Trevor Majer

1958 Sportbook Yearbook Trevor Majer

This book gives a fascinating insight to the sporting world in 1958, including facts and figures about the main events in the year. Sports included in the book - football, cricket, golf, boxing, tennis, horse racing, rugby and Formula one, plus it was the year of the World Cup when Brazil won the cup for the first time with a 17-year-old Pele in the team and it was the year of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The Wimbledon titles was won by Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson, John Michael Hawthorn became the United Kingdom's first Formula One World Champion driver. The 1958 Grand National was won by Mr. What. The five nations were won by England, while Australia won the Ashes 4 - 0 in this year. Wolves captained by Billy Wright, won the First Division Championship in football. Floyd Patterson won the Heavyweight Championship.