Manchester United 1957-1958
Charity Shield WinnersCharity Shield Winners
Won Charity Shield · 9th in the Division One, 43 pts
Manchester United won Charity Shield in 1957-1958, finishing 9th in the Division One with 43 points from 42 games and scoring 126 goals in all competitions. They won 27, drew 14 and lost 18 of their 59 games in all competitions under Matt Busby and Jimmy Murphy.
Stats
27
Won
14
Drawn
18
Lost
Form
L
W
L
L
D
Managers
2 spells
| Manager | From | P | W | D | L | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Busby | 24 Aug 1957 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1.97 |
| Jimmy Murphy | 19 Feb 1958 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
Season at a Glance
126
Goals Scored
97
Conceded
59
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.61
Points per game
75th-best of 123 full seasons
2.14
Goals per game
13th-best of 123 full seasons
1.64
Conceded per game
105th-best of 123 full seasons
46%
Win rate
80th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Division One, United ranked 7th of 22 for goals scored (+0.16 per game vs the league average) and 9th for fewest conceded. That was 8 places lower than 1956-1957 (-21 points).
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Dennis Viollet
32 apps
23
— ast
2
Tommy Taylor
34 apps
22
— ast
3
Bobby Charlton
30 apps
16
— ast
4
William Whelan
24 apps
14
— ast
5
Alex Dawson
18 apps
10
— ast
6
Colin Webster
31 apps
8
— ast
7
David Pegg
26 apps
7
— ast
8
Johnny Berry
24 apps
6
— ast
9
Duncan Edwards
34 apps
6
— ast
10
Ernie Taylor
19 apps
4
— ast
All Results
59 matches
August 1957 3W · 0D · 0L
W
Leicester City A
D1 Whelan 3
3–0
24 Aug 40,214 1-0-0 W1
W
Everton H
D1 Taylor, Jones (og), Viollet
3–0
28 Aug 59,103 2-0-0 W2
W
Manchester City H
D1 Edwards, Berry, Viollet, Taylor
4–1
31 Aug 63,347 3-0-0 W3
September 1957 4W · 1D · 3L
D
Everton A
D1 Viollet, Berry, Whelan
3–3
4 Sep 72,077 3-1-0 D1
W
Leeds United H
D1 Berry 2, Viollet, Taylor 2
5–0
7 Sep 50,842 4-1-0 W1
W
Blackpool A
D1 Whelan 2, Viollet 2
4–1
9 Sep 34,181 5-1-0 W2
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D1
0–4
14 Sep 48,003 5-1-1 L1
L
Blackpool H
D1 Edwards
1–2
18 Sep 40,763 5-1-2 L2
W
Arsenal H
D1 Taylor, Whelan 2, Pegg
4–2
21 Sep 47,142 6-1-2 W1
W
Shamrock Rovers A
EC agg 6-0 Whelan 2, Taylor 2, Berry, Pegg
6–0
25 Sep 45,000 7-1-2 W2
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 Doherty
1–3
28 Sep 48,825 7-1-3 L1
October 1957 4W · 0D · 2L
W
Shamrock Rovers H
EC agg 9-2 Viollet 2, Pegg
3–2
2 Oct 33,754 8-1-3 W1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Taylor 2, Dugdale (og), Pegg
4–1
5 Oct 43,102 9-1-3 W2
W
Nottingham Forest A
D1 Whelan, Viollet
2–1
12 Oct 47,654 10-1-3 W3
L
Portsmouth H
D1
0–3
19 Oct 38,253 10-1-4 L1
W
Aston Villa H
CS Taylor 3, Berry (pen)
4–0
22 Oct 27,293 11-1-4 W1
L
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Taylor 2, Whelan
3–4
26 Oct 52,160 11-1-5 L1
November 1957 4W · 1D · 1L
W
Burnley H
D1 Taylor
1–0
2 Nov 49,449 12-1-5 W1
D
Preston North End A
D1 Whelan
1–1
9 Nov 39,063 12-2-5 D1
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 Webster 2
2–1
16 Nov 40,366 13-2-5 W1
W
Dukla Prague H
