| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
The 1954–55 season was the 56th completed season of The Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1954–55 |
| Winners: | Chelsea 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Leicester City Sheffield Wednesday |
| League Topscorer: | Ronnie Allen (27 goals)[3] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (1 September 1954) (30 October 1954) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (23 April 1955) |
| Highest Scoring: | (16 October 1954) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1572 |
| Prevseason: | 1953–54 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
Chelsea celebrated their 50th anniversary by winning the First Division title – the first major trophy of their history. They finished four points above runners-up and defending champions Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were level on points with Portsmouth and Sunderland. Manchester United recovered well after a slow start to the season and finished fifth. Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday went down to the Second Division.
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1954–55 |
| Winners: | Birmingham City |
| Promoted: | Birmingham City Luton Town |
| Relegated: | Ipswich Town Derby County |
| Continentalcup1: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Birmingham City |
| League Topscorer: | Tommy Briggs (33 goals) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1597 |
| Prevseason: | 1953–54 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division North |
| Season: | 1954–55 |
| Winners: | Barnsley (3rd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Don Travis (Oldham Athletic), Jack Connor (Stockport County), Arthur Bottom (York City), 30 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | None |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1627 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division South |
| Season: | 1954–55 |
| Winners: | Bristol City (3rd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Ernie Morgan (Gillingham), 31 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | None |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1677 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |