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1955 PFC Cherno More Varna season

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Cherno More Varna
1955 season
ManagerIvan Mokanov
Republican Football Group A12th
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The 1955 season was Cherno More's fourth successive season in the Republican Football Group A. The club competed as VMS Stalin after Varna was renamed after the Soviet dictator in December 1949.[1]

Overview

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The season started with five successive wins against the traditionally strong Sofia teams but ended in relegation on goal difference. After the flying start, there was great enthusiasm among players in the club and talk of becoming champions. According to Vasil Dossev, who scored the winning goal against Dinamo in Sofia, he insisted the team focus on gaining enough points to avoid relegation. He was removed from his position as captain for his statements and defeatist attitude.[2]

With relegation looming in October, Cherno More recorded the club's joint-record win in the top flight by thrashing Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni 8-0 in the penultimate game of the season. This was followed by an away win against Spartak in Plovdiv, allowing the team to move four points clear of Zavod 12, who had two games in hand. Zavod 12 defeated Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-0 and Spartak Plovdiv 2-1 in matches played long after Cherno More's season had ended. Both teams gained 25 points, with Zavod 12's goal difference 26-27 and Cherno More's 26-28, resulting in the relegation of Cherno More Varna from the league.

Republican Football Group A

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Matches

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6 March 1955 Round 1 VMS Stalin 1–0 CDNA Sofia Varna
26 March 1955 Round 4 Dinamo Sofia 1–2 VMS Stalin Sofia
17 April 1955 Round 6 VVS Sofia 3–0 VMS Stalin Sofia
3 July 1955 Round 14 CDNA Sofia 3–0 VMS Stalin Sofia
11 August 1955 Round 16 Zavod 12 Sofia 0–1 VMS Stalin Sofia
23 August 1955 Round 17 VMS Stalin 0–1 Dinamo Sofia Varna
31 August 1955 Round 18 Udarnik Sofia 3–1 VMS Stalin Sofia
4 September 1955 Round 19 VMS Stalin 1–1 VVS Sofia Varna
13 September 1955 Round 21 VMS Stalin 2–1 Spartak Stalin Varna
25 September 1955 Round 23 VMS Stalin 1–1 Spartak Pleven Varna
9 October 1955 Round 20 DNA Plovdiv 2–0 VMS Stalin Plovdiv

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League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 9 8 9 27 31 −4 26
11 Zavod 12 Sofia 26 9 7 10 26 27 −1 25
12 Cherno More Varna (R) 26 10 5 11 26 28 −2 25 Relegation to 1956 B Group
13 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (R) 26 6 6 14 18 29 −11 18
14 Pavlikeni (R) 26 5 4 17 12 45 −33 14
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 10 5 11 26 28  −2 35 7 2 4 19 9  +10 3 3 7 7 19  −12

Soviet Army Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "The names of Varna". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18.
  2. ^ http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/futbolna_varna.pdf p.78-79
  3. ^ ""А" група 1955".
  4. ^ "Купа на Съветската армия 1955".
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