Season archive
1954-55 season
Div 2 (2) — finished 4. Manager: Raich Carter.
Season summary
Division
Div 2 (2)
Position
4
Played
42
W-D-L
23-7-12
Goals
70-53
Points
53
Manager: Raich Carter
Cups: FA Cup: R3
Squad & statistics
Match results (44)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Hull City | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Aug 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Rotherham United | 2–4 | L |
| 28 Aug 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Lincoln City | 2–3 | L |
| 30 Aug 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Rotherham United | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bury | 3–5 | L |
| 08 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Stoke City | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Swansea City | 5–2 | W |
| 13 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Stoke City | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Sept 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Oct 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Birmingham City | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Oct 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Derby County | 4–2 | W |
| 16 Oct 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Ham United | 2–1 | W |
| 23 Oct 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bristol Rovers | 1–5 | L |
| 30 Oct 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | W |
| 06 Nov 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Port Vale | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Nov 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Nov 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Notts County | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Nov 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Liverpool | 2–2 | D |
| 04 Dec 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Dec 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Fulham | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Dec 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Hull City | 3–0 | W |
| 25 Dec 54 | Football League Second Division | Home | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Dec 54 | Football League Second Division | Away | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jan 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Lincoln City | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Jan 55 | FA Cup | Home | Torquay United | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Jan 55 | FA Cup | Away | Torquay United | 0–4 | L |
| 15 Jan 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bury | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Jan 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Swansea City | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Feb 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Feb 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | W |
| 26 Feb 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Derby County | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Mar 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Birmingham City | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Mar 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Mar 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Mar 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | L |
| 26 Mar 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Port Vale | 3–0 | W |
| 02 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Luton Town | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Notts County | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Luton Town | 4–0 | W |
| 16 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Liverpool | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Apr 55 | Football League Second Division | Away | Fulham | 3–1 | W |