1957–58 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
El Mundo Deportivo was more complimentary about Birmingham's style of play in the replay. While they had come to Barcelona to avoid losing, and nearly succeeded, they went to St. Jakob-Park, in Basel, Switzerland, to win, and to be worthy of the victory. It also suggested that the playing surface – rough, and covered with long wet grass – was better suited to an open, long-ball game than to precise passing and close marking. Barcelona scored first through Evaristo, Murphy equalised early in the second half, then with seven minutes left, Suárez picked up the ball in midfield and passed to Kubala who drew Merrick out of his goal and gave him no chance with his shot.


1957–58 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 50th season (47th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.


1957–58 Blackpool F.C. season
This was Joe Smith's 23rd and final season as Blackpool manager.


1957–58 Blackpool F.C. season
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.


1957–58 Boston Bruins season
The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens.


1957–58 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Willie O'Ree
Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year.


1957–58 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
Boston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two.


1957–58 Boston Celtics season
The 1957–58 Boston Celtics season was the 12th season for the Celtics in the NBA. The Celtics made their second consecutive NBA Finals appearance, but were unable to defend their title, losing in a rematch of the Finals of the previous year to the St. Louis Hawks in six games.


1957–58 Botola
The 1957-58 Botola is 2nd season of the Moroccan Premier League. Kawkab Marrakech are the holders of the title.


1957–58 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1957–58 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 45th in the club's history.


1957–58 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 3rd in Division Three North, and reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1957–58 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. The Bees finished as runners-up to Brighton & Hove Albion and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After the departure of Bill Dodgin Sr, Brentford recruited Kilmarnock manager Malky MacDonald for their vacant managerial position in May 1957. MacDonald was no stranger to Griffin Park, having spent just under three years as a player-coach with the Bees between 1946 and 1949. First on MacDonald's list of priorities was to ensure that Brentford finished in the top half of the Third Division South table, to avoid becoming founder members of the new Fourth Division in the following season.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Ageing and injury-ravaged players Sid Tickridge, Wally Bragg and Frank Dudley were released, while Jeff Taylor, the club's second-leading scorer in each of the previous two seasons, elected to retire and pursue a career in opera. MacDonald recruited former Brentford player Fred Monk as trainer and made just one signing of note, full back Tom Wilson from Fulham, whom he named captain. Ken Horne, Ian Dargie and Johnny Rainford (three players who had seen their playing time reduced under previous manager Dodgin) would be regulars again under MacDonald during the season.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After a mixed start to the season, an unbeaten run of six wins in eight matches in October and November elevated Brentford to 2nd place on 23 November 1957. The run included a new club record of seven consecutive clean sheets. Forwards Jim Towers and George Francis were in prolific form and had scored 24 of the Bees' 37 league goals at that point of the season.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After a dip around the turn of the year, Brentford clawed their way back to the higher reaches of the Third Division South table and won six matches in a row in March and early April to move up to 4th. A 1–0 defeat to Torquay United on 7 April put Brentford four points behind leaders Brighton & Hove Albion, with the Bees having played one game more. The damage of draws in the following two matches (versus Southampton and a showdown with Brighton & Hove Albion) was lessened by fellow challengers Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town and Reading all dropping points.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The Bees, spurred on by six goals from Jim Towers, won their final three matches of the season versus Reading, Port Vale and leaders Brighton & Hove Albion. The victory over Brighton put Brentford top on 58 points, ahead of Plymouth Argyle and Brighton on goal average. Brighton could still win the title by virtue of their game in hand, which would come versus Watford two days later, whom they had beaten 1–0 at Vicarage Road two days before their match at Griffin Park.


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brighton emphatically beat Watford 6–0 in their final match to win promotion to the Second Division, but the manner of their victories over Watford raised concern and the referee of the first meeting between the clubs wrote to the Football League outlining his suspicions. It wasn't until October 1960 that former Brighton & Hove Albion wing half Glen Wilson revealed to the Daily Mail that some of the Watford players had agreed to "lie down" in exchange for money. Looking back in 2010, Brentford full back Ken Horne summarised the situation:


1957–58 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Jimmy Bowie, a betting man, went to Watford and said (so he claimed) we can offer you money to go out and beat Brighton for us. Jimmy named his price and got told – "We get more than that for losing to Brighton". There was a lot of trouble after that match with the Watford captain. There was a lad making his debut for Brighton and Meadows, who was captain of Watford and who Jimmy had spoken to, was marking him. This lad was making his debut and scored five goals...in the first half.


1957–58 British Home Championship
The 1957–58 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1957–58 season. The competition was marred by the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, when an aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team home from a European Cup match in Belgrade crashed at the Munich-Riem airport on take-off. Eight players and fifteen other people, including an array of senior coaches, officials and sports journalists, were killed and another nineteen seriously injured.


1957–58 British Home Championship
Three of the dead, Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards were experienced England team members while Jackie Blanchflower, an Ireland international, was left permanently disabled. Several other international footballers were also injured more or less severely. This tragedy rather subdued the tournament culmination two months later, although the England team did secure a cathartic 4–0 victory in Glasgow over the Scots with one of the goals coming from Bobby Charlton, who had been injured in the Munich crash.


1957–58 British Home Championship
The tournament itself was shared by England and Ireland after weak performances by Scotland and Wales in their games. While Scotland and Ireland played out a 1–1 draw in their opener, England began well, beating the Welsh 4–0 in Cardiff. The second round of matches however changed the tournament's direction as Ireland beat England in London in a surprising overturn of form. The match was very close, the Irish only winning 3–2, one of the English goals coming from Duncan Edwards. Scotland and Wales meanwhile were both unable to take advantage of England's discomfort, drawing 1–1.


1957–58 British Home Championship
Before the final matches, the season was permanently disfigured by the Munich disaster. Wales and Ireland again struggled to a 1–1 draw, denying the Irish a rare undisputed title while England, with a team containing several young and inexperienced players, achieved an impressive 4–0 victory over the Scots in Glasgow to take their share of the tournament.


1957–58 British Home Championship
The competition was also intended to have been a good indicator of form going into the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, which all four Home Nations had reached through separate qualifying groups. The disaster however made the tournament a poor indicator and so it proved, England and Scotland unable to progress from the group stage, England still suffering from the loss of so many key players. Wales and Northern Ireland progressed from their groups in impressive form but were unable to sustain their momentum, Wales going down to a Pelé goal in a hard fought match to eventual winners Brazil, while the Irish lost 4–0 in the Quarter-Final to the France of Just Fontaine.


1957–58 British National League season
The 1957–58 British National League season was the fourth season of the British National League (1954–1960). Five teams participated in the league, and the Brighton Tigers won the championship.


1957–58 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1957–58 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Nine teams participated in the league, and Cerveno Zname Sofia won the championship.


1957–58 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 31st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.


1957–58 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1957–58 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1957–58 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.


1957–58 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1957–58 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.


1957–58 Challenge Cup
The 1957–58 Challenge Cup was the 57th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1957–58 Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Wigan and Workington Town at Wembley Stadium in London.


1957–58 Challenge Cup
The final was played on Saturday 10 May 1958, where Wigan beat Workington 13–9 in front of a crowd of 66,109.


1957–58 Challenge Cup
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan scrum-half Rees Thomas.


