Seasons · Division Two · Season 35

1954/55

Finished 4th · Manager Raich Carter

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The season · Record

Played: 44
Won: 23
Drawn: 8
Lost: 13
For: 72
Against: 59
Points: 53

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Luton Town
Biggest defeat: 1–5; v Bristol Rovers
Clean sheets: 15
Top scorer: Brook; 16 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 21,104

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1954/55
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	42	22	10	10	92	47	+45	54
2	Luton Town	42	23	8	11	88	53	+35	54
3	Rotherham United	42	25	4	13	94	64	+30	54
4	Leeds United	42	23	7	12	70	53	+17	53
5	Stoke City	42	21	10	11	69	46	+23	52
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	22	6	14	114	79	+35	50
7	Notts County	42	21	6	15	74	71	+3	48
8	West Ham United	42	18	10	14	74	70	+4	46
9	Bristol Rovers	42	19	7	16	75	70	+5	45
10	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	86	83	+3	43
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	92	96	-4	42
12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	-9	42
13	Bury	42	15	11	16	77	72	+5	41
14	Fulham	42	14	11	17	76	79	-3	39
15	Nottingham Forest	42	16	7	19	58	62	-4	39
16	Lincoln City	42	13	10	19	68	79	-11	36
17	Port Vale	42	12	11	19	48	71	-23	35
18	Doncaster Rovers	42	14	7	21	58	95	-37	35
19	Hull City	42	12	10	20	44	69	-25	34
20	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	7	23	57	82	-25	31
21	Ipswich Town	42	11	6	25	57	92	-35	28
22	Derby County	42	7	9	26	53	82	-29	23

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1954/55
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
21 Aug	A	Hull City	2–0	32,071	Won 2–0 v Hull City
25 Aug	H	Rotherham United	2–4	25,021	Lost 2–4 v Rotherham United
28 Aug	H	Lincoln City	2–3	22,326	Lost 2–3 v Lincoln City
30 Aug	A	Rotherham United	0–3	17,799	Lost 0–3 v Rotherham United
4 Sep	A	Bury	3–5	15,357	Lost 3–5 v Bury
8 Sep	H	Stoke City	0–1	20,295	Lost 0–1 v Stoke City
11 Sep	H	Swansea City	5–2	20,040	Won 5–2 v Swansea City
13 Sep	A	Stoke City	1–0	19,311	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
18 Sep	H	Nottingham Forest	1–1	22,402	Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
25 Sep	A	Ipswich Town	2–1	16,716	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
2 Oct	H	Birmingham City	1–0	21,200	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
9 Oct	A	Derby County	4–2	20,214	Won 4–2 v Derby County
16 Oct	H	West Ham United	2–1	21,074	Won 2–1 v West Ham United
23 Oct	A	Bristol Rovers	1–5	24,568	Lost 1–5 v Bristol Rovers
30 Oct	H	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	20,613	Won 3–2 v Plymouth Argyle
6 Nov	A	Port Vale	1–0	16,062	Won 1–0 v Port Vale
13 Nov	H	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	15,757	Won 1–0 v Doncaster Rovers
20 Nov	A	Notts County	2–1	14,519	Won 2–1 v Notts County
27 Nov	H	Liverpool	2–2	22,263	Drew 2–2 v Liverpool
4 Dec	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	26,187	Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers
11 Dec	H	Fulham	1–1	30,714	Drew 1–1 v Fulham
18 Dec	H	Hull City	3–0	23,991	Won 3–0 v Hull City
25 Dec	H	Middlesbrough	1–1	26,344	Drew 1–1 v Middlesbrough
27 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	0–1	45,271	Lost 0–1 v Middlesbrough
1 Jan	A	Lincoln City	0–2	12,231	Lost 0–2 v Lincoln City
15 Jan	H	Bury	1–0	8,954	Won 1–0 v Bury
22 Jan	A	Swansea City	0–2	19,637	Lost 0–2 v Swansea City
5 Feb	A	Nottingham Forest	1–1	14,074	Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
12 Feb	H	Ipswich Town	4–1	12,038	Won 4–1 v Ipswich Town
26 Feb	H	Derby County	1–0	16,994	Won 1–0 v Derby County
2 Mar	A	Birmingham City	0–2	10,774	Lost 0–2 v Birmingham City
5 Mar	A	West Ham United	1–2	19,664	Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
12 Mar	H	Bristol Rovers	2–0	16,922	Won 2–0 v Bristol Rovers
19 Mar	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	19,968	Lost 1–3 v Plymouth Argyle
26 Mar	H	Port Vale	3–0	8,831	Won 3–0 v Port Vale
2 Apr	A	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	12,740	Won 1–0 v Doncaster Rovers
8 Apr	A	Luton Town	0–0	25,775	Drew 0–0 v Luton Town
9 Apr	H	Notts County	2–0	24,564	Won 2–0 v Notts County
11 Apr	H	Luton Town	4–0	29,583	Won 4–0 v Luton Town
16 Apr	A	Liverpool	2–2	34,950	Drew 2–2 v Liverpool
23 Apr	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	39,208	Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
30 Apr	A	Fulham	3–1	21,400	Won 3–1 v Fulham

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1954/55
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Jan	H	Torquay United	2–2	28,150	Drew 2–2 v Torquay United
12 Jan	A	Torquay United	0–4	12,000	Lost 0–4 v Torquay United