1957–58 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal
1957–58 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerJack Crayston
First Division12th
FA CupThird round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Nottingham Forest 42 16 10 16 69 63 1.095 42 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
11 Chelsea 42 15 12 15 83 79 1.051 42
12 Arsenal 42 16 7 19 73 85 0.859 39
13 Birmingham City 42 14 11 17 76 89 0.854 39 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
14 Aston Villa 42 16 7 19 73 86 0.849 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 August 1957 Sunderland A 1–0 56,493
27 August 1957 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 48,988
31 August 1957 Luton Town H 2–0 49,914
4 September 1957 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 29,117
7 September 1957 Blackpool A 0–1 31,486
10 September 1957 Everton H 2–3 42,013
14 September 1957 Leicester City H 3–1 45,369
21 September 1957 Manchester United A 2–4 47,389
28 September 1957 Leeds United H 2–1 39,538
2 October 1957 Aston Villa H 4–0 18,382
5 October 1957 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 20,212
12 October 1957 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 60,671
16 October 1957 Everton A 2–2 54,345
19 October 1957 Birmingham City H 1–3 39,031
26 October 1957 Chelsea A 0–0 66,007
2 November 1957 Manchester City H 2–1 43,692
9 November 1957 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 34,266
16 November 1957 Portsmouth H 3–2 40,532
23 November 1957 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 23,904
30 November 1957 Newcastle United H 2–3 41,697
7 December 1957 Burnley A 1–2 18,593
14 December 1957 Preston North End H 4–2 31,840
21 December 1957 Sunderland H 3–0 28,156
26 December 1957 Aston Villa A 0–3 38,383
28 December 1957 Luton Town A 0–4 27,493
11 January 1958 Blackpool H 2–3 43,447
18 January 1958 Leicester City A 1–2 31,778
1 February 1958 Manchester United H 4–5 63,578
18 February 1958 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 28,425
22 February 1958 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–4 59,118
1 March 1958 Birmingham City A 1–4 26,834
8 March 1958 Chelsea H 5–4 41,620
15 March 1958 Manchester City A 4–2 31,645
19 March 1958 Leeds United A 0–2 25,948
22 March 1958 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 28,106
29 March 1958 Portsmouth A 4–5 25,999
7 April 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 51,340
8 April 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 47,501
12 April 1958 Newcastle United A 3–3 43,221
19 April 1958 Burnley H 0–0 31,440
21 April 1958 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 23,217
26 April 1958 Preston North End A 0–3 21,538

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1958 Northampton Town A 1–3 21,344

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   WAL Jack Kelsey
- DF   ENG Len Wills
- DF   SCO John Snedden
- DF   NIR Billy McCullough
- MF   ENG John Barnwell
- MF   SCO Tommy Docherty
- FW   SCO David Herd
- FW   SCO Jackie Henderson
- FW   ENG Vic Groves
- GK   NIR Jack McClelland
- FW   WAL Mel Charles
- FW   ENG George Eastham
- FW   ENG Geoff Strong
- MF   ENG Danny Clapton
- MF   ENG Alan Skirton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   NIR Terry Neill
- DF   ENG Dave Bacuzzi
- FW   ENG Jimmy Bloomfield
- MF   IRL Joe Haverty
- MF   ENG Gerry Ward
- DF   NIR Eddie Magill
- DF   ENG Mike Everitt
- FW   SCO Peter Kane
- DF   ENG Allan Young
- MF   IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK   ENG Jim Standen
- FW   ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF   WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF   ENG John Petts

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1960". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.