50 years ago

[SportBoy333]

This was the final league table 50 years ago this season. 1957-1958

Position Club-------------------Points Played W D L
1 Stade de Reims----------------48 34 22 4 8
2 Nîmes Olympique---------------41 34 16 9 9
3 Angers SCO--------------------41 34 16 9 9
4 AS Monaco FC------------------41 34 15 11 8
5 UA Sedan-Torcy----------------38 34 16 6 12
6 Lille OSC-----------------------37 34 17 3 14
7 AS Saint-Etienne---------------37 34 10 17 7
8 Olympique Lyonnais-------------35 34 13 9 12
9 RC Paris------------------------33 34 13 7 14
10 Toulouse FC-------------------33 34 13 7 14
11 RC Lens----------------------- 33 34 13 7 14
12 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard---------32 34 13 6 15
13 OGC Nice------------------------31 34 10 11 13
14 Olympique Alès-------------------28 34 10 8 16
15 US Valenciennes-Anzin------------28 34 8 12 14
16 Olympique de Marseille-------------26 34 8 10 16
17 FC Metz---------------------------26 34 9 8 17 Relegated to Division 2
18 AS Béziers-------------------------24 34 9 6 19 Relegated to Division 2

Any comments ?

[SportBoy333]

I have some questions and comments.

Where was Nantes ?

Marseille really sucked back then.

Isnt Beziers a rugby town ?

Is that the same Sedan and Valenciennes that are around today ? The names look different.

[Catel]

Nantes was promoted in 1964.
Marseille sucked just like in 1981 or 2000... :) Despite of Ben Barek (considered as a God by Pelé) or Gunnar Andersson.

[Catfish]

Interesting stuff...look at all the clubs on that list
that are NOT in Ligue 1 right now.

[hypolithe_forever]

Isnt Beziers a rugby town ?
Is that the same Sedan and Valenciennes that are around today ? The names look different.

AS Béziers was the soccer section of the great rugby club.

Sedan and Valenciennes are the same teams which changed their name.

US Valencienciennes-Anzin changed for Valenciennes-Anzin FC in 1996
To have a new start after the scandal OM-VA which plunged the club into a crisis before it is reborn with the name of VAFC

[sl7vk]

Looks like Metz will finish about the same 50 years later.