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Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 0 Burnley 0
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (31,440)
          
Aston Villa 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0
 Villa Park, Birmingham (25,995)
 Hitchens 58, 80
 
Blackpool 2 West Bromwich Albion 0
  Bloomfield Road Stadium, Blackpool (17,327)
 Charnley 34, 89
Blackpool were without Jackie Mudie
West Brom were without Don Howe, Derek Kevan & Bobby Robson
     
Bolton Wanderers 1 Newcastle United 1
  Burnden Park, Bolton (19,284)
 Lofthouse 60 ~ White 47
Bolton were without Eddie Hopkinson

Everton 2 Manchester City 5
  Goodison Park, Liverpool (31,433)
 Ashworth 1, 3 ~ Hayes 24, Hart 44, 49, Sambrook 54, Barnes 60 (pen)
    
Leeds United 0 Chelsea 0
  Elland Road Stadium, Leeds  (20,515)
    
Leicester City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3
  Filbert Street, Leicester (37,234)
 Gardiner 12 ~ Smith 22, Medwin 26, Jones 64
     
Luton Town 2 Portsmouth 1
  Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton (12,942)
 McLeod 5, Turner 83 ~ Gordon 33
 
Manchester United 0 Birmingham City 2
  Old Trafford, Manchester (39,215)
 Hooper 2, Green 26
United were without Bobby Charlton
 
Sunderland 3 Nottingham Forest 0
  Roker Park, Sunderland (28,753)
 Revie 12, Kichenbrand 24, Elliott 49 (pen)
    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Preston North End 0
  Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (46,001)
 Deeley 38, Milne OG 88
Wolves were without Bill Slater & Billy Wright
Preston were without Tom Finney & Tommy Docherty
 
Without their two top defenders, Wolves clinched the title against their closest challengers (who were also without their two star players). Defending champions, Manchester United were decimated by the Munich air disaster and finished ninth, but in truth, they would probably not have caught Wolves, in any case.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 17 3 1 10 5 4 98 45 62
 
Preston North End 40 17 2 1 7 5 8 93 51 55
Tottenham Hotspur 41 12 4 4 8 5 8 91 76 49
Manchester City 41 14 4 2 8 1 12 103 98 49
West Bromwich Albion 41 13 4 3 4 10 7 88 68 48
Blackpool 40 11 2 7 8 4 8 79 64 44
Luton Town 41 13 3 5 6 3 11 67 59 44
Burnley 40 15 2 3 4 3 13 74 72 43
Manchester United 39 10 3 6 6 7 7 83 68 42
Nottingham Forest 39 10 4 6 6 4 9 67 58 40
Chelsea 41 9 5 6 5 7 9 81 78 40
Birmingham City 41 8 6 6 6 5 10 76 88 39
Arsenal 40 10 3 7 6 3 11 72 81 38
Bolton Wanderers 40 9 5 6 5 5 10 64 80 38
Aston Villa 40 12 3 5 3 3 14 70 84 36
Leeds United 41 10 6 5 3 3 14 49 62 35
Everton 40 5 9 7 6 2 11 61 75 33
Portsmouth 41 10 6 4 2 2 17 73 86 32
Newcastle United 39 6 4 9 6 3 11 70 75 31
Leicester City 41 11 4 6 2 1 17 90 112 31
 
Sunderland 41 7 7 7 2 5 13 52 97 30
Sheffield Wednesday 41 11 2 7 0 5 16 67 91 29

Division One Leading Goalscorers
35 - Bobby Smith (Tottenham)
32 - Tommy Thompson (Preston)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 1 Cardiff City 1
  Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley (8,948)
 Wood ~ Hudson
    
Blackburn Rovers 4 Leyton Orient 1
  Ewood Park, Blackburn (24,961)
 Vernon (3), MacLeod ~ Carey
Blackburn were without Ronnie Clayton & Bryan Douglas
 
Bristol Rovers 1 Huddersfield Town 1
  Eastville Stadium, Bristol (16,185)
 Bradford ~ Low
 
Derby County 1 Grimsby Town 0
  Baseball Ground, Derby (13,549)
 Ryan
    
Fulham 3 Bristol City 4
  Craven Cottage, Fulham (27,042)
 Cook, Barton (2) ~ Tindill (3), Atyeo
Fulham were without Johnny Haynes & Jim Langley
    
Ipswich Town 1 Charlton Athletic 4
  Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich (22,615)
 Garneys (2) ~ Lucas, Werge, Summers, D.Rees OG
    
Lincoln City 2 Rotherham United 0
  Sincil Bank, Lincoln (9,139)
 Harbertson, Smillie
      
Notts County 0 Doncaster Rovers 5
  Meadow Lane, Nottingham (16,102)
 Jones, Walker, Higham, Fletcher (2)
    
