1954–55 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1954–55 season was Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club's 58th of competitive football, 17th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was the club's first season as defending champions but Chelsea won the title by 4 points. Also Wolves used 23 players.

1 Results
2 Players Used
- 2.1 Top scorer
- 2.2 Most appearances
3 First Division Results by round
4 References

Results

Final League Table

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

First Division

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FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
08 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

FA Charity Shield

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
09 September 1954	West Bromwich Albion	Molineux Stadium	4–4	45,035	Swinbourne 2, Deeley, Hancocks

Players Used

Pos.	Nationality	Player	Total
1	England	Bert Williams, Bert Williams	'0
2	South Africa	Eddie Stuart, Eddie Stuart	'0
3	England	Roy Pritchard, Roy Pritchard	'0
4	England	Bill Slater, Bill Slater	'0
5	England	Bill Shorthouse, Bill Shorthouse	'0
6	England	Billy Wright, Billy Wright (Captain)	'0
7	England	Johnny Hancocks, Johnny Hancocks	'0
8	England	Peter Broadbent, Peter Broadbent	'0
9	England	Roy Swinbourne, Roy Swinbourne	'0
10	England	Dennis Wilshaw, Dennis Wilshaw	'0
11	England	Jimmy Mullen, Jimmy Mullen	'0
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22	[[\|]]	,[[\| ]]	'0
23	[[\|]]	,[[\| ]]	'0

Top scorer

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Most appearances

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First Division Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
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Position

References

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons

1880–81 · 1881–82 · 1882–83 · 1883–84 · 1884–85 · 1885–86 · 1888–87 · 1887–88 · 1888–89 · 1889–90
1890–91 · 1891–92 · 1892–93 · 1893–94 · 1894–95 · 1895–96 · 1896–97 · 1897–98 · 1898–99 · 1899–00
1900–01 · 1901–02 · 1902–03 · 1903–04 · 1904–05 · 1905–06 · 1906–07 · 1907–08 · 1908–09 · 1909–10
1910–11 · 1911–12 · 1912–13 · 1913–14 · 1914–15 · 1915–16 · 1916–17 · 1917–18 · 1918–19 · 1919–20
1920–21 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26 · 1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30
1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40
1940–41 · 1941–42 · 1942–43 · 1943–44 · 1944–45 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50
1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60
1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70
1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80
1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00
2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10
2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 ·

1954–55 in English football

« 1953–54 1955–56 »

FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • FA Charity Shield

Football League	Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division)

Related to national team	Walter Winterbottom • Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Everton · Huddersfield Town · Leicester City · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Derby County · Doncaster Rovers · Fulham · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Lincoln City · Liverpool · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Rotherham United · Stoke City · Swansea Town · West Ham United

Third Division North	Accrington Stanley · Barnsley · Barrow · Bradford City · Bradford Park Avenue · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Gateshead · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hartlepools United · Mansfield Town · Oldham Athletic · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Tranmere Rovers · Workington · Wrexham · York City

Third Division South	Aldershot · Bournemouth · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Colchester United · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Exeter City · Gillingham · Leyton Orient · Millwall · Newport County · Northampton Town · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Shrewsbury Town · Southampton · Southend United · Swindon Town · Torquay United · Walsall · Watford