| Blackpool
1954-55 | 21-Aug
| 23-Aug
| 28-Aug
| 01-Sep
| 04-Sep
| 11-Sep
| 16-Sep
| 18-Sep
| 20-Sep
| 25-Sep
| 02-Oct
| 09-Oct
| 16-Oct
| 23-Oct
| 30-Oct
| 06-Nov
| 13-Nov
| 20-Nov
| 27-Nov
| 04-Dec
| 11-Dec
| 18-Dec
| 25-Dec
| 27-Dec
| 01-Jan
| 15-Jan
| 22-Jan
| 05-Feb
| 12-Feb
| 19-Feb
| 26-Feb
| 05-Mar
| 12-Mar
| 19-Mar
| 02-Apr
| 08-Apr
| 09-Apr
| 11-Apr
| 16-Apr
| 23-Apr
| 25-Apr
| 30-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 14/10/18 | |||||||||
| Huddersfield Town
| Bolton Wanderers
| Manchester United
| Bolton Wanderers
| Wolverhampton
| Aston Villa
| Charlton Athletic
| Sunderland
| Charlton Athletic
| Tottenham Hotspur
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Preston North End
| Sheffield United
| Chelsea
| Leicester City
| Newcastle United
| Everton
| Manchester City
| Cardiff City
| Arsenal
| West Bromwich Albion
| Huddersfield Town
| Portsmouth
| Portsmouth
| Manchester United
| Wolverhampton
| Aston Villa
| Sunderland
| Tottenham Hotspur
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Preston North End
| West Bromwich Albion
| Chelsea
| Leicester City
| Everton
| Burnley
| Arsenal
| Burnley
| Cardiff City
| Manchester City
| Newcastle United
| Sheffield United
| Appearances | Own goals | Goals
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3-1
| 2-3
| 2-4
| 0-3
| 0-1
| 0-1
| 3-3
| 0-2
| 1-1
| 5-1
| 1-2
| 1-2
| 1-2
| 1-0
| 2-2
| 2-0
| 1-0
| 1-3
| 2-1
| 2-2
| 1-0
| 1-1
| 2-2
| 0-3
| 1-4
| 0-2
| 1-3
| 0-0
| 2-3
| 2-1
| 1-3
| 3-1
| 0-0
| 2-0
| 4-0
| 1-0
| 0-3
| 1-0
| 0-0
| 6-1
| 1-1
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Player
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| George Farm | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Wyllie | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Johnston | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Tommy Garrett | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hugh Kelly | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Roy Gratrix | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Eddie Shimwell | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Armfield | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Frith | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ewan Fenton | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Johnny McKenna | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Kelly | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyril Robinson | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Stanley Matthews | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ernie Taylor | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Stan Mortensen | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Perry | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 26 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Mudie | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 24 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Brown | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Stephenson | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Hepton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Durie | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Withers | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Harris | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Smith | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Joe Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1953-54 | 1955-56› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||