



| Newport County | |
|---|---|
| 1Terry POPE | |
| 2Arthur LEVER | |
| 3Dougie HAYWARD | |
| 4Billy LUCAS | |
| 5Ray WILCOX | |
| 6George THOMAS | |
| 7Billy SHERGOLD | |
| 8Ken HOLLYMAN | |
| 9Tommy JOHNSTON | |
| 10Les GRAHAM | |
| 11Harry HARRIS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy LUCAS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Peter HILTON3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS6 | ||
| 7Dave GIBSON7 | ||
| 8Roy ONSLOW8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Ray SAMPSON10 | ||
| 11Mickey BULL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Friday April 8th, 1955:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
4-2 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-0 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
2-0 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
3-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-1 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Friday April 8th, 1955:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 42 | 2.10 | 59 |
| 2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
38 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 34 | 2.29 | 54 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
39 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 1.56 | 52 |
| 4 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 53 | 1.19 | 46 |
| 5 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
38 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 57 | 1.14 | 45 |
| 6 |
Watford
Watford
|
38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 1.18 | 43 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 45 | 1.13 | 39 |
| 8 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 57 | 1.05 | 39 |
| 9 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
37 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 1.08 | 38 |
| 10 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 69 | 0.97 | 38 |
| 11 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
37 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 1.13 | 37 |
| 12 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 1.11 | 37 |
| 13 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 75 | 0.76 | 36 |
| 14 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 70 | 0.94 | 34 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 60 | 0.93 | 34 |
| 16 |
Reading
Reading
|
37 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 60 | 0.92 | 33 |
| 17 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 65 | 0.94 | 32 |
| 18 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 68 | 0.66 | 32 |
| 19 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 64 | 0.80 | 30 |
| 20 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
37 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 0.76 | 30 |
| 21 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
36 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 68 | 0.72 | 30 |
| 22 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
38 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | 30 |
| 23 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 63 | 0.62 | 30 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
37 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 74 | 0.81 | 24 |