Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town
8 - 0
8
A. Barraclough (20'), B. Morton (27', 40', 67'), B. Lucas (35'), E. Jones (68'), C. Francis (71', 72')
Newport County
Newport County
0
A. Barraclough (20'), B. Morton (27', 40', 67'), B. Lucas (35'), E. Jones (68'), C. Francis (71', 72')
(HT: 4-0)
Attendance: 9,023
Attendance: 9,023
W.T. Strainge
Lineups
1
WILDMAN
WILDMAN
2
PARKHOUSE
PARKHOUSE
3
BUTCHER
BUTCHER
4
COUSINS
COUSINS
5
MORRALL
MORRALL
6
OLNEY
OLNEY
7
JONES
JONES
8
FRANCIS
FRANCIS
9
MORTON
MORTON
10
LUCAS
LUCAS
11
BARRACLOUGH
BARRACLOUGH
1
FERGUSON
FERGUSON
2
ROBERTS
ROBERTS
3
WEBB
WEBB
4
OWEN
OWEN
5
LOW
LOW
6
BRINTON
BRINTON
7
DERRICK
DERRICK
8
HICKMAN
HICKMAN
9
HYDES
HYDES
10
WOOD
WOOD
11
CARR
CARR
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Frank WILDMAN | |
| 2Dick PARKHOUSE | |
| 3Fred BUTCHER | |
| 4Harry COUSINS | |
| 5George MORRALL | |
| 6Jim OLNEY | |
| 7Eddie JONES | |
| 8Cliff FRANCIS | |
| 9Ben MORTON | |
| 10Billy LUCAS | |
| 11Arthur BARRACLOUGH |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Ted VIZARD |
| Newport County | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Alec FERGUSON1 | ||
| 2Bill ROBERTS2 | ||
| 3Jack WEBB3 | ||
| 4Billy OWEN4 | ||
| 5Norman LOW5 | ||
| 6Ernie BRINTON6 | ||
| 7Albert DERRICK7 | ||
| 8Arthur HICKMAN8 | ||
| 9Arthur HYDES9 | ||
| 10Tommy WOOD10 | ||
| 11Lance CARR11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy McCANDLESS |
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Monday December 26th, 1938:
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
2-0 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
1-0 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
3-0 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
5-1 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
2-0 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Reading
Reading
|
1-1 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
8-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Watford
Watford
|
0-1 | 
Notts County
Notts County
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Monday December 26th, 1938:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 1.67 | 30 |
| 2 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 1.95 | 29 |
| 3 |
Reading
Reading
|
21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 1.31 | 24 |
| 4 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1.20 | 24 |
| 5 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 1.58 | 23 |
| 6 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 1.17 | 23 |
| 7 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 1.13 | 23 |
| 8 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 1.27 | 21 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 1.07 | 21 |
| 10 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 1.41 | 20 |
| 11 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 1.08 | 20 |
| 12 |
Watford
Watford
|
20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 0.89 | 18 |
| 13 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 0.70 | 17 |
| 14 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 0.63 | 17 |
| 15 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 16 |
| 16 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 16 |
| 17 | 
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 15 |
| 18 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 0.78 | 14 |
| 19 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0.68 | 14 |
| 20 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 12 |
| 21 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 12 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 0.47 | 9 |