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SEASON: 1954-55

Prev Season: 1953-54
This Season: 1954-55
Next Season: 1955-56

DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 5th Round (Newcastle United (A) 1-2)

Top Goalscorer:: Jim Barrett, Tommy Wilson (10 goals)

Competitive Games:: 48
Competitive Goals:: 68
Goals per game:: 1.4
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 39 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 46.4%

Highest League Attendance:: 30,348 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 5,825 (West Ham United)
Average League Attendance:: 14,613
Highest Cup Attendance:: 25,252 (Newcastle United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 20,479 (Hartlepool United)

Champions:: Chelsea
FA Cup:: Newcastle United
Community Shield:: West Bromwich Albion / Wolverhampton Wanderers

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 4
4-1 (Wed Sep 08, 1954, Middlesbrough, Away, League Tier 2)
4-2 (Wed Sep 15, 1954, Middlesbrough, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Winning Margin: 3
4-1 (Wed Sep 08, 1954, Middlesbrough, Away, League Tier 2)
3-0 (Sat Nov 06, 1954, Doncaster Rovers, Away, League Tier 2)
3-0 (Sat Nov 13, 1954, Derby County, Home, League Tier 2)

Most Goals Conceded: 5
1-5 (Sat Dec 18, 1954, Luton Town, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 4
1-5 (Sat Dec 18, 1954, Luton Town, Home, League Tier 2)

Clean Sheets:: 9
Yellow Cards:: 0
Red Cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 6
Penalties conceded:: 7
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1954-55

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Birmingham City	42	22	10	10	92	47	14	4	3	56	22	8	6	7	36	25	1.957	54	Promoted as Champions	0-2	1-0
2	Luton Town	42	23	8	11	88	53	18	2	1	55	18	5	6	10	33	35	1.660	54	Promoted	1-5	0-3
3	Rotherham United	42	25	4	13	94	64	17	1	3	59	22	8	3	10	35	42	1.469	54		0-2	2-3
4	Leeds United	42	23	7	12	70	53	14	4	3	43	19	9	3	9	27	34	1.321	53		1-1	1-1
5	Stoke City	42	21	10	11	69	46	12	5	4	38	17	9	5	7	31	29	1.500	52		0-3	0-2
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	22	6	14	114	79	14	4	3	73	31	8	2	11	41	48	1.443	50		1-2	1-0
7	Notts County	42	21	6	15	74	71	14	3	4	46	27	7	3	11	28	44	1.042	48		0-1	1-4
8	West Ham United	42	18	10	14	74	70	12	4	5	46	28	6	6	9	28	42	1.057	46		1-1	0-2
9	Bristol Rovers	42	19	7	16	75	70	15	4	2	52	23	4	3	14	23	47	1.071	45		1-0	1-2
10	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	86	83	15	3	3	58	28	2	6	13	28	55	1.036	43		0-0	2-3
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	92	96	11	7	3	55	37	5	3	13	37	59	.958	42		3-1	0-1
12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	13	1	7	48	31	5	5	11	25	51	.890	42		4-2	4-1
13	Bury	42	15	11	16	77	72	10	5	6	44	35	5	6	10	33	37	1.069	41		2-3	1-1
14	Fulham	42	14	11	17	76	79	10	5	6	46	29	4	6	11	30	50	.962	39		2-0	1-1
15	Nottingham Forest	42	16	7	19	58	62	8	4	9	29	29	8	3	10	29	33	.935	39
16	Lincoln City	42	13	10	19	68	79	8	6	7	39	35	5	4	12	29	44	.861	36		1-1	1-2
17	Port Vale	42	12	11	19	48	71	10	6	5	31	21	2	5	14	17	50	.676	35		2-3	2-1
18	Doncaster Rovers	42	14	7	21	58	95	10	5	6	35	34	4	2	15	23	61	.611	35		3-1	3-0
19	Hull City	42	12	10	20	44	69	7	5	9	30	35	5	5	11	14	34	.638	34		0-1	3-2
20	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	7	23	57	82	10	4	7	29	26	2	3	16	28	56	.695	31		2-0	2-1
21	Ipswich Town	42	11	6	25	57	92	10	3	8	37	28	1	3	17	20	64	.620	28	Relegated	2-0	1-2
22	Derby County	42	7	9	26	53	82	6	6	9	39	34	1	3	17	14	48	.646	23	Relegated	3-0	2-1