1957–58 Chester F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the 20th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1957–58 Chester F.C. season
It was 20th and the last season spent in the Third Division North as at the end of the season Third Division sections were merged into nationwide Third and Fourth divisions. As Chester finished in the bottom half of the table, the club was transferred to the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 32nd season in the NHL, and the club was coming off their fourth consecutive last place finish in the league in 1956–57, as they had a 16–39–15 record, earning 47 points. The struggling Black Hawks had finished in last nine times in the past eleven seasons, and only one playoff appearance since 1946.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
During the off-season, the Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings made a blockbuster trade, as Chicago traded Hank Bassen, Johnny Wilson, Bill Preston, and Forbes Kennedy to the Red Wings for Glenn Hall and Ted Lindsay. Hall had won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1956, while Lindsay was a key member of the Red Wings Stanley Cup championships in 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955. Chicago also signed 18-year-old Bobby Hull, who had spent the past two seasons with the St. Catharines Teepees of the OHA.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago got off to a good start, playing over .500 hockey thirteen games into the season, as they had a 6–5–3 record, however, the club fell into a slump, going 4–12–3 in their next 19 games, falling out of the playoff race. Tommy Ivan decided to step down from head coaching duties, as he hired former Teepees head coach Rudy Pilous to take over the team.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Hawks responded, playing .500 hockey in Pilous' first 18 games behind the bench to get back into the playoff race, however, a seven-game losing streak soon followed, and the team fell out of playoff contention for good. The Hawks finished the year 24–39–7, earning 55 points, their highest total since 1952–53, and did not finish in last place for the first time since 1953, as they had two more points than the Toronto Maple Leafs.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, Chicago was led by Ed Litzenberger, who led the club in goals with 32, while adding 30 assists for 62 points. Rookie Bobby Hull scored 13 goals and 47 points, as he finishing second to Frank Mahovlich of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Calder Memorial Trophy. Ted Lindsay recorded 15 goals and 39 points in his first season with the team, which was a 46-point dropoff from the previous season. Lindsay also had a club high 110 penalty minutes. Pierre Pilote led the defense, scoring 6 goals and 30 points, while fellow blueliner Moose Vasko scored 6 goals and 26 points.


1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Glenn Hall had all the playing time, winning 24 games, while posting a 2.86 GAA, and earning 7 shutouts.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season
The 1957–58 season was the Royals first season in Cincinnati, following its relocation from Rochester during the offseason. Interest in the team was created by a draft deal that brought Lakers All-Star Clyde Lovellette to the team. The team then lured guard George King, the former Syracuse starter back from college coaching. Both additions added talent and veteran leadership to a still young squad.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season
The roster included star shooter Jack Twyman, Dick Ricketts (who also pitched in the major leagues), and star swing man Tom Marshall. In their first year in Cincinnati, the Royals ended a two-year playoff drought by finishing in third place after tie-breakers in the NBA's West Division. The Royals finished with a record of 33–39. One of the team leaders was Maurice Stokes, who finished second in rebounding with 18.1 rebounds per game. The 6'8 240-pound Stokes, arguably the NBA's first black superstar, also amazed by rating third in the NBA in assists.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season
Lovellette was fourth in the NBA in scoring, while Twyman led the NBA in shooting accuracy. The entire frontline of Stokes, Lovellette and Twyman were named NBA All-Stars that first season. The team had the makings of a real contender, but the backcourt was debilitated by injuries to Marhsall and King, plus promising Si Green and Johnny McCarthy had been lost to mandatory military service. The team's first-year promise took a tragic turn in mid-March.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season
In the final game of the regular season, played on March 12, Stokes suffered an injury when his head hit the hardwood floor in a game versus the Minneapolis Lakers. Despite being knocked unconscious, Stokes would play in the playoffs against the Detroit Pistons. On the flight home after losing to the Pistons, Stokes suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital upon landing. As the Pistons swept the Royals, Stokes lapsed into a coma. It was revealed that Stokes suffered encephalopathy, a traumatic brain injury that damaged his motor control center.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season
The injury would leave Maurice Stokes as a quadriplegic without the ability to speak. Teammate Jack Twyman would serve as Stokes legal guardian until his death in 1970. The Stokes tragedy would ultimately decimate the team, with six other players not returning for next season. The team was also suddenly sold to local Cincinnati buyers, and coach Bobby Wanzer would also later be replaced. This first year, therefore, stands out from all the Cincinnati teams.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season, Draft picks
The Royals made the deal of the NBA draft with the first overall pick. They selected high-touted Rod Hundley, and then sent him along with two reserves to the Lakers for All-Star Clyde Lovellette and solid reserve Jim Paxson, who had been a college star at nearby Dayton. The Royals then tried to shore up their backcourt with selections Dick Duckett( 2 ), Gerry Paulson( 3 ),John Maglio ( 6 ) and Chet Forte ( 7 ). Forte was later the Director of ABC's Monday Night Football. As the season ended, local stars Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas were tabbed as territorial draft picks. Each would be selected by the team after the college senior seasons.


1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season, Regular season, Schedule
The first Cincinnati Royals game ever was a home game against Syracuse, 26 October 1957, a 110–100 win behind local star Jack Twyman. The team opened to good crowds with home games in their first ten. Nov 7–7, Dec 5–13 with injuries and extra road games, January 11–5, Feb 4–12 with a season-ending injury to Marshall, March 5–2, plus two playoff losses to Detroit, due to the permanent loss of Stokes.


1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was Colchester United's 16th season in their history and their eighth season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. They were eliminated at the first round stage of the cup for the fifth successive season, on this occasion to non-league side Wisbech Town. In the league, with the division being restructured at the end of the season, Colchester managed to finish in the top half of the table by three points to avoid a move to the newly formed Fourth Division, instead remaining in the third tier.


1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
With Football League reorganisation looming at the end of the season, Colchester's priority for the 1957–58 season was to finish in the top half of the table to join the top half of the Third Division North to form the new nationwide Third Division. The other teams would form the Fourth Division.


1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
During the campaign, Benny Fenton's squad suffered from numerous call-ups for national service, and as such Fenton brought in reinforcements in November with Neil Langman arriving from Plymouth Argyle for £6,750 and John Evans for £4,000 from Liverpool. Meanwhile, Birmingham City offered Colchester £10,000 for winger Peter Wright, but he opted to remain as a part-time player.


1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester secured their place in the third tier for another season in the final game of the season when they beat Southampton 4–2 at Layer Road.


1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957–58 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by twelve-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1957–58 Copa México
The Copa México 1957–58 was the 41st edition of the Copa México and the 15th staging in the professional era.


1957–58 Copa México
The competition started on March 2, 1958, and concluded on April 15, 1958, with the replay of the Final, held at the Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City, in which León defeated Zacatepec 5–2.


1957–58 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France's results of the 1957–58 season. Stade de Reims won the final played on May 18, 1958, beating Nîmes Olympique.


1957–58 Cupa României
The 1957–58 Cupa României was the 20th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1957–58 Cupa României
The title was won by Ştiinţa Timişoara against Progresul București.


1957–58 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1957–58 Cupa României, Format
It is the first season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location.


1957–58 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then a replay will be played.


1957–58 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1957–58 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1957–58 season.


1957–58 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Anorthosis Famagusta FC won the championship. Also Apollon Limassol made their debut as a team.