EC agg 3-0 Webster, Taylor, Pegg
3–0
20 Nov 60,000 14-2-5 W2
W
Newcastle United A
D1 Edwards, Taylor
2–1
23 Nov 53,890 15-2-5 W3
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Pegg 2, Whelan
3–4
30 Nov 43,077 15-2-6 L1
December 1957 2W · 3D · 2L
L
Dukla Prague A
EC agg 3-1
0–1
4 Dec 35,000 15-2-7 L2
D
Birmingham City A
D1 Viollet 2, Taylor
3–3
7 Dec 35,791 15-3-7 D1
L
Chelsea H
D1
0–1
14 Dec 36,853 15-3-8 L1
W
Leicester City H
D1 Scanlon, Charlton, Viollet 2
4–0
21 Dec 41,631 16-3-8 W1
W
Luton Town H
D1 Edwards (pen), Taylor, Charlton
3–0
25 Dec 39,444 17-3-8 W2
D
Luton Town A
D1 Scanlon, Taylor
2–2
26 Dec 26,458 17-4-8 D1
D
Manchester City A
D1 Viollet, Charlton
2–2
28 Dec 70,483 17-5-8 D2
January 1958 4W · 1D · 0L
W
Workington Reds A
FAC Viollet 3
3–1
4 Jan 21,000 18-5-8 W1
D
Leeds United A
D1 Viollet
1–1
11 Jan 39,401 18-6-8 D1
W
Red Star Belgrade H
EC agg 2-1 Charlton, Colman
2–1
14 Jan 60,000 19-6-8 W1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Charlton 3, Viollet 2, Scanlon, Edwards (pen)
7–2
18 Jan 41,141 20-6-8 W2
W
Ipswich Town H
FAC Charlton 2
2–0
25 Jan 53,550 21-6-8 W3
February 1958 2W · 2D · 0L
W
Arsenal A
D1 Edwards, Charlton, Taylor 2, Viollet
5–4
1 Feb 63,578 22-6-8 W4
D
Red Star Belgrade A
EC agg 5-4 Viollet, Charlton 2
3–3
5 Feb 55,000 22-7-8 D1
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
FAC Brennan 2, Dawson
3–0
19 Feb 59,848 23-7-8 W1
D
Nottingham Forest H
D1 Dawson
1–1
22 Feb 66,124 23-8-8 D1
March 1958 2W · 2D · 4L
D
West Bromwich Albion A
FAC Taylor, Dawson
2–2
1 Mar 58,250 23-9-8 D2
W
West Bromwich Albion H
FAC Replay Webster
1–0
5 Mar 60,000 24-9-8 W1
L
West Bromwich Albion H
D1
0–4
8 Mar 63,278 24-9-9 L1
L
Burnley A
D1
0–3
15 Mar 37,247 24-9-10 L2
D
Fulham N
FAC Charlton 2
2–2
22 Mar 69,745 24-10-10 D1
W
Fulham N
FAC Replay Dawson 3, Brennan, Charlton
5–3
26 Mar 38,000 25-10-10 W1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0–1
29 Mar 35,608 25-10-11 L1
L
Aston Villa A
D1 Webster, Dawson
2–3
31 Mar 16,631 25-10-12 L2
April 1958 1W · 4D · 4L
D
Sunderland H
D1 Charlton, Dawson
2–2
4 Apr 47,421 25-11-12 D1
D
Preston North End H
D1
0–0
5 Apr 47,816 25-12-12 D2
W
Sunderland A
D1 Webster 2
2–1
7 Apr 51,302 26-12-12 W1
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1
0–1
12 Apr 59,836 26-12-13 L1
D
Portsmouth A
D1 Webster, Taylor, Dawson
3–3
16 Apr 39,975 26-13-13 D1
L
Birmingham City H
D1
0–2
19 Apr 38,991 26-13-14 L1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1
0–4
21 Apr 33,267 26-13-15 L2
D
Newcastle United H
D1 Dawson
1–1
23 Apr 28,393 26-14-15 D1
L
Chelsea A
D1 Taylor
1–2
26 Apr 45,011 26-14-16 L1
May 1958 1W · 0D · 2L
L
Bolton Wanderers N
FAC
0–2
3 May 99,756 26-14-17 L2
W
AC Milan H
EC agg 2-1 Viollet, Taylor (pen)
2–1
8 May 44,880 27-14-17 W1
L
AC Milan A
EC agg 2-5
0–4
14 May 80,000 27-14-18 L1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 62% | 11 | 46,866 |
| Away | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 30% | 2 | 46,357 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 69,167 |
Home crowds averaged 46,866, away 46,357. Their biggest crowd was 99,756 v Bolton Wanderers, the smallest 16,631 v Aston Villa.
