Final League Table -
Division I
Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England in 1957-58
Teams in
italics were
relegated to the second division for the following season |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
₧
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
42 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
60 |
21 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
43 |
26 |
64 |
|
Preston North End |
42 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
63 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
37 |
37 |
59 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
42 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
58 |
33 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
35 |
44 |
51 |
|
West Bromwich Albion |
42 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
59 |
29 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
33 |
41 |
50 |
|
Manchester City |
42 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
58 |
33 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
46 |
67 |
49 |
|
Burnley |
42 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
52 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
28 |
53 |
47 |
|
Blackpool |
42 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
47 |
35 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
33 |
32 |
44 |
|
Luton Town |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
45 |
22 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
24 |
41 |
44 |
|
Manchester United |
42 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
45 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
40 |
44 |
43 |
|
Nottingham Forest |
42 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
41 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
28 |
36 |
42 |
|
Chelsea |
42 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
47 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
36 |
45 |
42 |
|
Arsenal |
42 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
48 |
39 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
25 |
46 |
39 |
|
Birmingham City |
42 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
43 |
37 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
33 |
52 |
39 |
|
Aston Villa |
42 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
46 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
27 |
60 |
39 |
|
Bolton Wanderers |
42 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
38 |
35 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
27 |
52 |
38 |
|
Everton |
42 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
34 |
35 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
31 |
40 |
37 |
|
Leeds United |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
33 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
18 |
40 |
37 |
|
Leicester City |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
59 |
41 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
32 |
71 |
33 |
|
Newcastle United |
42 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
38 |
42 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
35 |
39 |
32 |
|
Portsmouth |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
45 |
34 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
28 |
54 |
32 |
|
Sunderland |
42 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
32 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
22 |
64 |
32 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
42 |
12 |
2 |
7 |
45 |
40 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
24 |
52 |
31 |
|
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
recorded two six-match winning runs, firstly from 14 September 1957:
Blackpool
(h) 3-1, Aston Villa (h) 2-1, Leicester (a) 3-2, Aston Villa (a) 3-2,
Manchester United (h) 3-1,
Tottenham (h) 4-0, before
drawing 1-1 at Leeds on 5 October 1957. Then, from 1 February 1958:
Leicester (h) 5-1, Leeds (h) 3-2, Birmingham (h) 5-1, Newcastle (h) 3-1,
Chelsea (a) 2-1, Nottingham Forest (a) 4-1, before drawing 3-3 at home to
Manchester City on 22 March 1958.
Blackburn
Rovers, Fulham and
Liverpool, from the second division,
also
had players representing England.
|
|
How The League Was Won 1957-58 Season |
|
Timeline |
|
36 Saturdays from 24 August 1957 (a week later than the previous
season) to 26 April 1958, plus the first
four
midweeks, Christmas Day (Wednesday, 25th December 1957), Boxing Day (Thursday, 26th December 1957), Good Friday,
4 April 1958 and Easter Monday, 7 April 1958.
One other game was played on a Monday
in September, and two on the last Wednesday of the month. In
October, there was one game on a Monday, and four on Wednesdays, and
one on a Wednesday in November, but apart from the festive
fixtures, there were no more midweek games
until February, when there was one game on a Tuesday, and one on
a Wednesday. Games were played on Wednesdays in March, with one on a Monday and one on a Tuesday.
In April, games were played throughout midweek (apart from
Thursdays). The
FA Cup took precedence on six weekends from the
third round on 4 January 1958 to the
final on 3 May 1958.
There were three weeks between
each round, apart from two weeks before the
sixth round,
and seven weeks before the
final. Last first-division match
was played on Wednesday,
30 April 1958 (Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest).
|
Saturday, 12 April 1958 |
Burnley 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Turf Moor, Burnley
(28,539)
Newlands
54
~ Clamp (pen) 14 |
With Manchester United decimated by
the Munich air disaster, Preston were left as the sole
challengers to Wolves, but once again, they were running out of
matches. After 24 minutes, with Wolves leading and North End
losing, it could have been all over, but two equalisers
maintained the five-point gap, with three games remaining.
Preston next faced a trip to Molineux, seven days later. They
had to win, or Wolves would be crowned champions. |
Preston North End 1 Aston Villa 1
Deepdale Stadium, Preston
(21,053)
Mayers 31 ~
Myerscough 24 |
|
Saturday, 19 April 1958 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Preston North End 0
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(46,001)
Deeley
38,
Milne
OG
88 |
|
Whilst England were beating
Scotland, 4-0 at Hampden, the championship decider was deprived
of two of the best players from each team, but nothing was going
to stop Wolves from claiming their prize, when both of their
remaining games were away from home. Preston finished strongly,
reducing the gap back to five points, and taking the consolation
of the runners-up prize, denied to them a year earlier. |
|
|
European Qualification
Timeline |
Saturday, 19 April 1958:
Wolverhampton Wanderers qualified for the European Cup for the first time, when they
won the Football League Championship for the first time since 1954.