Sheffield United 3 Middlesbrough 2
  Bramall Lane, Sheffield (20,967)
 Pace, Ringstead, Hawksworth (pen)
~ Taylor, Peacock
    
Swansea Town 4 Stoke City 1
  Vetch Field, Swansea (20,569)
 Charles (3), Allchurch ~ Bullock
 
West Ham United 1 Liverpool 1
  Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (37,734)
 Bond ~ Liddell
   		 
Liverpool earned a point away to the leaders in the biggest game of the day, but their first dropped point in seven games left them needing to do too much with one game remaining. Seven days later, Blackburn won 4-3 at Charlton and pipped them to the second promotion place behind champions, West Ham.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
West Ham United 41 12 8 1 10 3 7 98 53 55
Charlton Athletic 41 15 3 2 9 4 8 104 65 55
 
Blackburn Rovers 40 13 7 1 8 4 7 88 53 53
Liverpool 41 17 2 1 5 7 9 78 53 53
Fulham 37 12 4 2 7 6 6 92 52 48
Sheffield United 39 12 4 4 7 5 7 71 49 47
Huddersfield Town 41 9 8 3 5 8 8 63 65 44
Middlesbrough 40 13 3 4 5 4 11 81 71 43
Ipswich Town 41 13 4 4 3 7 10 67 68 43
Bristol Rovers 40 12 5 4 5 2 12 83 77 41
Leyton Orient 41 14 2 4 4 3 14 77 78 41
Stoke City 40 8 4 8 9 1 10 73 72 39
Barnsley 40 10 6 4 4 5 11 69 71 39
Grimsby Town 40 12 3 4 4 2 15 83 81 37
Derby County 41 11 3 7 3 5 12 59 79 36
Cardiff City 39 9 5 6 4 4 11 58 71 35
Bristol City 40 9 5 6 4 4 12 62 82 35
Rotherham United 39 7 3 9 6 2 12 60 94 31
Swansea Town 41 8 3 10 2 6 12 70 98 29
Notts County 40 9 2 9 2 3 15 41 79 27
 
Doncaster Rovers 41 7 4 9 1 6 14 55 87 26
Lincoln City 39 4 6 9 4 3 13 47 81 25
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
43 - Tommy Johnston (L.Orient (35) - 2 pens & Blackburn (8))
39 - Brian Clough (Middlesbrough)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
 
Aldershot 1 Coventry City 1
 Recreation Ground, Aldershot (4,221)
Walters ~ Hill
    
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Brentford 1
 Goldstone Ground, Hove (25,597)
 Harburn ~ Heath
 
Exeter City 1 Watford 2
 St James Park, Exeter (5,230)
 Wilson ~ Anderson, Walker
 
Gillingham 1 Northampton Town 2
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (5,721)
 Taylor ~ Hawkings, Woan
    
Millwall 0 Reading 0
 The Den, New Cross (9,701)
    
Newport County 1 Norwich City 0
 Somerton Park, Newport (6,081)
 McSeveney
    
Plymouth Argyle 2 Walsall 1
 Home Park, Plymouth (19,081)
 Carter, Baker ~ Faulkner
    
Port Vale 2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3
 Vale Park, Burslem (12,443)
 Steele, Cunliffe ~ Cutler, Bedford, Gibbs
    
Queen's Park Rangers 4 Crystal Palace 2
 Loftus Road Stadium, Shepherd's Bush (11,868)
 Kerrins, Longbottom, Cameron, Locke ~ Brett, Byrne
    
Southampton 3 Colchester United 2
 The Dell, Southampton (13,842)
 Reeves, Roper, Page ~ McCurley (2)
 
Southend United 0 Torquay United 0
 Roots Hall, Southend (11,691)
 
Swindon Town 1 Shrewsbury Town 0
 County Ground, Swindon (11,728)
 D'Arcy
 		  
Plymouth completed their fixtures still on top, but Brentford and Brighton could still catch them, and did. Brentford beat Brighton to go ahead of both Plymouth and Brighton on goal average, but Brighton put six goals past Watford, two days later and timed their finish to perfection. Plymouth won the new third-division championship, twelve months later.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Plymouth Argyle 44 17 4 1 7 4 11 63 44 56
 
