1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Ball used in the final (FC Barcelona Museum)
Tournament details
Dates4 June 1955 – 1 May 1958
Teams12 (10 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona XI
(Later recognized as FC Barcelona) (1st title)
Runners-upEngland London XI
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored93 (4.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Evaristo
England Peter Murphy
(4 goals each)

The 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup tournament. It was played over three seasons, between 1955 and 1958.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain Barcelona XI 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 3
2 Denmark Copenhagen XI 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 1
3 Austria Vienna XI (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew from the competition
Barcelona XI Spain6–2Denmark Copenhagen XI
Areta Goal 8', 10'
Tejada Goal 40', 80'
Villaverde Goal 40'
Kubala Goal 59'		 Report Lundberg Goal 65', 75'
Copenhagen XI Denmark1–1Spain Barcelona XI
Lundberg Goal 61' Report Villaverde Goal 85'
Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Birmingham City 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
2 Italy Inter Milan 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0
Source:
Inter Milan Italy0–0England Birmingham City
Report
Arena Civica, Milan[1]
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)
Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–1England Birmingham City
Report Brown Goal 8'
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–1Italy Inter Milan
Report Campagnoli Goal 74'
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Referee: Ezio Damiani (Yugoslavia)
Birmingham City England3–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI
Orritt Goal 3'
Brown Goal 60'
Murphy Goal 67'		 Report
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Inter Milan Italy4–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI
Skoglund Goal 8', 89'
Lorenzi Goal 43', 50'		 Report
Arena Civica, Milan
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Birmingham City England2–1Italy Inter Milan
Govan Goal 44', 53' Report Lorenzi Goal 88'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 2 1 0 1 10 9 +1 2
2 East Germany Leipzig XI 2 1 0 1 9 10 −1 2
3 West Germany Cologne XI (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew from the competition
Leipzig XI East Germany6–3Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Walter Goal 5'
Konzack Goal 9', 82'
Krause Goal 23', 36'
Fettke Goal 69'		 Report Maillard Goal 11'
Rey Goal 31'
Eschmann Goal 43'
Bruno-Plache-Stadion, Leipzig
Lausanne-Sport Switzerland7–3East Germany Leipzig XI
Tedeschi Goal 28'
Eschmann Goal 37', 43', 55'
Moser Goal 38'
Stefano Goal 60', 62'		 Report Walter Goal 13'
Konzack Goal 58'
Frohlich Goal 70'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England London XI 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 6
2 West Germany Frankfurt XI 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 4
3 Switzerland Basel XI 4 1 0 3 7 13 −6 2
Source:
Basel XI Switzerland0–5England London XI
Report Firmani Goal 35', 81'[a]
Holton Goal 37', 43', 74'
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
London XI England3–2West Germany Frankfurt XI
Jezzard Goal 46', 86'
Robson Goal 60'		 Report Pfaff Goal 25'
Kaufhold Goal 30'
London XI England1–0Switzerland Basel XI
Robb Goal 87' Report
Frankfurt XI West Germany5–1Switzerland Basel XI
Buchenau Goal 19', 80'
Pfaff Goal 31', 73'
Herrmann Goal 52'		 Report Hugi Goal 35'
Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt
Frankfurt XI West Germany1–0England London XI
Preisendorfer Goal 72' Report
Riederwaldstadion, Frankfurt
Basel XI Switzerland6–2West Germany Frankfurt XI
Allemann Goal 3', 47', 66'
Sanmann Goal 33'
Hugi Goal 64'
Burger Goal 88'		 Report Kraus Goal 32'
Mayer Goal 65'
Landhof, Basel

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
        
Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 2 0 2
England London XI 1 2 3
England London XI 2 0 2
Spain Barcelona XI 2 6 8
England Birmingham City 4 0 4 (1)
Spain Barcelona XI 3 1 4 (2)
  • Birmingham City and Barcelona needed a play-off after their semi-final finished level on aggregate. The play-off was played in Switzerland.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legPlay-off
Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2–3 England London XI 2–1 0–2
Birmingham City England 4–4 Spain Barcelona XI 4–3 0–11–2

First leg

Lausanne-Sport Switzerland2–1England London XI
Vonlanden Goal 6', 74' Report Haverty Goal 70'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Birmingham City England4–3Spain Barcelona XI
Eddy Brown Goal 2'
Orritt Goal 33'
Murphy Goal 35', 60'		 Report Tejada Goal 12'
Evaristo Goal 27'
Martínez Goal 40'
St Andrew's, Birmingham

Second leg

London XI England2–0Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Greaves Goal 10'
Holton Goal 76'		 Report

Play-off

Barcelona XI Spain2–1England Birmingham City
Evaristo Goal 33'
Kubala Goal 83'		 Report Murphy Goal 48'
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Final

First leg

London XI England2–2Spain Barcelona XI
Greaves Goal 10'
Langley Goal 88' (pen.)		 Martínez Goal 7'
Tejada Goal 35'
Attendance: 45,466
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Second leg

Barcelona XI Spain6–0England London XI
Suárez Goal 6', 8'
Martínez Goal 42'
Evaristo Goal 52', 75'
Vergés Goal 63'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give the final goal to Hooper.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Blues in Europe – Part One 1956–1958". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.
  2. ↑ EC 1 & Fairs Cup 1595-1960. International Federation of Football History & Statistics. pp. 158–171.
  3. ↑ Velasco, Santiago. "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58 (game details)". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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