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	18 times	12 times	6 times	2 times
Conceded	19 times	12 times	6 times	1 time	1 time
Won By	8 times	7 times	3 times
Lost By	12 times	4 times	3 times	1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	3	1	-	2	2	4	2	Stoke City (0-2), Blackburn Rovers (1-2), Blackburn Rovers (1-0)
2		2	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Fulham (1-1)
3		3	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Bristol Rovers (1-0)
4		4	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Leeds United (1-1)
5		5	2	-	-	2	2	9	0	Luton Town (1-5), Notts County (1-4)
6		6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7		7	2	-	-	2	2	6	0	Stoke City (0-3), Rotherham United (2-3)
8		8	2	-	-	2	1	4	0	Rotherham United (0-2), Bristol Rovers (1-2)
9		9	2	-	1	1	1	2	1	Notts County (0-1), West Ham United (1-1)
10		10	3	-	1	2	2	5	1	West Ham United (0-2), Swansea Town (0-0), Swansea Town (2-3)
11		11	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Birmingham City (1-0)
12		12	3	2	-	1	5	3	4	Birmingham City (0-2), Liverpool (3-1), Fulham (2-0)
13		13	3	2	1	-	7	3	5	Doncaster Rovers (3-0), Hull City (3-2), Bury (1-1)
14	6	14	1	-	-	1	1	2	0	Lincoln City (1-2)
15	40	15	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Liverpool (0-1)
16	7	16	3	1	1	1	6	5	3	Bury (2-3), Lincoln City (1-1), Doncaster Rovers (3-1)
17	89	17	4	1	1	2	5	6	3	Hull City (0-1), Leeds United (1-1), Plymouth Argyle (2-1), Port Vale (2-3)
18	37	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	21	19	2	2	-	-	5	1	4	Derby County (3-0), Port Vale (2-1)
20	21	20	2	2	-	-	4	0	4	Ipswich Town (2-0), Plymouth Argyle (2-0)
21	19	21	1	1	-	-	4	1	2	Middlesbrough (4-1)
22	16	22	3	2	-	1	7	5	4	Middlesbrough (4-2), Ipswich Town (1-2), Derby County (2-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Luton Town (0-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 21, 1954	Luton Town	A	0-3	19,832	21
2	Wed Aug 25, 1954	Stoke City	H	0-3	20,665	22
3	Sat Aug 28, 1954	Hull City	H	0-1	18,805	22
4	Mon Aug 30, 1954	Stoke City	A	0-2	22,927	22
5	Sat Sep 04, 1954	Lincoln City	A	1-2	14,167	22	McLaren (85')
6	Wed Sep 08, 1954	Middlesbrough	A	4-1	16,241	21	Moore (1', 17'), Wilson (47'), Ardron (55')
7	Sat Sep 11, 1954	Bury	H	2-3	15,603	21	McLaren (20' pen), Scott (83')
8	Wed Sep 15, 1954	Middlesbrough	H	4-2	11,049	21	Wilson (3'), Moore (12'), Ardron (60'), McLaren (78')
9	Sat Sep 18, 1954	Leeds United	A	1-1	22,402	20	Thompson (68')
10	Sat Sep 25, 1954	Notts County	H	0-1	30,348	21
11	Sat Oct 02, 1954	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	15,990	19	Small (15'), Scott (75')
