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
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.	Date	Opponents	Score	Scorers	Team	Opponents' Scorers	Crowd	Half-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.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
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