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SEASON 1954-1955

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FIRST XI

Mon 9th Aug

Sun 15th Aug

Sat 21st Aug

Wed 25th Aug

Sat 28th Aug

Mon 30th Aug

Sat 4th Sept

Wed 8th Sept

Sat 11th Sept

Wed 15th Sept

Sat 18th Sept

Mon 20th Sept

Sat 25th Sept

Wed 29th Sept

Sat 2nd Oct

Sat 9th Oct

Wed 13th Oct

Sat 16th Oct

Sat 23rd Oct

Thurs 28th Oct

Sat 30th Oct

Sat 6th Nov

Sat 13th Nov

Tues 16th Nov

Sat 20th Nov

Sat 27th Nov

Sat 4th Dec

Sat 11th Dec

Mon 13th Dec

Sat 18th Dec

Sat 25th Dec

Mon 27th Dec

Sat 1st Jan

Sat 8th Jan

Sat 15th Jan

Sat 22nd Jan

Sat 29th Jan

Sat 5th Feb

Sat 12th Feb

Sat 19th Feb

Wed 23rd Feb

Sat 5th Mar

Sat 12th Mar

Wed 16th Mar

Sat 19th Mar

Wed 23rd Mar

Sat 26th Mar

Sat 2nd Apr

Sat 9th Apr

Mon 11th Apr

Tues 12th Apr

Sat 16th Mar

Tues 19th Apr

Wed 20th Apr

Sat 23rd Apr

Wed 27th Apr

Sat 30th Apr

Sat 7th May

Practice Match

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Charity Shield

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

FA Cup 3

Division 1

FA Cup 4

Division 1

FA Cup 5

Division 1

FA Cup 6

Division 1

Inter-Serv Tourn

Division 1

Benefit

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Colours 3 - 1 Whites

First Vienna 2 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday

Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2 Wolves

Portsmouth 0 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur

Wolves 1 - 0 Blackpool

Wolves 2 - 0 Sunderland

Charlton Athletic 1 - 3 Wolves

Sunderland 0 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers

Glasgow Celtic 3 - 3 Wolves

Huddersfield Town 2 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 4 West Bromwich Albion

Wolves 4 - 2 Manchester United

Wolves 2 - 2 Manchester City

Wolves 0 - 0 First Vienna

Wolves 1 - 1 Cardiff City

Wolves 4 - 0 West Bromwich Albion

Wolves 10 - 0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Newcastle United 2 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 5 - 0 Burnley

Preston North End 3 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 0 Spartak Moscow

Wolves 4 - 1 Sheffield United

Arsenal 4 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 3 - 4 Chelsea

Leicester City 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 3 - 2 Honved

Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 3 Everton

Everton 3 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 2 Portsmouth

Grimsby Town 2 - 5 Wolves

Blackpool 0 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic

Wolves 1 - 0 Arsenal

Bolton Wanderers 6 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 6 - 4 Huddersfield Town

Wolves 4 - 1 Charlton Athletic

Manchester United 2 - 4 Wolves

Wolves 5 - 0 Leicester City

Sunderland 2 - 0 Wolves

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 2 Newcastle United

Royal Navy 0 - 8 Royal Air Force

Burnley 1 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 1 Preston North End

Chelsea 1 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 0 Aston Villa

Aston Villa 4 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 3 - 1 Arsenal

Exeter City v Wolves

Manchester City 3 - 0 Wolves

Sheffield United 1 - 2 Wolves

Bangor City v Wolves

Cardiff City 3 - 2 Wolves

Racing Club de Paris 3 - 4 Wolves

Manager

Stan Cullis

Players

1st & 2nd XI's

Joe Baillie

Colin Booth

Peter Broadbent

Eddie Clamp

Norman Deeley

Ron Flowers

Bill Gutteridge

Johnny Hancocks

Tommy McDonald

Jimmy Mullen

Roy Pritchard

Peter Russell

Bill Shorthouse

George Showell

Nigel Sims

Bill Slater

Les Smith

Eddie Stuart

Roy Swinbourne

Doug Taylor

Bert Williams

Dennis Wilshaw

Billy Wright

Final Football League Division One Table 1954-1955

Chelsea (C)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Portsmouth

Sunderland

Manchester United

Aston Villa

Manchester City

Newcastle United

Arsenal

Burnley

Everton

Huddersfield Town

Sheffield United

Preston North End

Charlton Athletic

Tottenham Hotspur

West Bromwich Albion

Bolton Wanderers

Blackpool

Cardiff City

Leicester City (R)

