Football League Division Three (South)
G.T. Gould
Lineups
1
WHITTAKER
WHITTAKER
2
HAYHURST
HAYHURST
3
ROBSON
ROBSON
4
DOUGALL
DOUGALL
5
YOUNG
YOUNG
6
HOLMES
HOLMES
7
WATKIN
WATKIN
8
TAIT
TAIT
9
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
10
LAYTON
LAYTON
11
COOK
COOK
1
WILDMAN
WILDMAN
2
TONNER
TONNER
3
SMITH
SMITH
4
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
5
MORRALL
MORRALL
6
WILCOCKSON
WILCOCKSON
7
JONES
JONES
8
FOWLER
FOWLER
9
MORTON
MORTON
10
BRADLEY
BRADLEY
11
HETHERINGTON
HETHERINGTON
| Reading | |
|---|---|
| 1Percy WHITTAKER | |
| 2Bert HAYHURST | |
| 3Bill ROBSON | |
| 4R. DOUGALL | |
| 5Len YOUNG | |
| 6Jim HOLMES | |
| 7Dennis WATKIN | |
| 8Tommy TAIT | |
| 9Peter SIMPSON | |
| 10Bill LAYTON | |
| 11Willie COOK |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy BUTLER |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Frank WILDMAN1 | ||
| 2Arthur TONNER2 | ||
| 3Jack SMITH3 | ||
| 4Bill RICHARDSON4 | ||
| 5George MORRALL5 | ||
| 6Stan WILCOCKSON6 | ||
| 7Eddie JONES7 | ||
| 8Alan FOWLER8 | ||
| 9Ben MORTON9 | ||
| 10Jack BRADLEY10 | ||
| 11Arthur HETHERINGTON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Ted VIZARD |
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 25th, 1937:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
0-0 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
5-2 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
3-0 | 
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
1-0 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Reading
Reading
|
2-1 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Watford
Watford
|
3-0 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 25th, 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 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 2.14 | 26 |
| 2 | 
Notts County
Notts County
|
20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 2.07 | 25 |
| 3 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 1.75 | 23 |
| 4 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 1.41 | 23 |
| 5 |
Watford
Watford
|
19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 1.65 | 22 |
| 6 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 1.25 | 21 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 21 |
| 8 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 1.17 | 20 |
| 9 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 20 |
| 10 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 1.23 | 19 |
| 11 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 1.18 | 19 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1.05 | 19 |
| 13 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1.05 | 19 |
| 14 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0.92 | 18 |
| 15 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 0.75 | 17 |
| 16 | 
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 16 |
| 17 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 42 | 0.57 | 16 |
| 18 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 0.84 | 15 |
| 19 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 0.69 | 15 |
| 20 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 0.57 | 13 |
| 21 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 0.53 | 13 |
| 22 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 0.45 | 8 |