Football : Season Details : 1957

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Manchester United
64
5-12
 FAC-F
2
 Tottenham Hotspur
56
4-7
  
3
 Preston North End
56
6-6
  
4
 Blackpool
53
2-13
  
5
 Arsenal
50
2-31
  
6
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
48
2-18
  
7
 Burnley
46
4-10
  
8
 Leeds United
44
4-1
  
9
 Bolton Wanderers
44
6-15
  
10
 Aston Villa
43
2-12
 FAC-W
11
 West Bromwich Albion
42
5-8
  
12=
 Birmingham City
39
6-2
  
12=
 Chelsea
39
3-20
  
14
 Sheffield Wednesday
38
6-1
  
15
 Everton
38
3-3
  
16
 Luton Town
37
1-2
  
17
 Newcastle United
36
2-9
  
18
 Manchester City
35
6-6
  
19
 Portsmouth
33
1-23
  
20
 Sunderland
32
1-56
  
21
 Cardiff City
29
2-5
  
22
 Charlton Athletic
22
1-14
  

FA Cup Final Aston Villa 2 Manchester United 1

History

Manchester United miss out on the League and FA Cup double by losing the FA Cup final to Aston Villa. This is Aston Villa's 7th FA Cup win, a record. In 1994 Aston Villa would deny Manchester United the domestic treble.

Manchester United re-enter the European Cup. Birmingham City and Chelsea finish with identical records.

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