12	Sat Oct 09, 1954	West Ham United	A	0-2	25,203	19
13	Sat Oct 16, 1954	Blackburn Rovers	H	1-2	15,892	20	Small (8')
14	Sat Oct 23, 1954	Plymouth Argyle	A	2-1	16,771	18	Kelly (61', 87' pen)
15	Sat Oct 30, 1954	Port Vale	H	2-3	15,654	20	Small (56'), Kelly (76')
16	Sat Nov 06, 1954	Doncaster Rovers	A	3-0	6,553	18	Moore (14'), Small (32'), Kelly (56')
17	Sat Nov 13, 1954	Derby County	H	3-0	16,652	17	Kelly (36', 42' pen), Blackman (72')
18	Sat Nov 20, 1954	Liverpool	A	0-1	33,509	19
19	Sat Nov 27, 1954	Bristol Rovers	H	1-0	13,772	17	Kelly (13')
20	Sat Dec 04, 1954	Fulham	A	1-1	20,060	16	Small (84')
21	Sat Dec 11, 1954	Swansea Town	H	0-0	13,112	17
22	Sat Dec 18, 1954	Luton Town	H	1-5	11,943	18	Wilson (75')
23	Sat Dec 25, 1954	Birmingham City	A	1-0	33,007	17	Small (43')
24	Mon Dec 27, 1954	Birmingham City	H	0-2	25,875	17
25	Sat Jan 01, 1955	Hull City	A	3-2	18,997	17	Wilson (48', 85'), Scott (65')
26	Sat Jan 15, 1955	Lincoln City	H	1-1	6,707	17	Kelly (50')
27	Sat Feb 05, 1955	Leeds United	H	1-1	14,074	17	Barrett (15')
28	Sat Feb 12, 1955	Notts County	A	1-4	31,104	17	French (4')
29	Sat Mar 05, 1955	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-0	27,306	18	Barrett (67')
30	Wed Mar 09, 1955	Ipswich Town	A	1-2	4,917	18	Barrett (75')
31	Sat Mar 12, 1955	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	9,947	17	McLaren (47', 80')
32	Sat Mar 19, 1955	Port Vale	A	2-1	17,586	15	Wilson (57'), McLaren (86')
33	Sat Mar 26, 1955	Doncaster Rovers	H	3-1	6,560	15	French (25', 32'), Wilson (69')
34	Sat Apr 02, 1955	Derby County	A	2-1	18,722	14	Barrett (12'), McLaren (22')
35	Fri Apr 08, 1955	Rotherham United	H	0-2	12,837	15
36	Sat Apr 09, 1955	Liverpool	H	3-1	15,559	15	Barrett (35', 59' pen), French (85')
37	Mon Apr 11, 1955	Rotherham United	A	2-3	14,995	15	Wilson (7'), Barrett (31' pen)	Safe
38	Sat Apr 16, 1955	Bristol Rovers	A	1-2	16,598	15	McLaren (42')	Safe
39	Wed Apr 20, 1955	Bury	A	1-1	8,067	15	Blackman (57')	Safe
40	Sat Apr 23, 1955	Fulham	H	2-0	10,021	15	Small (5'), McLaren (56')	Safe
41	Sat Apr 30, 1955	Swansea Town	A	2-3	14,964	15	Small (44'), Barrett (87')	Safe
42	Mon May 02, 1955	West Ham United	H	1-1	5,825	15	Blackman (60')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 08, 1955	Sheffield United	3		A	3-1	29,848	Scott (10'), Barrett (65'), Burkitt (86')
Sat Jan 29, 1955	Hartlepool United	4		A	1-1	17,280	Scott (48')
Wed Feb 02, 1955	Hartlepool United	4	1	H	2-1	20,479	Kelly (38' pen), Wilson (114')
Sat Feb 19, 1955	Newcastle United	5		H	1-1	25,252	Small (85')
Mon Feb 28, 1955	Newcastle United	5	1	A	2-2	38,573	Barrett (58'), Scott (65')
Wed Mar 02, 1955	Newcastle United	5	2	A	1-2	36,631	Wilson (20')

