Season 1953-1954

Division I


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League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 1 4 61 25 9 6 6 35 31 57 2. West Bromwich Albion 42 13 5 3 51 24 9 4 8 35 39 53 3. Huddersfield Town 42 13 6 2 45 24 7 5 9 33 37 51 4. Manchester United 42 11 6 4 41 27 7 6 8 32 31 48 5. Bolton Wanderers 42 14 6 1 45 20 4 6 11 30 40 48 6. Blackpool 42 13 6 2 43 19 6 4 11 37 50 48 7. Burnley 42 16 2 3 51 23 5 2 14 27 44 46 8. Chelsea 42 12 3 6 45 26 4 9 8 29 42 44 9. Charlton Athletic 42 14 4 3 51 26 5 2 14 24 51 44 10. Cardiff City 42 12 4 5 32 27 6 4 11 19 44 44 11. Preston North End 42 12 2 7 43 24 7 3 11 44 34 43 12. Arsenal 42 8 8 5 42 37 7 5 9 33 36 43 13. Aston Villa 42 12 5 4 50 28 4 4 13 20 40 41 14. Portsmouth 42 13 5 3 53 31 1 6 14 28 58 39 15. Newcastle United 42 9 2 10 43 40 5 8 8 29 37 38 16. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 3 7 38 33 5 2 14 27 43 37 17. Manchester City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 5 12 27 46 37 18. Sunderland 42 11 4 6 50 37 3 4 14 31 52 36 19. Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 4 5 43 30 3 2 16 27 61 36 20. Sheffield United 42 9 5 7 43 38 2 6 13 26 52 33 21. Middlesbrough 42 6 6 9 29 35 4 4 13 31 56 30 22. Liverpool 42 7 8 6 49 38 2 2 17 19 59 28

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Wed 19 Aug  MANCHESTER CITY......... 2-0     5     40,139   Clarrie Jordan, Jackie Sewell
 2. Sat 22 Aug  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 2-1     1     39,118   Jackie Sewell 2
 3. Wed 26 Aug  Preston North End....... 0-6     9     33,118   
 4. Sat 29 Aug  Burnley................. 1-4    15     25,813   Redfern Froggatt

 5. Wed  2 Sep  PRESTON NORTH END....... 4-2     9     37,528   Redfern Froggatt, Jack Marriott
                                                                Jack Shaw, Dennis Woodhead
 6. Sat  5 Sep  CHARLTON ATHLETIC....... 1-2    14     41,723   Dennis Woodhead
 7. Wed  9 Sep  Bolton Wanderers........ 1-2    15     31,143   Redfern Froggatt
 8. Sat 12 Sep  Sheffield United........ 0-2    15     45,463   
 9. Wed 16 Sep  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 2-1    14     27,107   Jackie Sewell, Dennis Woodhead
10. Sat 19 Sep  Middlesbrough........... 1-4    16     22,638   Clarrie Jordan
11. Wed 23 Sep  NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 3-0    11     29,271   Clarrie Jordan 2, Jack Marriott
12. Sat 26 Sep  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 2-3    14     45,508   Jackie Sewell, Dennis Woodhead

13. Sat  3 Oct  Liverpool............... 2-2    12     38,647   Jackie Sewell, Dennis Woodhead
14. Sat 10 Oct  CHELSEA................. 2-0    11     32,217   Alan Finney, Jack Shaw
15. Sat 17 Oct  Blackpool............... 2-1     8     35,910   Alan Finney, Own Goal
16. Sat 24 Oct  PORTSMOUTH.............. 4-4     8     37,091   Clarrie Jordan 2
                                                                Jackie Sewell 2
17. Sat 31 Oct  Arsenal................. 1-4     9     52,543   Dennis Woodhead

18. Sat  7 Nov  ASTON VILLA............. 3-1     9     31,124   Alan Finney, Albert Quixall
                                                                Jack Shaw
19. Sat 14 Nov  Huddersfield Town....... 0-2    11     30,671   
20. Sat 21 Nov  SUNDERLAND.............. 2-2    12     38,120   Jackie Sewell, Dennis Woodhead
21. Sat 28 Nov  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1-4    14     35,154   Dennis Woodhead

