# 1954–55 Football League

The 1954–55 season was the 56th completed season of The Football League.

## Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

Chelsea celebrated their 50th anniversary by winning the First Division title – the first major trophy of their history. They finished four points above runners-up and defending champions Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were level on points with Portsmouth and Sunderland. Manchester United recovered well after a slow start to the season and finished fifth. Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday went down to the Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 57 | 1.421 | 52 | Disqualified from the European Cup |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 89 | 70 | 1.271 | 48 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 48 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 48 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 84 | 74 | 1.135 | 47 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 73 | 0.986 | 47 | |
| 7 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 46 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 89 | 77 | 1.156 | 43 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 43 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 43 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 42 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 0.926 | 41 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 41 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 40 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 75 | 1.013 | 40 | |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 73 | 0.986 | 40 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 96 | 0.792 | 40 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 69 | 0.899 | 39 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 76 | 0.816 | 37 | |
| 21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 63 | 100 | 0.630 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Chelsea were invited to play at the inaugural European Cup but were barred from participation by The FA.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | EVE | HUD | LEI | MCI | MUN | NEW | POR | PNE | SHU | SHW | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Blackpool | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 6–1 |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Cardiff City | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Everton | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Leicester City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 1–2 |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 |
| Newcastle United | 5–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–0 |
| Preston North End | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 0–5 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Sunderland | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Birmingham City (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 47 | 1.957 | 54 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup group stage and promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Luton Town (P) | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 94 | 64 | 1.469 | 54 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 46 | 1.500 | 52 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 114 | 79 | 1.443 | 50 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 48 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 45 | |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 83 | 1.036 | 43 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 92 | 96 | 0.958 | 42 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 41 | |
| 14 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 79 | 0.962 | 39 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 39 | |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 79 | 0.861 | 36 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 0.676 | 35 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 95 | 0.611 | 35 | |
| 19 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 34 | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 0.695 | 31 | |
| 21 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 0.620 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
| 22 | Derby County (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 0.646 | 23 | Relegation to the Third Division North |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BIR | BLB | BRR | BRY | DER | DON | FUL | HUL | IPS | LEE | LIN | LIV | LUT | MID | NOT | NTC | PLY | PTV | ROT | STK | SWA | WHU |
| Birmingham | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 9–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–3 | | 8–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 9–0 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 2–4 |
| Bury | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 5–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Fulham | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| Hull City | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Luton Town | 1–0 | 7–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2–5 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Notts County | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Rotherham United | 0–2 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Swansea Town | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | | 5–2 |
| West Ham United | 2–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Barnsley | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 1.870 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 1.433 | 61 | |
| 3 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 1.528 | 58 | |
| 4 | York City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 1.460 | 58 | |
| 5 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 1.306 | 55 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.157 | 54 | |
| 7 | Gateshead | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 0.942 | 52 | |
| 8 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 1.236 | 50 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 1.200 | 48 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1.088 | 48 | |
| 11 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 1.068 | 48 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 1.045 | 48 | |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 0.915 | 45 | |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 0.940 | 43 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 0.849 | 42 | |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 0.800 | 41 | |
| 17 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | 0.787 | 40 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 0.844 | 38 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 0.786 | 37 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 0.876 | 36 | |
| 21 | Bradford City | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 0.855 | 36 | |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 56 | 0.747 | 34 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 0.603 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 0.571 | 33 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | BRW | BRA | BPA | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | GAT | GRI | HAL | HAR | MAN | OLD | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2–3 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Barnsley | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Barrow | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Bradford City | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–5 |
| Chester | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–7 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Darlington | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Halifax Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Hartlepool | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Mansfield Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Rochdale | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Southport | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Tranmere | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Workington | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Wrexham | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–6 |
| York City | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 2.149 | 70 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 1.894 | 61 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 1.471 | 59 | |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 1.167 | 55 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 1.059 | 51 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 1.206 | 50 | |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 1.145 | 50 | |
| 8 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 1.000 | 48 | |
| 9 | Coventry City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 1.136 | 47 | |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 52 | 1.038 | 46 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 0.901 | 46 | |
| 14 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 1.056 | 45 | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 0.920 | 44 | |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 0.897 | 42 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 0.877 | 42 | |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 0.890 | 41 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 0.822 | 38 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 0.650 | 38 | |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 0.719 | 37 | |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 0.644 | 37 | |
| 23 | Walsall | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | 0.872 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 0.582 | 31 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | BRI | COL | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | LEY | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
| Aldershot | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Brentford | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Bristol City | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Coventry City | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Gillingham | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Millwall | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Norwich City | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Southampton | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Southend | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 |
| Torquay United | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Walsall | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | | 0–1 |
| Watford | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |