Club: | Chelsea |
Season: | 1957–58 |
Manager: | Ted Drake |
Chairman: | Joe Mears |
Stadium: | Stamford Bridge |
League: | First Division |
League Result: | 11th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
League Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (22) |
Season Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (22) |
Largest Win: | 6–1 v Burnley |
Largest Loss: | 1–4 (two matches) |
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Prevseason: | 1956–57 |
Nextseason: | 1958–59 |
The 1957–58 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-fourth competitive season. The season saw the debut of teenage prodigy Jimmy Greaves, who would go on to score 132 goals in 157 matches for Chelsea and become the youngest-ever player to score 100 goals in the English top-flight.[1]