22. Sat  5 Dec  CARDIFF CITY............ 2-1    10     28,183   Redfern Froggatt, Jackie Sewell
23. Sat 12 Dec  Manchester City......... 2-3    13     27,710   Norman Curtis, Redfern Froggatt
24. Sat 19 Dec  Tottenham Hotspur....... 1-3    14     25,957   Redfern Froggatt
25. Fri 25 Dec  Manchester United....... 2-5    17     27,123   Eddie Gannon, Dennis Woodhead
26. Sat 26 Dec  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 0-1    17     44,196   

27. Sat  2 Jan  BURNLEY................. 2-0    15     34,040   Albert Quixall, Dennis Woodhead
28. Sat 16 Jan  Charlton Athletic....... 2-4    17     19,655   Jackie Sewell, Jack Shaw
29. Sat 23 Jan  SHEFFIELD UNITED........ 3-2    17     43,231   Jack Shaw 2, Jackie Sewell

30. Sat  6 Feb  MIDDLESBROUGH........... 4-2    13     31,159   Dennis Woodhead 2, Jackie Sewell
                                                                Jack Shaw
31. Sat 13 Feb  West Bromwich Albion.... 2-4    15     38,475   Jack Shaw, Dennis Woodhead
32. Wed 24 Feb  LIVERPOOL............... 1-1    13     18,000   Dennis Woodhead
33. Sat 27 Feb  Chelsea................. 1-0    13     54,498   Dennis Woodhead

34. Sat  6 Mar  BLACKPOOL............... 1-2    14     42,183   Dennis Woodhead
35. Sat 20 Mar  ARSENAL................. 2-1    14     42,072   Eddie Gannon, Jackie Sewell
36. Wed 31 Mar  Aston Villa............. 1-2    16      9,609   Dennis Woodhead

37. Sat  3 Apr  HUDDERSFIELD TOWN....... 1-4    17     31,106   Jack Shaw
38. Wed  7 Apr  Portsmouth.............. 1-2    17     15,179   Jack Shaw
39. Sat 10 Apr  Sunderland.............. 4-2    16     36,982   Redfern Froggatt 2, Jack Shaw 2
40. Fri 16 Apr  Newcastle United........ 0-3    18     43,945   
41. Sat 17 Apr  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 0-0    17     41,278   
42. Sat 24 Apr  Cardiff City............ 2-2    19     15,777   Jackie Sewell, Dennis Woodhead

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Sat  9 Jan  SHEFFIELD UNITED........ 1-1     61,250   Jack Shaw
 3R  Wed 13 Jan  Sheffield United........ 3-1     40,847   George Davies, Alan Finney
                                                           Jackie Sewell

 4   Sat 30 Jan  CHESTERFIELD............ 0-0     46,188   
 4R  Wed  3 Feb  Chesterfield............ 4-2     21,808   Jack Shaw 2, Jackie Sewell
                                                           Dennis Woodhead

 5   Sat 20 Feb  EVERTON................. 3-1     65,000   Jackie Sewell, Jack Shaw
                                                           Dennis Woodhead

 6   Sat 13 Mar  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 1-1     65,000   Dennis Woodhead
 6R  Wed 17 Mar  Bolton Wanderers........ 2-0     52,568   Jackie Sewell, Jack Shaw

SF   Sat 27 Mar  Preston North End....... 0-2     75,213   
                 at Maine Road                             

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Appearances

                          LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                 Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Dennis Woodhead          38     18      7      3     45     21
Eddie Gannon             34      2      8      0     42      2
Jackie Sewell            33     15      8      4     41     19
Norman Curtis            36      1      3      0     39      1
Albert Quixall           30      2      8      0     38      2
George Davies            27      0      8      1     35      1
Jack Shaw                24     12      8      5     32     17
Alan Finney              22      3      8      1     30      4
Brian Ryalls             25      0      4      0     29      0
Ralph O'Donnell          27      0      0      0     27      0
Jack Marriott            24      2      1      0     25      2
Redfern Froggatt         24      8      0      0     24      8
Vin Kenny                18      0      5      0     23      0
Tony Conwell             21      0      0      0     21      0
Tom McAnearney           21      0      0      0     21      0
Barry Butler             11      0      8      0     19      0
Ivor Seemley             10      0      8      0     18      0
Dave McIntosh            13      0      4      0     17      0
Clarrie Jordan           12      6      0      0     12      6
Ron Capewell              4      0      0      0      4      0
Jim McAnearney            4      0      0      0      4      0
Cyril Turton              4      0      0      0      4      0

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