1955-02-23
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 5 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Swansea Town | D 2 | Roker Park | 39,671 | |
| Fleming | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Goodison Park | 20,457 | |
| Hickson | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | Leeds Road | 5,287 | |
| Glazzard | Lineups | Lynn (p), Gibson | ||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | 17,534 | |
| Edwards, Taylor | Lineups | Flowers, Hancocks, Smith, Wilshaw | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 1.365 | 38 | W | W | L | W | W | 1955-03-05 | Leicester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1.27 | 35 | L | D | D | W | D | 1955-02-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 1.465 | 34 | W | W | L | D | D | 1955-02-26 | Burnley | A |
| 4 | 0 | Portsmouth | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 1.41 | 34 | W | W | L | D | D | 1955-03-05 | Newcastle United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1.118 | 34 | L | W | W | W | D | 1955-03-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 1.244 | 33 | W | D | L | W | D | 1955-02-26 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 1 | Everton | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 1.095 | 33 | W | L | D | D | D | 1955-03-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | -1 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 1.089 | 33 | L | L | W | D | W | 1955-02-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 0.925 | 30 | L | W | D | L | D | 1955-02-26 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 1.043 | 29 | L | L | L | D | D | 1955-02-26 | Chelsea | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 0.8 | 29 | W | W | W | W | W | 1955-03-05 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 1.05 | 28 | L | W | W | L | W | 1955-02-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 13 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 28 | W | W | W | L | D | 1955-03-05 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | 3 | Aston Villa | 29 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 33 | 0.776 | 28 | W | W | L | W | D | 1955-03-05 | Chelsea | H |
| 15 | -1 | Preston North End | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 1.429 | 27 | L | L | L | W | D | 1955-02-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 16 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 0.873 | 27 | L | D | L | D | W | 1955-03-05 | Blackpool | A |
| 17 | -1 | Cardiff City | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 0.855 | 26 | W | L | L | L | W | 1955-02-26 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 0.956 | 25 | L | W | D | L | L | 1955-03-02 | Sunderland | H |
| 19 | 0 | Arsenal | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 0.92 | 25 | D | L | W | W | D | 1955-02-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 20 | 0 | Blackpool | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 0.755 | 23 | W | L | D | L | L | 1955-02-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 0.761 | 21 | D | W | L | D | W | 1955-03-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 0.551 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1955-02-26 | Arsenal | A |
