| 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
| 23-Oct
| 30-Oct
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| 13-Nov
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| 27-Nov
| 04-Dec
| 11-Dec
| 18-Dec
| 25-Dec
| 27-Dec
| 01-Jan
| 15-Jan
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| 26-Feb
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| 05-Mar
| 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
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers
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H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H
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4-2
| 2-2
| 1-0
| 0-0
| 2-0
| 0-2
| 2-2
| 0-0
| 2-0
| 3-1
| 1-1
| 4-2
| 0-1
| 2-2
| 3-1
| 3-3
| 1-1
| 2-2
| 1-3
| 3-2
| 1-0
| 2-2
| 1-1
| 1-1
| 1-1
| 2-1
| 2-2
| 0-0
| 1-2
| 2-1
| 0-3
| 1-1
| 0-1
| 0-1
| 1-2
| 1-1
| 4-3
| 0-1
| 2-2
| 2-1
| 1-0
| 3-0
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| Willie Fraser | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Leslie Dodds | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Hedley | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 42 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe McDonald | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stan Anderson | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ray Daniel | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fred Hall | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bone | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hudgell | D | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Aitken | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Bingham | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Albert Snell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wright | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Wood | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Morrison | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Elliott | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Chisholm | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Purdon | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Len Shackleton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Fleming | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Kirtley | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McSeveney | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Kemp | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Evans | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Murray
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