1957–58 Football League
The 1957–58 season was the 59th completed season of The Football League. The first division title went to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the second time, while Sunderland were relegated to the second division for the first time in the club's history, after 57 consecutive seasons in the top flight of English football. The season was marred by the Munich air disaster, in which eight Manchester United players died as a result of the crash with two others suffering career-ending injuries. Manchester United were chasing a hat-trick of league championhips, but they dropped 21 points in 14 matches after the Munich crash and finished 21 points behind the champions Wolves. Since Manchester United were unlikely to win all their post-crash games even with a fully fit squad, Wolves can be said to have won the league fairly.
Season | 1957–58 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → |
Final league tables
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.[2]
First Division
Season | 1957–58 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2nd English title) |
Relegated | Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday |
1958–59 European Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Birmingham City |
FA Cup winners | Bolton Wanderers (4th FA Cup title) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,721 (3.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur), 36 [3] |
Biggest home win | Preston North End 8 Birmingham City 0 |
Biggest away win | Sunderland 1 Birmingham City 6 |
Highest scoring | (12 goals) Leicester City 8 Manchester City 4 |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 2.191 | 64 | League Champions, qualified for 1958–59 European Cup: First round |
2 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 1.961 | 59 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 44 | 1.208 | 51 | |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 1.314 | 50 | |
5 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 67 | 1.040 | 49 | |
6 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 1.081 | 47 | |
7 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1.194 | 44 | |
8 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 1.095 | 44 | |
9 | Manchester United[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 1.133 | 43 | Invited to 1958–59 European Cup: Preliminary round[lower-alpha 2] |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 1.095 | 42 | |
11 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 1.051 | 42 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 0.859 | 39 | |
13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 52 | 0.854 | 39 | Participated in 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 60 | 0.849 | 39 | |
15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 52 | 0.747 | 38 | FA Cup winners |
16 | Everton | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 0.867 | 37 | |
17 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 0.810 | 37 | |
18 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 71 | 0.813 | 33 | |
19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 0.901 | 32 | |
20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 54 | 0.830 | 32 | |
21 | Sunderland | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 0.557 | 32 | Relegated |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 52 | 0.750 | 31 |
Notes:
- Most of the Manchester United squad was lost in the Munich air disaster, on 6 February 1958.
- Manchester United were invited to play at the 1958-59 European cup season as tribute after the Munich air disaster but were forced by the FA to withdraw. Manchester United FC, part 2 (1940 to 1959).
Results
Maps
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Second Division
Season | 1957–58 |
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Champions | West Ham United (1st title) |
Promoted | Blackburn Rovers |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers, Notts County |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,637 (3.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tommy Johnston (Leyton Orient and Blackburn Rovers), 43 [3] |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 1.870 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 39 | 1.632 | 56 | Promoted |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 1.551 | 55 | |
4 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 1.463 | 54 | |
5 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 1.644 | 52 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 1.500 | 52 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 1.122 | 45 | |
8 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 0.986 | 44 | |
9 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 42 | 0.955 | 44 | |
10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 1.063 | 42 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.027 | 42 | |
12 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 0.975 | 41 | |
13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 1.036 | 40 | |
14 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 0.946 | 40 | |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 0.818 | 37 | |
16 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 0.741 | 36 | |
17 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 0.716 | 35 | |
18 | Rotherham United | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 0.644 | 33 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 0.727 | 31 | |
20 | Lincoln City | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 0.671 | 31 | |
21 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 0.550 | 30 | Relegated |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 0.636 | 27 |
Results
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Third Division North
Season | 1957–58 |
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Champions | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (1st title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,783 (3.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alf Ackerman (Carlisle United), 35 [3] |
← 1956–57 |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 1.760 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 1.361 | 59 | |
3 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1.490 | 57 | |
4 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 1.516 | 56 | |
5 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 47 | 1.164 | 53 | |
6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 50 | 1.087 | 52 | |
7 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 1.203 | 51 | |
8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 1.029 | 51 | |
9 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 1.104 | 47 | |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 1.179 | 46 | |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 1.079 | 46 | |
12 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 0.968 | 46 | Welsh Cup winners |
13 | York City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 50 | 0.895 | 46 | Moved to 4th Division |
14 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 49 | 0.895 | 45 | |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 0.857 | 45 | |
16 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 1.026 | 44 | |
17 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 0.961 | 44 | |
18 | Barrow | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 0.892 | 41 | |
19 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 0.889 | 41 | |
20 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 64 | 0.876 | 41 | |
21 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 0.901 | 39 | |
22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 54 | 0.716 | 37 | |
23 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 0.591 | 28 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |
24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 0.505 | 23 |
Results
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Third Division South
Season | 1957–58 |
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Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion (1st title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,701 (3.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Derek Reeves (Southampton), Sammy McCrory (Southend United), 31 [3] |
← 1956–57 |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 1.375 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 1.464 | 58 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 1.396 | 58 | |
4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1.580 | 57 | |
5 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 1.549 | 55 | |
6 | Southampton | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 1.556 | 54 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 1.552 | 54 | |
8 | Norwich City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 1.071 | 53 | |
9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 50 | 1.095 | 51 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 0.985 | 50 | |
11 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1.090 | 48 | |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 0.975 | 47 | |
13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 1.101 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 0.972 | 43 | |
15 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 1.155 | 42 | |
16 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 50 | 0.766 | 42 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 0.690 | 40 | |
18 | Aldershot | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 55 | 0.663 | 40 | |
19 | Coventry City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 0.753 | 39 | |
20 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 0.813 | 37 | |
21 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 0.662 | 35 | |
22 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 0.642 | 35 | |
23 | Millwall | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 55 | 0.692 | 31 | Re-elected, moved to 4th Division |
24 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 64 | 0.576 | 31 |
Results
Maps
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See also
- 1957-58 in English football
References
- "England 1957-58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.