1953-54 Sunderland AFC Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 14-20-8 - 36 points
Finishing 18th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
1953-54 Sunderland AFC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 14-20-8 - 36 points
Finishing 18th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of The Football League First Division ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 14 wins, 8 draws and 20 losses for 36 points finishing eighteenth in TFL1.
The team scored 81 goals and gave up 89. Tommy Wright netted 18 goals for the team, while Ted Purdon, Billy Elliott, Trevor Ford, Ken Chisholm and Len Shackleton each contributed five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aitken | May 28, 1925 | Lochgelly, Scotland | |||
| Stan Anderson | February 27, 1933 | Horden, England | |||
| Billy Bingham | F | August 5, 1931 | 5'7" | 141 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Ken Chisholm | F | April 12, 1925 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Jimmy Cowan | G | June 16, 1926 | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Ray Daniel | D | November 2, 1928 | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Dickie Davis | F | January 22, 1922 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Billy Elliott | March 20, 1925 | Bradford, England | |||
| Trevor Ford | F | October 1, 1923 | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Willie Fraser | G | February 24, 1929 | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Fred Hall | D | November 18, 1917 | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
| Jack Hedley | December 11, 1923 | Wallsend, England | |||
| Arthur Hudgell | December 28, 1920 | Hackney, England | |||
| Sam Kemp | August 29, 1932 | 5'9" | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Harry Kirtley | May 23, 1930 | Washington, England | |||
| Joe McDonald | February 10, 1929 | Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Ted McNeill | G | March 26, 1929 | Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland | ||
| John McSeveney | February 8, 1931 | Shotts, Scotland | |||
| Ted Purdon | F | March 1, 1930 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Len Shackleton | F | May 3, 1922 | 5'9" | Bradford, England | |
| Howard Sheppard | January 31, 1933 | , Wales | |||
| Albert Snell | February 7, 1931 | Dunscroft, England | |||
| Jack Stelling | D | May 23, 1924 | Washington, England | ||
| Willie Watson | March 7, 1920 | Bolton-upon-Dearne, England | |||
| Arthur Wright | M | September 23, 1919 | Burradon, England | ||
| Tommy Wright | F | January 20, 1928 | Clackmannan, Scotland |