Sheffield Wednesday (R)

Pld

Fo - Ag

81 - 57

89 - 70

74 - 62

64 - 54

84 - 74

72 - 73

76 - 69

89 - 77

69 - 63

51 - 48

62 - 68

63 - 68

70 - 86

83 - 64

76 - 75

72 - 73

76 - 96

62 - 69

60 - 64

62 - 76

74 - 86

63 - 100

Pts

G Ave

1.421

1.271

1.194

1.185

1.138

0.986

1.101

1.156

1.095

1.063

0.912

0.926

0.814

1.297

1.013

0.792

0.899

0.938

0.816

0.860

0.630

YOUTH XI

Sat 30th Oct

Mon 8th Nov

Wed 24th Nov

Sat 4th Dec

Youth Cup 1

Friendly

Youth Cup 2

Youth Cup 3

Wolves Youth 4 - 0 Port Vale Youth

Wolves Youth 1 - 0 England Youth

Wolves Youth 10 - 0 Walsall Youth

West Bromwich Albion Youth 4 - 1 Wolves Youth

SECOND XI - Central League

Sat 21st Aug

Mon 23rd Aug

Sat 28th Aug

Sat 4th Sept

Mon 6th Sept

Sat 11th Sept

Mon 13th Sept

Sat 18th Sept

Sat 25th Sept

Sat 2nd Oct

Sat 9th Oct

Sat 23rd Oct

Sat 30th Oct

Sat 6th Nov

Sat 13th Nov

Sat 20th Nov

Sat 27th Nov

Sat 4th Dec

Sat 11th Dec

Sat 18th Dec

Sat 25th Dec

Mon 27th Dec

Sat 1st Jan

Sat 8th Jan

Sat 15th Jan

Sat 29th Jan

Sat 5th Feb

Sat 12th Feb

Tues 1st Mar

Wed 9th Mar

Sat 12th Mar

Sat 19th Mar

Sat 26th Mar

Thurs 31st Mar

Sat 9th Apr

Tues 12th Apr

Sat 16th Mar

Sat 22rd Apr

Mon 25th Apr

Sat 30th Apr

Mon 2nd May

Wed 4th May

League

Everton 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Liverpool Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Chesterfield Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.

Manchester City Res. 3 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Derby County Res.

Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Manchester United Res.

Blackpool Res. 2 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Res.

Bolton Wanderers Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.

Stoke City Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.

Barnsley Res. 0 - 2 Wolves res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Burnley Res.

Preston North End Res. 4 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 4 - 1 Bury Res.

Leeds United Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Manchester City Res.

Newcastle United Res. 2 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 4 - 2 West Bromwich Albion Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Everton Res.

Huddersfield Town Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town Res.

Chesterfield Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Liverpool Res.

Wolves Res. 2 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Aston Villa Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Blackpool Res.

Blackburn Rovers Res. 3 - 0 Wolves Res.

Bury Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.

Derby County Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Barnsley Res.

Burnley Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Preston North End Res.

Sheffield United Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Leeds United Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Aston Villa Res.

Manchester City Res. 1 - 3 Wolves.

Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Newcastle United Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Sheffield United Res.

West Bromwich Albion Res. 3 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Res.

Wolves Res. 8 - 0 Stoke City Res.

Final Central League Table 1954-1955

Bolton Wanderers Res. (C)

Manchester United Res.

Wolverhampton Wand Res.

Burnley Res.

Preston North End Res.

Everton Res.

Blackpool Res,

Newcastle United Res.

Liverpool Res.

West Bromwich Albion Res.

Manchester City Res.

