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Football League Division One: 
 
Aston Villa 3 Burnley 1
 Villa Park, Birmingham (19,950)
 Follan 6, Dixon 41, McParland 75 ~ Pilkington 16
          
Blackpool 4 Everton 0
 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (19,269)
 Taylor 55, Mortensen 60, Perry 70, McKenna 89
Blackpool were without Stan Matthews
 
Bolton Wanderers 2 West Bromwich Albion 4
 Burnden Park, Bolton (17,715)
 Allcock 11, Parry 80 ~
Lee 6, Allen 31, 46, Carter 70
Bolton were without Nat Lofthouse
     
Charlton Athletic 1 Newcastle United 1
 The Valley, Charlton (24,594)
 Ayre 1 ~ Hannah 30

Huddersfield Town 0 Arsenal 1
 Leeds Road, Huddersfield (22,853)
 Roper 26
    
Manchester United 5 Sheffield United 0
 Old Trafford, Manchester (22,952)
 Taylor 17, 65, Berry 66, Viollet 73, Whelan 86
Manchester United were without Roger Byrne & Duncan Edwards
Sheffield United were without Joe Shaw
    
Portsmouth 1 Manchester City 0
 Fratton Park, Portsmouth (24,296)
 Harris 29
City were without Billy Meadows, Don Revie & Bobby Johnstone
     
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Cardiff City 1
 Hillsborough, Sheffield (19,541)
 Curtis 60 ~ Nutt 67
 
Sunderland 1 Leicester City 1
 Roker Park, Sunderland (30,459)
 Chisholm 26 ~ Hines 35

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 4
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham (53,159)
 Duquemin 23, 54 ~
 McNichol 29, 62, Wicks 56, Sillett 68 (pen)
Chelsea were without Ken Armstrong & Frank Blunstone
   
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Preston North End 1
 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (28,140)
 Hancocks 49 ~ Morrison 44
Wolves were without Dennis Wilshaw, Bert Williams & Billy Wright
Preston were without Willie Cunningham & Tommy Docherty
    		 
Chelsea had the points, but the chasing pack had games in hand. Seven days later, on Easter Saturday, defending champions, Wolves went to Stamford Bridge and lost to a late penalty. Two weeks after that, Chelsea were champions for the first time.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Chelsea 37 9 4 5 9 6 4 75 54 46
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 11 5 3 5 5 6 79 57 42
Portsmouth 34 11 3 3 5 5 7 72 48 40
Manchester United 34 10 3 5 7 2 7 70 61 39
Manchester City 35 8 5 4 7 4 7 65 58 39
Sunderland 36 5 11 2 6 6 6 52 47 39
Everton 34 8 5 4 7 3 7 56 52 38
Burnley 36 11 2 5 4 6 8 46 44 38
Charlton Athletic 34 8 3 5 7 3 8 69 56 36
Arsenal 35 10 3 5 4 5 8 57 53 36
Preston North End 35 8 4 6 6 2 9 70 50 34
West Bromwich Albion 35 8 5 4 5 3 10 68 79 34
Aston Villa 34 8 3 7 6 3 7 56 67 34
Tottenham Hotspur 34 8 3 7 5 4 7 65 62 33
Cardiff City 34 8 3 6 4 6 7 57 63 33
Sheffield United 35 8 2 7 6 3 9 54 76 33
Bolton Wanderers 34 9 5 3 2 5 10 53 57 32
Huddersfield Town 34 6 4 7 4 7 6 52 62 31
Newcastle United 32 8 2 4 4 4 10 68 68 30
Blackpool 35 7 5 6 4 3 10 50 59 30
 
Leicester City 34 6 5 5 2 5 11 60 77 26
Sheffield Wednesday 36 4 7 7 1 2 15 52 88 19

Division One Leading Goalscorers
24 - Eddie Firmani (Charlton)
23 - Ronnie Allen (West Brom)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Blackburn Rovers 3 Birmingham City 3
 Ewood Park, Blackburn (27,673)
 Langton, Quigley, Briggs ~
Lane, Murphy, Kinsey
    
Bristol Rovers 1 Hull City 0
 Eastville Stadium, Bristol (17,044)
 Watling
 
Derby County 1 Nottingham Forest 2
  Baseball Ground, Derby (18,722)
 Young ~ Barrett, McLaren
 
Doncaster Rovers 0 Leeds United 1
 Belle Vue, Doncaster (12,740)
 Brook
    
Fulham 1 Middlesbrough 2
  Craven Cottage, Fulham (17,770)
 Dwight ~ Fitzsimons, Delapenha
    
