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1957–58 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 1957–58 season was Middlesbrough's 75th year in existence and 4th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup.

Middlesbrough
1957–58 season
ChairmanEric Thomas
ManagerBob Dennison
StadiumAyresome Park
Division Two7th
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Clough (40)
All:
Clough (41)

Summary

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In his fourth season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 7th place nine points below promotion to Division One. Forward Brian Clough repeated another great performance with 41 goals scored −40 in Division Two just 3 below topscorer T.Johnston (Leyton Orient/Blackburn Rovers)- forming a brilliant partnership with Alan Peacock now in his first season as starter.[1] Dennison reinfored the midfield with Holliday as left winger, meanwhile McLean retained his position as right winger providing the duo a lot of assists. [2] As central midfielders, Harris and Burbeck completed a decent campaign, on the contrary the defensive line was chaotic -even with the arrival of central back Brian Phillips- allowing a lot of goals against both Goalkeepers Taylor and Million. [3] Also, the squad reached the FA Cup fourth round being eliminated by Stoke City.[4]

Squad

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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   ENG Peter Taylor
— GK   ENG Esmond Million
— DF   ENG Frank Mulholland
— DF   ENG Ray Bilcliff
— DF   ENG Brian Phillips
— DF   ENG Ronnie Dicks (c)
— DF   ENG Dicky Robinson
— DF   ENG Derek Stonehouse
— DF   ENG Tom Brown
— DF   ENG Joe Birbeck
— MF   ENG Ray Henderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   WAL Bill Harris
— MF   ENG Carl Taylor
— FW   ENG Ron Burbeck
— FW   ENG Billy Day
— FW   ENG Derek McLean
— FW   ENG Brian Clough
— FW   ENG Alan Peacock
— FW   IRL Arthur Fitzsimons
— FW   ENG Joe Scott
— FW   JAM Lindy Delapenha
— FW   ENG Eddie Holliday

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Joe Birbeck loan ended
FW Eddie Holliday
MF Carl Taylor
MF Ray Henderson
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Bobby Corbett Northampton Town
MF Sam Lawrie Charlton Athletic
FW Doug Cooper

Results

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Second Division

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Main article: 1957–58 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
5 Fulham 42 20 12 10 97 59 1.644 52
6 Sheffield United 42 21 10 11 75 50 1.500 52
7 Middlesbrough 42 19 7 16 83 74 1.122 45
8 Ipswich Town 42 16 12 14 68 69 0.986 44
9 Huddersfield Town 42 14 16 12 63 66 0.955 44
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAH
ResultLDDWWWDLDLWWWWLWLWDLLLLLDWWWLDWLWWWWLWLLWL
Position201617118334798734656657991014141312121213101211987777877
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Promoted to 1956-57 Division One;   = Promoted to 1956–57 Division One;   = Relegated to 1956–57 Division Three

