1954/55 First Division

First Team Overall First Team Appearances & Scorers Reserves Youth 1 Youth 2 Youth 3

Directors: James S Baker (Chairman), AH Oakley (Vice-Chairman), J Evans, CH Hunter, JH Marshall, JT Howley (Secretary).
Manager: Stan Cullis.
Trainers: Jack Dowen, Jack Gardiner, George Palmer.
Captain: Billy Wright.

Playing Staff: Alan Abley, Peter Adams, Ron Atkinson, Bacon, Alan Bagnall, Joseph Baillie, Roger Bassett, Cyril Beavon, John Binsley, Frank Bolton, Joe Bonson, Colin Booth, Broadbent, Peter Broadbent, Broughton, Buckley, R Burden, David Cadman, Richard Calvert, Brian Cherrington, Eddie Clamp, Peter Clark, Clews, Joseph Cooper, Len Cooper, Ronald Corbett, Leonard Corcoran, Brian Cottam, Cowley, Harold Cox, Billy Crook, Francis Cunniffe, Saunders Cunningham, Davies, Debans, Norman Deeley, John Dowen, Charles Drury, Noel Dwyer, Michael Edwards, Billy Elsey, Elsmore, Derek Enefer, Roy Fawcett, Ferrier, Ron Flowers, Derek Ford, Frederick Frith, Brian Gorman, Terry Greaves, Terence Griffin, Anthony Griffiths, Bill Guttridge, Derek Hall, Johnny Hancocks, Gerry Harris, Kenneth Hartley, James Hayward, Dennis Hickman, Hodgkiss, Ronald Hodson, Kenneth Hoof, Thomas Horsnett, Ron Howells, John Hughes, Terence Hughes, Hurley, Bryan Hyde, John Instone, William Jackson, Edward Johnson, Peter Jones, Stanley Jones, Jones, Joyce, Paul Kerr, Brian Kinsey, Maurice Kyle, Lawson, Lee, Mickey Lill, Lockins, Lovall, Johnny Love, Maher, Bobby Mason, Metcalfe, , Tommy McDonald, Kenneth McFee, Gerald McParland, Meldrew, Harry Middleton, Millicent, B Moore, Sammy Moore, Jimmy Mullen, Jimmy Murray, Newton, Dennis Norgate, Norgrove, Albert Ogden, Orchard, Leonard Parry, Derek Parton, Donald Peacock, Victor Pedley, John Pemberton, Harry Phillips, Picken, Plant, Wilfred Preece, Roy Pritchard, Rendy, Brian Rhodes, Kenneth Rhodes, Eric Roach, Roberts, Eifryn Roberts, Robinson, Sharples, Roy Rollason, Stanley Round, Peter Russell, Brian Saunders, Eric Scowcroft, Short, Bill Shorthouse, George Showell, Geoff Sidebottom, Anthony Simmonds, David Sims, Ray Slater, Bill Slater, Smith, Les Smith, Ron Stockin, Eddie Stuart, Stubbs, Roy Swinbourne, Doug Taylor, Colin Tether, Tero, John Thomas, Anthony Thompson, John Thompson, Bobby Thomson, Thursby, John Timmins, William Tobin, Walter Tomlinson, John Turley, Robert Twyford, William Underwood, Keith Wain, William Wainwright, Wakefield, Bobby Walker, Thomas Walmsley, James Watton, Roy Wickers, Wiggin, Wilkins, Bert Williams, Dennis Wilshaw, John Wolverson, Kenneth Wood, Billy Wright.

Club Finances: Wolves mate a surplus of £22,554 and recommend a five percent dividend.

 
August

9 (H) Pre Season Practice Match Details
15 (a) First Vienna D 2-2 Details [Friendly]
21 (H) Sheffield Wednesday W 4-2 Details
25 (a) Tottenham Hotspur L 2-3 Details
28 (a) Portsmouth D 0-0 Details
30 (H) Tottenham Hotspur W 4-2 Details

September

4 (H) Blackpool W 1-0 Details
8 (H) Sunderland W 2-0 Details
11 (a) Charlton Athletic W 3-1 Details
15 (a) Sunderland D 0-0 Details
18 (H) Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 Details
20 (a) Celtic D 3-3 Details [Friendly]
25 (a) Huddersfield Town L 0-2 Details
29 (H) West Bromwich Albion D 4-4 Details [CS]

October

2 (H) Manchester United W 4-2 Details
7 (a) Western Command W 4-1 Details [Friendly]
9 (H) Manchester City D 2-2 Details
13 (H) First Vienna D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
16 (H) Cardiff City D 1-1 Details
23 (H) West Bromwich Albion W 4-0 Details
28 (H) Maccabi Tel-Aviv W 10-0 Details [Friendly]
30 (a) Newcastle United W 3-2 Details

November

6 (H) Burnley W 5-0 Details
13 (a) Preston North End D 3-3 Details
16 (H) Spartak Moscow W 4-0 Details [Friendly]
20 (H) Sheffield United W 4-1 Details
27 (a) Arsenal D 1-1 Details

December

4 (H) Chelsea W 4-1 Details
11 (a) Leicester City W 2-1 Details
13 (H) Honved W 3-2 Details [Friendly] with Report
18 (a) Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 Details
25 (H) Everton L 1-3 Details
27 (a) Everton L 2-3 Details

January

1 (H) Portsmouth D 2-2 Details
8 (a) Grimsby Town W 5-2 Details [FAC3]
15 (a) Blackpool W 2-0 Details
22 (H) Charlton Athletic W 2-1 Details
29 (H) Arsenal W 1-0 Details [FAC4]

February

5 (a) Bolton Wanderers L 1-6 Details
12 (H) Huddersfield Town W 6-4 Details
19 (H) Charlton Athletic W 4-1 Details [FAC5]
23 (a) Manchester United W 4-2 Details
26 (a) Manchester City P-P

March

5 (H) Leicester City W 5-0 Details
12 (a) Sunderland L 0-2 Details [FAC6]
16 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 Details
19 (H) Newcastle United D 2-2 Details
23 (H) Inter Services Details
26 (a) Burnley L 0-1 Details

April

2 (H) Preston North End D 1-1 Details
9 (a) Chelsea L 0-1 Details
11 (H) Aston Villa W 1-0 Details
12 (a) Aston Villa L 2-4 Details
16 (H) Arsenal W 3-1 Details
19 (a) Exeter City L 1-3 Details [Friendly]
20 (a) Manchester City L 0-3 Details
23 (a) Sheffield United W 2-1 Details
27 (a) Bangor City Select XI L 0-2 Details [Friendly]
30 (a) Cardiff City L 2-3 Details

May

7 (@ Luxembourg City) Racing Club Paris W 4-3 Details [Friendly]