First Division Table 1954/55

  P W D L F A GA Pts
CFirst Division Champions 1 Chelsea 42 20 12 10 81 57 1.42 52
  2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 89 70 1.27 48
  3 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 74 62 1.19 48
  4 Sunderland 42 15 18 9 64 54 1.19 48
  5 Manchester United 42 20 7 15 84 74 1.14 47
  6 Aston Villa 42 20 7 15 72 73 0.99 47
  7 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 76 69 1.10 46
  8 Newcastle United 42 17 9 16 89 77 1.16 43
  9 Arsenal 42 17 9 16 69 63 1.09 43
  10 Burnley 42 17 9 16 51 48 1.06 43
  11 Everton 42 16 10 16 62 68 0.91 42
  12 Huddersfield Town 42 14 13 15 63 68 0.93 41
  13 Sheffield United 42 17 7 18 70 86 0.81 41
  14 Preston North End 42 16 8 18 83 64 1.30 40
  15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 10 17 76 75 1.01 40
  16 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 8 18 72 73 0.99 40
  17 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 8 18 76 96 0.79 40
  18 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 13 16 62 69 0.90 39
  19 Blackpool 42 14 10 18 60 64 0.94 38
  20 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 62 76 0.82 37
RRelegation Position 21 Leicester City 42 12 11 19 74 86 0.86 35
RRelegation Position 22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 10 24 63 100 0.63 26

2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.

C = League Champions
R = Relegated