Football League Division Three (South)
Lineups
1
NETHERCOTT
NETHERCOTT
2
MANSFIELD
MANSFIELD
3
MORGAN
MORGAN
4
KINSEY
KINSEY
5
LOW
LOW
6
TOBIN
TOBIN
7
CHURCH
CHURCH
8
DUTTON
DUTTON
9
HOLD
HOLD
10
EYRE
EYRE
11
JONES
JONES
1
BOULTON
BOULTON
2
YOUNG
YOUNG
3
EMERY
EMERY
4
KAYE
KAYE
5
ITHELL
ITHELL
6
PAINTER
PAINTER
7
DRYDEN
DRYDEN
8
LUCAS
LUCAS
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
JONES
JONES
11
MAGUIRE
MAGUIRE
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Frank BOULTON1 | ||
| 2Albert YOUNG2 | ||
| 3Don EMERY3 | ||
| 4Harry KAYE4 | ||
| 5Jimmy ITHELL5 | ||
| 6Eddie PAINTER6 | ||
| 7Jackie DRYDEN7 | ||
| 8Billy LUCAS8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Morris JONES10 | ||
| 11Ted MAGUIRE11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 27th, 1947:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
3-1 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
0-1 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-2 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
1-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-0 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
2-2 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
3-1 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
2-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
5-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Swansea Town
Swansea Town
|
1-1 | 
Notts County
Notts County
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-2 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 27th, 1947:
| 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.
|
23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 2.35 | 35 |
| 2 |
Swansea Town
Swansea Town
|
24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 1.44 | 29 |
| 3 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 1.91 | 27 |
| 4 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 1.76 | 27 |
| 5 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 1.08 | 25 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 1.78 | 24 |
| 7 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 1.44 | 24 |
| 8 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 1.07 | 24 |
| 9 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 1.37 | 23 |
| 10 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 0.67 | 23 |
| 11 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 1.24 | 22 |
| 12 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 1.09 | 21 |
| 13 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 0.83 | 21 |
| 14 |
Reading
Reading
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 0.97 | 20 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 0.87 | 19 |
| 17 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 0.83 | 19 |
| 18 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 0.87 | 18 |
| 19 |
Watford
Watford
|
20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 0.61 | 15 |
| 20 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 0.39 | 11 |
| 21 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 0.36 | 11 |
| 22 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 0.47 | 10 |
Match Programme
