1957–58 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1957–58 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerTed Fenton
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Second DivisionSecond Division 1st
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Dick (21)
All:
John Dick (26)

Season summary

The 1957–58 season was West Ham's nineteenth season in the Second Division since their relegation in season 1931–32. The club were managed by Ted Fenton and the team captain was Noel Cantwell.[1][2]

The season started badly for West Ham with only three wins from their first 10 games. However, after September 1957 they lost only three games hitting the first place in the league on 18 January 1958. They were in first place for all but one week until the end of the season as they finished as champions.[3] John Dick was the top scorer with 26 goals in all competitions and 21 in the league. The next highest scorer was Vic Keeble with 24. Dick and Ken Brown made the most appearances; 48 in all competitions.[3] West Ham made the fifth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated 3-2 by Fulham.

The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future football manager Malcolm Allison who had to retire following the removal of a lung after contracting tuberculosis.[4] It also saw the first appearance by 1965 Cup Winners' Cup winner, Joe Kirkup.[5] In this season, West Ham created a player of the season award, the Hammer of the Year award. The first winner was Andy Malcolm.[6] This season also saw the club break its record for the biggest victory. On 8 March 1958 they beat Rotherham United, 8-0 with John Dick scoring four goals.[7]

Equal highest number of appearances this season - Ken Brown

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1West Ham United421281562511374529101541.870+4757
2Blackburn Rovers4213715018957433993571.632+3656
3Charlton Athletic42153365339484236107691.551+3855
4Liverpool4217315013579294179541.463+2554
5Fulham4213535324777443597591.644+3852
6Sheffield United4212543822957372875501.500+2552
7Middlesbrough42133552296411314583741.122+945
8Ipswich Town42134445293810234068690.986–144
9Huddersfield Town429842824588354263660.955–344
10Bristol Rovers42125452315313334985801.063+542
11Stoke City4294849369210263775731.027+242
12Leyton Orient42142553274314245277790.975–241
13Grimsby Town42134454304215325386831.036+340
14Barnsley42106540254611304970740.946–440
15Cardiff City42105644314413194663770.818–1437
16Derby County42113737363513234560810.741–2136
17Bristol City4295735314413285763880.716–2535
18Rotherham United428310384462132757651010.644–3633
19Swansea Town42831048453612245472990.727–2731
20Lincoln City4266933355313224755820.671–2731
21Notts County4293924313315204944800.550–3630
22Doncaster Rovers4275934401614224856880.636–3227

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 August 1957Lincoln CityH2-218,907Allison, Dare
26 August 1957Blackburn RoversA1-218,845Dare
31 August 1957Bristol RoversA3-226,110Dare (3)
2 September 1957Blackburn RoversH1-124,009Dare
7 September 1957Derby CountyH2-118,955Cantwell, Smith
9 September 1957Sheffield UnitedH0-321,746
14 September 1957Swansea CityA2-319,352Malcolm, Dare
16 September 1957Sheffield UnitedA1-27,710Dare
21 September 1957FulhamH3-223,855Cantwell, Dare (2)
28 September 1957BarnsleyA0-112,182
5 October 1957Leyton OrientH3-225,990Lansdowne, Smith, Lewis
12 October 1957Charlton AthleticA3-030,437Smith, Dare, Musgrove
19 October 1957Doncaster RoversH1-120,216Keeble
26 October 1957Rotherham UnitedA2-18,971Bond, Dick
2 November 1957Huddersfield TownH5-221,525Cantwell, Keeble, Dick, Musgrove (2)
9 November 1957Grimsby TownA2-112,088Smith, Dick
16 November 1957Stoke CityH5-023,171Dare, Keeble (3), Dick
23 November 1957Bristol CityA1-122,305Dick
30 November 1957Cardiff CityH1-123,954Dick
7 December 1957LiverpoolA1-134,030Dick
14 December 1957MiddlesbroughH2-120,737Bond, Musgrove
21 December 1957Lincoln CityA6-18,384Newman, Dick (2), Keeble (2), Musgrove
25 December 1957Ipswich TownH1-125,515Newman
26 December 1957Ipswich TownA1-221,899Bond
28 December 1957Bristol RoversH6-128,095Smith (3), Keeble (2), Dick
11 January 1958Derby CountyA3-221,564Bond, Dick, Musgrove
18 January 1958Swansea CityH6-227,277Bond, Cantwell, Musgrove, Dick, Keeble (2)
1 February 1958FulhamA2-242,195Lewis, Musgrove
8 February 1958BarnsleyH1-127,182Lewis
20 February 1958Leyton OrientA4-125,284Dare, Smith, Keeble, Dick
22 February 1958Bristol CityH3-222,795Malcolm, Dare, Keeble
1 March 1958Rotherham UnitedA2-112,411Smith, Keeble
8 March 1958Doncaster RoversH8-025,0450Smith (2), Dick (2), Keeble (4)
15 March 1958Huddersfield TownA1-319,093Grice
22 March 1958Grimsby TownH2-025,152Musgrove, Richardson (og)
29 March 1958Stoke CityA4-114,517Grice, Keeble (2), Dick
4 April 1958Notts CountyH3-129,866Bond (2), Cruickshank (og)
5 April 1958Charlton AthleticH0-030,208
8 April 1958Notts CountyA0-118,317
12 April 1958Cardiff CityA3-017,596Malcolm, Dick (2)
19 April 1958LiverpoolH1-137,734Bond
26 April 1958MiddlesbroughA3-130,526Keeble, Dick, Musgrove

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1958BlackpoolH5-134,000Keeble (3), Dick (2)
R425 January 1958Stockport CountyH3-225,924Lewis (2), Keeble
R515 February 1958FulhamH2-337,500Bond, Grice

Squad

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

No. Position Player
DF Malcolm Allison
FW Alan Blackburn
DF John Bond
DF Ken Brown
DF Noel Cantwell (captain)
DF Fred Cooper
FW Billy Dare
FW John Dick
GK Ernie Gregory
MF Mike Grice
FW Vic Keeble
DF Joe Kirkup
No. Position Player
MF Bill Lansdowne
FW Eddie Lewis
MF Andy Malcolm
MF Malcolm Musgrove
DF Andy Nelson
FW Mick Newman
MF Malcolm Pyke
GK Brian Rhodes
MF John Smith
MF Doug Wragg
DF George Wright
GK Bob Wyllie

References
  1. "Ted Fenton". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Noel Cantwell". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1957-58". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "Malcolm Allison obituary". The Guardian. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics — Joe Kirkup". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. "Andy Malcolm". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. "On this day 8 March". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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