1957–58 Chelsea F.C. season

{{Short description|44th competitive season of Chelsea F.C.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Chelsea

| season = 1957–58

| manager = Ted Drake

| chairman = Joe Mears

| owner =

| stadium = Stamford Bridge

| league = First Division

| league result = 11th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Fourth round

| league topscorer = Jimmy Greaves (22)

| season topscorer = Jimmy Greaves (22)

| largest win = 6–1 v Burnley
{{nowrap|(21 September 1957)}}

| largest loss = 1–4 (two matches)

| highest attendance = {{nowrap|66,007 vs Arsenal}}
{{nowrap|(26 October 1957)}}

| lowest attendance = {{nowrap|17,038 vs Leeds United}}
{{nowrap|(7 December 1957)}}

| average attendance = {{nowrap|38,430}}

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| prevseason = 1956–57

| nextseason = 1958–59

}}

The 1957–58 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-fourth competitive season. The season saw the debut of teenage prodigy Jimmy Greaves, who would go on to score 132 goals in 157 matches for Chelsea and become the youngest-ever player to score 100 goals in the English top-flight.{{cite web|title=Jimmy Greaves|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/club-history/former-players/boilerplate/jimmy-greaves.html|publisher=www.chelseafc.com|access-date=11 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202321/http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/club-history/former-players/boilerplate/jimmy-greaves.html |archive-date=12 August 2014}}