Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1957-58

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 1957-58
manager = flagicon|SCO Bill Shankly
chairman = flagicon|ENG J. Bernard Newman
league = Division Two
league result = 9th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Third Round
league topscorer =
Les Massie (12)
season topscorer =
Les Massie (13)
highest attendance = 21,662 vs Barnsley (9 November 1957)
lowest attendance = 5,971 vs Bristol City (19 February 1958)

Huddersfield Town's 1957-58 campaign was a fairly mediocre season for the Terriers under Bill Shankly, who was taking charge for his first full season at Leeds Road. The season will be best remembered for the match at The Valley on December 21st, 1957. The match against Charlton Athletic. The match finished 7-6 to Charlton, this after Charlton had only ten men for the majority of the match and the fact that with 27 minutes remaining, Town were leading 5-1 before losing the match. This remains the only match in professional football, where a team has scored 6 goals and lost the match.

quad at the start of the season

Review

Bill Shankly's first full season in charge comprimising a complete mixture of results, although Town did finish the season in 9th place with 44 points, although they were 12 points behind 2nd placed Blackburn Rovers. The season also saw Vic Metcalfe make his last appearance in a Town shirt in March in a match against Sheffield United.

The other main highlight of the season was the match at The Valley on December 21st, 1957. The match against Charlton Athletic. The match finished 7-6 to Charlton, this after Charlton had only ten men for the majority of the match and the fact that with 27 minutes remaining, Town were leading 5-1 before losing the match. This remains the only match in professional football, where a team has scored 6 goals and lost the match.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division Two=

FA Cup