Southern League Division One
Portsmouth
3 - 1
3
A. Bowman (25'), J. Shufflebotham (??'), T. Long (90')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1
F. Wheatcroft (??')
A. Bowman (25'), J. Shufflebotham (??'), T. Long (90')
(HT: 1-1)
Attendance: ~15,000
Attendance: ~15,000
F. Wheatcroft (??')
Lineups
1
COPE
COPE
2
THOMSON
THOMSON
3
KNIGHT
KNIGHT
4
BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT
5
SHUFFLEBOTHAM
SHUFFLEBOTHAM
6
WORTHINGTON
WORTHINGTON
7
LONG
LONG
8
KIRBY
KIRBY
9
BOWMAN
BOWMAN
10
SPARROW
SPARROW
11
DIX
DIX
1
SKILLER
SKILLER
2
KAY
KAY
3
WALKER
WALKER
4
TOUT
TOUT
5
BANNISTER
BANNISTER
6
SILTO
SILTO
7
JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON
8
FLEMING
FLEMING
9
WHEATCROFT
WHEATCROFT
10
BOWN
BOWN
11
LAVERY
LAVERY
| Portsmouth | |
|---|---|
| 1Thomas COPE | |
| 2James THOMSON | |
| 3Arthur KNIGHT | |
| 4Billy BEAUMONT | |
| 5Jack SHUFFLEBOTHAM | |
| 6T. WORTHINGTON | |
| 7Teddy LONG | |
| 8Billy ("Sunny Jim") KIRBY | |
| 9Adam BOWMAN | |
| 10Harry SPARROW | |
| 11Joe DIX |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bob BROWN |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Len SKILLER1 | ||
| 2Harry KAY2 | ||
| 3Jock WALKER3 | ||
| 4Billy TOUT4 | ||
| 5Charlie BANNISTER5 | ||
| 6Billy SILTO6 | ||
| 7Bob JEFFERSON7 | ||
| 8Harold FLEMING8 | ||
| 9Freddy WHEATCROFT9 | ||
| 10Archie BOWN10 | ||
| 11Jack LAVERY11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Sam ALLEN |
Results
Southern League Division One results on Monday December 27th, 1909:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3-0 | 
West Ham United
West Ham United
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
2-1 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
2-1 | 
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
Croydon Common
Croydon Common
|
2-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-4 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
3-0 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
4-1 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-1 | 
Leyton
Leyton
|
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
3-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
6-2 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Table
Southern League Division One table after matches on Monday December 27th, 1909:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 1.56 | 31 |
| 3 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 1.79 | 30 |
| 4 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 24 | 1.96 | 28 |
| 5 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 0.95 | 28 |
| 6 |
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 1.22 | 27 |
| 7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 2.19 | 26 |
| 8 |
West Ham United
West Ham United
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 1.37 | 26 |
| 9 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1.03 | 24 |
| 10 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 23 | 2.17 | 22 |
| 11 |
Leyton
Leyton
|
21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 1.63 | 22 |
| 12 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 0.96 | 21 |
| 13 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 51 | 0.75 | 21 |
| 14 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 0.85 | 20 |
| 15 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 18 |
| 16 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.70 | 17 |
| 17 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0.66 | 16 |
| 18 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 0.52 | 15 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 13 |
| 20 |
Watford
Watford
|
21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 0.58 | 13 |
| 21 |
Croydon Common
Croydon Common
|
19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 0.32 | 9 |
| 22 |
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 0.31 | 8 |