Stoke City Res.

Huddersfield Town Res.

Aston Villa Res.

Blackburn Rovers Res.

Barnsley Res.

Sheffield United Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Bury Res.

Leeds United Res.

Derby County Res.

Chesterfield Res.

Pld

Fo - Ag

70 - 28

96 - 52

90 - 49

94 - 59

85 - 53

72 - 46

85 - 61

69 - 64

74 - 81

79 - 76

78 - 81

69 - 78

73 - 86

68 - 75

78 - 82

55 - 62

65 - 71

68 - 83

74 - 80

58 - 100

47 - 100

42 - 122

Pts

G Ave

2.500

1.846

1.836

1.593

1.604

1.565

1.393

1.078

0.913

1.039

0.963

0.884

0.848

0.907

0.951

0.887

0.915

0.819

0.925

0.580

0.470

0.344

'A' TEAM - Birmingham & District League Northern Division

Sat 21st Aug

Mon 23rd Aug

Sat 28th Aug

Sat 4th Sept

Sat 11th Sept

Sat 18th Sept

Mon 20th Sept

Wed 22nd Sept

Sat 25th Sept

Sat 2nd Oct

Sat 16th Oct

Sat 23rd Oct

Sat 6th Nov

Sat 13th Nov

Sat 20th Nov

Sat 27th Nov

Sat 4th Dec

Sat 18th Dec

Sat 25th Dec

Sat 1st Jan

Sat 8th Jan

Sat 15th Jan

Sat 22nd Jan

Sat 29th Jan

Sat 5th Feb

Sat 12th Feb

Sat 19th Feb

Sat 5th Mar

Sat 19th Mar

Sat 26th Mar

Sat 2nd Apr

Sat 9th Apr

Tues 12th Apr

Sat 16th Apr

Sat 23rd Apr

Sat 30th Apr

Tues 3rd May

Thurs 5th May

Sat 7th May

League

League Cup

League

Burton Albion 3 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 2 - 0 Nuneaton Borough

Hinckley Athletic 2 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Hednesford 0 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Atherstone Town 2 - 8 Wolves 'A'

Bilston 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Gresley Rovers 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Burton Albion 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Darlaston 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Leek Town 4 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Oswestry Town 3 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Walsall Res. 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Atherstone Town 2 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Whitwick Colliery 4 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Birch Coppice Colliery 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Bedworth Town 0 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Gresley Rovers 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Burton Albion 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Nuneaton Borough 4 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Hinckley Athletic 3 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Darlaston 0 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Hednesford v Wolves 'A' - postponed

Tamworth 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Wellington Town Res. 3 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Bilston 2 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Leek Town 0 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Birch Coppice Colliery 5 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Bloxwich Strollers 0 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Shrewsbury Town Res. 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Tamworth 0 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Whitworth Colliery 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Oswestry Town 5 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Brush Sports 5 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Bedworth Town 3 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Bloxwich Strollers 0 - 8 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 6 - 0 Walsall Res.

Wolves 'A' v Shrewsbury Town Res.

Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Wellington Town Res.

Wolves 'A' 7 - 1 Brush Sports

Hednesford v Wolves 'A'

Final Birmingham & District League Northern Division Table 1954-1955

Nuneaton Borough (C)

Wolverhampton Wand's 'A'

Burton Albion

Shrewsbury Town Res.

Brush Sports

Walsall Res.

Bedworth Town

Bilston

Hinckley Athletic

Whitwick Colliery

Oswestry Town

Gresley Rovers

Hednesford

Atherstone Town

Tamworth

Leek Town

Darlaston

Wellington Town Res.