Reading 45 14 5 3 7 8 8 78 49 55
Brighton & Hove Albion 42 12 6 4 10 5 5 79 61 55
Swindon Town 44 14 7 2 6 7 8 77 49 54
Norwich City 44 11 9 2 8 6 8 73 65 53
Brentford 43 13 5 3 8 5 9 75 54 52
Southampton 43 15 3 4 5 7 9 104 66 50
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 43 15 4 2 5 4 13 76 69 48
Southend United 42 13 5 4 5 6 9 76 50 47
Newport County 44 12 6 5 5 7 9 70 63 47
Queen's Park Rangers 44 14 6 2 3 7 12 60 64 47
Colchester United 43 11 5 4 4 8 11 69 75 43
Northampton Town 43 12 1 8 6 5 11 82 70 42
Watford 43 9 8 5 4 8 9 57 66 42
Port Vale 43 12 5 5 4 4 13 63 49 41
Crystal Palace 44 11 5 5 3 8 12 65 66 41
Shrewsbury Town 43 9 6 7 5 4 12 48 65 38
Aldershot 44 7 8 7 4 7 11 55 87 37
Coventry City 43 9 8 4 3 4 15 56 76 36
Walsall 44 8 7 6 4 2 17 54 72 33
Torquay United 43 9 5 7 2 6 14 45 69 33
Millwall 44 6 6 11 5 3 13 61 86 31
Exeter City 44 10 4 8 1 5 16 57 97 31
Gillingham 43 10 5 6 1 3 18 47 78 30
 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
29 - Derek Reeves (Southampton)
24 - Wilf Carter (Plymouth), Tommy Dixon (Reading), Sammy McCrory (Southend), Jim Towers (Brentford)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Bradford City 5 Chester 0
 Valley Parade, Bradford (9,232)
 D.Jackson (2), Liversidge, Reid
    
Crewe Alexandra 0 Carlisle United 0
 Gresty Road, Crewe (3,409)
 
Darlington 3 Barrow 0
 Feethams Ground, Darlington (3,677)
 Bell (2), Lancaster
 
Gateshead 1 Oldham Athletic 0
 Redheugh Park, Gateshead (6,629)
 Smith
    
Halifax Town 3 Hartlepools United 0
 The Shay, Halifax (7,368)
 Blackburn, Smith (pen), Hutchinson
    
Hull City 1 Chesterfield 0
 Boothferry Park, Hull (9,625)
 Bulless
    
Mansfield Town 6 Bury 4
 Field Mill, Mansfield (10,352)
 B.Thomas (3), Uphill, Keery, Mitten ~ McIntosh (3), Lawson
     
Rochdale 1 Bradford 2
 Spotland, Rochdale (4,912)
 Ferguson (pen) ~ Booth, Buchanan
 
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1 York City 2
 Old Showground, Scunthorpe (10,083)
 Davis ~ Farmer (2)
 
Stockport County 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (10,849)
 Wilson, Mulvey ~ Williams
 
Workington 0 Accrington Stanley 1
 Borough Park, Workington (4,706)
 Scott
  
Wrexham 1 Southport 0
 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (5,956)
 B.Evans
 
Scunthorpe were in the midst of a run of three defeats in four games which allowed Accrington to close the gap, but they rallied to win their last four games, as Accrington stuttered. It was Scunthorpe's first-ever promotion, in their eighth season as a league club. York City missed out on a place in the new third division by 0.073 of a goal behind Wrexham, but they did win promotion from the new fourth division in its first season.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 41 14 5 2 11 3 6 77 43 58
 
Accrington Stanley 43 15 4 3 9 5 7 79 53 57
Bury 44 16 4 2 6 5 11 91 61 53
Bradford City 42 13 6 2 6 8 7 66 45 52
Hull City 44 15 6 2 3 8 10 74 64 50
Mansfield Town 43 15 3 4 6 5 10 97 86 50
Chesterfield 43 11 7 3 6 6 10 68 68 47
Halifax Town 43 14 4 3 4 6 12 76 68 46
Gateshead 44 12 5 6 3 10 8 67 71 45
Rochdale 43 14 4 5 5 2 13 78 63 44
Carlisle United 44 13 3 6 6 3 13 79 72 44
Stockport County 44 14 4 4 3 6 13 72 66 44
 
Wrexham 43 12 8 2 4 3 14 59 61 43
Tranmere Rovers 43 10 6 5 6 4 12 78 70 42
Hartlepools United 44 10 6 5 5 6 12 70 74 42
Oldham Athletic 43 10 6 5 3 10 9 66 80 42
Barrow 43 9 7 5 4 8 10 63 66 41
York City 42 8 7 4 6 4 13 58 76 39
Darlington 42 14 2 5 2 4 15 73 81 38
Workington 43 10 6 6 3 6 12 65 75 38
Chester 43 6 10 6 6 3 12 66 73 37
Bradford 45 8 5 9 5 5 13 65 92 36
 
Southport 44 8 3 11 3 3 16 49 83 28
Crewe Alexandra 43 5 4 12 2 2 18 44 89 20
 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
35 - Alf Ackerman (Carlisle)
28 - Keith Williams (Tranmere)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1957/58 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2005
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