Season

1957-58

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby, Jimmy Murphy

9thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.5
goal difference
2.1 scored · 1.6 conceded
59
Played
46%
Win rate

Season in brief

9th of 22 in the First Division, down from 1st the year before. Home form carried the season — 62% of home matches won against 30% away. Lost the FA Cup final to Bolton Wanderers. Dennis Viollet led the scoring with 23 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 126 United scored). Two managers shared the season: Sir Matt Busby, then Jimmy Murphy.

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 28W 8D 6L · GD +5664
  3. 7Blackpool42P · 19W 6D 17L · GD +1344
  4. 8Luton Town42P · 19W 6D 17L · GD +644
  5. 9Manchester United42P · 16W 11D 15L · GD +1043
  6. 10Nottingham Forest42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD +642
  7. 11Chelsea42P · 15W 12D 15L · GD +442
  9. 21Sunderland42P · 10W 12D 20L · GD -4332
  10. 22Sheffield Wednesday42P · 12W 7D 23L · GD -2331

Slice: the final First Division table for 1957-58, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

59 matches
24 Aug 1957 @ Leicester City: 3–028 Aug 1957 v Everton: 3–031 Aug 1957 v Manchester City: 4–14 Sep 1957 @ Everton: 3–37 Sep 1957 v Leeds United: 5–09 Sep 1957 @ Blackpool: 4–114 Sep 1957 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–418 Sep 1957 v Blackpool: 1–221 Sep 1957 v Arsenal: 4–225 Sep 1957 @ Shamrock Rovers: 6–028 Sep 1957 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–32 Oct 1957 v Shamrock Rovers: 3–25 Oct 1957 v Aston Villa: 4–112 Oct 1957 @ Nottingham Forest: 2–119 Oct 1957 v Portsmouth: 0–322 Oct 1957 v Aston Villa: 4–026 Oct 1957 @ West Bromwich Albion: 3–42 Nov 1957 v Burnley: 1–09 Nov 1957 @ Preston North End: 1–116 Nov 1957 v Sheffield Wednesday: 2–120 Nov 1957 v Dukla Prague: 3–023 Nov 1957 @ Newcastle United: 2–130 Nov 1957 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–44 Dec 1957 @ Dukla Prague: 0–17 Dec 1957 @ Birmingham City: 3–314 Dec 1957 v Chelsea: 0–121 Dec 1957 v Leicester City: 4–025 Dec 1957 v Luton Town: 3–026 Dec 1957 @ Luton Town: 2–228 Dec 1957 @ Manchester City: 2–24 Jan 1958 @ Workington: 3–111 Jan 1958 @ Leeds United: 1–114 Jan 1958 v Red Star Belgrade: 2–118 Jan 1958 v Bolton Wanderers: 7–225 Jan 1958 v Ipswich Town: 2–01 Feb 1958 @ Arsenal: 5–45 Feb 1958 @ Red Star Belgrade: 3–319 Feb 1958 v Sheffield Wednesday: 3–022 Feb 1958 v Nottingham Forest: 1–11 Mar 1958 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–25 Mar 1958 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–08 Mar 1958 v West Bromwich Albion: 0–415 Mar 1958 @ Burnley: 0–322 Mar 1958 n Fulham: 2–226 Mar 1958 n Fulham: 5–329 Mar 1958 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–131 Mar 1958 @ Aston Villa: 2–34 Apr 1958 v Sunderland: 2–25 Apr 1958 v Preston North End: 0–07 Apr 1958 @ Sunderland: 2–112 Apr 1958 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–116 Apr 1958 @ Portsmouth: 3–319 Apr 1958 v Birmingham City: 0–221 Apr 1958 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–423 Apr 1958 v Newcastle United: 1–126 Apr 1958 @ Chelsea: 1–23 May 1958 n Bolton Wanderers: 0–28 May 1958 v A.C. Milan: 2–114 May 1958 @ A.C. Milan: 0–4
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.