Football League Division Three (South)
Brighton and Hove Albion
3 - 1
3
J. Davie (5'), B. Goffey (30'), B. Stephens (65')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1
J. Bradley (85')
G. Hamilton-Jones
Lineups
1
THOMSON
THOMSON
2
MARRIOTT
MARRIOTT
3
MARTIN
MARTIN
4
DARLING
DARLING
5
STEVENS
STEVENS
6
WALKER
WALKER
7
FARRELL
FARRELL
8
WILSON
WILSON
9
DAVIE
DAVIE
10
GOFFEY
GOFFEY
11
STEPHENS
STEPHENS
1
BRYAN
BRYAN
2
TONNER
TONNER
3
SMITH
SMITH
4
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
5
MORRALL
MORRALL
6
WILCOCKSON
WILCOCKSON
7
JONES
JONES
8
LUCAS
LUCAS
9
FOWLER
FOWLER
10
BRADLEY
BRADLEY
11
HETHERINGTON
HETHERINGTON
| Brighton and Hove Albion | |
|---|---|
| 1Charlie THOMSON | |
| 2Ernie MARRIOTT | |
| 3Ted MARTIN | |
| 4Len DARLING | |
| 5Jack STEVENS | |
| 6Dave WALKER | |
| 7Bobby FARRELL | |
| 8Joe WILSON | |
| 9Jock DAVIE | |
| 10Bert GOFFEY | |
| 11Bert STEPHENS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Bill BRYAN1 | ||
| 2Arthur TONNER2 | ||
| 3Jack SMITH3 | ||
| 4Bill RICHARDSON4 | ||
| 5George MORRALL5 | ||
| 6Stan WILCOCKSON6 | ||
| 7Eddie JONES7 | ||
| 8Billy LUCAS8 | ||
| 9Alan FOWLER9 | ||
| 10Jack BRADLEY10 | ||
| 11Arthur HETHERINGTON11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 4th, 1937:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
3-0 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
1-1 | 
Notts County
Notts County
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
3-2 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
1-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
4-0 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-0 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-3 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
2-5 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 4th, 1937:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 1.86 | 23 |
| 2 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 1.84 | 23 |
| 3 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1.86 | 22 |
| 4 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1.54 | 21 |
| 5 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 1.30 | 20 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 20 |
| 7 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 1.39 | 19 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 1.45 | 18 |
| 9 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 1.14 | 18 |
| 10 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 1.11 | 18 |
| 11 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 1.09 | 18 |
| 12 |
Reading
Reading
|
17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 0.93 | 18 |
| 13 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1.14 | 17 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1.05 | 17 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 0.86 | 15 |
| 16 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 0.83 | 15 |
| 17 |
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 0.75 | 14 |
| 18 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 0.59 | 13 |
| 19 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 0.56 | 13 |
| 20 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 0.55 | 13 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 0.56 | 11 |
| 22 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 0.47 | 8 |