1957–58 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1957–58 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Jack Crayston
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round

During the 1957–58 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Final league table

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	17	3	1	60	21	11	5	5	43	26	103	47	2.191	+56	64	European Cup 1958–59 First round
2	Preston North End	42	18	2	1	63	14	8	5	8	37	37	100	51	1.961	+49	59
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	4	4	58	33	8	5	8	35	44	93	77	1.208	+16	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	4	3	59	29	4	10	7	33	41	92	70	1.314	+22	50
5	Manchester City	42	14	4	3	58	33	8	1	12	46	67	104	100	1.040	+4	49
6	Burnley	42	16	2	3	52	21	5	3	13	28	53	80	74	1.081	+6	47
7	Blackpool	42	11	2	8	47	35	8	4	9	33	32	80	67	1.194	+13	44
8	Luton Town	42	13	3	5	45	22	6	3	12	24	41	69	63	1.095	+6	44
9	Manchester United	42	10	4	7	45	31	6	7	8	40	44	85	75	1.133	+10	43	European Cup 1958–59 Preliminary round ^{[nb 1]}
10	Nottingham Forest	42	10	4	7	41	27	6	6	9	28	36	69	63	1.095	+6	42
11	Chelsea	42	10	5	6	47	34	5	7	9	36	45	83	79	1.051	+4	42
12	Arsenal	42	10	4	7	48	39	6	3	12	25	46	73	85	0.859	–12	39
13	Birmingham City	42	8	6	7	43	37	6	5	10	33	52	76	89	0.854	–13	39	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
14	Aston Villa	42	12	4	5	46	26	4	3	14	27	60	73	86	0.849	–13	39
15	Bolton Wanderers	42	9	5	7	38	35	5	5	11	27	52	65	87	0.747	–12	38	1957–58 FA Cup winners
16	Everton	42	5	9	7	34	35	8	2	11	31	40	65	75	0.867	–10	37
17	Leeds United	42	10	6	5	33	23	4	3	14	18	40	51	63	0.810	–12	37
18	Leicester City	42	11	4	6	59	41	3	1	17	32	71	91	112	0.813	–21	33
19	Newcastle United	42	6	4	11	38	42	6	4	11	35	39	73	81	0.901	–8	32
20	Portsmouth	42	10	6	5	45	34	2	2	17	28	54	73	88	0.830	–15	32
21	Sunderland	42	7	7	7	32	33	3	5	13	22	64	54	97	0.557	–43	32
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	2	7	45	40	0	5	16	24	52	69	92	0.750	–23	31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

↑ 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).

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	Invited to European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
24 August 1957	Sunderland	A	1–0
27 August 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2
31 August 1957	Luton Town	H	2–0
4 September 1957	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1
7 September 1957	Blackpool	A	0–1
10 September 1957	Everton	H	2–3
14 September 1957	Leicester City	H	3–1
21 September 1957	Manchester United	A	2–4
28 September 1957	Leeds United	H	2–1
2 October 1957	Aston Villa	H	4–0
5 October 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0
12 October 1957	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3
16 October 1957	Everton	A	2–2
19 October 1957	Birmingham City	H	1–3
26 October 1957	Chelsea	A	0–0
2 November 1957	Manchester City	H	2–1
9 November 1957	Nottingham Forest	A	0–4
16 November 1957	Portsmouth	H	3–2
23 November 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–2
30 November 1957	Newcastle United	H	2–3
7 December 1957	Burnley	A	1–2
14 December 1957	Preston North End	H	4–2
21 December 1957	Sunderland	H	3–0
26 December 1957	Aston Villa	A	0–3
28 December 1957	Luton Town	A	0–4
11 January 1958	Blackpool	H	2–3
18 January 1958	Leicester City	A	1–2
1 February 1958	Manchester United	H	4–5
18 February 1958	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1
22 February 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4–4
1 March 1958	Birmingham City	A	1–4
8 March 1958	Chelsea	H	5–4
15 March 1958	Manchester City	A	4–2
19 March 1958	Leeds United	A	0–2
22 March 1958	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0
29 March 1958	Portsmouth	A	4–5
7 April 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2
8 April 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–1
12 April 1958	Newcastle United	A	3–3
19 April 1958	Burnley	H	0–0
21 April 1958	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1
26 April 1958	Preston North End	A	0–3

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1958	Northampton Town	A	1–3

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	Len Wills
-	DF	John Snedden
-	DF	Billy McCullough
-	MF	John Barnwell
-	MF	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	David Herd
-	FW	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	Vic Groves
-	GK	Jack McClelland
-	FW	Mel Charles
-	FW	George Eastham
-	FW	Geoff Strong
-	MF	Danny Clapton
-	MF	Alan Skirton

No.	Position	Player
-	DF	Terry Neill
-	DF	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	Joe Haverty
-	MF	Gerry Ward
-	DF	Eddie Magill
-	DF	Mike Everitt
-	FW	Peter Kane
-	DF	Allan Young
-	MF	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	Jim Standen
-	FW	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	John Petts

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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[1] 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).

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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