Season Records
6–0
Biggest win
v Shamrock Rovers · 25 Sep 1957
0–4
Heaviest defeat
v Bolton Wanderers · 14 Sep 1957
4
Longest win streak
15
Longest unbeaten run
7
Longest winless run
13
Clean sheets
13
Failed to score
2–1
Most common score
6 times
United completed the league double over Arsenal and Leicester City. They lost both league meetings with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 48', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 18 from the 81st minute on and conceded 9. Penalties: 4 scored, 5 conceded. Own goals: 2 for, 2 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71' | Billy Whelan | @ Leicester City | D1 | 0–0 | 24 Aug 1957 |
| 75' | Billy Whelan | @ Leicester City | D1 | 1–0 | 24 Aug 1957 |
| 79' | Billy Whelan | @ Leicester City | D1 | 2–0 | 24 Aug 1957 |
| 44' | Tommy Taylor | vs Everton | D1 | 0–0 | 28 Aug 1957 |
| 54' | Tommy Jones OG | vs Everton | D1 | 1–0 | 28 Aug 1957 |
| 60' | Dennis Viollet | vs Everton | D1 | 2–0 | 28 Aug 1957 |
| 15' | Duncan Edwards | vs Manchester City | D1 | 0–0 | 31 Aug 1957 |
| 20' | Johnny Berry | vs Manchester City | D1 | 1–0 | 31 Aug 1957 |
| 59' | Ken Barnes | vs Manchester City | D1 | 2–0 | 31 Aug 1957 |
| 65' | Dennis Viollet | vs Manchester City | D1 | 2–1 | 31 Aug 1957 |
| 86' | Tommy Taylor | vs Manchester City | D1 | 3–1 | 31 Aug 1957 |
| 12' | Dennis Viollet | @ Everton | D1 | 0–0 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 30' | Johnny Berry | @ Everton | D1 | 1–0 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 37' | Derek Temple | @ Everton | D1 | 2–0 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 39' | Billy Whelan | @ Everton | D1 | 2–1 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 57' | Jimmy Harris | @ Everton | D1 | 3–1 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 77' | Derek Temple | @ Everton | D1 | 3–2 | 4 Sep 1957 |
| 44' | Johnny Berry | vs Leeds United | D1 | 0–0 | 7 Sep 1957 |
| 60' | Dennis Viollet | vs Leeds United | D1 | 1–0 | 7 Sep 1957 |
| 62' | Tommy Taylor | vs Leeds United | D1 | 2–0 | 7 Sep 1957 |
| 65' | Johnny Berry | vs Leeds United | D1 | 3–0 | 7 Sep 1957 |
| 69' | Tommy Taylor | vs Leeds United | D1 | 4–0 | 7 Sep 1957 |
| 8' | Billy Whelan | @ Blackpool | D1 | 0–0 | 9 Sep 1957 |
| 12' | Dennis Viollet | @ Blackpool | D1 | 1–0 | 9 Sep 1957 |
| 60' | Billy Whelan | @ Blackpool | D1 | 2–0 | 9 Sep 1957 |
| 75' | Dennis Viollet | @ Blackpool | D1 | 3–0 | 9 Sep 1957 |
| 87' | Jackie Mudie | @ Blackpool | D1 | 4–0 | 9 Sep 1957 |
| 6' | Dennis Stevens | @ Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 14 Sep 1957 |
| 52' | Brian Birch | @ Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 0–1 | 14 Sep 1957 |
| 72' | Ray Parry pen | @ Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 0–2 | 14 Sep 1957 |
| 85' | Nat Lofthouse | @ Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 0–3 | 14 Sep 1957 |
| 1' | Jackie Mudie | vs Blackpool | D1 | 0–0 | 18 Sep 1957 |
| 31' | Jackie Mudie | vs Blackpool | D1 | 0–1 | 18 Sep 1957 |
| 86' | Duncan Edwards | vs Blackpool | D1 | 0–2 | 18 Sep 1957 |
| 10' | Tommy Taylor | vs Arsenal | D1 | 0–0 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 22' | Billy Whelan | vs Arsenal | D1 | 1–0 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 38' | Mike Tiddy | vs Arsenal | D1 | 2–0 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 39' | David Herd | vs Arsenal | D1 | 2–1 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 43' | Billy Whelan | vs Arsenal | D1 | 2–2 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 82' | David Pegg | vs Arsenal | D1 | 3–2 | 21 Sep 1957 |
| 36' | Billy Whelan | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 0–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 51' | Billy Whelan | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 1–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 56' | Tommy Taylor | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 2–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 80' | Tommy Taylor | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 3–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 85' | Johnny Berry | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 4–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 86' | David Pegg | @ Shamrock Rovers | EC | 5–0 | 25 Sep 1957 |