Matches

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24 August 1957 1 Stoke City 4–1 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
King   47',   64'
Oscroft   61'
Kelly   75'		 20   9' Clough Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 23,398
Referee: F Cowen
28 August 1957 2 Middlesbrough 2–2 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
Ronnie Dicks   30'
Burbeck   46'		 16   38' Stephens
  56' Brown		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 28,696
Referee: JS Swain
31 August 1957 3 Middlesbrough 0–0 Bristol City Middlesbrough
17 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,834
Referee: E Crawford
5 September 1957 4 Rotherham United 1–4 Middlesbrough Rotherham
Webster   62' 11   28',   70' Clough
  50' Fitzsimons
  55' McLean		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 13,195
7 September 1957 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Middlesbrough Cardiff, Wales
8   28',   88' Clough Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: ER Hill
18 September 1957 6 Middlesbrough 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Middlesbrough
Clough  
Clough  
Clough  
Clough 
Burbeck  		 3 Stadium: Ayresome Park
14 September 1957 7 Middlesbrough 2–2 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Peacock   75'
McLean   79'		 3   47' Melia
  70' Rowley		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: M Dixon
18 September 1957 8 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Middlesbrough Doncaster
Ewing   55'
Kelly   86'
Mooney   89'		 4   19' McLean
  51' Peacock		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 9,237
Referee: D Martin
21 September 1957 9 Barnsley 1–1 Middlesbrough Barnsley
Frank Beaumont   30' 7   25' Peacock Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: J Mitchell
28 September 1957 10 Leyton Orient 4–0 Middlesbrough Leyton (East London)
Len Julians  ,  ,  ,   9 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 18,487
Referee: CH Sant
5 October 1957 11 Middlesbrough 2–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough
Clough   39'
Fitzsimons   60'		 8 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 28,123
Referee: A Murdoch
12 October 1957 12 Middlesbrough 2–0 Fulham Middlesbrough
Clough   44',   89' 7 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 31,752
Referee: KR Tuck
19 October 1957 13 Swansea Town 1–4 Middlesbrough Swansea
Steve Leavy   15' 3   30',   79' McLean
  57' Burbeck
  86' Clough		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 8,905
Referee: J Mitchell
26 October 1957 14 Middlesbrough 3–2 Derby County Middlesbrough
Clough   3'
Fitzsimons   17'
McLean   84'		 4   10' Upton
  24' Parry		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 30,531
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
2 November 1957 15 Bristol Rovers 5–0 Middlesbrough Bristol
Jones   3',   83'
Petherbridge   43',   63'
Bradford   44'		 6 Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 20,390
Referee: A Bond
9 November 1957 16 Midlesbrough 3–1 Lincoln City Middlesbrough
5 Stadium: Ayresome Park
16 November 1957 17 Notts County 2–0 Middlesbrough Nottingham
Tommy Asher   43'
Jackie Lane   60'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: A Holland
23 November 1957 18 Middlesbrough 5–2 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Clough   17'
Billy Day   30'
Clough  44'
Clough  71'
Clough  81'		 6   60' Tommy Garneys
  88' (pen) Ted Phillips		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,522
Referee: LJ Hamer
30 November 1957 19 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Middlesbrough Blackburn
Roy Vernon   14'
Ally MacLeod   32',   84'		 5   11' (o.g.) Matt Woods
  49' Billy Day
  69' Ron Burbeck		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,248
Referee: JV Sherlock
7 December 1957 20 Middlesbrough 1–2 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
Ray Henderson   10' 7   33' Derek Hawksworth
  88' Alf Ringstead		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,207
Referee: AW Sparling
14 December 1957 21 West Ham United 2–1 Middlesbrough Upton Park
John Bond   (pen)
Malcolm Musgrove  		 9   64' (o.g.) Noel Cantwell Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,737
Referee: BAE Buckle
21 December 1957 22 Middlesbrough 1–3 Stoke City Middlesbrough
George Kelly    
Tim Coleman  		 9   65' Clough Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,354
25 December 1957 23 Huddersfield Town F.C. 1–0 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
Les Massie   10 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 16,281
26 December 1957 24 Middlesbrough 0–1 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
14   62' Bob Ledger Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,964
Referee: L Howarth
28 December 1957 25 Bristol City 0–0 Middlesbrough Bristol
14 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,124
Referee: A Bond
11 January 1958 26 Middlesbrough 4–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Peacock   43',   70',   81'
Bill Harris   47' (pen)		 13   48' Brian Walsh Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 23,115
Referee: F Collinge
18 January 1958 27 Liverpool 0–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool
12   50'Clough
  87' Burbeck		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,246
1 February 1958 28 Middlesbrough 3–1 Barnsley Middlesbrough
Clough  , 
Peacock  		 12   Malcolm Graham Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,498
15 February 1958 29 Charlton Athletic 6–2 Middlesbrough Charlton (London)
Buck Ryan   15'
Johnny Summers   35',   46',   73'
Peter Firmani   68'
Billy Kiernan   70'		 12   78',   85' Clough Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,198
Referee: W Hickson
22 February 1958 30 Ipswich Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Ipswich
Tommy Garneys   63' (pen) 13   12' Clough Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: JG Williams
1 March 1958 31 Middlesbrough 2–1 Swansea Town Middlesbrough
Clough   7',   75' 10   88' Pat Terry Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 23,312
Referee: J Powell
8 March 1958 32 Derby County 2–1 Middlesbrough Derby
Gordon Brown   42',   48' 12   50' Clough Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,419
Referee: ES Oxley
15 March 1958 33 Middlesbrough 4–3 Bristol Rovers Middlesbrough
Peacock   38',   61'
Clough   66',   76'		 11   42',   74' Ward
  90' Bradford		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,274
Referee: JV Sherlock
19 March 1958 34 Middlesbrough 2–0 Leyton Orient Middlesbrough
Peacock   53',   81' 9 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,346
Referee: J Cook
22 March 1958 35 Lincoln City 3–2 Middlesbrough Lincoln
8 Harbertson   29'
Brook   37'		 8   9' Eddie Holliday
  62' Derek McLean
  65' Clough		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,901
Referee: KR Tuck
29 March 1958 36 Middlesbrough 3–1 Notts County Middlesbrough
Clough   64',   82'
Peacock   65'		 7   63' Jackie Lane Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 14,879
Referee: JH Clough
Note: Million saved Lane`s penalty, but Lane scored from the rebound
4 April 1958 37 Grimsby Town 4–1 Middlesbrough Cleethorpes
Tommy Briggs  , , 
Ron Rafferty  		 7   30' (pen) Bill Harris Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 17,579
7 April 1958 38 Middlesbrough 5–1 Grimsby Town Middlesbrough
Clough   15',   54',   63'
Alan Peacock   47'
Bill Harris   56' (pen)		 7   Ron Stockin Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,546
12 April 1958 39 Middlesbrough 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
Clough   23',   53' 7  ,   Peter Dobing
  Roy Vernon		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 31,771
Referee: AW Luty
19 April 1958 40 Sheffield United 3–2 Middlesbrough Sheffield
Derek 'Doc' Pace 
Derek Hawksworth   (pen)
Alf Ringstead  		 8   37' Carl Taylor
  72' Alan Peacock		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,967
21 April 1958 41 Fulham 0–1 Middlesbrough Fulham (West London)
7   25' Clough Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,148
26 April 1958 42 Middlesbrough 1–3 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Arthur Fitzsimons   24' 7  Malcolm Musgrove
  Vic Keeble
  John Dick		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 30,526
Referee: TH Cooper

