Football : Season Details : 1955

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Chelsea
52
3-18
  
2
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
48
2-16
  
3
 Portsmouth
48
1-21
  
4
 Sunderland
48
1-54
  
5
 Manchester United
47
5-10
  
6
 Aston Villa
47
2-10
  
7
 Manchester City
46
6-4
 FAC-F
8
 Newcastle United
43
2-7
 FAC-W
9
 Arsenal
43
2-29
  
10
 Burnley
43
4-8
  
11
 Everton
42
3-1
  
12
 Huddersfield Town
41
2-2
  
13
 Sheffield United
41
3-2
  
14
 Preston North End
40
6-4
  
15
 Charlton Athletic
40
1-12
  
16
 Tottenham Hotspur
40
4-5
  
17
 West Bromwich Albion
40
5-6
  
18
 Bolton Wanderers
39
6-13
  
19
 Blackpool
38
2-11
  
20
 Cardiff City
37
2-3
  
21
 Leicester City
35
4-1
  
22
 Sheffield Wednesday
26
5-3
  

FA Cup Final Newcastle United 3 Manchester City 1

History

Chelsea win the Championship. They are invited to join the European Cup, a new Europe wide knockout competition open to League Champions of European countries. The FA and the League refuse them permission.

Newcastle United win the FA Cup for a record-equalling 6th time.

Wolverhampton Wanderers play a series of midweek floodlit matches aginst European clubs - setting the scene for the acceptance of European competitions.

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