1957–58 Cypriot Second Division
The 1957–58 Cypriot Second Division was the 5th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Orfeas Nicosia won their 1st title.


1957–58 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Nine teams participated in the 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split to two geographical groups, depending from Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of a group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned group champions. The winners of each group were playing against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division. The champion was promoted to 1958–59 Cypriot First Division, but because was not held, the champions promoted to 1959–60 Cypriot First Division.


1957–58 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1957–58 Cypriot Second Division, Champions Playoffs
Orfeas Nicosia won twice Panellinios Limassol with 2–0 and 2–1. Orfeas Nicosia were the champions of the Second Division. Orfeas Nicosia promoted to Cypriot First Division.


1957–58 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1957–58 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 15th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Ruda Hvezda Brno won the championship.


1957–58 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Dukla Prague won the championship. Miroslav Wiecek was the league's top scorer with 25 goals.


1957–58 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1957–58 DDR-Oberliga season was the tenth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Six teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1957–58 DFB-Pokal
The 1957–58 DFB-Pokal was the 15th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 25 June 1958 and ended on 11 November 1958. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final VfB Stuttgart defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–3 after extra time.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team represented University of Denver in college ice hockey. In its 2nd year under head coach Murray Armstrong the team compiled a 24–10–2 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time. The Pioneers defeated North Dakota 6–2 in the championship game at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the first national title not held at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. Denver became the first team to win its inaugural championship appearance since Michigan in 1948, the first time the tournament was held.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
When Murray Armstrong Arrived in 1956, the fairly new program at Denver had been declining for several years. This trend continued in Armstrong's first season when the Pioneers posted a losing record for the first time since their inaugural campaign. During that year, however, Armstrong brought in 9 recruits from Canada who played on the Freshman team before hitting the ice with the varsity squad in 1957–58. Among those players were Murray Massier, Jim Brown and future NHL-er John MacMillan.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
With those three forwards leading the way on offense Denver jumped out to an impressive start with 2-win weekends over Toronto, Michigan, Michigan State and Michigan Tech. Only arch-rival Colorado College was able to dent their record early-on, winning once in the first of four home-and-home series for the season. Denver suffered its first home loss on New Year's Day against Minnesota but won the rematch two days later to remain high in the conference standings with an 8–2 record.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
After taking three points in a series against the US National Team Denver split its second series with CC before welcoming a pair on non-conference teams. The Pioneers defeated the Flin Flon Bombers, a junior team from Manitoba, twice by a combined score of 14–2 then utterly dominated Rensselaer 20–3 in the first game of a 2-game sweep. At the end of January Denver hit the road for a compressed road trip where they would play Minnesota and North Dakota twice each in the span of a week. That scheduling quirk turned out very badly for the Pioneers who lost all four games and dropped back to the rest of the pack with a 9–7 record, though they still held on to first place.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Pioneers returned home to host two Canadian junior teams over a 10-day period, winning three times and tying once. During that two-week period Colorado College swept a series against North Dakota to jump up in the WIHL standings and claim a tie for the top spot with 14 points. That came just in time for the start to a four-game series between the two teams that could decide the second western qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. Each team would play two home games with CC winning the opening game at home 5–1.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Because the teams were scheduled to play 8 times over the course of the season each game was worth only 1/2 point in the conference standings, meaning that Denver only had a possible 1-1/2 points possible remaining between the two teams and with little room for error the Pioneers rallied to take the next two games at home, winning 7–0 and 6–3. With the pioneers up by half a point the teams returned to Colorado Springs where, for the 8th time that season, the home team won. While Denver and CC were busy battling to no decisive effect, North Dakota had swept back-to-back weekends against Michigan State and Michigan Tech to put all three team in a tie for first in the WIHL.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Entering the final week of the season two of the three would be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament with 4th-place Minnesota too far behind to move up in the standings. While Denver was hosting North Dakota, Colorado College went on the road to face Minnesota. Denver took the first game against the Fighting Sioux while CC fell to the Golden Gophers 5–7.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Even with a 1-point advantage it was still possible for both other teams to pass Denver in the standings so when the Pioneers were defeated by North Dakota for only their second home loss of the season they slipped to the #2 spot because UND had won 3 of the four matches between the two on the season. CC, meanwhile, had dueled Minnesota to a 1-1 tie in regulation but the tigers had to have a victory if they wanted a chance to defend their national title. However it was the Gophers who were able to earn the overtime marker and end the Tigers' season.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver went to Minnesota to play in their first national tournament, the first championship held outside of the state of Colorado. They were met in the first game by Tri-State League champion Clarkson who had limited opponents to 40 goals in their 18 games while averaging 4.5 goals per game. While Denver was making their national debut the 16-2 Golden Knights had finished 3rd in the previous tournament and were looking to build on an already stellar season. In the semifinal game, however, Clarkson was unable to hold back the Denver attack and surrendered 6 goals, the most they had allowed all season. Denver advanced to the title game to face North Dakota for the fifth time that season after the Fighting Sioux easily dispatched Harvard 9–1.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite the two teams' familiarity with one another the game started a bit slowly with UND's Ed Thomlinson scoring the only goal of the first period. It took more than seven minutes into the second before Denver was able to even the score at 1–1 but once they got onto the scoresheet the floodgates opened and the Pioneers scored twice more in less than four minutes. North Dakota regained their footing and held Denver back for the remainder of the period.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
With a 3–1 Denver advantage entering the third period the Pioneers pulled back and tried to protect their lead but just over five minutes in the lead was halved by Joe Poole who found himself open in front of the net. Murray Massier quickly responded with his 21st goal of the season to regain the 2-goal edge and while there was still plenty of time left the Massier marker appeared to sap the life out of the Fighting Sioux. While Denver only managed 5 shots in the final frame UND was limited to the same amount. To make matters worse North Dakota netminder Robert Peabody allowed three goals on those five shots to end the UND season on a whimper.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Massier was named tournament MOP and was joined by Jim Brown, Ed Zemrau and Rodney Schneck on the All-Tournament first team while Blair Livingstone, Barry Sharp and John MacMillan earned All-Tournament second team honors.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Senior Captain Ed Zemrau was the only Pioneer named to the AHCA All-American West Team and was named to the All-WIHL First Team while Massier made the WIHL second team.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Because the WIHL would be dissolved that summer due to a dispute over recruiting practices, Denver's first WIHL title was the last that would ever be awarded. This also made the '58 Denver team the last WIHL squad to win a national championship.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Standings
When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half for a tie. When teams met eight times (Denver and CC), one-half point was awarded for a win, and one-fourth point for a tie.


1957–58 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Schedule
Conference games against Minnesota and North Dakota were only worth 1 point in the standings. Conference games against Colorado College were only worth 1/2 point in the standings.


1957–58 Detroit Pistons season
The 1957–58 NBA season was the Pistons' tenth season in the NBA and first season in the city of Detroit. The Pistons went 33–39 during the season, tied for second with the Cincinnati Royals, eight games behind the St. Louis Hawks, but were awarded the second seed on tie-breakers. They defeated the Royals in two straight games in the West Semifinal series, but lost the West Finals to the Hawks in five games.


1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 32nd season. The season involved sending Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall to the Chicago Black Hawks.