| 63' | Norman Deeley | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 28 Sep 1957 |
| 68' | Norman Deeley | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–1 | 28 Sep 1957 |
| 70' | Dennis Wilshaw | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–2 | 28 Sep 1957 |
| 89' | John Doherty | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–3 | 28 Sep 1957 |
| 6' | Dennis Viollet | vs Shamrock Rovers | EC | 0–0 | 2 Oct 1957 |
| 22' | David Pegg | vs Shamrock Rovers | EC | 1–0 | 2 Oct 1957 |
| 55' | Maxie McCann | vs Shamrock Rovers | EC | 2–0 | 2 Oct 1957 |
| 59' | Dennis Viollet | vs Shamrock Rovers | EC | 2–1 | 2 Oct 1957 |
| 68' | Thomas Hamilton | vs Shamrock Rovers | EC | 3–1 | 2 Oct 1957 |
| 15' | Tommy Taylor | vs Aston Villa | D1 | 0–0 | 5 Oct 1957 |
| 32' | Jimmy Dugdale OG | vs Aston Villa | D1 | 1–0 | 5 Oct 1957 |
| 55' | Derek Pace | vs Aston Villa | D1 | 2–0 | 5 Oct 1957 |
| 62' | David Pegg | vs Aston Villa | D1 | 2–1 | 5 Oct 1957 |
| 68' | Tommy Taylor | vs Aston Villa | D1 | 3–1 | 5 Oct 1957 |
| 3' | Billy Whelan | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–0 | 12 Oct 1957 |
| 47' | Stuart Imlach | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 1–0 | 12 Oct 1957 |
| 59' | Dennis Viollet | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 1–1 | 12 Oct 1957 |
| 6' | John Henderson | vs Portsmouth | D1 | 0–0 | 19 Oct 1957 |
| 43' | Ron Newman | vs Portsmouth | D1 | 0–1 | 19 Oct 1957 |
| 44' | Peter Harris | vs Portsmouth | D1 | 0–2 | 19 Oct 1957 |
| 50' | Tommy Taylor | vs Aston Villa | CS | 0–0 | 22 Oct 1957 |
| 54' | Tommy Taylor | vs Aston Villa | CS | 1–0 | 22 Oct 1957 |
| 70' | Tommy Taylor | vs Aston Villa | CS | 2–0 | 22 Oct 1957 |
| 87' | Johnny Berry pen | vs Aston Villa | CS | 3–0 | 22 Oct 1957 |
| 7' | Tommy Taylor | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–0 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 16' | Bobby Robson | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–0 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 22' | Tommy Taylor | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–1 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 27' | Bobby Robson | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 2–1 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 41' | Derek Kevan | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 2–2 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 62' | Ronnie Allen | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 2–3 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 76' | Billy Whelan | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 2–4 | 26 Oct 1957 |
| 52' | Tommy Taylor | vs Burnley | D1 | 0–0 | 2 Nov 1957 |
| 71' | Tom Finney | @ Preston North End | D1 | 0–0 | 9 Nov 1957 |
| 84' | Billy Whelan | @ Preston North End | D1 | 0–1 | 9 Nov 1957 |
| 6' | Colin Webster | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 0–0 | 16 Nov 1957 |
| 10' | Alan Finney | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 1–0 | 16 Nov 1957 |
| 26' | Colin Webster | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 1–1 | 16 Nov 1957 |
| 63' | Colin Webster | vs Dukla Prague | EC | 0–0 | 20 Nov 1957 |
| 65' | Tommy Taylor | vs Dukla Prague | EC | 1–0 | 20 Nov 1957 |
| 79' | David Pegg | vs Dukla Prague | EC | 2–0 | 20 Nov 1957 |
| 28' | Robert Mitchell | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Nov 1957 |
| 85' | Duncan Edwards | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 0–1 | 23 Nov 1957 |
| 88' | Tommy Taylor | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 1–1 | 23 Nov 1957 |
