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Tournament details | |
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Defending champions | Aston Villa |
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Champions | Bolton Wanderers (4th title) |
Runner-up | Manchester United |
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.
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.
Calendar
Round | Date |
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Preliminary round | Saturday 7 September 1957 |
First qualifying round | Saturday 21 September 1957 |
Second qualifying round | Saturday 5 October 1957 |
Third qualifying round | Saturday 19 October 1957 |
Fourth qualifying round | Saturday 2 November 1957 |
First round proper | Saturday 16 November 1957 |
Second round | Saturday 7 December 1957 |
Third round | Saturday 4 January 1958 |
Fourth round | Saturday 25 January 1958 |
Fifth round | Saturday 15 February 1958 |
Sixth round | Saturday 1 March 1958 |
Semi finals | Saturday 22 March 1958 |
Final | Saturday 3 May 1958 |
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.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Chester | 4–3 | Gateshead | 16 November 1957 |
2 | Clapton | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 November 1957 |
Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Clapton | 18 November 1957 |
3 | Bath City | 2–1 | Exeter City | 16 November 1957 |
4 | Dorchester Town | 3–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 November 1957 |
5 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Darlington | 16 November 1957 |
6 | Reading | 1–0 | Swindon Town | 16 November 1957 |
7 | Wisbech Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | 16 November 1957 |
8 | Gillingham | 10–1 | Gorleston | 16 November 1957 |
9 | Wrexham | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | 16 November 1957 |
10 | Bishop Auckland | 0–0 | Bury | 16 November 1957 |
Replay | Bury | 4–1 | Bishop Auckland | 19 November 1957 |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Witton Albion | 16 November 1957 |
12 | Stockport County | 2–1 | Barrow | 16 November 1957 |
13 | Trowbridge Town | 0–2 | Southend United | 16 November 1957 |
14 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Newport County | 16 November 1957 |
15 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Walthamstow Avenue | 16 November 1957 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Walsall | 16 November 1957 |
17 | Norwich City | 6–1 | Redhill | 16 November 1957 |
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 6–2 | Watford | 16 November 1957 |
19 | Bradford City | 6–0 | Scarborough | 16 November 1957 |
20 | Millwall | 1–0 | Brentford | 16 November 1957 |
21 | Hull City | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 November 1957 |
22 | Carlisle United | 5–1 | Rhyl | 16 November 1957 |
23 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 November 1957 |
24 | Hartlepools United | 5–0 | Prescot Cables | 16 November 1957 |
25 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Goole Town | 16 November 1957 |
26 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Halifax Town | 16 November 1957 |
27 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 November 1957 |
28 | Margate | 2–3 | Crystal Palace | 16 November 1957 |
29 | Durham City | 3–1 | Spalding United | 16 November 1957 |
30 | Southport | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 November 1957 |
31 | Oswestry Town | 1–5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 16 November 1957 |
32 | Workington | 8–1 | Crook Town | 16 November 1957 |
33 | York City | 1–0 | Chesterfield | 16 November 1957 |
34 | Aldershot | 0–0 | Worcester City | 16 November 1957 |
Replay | Worcester City | 2–2 | Aldershot | 21 November 1957 |
Replay | Aldershot | 3–2 | Worcester City | 25 November 1957 |
35 | Guildford City | 2–2 | Yeovil Town | 16 November 1957 |
Replay | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Guildford City | 21 November 1957 |
36 | Newport (IOW) | 0–3 | Hereford United | 16 November 1957 |
37 | Boston United | 5–2 | Billingham Synthonia | 16 November 1957 |
38 | Peterborough United | 3–3 | Torquay United | 16 November 1957 |
Replay | Torquay United | 1–0 | Peterborough United | 20 November 1957 |
39 | South Shields | 3–2 | Frickley Colliery | 16 November 1957 |
40 | Walton & Hersham | 1–6 | Southampton | 16 November 1957 |
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 December 1957. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Chester | 3–3 | Bradford City | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Bradford City | 3–1 | Chester | 11 December 1957 |
2 | Darlington | 5–3 | Boston United | 7 December 1957 |
3 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Bath City | 7 December 1957 |
4 | Reading | 2–1 | Wisbech Town | 7 December 1957 |
5 | Stockport County | 2–1 | Hartlepools United | 7 December 1957 |
6 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 December 1957 |
7 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Norwich City | 11 December 1957 |
8 | Plymouth Argyle | 5–2 | Dorchester Town | 7 December 1957 |
9 | Millwall | 1–1 | Gillingham | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Gillingham | 6–1 | Millwall | 11 December 1957 |
10 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Carlisle United | 11 December 1957 |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 1–5 | Workington | 7 December 1957 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Southampton | 7 December 1957 |
13 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Bury | 7 December 1957 |
14 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Hull City | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Hull City | 4–3 | Port Vale | 9 December 1957 |
15 | Durham City | 0–3 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 December 1957 |
16 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Southend United | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Southend United | 2–1 | Torquay United | 11 December 1957 |
17 | Hereford United | 6–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 December 1957 |
18 | Aldershot | 4–1 | Coventry City | 7 December 1957 |
19 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | 7 December 1957 |
Replay | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | 11 December 1957 |
20 | South Shields | 1–3 | York City | 7 December 1957 |
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. Leeds United and Cardiff City were meeting in this stage at Elland Road for the third consecutive year, with the Welsh club winning each of the matches by the same 2-1 scoreline.