Birch Coppice Colliery

Bloxwich Strollers

Pld

Fo - Ag

112 - 43

106 - 65

100 - 50

103 - 68

90 - 57

83 - 69

95 - 59

86 - 65

89 - 77

95 - 70

83 - 72

66 - 70

72 - 79

58 - 101

67 - 75

64 - 94

57 - 110

59 - 123

47 - 99

47 - 162

Pts

G Ave

2.604

1.631

2.000

1.515

1.578

1.203

1.610

1.323

1.155

1.357

1.152

0.943

0.911

0.574

0.893

0.681

0.518

0.479

0.474

0.290

'B' TEAM - Worcester Combination

Sat 21st Aug

Wed 25th Aug

Sat 28th Aug

Wed 1st Sept

Sat 4th Sept

Sat 11th Sept

Sat 18th Sept

Sat 25th Sept

Sat 2nd Oct

Sat 9th Oct

Sat 16th Oct

Sat 23rd Oct

Sat 30th Oct

Sat 6th Nov

Sat 13th Nov

Sat 20th Nov

Sat 27th Nov

Sat 4th Dec

Sat 11th Dec

Sat 18th Dec

Sat 1st Jan

Sat 8th Jan

Sat 15th Jan

Sat 22nd Jan

Sat 29th Jan

Sat 5th Feb

Sat 12th Feb

Sat 19th Feb

Sat 12th Mar

Sat 26th Mar

Sat 2nd Apr

Sat 9th Apr

Sat 16th Apr

Sat 23rd Apr

Sat 30th Apr

League

League Cup

League

Stratford Town 4 - 5 Wolves 'B'

Lower Gornal Athletic 3 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Bournville Athletic

Wolves 'B' 3 - 1 Lower Gornal Athletic

Quarry Bank Celtic 3 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 2 - 1 Smethwick Town

Jack Mould's Athletic 5 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B 1 - 1 Jack Mould's Athletic

Smethwick Town 2 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 2 - 3 Evesham United

Wolves 'B' 3 - 3 Quarry Bank Celtic

Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Brierley Hill Alliance Res.

Wolves 'B' 2 - 0 Halesowen Town Res.

Evesham United 4 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 0 - 2 Paget Rangers

Lower Gornal Athletic 4 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 1 - 3 Bromsgrove Rovers Res.

Bromsgrove Rovers Res. 1 - 0 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 1 Moor Green Res.

Walsall Wood 3 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 0 - 1 Stourbridge Res.

Bournville Athletic 0 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Lye Town Res.

Boldmere St Michael's Res. 2 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Lye Town Res. 0 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Halesowen Town Res. 3 - 7 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 3 - 4 Richard Thomas & Baldwins

Moor Green Res, 2 - 5 Wolves 'B'

Brierley Hill Alliance Res. 2 - 9 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Boldmere St Michael's Res.

Wolves 'B' 1 - 2 Walsall Wood

Paget Rangers 3 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Stourbridge Res. 3 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Richard Thomas & Baldwins 2 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 1 - 2 Stratford Town

Final Worcester Combination Table 1954-1955

Evesham United (C)

Walsall Wood

Jack Mould's Athletic

Stratford Town

Bromsgrove Rovers Res.

Bournville Athletic

Stourbridge Res.

Quarry Bank Celtic

Smethwick Town

Halesowen Town Res.

Paget Rangers

Wolverampton Wand's 'B'

Brierley Hill Alliance Res.

Moor Green Res.

Lye Town Res.

Boldmere St Michael's Res.

Richard Thomas & Baldwins

Lower Gornal Athletic

Pld

Fo - Ag

120 - 40

99 - 52

76 - 55

120 - 61

89 - 60

91 - 79

70 - 71

83 - 82

80 - 79

71 - 78

62 - 72

82 - 74

69 - 75

59 - 86

51 - 117

56 - 89

57 - 109

55 - 111

Pts

G Ave

3.000

1.903

1.381

1.967

1.483

1.152

0.986

1.012

0.910

0.861

1.108

0.920

0.686

0.436

0.629

0.523

0.495

League

FA Cup

Season

League

FA Cup

Season

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player

Billy Baxter

Peter Broadbent

Ray Chatham

Eddie Clamp

Norman Deeley

Ron Flowers

Len Gibbons

Bill Gutteridge

Johnny Hancocks

Jimmy Mullen

Roy Pritchard

apps

5

36

1

2

6

15

1

2

42

38

27

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12

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7

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37

1

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15

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