| 17' | David Pegg | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–0 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 22' | Bobby Smith | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–0 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 25' | Bobby Smith | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–1 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 35' | Jackie Blanchflower OG | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–2 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 44' | Bobby Smith | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–3 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 62' | David Pegg | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–4 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 67' | Billy Whelan | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 2–4 | 30 Nov 1957 |
| 17' | Milan Dvorak | @ Dukla Prague | EC | 0–0 | 4 Dec 1957 |
| 14' | Dennis Viollet | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 0–0 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 15' | Peter Murphy | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 1–0 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 16' | Gordon Astall | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 1–1 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 18' | Tommy Taylor | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 1–2 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 36' | Noel Kinsey | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 2–2 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 46' | Dennis Viollet | @ Birmingham City | D1 | 2–3 | 7 Dec 1957 |
| 85' | Ron Tindall | vs Chelsea | D1 | 0–0 | 14 Dec 1957 |
| 13' | Albert Scanlon | vs Leicester City | D1 | 0–0 | 21 Dec 1957 |
| 51' | Bobby Charlton | vs Leicester City | D1 | 1–0 | 21 Dec 1957 |
| 65' | Dennis Viollet | vs Leicester City | D1 | 2–0 | 21 Dec 1957 |
| 89' | Dennis Viollet | vs Leicester City | D1 | 3–0 | 21 Dec 1957 |
| 19' | Duncan Edwards pen | vs Luton Town | D1 | 0–0 | 25 Dec 1957 |
| 31' | Tommy Taylor | vs Luton Town | D1 | 1–0 | 25 Dec 1957 |
| 70' | Bobby Charlton | vs Luton Town | D1 | 2–0 | 25 Dec 1957 |
| 28' | Albert Scanlon | @ Luton Town | D1 | 0–0 | 26 Dec 1957 |
| 43' | Tommy Taylor | @ Luton Town | D1 | 1–0 | 26 Dec 1957 |
| 50' | John Groves | @ Luton Town | D1 | 2–0 | 26 Dec 1957 |
| 89' | Allan Brown | @ Luton Town | D1 | 2–1 | 26 Dec 1957 |
| 7' | Dennis Viollet | @ Manchester City | D1 | 0–0 | 28 Dec 1957 |
| 8' | Joe Hayes | @ Manchester City | D1 | 1–0 | 28 Dec 1957 |
| 15' | Bobby Charlton | @ Manchester City | D1 | 1–1 | 28 Dec 1957 |
| 64' | Bill Foulkes OG | @ Manchester City | D1 | 2–1 | 28 Dec 1957 |
| 5' | Clive Colbridge | @ Workington Reds | FAC | 0–0 | 4 Jan 1958 |
| 54' | Dennis Viollet | @ Workington Reds | FAC | 0–1 | 4 Jan 1958 |
| 56' | Dennis Viollet | @ Workington Reds | FAC | 1–1 | 4 Jan 1958 |
| 62' | Dennis Viollet | @ Workington Reds | FAC | 2–1 | 4 Jan 1958 |
| 37' | Dennis Viollet | @ Leeds United | D1 | 0–0 | 11 Jan 1958 |
| 55' | Hugh Baird | @ Leeds United | D1 | 1–0 | 11 Jan 1958 |
| 35' | Lazar Tasic | vs Red Star Belgrade | EC | 0–0 | 14 Jan 1958 |
| 64' | Bobby Charlton | vs Red Star Belgrade | EC | 0–1 | 14 Jan 1958 |
| 82' | Eddie Colman | vs Red Star Belgrade | EC | 1–1 | 14 Jan 1958 |
| 3' | Bobby Charlton | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 20' | Dennis Stevens | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 1–0 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 29' | Bobby Charlton | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 1–1 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 30' | Dennis Viollet | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 2–1 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 38' | Albert Scanlon | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 3–1 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 57' | Bobby Charlton | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 4–1 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 64' | Nat Lofthouse | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 5–1 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 65' | Dennis Viollet | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 5–2 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 87' | Duncan Edwards pen | vs Bolton Wanderers | D1 | 6–2 | 18 Jan 1958 |
