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
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Jack Crayston
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
Home colours Away colours

Final league table

Main article: 1957–58 Football League § First Division

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

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

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

Main article: 1957-58 FA Cup

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

Squad

[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