1957–58 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1957-58
League Division One
Manager Joe Smith
League position 7th
Top goalscorer League: Jackie Mudie &
Bill Perry (18 each)
Combined: Jackie Mudie &
Bill Perry (18 each)
FA Cup Third round[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season 1956-57
Next season 1958-59

The 1957-58 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 51st season (48th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.

This was Joe Smith's 23rd and final season as Blackpool manager.

Jackie Mudie was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season; this time, however, he shared the accolade with Bill Perry, who matched his eighteen goals.

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 28 8 6 103 47 2.191 64
2 Preston North End 42 26 7 9 100 51 1.961 59
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 9 12 93 77 1.208 51
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 92 70 1.314 50
5 Manchester City 42 22 5 15 104 100 1.040 49
6 Burnley 42 21 5 16 80 74 1.081 47
7 Blackpool 42 19 6 17 80 67 1.194 44
8 Luton Town 42 19 6 17 69 63 1.095 44
9 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 85 75 1.133 43
10 Nottingham Forest 42 16 10 16 69 63 1.095 42
11 Chelsea 42 15 12 15 83 79 1.051 42
12 Arsenal 42 16 7 19 73 85 0.859 39
13 Birmingham City 42 14 11 17 76 89 0.854 39
14 Aston Villa 42 16 7 19 73 86 0.849 39
15 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 65 87 0.747 38
16 Everton 42 13 11 18 65 75 0.867 37
17 Leeds United 42 14 9 19 51 63 0.810 37
18 Leicester City 42 14 5 23 91 112 0.813 33
19 Newcastle United 42 12 8 22 73 81 0.901 32
20 Portsmouth 42 12 8 22 73 88 0.830 32
21 Sunderland 42 10 12 20 54 97 0.557 32

Notes

  1. ^ Entered competition in third round

References