| date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT |   |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | 33,852 |      Lishman 2,  Roper |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Burnley | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | 23,165 |     1-0 Walton 1T |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | 15,000 |     Ford --- Duquemin , Robb  |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Everton | 2-3 | Portsmouth | 0-3 | 30,087 |     Parker,  Jones --- Harris , Henderson, Gordon |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Leicester City | 4-2 | Aston Villa | 4-2 | 18,500 |     Hines,  Froggatt,  Hogg,  Rowley --- Southren , Dixon  |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Preston North End | 0-2 | Manchester United | 0-2 | 13,327 |    0-1  Scanlon 1T 0-2  Byrne 2T |  | Sat 26.03.55 | Sheffield United | 2-2 | Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | 11,951 |     Hawksworth,  Grainger --- Glazzard , Coldwell  OG |  | Sat 26.03.55 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | 9,000  |     Griffin,  Lee --- Barlow  OG |  | Tue 29.03.55 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Sunderland | 2-1 |   |  | Wed 30.03.55 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 |   |  | Mon 25.04.55 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Blackpool | 1-1 |   |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m  |  | 1. Chelsea | 42 | 69:51 | 35  |  | 2. Wolverhampton | 41 | 78:56 | 34  |  | 3. Portsmouth | 38 | 61:48 | 33  |  | 4. Everton | 38 | 56:48 | 33  |  | 5. Manchester C | 38 | 63:55 | 33  |  | 6. Sunderland | 38 | 50:44 | 34  |  |  ------------- |  | 17.Aston Villa | 32 | 53:66 | 33  |  | 18.Huddersfield | 31 | 52:61 | 33  |  | 19.Newcastle Un | 29 | 67:67 | 31  |  | 20.Blackpool | 28 | 46:57 | 34  |  | 21.Leicester C | 25 | 59:76 | 33  |  | 22.Sheffield W | 17 | 49:85 | 34  |   
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