| Sunderland
1954-55 | 21-Aug
| 23-Aug
| 28-Aug
| 01-Sep
| 04-Sep
| 08-Sep
| 11-Sep
| 15-Sep
| 18-Sep
| 25-Sep
| 02-Oct
| 09-Oct
| 16-Oct
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| 30-Oct
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| 27-Nov
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| 27-Dec
| 01-Jan
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| 26-Feb
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| 14-Mar
| 19-Mar
| 29-Mar
| 02-Apr
| 08-Apr
| 09-Apr
| 11-Apr
| 16-Apr
| 23-Apr
| 30-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 15/18/9 | |||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion
| Aston Villa
| Tottenham Hotspur
| Aston Villa
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Wolverhampton
| Portsmouth
| Wolverhampton
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| Everton
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| Arsenal
| Chelsea
| Leicester City
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| Preston North End
| Manchester City
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| West Bromwich Albion
| Huddersfield Town
| Huddersfield Town
| Tottenham Hotspur
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| Portsmouth
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| Manchester City
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| Preston North End
| Burnley
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Player
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| Willie Fraser | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Leslie Dodds | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Hedley | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe McDonald | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Billy Elliott | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Daniel | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Bone | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Hall | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hudgell | D | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Anderson | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| George Aitken | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Albert Snell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wright | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Morrison | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Wood | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Chisholm | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Ted Purdon | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Billy Bingham | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Len Shackleton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Charlie Fleming | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Kirtley | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Kemp | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McSeveney | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Evans | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1953-54 | 1955-56› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||