First Division 1957/58
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the 1957/58 First Division with 64 points, 5 points ahead of Preston North End. Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,721 goals, 3.73 a game.
Wolves
Champions
1,721
Goals
3.73
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | +56 | 64 |
| 2 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 51 | +49 | 59 |
| 3 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 77 | +16 | 51 |
| 4 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 92 | 70 | +22 | 50 |
| 5 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 100 | +4 | 49 |
| 6 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 80 | 74 | +6 | 47 |
| 7 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 44 |
| 8 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 44 |
| 9 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 43 |
| 10 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 42 |
| 11 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | +4 | 42 |
| 12 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | -13 | 39 |
| 14 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 87 | -22 | 38 |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 37 |
| 17 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 37 |
| 18 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 112 | -21 | 33 |
| 19 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 81 | -8 | 32 |
| 20 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 88 | -15 | 32 |
| 21 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 | -43 | 32 |
| 22 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 69 | 92 | -23 | 31 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1957/58 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Wed 30 Apr 1958
1
Wolves
64
2
Preston North End
59
3
Tottenham
51
4
West Brom
50
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1957/58 · Wed 30 Apr 1958
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The 1957/58 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
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First-ever results
Every result in 1957/58 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1957/58 compares
At 3.73 goals a game, 1957/58 was the 13th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 20% were draws and 26% away wins.