1954–55 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season December 2023 August 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1954–55 Stan Cullis Manager Jimmy Baker Chairman First Division 2nd FA Cup Quarter-finals FA Charity Shield Shared Johnny Hancocks (26) Johnny Hancocks (28) 55,374 (vs West Brom, 23 October 1954) 27,524 (vs Burnley, 6 November 1954) 36,476 (league only) _collarblack _hoops_gold ffc400 ffc400 ffc400 000000 000000 1953–54 1955–56 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. 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 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 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers8 January 1955R3Grimsby TownBlundell Park5–226,144Wilshaw 2, McDonald, Smith, Swinbourne29 January 1955R4ArsenalMolineux Stadium1–052,857Swinbourne19 February 1955R5Charlton AthleticMolineux Stadium4–149,236Wilshaw 3, Hancocks12 March 1955QFSunderlandRoker Park0–254,851 FA Charity Shield DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers9 September 1954West Bromwich AlbionMolineux Stadium4–445,035Swinbourne 2, Deeley, Hancocks Players Used Pos.NationalityPlayerFootball LeagueFA CupFA Charity ShieldTotal1EnglandBert Williams Bert Williams (footballer, born 1920)02South Africa 1928Eddie Stuart03EnglandRoy Pritchard04EnglandBill Slater (footballer)05EnglandBill Shorthouse06EnglandBilly Wright Billy Wright (footballer born 1924) (Captain)07EnglandJohnny Hancocks08EnglandPeter Broadbent Peter Broadbent (footballer)09EnglandRoy Swinbourne010EnglandDennis Wilshaw011EnglandJimmy Mullen Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1923)0120130140150160170180190200210220230 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 References General Stats Results Team Details 1954-55 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.