Thursday, 1 May 1958:
As Barcelona beat London to win the
first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, it was agreed that semi-finalists,
Birmingham City would also enter the second edition of the
competition, whilst London would be represented by a club team for
the first time, in Chelsea.
Thursday,
5 June 1958:
Manchester United were invited by UEFA, in light of the losses
suffered in the Munich air disaster, to compete in a third
successive European Cup competition, despite only finishing ninth in
the first division.
Wednesday, 2 July 1958:
Manchester United were drawn to play Swiss champions, Young Boys of
Bern in the preliminary round of the European Cup. Wolves were
exempt until the first round.
Monday, 21 July 1958:
The Football League ordered Manchester United to withdraw from the
European Cup competition, as only the champions were allowed to
compete in it.
Thursday, 24 July 1958:
Manchester United's appeal against the decision was upheld by the
Football League's appeals committee, who ruled that they were free
to enter the European Cup again.
Saturday, 30 August 1958:
After meeting with the Football League, the Football Association
Consultative Committee refused permission for Manchester United to
enter the European Cup. Having already arranged the two fixtures
with Young Boys, United went ahead and played them as friendly
fixtures, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers did not fare as well in the European Cup
as Manchester United had, and they were eliminated in the first
round by West German champions, Schalke. Chelsea reached the
quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, whilst Birmingham City
again reached the semi-finals which were held over until the 1959-60
season. |
|
The Elite League 1957-58 Season
(games between the top four) |
West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers replaced
Blackpool and Manchester
United from the previous
season's top four.
Games played between the top two:-
|
Saturday, 7 December 1957 |
Preston North End 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Deepdale Stadium, Preston
(22,771)
Hatsell
~
Lill, Murray |
|
Saturday, 19 April 1958 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Preston North End 0
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
(46,001)
Deeley, Milne
OG |
|
|
The Continuous Post-War League
1946-58
(twelve seasons) |
|
Wolves reduced United's lead to
37 points.
Wolves' second title of the
decade took them to the top. |
|
Champions: Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
Manager:
Stan
Cullis
1957-58
Most Appearances
by England Players |
|
Name |
Played |
Goals |
|
Eddie Clamp |
41 |
10 |
|
Norman Deeley |
41 |
23 |
|
Peter Broadbent |
40 |
17 |
|
Jimmy Mullen |
38 |
4 |
|
Billy Wright |
38 |
|
|
Ron Flowers |
28 |
3 |
|
Jimmy Mullen won his last cap in 1954, Ron Flowers did not play for
England in the 1957-58 season, Peter Broadbent and Eddie Clamp did not play
for England until after the end of the season, and Norman Deeley did not play for England until
after the end of the following season. |
|
|
Tottenham's Bobby Smith was top scorer with
36 goals.
Tommy Thompson, of Preston, was second on the list, with 34,
and Luton's Gordon Turner was third for the second year in
succession, with 33. Wolves' top
scorer was Jimmy Murray, with 29.
|
|
|
England and the Football
League 1957-58 Season |
|
England's impact on the Football League |
Including the World Cup finals and the three matches that preceded
it,
seven of the 22 first division clubs were
represented, plus Blackburn Rovers, Fulham and Liverpool from the
second division.
14
Football League games had a direct impact on
two of England's games, on 19 October 1957 and 19 April 1958,
including in the days prior to the Scotland game.
As a
result, on 19 October, England took
Blackburn's Ronnie Clayton and Bryan Douglas, Bolton's Eddie
Hopkinson, Fulham's Johnny Haynes, Manchester United's Roger Byrne,
Duncan Edwards and Tommy Taylor,
Preston's Tom Finney,
West Brom's Ray Barlow, Don Howe and Derek Kevan,
and Billy Wright of Wolves. On 19
April, Clayton, Douglas, Finney, Haynes, Hopkinson, Howe, Kevan and Wright were again absent from their clubs, as were
Fulham's Jim Langley, Manchester United's Bobby Charlton, West
Brom's Bobby Robson, and Bill Slater of Wolves. Three days
before the game, on 16 April, Charlton was unavailable for the first of two club fixtures, due to
his England
call-up. |
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