# 1957–58 Arsenal F.C. season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 42 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | 1.051 | 42 | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | 0.859 | 39 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | 0.854 | 39 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 39 | |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 24 August 1957 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 56,493 |
| 27 August 1957 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | 48,988 |
| 31 August 1957 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | 49,914 |
| 4 September 1957 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 29,117 |
| 7 September 1957 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 31,486 |
| 10 September 1957 | Everton | H | 2–3 | 42,013 |
| 14 September 1957 | Leicester City | H | 3–1 | 45,369 |
| 21 September 1957 | Manchester United | A | 2–4 | 47,389 |
| 28 September 1957 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 39,538 |
| 2 October 1957 | Aston Villa | H | 4–0 | 18,382 |
| 5 October 1957 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 20,212 |
| 12 October 1957 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 60,671 |
| 16 October 1957 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 54,345 |
| 19 October 1957 | Birmingham City | H | 1–3 | 39,031 |
| 26 October 1957 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 66,007 |
| 2 November 1957 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | 43,692 |
| 9 November 1957 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–4 | 34,266 |
| 16 November 1957 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | 40,532 |
| 23 November 1957 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 23,904 |
| 30 November 1957 | Newcastle United | H | 2–3 | 41,697 |
| 7 December 1957 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 18,593 |
| 14 December 1957 | Preston North End | H | 4–2 | 31,840 |
| 21 December 1957 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | 28,156 |
| 26 December 1957 | Aston Villa | A | 0–3 | 38,383 |
| 28 December 1957 | Luton Town | A | 0–4 | 27,493 |
| 11 January 1958 | Blackpool | H | 2–3 | 43,447 |
| 18 January 1958 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 31,778 |
| 1 February 1958 | Manchester United | H | 4–5 | 63,578 |
| 18 February 1958 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 28,425 |
| 22 February 1958 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–4 | 59,118 |
| 1 March 1958 | Birmingham City | A | 1–4 | 26,834 |
| 8 March 1958 | Chelsea | H | 5–4 | 41,620 |
| 15 March 1958 | Manchester City | A | 4–2 | 31,645 |
| 19 March 1958 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 25,948 |
| 22 March 1958 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 28,106 |
| 29 March 1958 | Portsmouth | A | 4–5 | 25,999 |
| 7 April 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 51,340 |
| 8 April 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 47,501 |
| 12 April 1958 | Newcastle United | A | 3–3 | 43,221 |
| 19 April 1958 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 31,440 |
| 21 April 1958 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 23,217 |
| 26 April 1958 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 | 21,538 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1958 | Northampton Town | A | 1–3 | 21,344 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | WAL | Jack Kelsey |
| - | DF | ENG | Len Wills |
| - | DF | SCO | John Snedden |
| - | DF | NIR | Billy McCullough |
| - | MF | ENG | John Barnwell |
| - | MF | SCO | Tommy Docherty |
| - | FW | SCO | David Herd |
| - | FW | SCO | Jackie Henderson |
| - | FW | ENG | Vic Groves |
| - | GK | NIR | Jack McClelland |
| - | FW | WAL | Mel Charles |
| - | FW | ENG | George Eastham |
| - | FW | ENG | Geoff Strong |
| - | MF | ENG | Danny Clapton |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Skirton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | NIR | Terry Neill |
| - | DF | ENG | Dave Bacuzzi |
| - | FW | ENG | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| - | MF | IRL | Joe Haverty |
| - | MF | ENG | Gerry Ward |
| - | DF | NIR | Eddie Magill |
| - | DF | ENG | Mike Everitt |
| - | FW | SCO | Peter Kane |
| - | DF | ENG | Allan Young |
| - | MF | IRL | Frank O'Neill |
| - | GK | ENG | Jim Standen |
| - | FW | ENG | Dennis Clapton |
| - | MF | WAL | Arfon Griffiths |
| - | MF | ENG | John Petts |