Liverpool 4 Luton Town 4
   Anfield, Liverpool (30,710)
 Evans (2), Anderson, South
 ~ Turner (2), Morton (2)
    
Notts County 3 Rotherham United 2
   Meadow Lane, Nottingham (15,812)
 Crookes, Wills, Broadbent ~ Grainger (2)
    
Plymouth Argyle 1 Lincoln City 0
   Home Park, Plymouth (9,912)
 Willis
    
Port Vale 1 Bury 0
   Vale Park, Burslem (14,228)
 Griffiths
 
Swansea Town 3 Stoke City 5
   Vetch Field, Swansea (12,901)
 Price (2), Burgess ~
 Oscroft (2), Bowyer, King, Finney
 
West Ham United 4 Ipswich Town 0
   Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (24,023)
 Dick, Dare, Hooper, Musgrove
  		 
An incredibly tight finish was fast approaching. West Ham were the form team, winning six in a row, but then failed to win any of their last seven games and finished eighth. Rotherham came with a charge and won eight out of their last nine games, even beating Liverpool 6-1 in their last game, but still lost out on goal average. Birmingham's charge took them to the title, whilst Luton held on to reach the top flight for the first time, only goal average separating the top three.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Luton Town 34 15 1 1 4 5 8 76 45 44
Blackburn Rovers 36 13 2 3 7 2 9 107 73 44
 
Leeds United 36 11 4 3 8 1 9 57 50 43
West Ham United 34 11 4 2 6 4 7 69 56 42
Stoke City 34 9 5 4 7 4 5 56 40 41
Birmingham City 33 11 3 3 5 5 6 68 37 40
Notts County 35 11 2 4 7 2 9 63 62 40
Rotherham United 33 11 1 3 6 3 9 73 57 38
Bristol Rovers 35 13 3 2 3 3 11 67 61 38
Middlesbrough 35 12 0 5 5 4 9 64 66 38
Liverpool 34 11 4 3 3 3 10 77 77 35
Swansea Town 34 12 3 3 1 5 10 70 69 34
Fulham 34 9 4 4 4 4 9 67 68 34
Nottingham Forest 34 6 3 8 8 2 7 46 49 33
Bury 34 7 4 6 5 4 8 63 63 32
Hull City 34 6 4 7 4 5 8 39 52 29
Doncaster Rovers 34 8 4 4 4 1 13 48 75 29
Lincoln City 34 6 4 6 4 4 10 58 70 28
Plymouth Argyle 36 8 4 6 2 3 13 51 73 27
Port Vale 34 7 6 4 1 4 12 37 60 26
 
Ipswich Town 35 8 2 8 1 2 14 51 83 22
Derby County 36 5 6 7 1 3 14 47 68 21
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
33 - Tommy Briggs (Blackburn) - 1 pen
28 - Gordon Turner (Luton)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
  
Aldershot 1 Coventry City 1
   Recreation Ground, Aldershot (4,883)
 Flint ~ Lee
    
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Walsall 1
   Dean Court, Bournemouth (6,444)
 Newsham ~ Dorman
 
Colchester United 2 Leyton Orient 2
   Layer Road, Colchester (9,448)
 Fenton, Plant ~ Rees (2)
 
Crystal Palace 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0
 Selhurst Park, Croydon (11,869)
 Berry
    
Exeter City 1 Gillingham 1
   St James Park, Exeter (5,179)
 Thomas ~ Davey OG
    
Newport County 3 Reading 1
   Somerton Park, Newport (5,066)
 Johnston (2), Shergold ~ Uphill
    
Northampton Town 1 Torquay United 0
   County Ground, Northampton (5,361)
 Adams
    
Norwich City 2 Millwall 1
 Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich (11,682)
 Chung, McCrohan ~ Summers
    
Queen's Park Rangers 2 Shrewsbury Town 0
 Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (8,461)
 Clark, Cameron
      
Southend United 0 Southampton 1
 Southend Stadium, Southend (6,338)
 Flood
 
Swindon Town 1 Brentford 1
 County Ground, Swindon (5,924)
 Owen ~ Taylor
 
Watford 0 Bristol City 2
 Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford (15,842)
 Atyeo, Milton
 		  
Bristol City's eighth successive victory cemented their title credentials, and promotion back to the second division that they had left in 1932, was assured, 18 days later.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Bristol City 39 15 2 2 11 5 4 88 42 59
 
