1957–58 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season explained

Club:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Season:1957–58
Manager:Stan Cullis
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Jimmy Baker Jr
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:First Division
League Result:1st (2nd title)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-Final
League Topscorer:Jimmy Murray (29)
Season Topscorer:Jimmy Murray (32)
Highest Attendance:55,778 (vs Darlington, 15 February 1958)
Lowest Attendance:26,033 (vs Aston Villa, 16 September 1957)
Average Attendance:37,307 (league only)
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Prevseason:1956–57
Nextseason:1958–59

The 1957–58 season was the 59th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football, for a 21st consecutive year.

The club won the League championship for a second time, four years after their first title, scoring over 100 goals in the process.

Wolves achieved the double over local rivals Aston Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.[1]

Results

Football League

See also: 1957–58 Football League. A total of 22 teams competed in the First Division in the 1957 - 58 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Final table
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1Wolverhampton Wanderers422886103472.19164
2Preston North End422679100511.96159
3Tottenham Hotspur422191293771.20851
Results by round

FA Cup

See also: 1957–58 FA Cup.

Players Used

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Eddie Clamp 41 4 45Norman Deeley 41 4 45Jimmy Murray 41 4 45Peter Broadbent 40 4 44Eddie Stuart 40 4 44Gerry Harris 39 4 43Jimmy Mullen 38 4 42Billy Wright 38 4 42Malcolm Finlayson 28 4 32Ron Flowers 28 1 29Bobby Mason 20 4 24Bill Slater 14 3 17Colin Booth 13 0 13Dennis Wilshaw 12 0 12George Showell 7 0 7Noel Dwyer 5 0 5Ron Howells 2 0 2Alan Jackson 2 0 2Gwyn Jones 2 0 2Jackie Henderson 1 0 1Micky Lill 1 0 1

Top scorer

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1Jimmy Murray29332
2Norman Deeley23023
3Peter Broadbent17421
4Eddie Clamp10010
5Bobby Mason7310

Most appearances

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1Eddie Clamp41445
2Norman Deeley41445
3Jimmy Murray41445
4Peter Broadbent40444
5 South AfricaEddie Stuart40444

Transfers

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Notes and References

  1. News: Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty. BBC Sport.