1954–55 Chelsea F.C. season


The 1954–55 season was Chelsea Football Club's 50th of competitive football, their Golden Jubilee and their 20th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year up to that point, as they won the Football League Championship for the first time.
The success was unexpected; Chelsea had never won a major trophy before and their league positions since the Second World War had ranged from 8th to 20th. Four consecutive defeats in October had left the club in 12th place this time.
But the team lost just three more meaningful league games that season and beat principal rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers twice to secure the Championship with a game to spare. Club captain Roy Bentley finished as top scorer, with 21 goals, and the club attracted an average home gate of 48,307, the highest in the division.

Results

First Division

FA Cup

Players Used

PlayerPositionLeagueGoalsCupGoalsGamesGoals
Charlie ThomsonGoalkeeper160
Bill RobertsonGoalkeeper260
Ken ArmstrongRight-half391
Stan WicksCentre-half211
Alan DicksCentre-half10
Ron GreenwoodCentre-half210
John HarrisCentre-half/right-back310
Derek SaundersLeft-half421
Peter SillettRight-back216
Stan WillemseLeft-back361
Eric ParsonsRight-wing4211
Frank BlunstoneLeft-wing233
Jim LewisLeft-wing176
John McNicholInside-Forward4014
Roy Bentley Centre forward4121
Les StubbsInside-left275
Robert EdwardsOutside-left10
Peter BrabrookForward30
Bobby SmithCentre Forward40
Seamus O'ConnellInside-Forward107