Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1     1957-58 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1957-8
1 04/08/1957 AIK Stockholm (Sweden)   A FR 1-0 2-1 - 40,000 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott 2 Groves Bloomfield Haverty   1   League FA Cup SFCC Friendlies League FA Cup SFCC Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
1 24/08/1957 Sunderland   A FL 1-0 1-0 3 56,493 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Fotheringham Bowen DR.Clapton Herd Groves 1 Bloomfield Haverty   1 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 28 8 6 103 47 64
2 27/08/1957 West Bromwich Albion   H FL 1-1 2-2 2 45,988 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Fotheringham Bowen DR.Clapton Herd 2 Groves Bloomfield Haverty   2 J Barnwell -   -   -   -   1   -   1   2   1   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   1   2   2 Preston North End 42 26 7 9 100 51 59
3 31/08/1957 Luton Town   H FL 1-0 2-0 2 50,111 Kelsey Charlton Wills Holton © 1 Fotheringham Bowen DR.Clapton Herd Groves 1 Bloomfield Haverty   3 D Bennett -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   1 +1 -   3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 9 12 93 77 51
4 04/09/1957 West Bromwich Albion   A FL 1-0 2-1 2 25,983 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Bloomfield 1 Herd Swallow 1 Haverty   4 A Biggs 2   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   4 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 92 70 50
5 07/09/1957 Blackpool   A FL 0-1 0-1 4 31,486 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Herd Groves Bloomfield Haverty   5 JH Bloomfield 40   16   1   -   1   -   5   2   133   33   12   1   4   1   -   -   28   6   5 Manchester City 42 22 5 15 104 100 49
6 10/09/1957 Everton   H FL 1-2 2-3 6 42,013 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Herd Groves 2 Bloomfield Haverty   6 DL Bowen 30   -   1   -   -   -   3   -   130   2   11   -   3   -   -   -   37 +2 2   6 Burnley 42 21 5 16 80 74 47
7 14/09/1957 Leicester City   H FL 2-1 3-1 5 45,321 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Herd 1 Groves 2 Bloomfield Haverty   7 S Charlton 36   -   -   -   1   -   5   -   95   -   11   3   4   -   -   -   16   1   7 Blackpool 42 19 6 17 80 67 44
8 21/09/1957 Manchester United   A FL 2-3 2-4 9 47,142 Sullivan Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Herd 1 Groves Bloomfield M.Tiddy 1   8 DR Clapton 28   5   1   1   1   -   3   2   122   9   11   2   4   1   -   -   25   3   8 Luton Town 42 19 6 17 69 63 44
2 24/09/1957 Hapoel (Israel)   H FR 4-0 10-2 - 8,754 Sullivan Charlton D.Evans © Holton 2 Fotheringham Goring DR.Clapton 2 Herd 1 Groves 2 Bloomfield 2 M.Tiddy 1   2 R Clayton -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   9 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 85 75 43
9 28/09/1957 Leeds United   H FL 2-1 2-1 7 39,347 Sullivan Wills D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Swallow Herd 2 Bloomfield M.Tiddy   9 W Dodgin 23   -   1   -   1   -   3   -   122   -   12   1   3   -   1   -   31   -   10 Nottingham Forest 42 16 10 16 69 63 42
10 02/10/1957 Aston Villa   H FL 3-0 4-0 6 18,472 Kelsey Wills D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Swallow 1 Herd 1 Bloomfield 1 M.Tiddy 1   10 DJ Evans 32   -   1   -   -   -   5   -   145   4   12   -   3   -   -   -   31 +1 1   11 Chelsea 42 15 12 15 83 79 42
11 05/10/1957 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 0-0 1-0 5 20,212 Kelsey Wills D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Swallow Herd 1 Bloomfield M.Tiddy   11 JG Fotheringham 19   -   -   -   -   -   3   -   71   -   4   -   2   -   -   -   13   -   12 ARSENAL 42 16 7 19 73 85 39
12 12/10/1957 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 0-2 1-3 6 60,671 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton 1 Dodgin Bowen DR.Tapscott Groves Herd Bloomfield M.Tiddy   12 H Goring 10   -   -   -   1   -   3   -   218   51   20   2   3   -   -   -   48 +4 16   13 Birmingham City 42 14 11 17 76 89 39
13 16/10/1957 Everton   A FL 1-0 2-2 6 54,345 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen Nutt Swallow Herd 1 Bloomfield 1 M.Tiddy   13 VG Groves 30   10   1   -   -   -   5   3   50   20   8   4   1   -   -   -   9 +1 7   14 Aston Villa 42 16 7 19 73 86 39
