1957/1958

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Manager(s)

Final league position

16th of 24 in Football League Division 3 (South) (Relegated)

Average league attendance

Home: 8,284
Away: 11,988

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Aldershot, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Colchester United, Crystal Palace, Exeter City, Newport County, Northampton Town, Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Reading, Southend United, Walsall

Goals from penalty kicks

J. A. Meadows - 48, 23, 34, 41

Sent off

C. R. Billington - 1

Match-by-match details

							Manager: McBain, N.	Own goals	Atkinson, B. H.■	Barber, W. G.■	Bateman, C.■	Bell, R. M.■	Billington, C. R.►■	Brown, H. R.■	Catleugh, G. C.■	Chung, C.■	Collins, A. N.■	Collins, R. M.■	Cook, M.■	Curran, J.►■	Devine, W.■	Graham, L.■	Harrop, J.■	Howfield, R. M.■	McMillan, T. P.■	McNeice, V.■	Meadows, J. A.■	Pygall, D. A.■	Shipwright, W. K.■	Walker, P. M.■	Woodison, A. G.■
Appearances - League							46		33	18	2	33	14	9	45	41	17	16	27	30	11	3	29	27	22	25	32	9	24	39	0
Substitute Appearances - League									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - League								1	7	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	1	0	8	0	3	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	9	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							4		2	3	0	1	3	0	4	2	1	1	3	3	1	0	3	3	1	1	4	1	2	4	1
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0
1	Thu 01 Jan	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	Lge	01-Feb	16,615	X			X		X	X!►	X	X	X	X		X1	G		X							X
2	Thu 01 Jan	Swindon Town	H	Lge	0-0	12,109	X			X		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	G		X							X
3	Thu 01 Jan	Walsall	H	Lge	01-Jan	9,952	X			X		X	X		X	X	X		X1	G		X■							X	X
4	Thu 01 Jan	Swindon Town	A	Lge	0-0	10,519	X		X	X		X	X		X	X	X		X	G					X				X
5	Thu 01 Jan	Coventry City	A	Lge	02-Feb	13,401	X		X1	X		X	X		X1	X	X		X	G									X	X
6	Thu 01 Jan	Torquay United	A	Lge	0-1	6,314	X		X	X		X	X		X	X	X		X	G									X	X
7	Thu 01 Jan	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	3-0	9,446	X		X	X		X	X		X	X1	X1		X1	G									X	X
8	Thu 01 Jan	Torquay United	H	Lge	1-0	7,183	X		X	X		X	X		X1	X	X		X	G									X	X
9	Thu 01 Jan	Reading	A	Lge	01-Jan	13,240	X		X	X		X		X	X	X1	X		X	G									X	X
10	Thu 01 Jan	Brentford	H	Lge	04-Jan	7,031	X		X	X		X		X	X	X2	X		X1	G									X	X1
11	Thu 01 Jan	Northampton Town	H	Lge	0-2	11,579	X		X	X		X		X	X	X	X		X	G									X	X
12	Thu 01 Jan	Brentford	A	Lge	0-0	10,880	X		X			X		X	X	X	X		X	G							X		X	X
13	Thu 01 Jan	Millwall	A	Lge	03-Feb	17,440	X		X			X		X	X	X	X		X	G					X3		X		X
14	Thu 01 Jan	Aldershot	H	Lge	01-Mar	10,782	X		X1			X		X	X	X	X		X	G					X		X		X
15	Thu 01 Jan	Colchester United	H	Lge	01-Jan	6,771	X		X1	X		X■		X■	X	X	X		X	G					X				X
16	Thu 01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle	A	Lge	01-Feb	17,901	X		X	X			X		X	X	X		X	G					X		X			X1
17	Thu 01 Jan	Crystal Palace	H	SFC1	04-Jan	2,370	X		X2	X			X		X		X1		X	G					X1		X	X		X
18	Thu 01 Jan	Port Vale	H	Lge	0-2	9,513	X		X	X			X			X	X■		X	G					X■		X	X		X
19	Thu 01 Jan	Newport County	A	Lge	01-Feb	8,212	X		X■	X			X		X	X1			X	G			X	X				X	X
