1954-55 Sunderland AFC Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 15-9-18 - 48 points
Finishing 4th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
1954-55 Sunderland AFC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 15-9-18 - 48 points
Finishing 4th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of The Football League First Division ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 15 wins, 18 draws and 9 losses for 48 points finishing fourth in TFL1.
The team chalked up 64 goals and surrendered 54. Ken Chisholm scored 18 goals for the team, while Len Shackleton, Charles Fleming, Billy Bingham and Ted Purdon 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 |
| John Bone | December 19, 1930 | Hartlepool, England | |||
| Ken Chisholm | F | April 12, 1925 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ray Daniel | D | November 2, 1928 | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Leslie Dodds | G | October 12, 1936 | Lemington, England | ||
| Billy Elliott | March 20, 1925 | Bradford, England | |||
| Jack Evans | October 21, 1932 | Hetton-le-Hole, England | |||
| Charles Fleming | July 12, 1927 | Blairhall, Scotland | |||
| 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 | |||
| John McSeveney | February 8, 1931 | Shotts, Scotland | |||
| Willie Morrison | March 31, 1934 | 5'8" | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Ted Purdon | F | March 1, 1930 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Len Shackleton | F | May 3, 1922 | 5'9" | Bradford, England | |
| Albert Snell | February 7, 1931 | Dunscroft, England | |||
| Norman Wood | August 10, 1932 | Sunderland, England | |||
| Arthur Wright | M | September 23, 1919 | Burradon, England | ||
| Tommy Wright | F | January 20, 1928 | Clackmannan, Scotland |
