The 1954–55 season was the 56th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...
. They played in the
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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
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, then the highest level of English football, for a 17th consecutive year.
They entered the season as the defending league champions but were denied a second consecutive title by
Chelsea, who finished four points ahead of them.
Results
Final League Table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
FA Cup
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FA Charity Shield
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Players Used
Bert Williams 39 4 1 44
Billy Wright 39 4 0 43
Peter Broadbent 38 4 1 43
Dennis Wilshaw 28 4 1 43
Bill Slater 38 4 0 42
Ron Flowers 37 4 1 42
Bill Shorthouse 36 4 1 41
Roy Swinbourne 36 4 1 41
Les Smith 34 4 0 38
Eddie Stuart 33 4 0 37
Johnny Hancocks 32 3 1 36
Jimmy Mullen 17 0 0 17
Eddie Clamp 10 0 1 11
George Showell 8 0 0 8
Norman Deeley 7 0 1 8
Roy Pritchard 7 0 0 7
Colin Booth 3 0 0 3
Nigel Sims 3 0 0 3
Jack Taylor 3 0 0 3
Peter Russell 2 0 1 3
Tommy McDonald 1 1 0 2
Joe Baillie 1 0 0 1
Bill Gutterirdge 0 0 1 1
References
General Stats
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1954-55
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. ...