14 19/10/1957 Birmingham City   H FL 1-1 1-3 6 39,006 Sullivan Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Goring Nutt Swallow 1 Herd Bloomfield M.Tiddy   14 J Haverty 15   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   57   10   5   1   3   1   -   -   7 +1 -   15 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 65 87 38
15 26/10/1957 Chelsea   A FL 0-0 0-0 7 66,007 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Goring Dodgin Wills DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott Holton Bloomfield Haverty   15 DG Herd 39   24   1   -   -   -   4   5   69   39   7   6   3   2   -   -   15 +1 11   16 Everton 42 13 11 18 65 75 37
1 30/10/1957 Brentford   A SFCC 1-2 1-4 - 13,000 Standen Charlton D.Bennett Ward Dodgin Goring DR.Clapton Barnwell Holton 1 Bloomfield © M.Tiddy   1 CC Holton 26   4   1   -   1   1   4   2   195   80   18   5   2   2   1   -   40 +2 31   17 Leeds United 42 14 9 19 51 63 37
16 02/11/1957 Manchester City   H FL 2-0 2-1 6 43,664 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott 1 Herd Bloomfield 1 Haverty   16 FG Jones -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   18 Leicester City 42 14 5 23 91 112 33
17 09/11/1957 Nottingham Forest   A FL 0-3 0-4 8 34,216 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Goring DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott Herd Bloomfield Haverty   17 AJ Kelsey 38 (9) 75 * 1 (0) 3 * -   -   2 (0) 3 * 206 (49) 334 * 16 (4) 21 * 1 (1) 0 * 1 (0) 1 * 40 (6) 68 * 19 Newcastle United 42 12 8 22 73 81 32
3 11/11/1957 Racing Club de Paris (France)   A FR 1-0 1-1 - 20,000 Standen Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Goring DR.Clapton Groves Herd 1 Bloomfield Haverty Nutt 3 DL Le Roux 5   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   5   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   20 Portsmouth 42 12 8 22 73 88 32
18 16/11/1957 Portsmouth   H FL 2-1 3-2 5 40,528 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton 1 Groves Herd 2 Bloomfield Haverty   18 GE Nutt 21   3   1   -   -   -   2 +1 -   30   4   2   -   1   -   -   -   5 +2 1   21 Sunderland 42 10 12 20 54 97 32
19 23/11/1957 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 0-1 0-2 6 23,904 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton Swallow Herd Bloomfield Haverty   19 JWFJ Petts 9   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   9   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   1   -   22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 23 69 92 31
20 30/11/1957 Newcastle United   H FL 1-1 2-3 9 41,694 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Wills Dodgin Bowen DR.Clapton 1 Herd Holton 1 Bloomfield M.Tiddy   20 JA Standen 1 (0) 2 * -   -   1 (0) 4 * 2 (1) 1 * 1 (0) 2 * -   -   1 (0) 4 * -   -   2 (1) 1 *
21 07/12/1957 Burnley   A FL 0-1 1-2 11 18,563 Standen Charlton D.Evans © Goring Dodgin Bowen Le Roux Herd Holton 1 Bloomfield Nutt   21 CH Sullivan 3 (0) 8 * -   -   -   -   2 (1) 2 * 28 (5) 54 * 4 (1) 7 * 3 (0) 5 * -   -   11 +1 (3) 21 *
22 14/12/1957 Preston North End OG H FL 2-0 4-2 9 31,830 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen Le Roux Herd 1 Groves Bloomfield 1 Nutt 1   22 R Swallow 7   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   13   4   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -  
23 21/12/1957 Sunderland   H FL 3-0 3-0 7 28,105 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen Le Roux Herd 2 Groves 1 Bloomfield Nutt   23 DR Tapscott 8   2   -   -   -   -   3   6   119   62   13   6   2   2   -   -   22 +1 26  
24 26/12/1957 Aston Villa   A FL 0-2 0-3 10 38,383 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Bowen Le Roux Herd Groves Bloomfield Nutt   24 MD Tiddy 12   2   -   -   1   -   2   1   48   8   4   -   2   1   -   -   10   2  
25 28/12/1957 Luton Town   A FL 0-2 0-4 13 27,291 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Holton Dodgin Goring Le Roux Herd Groves Bloomfield Nutt   25 G Ward 10   -   -   -   1   -   2   -   13   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   3   -  
