English League Tables

1953/54 Tables◄ 1954/55 Tables ►1955/56 Tables

Football League First Division  1954/55

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Chelsea 42 20 12 10 81 57 1.421 52 Champions
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 89 70 1.271 48 Runners Up 
3rd  Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 74 62 1.194 48 -
4th  Sunderland 42 15 18 9 64 54 1.185 48 -
5th  Manchester United 42 20 7 15 84 74 1.135 47 -
6th  Aston Villa 42 20 7 15 72 73 0.986 47 -
7th  Manchester City 42 18 10 14 76 69 1.101 46 -
8th  Newcastle United 42 17 9 16 89 77 1.156 43 -
9th  Arsenal 42 17 9 16 69 63 1.095 43 -
10th  Burnley 42 17 9 16 51 48 1.063 43 -
11th  Everton 42 16 10 16 62 68 0.912 42 -
12th  Huddersfield Town 42 14 13 15 63 68 0.926 41 -
13th  Sheffield United 42 17 7 18 70 86 0.814 41 -
14th  Preston North End 42 16 8 18 83 64 1.297 40 -
15th  Charlton Athletic 42 15 10 17 76 75 1.013 40 -
16th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 8 18 72 73 0.986 40 -
17th  West Bromwich Albion 42 16 8 18 76 96 0.792 40 -
18th  Bolton Wanderers 42 13 13 16 62 69 0.899 39 -
19th  Blackpool 42 14 10 18 60 64 0.938 38 -
20th  Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 62 76 0.816 37 -
21st  Leicester City 42 12 11 19 74 86 0.860 35 ▼Relegated
22nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 10 24 63 100 0.630 26 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1954/55

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Birmingham City 42 22 10 10 92 47 1.957 54 ▲Champions
2nd  Luton Town 42 23 8 11 88 53 1.660 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Rotherham United 42 25 4 13 94 64 1.469 54 -
4th  Leeds United 42 23 7 12 70 53 1.321 53 -
5th  Stoke City 42 21 10 11 69 46 1.500 52 -
6th  Blackburn Rovers 42 22 6 14 114 79 1.443 50 -
7th  Notts County 42 21 6 15 74 71 1.042 48 -
8th  West Ham United 42 18 10 14 74 70 1.057 46 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 19 7 16 75 70 1.071 45 -
10th  Swansea Town 42 17 9 16 86 83 1.036 43 -
11th  Liverpool 42 16 10 16 92 96 0.958 42 -
12th  Middlesbrough 42 18 6 18 73 82 0.890 42 -
13th  Bury 42 15 11 16 77 72 1.069 41 -
14th  Fulham 42 14 11 17 76 79 0.962 39 -
15th  Nottingham Forest 42 16 7 19 58 62 0.935 39 -
16th  Lincoln City 42 13 10 19 68 79 0.861 36 -
17th  Port Vale 42 12 11 19 48 71 0.676 35 -
18th  Doncaster Rovers 42 14 7 21 58 95 0.611 35 -
19th  Hull City 42 12 10 20 44 69 0.638 34 -
20th  Plymouth Argyle 42 12 7 23 57 82 0.695 31 -
21st  Ipswich Town 42 11 6 25 57 92 0.620 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Derby County 42 7 9 26 53 82 0.646 23 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1954/55

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Barnsley 46 30 5 11 86 46 1.870 65 ▲Champions
2nd  Accrington Stanley 46 25 11 10 96 67 1.433 61 Runners Up
3rd  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 23 12 11 81 53 1.528 58 -
4th  York City 46 24 10 12 92 63 1.460 58 -
5th  Hartlepools United 46 25 5 16 64 49 1.306 55 -
6th  Chesterfield 46 24 6 16 81 70 1.157 54 -
7th  Gateshead 46 20 12 14 65 69 0.942 52 -
8th  Workington 46 18 14 14 68 55 1.236 50 -
9th  Stockport County 46 18 12 16 84 70 1.200 48 -
10th  Oldham Athletic 46 19 10 17 74 68 1.088 48 -
11th  Southport 46 16 16 14 47 44 1.068 48 -
12th  Rochdale 46 17 14 15 69 66 1.045 48 -
13th  Mansfield Town 46 18 9 19 65 71 0.915 45 -
14th  Halifax Town 46 15 13 18 63 67 0.940 43 -
15th  Darlington 46 14 14 18 62 73 0.849 42 -
16th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 15 11 20 56 70 0.800 41 -
17th  Barrow 46 17 6 23 70 89 0.787 40 -
18th  Wrexham 46 13 12 21 65 77 0.844 38 -
19th  Tranmere Rovers 46 13 11 22 55 70 0.786 37 -
20th  Carlisle United 46 15 6 25 78 89 0.876 36 -
21st  Bradford City 46 13 10 23 47 55 0.855 36 -
22nd  Crewe Alexandra 46 10 14 22 68 91 0.747 34 -
23rd  Grimsby Town 46 13 8 25 47 78 0.603 34 Re Elected
24th  Chester 46 12 9 25 44 77 0.571 33 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League.They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
49 Grimsby Town Re Elected to the League
47 Chester Re Elected to the League
2 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
0 Burton Albion Not Elected to the League
0 Nelson Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1954/55

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bristol City 46 30 10 6 101 47 2.149 70 ▲Champions
2nd  Leyton Orient 46 26 9 11 89 47 1.894 61 Runners Up
3rd  Southampton 46 24 11 11 75 51 1.471 59 -
4th  Gillingham 46 20 15 11 77 66 1.167 55 -
5th  Millwall 46 20 11 15 72 68 1.059 51 -
6th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 20 10 16 76 63 1.206 50 -
7th  Watford 46 18 14 14 71 62 1.145 50 -
8th  Torquay United 46 18 12 16 82 82 1.000 48 -
9th  Coventry City 46 18 11 17 67 59 1.136 47 -
10th  Southend United 46 17 12 17 83 80 1.038 46 -
11th  Brentford 46 16 14 16 82 82 1.000 46 -
12th  Norwich City 46 18 10 18 60 60 1.000 46 -
13th  Northampton Town 46 19 8 19 73 81 0.901 46 -
14th  Aldershot 46 16 13 17 75 71 1.056 45 -
15th  Queens Park Rangers 46 15 14 17 69 75 0.920 44 -
16th  Shrewsbury Town 46 16 10 20 70 78 0.897 42 -
17th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 12 18 16 57 65 0.877 42 -
18th  Reading 46 13 15 18 65 73 0.890 41 -
19th  Newport County 46 11 16 19 60 73 0.822 38 -
20th  Crystal Palace 46 11 16 19 52 80 0.650 38 -
21st  Swindon Town 46 11 15 20 46 64 0.719 37 -
22nd  Exeter City 46 11 15 20 47 73 0.644 37 -
23rd  Walsall 46 10 14 22 75 86 0.872 34 Re Elected
24th  Colchester United 46 9 13 24 53 91 0.582 31 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 5 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
44 Colchester United Re Elected to the League
33 Walsall Re Elected to the League
16 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
3 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
2 Headington United Not Elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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