| 40' | Bobby Charlton | vs Ipswich Town | FAC | 0–0 | 25 Jan 1958 |
| 75' | Bobby Charlton | vs Ipswich Town | FAC | 1–0 | 25 Jan 1958 |
| 10' | Duncan Edwards | @ Arsenal | D1 | 0–0 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 34' | Bobby Charlton | @ Arsenal | D1 | 1–0 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 43' | Tommy Taylor | @ Arsenal | D1 | 2–0 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 58' | David Herd | @ Arsenal | D1 | 3–0 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 60' | Jimmy Bloomfield | @ Arsenal | D1 | 3–1 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 61' | Jimmy Bloomfield | @ Arsenal | D1 | 3–2 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 65' | Dennis Viollet | @ Arsenal | D1 | 3–3 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 72' | Tommy Taylor | @ Arsenal | D1 | 4–3 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 77' | Derek Tapscott | @ Arsenal | D1 | 5–3 | 1 Feb 1958 |
| 2' | Dennis Viollet | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 0–0 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 30' | Bobby Charlton | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 1–0 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 31' | Bobby Charlton | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 2–0 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 46' | Bora Kostic | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 3–0 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 50' | Lazar Tasic pen | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 3–1 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 58' | Bora Kostic | @ Red Star Belgrade | EC | 3–2 | 5 Feb 1958 |
| 27' | Shay Brennan | vs Sheffield Wednesday | FAC | 0–0 | 19 Feb 1958 |
| 70' | Shay Brennan | vs Sheffield Wednesday | FAC | 1–0 | 19 Feb 1958 |
| 85' | Alex Dawson | vs Sheffield Wednesday | FAC | 2–0 | 19 Feb 1958 |
| 31' | Stuart Imlach | vs Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–0 | 22 Feb 1958 |
| 75' | Alex Dawson | vs Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–1 | 22 Feb 1958 |
| 6' | Ernie Taylor | @ West Bromwich Albion | FAC | 0–0 | 1 Mar 1958 |
| 12' | Ronnie Allen | @ West Bromwich Albion | FAC | 1–0 | 1 Mar 1958 |
| 44' | Alex Dawson | @ West Bromwich Albion | FAC | 1–1 | 1 Mar 1958 |
| 86' | Roy Hrobin | @ West Bromwich Albion | FAC | 2–1 | 1 Mar 1958 |
| 89' | Colin Webster | vs West Bromwich Albion | FAC | 0–0 | 5 Mar 1958 |
| 8' | Ronnie Allen | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–0 | 8 Mar 1958 |
| 65' | Derek Kevan | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–1 | 8 Mar 1958 |
| 81' | Ronnie Allen | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–2 | 8 Mar 1958 |
| 48' | Jimmy McIlroy | @ Burnley | D1 | 0–0 | 15 Mar 1958 |
| 70' | Alan Shackleton | @ Burnley | D1 | 0–1 | 15 Mar 1958 |
| 71' | Albert Cheesebrough | @ Burnley | D1 | 0–2 | 15 Mar 1958 |
| 11' | Bobby Charlton | v Fulham | FAC | 0–0 | 22 Mar 1958 |
| 13' | Arthur Stevens | v Fulham | FAC | 1–0 | 22 Mar 1958 |
| 38' | Jimmy Hill | v Fulham | FAC | 1–1 | 22 Mar 1958 |
| 43' | Bobby Charlton | v Fulham | FAC | 1–2 | 22 Mar 1958 |
| 14' | Alex Dawson | v Fulham | FAC | 0–0 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 27' | Arthur Stevens | v Fulham | FAC | 1–0 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 33' | Alex Dawson | v Fulham | FAC | 1–1 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 38' | Trevor Chamberlain | v Fulham | FAC | 2–1 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 44' | Shay Brennan | v Fulham | FAC | 2–2 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 65' | Alex Dawson | v Fulham | FAC | 3–2 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 72' | Roy Dwight | v Fulham | FAC | 4–2 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 90' | Bobby Charlton | v Fulham | FAC | 4–3 | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 40' | Roy Shiner | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 0–0 | 29 Mar 1958 |
