1954–55 Everton F.C. season

During the 1954–55 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. The team finished eleventh.

Everton

1954–55 season
Manager	Cliff Britton
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1954–55 Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1954	Sheffield United	A	5–2	32,913
25 August 1954	Arsenal	H	1–0	69,034
28 August 1954	Preston North End	H	1–0	76,839
31 August 1954	Arsenal	A	0–2	42,146
4 September 1954	Burnley	A	2–0	31,963
8 September 1954	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2	55,197
11 September 1954	Leicester City	H	2–2	49,684
15 September 1954	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–3	40,442
18 September 1954	Chelsea	A	2–0	59,199
25 September 1954	Cardiff City	H	1–1	54,248
2 October 1954	Manchester City	A	0–1	45,737
9 October 1954	Aston Villa	A	2–0	30,702
16 October 1954	Sunderland	H	1–0	61,189
23 October 1954	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2	27,390
30 October 1954	Manchester United	H	4–2	63,021
6 November 1954	Portsmouth	A	0–5	32,402
13 November 1954	Blackpool	H	0–1	57,137
20 November 1954	Charlton Athletic	A	0–5	20,387
27 November 1954	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	43,681
4 December 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1	31,554
11 December 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	36,849
18 December 1954	Sheffield United	H	2–3	35,088
25 December 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–1	28,494
27 December 1954	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2	75,322
1 January 1955	Preston North End	A	0–0	33,881
15 January 1955	Burnley	H	1–1	29,520
5 February 1955	Chelsea	H	1–1	50,658
12 February 1955	Cardiff City	A	3–4	17,108
23 February 1955	Manchester City	H	1–0	20,457
5 March 1955	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–2	21,716
19 March 1955	Manchester United	A	2–1	34,152
23 March 1955	Huddersfield Town	H	4–0	15,561
26 March 1955	Portsmouth	H	2–3	30,087
2 April 1955	Blackpool	A	0–4	19,269
8 April 1955	Newcastle United	H	1–2	60,068
9 April 1955	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	42,219
11 April 1955	Newcastle United	A	0–4	45,329
16 April 1955	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–2	26,722
20 April 1955	Leicester City	A	2–2	21,122
23 April 1955	Charlton Athletic F.C.	H	2–2	27,969
30 April 1955	Sunderland	A	0–3	20,989
4 May 1955	Aston Villa	H	0–1	20,503

FA Cup

Main article: 1954–55 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	8 January 1955	Southend United	H	3–1	53,043
4	29 January 1955	Liverpool	H	0–4	75,000