1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1957–58 Divizia A
The 1957–58 Divizia A was the fortieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1957–58 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Adalbert Marosi (1 / 0); Vasile Sfetcu (17 / 0); Constantin Roman (4 / 0). Defenders: Gheorghe Pahonțu (19 / 0); Nicolae Marinescu (22 / 0); Nicolae Topșa (19 / 0). Midfielders:  Gheorghe Florea (7 / 0); Alexandru Fronea (18 / 0); Daniel Peretz (5 / 0); Ion Neacșu (21 / 4). Forwards: Ion Zaharia (22 / 12); Constantin Tabarcea (22 / 2); Mircea Dridea (11 / 4); Gheorghe Dumitrescu (17 / 8); Dumitru Munteanu (11 / 3); Gheorghe Marin (8 / 2); Pavel Bădulescu-Bardatz (18 / 1). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1957–58 Divizia B
The 1957–58 Divizia B was the 18th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1957–58 Divizia B
The format with two series has been maintained, both of them having 14 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A, the last two places from each series relegated to Divizia C. This was the first season played in the autumn-spring system, after seven seasons played in the spring-autumn system, a system imposed by the Soviet influence existing in the country.


1957–58 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin was renamed as Tractorul Orașul Stalin.


1957–58 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Flamura Roşie Burdujeni was moved from Burdujeni to Suceava and merged with the local team forming a new club, Progresul Suceava.


1957–58 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1957–58 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).


1957–58 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Harold Bradley and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–7.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the 74th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Second Division
Dumbarton were to challenge for promotion from Division 2 for most of the season, but a disastrous run in the final five games, where only three points were taken, was to prove to be conclusive and in the end a fourth-place finish was achieved with 44 points, 11 behind champions Stirling Albion.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Only two wins were achieved in the 6 sectional games of the League Cup, but one of these was a 10–3 thumping of Stranraer.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Dumbarton received a tough first round draw in the Cup and lost out to eventual champions Clyde.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
Alloa were to prove too strong for Dumbarton in the semi final of the county cup.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dewar Shield
As the previous season's Stirlingshire champions, Dumbarton were drawn to meet the Aberdeenshire Cup holders, Buckie Thistle. As was the case four years earlier, Dumbarton withdrew.


1957–58 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1957–58 Dundee F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the fifty-sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 11th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and in the third round of the Scottish Cup by Aberdeen. The club would change their sock colours back to navy, cementing their iconic look for the next decade.


1957–58 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the 50th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1957 to 30 June 1958. United finished in ninth place in the Second Division.


1957–58 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1957–58 season.


1957–58 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1957–58 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1957–58 season was contested by 32 teams, divided in two groups. Willem II and SHS won the championship.


1957–58 Egyptian Premier League
The 1957–58 Egyptian Premier League, was the 8th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 25 October 1957 and concluded on 23 May 1958, and it was the first time that the league table consists of two groups each of 8 clubs. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 8th consecutive and 8th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.


1957–58 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1957–58 season was contested by 18 teams. At the end of the competition, Door Oefening Sterk (DOS) and SC Enschede shared the lead with 47 points. According to the rules, an extra match was required. It was played at a neutral field (De Goffert, Nijmegen) and Door Oefening Sterk won the championship by winning 1-0 after extra time.


1957–58 Eredivisie
Another play-off was held to determine which team had to relegate. Elinkwijk played GVAV at neutral terrain and won 2–1. Therefore, GVAV relegated.


1957–58 Eredivisie, Championship play-off
DOS won the championship, and qualified for 1958–59 European Cup.


1957–58 European Cup
The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row. However, the 1957–58 season was marred by the air disaster in Munich, when eight Manchester United players lost their lives on their way home from Belgrade, after a 3–3 draw in the quarter-final second leg with Red Star Belgrade. The English champions were ultimately defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual runners-up, A.C. Milan of Italy.


1957–58 European Cup
It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and East Germany participated, while Turkey could not send any club, since the Turkish FA failed to register Beşiktaş for the draw in time. Sevilla was invited despite having been runners-up in Spain the year before, as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders; the two Spanish sides met in the quarter-finals, the first time two sides from the same country played against each other in the competition.


1957–58 European Cup
Shamrock Rovers, Stade Dudelange, Wismut Karl Marx Stadt, Sevilla, Benfica, Vasas, Glenavon, Saint-Étienne, Young Boys, CCA București, Royal Antwerp, Dukla Prague and Ajax made their debut appearances in the European Cup while Rapid Wien, AGF Aarhus and Real Madrid marked theirs third.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris on Tuesday, 23 July 1957. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 23 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot, and four more teams in pot 1, would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining clubs received byes.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round
1 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure with the result of 1–1.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round
2 To allow an evening kick-off at Dalymount Park in Dublin, which had no floodlights, the teams agreed to change over at half-time without a break. Consequently, the Irish part-timers ran out of steam and Manchester United's 1–0 half-time lead increased to 6–0. The second leg, played under lights at Old Trafford with the normal half-time break, produced a closer scoreline.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round
3 Milan beat Rapid Wien 4–2 in a play-off to qualify.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round, Second leg
Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate.


1957–58 European Cup, Preliminary round, Play-off
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned with the result of 1–1 after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure.


1957–58 European Cup, First round
1 Borussia Dortmund beat CCA București 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.


1957–58 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup were as follows:


1957–58 Everton F.C. season
During the 1957–58 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1957–58 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1957–58 FA Cup
The 1957–58 FA Cup  was the 77th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Bolton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth time, beating Manchester United 2–0 in the final at Wembley. The competition is notable for the exploits of Manchester United following the loss of much of their team in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. They came through three rounds following the accident, before being beaten by Bolton in the final.


1957–58 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1957–58 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage all the clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, Bishop Auckland and Wycombe Wanderers given byes. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 16 November 1957. Five were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay.


1957–58 FA Cup, Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 December 1957. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1957–58 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 January 1958, although the York City–Birmingham City match was postponed until the following midweek fixture. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these requiring a second replay.


1957–58 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1958, with two matches taking place on later dates. Five matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match.


1957–58 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 1958. Two matches went to replays in the following mid-week fixture. This round is notable as containing Manchester United's first game following the Munich Air Disaster, which was postponed by four days due to the incident, with United struggling to put a team together to play. In a highly emotional game for both the players and the fans, United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 to go through to the next round.


1957–58 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 1 March 1958. The West Bromwich Albion–Manchester United game went to a replay before United went through.


1957–58 FA Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 22 March 1958, with the Manchester United–Fulham match replaying on the 26th. Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United won their ties to meet in the final at Wembley.


1957–58 FA Cup, Final
The FA Cup final took place on 3 May 1958 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Bolton Wanderers, beating Manchester United 2–0. United had been decimated following the Munich Air Disaster, but still managed to come through three rounds of the cup following the incident before meeting Bolton in the final.


1957–58 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1957–58 is the 77th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualify]ing rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1957–58 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Burton Albion, Yeovil Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Blyth Spartans, Hastings United, Guildford City, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Dorchester Town, Goole Town, South Shields, Tooting & Mitcham United, Billingham Synthonia, New Brighton, Bromsgrove Rovers and Margate.


