1957–58 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1957–58 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerTed Fenton
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Second Division1st
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Dick (21)
All:
John Dick (26)

The 1957–58 season was West Ham's nineteenth season in the Second Division since their relegation in season 1931–32. The club were managed by Ted Fenton and the team captain was Noel Cantwell.[1][2]

Season summary

The season started badly for West Ham with only three wins from their first 10 games. However, after September 1957 they lost only three games hitting the first place in the league on 18 January 1958. They were in first place for all but one week until the end of the season as they finished as champions.[3] John Dick was the top scorer with 26 goals in all competitions and 21 in the league. The next highest scorer was Vic Keeble with 24. Dick and Ken Brown made the most appearances; 48 in all competitions.[3] West Ham made the fifth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated 3–2 by Fulham.

The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future football manager Malcolm Allison who had to retire following the removal of a lung after contracting tuberculosis.[4] It also saw the first appearance by 1965 Cup Winners' Cup winner, Joe Kirkup.[5] In this season, West Ham created a player of the season award, the Hammer of the Year award. The first winner was Andy Malcolm.[6] This season also saw the club break its record for the biggest victory. On 8 March 1958 they beat Rotherham United, 8–0 with John Dick scoring four goals.[7]

Equal highest number of appearances this season – Ken Brown

Second Division

Main article: 1957–58 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 West Ham United (C, P) 42 23 11 8 101 54 1.870 57 Promotion to the First Division
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 42 22 12 8 93 57 1.632 56
3 Charlton Athletic 42 24 7 11 107 69 1.551 55
4 Liverpool 42 22 10 10 79 54 1.463 54
5 Fulham 42 20 12 10 97 59 1.644 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 August 1957 Lincoln City H 2–2 18,907 Allison, Dare
26 August 1957 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 18,845 Dare
31 August 1957 Bristol Rovers A 3–2 26,110 Dare (3)
2 September 1957 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 24,009 Dare
7 September 1957 Derby County H 2–1 18,955 Cantwell, Smith
9 September 1957 Sheffield United H 0–3 21,746
14 September 1957 Swansea City A 2–3 19,352 Malcolm, Dare
16 September 1957 Sheffield United A 1–2 7,710 Dare
21 September 1957 Fulham H 3–2 23,855 Cantwell, Dare (2)
28 September 1957 Barnsley A 0–1 12,182
5 October 1957 Leyton Orient H 3–2 25,990 Lansdowne, Smith, Lewis
12 October 1957 Charlton Athletic A 3–0 30,437 Smith, Dare, Musgrove
19 October 1957 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 20,216 Keeble
26 October 1957 Rotherham United A 2–1 8,971 Bond, Dick
2 November 1957 Huddersfield Town H 5–2 21,525 Cantwell, Keeble, Dick, Musgrove (2)
9 November 1957 Grimsby Town A 2–1 12,088 Smith, Dick
16 November 1957 Stoke City H 5–0 23,171 Dare, Keeble (3), Dick
23 November 1957 Bristol City A 1–1 22,305 Dick
30 November 1957 Cardiff City H 1–1 23,954 Dick
7 December 1957 Liverpool A 1–1 34,030 Dick
14 December 1957 Middlesbrough H 2–1 20,737 Bond, Musgrove
21 December 1957 Lincoln City A 6–1 8,384 Newman, Dick (2), Keeble (2), Musgrove
25 December 1957 Ipswich Town H 1–1 25,515 Newman
26 December 1957 Ipswich Town A 1–2 21,899 Bond
28 December 1957 Bristol Rovers H 6–1 28,095 Smith (3), Keeble (2), Dick
11 January 1958 Derby County A 3–2 21,564 Bond, Dick, Musgrove
18 January 1958 Swansea City H 6–2 27,277 Bond, Cantwell, Musgrove, Dick, Keeble (2)
1 February 1958 Fulham A 2–2 42,195 Lewis, Musgrove
8 February 1958 Barnsley H 1–1 27,182 Lewis
20 February 1958 Leyton Orient A 4–1 25,284 Dare, Smith, Keeble, Dick
22 February 1958 Bristol City H 3–2 22,795 Malcolm, Dare, Keeble
1 March 1958 Doncaster Rovers A 2–1 12,411 Smith, Keeble
8 March 1958 Rotherham United H 8–0 25,040 Smith (2), Dick (2), Keeble (4)
15 March 1958 Huddersfield Town A 1–3 19,093 Grice
22 March 1958 Grimsby Town H 2–0 25,152 Musgrove, Richardson (og)
29 March 1958 Stoke City A 4–1 14,517 Grice, Keeble (2), Dick
4 April 1958 Notts County H 3–1 29,866 Bond (2), Cruickshank (og)
5 April 1958 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 30,208
8 April 1958 Notts County A 0–1 18,317
12 April 1958 Cardiff City A 3–0 17,596 Malcolm, Dick (2)
19 April 1958 Liverpool H 1–1 37,734 Bond
26 April 1958 Middlesbrough A 3–1 30,526 Keeble, Dick, Musgrove

FA Cup

Main article: 1957-58 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1958 Blackpool H 5–1 34,000 Keeble (3), Dick (2)
R4 25 January 1958 Stockport County H 3–2 25,924 Lewis (2), Keeble
R5 15 February 1958 Fulham H 2–3 37,500 Bond, Grice

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Malcolm Allison
— FW England ENG Alan Blackburn
— DF England ENG John Bond
— DF England ENG Ken Brown
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Cantwell (captain)
— DF England ENG Fred Cooper
— FW England ENG Billy Dare
— FW Scotland SCO John Dick
— GK England ENG Ernie Gregory
— MF England ENG Mike Grice
— FW England ENG Vic Keeble
— DF England ENG Joe Kirkup
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Bill Lansdowne
— FW England ENG Eddie Lewis
— MF England ENG Andy Malcolm
— MF England ENG Malcolm Musgrove
— DF England ENG Andy Nelson
— FW Canada CAN Mick Newman
— MF England ENG Malcolm Pyke
— GK England ENG Brian Rhodes
— MF England ENG John Smith
— MF England ENG Doug Wragg
— DF England ENG George Wright
— GK Scotland SCO Bob Wyllie

References

  1. ^ "Ted Fenton". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Noel Cantwell". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – 1st Division 1957–58". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Malcolm Allison obituary". The Guardian. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics — Joe Kirkup". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Andy Malcolm". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ^ "On this day 8 March". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.