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

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.

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. Only Nat Lofthouse and Doug Holden remained from the Bolton team that lost to Blackpool in the Matthews Final five years earlier.[2][3]

Road to Wembley

As First Division clubs, both teams entered the competition at the third round stage.

Bolton Wanderers Manchester United
OppositionGoalscorer(s)RoundOppositionGoalscorer(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
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division

Match details

Bolton Wanderers2–0Manchester United
Lofthouse 3', 50' (Report)
Attendance: 99,756
Referee: Jack Sherlock
Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United
GK1England Eddie Hopkinson
RB2England Roy Hartle
LB3England Tommy Banks
RH4England Derek Hennin
CH5England John Higgins
LH6England Bryan Edwards
OR7England Brian Birch
IR8England Dennis Stevens
CF9England Nat Lofthouse (c)
IL10England Ray Parry
OL11England Doug Holden
Manager:
England Bill Ridding
GK1Northern Ireland Harry Gregg
RB2England Bill Foulkes (c)
LB3England Ian Greaves
RH4England Freddie Goodwin
CH5England Ronnie Cope
LH6England Stan Crowther
OR7Scotland Alex Dawson
IR8England Ernie Taylor
CF9England Bobby Charlton
IL10England Dennis Viollet
OL11Wales Colin Webster
Manager:
Wales Jimmy Murphy

References

  1. "1958 – Man Utd's Brave Dream". FA Cup. BBC Sport. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  2. "1953 - The Matthews. Stanley Mathewshad his last chance to earn a winners medal. He did win the medal. The United lost emotion on the whole game at the end. final". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. http://www.trulyreds.com/20100924/the-1958-united-v-bolton-munich-fa-cup-final/The 1958 United v Bolton, Munich FA Cup Final Frank Scicluna on 24 September 2010
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