| 13' | Colin Webster | @ Aston Villa | D1 | 0–0 | 31 Mar 1958 |
| 35' | William Myerscough | @ Aston Villa | D1 | 1–0 | 31 Mar 1958 |
| 65' | Gerald Hitchens | @ Aston Villa | D1 | 1–1 | 31 Mar 1958 |
| 75' | Alex Dawson | @ Aston Villa | D1 | 1–2 | 31 Mar 1958 |
| 90' | John Sewell | @ Aston Villa | D1 | 2–2 | 31 Mar 1958 |
| 7' | Bobby Charlton | vs Sunderland | D1 | 0–0 | 4 Apr 1958 |
| 43' | Don Revie | vs Sunderland | D1 | 1–0 | 4 Apr 1958 |
| 60' | Alan O'Neill | vs Sunderland | D1 | 1–1 | 4 Apr 1958 |
| 88' | Alex Dawson | vs Sunderland | D1 | 1–2 | 4 Apr 1958 |
| 17' | Ambrose Fogarty | @ Sunderland | D1 | 0–0 | 7 Apr 1958 |
| 41' | Colin Webster | @ Sunderland | D1 | 0–1 | 7 Apr 1958 |
| 65' | Colin Webster | @ Sunderland | D1 | 1–1 | 7 Apr 1958 |
| 42' | Tommy Harmer pen | @ Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–0 | 12 Apr 1958 |
| 19' | Colin Webster | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 0–0 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 20' | Ernie Taylor | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 1–0 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 61' | Alex Govan | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 2–0 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 70' | Derek Dougan | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 2–1 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 84' | Alex Dawson | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 2–2 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 90' | Peter Harris | @ Portsmouth | D1 | 3–2 | 16 Apr 1958 |
| 2' | Harry Hooper | vs Birmingham City | D1 | 0–0 | 19 Apr 1958 |
| 26' | Ken Green | vs Birmingham City | D1 | 0–1 | 19 Apr 1958 |
| 34' | Ron Flowers | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 21 Apr 1958 |
| 60' | Eddie Clamp | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–1 | 21 Apr 1958 |
| 63' | Norman Deeley | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–2 | 21 Apr 1958 |
| 67' | Peter Broadbent pen | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–3 | 21 Apr 1958 |
| 11' | Alex Dawson | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Apr 1958 |
| 86' | Len White | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 1–0 | 23 Apr 1958 |
| 13' | David Cliss | @ Chelsea | D1 | 0–0 | 26 Apr 1958 |
| 15' | Ernie Taylor | @ Chelsea | D1 | 0–1 | 26 Apr 1958 |
| 24' | Les Allen | @ Chelsea | D1 | 1–1 | 26 Apr 1958 |
| 3' | Nat Lofthouse | v Bolton Wanderers | FAC | 0–0 | 3 May 1958 |
| 55' | Nat Lofthouse | v Bolton Wanderers | FAC | 0–1 | 3 May 1958 |
| 24' | Juan Schiaffino | vs AC Milan | EC | 0–0 | 8 May 1958 |
| 39' | Dennis Viollet | vs AC Milan | EC | 0–1 | 8 May 1958 |
| 80' | Ernie Taylor pen | vs AC Milan | EC | 1–1 | 8 May 1958 |
| 3' | Juan Schiaffino | @ AC Milan | EC | 0–0 | 14 May 1958 |
| 52' | Nils Liedholm pen | @ AC Milan | EC | 0–1 | 14 May 1958 |
| 67' | Giancarlo Danova | @ AC Milan | EC | 0–2 | 14 May 1958 |
| 77' | Juan Schiaffino | @ AC Milan | EC | 0–3 | 14 May 1958 |
Squad
31 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Red | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | ||
| William Foulkes | 42 | – | 8 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 59 | – | – |
| Roger Byrne | 26 | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 35 | – | – |
| Tommy Taylor | 25 | 16 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 22 | – |
| Duncan Edwards | 26 | 6 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 34 | 6 | – |
| Dennis Viollet | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 32 | 23 | – |
| Colin Webster | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 8 | – |
| Eddie Colman | 24 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 1 | – |
| Harry Gregg | 19 | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 31 | – | – |
| Bobby Charlton | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 30 | 16 | – |
