Season

1954-55

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

5thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.2
goal difference
2.0 scored · 1.7 conceded
45
Played
47%
Win rate

Season in brief

5th of 22 in the First Division, down from 4th the year before. Dennis Viollet led the scoring with 21 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 89 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Chelsea42P · 20W 12D 10L · GD +2452
  3. 3Portsmouth42P · 18W 12D 12L · GD +1248
  4. 4Sunderland42P · 15W 18D 9L · GD +1048
  5. 5Manchester United42P · 20W 7D 15L · GD +1047
  6. 6Aston Villa42P · 20W 7D 15L · GD -147
  7. 7Manchester City42P · 18W 10D 14L · GD +746
  9. 21Leicester City42P · 12W 11D 19L · GD -1235
  10. 22Sheffield Wednesday42P · 8W 10D 24L · GD -3726

Slice: the final First Division table for 1954-55, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

45 matches
21 Aug 1954 v Portsmouth: 1–323 Aug 1954 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 4–228 Aug 1954 @ Blackpool: 4–21 Sep 1954 v Sheffield Wednesday: 2–04 Sep 1954 v Charlton Athletic: 3–18 Sep 1954 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–011 Sep 1954 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–115 Sep 1954 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–118 Sep 1954 v Huddersfield Town: 1–125 Sep 1954 @ Manchester City: 2–32 Oct 1954 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–49 Oct 1954 v Cardiff City: 5–216 Oct 1954 @ Chelsea: 6–523 Oct 1954 v Newcastle United: 2–230 Oct 1954 @ Everton: 2–46 Nov 1954 v Preston North End: 2–113 Nov 1954 @ Sheffield United: 0–320 Nov 1954 v Arsenal: 2–127 Nov 1954 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–24 Dec 1954 v Leicester City: 3–111 Dec 1954 @ Burnley: 4–218 Dec 1954 @ Portsmouth: 0–027 Dec 1954 v Aston Villa: 0–128 Dec 1954 @ Aston Villa: 1–21 Jan 1955 v Blackpool: 4–18 Jan 1955 @ Reading: 1–112 Jan 1955 v Reading: 4–122 Jan 1955 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–129 Jan 1955 @ Manchester City: 0–25 Feb 1955 @ Huddersfield Town: 3–112 Feb 1955 v Manchester City: 0–523 Feb 1955 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–426 Feb 1955 @ Cardiff City: 0–35 Mar 1955 v Burnley: 1–019 Mar 1955 v Everton: 1–226 Mar 1955 @ Preston North End: 2–02 Apr 1955 v Sheffield United: 5–08 Apr 1955 @ Sunderland: 3–49 Apr 1955 @ Leicester City: 0–111 Apr 1955 v Sunderland: 2–216 Apr 1955 v West Bromwich Albion: 3–018 Apr 1955 @ Newcastle United: 0–223 Apr 1955 @ Arsenal: 3–226 Apr 1955 @ Charlton Athletic: 1–130 Apr 1955 v Chelsea: 2–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.