1957–58 Everton F.C. season
# 1957–58 Everton F.C. season

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

## 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 |
| 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

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

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
