1954-08-25

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Cardiff City	2	5	Preston North End	Ninian Park	39,448	Largest home gate 1954-55
Tiddy, Ford	Lineups		Baxter 2 (1p), Finney, Foster, Hatsell
Everton	1	0	Arsenal	Goodison Park	69,034
Eglington	Lineups
Manchester City	5	2	Sheffield United	Maine Road	23,856
Hart 2, Revie 2, Clarke	Lineups		Cross, Waldock
Newcastle United	3	0	West Bromwich Albion	St James' Park	58,548
Milburn, White 2	Lineups
Portsmouth	4	2	Huddersfield Town	Fratton Park	35,873
Gordon, Barnard, Harris, Henderson	Lineups		Pickett OG, Watson
Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	White Hart Lane	47,776
Dunmore 3	Lineups		Wright, Welton OG

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	4	Newcastle United	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	6	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Sheffield United	H
2	2	Preston North End	2	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	5	2	5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Everton	A
3	4	Everton	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	3	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Preston North End	H
4	2	Portsmouth	2	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	3	1	2.333	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
5	3	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.75	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Sunderland	H
6	-5	Bolton Wanderers	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	1.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Chelsea	A
7	-5	Chelsea	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bolton Wanderers	H
8	-5	Sunderland	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	2	2	1.5	3	D	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Tottenham Hotspur	A
9	1	Blackpool	2	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	3	1	1.25	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Manchester United	H
10	-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	3	1.2	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Portsmouth	A
11	0	Manchester United	2	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	4	2	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Blackpool	A
12	0	Burnley	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Manchester City	A
13	9	Manchester City	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	5	0.714	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Burnley	H
14	-1	Leicester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Charlton Athletic	A
15	-1	Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.667	1	D	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Sheffield Wednesday	A
16	-1	Charlton Athletic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0.667	0	L	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Leicester City	H
17	-1	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	0.5	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Aston Villa	H
18	2	Huddersfield Town	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	4	0.429	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Charlton Athletic	A
19	-1	Sheffield United	2	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	1	2	5	0.4	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Newcastle United	A
20	1	Cardiff City	2	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	1	0	1	0.333	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Leicester City	H
21	-4	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	0.286	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Arsenal	H
22	-3	Arsenal	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0.25	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	West Bromwich Albion	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Birmingham City	2	1	Bristol Rovers	St Andrew's	26,000
Kinsey, Rowley	Lineups		Bradford
Derby County	3	4	Fulham	Baseball Ground	18,650
Powell, Parry J (p), Dunn	Lineups		Jezzard, Haynes 2, Robson
Doncaster Rovers	2	1	Swansea Town	Belle Vue	15,504
Walker J 2	Lineups		Kiley
Leeds United	2	4	Rotherham United	Elland Road	25,021
Charles 2	Lineups		Wilson 2, Burke, Henderson
Lincoln City	0	1	Hull City	Sincil Bank	13,827
	Lineups		Ackerman
Middlesbrough	0	1	Ipswich Town	Ayresome Park	23,357
	Lineups		Garneys
Nottingham Forest	0	3	Stoke City	City Ground	20,515
	Lineups		King 3 (2p)

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	5	Stoke City	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Middlesbrough	A
2	0	Fulham	2	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	4	3	2.25	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bury	A
3	6	Rotherham United	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	1.75	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Birmingham City	A
4	-3	Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Port Vale	A
5	-1	Luton Town	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Ipswich Town	A
6	-3	Swansea Town	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.5	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Blackburn Rovers	A
7	0	Derby County	2	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Liverpool	H
8	2	Bury	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Fulham	H
9	8	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bristol Rovers	H
10	-5	Leeds United	2	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Lincoln City	H
11	8	Birmingham City	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Rotherham United	H
12	6	Ipswich Town	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Luton Town	H
13	-5	Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Leeds United	A
14	-3	Liverpool	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Derby County	A
15	-3	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Doncaster Rovers	A
16	-3	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	1	5	0.857	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Swansea Town	H
17	4	Hull City	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0.5	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Nottingham Forest	A
18	-3	Notts County	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	0.75	1	D	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	West Ham United	A
19	-5	Middlesbrough	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0.667	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Stoke City	H
20	-4	Port Vale	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	1	D	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Plymouth Argyle	H
21	-1	West Ham United	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	0.4	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Notts County	H
22	0	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Hull City	H

