OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1954-1955:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf-Time Score

CL 1/42

21-08-1954

Burnley (h)

1-5 (L)

Lydon (5')

Team

McKay 3 Alexander Stephenson

Unknown

1-1

CL 2/42

23-08-1954

Sheffield United (a)

1-4 (L)

Forrest

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 3/42

28-08-1954

Preston North End (a)

1-8 (L)

Webb (pen)

Team

Jones 4 Evans 2 Dunn Mollatt(og)

Unknown

Unknown

CL 4/42

01-09-1954

Sheffield United (h)

2-0 (W)

Lydon Walker (og)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 5/42

04-09-1954

Bury (h)

4-4 (D)

Nightingale 2 Iggleden Jack (og)

Team

Hitchen 2 Fletcher 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 6/42

06-09-1954

Stoke City (a)

1-3 (L)

Harris

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 7/42

11-09-1954

Huddersfield Town (a)

2-2 (D)

Webb Flynn

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 8/42

15-09-1954

Stoke City (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 9/42

18-09-1954

Manchester City (a)

2-3 (L)

Webb Iggleden

Team

Bourne Crossan 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 10/42

25-09-1954

Newcastle United (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 11/42

02-10-1954

West Bromwich Albion (a)

2-3 (L)

Webb (43') Burden (75')

Team

Hodgkisson (19') Kevan (51') Jackson (58')

Unknown

1-1

CL 12/42

09-10-1954

Bolton Wanderers (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Stevens Allcock

Unknown

Unknown

CL 13/42

16-10-1954

Blackburn Rovers (a)

2-2 (D)

Patterson (og) Burden

Team

Leaver 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 14/42

23-10-1954

Blackpool (h)

1-3 (L)

Smith

Team

Stephenson 2 Durie

2,701

Unknown

CL 15/42

30-10-1954

Derby County (a)

5-5 (D)

Vickers Lydon 2 Webb Smith

Team

Dunn 3 Harrison Lee

Unknown

Unknown

CL 16/42

06-11-1954

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

4-2 (W)

Webb 4 (15', 35', 36', 62' Pen)

Team

Marriott (18') Sewell (60')

Unknown

3-1

CL 17/42

13-11-1954

Chesterfield (a)

2-1 (W)

Smith Webb

Team

McGoldrick (1')

Unknown

1-1

CL 18/42

20-11-1954

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

1-3 (L)

Smith

Team

McDonald 2 (30', 87') Taylor(47')

Unknown

0-1

CL 19/42

27-11-1954

Aston Villa (a)

2-1 (W)

Vickers (80') Lydon (89')

Team

Chapman (44')

Unknown

0-1

CL 20/42

04-12-1954

Liverpool (h)

2-1 (W)

Lydon 2 (30', 35')

Team

R. Campbell (55')

Unknown

2-0

CL 21/42

11-12-1954

Manchester United (a)

3-6 (L)

Smith Iggleden Flynn

Team

Lewis 4 Whelan 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 22/42

18-12-1954

Burnley (a)

1-4 (L)

Vickers (42')

Team

Shackleton 2 (5', 38') Cargill 2 (21', 56')

Unknown

1-3

CL 23/42

25-12-1954

Everton (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 24/42

27-12-1954

Everton (h)

1-1 (D)

Smith

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 25/42

01-01-1955

Preston North End (h)

1-0 (W)

Lydon

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 26/42

15-01-1955

Bury (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

McIlvenny Williams

Unknown

Unknown

CL 27/42

05-02-1955

Manchester City (h)

1-2 (L)

Smith

Team

Anders Phoenix

Unknown

Unknown

CL 28/42

16-02-1955

Huddersfield Town (h)

2-0 (W)

Smith Iggleden

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 29/42

23-02-1955

West Bromwich Albion (h)

2-3 (L)

Iggleden Lydon

Team

Crowshaw Nicholls Jackson

Unknown

Unknown

CL 30/42

05-03-1955

Blackburn Rovers (h)

0-4 (L)

Team

Brown McLean Douglas Leaver

Unknown

Unknown

CL 31/42

09-03-1955

Newcastle United (a)

2-2 (D)

Overfield Smith

Team

Monkhouse 2

Unknown

Unknown

CL 32/42

12-03-1955

Blackpool (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

Mortensen 2 Smith Shimwell

Unknown

Unknown

CL 33/42

19-03-1955

Derby County (h)

2-1 (W)

Iggleden Marsden

Team

Dunn

Unknown

Unknown

CL 34/42

23-03-1955

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 35/42

02-04-1955

Chesterfield (h)

3-0 (W)

Smith 2 (30', ?') Iggleden (35')

Team

Unknown

2-0

CL 36/42

08-04-1955

Barnsley (a)

1-1 (D)

Smith

Team

Holmes

Unknown

Unknown

CL 37/42

09-04-1955

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

0-5 (L)

Team

Middleton 2 (1', 39') Mullen 2 (10', 15') McDonald (74")

Unknown

0-4

CL38/42

12-04-1955

Barnsley (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 39/42

16-04-1955

Aston Villa (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Pace

Unknown

0-0

CL 40/42

23-04-1954

Liverpool (a)

1-1 (D)

McCall (38')

Team

Scroggins

Unknown

1-0

CL 41/42

30-04-1955

Manchester United (h)

2-1 (W)

Colbridge Iggleden

Team

Lewis

Unknown

Unknown

CL 42/42

02-05-1955

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Central League 1954-55: Position 20th

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Bolton Wanderers

42

26

7

9

70

28

59

2

Manchester United

42

25

5

12

96

52

55

3

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42

24

7

11

90

49

55

4

Burnley

42

22

8

12

94

59

52

5

Preston North End

42

23

5

14

85

53

51

6

Everton

42

21

9

12

72

46

51

7

Blackpool

42

22

7

13

85

61

51

8

Newcastle United

42

19

6

17

69

64

44

9

Liverpool

42

17

10

15

74

81

44

10

West Bromwich Albion

42

17

9

16

79

76

43

11

Manchester City

42

18

7

17

78

81

43

12

Stoke City

42

19

5

18

69

78

43

13

Huddersfield Town

42

18

7

17

73

86

43

14

Aston Villa

42

17

7

18

68

75

41

15

Blackburn Rovers

42

15

9

18

78

82

39

16

Barnsley

42

15

9

18

55

62

39

17

Sheffield United

42

15

6

21

65

71

36

18

Sheffield Wednesday

42

14

8

20

68

83

36

19

Bury

42

14

7

21

74

80

35

20

Leeds United

42

10

9

23

58

100

29

21

Derby County

42

7

9

26

47

100

23

22

Chesterfield

42

3

6

33

42

122

12