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Mar 21, 1955	East Fife	Scotland	A	5-1	7,500	Burkitt (?), Small (?), Wilson (?, ?, ?)
Thu May 05, 1955	Nottingham Rugby Club	England	H	3-0	1,100	Thomas (?), Burkitt (?), Langford (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 21, 1954	League Tier 2	Luton Town			A	0-3	19,832
Wed Aug 25, 1954	League Tier 2	Stoke City			H	0-3	20,665
Sat Aug 28, 1954	League Tier 2	Hull City			H	0-1	18,805
Mon Aug 30, 1954	League Tier 2	Stoke City			A	0-2	22,927
Sat Sep 04, 1954	League Tier 2	Lincoln City			A	1-2	14,167	McLaren (85')
Wed Sep 08, 1954	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough			A	4-1	16,241	Moore (1', 17'), Wilson (47'), Ardron (55')
Sat Sep 11, 1954	League Tier 2	Bury			H	2-3	15,603	McLaren (20' pen), Scott (83')
Wed Sep 15, 1954	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough			H	4-2	11,049	Wilson (3'), Moore (12'), Ardron (60'), McLaren (78')
Sat Sep 18, 1954	League Tier 2	Leeds United			A	1-1	22,402	Thompson (68')
Sat Sep 25, 1954	League Tier 2	Notts County			H	0-1	30,348
Sat Oct 02, 1954	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			H	2-0	15,990	Small (15'), Scott (75')
Sat Oct 09, 1954	League Tier 2	West Ham United			A	0-2	25,203
Sat Oct 16, 1954	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers			H	1-2	15,892	Small (8')
Sat Oct 23, 1954	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle			A	2-1	16,771	Kelly (61', 87' pen)
Sat Oct 30, 1954	League Tier 2	Port Vale			H	2-3	15,654	Small (56'), Kelly (76')
Sat Nov 06, 1954	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			A	3-0	6,553	Moore (14'), Small (32'), Kelly (56')
Sat Nov 13, 1954	League Tier 2	Derby County			H	3-0	16,652	Kelly (36', 42' pen), Blackman (72')
Sat Nov 20, 1954	League Tier 2	Liverpool			A	0-1	33,509
Sat Nov 27, 1954	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers			H	1-0	13,772	Kelly (13')
Sat Dec 04, 1954	League Tier 2	Fulham			A	1-1	20,060	Small (84')
Sat Dec 11, 1954	League Tier 2	Swansea Town			H	0-0	13,112
Sat Dec 18, 1954	League Tier 2	Luton Town			H	1-5	11,943	Wilson (75')
Sat Dec 25, 1954	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			A	1-0	33,007	Small (43')
Mon Dec 27, 1954	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			H	0-2	25,875
Sat Jan 01, 1955	League Tier 2	Hull City			A	3-2	18,997	Wilson (48', 85'), Scott (65')
Sat Jan 08, 1955	FA Cup	Sheffield United	3		A	3-1	29,848	Scott (10'), Barrett (65'), Burkitt (86')
Sat Jan 15, 1955	League Tier 2	Lincoln City			H	1-1	6,707	Kelly (50')
Sat Jan 29, 1955	FA Cup	Hartlepool United	4		A	1-1	17,280	Scott (48')
Wed Feb 02, 1955	FA Cup	Hartlepool United	4	1	H	2-1	20,479	Kelly (38' pen), Wilson (114')
Sat Feb 05, 1955	League Tier 2	Leeds United			H	1-1	14,074	Barrett (15')
Sat Feb 12, 1955	League Tier 2	Notts County			A	1-4	31,104	French (4')
Sat Feb 19, 1955	FA Cup	Newcastle United	5		H	1-1	25,252	Small (85')
Mon Feb 28, 1955	FA Cup	Newcastle United	5	1	A	2-2	38,573	Barrett (58'), Scott (65')
Wed Mar 02, 1955	FA Cup	Newcastle United	5	2	A	1-2	36,631	Wilson (20')
Sat Mar 05, 1955	League Tier 2	Blackburn Rovers			A	1-0	27,306	Barrett (67')
Wed Mar 09, 1955	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			A	1-2	4,917	Barrett (75')
Sat Mar 12, 1955	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle			H	2-0	9,947	McLaren (47', 80')
Sat Mar 19, 1955	League Tier 2	Port Vale			A	2-1	17,586	Wilson (57'), McLaren (86')
Mon Mar 21, 1955	Friendly	East Fife			A	5-1	7,500	Burkitt (?), Small (?), Wilson (?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 26, 1955	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			H	3-1	6,560	French (25', 32'), Wilson (69')
Sat Apr 02, 1955	League Tier 2	Derby County			A	2-1	18,722	Barrett (12'), McLaren (22')
Fri Apr 08, 1955	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			H	0-2	12,837
Sat Apr 09, 1955	League Tier 2	Liverpool			H	3-1	15,559	Barrett (35', 59' pen), French (85')
Mon Apr 11, 1955	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			A	2-3	14,995	Wilson (7'), Barrett (31' pen)	Safe
Sat Apr 16, 1955	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers			A	1-2	16,598	McLaren (42')	Safe
Wed Apr 20, 1955	League Tier 2	Bury			A	1-1	8,067	Blackman (57')	Safe
Sat Apr 23, 1955	League Tier 2	Fulham			H	2-0	10,021	Small (5'), McLaren (56')	Safe
Sat Apr 30, 1955	League Tier 2	Swansea Town			A	2-3	14,964	Small (44'), Barrett (87')	Safe
Mon May 02, 1955	League Tier 2	West Ham United			H	1-1	5,825	Blackman (60')	Safe
Thu May 05, 1955	Friendly	Nottingham Rugby Club			H	3-0	1,100	Thomas (?), Burkitt (?), Langford (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon Mar 21, 1955	East Fife	Scotland	A	5-1	7,500
Thu May 05, 1955	Nottingham Rugby Club	England	H	3-0	1,100