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate	Notes
Chester	1	0	Wrexham	Sealand Road	12,044	Largest home gate 1954-55
Capper OG	Lineups
Crewe Alexandra	2	1	Mansfield Town	Gresty Road	6,773
Gemmell, Broome	Lineups		Gaskell
Halifax Town	1	2	Stockport County	The Shay	8,332
Clarke	Lineups		Moran, Connor
Rochdale	1	2	Bradford City	Spotland	5,901
Kendall	Lineups		Williamson, Smith F
Workington	2	3	Chesterfield	Borough Park	10,364
Mitchell, Whittle	Lineups		Watson 2, Keating

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	York City	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	3.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	H
2	5	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	2.333	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Chester	A
3	3	Chesterfield	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	2	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Darlington	H
4	-2	Barrow	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	6	3	D	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Accrington Stanley	H
5	-2	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	4	1	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	York City	A
6	-2	Bradford	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Rochdale	H
7	8	Chester	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Stockport County	H
8	6	Bradford City	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1.5	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Oldham Athletic	A
9	-4	Oldham Athletic	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1.333	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bradford City	H
10	-1	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Tranmere Rovers	H
11	-3	Workington	2	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Mansfield Town	H
12	9	Crewe Alexandra	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Gateshead	H
13	-3	Hartlepools United	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Carlisle United	A
14	-3	Gateshead	2	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0.75	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Crewe Alexandra	A
15	-3	Carlisle United	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0.6	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Hartlepools United	H
16	-3	Halifax Town	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	0.75	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Barnsley	H
17	-1	Barnsley	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0.667	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Halifax Town	A
18	-1	Darlington	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0.667	1	D	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Chesterfield	A
19	-1	Southport	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0.667	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Wrexham	H
20	-1	Tranmere Rovers	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0.667	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Grimsby Town	A
21	-1	Accrington Stanley	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.5	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Barrow	A
22	0	Wrexham	2	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	0.286	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Southport	A
23	1	Rochdale	2	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bradford	A
24	-1	Mansfield Town	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	2	0.143	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Workington	A

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	4	0	Aldershot	Dean Court	13,186
Newsham, Siddall, Fidler 2	Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion	3	0	Walsall	Goldstone Ground	17,336
Foreman, Whitfield, Gordon	Lineups
Exeter City	2	2	Colchester United	St James Park	9,100
Houghton, Ellaway	Lineups		Leonard, Grice
Gillingham	1	0	Southampton	Priestfield Stadium	12,034
Evans B (p)	Lineups
Torquay United	2	2	Bristol City	Plainmoor	11,000
Shaw, Mills	Lineups		White, Webber OG

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Coventry City	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	W	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Brentford	A
2	0	Southend United	2	1	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	D	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Aldershot	A
3	2	Exeter City	2	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	D	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Northampton Town	A
4	9	Gillingham	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Walsall	A
5	-2	Queens Park Rangers	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1.333	3	D	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
6	15	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Queens Park Rangers	H
7	-3	Watford	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Newport County	H
8	-2	Leyton Orient	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Millwall	H
9	-2	Millwall	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Leyton Orient	A
10	12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.5	2	W	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Southampton	H
11	-2	Norwich City	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.333	2	W	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Newport County	A
12	-4	Southampton	2	1	0	0	6	4	0	0	1	0	1	1.2	2	L	W	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
13	-1	Bristol City	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Leyton Orient	H
14	1	Colchester United	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Crystal Palace	A
15	-5	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Crystal Palace	H
16	-2	Reading	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0.75	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Shrewsbury Town	A
17	2	Torquay United	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0.75	1	D	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Millwall	H
18	-7	Walsall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	0.4	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Gillingham	H
19	-3	Swindon Town	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	L	D	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Norwich City	H
20	-2	Brentford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0.667	0	L	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Shrewsbury Town	H
21	-4	Aldershot	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	0.375	0	L	L	#	#	#	1954-08-28	Southend United	H
22	-2	Shrewsbury Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0.25	0	L	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Brentford	A
23	0	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Northampton Town	A
24	0	Newport County	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1954-08-26	Norwich City	H