 38,941 Bentley
23 Aug 1954 Burnley H 1-0 30,239 Parsons
28 Aug 1954 Bolton Wanderers H 3-2 52,756 Bentley, Lewis, Ball (o.g.)
31 Aug 1954 Burnley A 1-1 52,756 Bentley
04 Sep 1954 Cardiff City H 1-1 42,688 Lewis
06 Sep 1954 Preston North End H 0-1 36,947
11 Sep 1954 Manchester City A 1-1 36,230 Bentley
15 Sep 1954 Preston North End A 2-1 27,549 Parsons, McNichol
18 Sep 1954 Everton H 0-2 59,199
20 Nov 1954 Sheffield United A 2-1 14,137 Stubbs, Lewis
25 Sep 1954 Newcastle United A 3-1 45,659 McNichol, Bentley (2)
02 Oct 1954 West Bromwich Albion H 3-3 67,440 Parsons, Bentley, Lewis
09 Oct 1954 Huddersfield Town A 0-1 29,556
16 Oct 1954 Manchester United H 5-6 55,966 Armstrong, O'Connell (3), Lewis
23 Oct 1954 Blackpool A 0-1 19,694
30 Oct 1954 Charlton Athletic H 1-2 54,113 Parsons
06 Nov 1954 Sunderland A 3-3 42,416 McNichol (2), Stubbs
13 Nov 1954 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-1 52,961 Bentley, Lewis
20 Nov 1954 Sheffield Wednesday A 1-1 25,913 McNichol
27 Nov 1954 Portsmouth H 4-1 40,358 McNichol, Stubbs, Bentley, Blunstone
04 Dec 1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 4-3 32,095 McNichol, Bentley (2), Stubbs
11 Dec 1954 Aston Villa H 4-0 36,162 Parsons, McNichol (2), Bentley
18 Dec 1954 Leicester City H 3-1 33,215 Parsons, McNichol, Froggatt/Milburn (o.g.)
25 Dec 1954 Arsenal A 0-1 47,178
27 Dec 1954 Arsenal H 1-1 65,922 O'Connell
01 Jan 1955 Bolton Wanderers A 5-2 30,988 Sillett, O'Connell, Bentley (2), Higgins (o.g.)
22 Jan 1955 Manchester City H 0-2 34,160
05 Feb 1955 Everton A 1-1 50,658 Bentley
12 Feb 1955 Newcastle United H 4-3 50,667 McNichol, Bentley (3)
26 Feb 1955 Huddersfield Town H 4-1 35,786 Parsons, Bentley, Stubbs, Blunstone
05 Mar 1955 Aston Villa A 2-3 24,822 Parsons, McNichol
09 Mar 1955 West Bromwich Albion A 4-2 7,764 Sillett (2), Saunders, Bentley
12 Mar 1955 Blackpool H 0-0 55,227
19 Mar 1955 Charlton Athletic A 2-0 41,415 O'Connell, Blunstone
23 Mar 1955 Cardiff City A 1-0 16,649 O'Connell
29 Mar 1955 Sunderland H 2-1 33,203 Willemse, McDonald (o.g.}
02 Apr 1955 Tottenham Hotspur A 4-2 53,159 Sillett (pen.), Wicks, McNichol (2)
08 Apr 1955 Sheffield United H 1-1 50,978 Parsons
09 Apr 1955 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-0 75,043 Sillett (pen.)
16 Apr 1955 Portsmouth A 0-0 40,230
23 Apr 1955 Sheffield Wednesday H 3-0 51,421 Sillett (pen.), Parsons (2)
30 Apr 1955 Manchester United A 1-2 34,933 Bentley
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Chelsea 42 20 12 10 81 57 .4210 52
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 89 70 .2714 48
3 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 74 62 .1935 48

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points


[edit] FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
08 Jan 1955 R3 Walsall H 2-0 40,020 O'Connell, Stubbs
29 Jan 1955 R4 Bristol Rovers A 3-1 35,952 Parsons, McNichol, Blunstone
19 Feb 1955 R5 Notts County A 0-1 41,930
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[edit] References

  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)