Leyton Orient 37 16 2 2 7 6 4 78 32 54
Southampton 38 15 4 1 7 4 7 63 39 52
Millwall 38 12 5 2 5 5 9 60 52 44
Gillingham 37 10 6 3 7 4 7 64 56 44
Watford 37 8 7 3 7 4 8 57 49 41
Norwich City 37 12 3 4 4 4 10 51 45 39
Queen's Park Rangers 37 12 4 3 2 7 9 59 55 39
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 37 7 6 5 5 8 6 53 49 38
Torquay United 37 9 4 5 5 5 9 66 68 37
Brighton & Hove Albion 36 9 3 5 6 3 10 61 54 36
Northampton Town 37 10 4 4 5 2 12 56 69 36
Coventry City 34 10 4 2 3 5 10 47 41 35
Reading 37 6 7 6 5 4 9 55 60 33
Southend United 35 10 5 4 1 5 10 61 63 32
Brentford 36 7 5 6 3 7 8 64 70 32
Aldershot 37 9 5 5 2 5 11 52 58 32
Shrewsbury Town 36 9 4 4 2 4 13 49 68 30
Crystal Palace 37 6 10 2 2 4 13 43 67 30
Exeter City 37 7 7 5 2 5 11 37 59 30
Newport County 36 6 6 6 2 7 9 47 59 29
Swindon Town 35 7 7 3 1 5 12 36 48 28
Colchester United 37 6 5 8 2 7 9 41 66 28
Walsall 36 4 6 7 1 6 12 54 73 22
 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
24 - Ernie Morgan (Gillingham)
23 - John Atyeo (Bristol C.) - 2 pens, Stan Newsham (Bournemouth) - 4 pens
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Bradford 3 Barrow 0
 Park Avenue, Bradford (5,329)
 Bradley, Pickard, Wright
    
Carlisle United 4 Halifax Town 0
 Brunton Park, Carlisle (4,134)
 Whitehouse (3), Kinloch (pen)
 
Chester 1 York City 2
 Sealand Road, Chester (6,546)
 Pye ~ Bottom, Fenton
 
Chesterfield 2 Bradford City 1
 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (6,483)
 Smith, Walsh OG ~ Lambert
    
Crewe Alexandra 4 Oldham Athletic 1
 Gresty Road, Crewe (4,403)
 Frost, Samuels, Naylor OG, Caton ~ Travis
    
Darlington 0 Barnsley 1
 Feethams, Darlington (6,760)
 Lumley
    
Gateshead 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1
 Redheugh Park, Gateshead (4,217)
Brown
     
Grimsby Town 0 Southport 1
  Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (7,088)
 Beadnell
 
Hartlepools United 3 Wrexham 0
 Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (6,373)
 McGuigan, Linacre, Johnson
 
Rochdale 2 Workington 1
 Spotland, Rochdale (5,229)
 Lynn (2 pens) ~ Dailey
 
Stockport County 0 Accrington Stanley 0
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (13,144)
 
Tranmere Rovers 2 Mansfield Town 1
 Prenton Park, Birkenhead (3,388)
 McDevitt, Bell ~ J.Adam (pen)
 
Barnsley were halfway through an unstoppable run of ten successive victories which would take them to the title, four points ahead of Accrington.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Accrington Stanley 38 17 1 2 5 7 6 80 51 52
 
Barnsley 36 13 2 2 9 2 8 66 39 48
Hartlepools United 37 15 2 2 6 2 10 52 38 46
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 36 11 4 3 8 3 7 64 43 45
Gateshead 37 10 5 4 7 5 6 56 52 44
York City 34 10 3 4 8 4 5 71 48 43
Stockport County 39 12 3 4 5 6 9 72 58 43
Chesterfield 36 12 0 5 6 5 8 62 60 41
Workington 37 8 6 4 6 5 8 56 48 39
Rochdale 36 10 5 3 3 7 8 54 50 38
Oldham Athletic 36 11 4 3 4 4 10 55 51 38
Mansfield Town 38 12 3 4 3 4 12 54 62 37
Southport 35 7 7 4 5 4 8 41 39 35
Bradford 37 9 7 3 4 2 12 51 56 35
Darlington 37 8 4 6 4 6 9 48 59 34
Halifax Town 37 7 7 5 4 2 12 52 61 31
Carlisle United 35 10 1 7 3 3 11 63 66 30
Chester 38 10 1 8 2 5 12 40 64 30
Crewe Alexandra 37 7 8 4 2 3 13 58 67 29
Tranmere Rovers 37 7 5 7 3 4 11 44 59 29
Grimsby Town 37 8 4 7 3 3 12 42 57 29
Wrexham 37 6 5 7 3 4 12 47 68 27
 
Barrow 35 9 3 5 3 0 15 50 73 27
Bradford City 34 6 4 6 3 4 11 33 42 26
 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
28 - Arthur Bottom (York) - 4 pens, Jack Connor (Stockport)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1954/55 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2004
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