1957–58 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1957–58 FA Cup
See 1957-58 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1957–58 FC Basel season
The 1957–58 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 64th season in their existence. It was their twelfth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for his twelfth successive period.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Overview
The Austrian ex-international footballer Rudi Strittich was hired as new team manager this season. He took over from Béla Sárosi who had moved on to Jahn Regensburg. Basel played a total of 42 games this season. Of these 42 matches 26 were in the domestic league, two were in the Swiss Cup and 14 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with seven victories and seven defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 17 games were won, six games were drawn and 19 games were lost. In their 42 games the team scored 107 goals and conceded 87.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Overview
Fourteen teams contested the 1957–58 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Biel-Bienne and FC Grenchen. The last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel won nine of their 26 games and drew six times and lost eleven times. They scored 59 goals and conceded 53. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 9th position. They were 19 points behind Young Boys who were able to defend their championship title.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Overview
At the end of the league table Urania Genève Sport and FC Winterthur ended the season joint second last, each with 18 points, and therefore they had to play a relegation play-off. Urania won the play-off and therefore Winterthur suffered relegation together with FC Biel-Bienne who had finished in last position.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Overview
Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 18 goals. He managed two hat-tricks during the league season, in the first game of the season on 25 August 1957 at home against Winterthur and in the last game of the season on 1 June 1958 at home against Biel-Bienne. Gottlieb Stäuble was the team's second best goal scorer with nine goals, Rudolf Burger netted eight times and both Hermann Suter and Hans Weber netted seven times.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn at home at the Landhof against lower tier local team FC Oten on 2 November 1957. Hans Weber scored five goals during the second half of the game as Basel won 8–0. In the fourth round Basel were also drawn at home against lower tier FC Bern but here Basel were knocked out. Young Boys won the competition and thus completed the double.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1957–58. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 25 August 1957 but subsequently left the club after that date.


1957–58 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1957–58 FC Dinamo București season
The 1957–58 season was Dinamo București's ninth season in Divizia A. Because of the competitional system change to fall-spring, in the first half of 1957, Dinamo participated in the Spring Cup, competition where they finished third in the Second Group, and failed to qualify in the final stage. In the championship, Dinamo ended sixth, the worst result in the last seven championships.


1957–58 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Dinamo transferred in Cornel Popa and Vasile Alexandru from Dinamo Bacău, Iosif Lazăr from Dinamo Oraşul Stalin and Gheorghe Cosma from Progresul. The new manager, Iuliu Baratky, promotes Ion Motroc and Petre Babone from the second team. Gheorghe and Ladislau Băcuț, and Florea Birtașu are transferred out.


1957–58 FC Steaua București season
The 1957–58 season was FC Steaua București's 10th season since its founding in 1947.


1957–58 FK Partizan season
The 1957–58 season was the 12th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1957–58 season.


1957–58 Federation Cup
The 1957–58 Federation Cup was the second season of the Turkish Federation Cup. The winner of the competition would represent Turkey at the 1958–59 European Cup. It was also the last edition of the Federation Cup, for the next season would be the Turkish First Football League. 38 clubs participated: 20 from Istanbul, 10 from İzmir, and 8 from Ankara. Beşiktaş won the title for the second time.


1957–58 Federation Cup, Third round
In the third round the remaining 8 teams were split into 2 groups of 4 (red group and white group).


1957–58 Football League
The 1957–58 season was the 59th completed season of The Football League. The first division title went to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the second time, while Sunderland were relegated to the second division for the first time in the club's history, after 57 consecutive seasons in the top flight of English football. The season was marred by the Munich air disaster, in which eight Manchester United players died as a result of the crash with two others suffering career-ending injuries. Manchester United were chasing a hat-trick of league championships, but they dropped 21 points in 14 matches after the Munich crash and finished 21 points behind the champions Wolves.


1957–58 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1957–58 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1957–58 Football League, Final league tables
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.


1957–58 Four Hills Tournament
The sixth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by East German athlete Helmut Recknagel, who won on both Austrian hills. It was his first of three tournament victories within four years.


1957–58 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Two jumpers who placed on the podium of Oberstdorf only three days prior placed poorly in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, falling back in the overall ranking: Helmut Recknagel finished 35th (189.1p), Walter Habersatter 42nd (183.6p).


1957–58 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Leading 8.6 points ahead of Schamov, Nikolay Kamenskiy was in a promising position to become the first ski jumper to win the Four Hills Tournament twice after his success two years prior.


1957–58 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
However, Kamenskiy classified in a disappointing 18th place. Helmut Recknagel, who was only fifth in the overall ranking prior to Bischofshofen, won the event and snatched tournament victory.


1957–58 French Division 1
Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1957/1958 of the French Association Football League with 48 points.


1957–58 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1958/1959


1957–58 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 22 teams, and Nancy won the championship.


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1957-58 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight.


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship
The top five of each pool and the best two sixths (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a play-off phase.


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship
The championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Mazamet in the final. Le FC lourdais won the title for the third consecutive time.


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The 1958 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished 3rd,


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by SC Mazamet that beat Mont-de-Marsan par 3-0.


1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Jean Prat conquest his sixth and last title of French Champion.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tom Nolan coached them in his second season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 10-11 and had no post-season play.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore forward Tom McCloskey had been the Washington, D.C., high school all-city Most Valuable Player before arriving at Georgetown in the fall of 1956 for a season on the freshman team. He joined the varsity team this season. He scored a career-high 24 points against Loyola of Maryland in the season opener, and by the middle of January 1958 he had scored in double figures in six of the team's seven games. McCloskey and junior forward Jack Nies were averaging a combined 22 points per game by February.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
McCloskey's and Nies's season came to a sudden end when they were among four players Georgetown placed on academic suspension for the rest of the season even though they remained academically eligible under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) standards. McCloskey's abbreviated season ended with him averaging 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior forward Ken Pichette carried the weight as the team's main scorer after the departure of McCloskey and Nies, averaging 19 points per game after they were suspended, not counting 31 points he scored in the mid-February exhibition game against the New York Athletic Club. However, the suspensions crippled the team, and it lost six of its last eight games and eight of its last ten to finish with a record of 10–11. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Sophomore guard Ed Hargaden, Jr., joined the team this year as the first second-generation Georgetown men's basketball player, his father, guard Ed Hargaden, having been a standout guard on the 1932–33, 1933–34, and 1934–35 teams. He also was the only second-generation player in school history until center Patrick Ewing's son, forward Patrick Ewing, Jr., joined the team in the 2006-07 season.


1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Sophomore forward Henry Rojas left the team during the season, and sophomore guard Jim Brown joined the team to replace him. They both wore No. 21.


1957–58 Greek Football Cup
The 1957–58 Greek Football Cup was the 16th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 30 July 1958. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Doxa Drama, with Olympiacos winning by 5–1.


1957–58 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 16th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1957–58 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1957–58 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1957–58 Hellenic Football League
The 1957–58 Hellenic Football League season was the fifth in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1957–58 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1957–58 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 8 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 6 new clubs:


1957–58 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1957–58 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came ninth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1957–58 Honduran Amateur League
The 1957–58 Honduran Amateur League was the tenth edition of the Honduran Amateur League. Club Deportivo Olimpia obtained its 1st national title. The season ran from 17 February 1957 to 16 February 1958.


1957–58 Honduran Amateur League, National championship round
Played in a double round-robin format between the regional champions. Also known as the Cuadrangular.


1957–58 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1957–58 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 47th since its establishment.