20	Thu 01 Jan	Southampton	H	Lge	3-0	7,920	X			X			X		X	X			X2	G			X	X			X1		X	X
21	Thu 01 Jan	Fulham	H	SFC2	04-Feb	4,927	X			X			X		X	X			X1	G			X	X1			X1		X	X1
22	Thu 01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle	A	FA1	02-Jun	20,875	X			X			X		X	X			X1	G			X	X			X1		X	X
23	Thu 01 Jan	Southend United	H	Lge	01-Jan	7,838	X			X			X		X	X			X	G			X	X			X1(P)■		X■	X
24	Thu 01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers	A	Lge	0-3	10,104	X			X■	X■		X■		X■	X■			X■	G■			X■	X■				X■		X■
25	Thu 01 Jan	Exeter City	H	Lge	05-Apr	4,371	X				X				X	X			X	G			X	X	X3	X	X			X2
26	Thu 01 Jan	Gillingham	A	Lge	01-Jan	7,996	X								X	X			X1	G			X	X	X	X	X		X	X
27	Thu 01 Jan	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	Lge	01-Jan	5,877	X								X	X			X	G			X	X	X	X	X		X	X1
28	Thu 01 Jan	Colchester United	A	Lge	0-4	9,379	X								X	X			X	G			X	X	X	X	X		X	X
29	Thu 01 Jan	Walsall	A	Lge	03-Jan	8,943	X								X	X			X1	G			X	X1	X1	X	X		X	X
30	Thu 01 Jan	Coventry City	H	Lge	1-0	5,962	X		X						X	X				G			X	X	X1	X	X		X	X
31	Thu 01 Jan	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	01-Jan	5,418	X		X						X	X1			X	G			X	X		X	X		X	X
32	Thu 01 Jan	Reading	H	Lge	01-Jan	8,090	X		X			X			X	X				G►			X	X1	X	X	X			X
33	Thu 01 Jan	Northampton Town	A	Lge	03-Feb	8,370	X		X			X			X	X1				G			X	X	X	X	X			X2
34	Thu 01 Jan	Millwall	H	Lge	3-0	10,474	X		X			X			X	X		G					X	X1	X1	X	X1(P)			X
35	Thu 01 Jan	Aldershot	A	Lge	02-Feb	4,503	X		X			X1			X	X		G					X	X	X1	X	X			X
36	Thu 01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle	H	Lge	0-2	10,588	X		X			X			X	X		G					X	X	X	X	X			X
37	Thu 01 Jan	Port Vale	A	Lge	0-5	8,565	X		X			X			X	X		G					X	X		X	X	X		X
38	Thu 01 Jan	Newport County	H	Lge	02-Feb	7,109	X		X1			X			X	X		G					X	X1	X	X	X			X
39	Thu 01 Jan	Southend United	A	Lge	01-Feb	9,883	X		X			X			X			G			X1		X	X	X	X	X			X
40	Thu 01 Jan	Crystal Palace	H	Lge	02-Jan	4,304	X		X1			X			X	X		G			X		X	X1		X	X			X
41	Thu 01 Jan	Gillingham	H	Lge	3-0	6,375	X	1	X1			X			X			G			X		X	X	X	X	X1(P)			X
42	Thu 01 Jan	Portsmouth	H	SFCS	0-1	4,466	X		X			X			X			G■			X■		X	X		X■	X			X	X■
43	Thu 01 Jan	Norwich City	H	Lge	01-Apr	10,931	X		X			X			X	X		G			X		X	X		X	X			X1
44	Thu 01 Jan	Southampton	A	Lge	0-5	11,832	X		X			X			X			G			X		X	X	X	X	X			X
45	Thu 01 Jan	Norwich City	A	Lge	01-Jan	29,807	X		X			X			X			G			X1		X	X		X	X	X		X
46	Thu 01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers	H	Lge	0-0	8,022	X		X			X			X			G			X		X	X		X	X	X		X
47	Thu 01 Jan	Exeter City	A	Lge	02-Jan	5,230	X		X1			X			X	X		G			X		X			X	X	X		X1
48	Thu 01 Jan	Crystal Palace	A	Lge	02-Apr	10,139	X					X			X	X		G			X1		X	X	X	X	X1(P)			X
49	Thu 01 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	0-1	8,307	X					X			X	X		G			X		X	X		X	X	X		X
50	Thu 01 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	0-6	31,038	X		X			X			X	X		G			X		X			X	X	X		X
							Manager: McBain, N.	Own goals	Atkinson, B. H.■	Barber, W. G.■	Bateman, C.■	Bell, R. M.■	Billington, C. R.►■	Brown, H. R.■	Catleugh, G. C.■	Chung, C.■	Collins, A. N.■	Collins, R. M.■	Cook, M.■	Curran, J.►■	Devine, W.■	Graham, L.■	Harrop, J.■	Howfield, R. M.■	McMillan, T. P.■	McNeice, V.■	Meadows, J. A.■	Pygall, D. A.■	Shipwright, W. K.■	Walker, P. M.■	Woodison, A. G.■