| David Pegg | 21 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 26 | 7 | – |
| Frederick Goodwin | 16 | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 26 | – | – |
| Ray Wood | 20 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 25 | – | – |
| William Whelan | 20 | 12 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 14 | – |
| Johnny Berry | 20 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | – |
| Jackie Blanchflower | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 21 | – | – |
| Ronald Cope | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 21 | – | – |
| Ian Greaves | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | – | – |
| Ernie Taylor | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 4 | – |
| Kenny Morgans | 13 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 19 | – | – |
| Alex Dawson | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | – |
| Stan Crowther | 11 | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | – | – |
| Mark Jones | 10 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | – | – |
| Albert Scanlon | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | – |
| Mark Pearson | 8 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | – | 1 |
| Wilf McGuinness | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Shay Brennan | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | – |
| Robert Harrop | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| David Gaskell | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| John Doherty | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Thomas Heron | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Ernest Jones | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
Division One Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | +56 | 64 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 51 | +49 | 59 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 77 | +16 | 51 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 92 | 70 | +22 | 50 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 100 | +4 | 49 |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 80 | 74 | +6 | 47 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 44 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 44 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 43 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 42 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | +4 | 42 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | -13 | 39 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 87 | -22 | 38 |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 37 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 37 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 112 | -21 | 33 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 81 | -8 | 32 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 88 | -15 | 32 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 | -43 | 32 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 69 | 92 | -23 | 31 |
Points Progression
Division One
Transfers
9 moves
In
- Harry Gregg Goalkeeper
- Stan Crowther Central Midfield
- Ernie Taylor Second Striker
- Bob Hardisty Striker
- Tommy Heron Left-Back
Out
- John Doherty Second Striker
- Jeff Whitefoot Central Midfield
- Johnny Berry Right Winger
- Tommy Taylor Centre-Forward
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Harry Gregg 31 apps
- Ernie Taylor 19 apps, 4 goals
- Kenny Morgans 19 apps
- Stan Crowther 18 apps
- Mark Pearson 14 apps
- Shay Brennan 7 apps, 3 goals
- Robert Harrop 6 apps
- Thomas Heron 1 app
- Ernest Jones 1 app
Final appearances
- Roger Byrne last of 35 apps
- Tommy Taylor last of 34 apps
- Duncan Edwards last of 34 apps
- Eddie Colman last of 31 apps
- David Pegg last of 26 apps
- William Whelan last of 24 apps
- Johnny Berry last of 24 apps
- Jackie Blanchflower last of 21 apps
- Mark Jones last of 16 apps
- John Doherty last of 1 app
Quick Quiz
Who was Manchester United's top scorer in 1957-1958?
On this day in 1957-1958