1957–58 Everton F.C. season

During the 1957–58 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton

1957–58 season
Manager	Ian Buchan
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	16th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Eddie Thomas (15) All: Eddie Thomas, Jimmy Harris (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1956–57 1958–59 →

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		17	3	1	60	21		11	5	5	43	26		103	47	2.191	+56		64	European Cup 1958–59 First round
2	Preston North End	42		18	2	1	63	14		8	5	8	37	37		100	51	1.961	+49		59
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42		13	4	4	58	33		8	5	8	35	44		93	77	1.208	+16		51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42		14	4	3	59	29		4	10	7	33	41		92	70	1.314	+22		50
5	Manchester City	42		14	4	3	58	33		8	1	12	46	67		104	100	1.040	+4		49
6	Burnley	42		16	2	3	52	21		5	3	13	28	53		80	74	1.081	+6		47
7	Blackpool	42		11	2	8	47	35		8	4	9	33	32		80	67	1.194	+13		44
8	Luton Town	42		13	3	5	45	22		6	3	12	24	41		69	63	1.095	+6		44
9	Manchester United *	42		10	4	7	45	31		6	7	8	40	44		85	75	1.133	+10		43	European Cup 1958–59 Preliminary round [nb 1]
10	Nottingham Forest	42		10	4	7	41	27		6	6	9	28	36		69	63	1.095	+6		42
11	Chelsea	42		10	5	6	47	34		5	7	9	36	45		83	79	1.051	+4		42
12	Arsenal	42		10	4	7	48	39		6	3	12	25	46		73	85	0.859	–12		39
13	Birmingham City	42		8	6	7	43	37		6	5	10	33	52		76	89	0.854	–13		39	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
14	Aston Villa	42		12	4	5	46	26		4	3	14	27	60		73	86	0.849	–13		39
15	Bolton Wanderers	42		9	5	7	38	35		5	5	11	27	52		65	87	0.747	–12		38	1957–58 FA Cup winners
16	Everton	42		5	9	7	34	35		8	2	11	31	40		65	75	0.867	–10		37
17	Leeds United	42		10	6	5	33	23		4	3	14	18	40		51	63	0.810	–12		37
18	Leicester City	42		11	4	6	59	41		3	1	17	32	71		91	112	0.813	–21		33
19	Newcastle United	42		6	4	11	38	42		6	4	11	35	39		73	81	0.901	–8		32
20	Portsmouth	42		10	6	5	45	34		2	2	17	28	54		73	88	0.830	–15		32
21	Sunderland	42		7	7	7	32	33		3	5	13	22	64		54	97	0.557	–43		32
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42		12	2	7	45	40		0	5	16	24	52		69	92	0.750	–23		31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1. Manchester United were invited to play at the 1958-59 European cup season as tribute after the Munich air disaster but were
   forced by the FA to withdraw. Manchester United FC, part 2 (1940 to 1959).^{[permanent dead link]}

• Most of the Manchester United squad was lost in the Munich air disaster, on the 6th Feb 1958.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	Invited to European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1957–58 Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 August 1957	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-0	58,229
28 August 1957	Manchester United	A	0-3	59,343
31 August 1957	Aston Villa	A	1-0	37,759
4 September 1957	Manchester United	H	3-3	71,868
7 September 1957	Chelsea	H	3-0	45,066
10 September 1957	Arsenal	A	3-2	42,013
14 September 1957	Sunderland	H	3-1	47,119
21 September 1957	Luton Town	A	1-0	19,797
5 October 1957	Leicester City	A	2-2	28,922
12 October 1957	Newcastle United	A	3-2	30,472
16 October 1957	Arsenal	H	2-2	54,345
19 October 1957	Burnley	H	1-1	45,024
26 October 1957	Preston North End	A	1-3	31,449
2 November 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-1	53,879
9 November 1957	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-3	39,999
16 November 1957	Birmingham City	H	0-2	34,875
20 November 1957	Blackpool	H	0-0	47,765
23 November 1957	Portsmouth	A	2-3	27,015
30 November 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-1	31,011
7 December 1957	Manchester City	A	2-6	20,912
14 December 1957	Nottingham Forest	H	1-1	29,099
21 December 1957	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-2	29,447
25 December 1957	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-1	29,584
26 December 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	5-1	23,462
28 December 1957	Aston Villa	H	1-2	41,195
11 January 1958	Chelsea	A	1-3	29,490
18 January 1958	Sunderland	A	1-1	26,507
1 February 1958	Luton Town	H	0-2	26,908
15 February 1958	Leicester City	H	2-2	23,460
22 February 1958	Newcastle United	H	1-2	22,448
1 March 1958	Burnley	A	2-0	19,657
8 March 1958	Preston North End	H	4-2	43,291
15 March 1958	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-4	31,915
22 March 1958	Portsmouth	H	4-2	23,179
29 March 1958	Birmingham City	A	1-2	21,628
4 April 1958	Leeds United	H	0-1	32,679
5 April 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3-4	30,149
7 April 1958	Leeds United	A	0-1	25,188
12 April 1958	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-2	17,514
19 April 1958	Manchester City	H	2-5	31,433
23 April 1958	Blackpool	A	1-0	12,981
26 April 1958	Nottingham Forest	A	3-0	16,879

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FA Cup

Main article: 1957–58 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	4 January 1958	Sunderland	A	2–2	34,602
3:R	8 January 1958	Sunderland	H	3–1	56,952
4	29 January 1958	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	75,818

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Squad

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