 In April 1954 a new board was elected following a contentious annual general meeting.The new board was led by Erle Shanks and also featured Derrick Robins, who would later go on to become a highly influential figure in the club.Fairbrother signed some new players in the close season and the 1954–55 season started brightly with six wins in seven games, but they then failed to win in the following five.