3 04/01/1958 Northampton Town   A FAC 1-1 1-3 - 21,344 Kelsey Wills D.Evans Holton Dodgin Bowen © DR.Clapton 1 Herd Groves Bloomfield Nutt   3 LE Wills 18   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   105   2   5   -   3   -   1   -   25 +1 2  
26 11/01/1958 Blackpool   H FL 2-1 2-3 13 38,667 Kelsey Wills D.Evans Goring Dodgin Bowen © DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott Herd 2 Groves Nutt   26 Own Goals -   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   48   -   10   -   -   -   -   -   23  
27 18/01/1958 Leicester City   A FL 0-0 1-0 12 31,778 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans Goring Fotheringham Bowen © DR.Clapton DR.Tapscott Herd Groves 1 Nutt   27
4 25/01/1958 Swansea Town   A FR 1-2 3-2 - 16,000 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans Ward Fotheringham Bowen © Groves DR.Tapscott 2 Herd 1 Bloomfield Nutt   4
28 01/02/1958 Manchester United   H FL 0-3 4-5 12 63,578 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans Ward Fotheringham Bowen © Groves DR.Tapscott 1 Herd 1 Bloomfield 2 Nutt   28
5 15/02/1958 Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany)   H FR 1-0 1-0 - 18,110 Sullivan Holton D.Evans © Goring Dodgin Petts Groves 1 Clayton Biggs Bloomfield F.Jones   5
6 15/02/1958 Barnsley   A FR 3-0 6-0 - 8,424 Standen Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Bowen © M.Tiddy DR.Tapscott 2 Herd 2 Barnwell 2 Nutt   6
29 18/02/1958 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 0-0 1-2 13 28,425 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Ward Fotheringham Petts Groves DR.Tapscott Herd Bloomfield 1 Nutt   29
30 22/02/1958 Tottenham Hotspur OG H FL 1-1 4-4 13 59,116 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Ward Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton 1 Groves Herd 1 Bloomfield Nutt 1   30
31 01/03/1958 Birmingham City   A FL 0-2 1-4 14 26,824 Kelsey Charlton D.Evans © Ward Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton Groves Herd Bloomfield 1 Nutt   31
32 08/03/1958 Chelsea   H FL 2-2 5-4 14 41,570 Kelsey Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton 1 Groves © Herd 3 Bloomfield 1 Nutt   32
33 15/03/1958 Manchester City   A FL 2-1 4-2 13 31,645 Kelsey Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton Groves © Herd 1 Bloomfield 3 Nutt   33
34 19/03/1958 Leeds United   A FL 0-1 0-2 13 25,948 Kelsey Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Holton DR.Clapton Groves © Herd Bloomfield Nutt   34
35 22/03/1958 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 1-0 1-0 11 28,074 Kelsey Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton Groves © Herd 1 Bloomfield Nutt   35
36 29/03/1958 Portsmouth OG A FL 1-4 4-5 12 25,999 Kelsey Charlton Wills Bowen © Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton 1 Groves Herd Bloomfield 1 Nutt 1   36
37 07/04/1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 0-1 0-2 14 51,318 Kelsey Charlton Wills Bowen © Fotheringham Petts DR.Clapton Groves Herd Bloomfield Nutt   37
38 08/04/1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 1-0 2-1 12 47,501 Kelsey Charlton Wills 1p Goring Fotheringham Bowen © DR.Clapton Groves 1 Biggs Bloomfield Haverty   38
39 12/04/1958 Newcastle United   A FL 3-1 3-3 12 43,221 Kelsey Charlton Wills Goring Fotheringham Bowen © M.Tiddy Groves 1 Herd 1 Bloomfield 1 Nutt   39
40 19/04/1958 Burnley   H FL 0-0 0-0 13 31,440 Kelsey Wills D.Evans Goring Fotheringham Bowen © M.Tiddy Groves Herd Bloomfield Nutt   40
41 21/04/1958 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-1 1-1 12 23,217 Kelsey Charlton Wills Ward Fotheringham Petts M.Tiddy Groves © Biggs Bloomfield 1 Haverty   41
42 26/04/1958 Preston North End   A FL 0-2 0-3 12 21,528 Kelsey Wills D.Evans Ward Fotheringham Bowen © M.Tiddy Groves Herd Bloomfield Haverty   42
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury.
Manager - Jack Crayston
Directors - Bracewell Smith (Chairman), Alfred Bone (Vice-chairman), Jimmy Joyce, Denis Hill-Wood, Guy Smith, Bob Wall (Secretary)
Captain - Dennis Evans (until 4 January 1958), Dave Bowen (from 4 January 1958 including game against Northampton Town)
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