1957–58 Football League

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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, 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.

First Division

2nd English title Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City (36 goals) (1 February 1958) (5 April 1958) (22 February 1958)

Results

Maps

Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham

Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Burnley Chelsea Everton Manchester City Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Blackburn Rovers Doncaster Rovers (43 goals)

Results

Maps

Charlton Athletic Fulham Leyton Orient West Ham

Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Charlton Derby County Doncaster Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Liverpool Middlesbrough Notts County Rotherham Sheffield United Stoke Swansea Town West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North 1958–59 (Fourth Division)

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Bradford Park Avenue Bury Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Halifax Hartlepool Hull Mansfield Town Oldham Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southport Stockport Tranmere Workington Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South Sammy McCrory (Southend United), 31 1958–59 (Fourth Division)

|win_B&HA=24|draw_B&HA=12|loss_B&HA=10|gf_B&HA=88|ga_B&HA=64 |win_B&BA=21|draw_B&BA=9|loss_B&BA=16|gf_B&BA=81|ga_B&BA=74

|status_B&HA = CP

Results

|match_ALD_B&BA=0–0 |match_ALD_B&HA=2–3

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=5–1 |match_B&BA_BRE=1–0 |match_B&BA_B&HA=1–3 |match_B&BA_COL=1–1 |match_B&BA_COV=0–0 |match_B&BA_CRY=3–1 |match_B&BA_EXE=2–1 |match_B&BA_GIL=2–1 |match_B&BA_MIL=4–0 |match_B&BA_NPC=4–3 |match_B&BA_NOR=1–1 |match_B&BA_NWC=3–1 |match_B&BA_PLY=0–0 |match_B&BA_PTV=3–1 |match_B&BA_QPR=4–1 |match_B&BA_REA=4–1 |match_B&BA_SHR=3–1 |match_B&BA_SOU=5–2 |match_B&BA_STD=2–1 |match_B&BA_SWI=1–1 |match_B&BA_TOR=2–0 |match_B&BA_WAL=1–2 |match_B&BA_WAT=2–1

|match_BRE_B&BA=4–2 |match_BRE_B&HA=1–0

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=0–1 |match_B&HA_B&BA=2–1 |match_B&HA_BRE=1–1 |match_B&HA_COL=5–2 |match_B&HA_COV=3–0 |match_B&HA_CRY=3–2 |match_B&HA_EXE=2–2 |match_B&HA_GIL=5–2 |match_B&HA_MIL=4–2 |match_B&HA_NPC=5–3 |match_B&HA_NOR=1–4 |match_B&HA_NWC=0–1 |match_B&HA_PLY=3–2 |match_B&HA_PTV=0–0 |match_B&HA_QPR=1–1 |match_B&HA_REA=1–2 |match_B&HA_SHR=2–1 |match_B&HA_SOU=1–1 |match_B&HA_STD=3–1 |match_B&HA_SWI=1–0 |match_B&HA_TOR=1–1 |match_B&HA_WAL=2–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=6–0

|match_COL_B&BA=3–2 |match_COL_B&HA=1–2

|match_COV_B&BA=0–3 |match_COV_B&HA=2–2

|match_CRY_B&BA=3–0 |match_CRY_B&HA=2–4

|match_EXE_B&BA=1–2 |match_EXE_B&HA=2–0

|match_GIL_B&BA=1–1 |match_GIL_B&HA=0–1

|match_MIL_B&BA=0–2 |match_MIL_B&HA=2–2

|match_NPC_B&BA=3–1 |match_NPC_B&HA=1–2

|match_NOR_B&BA=4–0 |match_NOR_B&HA=2–4

|match_NWC_B&BA=2–2 |match_NWC_B&HA=0–0

|match_PLY_B&BA=3–1 |match_PLY_B&HA=2–1

|match_PTV_B&BA=2–3 |match_PTV_B&HA=2–2

|match_QPR_B&BA=3–0 |match_QPR_B&HA=0–1

|match_REA_B&BA=2–0 |match_REA_B&HA=1–1

|match_SHR_B&BA=0–4 |match_SHR_B&HA=2–0

|match_SOU_B&BA=7–0 |match_SOU_B&HA=5–0

|match_STD_B&BA=2–0 |match_STD_B&HA=0–2

|match_SWI_B&BA=1–0 |match_SWI_B&HA=2–2

|match_TOR_B&BA=3–1 |match_TOR_B&HA=2–0

|match_WAL_B&BA=3–1 |match_WAL_B&HA=2–3

|match_WAT_B&BA=1–1 |match_WAT_B&HA=0–1

Maps

Brentford Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford

Aldershot Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Colchester Coventry Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Millwall Newport County Norwich City Northampton Town Plymouth Argyle Port Vale QPR Reading Shrewsbury Southampton Southend Swindon Torquay Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

First Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester United || 21 || 46,073 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tottenham Hotspur || 21 || 42,942 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Arsenal FC || 21 || 39,835 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 21 || 39,157 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chelsea FC || 21 || 38,430 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wolverhampton Wanderers || 21 || 37,317 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Newcastle United || 21 || 36,241 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sunderland AFC || 21 || 36,146 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester City || 21 || 32,765 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 21 || 32,419 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leicester City || 21 || 31,359 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Nottingham Forest || 21 || 31,305 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Birmingham City || 21 || 29,553 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 21 || 28,842 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Portsmouth FC || 21 || 28,499 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Preston North End || 21 || 25,012 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leeds United || 21 || 24,920 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield Wednesday || 21 || 22,757 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Burnley FC || 21 || 22,251 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 21 || 22,029 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackpool FC || 21 || 21,406 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Luton Town || 21 || 18,419 |- |} }}

Second Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Liverpool FC || 21 || 38,476 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Ham United || 21 || 24,854 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Middlesbrough FC || 21 || 24,398 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Fulham FC || 21 || 24,234 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 21 || 22,705 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Charlton Athletic || 21 || 22,221 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bristol City || 21 || 22,058 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bristol Rovers || 21 || 20,604 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Stoke City || 21 || 20,511 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Derby County || 21 || 19,830 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield United || 21 || 19,243 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Ipswich Town || 21 || 18,285 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Cardiff City || 21 || 15,845 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Swansea Town || 21 || 15,711 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leyton Orient || 21 || 14,842 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Notts County || 21 || 14,470 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Grimsby Town || 21 || 14,166 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Huddersfield Town || 21 || 14,152 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Barnsley FC || 21 || 13,969 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Doncaster Rovers || 21 || 11,129 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Rotherham United || 21 || 10,179 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Lincoln City || 21 || 10,147 |- |} }}

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. "England 1957-58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
4. "Historical attendances".