SEASON: 1954-55
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 5th Round (Newcastle United (A) 1-2)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Jim Barrett, Tommy Wilson (10 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Geoff Thomas (1944-60) (48 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 48
- Competitive Goals:
- 68
- Goals per game:
- 1.4
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 39 out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 46.4%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 30,348 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 5,825 (West Ham United)
- Average League Attendance:
- 14,613
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 25,252 (Newcastle United)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 20,479 (Hartlepool United)
- Clean Sheets:
- 9
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1954-55
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 1.95745 | 54 | Promoted as Champions | 0-2 | 1-0 | |
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 1.66038 | 54 | Promoted | 1-5 | 0-3 | |
3 | Rotherham United | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 94 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 1.46875 | 54 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
4 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 1.32075 | 53 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 1.50000 | 52 | 0-3 | 0-2 | ||
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 114 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 1.44304 | 50 | 1-2 | 1-0 | ||
7 | Notts County | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 1.04225 | 48 | 0-1 | 1-4 | ||
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 74 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.05714 | 46 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 1.07143 | 45 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 55 | 1.03614 | 43 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 92 | 96 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 59 | .95833 | 42 | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||
12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 51 | .89024 | 42 | 4-2 | 4-1 | ||
13 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 1.06944 | 41 | 2-3 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 79 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 50 | .96203 | 39 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 33 | .93548 | 39 | ||||
16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 79 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | .86076 | 36 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
17 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 50 | .67606 | 35 | 2-3 | 2-1 | ||
18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 95 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 61 | .61053 | 35 | 3-1 | 3-0 | ||
19 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 34 | .63768 | 34 | 0-1 | 3-2 | ||
20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 56 | .69512 | 31 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
21 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 64 | .61957 | 28 | Relegated | 2-0 | 1-2 | |
22 | Derby County | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 48 | .64634 | 23 | Relegated | 3-0 | 2-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 18 times | 12 times | 6 times | 2 times | Conceded | 19 times | 12 times | 6 times | 1 time | 1 time | Won By | 8 times | 7 times | 3 times | Lost By | 12 times | 4 times | 3 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 08, 1955 | Sheffield United | 3 | A | 3-1 | 29,848 | Burkitt (?), Scott (?), Barrett (?) | |
Sat Jan 29, 1955 | Hartlepool United | 4 | A | 1-1 | 17,280 | Scott (?) | |
Wed Feb 02, 1955 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | H | 2-1 | 20,479 | Kelly (? pen), Wilson (?) |
Sat Feb 19, 1955 | Newcastle United | 5 | H | 1-1 | 25,252 | Small (85') | |
Mon Feb 28, 1955 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | A | 2-2 | 38,573 | Barrett (58'), Scott (65') |
Wed Mar 02, 1955 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | A | 1-2 | 36,631 | Wilson (20') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Mar 21, 1955 | East Fife | Scotland | A | 5-1 | 7,500 | Small (?), Wilson (?, ?, ?), Burkitt (?) |
Thu May 05, 1955 | Nottingham Rugby Club | England | H | 3-0 | 1,100 | Langford (?), Burkitt (?), Thomas (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £0 | Out (16) - £7,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Jim Barrett | Bought | Alan Orr | Sold | John Langford | Bought | Brian Burton | Sold | Keith Turner | Bought | Harry Walker | Sold | Malcolm Cluroe | Bought | Horace Gager | Sold | Peter Lay | Bought | Keith Turner | Sold | Ronnie Blackman | Bought | Malcolm Cluroe | Sold | 1954 | Peter Small | Bought | Peter Lay | Sold | Ronnie Blackman | Sold | Sid Thompson | Sold | Wally Ardron | Retired | Dec 1954 | Alan Moore | Sold | 1955 | Hugh McLaren | Sold | May 30, 1955 | Alan Holder | Sold | Jun 20, 1955 | Tom Martin | Sold | £7,000 | Jul 01, 1955 | Noel Kelly | Sold | August 1955 | Arthur Lemon | Retired |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Bill Farmer | England | 26 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
GK | Harry Walker | England | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Whare | England | 29 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 21 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 28 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||
D | Horace Gager | England | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 33 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
D | Peter Lay | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | Alan Orr | Scotland | 30 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 29 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 28 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Keith Turner | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Ronnie Blackman | England | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Wally Ardron | England | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Alan Holder | England | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Alan Moore | England | 27 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
F | Arthur Lemon | Wales | 22 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | Brian Burton | England | 21 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 37 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Hugh McLaren | Scotland | 28 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Jack French | England | 29 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Jim Barrett | England | 23 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||
F | John Langford | England | 16 | |||||||||||||
F | Malcolm Cluroe | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Noel Kelly | Rep. of Ire. | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Peter Small | England | 29 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Sid Thompson | England | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Tom Martin | Scotland | 29 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | England | 23 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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10 | Jim Barrett | 25 |
10 | Tommy Wilson | 34 |
9 | Hugh McLaren | 23 |
9 | Noel Kelly | 15 |
9 | Peter Small | 36 |
6 | Freddie Scott | 28 |
4 | Alan Moore | 15 |
4 | Jack French | 16 |
3 | Ronnie Blackman | 11 |
2 | Wally Ardron | 13 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 47 |
1 | Sid Thompson | 6 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Nov 13, 1954 | Home | 3-0 | Sat Apr 02, 1955 | Away | 2-1 | |
Doncaster Rovers | Sat Nov 06, 1954 | Away | 3-0 | Sat Mar 26, 1955 | Home | 3-1 | |
Middlesbrough | Wed Sep 08, 1954 | Away | 4-1 | Wed Sep 15, 1954 | Home | 4-2 | |
Plymouth Argyle | Sat Oct 23, 1954 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Mar 12, 1955 | Home | 2-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Luton Town | Sat Aug 21, 1954 | Away | 0-3 | Sat Dec 18, 1954 | Home | 1-5 | |
Notts County | Sat Sep 25, 1954 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Feb 12, 1955 | Away | 1-4 | |
Rotherham United | Fri Apr 08, 1955 | Home | 0-2 | Mon Apr 11, 1955 | Away | 2-3 | |
Stoke City | Wed Aug 25, 1954 | Home | 0-3 | Mon Aug 30, 1954 | Away | 0-2 |