1957–58 in English football
The Football League First Division in 1957/58 was the 59th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. The Wolverhampton Wanderers won by five points adrift at Preston North End, the second English championship in their history. Both newly promoted Nottingham Forest and Leicester City could get the class; instead had the AFC Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday the transition to the Second Division compete. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second-division promoted Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.
A total of 529 players were used, with Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday the fewest with 30 mustered 18 most players in league games. 124 newcomers were offset by as many footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1957/58.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Wolverhampton Wanderers
In the following list, all players were listed for the Wolverhampton Wanderers came in a league match for use during the 1957/58 season. In English football is usually provided a minimum number of games to be able to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific control before the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Colin Booth ( 13/2 ) | Peter Broadbent (40/ 17) | Eddie Clamp (41/ 10) | Norman Deeley (41/ 23) | Noel Dwyer * (5/ 0 ) | Malcolm Finlayson (37/ 0 ) | Ron Flowers (28/ 3) | Gerald Harris (39/ 0 ) | Jackie Henderson * (1/0 ) | Ronald Howells * ( 2/0 ) | Alan Jackson * ( 2/0 ) | Gwyn Jones * (2/ 0) | Michael Lill * (1/1 ) | Bobby Mason (20/ 7) | Jimmy Mullen (38/ 4) | Jimmy Murray (41/ 29) | George Showell * (7/1 ) | Bill Slater (14/ 0) | Eddie Stuart (40/ 0 ) | Dennis Wilshaw (12/ 4) | Billy Wright (38/ 0).
- Coach: Stan Cullis
Special events
- Alfie Stokes shot on September 18, 1957 for Tottenham Hotspur against Birmingham City five goals.
- On February 6, 1958 arrived at the airport disaster in Munich seven Manchester United players their lives. 15 days later, also succumbed to his injuries Duncan Edwards.