1954-55 season

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1954-55 season
0Manager	Ted Drake
0League	First Division
0Position	1st
0FA Cup	5th Round
0Top scorer	Roy Bentley (21)

The 1954-55 season was Chelsea's 41st of competitive football, their Golden Jubilee and their 20th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year up to that point, as they won the Football League Championship for the first time.

The success was unexpected; Chelsea had never won a major trophy before and their league positions since the Second World War had ranged from 8th to 20th. Four consecutive defeats in October had left the club in 12th place this time.

But the team lost just three more meaningful league games that season and beat principal rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers twice to secure the Championship with a game to spare. Club captain Roy Bentley finished as top scorer, with 21 goals, and the club attracted an average home gate of 48,307, the highest in the division.

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Chelsea	42	20	12	10	81	57	1.421	52
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	89	70	1.271	48
3	Portsmouth	42	18	12	12	74	62	1.194	48
4	Sunderland	42	15	18	9	64	54	1.185	48
5	Manchester United	42	20	7	15	84	74	1.135	47
6	Aston Villa	42	20	7	15	72	73	0.986	47
7	Manchester City	42	18	10	14	76	69	1.101	46
8	Newcastle United	42	17	9	16	89	77	1.156	43
9	Arsenal	42	17	9	16	69	63	1.095	43
10	Burnley	42	17	9	16	51	48	1.063	43
11	Everton	42	16	10	16	62	68	0.912	42
12	Huddersfield Town	42	14	13	15	63	68	0.926	41
13	Sheffield United	42	17	7	18	70	86	0.814	41
14	Preston North End	42	16	8	18	83	64	1.297	40
15	Charlton Athletic	42	15	10	17	76	75	1.013	40
16	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	8	18	72	73	0.986	40
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	8	18	76	96	0.792	40
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	13	16	62	69	0.899	39
19	Blackpool	42	14	10	18	60	64	0.938	38
20	Cardiff City	42	13	11	18	62	76	0.816	37
21	Leicester City	42	12	11	19	74	86	0.860	35
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	8	10	24	63	100	0.630	26

Matches

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1954-55	Sat	21	Aug	1954	DIV1	Leicester City	Away	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Mon	23	Aug	1954	DIV1	Burnley	Home	Won	1-0
1954-55	Sat	28	Aug	1954	DIV1	Bolton Wanderers	Home	Won	3-2
1954-55	Tue	31	Aug	1954	DIV1	Burnley	Away	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Sat	4	Sep	1954	DIV1	Cardiff City	Home	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Mon	6	Sep	1954	DIV1	Preston North End	Home	Lost	0-1
1954-55	Sat	11	Sep	1954	DIV1	Manchester City	Away	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Wed	15	Sep	1954	DIV1	Preston North End	Away	Won	2-1
1954-55	Sat	18	Sep	1954	DIV1	Everton	Home	Lost	0-2
1954-55	Mon	20	Sep	1954	DIV1	Sheffield United	Away	Won	2-1
1954-55	Sat	25	Sep	1954	DIV1	Newcastle United	Away	Won	3-1
1954-55	Sat	2	Oct	1954	DIV1	West Bromwich Albion	Home	Drew	3-3
1954-55	Sat	9	Oct	1954	DIV1	Huddersfield Town	Away	Lost	0-1
1954-55	Sat	16	Oct	1954	DIV1	Manchester United	Home	Lost	5-6
1954-55	Sat	23	Oct	1954	DIV1	Blackpool	Away	Lost	0-1
1954-55	Sat	30	Oct	1954	DIV1	Charlton Athletic	Home	Lost	1-2
1954-55	Sat	6	Nov	1954	DIV1	Sunderland	Away	Drew	3-3
1954-55	Sat	13	Nov	1954	DIV1	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Won	2-1
1954-55	Sat	20	Nov	1954	DIV1	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Sat	27	Nov	1954	DIV1	Portsmouth	Home	Won	4-1
1954-55	Sat	4	Dec	1954	DIV1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	Won	4-3
1954-55	Sat	11	Dec	1954	DIV1	Aston Villa	Home	Won	4-0
1954-55	Sat	18	Dec	1954	DIV1	Leicester City	Home	Won	3-1
1954-55	Sat	25	Dec	1954	DIV1	Arsenal	Away	Lost	0-1
1954-55	Mon	27	Dec	1954	DIV1	Arsenal	Home	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Sat	1	Jan	1955	DIV1	Bolton Wanderers	Away	Won	5-2
1954-55	Sat	8	Jan	1955	FAC	Walsall	Home	Won	2-0
1954-55	Sat	22	Jan	1955	DIV1	Manchester City	Home	Lost	0-2
1954-55	Sat	29	Jan	1955	FAC	Bristol Rovers	Away	Won	3-1
1954-55	Sat	5	Feb	1955	DIV1	Everton	Away	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Sat	12	Feb	1955	DIV1	Newcastle United	Home	Won	4-3
1954-55	Sat	19	Feb	1955	FAC	Notts County	Away	Lost	0-1
1954-55	Sat	26	Feb	1955	DIV1	Huddersfield Town	Home	Won	4-1
1954-55	Sat	5	Mar	1955	DIV1	Aston Villa	Away	Lost	2-3
1954-55	Wed	9	Mar	1955	DIV1	West Bromwich Albion	Away	Won	4-2
1954-55	Sat	12	Mar	1955	DIV1	Blackpool	Home	Drew	0-0
1954-55	Sat	19	Mar	1955	DIV1	Charlton Athletic	Away	Won	2-0
1954-55	Wed	23	Mar	1955	DIV1	Cardiff City	Away	Won	1-0
1954-55	Tue	29	Mar	1955	DIV1	Sunderland	Home	Won	2-1
1954-55	Sat	2	Apr	1955	DIV1	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Won	4-2
1954-55	Fri	8	Apr	1955	DIV1	Sheffield United	Home	Drew	1-1
1954-55	Sat	9	Apr	1955	DIV1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Won	1-0
1954-55	Sat	16	Apr	1955	DIV1	Portsmouth	Away	Drew	0-0
1954-55	Sat	23	Apr	1955	DIV1	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	Won	3-0
1954-55	Sat	30	Apr	1955	DIV1	Manchester United	Away	Lost	1-2

Youth and Reserves

• 1954-55 FA Youth Cup

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