Southern Professional Floodlit Cup

1957-58

 

 

Winners: Portsmouth

Runners-up: Reading

Winners from previous season: Luton Town

 

First round
23 September 1957West Ham United1-0Leyton Orient10,000Boleyn Ground, London
9 October 1957Aldershot0-0Millwall3,496Recreation Ground, Aldershot
14 October 1957Portsmouth4-1Charlton Athletic Fratton Park, Portsmouth
14 October 1957Queen's Park Rangers0-0Reading Loftus Road, London
15 October 1957Chelsea1-2Fulham15,056Stamford Bridge, London
22 October 1957Watford4-1Crystal Palace2,370Vicarage Road, Watford
28 October 1957Southampton0-2Luton Town6,712The Dell, Southampton
30 October 1957Brentford4-1Arsenal13,000Griffin Park, London

Replay

14 October 1957Millwall2-1Aldershot The Den, London
6 November 1957Reading5-2Queen's Park Rangers6,377Elm Park, Reading
Quarter-finals
12 November 1957Watford4-2Fulham4,927

Vicarage Road, Watford

25 November 1957Millwall2-3Portsmouth 

The Den, London

10 December 1957Brentford0-0Luton Town 4,350

Griffin Park, London 

13 January 1958West Ham United3-3Reading5,000

Boleyn Ground, London

Replays

29 January 1958Luton Town7-1Brentford4,010

Kenilworth Road, Luton

29 January 1958Reading5-3West Ham United13,000

Elm Park, Reading

Semi-Finals

25 March 1958Reading3-3Luton Town10,881

Elm Park, Reading

31 March 1958Watford0-1Portsmouth4,466

Vicarage Road, Watford

Replay

31 March 1958Luton Town0-1Reading4,606

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Final
30 April 1958Reading0-2Portsmouth 

Elm Park Reading