1958 FA Cup Final

The 1958 FA Cup Final was contested on 3 May 1958 by Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of almost 100,000. The referee was J. Sherlock. Bolton won 2–0, with a double by Nat Lofthouse, who scored the goals in the 3rd and 55th minutes.[1] United, who had lost the previous final to Aston Villa, had been decimated three months earlier in the Munich air disaster, and fielded only four crash survivors, along with several newcomers. Just two players featured in the United side from the previous year's final; six of them were among the dead (along with two others who had not played), two were injured to such an extent that they never played again, while another had not yet fully recovered from his injuries.

1958 FA Cup Final
Event1957–58 FA Cup
Date3 May 1958
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJack Sherlock
Attendance99,756

The second Bolton goal was a source of considerable controversy as it resulted from the Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg being bundled over the goal line by Lofthouse. Goalkeepers were, at that time, much less protected from physical contact with opponents. The resulting debate was one of the high-profile incidents that led eventually to the situation that prevails nowadays where no contact with the opposing goalkeeper is permitted.

Not one of Bolton's 11 players in the cup-winning team cost the club a transfer fee. Five of them were full internationals. For Nat Lofthouse and Doug Holden who played in the Matthews Final five years earlier, which Bolton had dramatically lost to Blackpool it was redemption.[2][3]

Road to Wembley

Bolton WanderersManchester United
OppositionGoalscorer(s) OppositionGoalscorer(s)
4 January 1958
Preston North End [D1]
A
3–0
Stevens
Parry (2)
Round Three4 January 1958
Workington [D3N]
A
3–1
Viollet (3)
25 January 1958
York City [D3N]
A
0–0
 Round Four25 January 1958
Ipswich Town [D2]
H
2–0
Charlton (2)
29 January 1958
York City [D3N]
H
3–0
Birch
Allcock (2)
Replay
15 February 1958
Stoke City [D2]
H
3–1
Lofthouse
Stevens
Parry
Round Five19 February 1958
Sheffield Wednesday [D1]
H
3–0
Brennan (2)
Dawson
1 March 1958
Wolverhampton Wanderers [D1]
H
2–1
Stevens
Parry
Quarter finals22 March 1958
West Bromwich Albion [D1]
A
2–2
Dawson
Taylor
Replay5 March 1958
West Bromwich Albion [D1]
H
1–0
Webster
22 March 1958
Blackburn Rovers [D2]
Maine Road, Manchester
2–1
Gubbins (2)Semi finals22 March 1958
Fulham [D2]
Villa Park, Birmingham
2–2
Charlton (2)
Replay26 March 1958
Fulham [D2]
Highbury, North London
5–3
Dawson (3)
Brennan
Charlton
  • Both clubs received a bye to round three.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division

Match details

Bolton Wanderers2–0Manchester United
Lofthouse  3'  50' (Report)
Attendance: 99,756
Referee: J. Sherlock
Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United
GK1 Eddie Hopkinson
RB2 Roy Hartle
LB3 Tommy Banks
RH4 Derek Hennin
CH5 John Higgins
LH6 Bryan Edwards
OR7 Brian Birch
IR8 Dennis Stevens
CF9 Nat Lofthouse (c)
IL10 Ray Parry
OL11 Doug Holden
Manager:
Bill Ridding
GK1 Harry Gregg
RB2 Bill Foulkes (c)
LB3 Ian Greaves
RH4 Freddie Goodwin
CH5 Ronnie Cope
LH6 Stan Crowther
OR7 Alex Dawson
IR8 Ernie Taylor
CF9 Bobby Charlton
IL10 Dennis Viollet
OL11 Colin Webster
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy

References

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