



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Tony McSHANE | |
| 7Dave GIBSON | |
| 8Andy MICKLEWRIGHT | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Bob EDWARDS | |
| 11Jim BRENNAN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Crystal Palace | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ray POTTER1 | ||
| 2Alfie NOAKES2 | ||
| 3Roy GREENWOOD3 | ||
| 4Don MOSS4 | ||
| 5Jack SAUNDERS5 | ||
| 6Archie ANDREWS6 | ||
| 7Peter BERRY7 | ||
| 8Tommy TILSTON8 | ||
| 9Mike DEAKIN9 | ||
| 10Barry PIERCE10 | ||
| 11Harry GUNNING11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Cyril SPIERS |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Monday December 26th, 1955:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
0-0 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-2 |
Reading
Reading
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
4-1 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
2-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
0-2 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-2 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-2 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Monday December 26th, 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 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 3.53 | 34 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 23 | 2.70 | 33 |
| 3 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 4 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 38 | 1.53 | 32 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 1.27 | 31 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 1.40 | 30 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 1.13 | 30 |
| 8 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 47 | 1.15 | 29 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 0.97 | 28 |
| 10 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 1.16 | 26 |
| 11 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 1.12 | 25 |
| 12 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 47 | 0.79 | 24 |
| 13 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0.75 | 22 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 47 | 0.91 | 21 |
| 16 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 0.76 | 21 |
| 17 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 0.79 | 20 |
| 18 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 0.76 | 19 |
| 19 |
Watford
Watford
|
24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 47 | 0.64 | 19 |
| 20 |
Reading
Reading
|
24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 0.77 | 17 |
| 21 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 0.66 | 17 |
| 22 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 0.70 | 15 |
| 23 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 0.60 | 15 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
24 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 0.38 | 13 |