FA Cup

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Main article: 1957-58 FA Cup
4 January 1958 3 Middlesbrough 5–0 Derby County Middlesbrough
Billy Day   43'
Eddie Holliday   44'
Alan Peacock   72',   74'
Clough   84'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 29,530
Referee: ET Jennings
25 January 1958 4 Stoke City 3–1 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
Dennis Wilshaw   32',   35',   81'   15' Clough Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 43,756
Referee: CW Kingston

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Division Two		 FA
Cup		 Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Peter Taylor 34 0 32 0 2 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ray Bilcliff 42 0 40 0 2 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Phillips 42 0 40 0 2 0 0 0
DF   ENG Dicky Robinson 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
MF   WAL Bill Harris 41 3 39 3 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ronnie Dicks 25 1 25 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ron Burbeck 24 6 24 6 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Derek McLean 36 7 34 7 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Clough 42 43 40 41 2 2 0 0
FW   ENG Alan Peacock 24 16 22 14 2 2 0 0
FW   ENG Eddie Holliday 24 2 22 1 2 1 0 0
GK   ENG Esmond Million 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW   IRL Arthur Fitzsimons 21 4 21 4 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Joe Birbeck 22 0 20 0 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Day 20 3 18 2 2 1 0 0
FW   JAM Lindy Delapenha 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Derek Stonehouse 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tom Brown 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Joe Scott 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Carl Taylor 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ray Henderson 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Frank Mulholland 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Warren, Dan (14 July 2006). "The worst scandal of them all". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Ronald Burbeck: International stats". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ Stewart, Rob (27 March 2009). "Brian Clough: a man not afraid to make enemies". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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