
| Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|
| 1Ray POTTER | |
| 2Alfie NOAKES | |
| 3Roy GREENWOOD | |
| 4Don MOSS | |
| 5Jack SAUNDERS | |
| 6Archie ANDREWS | |
| 7Peter BERRY | |
| 8Ron BRETT | |
| 9Mike DEAKIN | |
| 10Barry PIERCE | |
| 11Harry GUNNING |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Cyril SPIERS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Geoff FOX3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Tony McSHANE6 | ||
| 7Dave GIBSON7 | ||
| 8Andy MICKLEWRIGHT8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Bob EDWARDS10 | ||
| 11Jim BRENNAN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Tuesday December 27th, 1955:
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
5-1 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
0-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-0 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-3 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
1-0 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1-3 |
Watford
Watford
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
2-2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
2-2 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Reading
Reading
|
5-2 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
6-2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Tuesday December 27th, 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
|
24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 3.24 | 35 |
| 2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 39 | 1.56 | 34 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 24 | 2.58 | 33 |
| 4 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1.66 | 33 |
| 5 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 1.52 | 32 |
| 6 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 1.19 | 31 |
| 7 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 49 | 1.16 | 31 |
| 8 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 47 | 1.13 | 31 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 0.90 | 28 |
| 10 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 1.13 | 26 |
| 11 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 1.08 | 25 |
| 12 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 1.09 | 24 |
| 13 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 24 |
| 14 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 50 | 0.76 | 24 |
| 15 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 0.78 | 23 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 0.92 | 22 |
| 17 |
Watford
Watford
|
25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 0.69 | 21 |
| 18 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 0.74 | 20 |
| 19 |
Reading
Reading
|
25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 0.84 | 19 |
| 20 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 0.72 | 19 |
| 21 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 0.67 | 18 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 0.61 | 17 |
| 23 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 0.66 | 15 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 15 |