1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1957–58 campaign was a fairly mediocre season for the Town under Bill Shankly, who was taking charge for his first full season at Leeds Road. The season will be best remembered for the match against Charlton Athletic at The Valley on 21 December 1957. The match finished 7–6 to Charlton, after Charlton had only ten men for the majority of the match and the fact that with 27 minutes remaining, Town were leading 5–1 before losing the match. This remains the only match in professional football where a team has scored 6 goals and lost the match.


1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Bill Shankly's first full season in charge compromising a complete mixture of results, although Town did finish the season in 9th place with 44 points, although they were 12 points behind 2nd placed Blackburn Rovers. The season also saw Vic Metcalfe make his last appearance in a Town shirt in March in a match against Sheffield United.


1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The other main highlight of the season was the match at The Valley on 21 December 1957. The match against Charlton Athletic. The match finished 7–6 to Charlton, this after Charlton had only ten men for the majority of the match and the fact that with 27 minutes remaining, Town were leading 5–1 before losing the match. This remains the only match in professional football, where a team has scored 6 goals and lost the match. Incredibly, Town and Charlton played each other 4 times that season, and 24 goals were scored in those matches.


1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1957–58 IHL season
The 1957–58 IHL season was the 13th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Outside of the Louisville Rebels, who relocated from Huntington, the league's teams all remained intact from the previous season.


1957–58 IHL season
The season saw the dominant Cincinnati Mohawks win their sixth-straight regular season title only to be upset in the Turner Cup semifinals by Louisville. The playoff loss denied the Mohawks their sixth-straight Turner Cup championship. Meanwhile, in the Turner Cup Finals, the Indianapolis Chiefs defeated the Louisville Rebels 4-games-to-3 in a tight series. Both teams had less wins in the regular season then losses.


1957–58 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division  basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1957–58 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 17–9 overall and 9–7 in conference play in the penultimate season of the PCC.


1957–58 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Senior guard Gary Simmons of Twin Falls was the UI's first All-American.


1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Starting his second decade as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team, Harry Combes and his assistant coach and top recruiter, Howie Braun, were beginning to lose some of the top recruits from the state of Illinois. Talented players, such as Tom Hawkins, Charlie Brown, McKinley "Deacon" Davis, Nolden Gentry, John Tidwell and Charles "Chico" Vaughn were lured away to play for other programs during the late 1950s, a trend that would continue for Combes during his second decade.


1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1957-58 team returned several lettermen including the leading scorer Don Ohl and team "captain" John Paul. It also saw the return of Roger Taylor and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomores Govoner Vaughn, Mannie Jackson, Al Gosnell, Bruce Bunkenberg and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing in 8th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Govoner Vaughn at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Mannie Jackson and John Paul at the forward slots.


1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 17th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–11 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA Tournament, where the Hoosiers advanced to Regional Third Place.


1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1957-58 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 15–8, 8–4 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for second.


1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 10th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It was played as a double-elimination tournament and started on 26 November 1957.


1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won their first title, after Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew from the replay of the final due to missing several players from their squad through injury with the Iraq Central Football Association refusing to move the game to another date. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya's Edison David was the player of the tournament.


1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, Final
Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew from the replay of the final due to several key players from their squad being unavailable through injury. The Iraq Central Football Association, refusing to move the game to another date, therefore awarded Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya a walkover victory and the title.


1957–58 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1957–58 comprised 12 teams, and Ards won the championship.


1957–58 Israel State Cup
The 1957–58 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 20th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fifth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1957–58 Israel State Cup
Early round matches, with Liga Gimel and Liga Bet teams began on 12 October 1957. Liga Leumit clubs joined the competition in late June 1958.   a quarter-final match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva ended prematurely, and the IFA ruled the match in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Petah Tikva appealed the decision, and the process caused the semi-finals and the final to be delayed until the beginning of the 1958–59 season.


1957–58 Israel State Cup
The final was held at the Ramat Gan Stadium on 30 September 1958. Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Haifa 2–0, won its 9th cup and completed its second double since the Israeli Declaration of Independence and third overall.


1957–58 Israel State Cup
Following the conclusion of the competition, the IFA played an additional cup competition, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Israel, which was played during October and November 1958.


1957–58 Israel State Cup, Results, Third round
Matches were played on 29 March 1958, with the 28 winners qualifying to the 4th round.


1957–58 Israel State Cup, Results, Fourth round
The remaining 28 clubs played 14 matches to set the 14 clubs that will qualify to the sixth round.


1957–58 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth round
The remaining 14 clubs played 7 matches to set the 7 clubs that will qualify to the sixth round.


1957–58 Israel State Cup, Results, Sixth round
12 Liga Leumit clubs joined the 16 winning teams from previous round to play 15 cup ties, with Hapoel Rehovot receiving a bye to the next round. Most matches were played on 21 June 1958, with the match between Maccabi Sha'arayim and Shimshon Tel Aviv being postponed to the next week.


1957–58 Istanbul Football League
The 1957–58 Istanbul Football League was the 33rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK became champions for the 15th time in their history.


1957–58 Isthmian League
The 1957–58 season was the 43rd in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1957–58 Isthmian League
Tooting & Mitcham United were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title.


1957–58 Juventus F.C. season
During the 1957–58 Juventus F.C. season, the club competed in both the Serie A and Coppa Italia.


1957–58 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
After three seasons of disaster performance Juventus had a great season for the team clinching its 10th championship   thanks to the "trio magico" with a superb Welsh forward John Charles in attacking along Omar Sivori from River Plate and Boniperti.


1957–58 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1957–58 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1957–58  Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1957–58 college men's basketball season.


1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 7 Conference during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his fifth season at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 22–5 (10–2 Big 7) and reached the Final Four.


1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.


1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".


1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, NCAA Championship
The 1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky, before a then NCAA finals record crowd of 18,803, at the newly completed Freedom Hall. Seattle was Kentucky's opponent, led by the great Elgin Baylor. Baylor, a Consensus First Team All-American, was the nation's second-leading scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson.


1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, NCAA Championship
The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half on two occasions. In fact, Seattle was still leading by a score of 60–58 with seven minutes to go in the game. However, led by the sharp shooting of Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, Kentucky mounted a strong rally at the end, eventually winning the game by a final score of 84-72. Hatton led Kentucky with 30 points, Cox followed him with 24 points for the Wildcats, while Seattle was led by Baylor, who scored 25 points before fouling out. The victory sealed Kentucky's 4th NCAA Championship.


1957–58 La Liga
The 1957–58 La Liga season was the 27th since its establishment. The season started on September 15, 1957, and finished on May 4, 1958.


1957–58 La Liga, Team locations
Zaragoza moved from its old stadium Torrero to the new La Romareda. Barcelona also moved from Las Corts to the Nou Camp, that became the biggest stadium in Spain.


1957–58 Lancashire Cup
1957–58 was the forty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy  by beating Wigan by the score of 13-8The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). Another excellent attendance, this season of 42,497 was achieved and the receipts were £6,918This was the second of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989).


1957–58 Lancashire Cup, Background
With no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition was reduced by one to 14. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round


1957–58 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1957–58 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1957–58 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1957–58 Landsdelsserien
The 1957–58 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1957–58 Landsdelsserien
The league was contested by 54 teams, divided into a total of seven groups from four districts; Østland/Søndre, Østland/Nordre, Sørland/Vestre and Møre/Trøndelag. The two group winners in the Østland districts, Greåker and Kapp promoted directly to the 1958–59 Hovedserien. The other five group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top flight. Årstad and Freidig won the play-offs and were promoted.


