[Football] League tables from 1957/58

[Flounce]

Fascinating…to me anyway!

We did rather well that season!

Any properly old codgers on here remember that season? Who was our manager?

Bolton beat United 2-0 in the Cup final too

 

[Bozza]

Two points above Brentford - I'll take that!

 

[Flounce]

Two points above Brentford - I'll take that!

Above Palace by a margin too!

 

[Eeyore]

112 goals (+42) , and Southampton finished 6th.

 

[Flounce]

112 goals (+42) , and Southampton finished 6th.

But they still couldn’t “keep up”

 

[The Oldman]

That was a great season.. Left school that summer and into my 6th year of going to the Goldstone

 

[Papak]

Who was our manager?

Billy Lane (footballer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Albion my Albion]

Two points above Brentford - I'll take that!

and south coast Plymouth also.

 

[GT49er]

Through the fifties we had flirted with promotion. Common belief was that we backed off because the directors didn't want the expense of travelling all over England, which we'd have had to in the 2nd. division. In 1958 division 3(N) and (S) became divisions 3 and 4 - no no chance of avoiding long, expensive journeys.

So, oh well, might as well get promoted then - so we did (with the help of Watford rolling over 6-0 at the Goldstone in the final game to make sure we clinched the title - only one team went up).

 

[Flounce]

Through the fifties we had flirted with promotion. Common belief was that we backed off because the directors didn't want the expense of travelling all over England, which we'd have had to in the 2nd. division. In 1958 division 3(N) and (S) became divisions 3 and 4 - no no chance of avoiding long, expensive journeys.

So, oh well, might as well get promoted then - so we did (with the help of Watford rolling over 6-0 at the Goldstone in the final game to make sure we clinched the title - only one team went up).

Good knowledge!

 

[Weststander]

Anyone here actually at the Albion record home gate game?

 

[Bodian]

112 goals (+42) , and Southampton finished 6th.

And look at the number of goals all round - even in the top division the relegated teams seem to have scored pretty freely.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

City s cored 104 but conceded 100

 

[Seecider]

Massive !

 

[Poyningsgull]

My first season was the 58/59 season. I was 8 years old.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

That was when my dad went only to give me the bug.

 

[el punal]

Anyone here actually at the Albion record home gate game?

That would have been the following season - Boxing Day(?) 1958 against Fulham in front of 36,747. I was at the next biggest 35,000 against Chelsea in the FA Cup 4th round in 1967, complete with rosette and rattle!

 

[The Oldman]

Anyone here actually at the Albion record home gate game?

I was there

 

[Weststander]

I was there

Any memories of the crowd and game?

I started off at the 33,000 plus gates under Taylor then Mullery from 1976 onwards. Surges in the Chicken Run and NS when we scored, magical for a kid, especially under lights.

 

[Weststander]

That would have been the following season - Boxing Day(?) 1958 against Fulham in front of 36,747. I was at the next biggest 35,000 against Chelsea in the FA Cup 4th round in 1967, complete with rosette and rattle!

Rosettes …. the pin …. PBOBE would deem that a 5 year h&s ban.