1955 PFC Cherno More Varna season

Cherno More Varna 1955 Ivan Mokanov Republican Football Group A 12th 1954 1956 The 1955 season was Cherno More's fourth successive season in the Republican Football Group A. The club competed as VMS Stalin after Varna was renamed after the Soviet dictator in December 1949.http://varna.info.bg/english/name_of_varna_en.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110518183425/http://varna.info.bg/english/name_of_varna_en.htm 2011-05-18 The names of Varna Overview The season started with five successive wins against the traditionally strong Sofia teams but ended in relegation on goal difference. After the flying start, there was great enthusiasm among players in the club and talk of becoming champions. According to Vasil Dossev, who scored the winning goal against Dinamo in Sofia, he insisted the team focus on gaining enough points to avoid relegation. He was removed from his position as captain for his statements and defeatist attitude.http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/futbolna_varna.pdf p.78-79 With relegation looming in October, Cherno More recorded the club's joint-record win in the top flight by thrashing Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni 8-0 in the penultimate game of the season. This was followed by an away win against Spartak in Plovdiv, allowing the team to move four points clear of Zavod 12, who had two games in hand. Zavod 12 defeated Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-0 and Spartak Plovdiv 2-1 in matches played long after Cherno More's season had ended. Both teams gained 25 points, with Zavod 12's goal difference 26-27 and Cherno More's 26-28, resulting in the relegation of Cherno More Varna from the league. Republican Football Group A 1955 A Group Matches 6 March 1955 Round 1 VMS Stalin 1–0 W CDNA Sofia Varna 12 March 1955 Round 2 VMS Stalin 2–0 W Lokomotiv Sofia Varna 20 March 1955 Round 3 VMS Stalin 2–1 W Zavod 12 Sofia Varna 26 March 1955 Round 4 Dinamo Sofia 1–2 W VMS Stalin Sofia 3 April 1955 Round 5 VMS Stalin 1–0 W Udarnik Sofia Varna 17 April 1955 Round 6 VVS Sofia 3–0 L VMS Stalin Sofia 24 April 1955 Round 11 VMS Stalin 0–2 L Minyor Dimitrovo Varna 2 May 1955 Round 7 VMS Stalin 0–1 L DNA Plovdiv Varna 8 May 1955 Round 8 Spartak Stalin 0–0 D VMS Stalin Varna 15 May 1955 Round 9 VMS Stalin 1–0 W Lokomotiv Plovdiv Varna 28 May 1955 Round 10 Spartak Pleven 1–0 L VMS Stalin Pleven 5 June 1955 Round 12 Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni 0–0 D VMS Stalin Pavlikeni 19 June 1955 Round 13 VMS Stalin 0–1 L Spartak Plovdiv Varna 3 July 1955 Round 14 CDNA Sofia 3–0 L VMS Stalin Sofia 9 July 1955 Round 15 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 D VMS Stalin Sofia 11 August 1955 Round 16 Zavod 12 Sofia 0–1 W VMS Stalin Sofia 23 August 1955 Round 17 VMS Stalin 0–1 L Dinamo Sofia Varna 31 August 1955 Round 18 Udarnik Sofia 3–1 L VMS Stalin Sofia 4 September 1955 Round 19 VMS Stalin 1–1 D VVS Sofia Varna 9 September 1955 Round 24 Minyor Dimitrovo 4–1 L VMS Stalin Pernik 13 September 1955 Round 21 VMS Stalin 2–1 W Spartak Stalin Varna 25 September 1955 Round 23 VMS Stalin 1–1 D Spartak Pleven Varna 9 October 1955 Round 20 DNA Plovdiv 2–0 L VMS Stalin Plovdiv 13 October 1955 Round 22 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 L VMS Stalin Plovdiv 20 October 1955 Round 25 VMS Stalin 8–0 W Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni Varna 25 October 1955 Round 26 Spartak Plovdiv 0–1 W VMS Stalin Plovdiv https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/1955/a-grupa.html "А" група 1955 Varna was renamed Stalin after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin from 20 December 1949 to 20 October 1956; Pernik was renamed Dimitrovo after Bulgarian Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov from 1949 to 1962; CDNA Sofia is a former name of CSKA Sofia; Dinamo Sofia is a former name of Levski Sofia; Udarnik Sofia is a former name of Slavia Sofia; DNA Plovdiv is a former name of Botev Plovdiv. League standings CHM Results summary 7 2 4 19 9 3 3 7 7 19 Soviet Army Cup 1955 Bulgarian Cup Round of 32 VMS Stalin 2–1 W Spartak Stalin Round of 16 DNA Plovdiv 1–0 L VMS Stalin https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/1955/kupa-na-savetskata-armia.html Купа на Съветската армия 1955 References External links http://www.retro-football.bg/?q=bg/1954 https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/1955/a-grupa.html Category:PFC Cherno More Varna seasons Cherno More Varna Cherno More Varna