1957–58 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Årstad won 2–0 over Jerv and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1957–58 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Freidig won 6–3 on aggregate and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1957–58 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Drumcondra F.C. won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.


1957–58 Liga Alef
The 1957–58 Liga Alef season saw Beitar Jerusalem win the title. However, there was no promotion to Liga Leumit or relegation to Liga Bet, after the Israel Football Association decided to abandon the league before the end of the season, due to suspicions of bribery.


1957–58 Liga Bet
The 1957–58 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Tiberias and Hapoel Ramla win their respective regional divisions. However, there was no promotion to Liga Alef or relegation to Liga Gimel, after the Israel Football Association decided to abandon the league before the end of the season, due to suspicions of bribery.


1957–58 Liga Leumit
The 1957–58 Liga Leumit season lasted from December 1957 until May 1958. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title, whilst the club's Rafi Levi was the league's top scorer with 14 goals.


1957–58 Liga Leumit
There was no relegation from the league and no clubs were promoted from Liga Alef at the end of the season.


1957–58 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was the 66th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and was their 4th consecutive year in the Second Division.


1957–58 Liverpool F.C. season
The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two for the 3rd consecutive season, by finishing 4th, just two points outside the automatic promotion places.


1957–58 Liverpool F.C. season
They also reached the Sixth Round of the FA Cup as they lost two-one by Blackburn Rovers.


1957–58 Luxembourg National Division
The 1957–58 Luxembourg National Division was the 44th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1957–58 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1957–58 MJHL season, League notes
The League admits the Winnipeg Braves. The Winnipeg Barons Fold. The Winnipeg Rangers move to Brandon, becoming the Brandon Rangers. In January, the Rangers move back and are named the Transcona Rangers.


1957–58 Maltese Premier League
The 1957–58 Maltese First Division was the 43rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
The  1957–58 season was Manchester United's 56th in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
The season marked the biggest tragedy in the club's history as eight players, three club officials and ten other passengers died as a result of their injuries in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 on their way back from a European Cup quarter-final away to Red Star Belgrade. Centre-half Mark Jones, captain Roger Byrne, full-back Geoff Bent, winger David Pegg, right-half Eddie Colman, inside-right Bill Whelan and centre-forward Tommy Taylor were all killed instantly. Left-half Duncan Edwards was in hospital for two weeks before he too died on 21 February.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
Winger Johnny Berry and centre-half Jackie Blanchflower were both injured to such an extent that they never played again, while several of the surviving players were unavailable for a considerable amount of time as they recovered from their injuries.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
Manager Matt Busby was badly injured, and his assistant Jimmy Murphy (who was not on that fateful flight) took charge of the first team until the end of the season as Busby recovered from his injuries. Club secretary Walter Crickmer and coaches Tom Curry and Bert Whalley were all killed in the crash, which claimed a total of 23 lives.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
Despite the decimation of their squad, a makeshift United side still managed to reach the FA Cup final that season, where they lost to Bolton Wanderers. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup. However, their league form suffered after the crash and their title challenge faded as they finished ninth in the final table. At the time of the crash, their record was (P-28, W-15, D-6, L-7, points 36). After the crash, the record was (P-14, 1+5+8, 7 points) as they dropped 21 points, and they finished 21 points behind the league champions Wolves. Since they were winning only 50% of their games before the crash, it can be reasonably said that the crash did not cost them the title.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
With the United squad decimated by death and injuries in the aftermath of the Munich tragedy, a number of younger players broke through into the first team. These included winger Shay Brennan and forward Mark Pearson. Another notable new member of the side was goalkeeper Harry Gregg, signed in December 1957 a few weeks before the Munich crash, and who was hailed a hero for his rescue efforts in the crash.


1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season
United's top scorer for the season was Dennis Viollet, who found the net 23 times in all competitions and 16 times in the league despite being out of action for some two months as he recovered from injuries sustained in the Munich crash.


1957–58 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1957–58 season was Mansfield Town's 20th season in the Football League and 15th season in the Third Division North, they finished in 6th position with 52 points. At the end of the season the Third Division North and Third Division South were merged to form the Third Division and Fourth Division.


1957–58 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1957–58 season.


1957–58 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Atlético Morelia (second place in Segunda División) was also promoted to Primera División, to replace Puebla.


1957–58 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 14 teams, and Zacatepec won the championship.


1957–58 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1957–58 Mexican Segunda División was the 8th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 24 July 1957 and concluded on 1 December 1957. It was won by Celaya.


1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1957–58 season. The team finished the season in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 11–11 and 6–8 against conference opponents.


1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
William Perigo was in his sixth year as the team's head coach. Senior Pete Tillotson was the team's leading scorer with 415 points in 22 games for an average of 18.8 points per game. Tillotson also served as the team's captain and was selected as the Most Valuable Player.


1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1957–58 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1957–58 NBA season was the Lakers' tenth season in the NBA.


1957–58 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1957–58 Montenegrin Republic League was 13th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in September 1957 and interrupted in November same year.


1957–58 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
In Montenegrin Republic League for season 1957-58 played seven teams, but most of the games weren't played, due to fact that Bar and Igalo withdrew after only three weeks. For the first time in their history, winner of competition was Rudar. But, following the decision of Football Association of Yugoslavia to reorganise structure of Yugoslav Second League, winner of Montenegrin Republic League finished without promotion or qualifiers for higher rank.


1957–58 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Table
After an incomplete season, Rudar finished at first position with one point more than second-placed Zora.


1957–58 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1957–58, eight Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Budućnost was a member of 1957–58 Yugoslav First League, while Nikšić, Lovćen, Arsenal, Mladost Titograd, Bokelj, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and Jedinstvo Herceg Novi played in 1957–58 Yugoslav Second League.


1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 49th season of play. The Canadiens won their third-straight Stanley Cup and the tenth in club history.


1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
In the semi-finals, Montreal played third place Detroit. After Detroit traded Ted Lindsay because of his union efforts, Detroit was a team in disarray. Montreal defeated the Red Wings in four straight games to reach the finals.


1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Rocket Richard, was the top goal scorer during the playoffs with 11. In game five he notched his third final series overtime goal of his career and sixth playoff overtime goal of his career.


1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1957–58 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the second edition of the competition.


1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup
The teams played one-legged matched. In case of a draw, the matches were to be replayed at the home of the other team.


1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the cup, beating Wydad Athletic Club 2-1 in the finl, played at Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the cup for the second time, beating the same team in the final.


1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Wydad Athletic Club, on 16 November 1957 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by "Corcoles". MC Oujda beat Wydad AC for the second consecutive time in the final, after a draw in the previous year led to Oujda being awarded the title after scoring first.


1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Wydad AC in the final for the second time. However, it was the Casablancans who opened the scoring through Mohamed Khalfi ( 7'), but the Oujdis soon equalised through Jebbari ( 13'). With the match level, it was MCO who took advantage through a goal by Chellal ( 84'), which won them the title. It was their second consecutive victory against MC Oujda in the competition.


1957–58 NBA season
The 1957–58 NBA season was the 12th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the St. Louis Hawks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.


