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1957–58 Manchester City F.C. season

{{Short description|1957–58 season of Manchester City}}

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Manchester City

| season = 1957–58

| manager = Les McDowall

| stadium = Maine Road

| league = First Division

| league result = 5th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Third Round

| league topscorer = Joe Hayes (27)

| season topscorer = Joe Hayes (28)

| highest attendance = 70,493 vs Manchester United
28 December 1957

| lowest attendance = 20,912 vs Everton
7 December 1957

| prevseason = 1956–57

| nextseason = 1958–59

}}

The 1957–58 season was Manchester City's 56th season of competitive football and 41st season in the top division of English football.{{cite news |title=History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history |publisher=Statto}} In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

This season is notable for being the only instance of a top flight club both scoring and conceding 100 goals in a single league season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club/city-dna-85-the-season-that-rained-goals-63723256|title=City DNA #86: The season that rained goals - at both ends!|accessdate=17 July 2023}}

First Division

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=League table=

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=Results summary=

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=Reports=

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Date

!Opponents

!H / A

!Venue

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

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| 28 August 1957

| Chelsea

| A

| Stamford Bridge

| 3 – 2

| Barlow, Hayes, McAdams

| 43,722

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| 31 August 1957

| Manchester United

| A

| Old Trafford

| 1 – 4

| Barnes

| 63,103

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| 4 September 1957

| Chelsea

| H

| Maine Road

| 5 – 2

| Barlow (2), Hayes (2), McAdams

| 27,943

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| 7 September 1957

| Nottingham Forest

| A

| City Ground

| 1 – 2

| Hayes

| 37,041

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| 11 September 1957

| Preston North End

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 - 0

| Hayes, Fagan

| 24,439

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| 14 September 1957

| Portsmouth

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 1

| Johnstone, Ewing

| 28,798

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| 18 September 1957

| Preston North End

| A

| Deepdale

| 1 – 6

| Fagan

| 22,034

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| 21 September 1957

| West Bromwich Albion

| A

| The Hawthorns

| 2 – 9

| Fagan, Clarke

| 26,222

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| 28 September 1957

| Tottenham Hotspur

| H

| Maine Road

| 5 – 1

| Johnstone (2), Hayes (2), Barlow

| 22,497

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| 5 October 1957

| Birmingham City

| A

| St Andrews

| 0 – 4

|

| 28,500

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| 9 October 1957

| Sheffield Wednesday

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 - 0

| Barlow, McAdams

| 24,016

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| 12 October 1957

| Leicester City

| H

| Maine Road

| 4 – 3

| Hayes (2), McAdams, Barlow

| 29,884

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| 19 October 1957

| Blackpool

| A

| Bloomfield Road

| 5 – 2

| Hayes (2), Barnes, Barlow, McAdams

| 28,322

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| 26 October 1957

| Luton Town

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 2

| McAdams, Barlow

| 30,633

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| 2 November 1957

| Arsenal

| A

| Highbury

| 1 – 2

| McAdams

| 43,644

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| 9 November 1957

| Bolton Wanderers

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 1

| McAdams, Hayes

| 34,147

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| 16 November 1957

| Leeds United

| A

| Elland Road

| 4 – 2

| Hayes (2), McAdams, Barnes

| 23,000

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| 23 November 1957

| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| H

| Maine Road

| 3 – 4

| Barnes (2), McAdams

| 45,121

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| 30 November 1957

| Sunderland

| A

| Roker Park

| 1 – 2

| McAdams

| 35,442

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| 7 December 1957

| Everton

| H

| Maine Road

| 6 – 2

| Barnes (3), McAdams (2), Hayes

| 20,912

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| 14 December 1957

| Aston Villa

| A

| Villa Park

| 2 – 1

| Hayes, (og)

| 24,000

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| 21 December 1957

| Sheffield Wednesday

| A

| Hillsborough Stadium

| 5 – 4

| Hayes (2), Kirkman (2), Johnstone

| 23,073

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| 25 December 1957

| Burnley

| A

| Turf Moor

| 1 – 2

| Fagan

| 27,966

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| 26 December 1957

| Burnley

| H

| Maine Road

| 4 – 1

| Barlow, Kirkman, Hayes, Fagan

| 47,285

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| 28 December 1957

| Manchester United

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 2

| Hayes, Foulkes (og)

| 70,493

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| 11 January 1958

| Nottingham Forest

| H

| Maine Road

| 1 – 1

| Johnstone

| 34,837

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| 18 January 1958

| Portsmouth

| A

| Fratton Park

| 1 – 2

| Sambrook

| 26,254

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| 1 February 1958

| West Bromwich Albion

| H

| Maine Road

| 4 – 1

| McAdams (3), Barlow

| 38,702

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| 8 February 1958

| Tottenham Hotspur

| A

| White Hart Lane

| 1 - 5

| Hayes

| 37,539

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| 22 February 1958

| Leicester City

| A

| Filbert Street

| 4 – 8

| Johnstone (2), McAdams, Barnes (pen)

| 31,017

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| 1 March 1958

| Blackpool

| H

| Maine Road

| 4 – 3

| Barnes, Barlow, McAdams, (og)

| 30,621

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| 5 March 1958

| Birmingham City

| H

| Maine Road

| 1 – 1

| Barlow

| 30,565

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| 8 March 1958

| Luton Town

| A

| Kenilworth Road

| 2 – 1

| Sambrook, (og)

| 16,004

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| 15 March 1958

| Arsenal

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 4

| Barlow, Hayes

| 31,648

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| 22 March 1958

| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| A

| Molineux Stadium

| 3 – 3

| Barlow (2), (og)

| 34,932

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| 29 March 1958

| Leeds United

| H

| Maine Road

| 1 – 0

| McAdams

| 21,962

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| 5 April 1958

| Bolton Wanderers

| A

| Burnden Park

| 2 – 0

| Barlow (2)

| 27,733

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| 7 April 1958

| Newcastle United

| H

| Maine Road

| 2 – 1

| Warhurst, Hayes

| 33,995

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| 12 April 1958

| Sunderland

| H

| Maine Road

| 3 – 1

| Hayes (2), Hart

| 31,166

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| 14 April 1958

| Newcastle United

| A

| St James’ Park

| 1 – 4

| Warhurst

| 53,280

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| 19 April 1958

| Everton

| A

| Goodison Park

| 5 – 2

| Hart (2), Hayes, Sambrook, Barnes

| 38,000

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| 26 April 1958

| Aston Villa

| H

| Maine Road

| 1 - 2

| Hayes

| 28,278

FA Cup

{{main|1957-58 FA Cup}}

= Reports =

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Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Venue

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

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| 4 January 1958

| Third round

| West Bromwich Albion

| A

| The Hawthorns

| 1 - 5

| Hayes

| 49,669

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.mancity.com}}

{{Manchester City F.C. seasons}}

{{1957–58 in English football}}

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