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (7) - £0				Out (16) - £7,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Jim Barrett	Bought			Alan Orr	Sold
	John Langford	Bought			Brian Burton	Sold
	Keith Turner	Bought			Harry Walker	Sold
	Malcolm Cluroe	Bought			Horace Gager	Sold
	Peter Lay	Bought			Keith Turner	Sold
	Ronnie Blackman	Bought			Malcolm Cluroe	Sold
1954	Peter Small	Bought			Peter Lay	Sold
					Ronnie Blackman	Sold
					Sid Thompson	Sold
					Wally Ardron	Retired
				Dec 1954	Alan Moore	Sold
				1955	Hugh McLaren	Sold
				May 30, 1955	Alan Holder	Sold
				Jun 20, 1955	Tom Martin	Sold	£7,000
				Jul 01, 1955	Noel Kelly	Sold
				August 1955	Arthur Lemon	Retired

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Bill Farmer	England	26	34	15	9	10
GK		Harry Walker	England	38	14	3	1	10
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	29	27	13	7	7
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	21	43	16	10	17
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	28	48	18	10	20
D		Horace Gager	England	37	5	2		3
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	33	20	5	3	12
D		Peter Lay	England	22	1			1
Midfielders
M		Alan Orr	Scotland	30	3			3
M		Bill Morley	England	29	36	15	9	12
M		Jack Burkitt	England	28	47	18	10	19	1
M		Keith Turner	England	20	1			1
M		Ronnie Blackman	England	29	11	2	2	7	3
M		Wally Ardron	England	35	13	5	3	5	2
Forwards
F		Alan Holder	England	22	4	2	2
F		Alan Moore	England	27	15	4		11	4
F		Arthur Lemon	Wales	22	2			2
F		Brian Burton	England	21	1	1
F		Freddie Scott	England	37	28	10	8	10	6
F		Hugh McLaren	Scotland	28	23	8	2	13	9
F		Jack French	England	29	16	6	3	7	4
F		Jim Barrett	England	23	25	11	7	7	10
F		John Langford	England	16
F		Malcolm Cluroe	England	19	1			1
F		Noel Kelly	Rep. of Ire.	32	15	8	3	4	9
F		Peter Small	England	29	36	15	8	13	9
F		Sid Thompson	England	26	6	1	2	3	1
F		Tom Martin	Scotland	29	19	6	3	10
F		Tommy Wilson	England	23	34	14	8	12	10

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
10	Jim Barrett	25
10	Tommy Wilson	34
9	Hugh McLaren	23
9	Noel Kelly	15
9	Peter Small	36
6	Freddie Scott	28
4	Alan Moore	15
4	Jack French	16
3	Ronnie Blackman	11
2	Wally Ardron	13
1	Jack Burkitt	47
1	Sid Thompson	6

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Derby County	Sat Nov 13, 1954	Home	3-0	Sat Apr 02, 1955	Away	2-1
Doncaster Rovers	Sat Nov 06, 1954	Away	3-0	Sat Mar 26, 1955	Home	3-1
Middlesbrough	Wed Sep 08, 1954	Away	4-1	Wed Sep 15, 1954	Home	4-2
Plymouth Argyle	Sat Oct 23, 1954	Away	2-1	Sat Mar 12, 1955	Home	2-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Luton Town	Sat Aug 21, 1954	Away	0-3	Sat Dec 18, 1954	Home	1-5
Notts County	Sat Sep 25, 1954	Home	0-1	Sat Feb 12, 1955	Away	1-4
Rotherham United	Fri Apr 08, 1955	Home	0-2	Mon Apr 11, 1955	Away	2-3
Stoke City	Wed Aug 25, 1954	Home	0-3	Mon Aug 30, 1954	Away	0-2