► = first appearance; ■ = last/most recent appearance.

G = goalkeeper; X = starting appearance; R = started, then replaced; S = substitute appearance, ! = sent off; 1 = goals scored; P = penalties scored.

Cup fixture rows have a grey background; home fixture rows have red text. Manager columns have a grey background.

Other matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att	Team	Notes
Sat 17 Aug	Reds vs Blues	H	3-0	3,784	1: J.Curran (gk) (sub: W.A.Smith); W.K.Shipwright & R.M.Bell; G.C.Catleugh [1 goal], C.R.Billington & J.A.Meadows (sub: W.G.Barber [1 goal]); M.Cook (sub: F.Bunce), L.Graham, H.R.Brown, C.Chung & A.N.Collins [1 goal] 2: R.M.Collins (gk); C.Bateman & J.Harrop; W.G.Barber (sub: P.Barnes), V.McNeice & R.D.Hughes (sub: A.G.Woodison); T.P.McMillan (sub: R.C.Miller), D.A.Pygall (sub: J.A.Gray), T.C.Anderson, J.A.Muir (sub: E.C.Chattin) & P.M.Walker (sub: B.Pierce)
Mon 25 Nov	All Star XI	H	4-2	1,775	J.Curran (gk); C.Bateman & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, V.McNeice & W.G.Barber; R.M.Howfield [2 goals], J.A.Meadows [1 goal], M.Cook (sub: T.C.Anderson), C.Chung [1 goal] & P.M.Walker	Benefit match for C.Bateman, H.R.Brown, M.Cook & W.K.Shipwright
Sat 04 Jan	Chelmsford City	A	2-3	2,251	J.Curran (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, V.McNeice & J.A.Meadows; R.M.Howfield [1 goal], T.P.McMillan, M.Cook, C.Chung [1 goal] & P.M.Walker
Tue 04 Mar	British Army	H	3-2	2,771	R.M.Collins (gk); C.Bateman & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, J.H.Strain & J.A.Meadows; T.C.Anderson [1 goal], D.A.Pygall, R.M.Howfield, C.Chung [1 goal] & P.M.Walker [1 goal]	Benefit match for C.Bateman, H.R.Brown & W.K.Shipwright
Thu 01 May	Kings Langley	A	6-1		T.C.Anderson (gk); C.Chung & W.Devine; P.M.Walker, P.Molloy & J.Harrop [1 goal]; M.D.Benning [1 goal], J.A.Meadows [1 goal], G.C.Catleugh, W.K.Shipwright [2 goals] & B.Hartle	1 own goal . Many of the Watford team played in unfamilar positions, most conspicuously Anderson in goal.