



| Southend United | |
|---|---|
| 1Tommy SCANNELL | |
| 2Joe LOUGHRAN | |
| 3Sandy ANDERSON | |
| 4Jackie FRENCH | |
| 5Frank SHEARD | |
| 6Jimmy LAWLER | |
| 7Joe SIBLEY | |
| 8Jimmy McALINDEN | |
| 9Albert WAKEFIELD | |
| 10Cyril GRANT | |
| 11Les STUBBS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Harry WARREN |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Norman UPRICHARD1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Jeff GULLIVER3 | ||
| 4Harry KAYE4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 33' | 6Ted BATCHELOR6 | 33' |
| 7Harry LUNN7 | ||
| 8Willie MILLAR8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Mick BETTERIDGE10 | ||
| 11Jimmy BAIN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 8th, 1951:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-2 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
1-3 |
Watford
Watford
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
1-2 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
6-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
4-1 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Reading
Reading
|
3-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-2 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 8th, 1951:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 1.54 | 27 |
| 3 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 1.61 | 26 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 1.28 | 26 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 1.22 | 26 |
| 6 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 1.73 | 23 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 1.46 | 22 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 1.21 | 22 |
| 9 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 1.17 | 22 |
| 10 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 37 | 0.86 | 22 |
| 11 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 0.86 | 22 |
| 12 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 1.28 | 21 |
| 13 |
Watford
Watford
|
20 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.82 | 20 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 1.16 | 19 |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 0.83 | 18 |
| 16 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 0.78 | 17 |
| 17 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 0.70 | 17 |
| 18 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 0.69 | 17 |
| 19 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 48 | 0.67 | 17 |
| 20 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 16 |
| 21 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 0.74 | 15 |
| 22 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 0.74 | 15 |
| 23 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 0.56 | 14 |
| 24 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 0.53 | 12 |