
| Coventry City | |
|---|---|
| 1Reg MATTHEWS | |
| 2Ken JONES | |
| 3Roy KIRK | |
| 4Lol HARVEY | |
| 5Martin McDONNELL | |
| 6Noel SIMPSON | |
| 7Alan MOORE | |
| 8Barry HAWKINGS | |
| 9Charlie DUTTON | |
| 10Peter HILL | |
| 11Colin COLLINDRIDGE |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Charlie ELLIOTT |
| 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 Saturday April 9th, 1955:
Brentford
Brentford
|
3-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
2-2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
1-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
1-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-4 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Reading
Reading
|
0-0 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
3-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
1-1 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
2-2 |
Watford
Watford
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
4-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday April 9th, 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
|
40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 90 | 44 | 2.05 | 60 |
| 2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
39 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 36 | 2.19 | 54 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 42 | 1.55 | 53 |
| 4 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
39 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 58 | 1.16 | 47 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 1.12 | 46 |
| 6 |
Watford
Watford
|
39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 52 | 1.17 | 44 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 1.15 | 41 |
| 8 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
38 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 1.14 | 39 |
| 9 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 1.13 | 39 |
| 10 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 1.08 | 39 |
| 11 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 39 |
| 12 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
39 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 71 | 0.97 | 39 |
| 13 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
38 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 70 | 0.99 | 36 |
| 14 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
39 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 77 | 0.75 | 36 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
39 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 0.93 | 35 |
| 16 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.98 | 34 |
| 17 |
Reading
Reading
|
38 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 60 | 0.92 | 34 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
37 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 68 | 0.76 | 32 |
| 19 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
39 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 71 | 0.63 | 32 |
| 20 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
39 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 63 | 0.62 | 31 |
| 21 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 67 | 0.76 | 30 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
38 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 52 | 0.75 | 30 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
39 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 68 | 0.65 | 30 |
| 24 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 75 | 0.85 | 26 |