1957–58 NBA season, Playoffs
Bold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1957–58 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1957, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1958 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 22, 1958, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcats won their fourth NCAA national championship with an 84–72 victory over the Seattle Chieftains.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Polls
The final top 20 from the AP and Coaches Polls.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Post-Season Tournaments, NCAA Tournament
Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats won their fourth National Championship by defeating the Seattle Chieftains 84–72 on March 22 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Seattle's Elgin Baylor led all tournament scorers and was named the tournament Most Outstanding Player.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Post-Season Tournaments, National Invitation Tournament
The Xavier Musketeers entered the National Invitation Tournament with a 15–11 record, but surprised the field, defeating fellow Ohio school Dayton 78–74 to win the NIT. The Musketeers' Hank Stein was named tournament MVP.


1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1957 and concluded with the 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1958 at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 11th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 63rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the final season of play for the WIHL. The conference would return two years later as the WCHA.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half for a tie. When teams met eight times (Denver and CC), one-half point was awarded for a win, and one-fourth point for a tie.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1957–58 NHL season
The 1957–58 NHL season was the 41st season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating the Boston Bruins four games to two in the best-of-seven final series.


1957–58 NHL season, League business
It was announced in September that Senator Hartland Molson had purchased 60% stock from the Canadian Arena Company and the Montreal Canadiens from Senator Donat Raymond.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
Doug Harvey and Ted Lindsay led the drive to form (on February 11, 1957) the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), a workers' labour association, and sued the NHL over the issue of player pensions, salaries during training camp, meal allowances, remuneration for exhibition games and a no-trade clause after six years service. Lindsay lost his captaincy of the Detroit Red Wings and was traded to Chicago, on July 23, 1957, in an effort to intimidate the players.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
After the NHL declined to negotiate with the players over benefits and would not open the books on the pension plan, the player's association filed an antitrust lawsuit on October 10, 1957. The lawsuit alleged the monopolization of the professional hockey industry since 1926, in violation of the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts. Furthermore, On November 6, 1957, the Toronto Maple Leafs players voted unanimously to certify the union.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
The NHL started to fight back. First, they traded Lindsay to Chicago to separate him from the Red Wings, the American team the NHLPA had targeted for a certification vote. Next, Jack Adams spread false stories in the press alleging various slanders had been made by Lindsay against the Red Wings players, and produced a fake contract to the press showing an over-inflated salary for Lindsay, greater than Hart Trophy MVP, teammate and friend Gordie Howe. The ruse worked and the Red Wings players decided to dis-associate themselves from the NHLPA on November 13, 1957.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
Part of the problem of organizing the players was confusion about the type of association they were forming. The NHLPA had applied, in Canada, to the Ontario Labour Relations Board for certification, but the ORLB had no experience with workers like hockey players. NHLPA members negotiated individual contracts and wanted to continue to bargain this way. The matter of the NHLPA being an actual union, where the members were bound together and fought for collective agreements, was unclear.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
The NHLPA legal counsel, Milton Mound, addressed this, saying that the players would negotiate on matters common to all players (pensions, allowances) but retained the right to individual contracts. The League, and especially Conn Smythe, argued that players were forming a "trade union" and were no better than "commies" and would lose things like individual bonuses. He believed that hockey players were in the business of being "independent contractors" and had no right or reason for a collective organization.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
The confusion worried both employer and employee. The situation was exacerbated by the certification process. The OLRB was taking time, and no one knew how this transnational association would work, or how it would be recognized by the US National Labor Relations Board. In fact, the NLRB asked the NHLPA to withdraw its unfair labor practices charge on November 20, 1957, arguing it did not have jurisdiction. This was followed by the Montreal Canadiens players rejection of the association in early January, 1958.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
The OLRB resumed meeting on January 7, but both the League and the players were concerned. The NHL was convinced that the ORLB was not going to dismiss the application, regardless of how they ruled on the union versus association issue, and the players were worried (given the setbacks in Detroit and Montreal) that they didn't have grounds to actually form an association (especially since they didn't want to be a traditional "union.")


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
The players and owners both felt pressure to conclude something, so they gathered, without lawyers, for a 13-hour meeting in the boardroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Palm Beach, just after the regular NHL winter meetings. In an out-of-court settlement on February 5, 1958, the NHL promised:


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
In the end, the players had little to show for their rebellion. A few cosmetic changes were made, but even the communication problem did not seem to have been solved. Over the ensuing seasons the Owner-Player Council did not even meet regularly, and paternalism prevailed. It was not until 1967 that the idea of a union once again gained currency, again in an era of general revived interest across all the major league sports. The fundamental question at the root of the NHLPA failure was whether players really were laborers who could form a trade union.


1957–58 NHL season, League business, Organization of Players' Association
Seemingly caught in a space both commercial and non-commercial, players felt uneasy locating themselves wholly within either. This in itself reflected the success of the owners in using cultural formations to restrain their labor force. Led by Conn Smythe, the league appealed to cultural bonds of loyalty and tradition as justifications for retaining the existing economic structure of labor-management relations, long after other industries had been forced by the state to move toward formal, union-led collective bargaining arrangements.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
This season saw the Montreal Canadiens regain first place overall, while the previous season's leader, the Detroit Red Wings, slipped to third. Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard became the first NHL player to score 500 career goals, Jacques Plante won his third straight Vezina Trophy, and Doug Harvey his fourth straight Norris Trophy.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
Glenn Hall, after two playoff years in which the Wings were eliminated, was traded, along with Ted Lindsay to the Chicago Black Hawks and Terry Sawchuk was brought back to Detroit in a deal that saw Larry Hillman and Johnny Bucyk go to Boston. Chicago almost made the playoffs, and Hall's goaltending, including seven shutouts, one of which was in his debut with the Hawks, made him a contender for the Hart Trophy.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
On October 19, 1957, Rocket Richard, in a 3–1 win over Chicago, scored his 500th career goal, against Glenn Hall. He immediately dedicated it to his old coach Dick Irvin, who had died on May 15, 1957, after a long bout with bone cancer.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
When Marcel Paille was brought up to the Rangers from Providence of the AHL for the ailing Gump Worsley, he sparkled, and Worsley was sent down to Providence, though he was eventually recalled. Worsley had his finest campaign up to this point, with a 2.32 goals-against average and four shutouts, and the Rangers finished second – their highest finish since 1941–42.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
Two contenders for the Calder Memorial Trophy, Chicago's Bobby Hull and the Toronto Maple Leafs' Frank Mahovlich, battled all season for rookie honours. Mahovlich prevailed, although the Maple Leafs finished last in the NHL.


1957–58 NHL season, Regular season
This season also saw the first player of African descent play in the league. Willie O'Ree suited up with the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958, in a game against the Canadiens in Montreal.


1957–58 NHL season, Playoffs
The first-place Montreal Canadiens swept the third-place Detroit Red Wings to qualify for the Finals. In the other semifinal, the fourth-place Boston Bruins upset the second-seeded New York Rangers in six games to reach the Finals.


1957–58 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Canadiens made their eighth consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals and defeated the Bruins in six games. It was the Canadiens' third consecutive Stanley Cup triumph.


1957–58 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1957–58 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1957–58 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1957–58 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1957–58 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1957–58 (listed with their last team):