1958 FA Cup Final
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The 1958 FA Cup Final was contested on 3 May 1958 by Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United at Wembley, in front of a crowd of 100,000. The referee was J. Sherlock. Bolton won 2–0, with a double by Nat Lofthouse, who scored the goals in the 3rd and 55th minutes.[1] United, who had lost the previous final to Aston Villa, had been decimated three months earlier in the Munich air crash, and fielded only four crash survivors, along with several newcomers.
The second Bolton goal was a source of considerable controversy as it resulted from the Manchester United goalkeeper being bundled over the goal line by Lofthouse of Bolton. Goalkeepers were, at that time, much less protected from physical contact with opponents. The resulting debate was one of the high profile incidents that led eventually to the situation that prevails nowadays where no contact with the opposing goalkeeper is permitted.
[edit] Match details
| 1958-05-03 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Manchester United | Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: J. Sherlock |
Lofthouse  3' 55' |
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[edit] Road to Wembley
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| Opposition | Goalscorer(s) | Opposition | Goalscorer(s) | ||
| 4 January 1958 Preston North End [L1] A 3–0 |
Stevens Parry (2) |
Round Three | 4 January 1958 Workington [D3N] A 3–1 |
Viollet (3) | |
| 25 January 1958 York City [D3N] A 0–0 |
Round Four | 25 January 1958 Ipswich Town [D2] H 2–0 |
Charlton (2) | ||
| 29 January 1958 York City [D3N] H 3–0 |
Birch Allcock (2) |
Replay | |||
| 15 February 1958 Stoke City [D2] H 3–1 |
Lofthouse Stevens Parry |
Round Five | 19 February 1958 Sheffield Wednesday [D1] H 3–0 |
Brennan (2) Dawson |
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| 1 March 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers [D1] H 2–1 |
Stevens Parry |
Quarter finals | 22 Marcy 1958 West Bromwich Albion [D1] A 2–2 |
Dawson Taylor |
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| Replay | 5 March 1958 West Bromwich Albion [D1] H 1–0 |
Webster | |||
| 22 March 1958 Blackburn Rovers [D2] Maine Road, Manchester 2–1 |
Gubbins (2) | Semi finals | 22 March 1958 Fulham [D2] Villa Park, Birmingham 2–2 |
Charlton (2) | |
| Replay | 26 March 1958 Fulham [D2] Highbury, North London 5–3 |
Dawson (3) Brennan Charlton |
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- Both clubs received a bye to round three.
- Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division
[edit] References
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