1954–55 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1954–55 season
Manager	Cliff Britton
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Fourth Round

During the 1954–55 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea	42	11	5	5	43	29	9	7	5	38	28	81	57	1.421	+24	52	European Cup 1955–56 First round [nb 1]
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	5	3	58	30	6	5	10	31	40	89	70	1.271	+19	48
3	Portsmouth	42	13	5	3	44	21	5	7	9	30	41	74	62	1.194	+12	48
4	Sunderland	42	8	11	2	39	27	7	7	7	25	27	64	54	1.185	+10	48
5	Manchester United	42	12	4	5	44	30	8	3	10	40	44	84	74	1.135	+10	47
6	Aston Villa	42	11	3	7	38	31	9	4	8	34	42	72	73	0.986	–1	47
7	Manchester City	42	11	5	5	45	36	7	5	9	31	33	76	69	1.101	+7	46
8	Newcastle United	42	12	5	4	53	27	5	4	12	36	50	89	77	1.156	+12	43	1954–55 FA Cup winners
9	Arsenal	42	12	3	6	44	25	5	6	10	25	38	69	63	1.095	+6	43
10	Burnley	42	11	3	7	29	19	6	6	9	22	29	51	48	1.063	+3	43
11	Everton	42	9	6	6	32	24	7	4	10	30	44	62	68	0.912	–6	42
12	Huddersfield Town	42	10	4	7	28	23	4	9	8	35	45	63	68	0.926	–5	41
13	Sheffield United	42	10	3	8	41	34	7	4	10	29	52	70	86	0.814	–16	41
14	Preston North End	42	8	5	8	47	33	8	3	10	36	31	83	64	1.297	+19	40
15	Charlton Athletic	42	8	6	7	43	34	7	4	10	33	41	76	75	1.013	+1	40
16	Tottenham Hotspur	42	9	4	8	42	35	7	4	10	30	38	72	73	0.986	–1	40
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	5	5	44	33	5	3	13	32	63	76	96	0.792	–20	40
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	6	4	45	29	2	7	12	17	40	62	69	0.899	–7	39
19	Blackpool	42	8	6	7	33	26	6	4	11	27	38	60	64	0.938	–4	38
20	Cardiff City	42	9	4	8	41	38	4	7	10	21	38	62	76	0.816	–14	37
21	Leicester City	42	9	6	6	43	32	3	5	13	31	54	74	86	0.860	–12	35
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	7	7	7	42	38	1	3	17	21	62	63	100	0.630	–37	26

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Chelsea were invited to play at the inaugural European cup season but declined the participation: The great Chelsea surrender

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
21 August 1954	Sheffield United	A	5-2	32,913
25 August 1954	Arsenal	H	1-0	69,034
28 August 1954	Preston North End	H	1-0	76,839
31 August 1954	Arsenal	A	0-2	42,146
4 September 1954	Burnley	A	2-0	31,963
8 September 1954	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-2	55,197
11 September 1954	Leicester City	H	2-2	49,684
15 September 1954	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-3	40,442
18 September 1954	Chelsea	A	2-0	59,199
25 September 1954	Cardiff City	H	1-1	54,248
2 October 1954	Manchester City	A	0-1	45,737
9 October 1954	Aston Villa	A	2-0	30,702
16 October 1954	Sunderland	H	1-0	61,189
23 October 1954	Huddersfield Town	A	1-2	27,390
30 October 1954	Manchester United	H	4-2	63,021
6 November 1954	Portsmouth	A	0-5	32,402
13 November 1954	Blackpool	H	0-1	57,137
20 November 1954	Charlton Athletic	A	0-5	20,387
27 November 1954	Bolton Wanderers	H	0-0	43,681
4 December 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3-1	31,554
11 December 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3-1	36,849
18 December 1954	Sheffield United	H	2-3	35,088
25 December 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-1	28,494
27 December 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-2	75,322
1 January 1955	Preston North End	A	0-0	33,881
15 January 1955	Burnley	H	1-1	29,520
5 February 1955	Chelsea	H	1-1	50,658
12 February 1955	Cardiff City	A	3-4	17,108
23 February 1955	Manchester City	H	1-0	20,457
5 March 1955	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-2	21,716
19 March 1955	Manchester United	A	2-1	34,152
23 March 1955	Huddersfield Town	H	4-0	15,561
26 March 1955	Portsmouth	H	2-3	30,087
2 April 1955	Blackpool	A	0-4	19,269
8 April 1955	Newcastle United	H	1-2	60,068
9 April 1955	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-0	42,219
11 April 1955	Newcastle United	A	0-4	45,329
16 April 1955	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-2	26,722
20 April 1955	Leicester City	A	2-2	21,122
23 April 1955	Charlton Athletic F.C.	H	2-2	27,969
30 April 1955	Sunderland	A	0-3	20,989
4 May 1955	Aston Villa	H	0-1	20,503

[1]

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	8 January 1955	Southend United	H	3–1	53,043
4	29 January 1955	Liverpool	H	0–4	75,000

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Squad

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References

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[1] Chelsea were invited to play at the inaugural European cup season but declined the participation: The great Chelsea surrender

[5455results-2] Everton's Record in 1954-55

[3] 1954-1955 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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