



| 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 |
| Torquay United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy KIRK1 | ||
| 2John SMITH2 | ||
| 3John ANDERTON3 | ||
| 4Dennis LEWIS4 | ||
| 5Griff NORMAN5 | ||
| 6John JAMES6 | ||
| 7Ron SHAW7 | ||
| 8Sammy COLLINS8 | ||
| 9Jack SMITH9 | ||
| 10Don MILLS10 | ||
| 11Tony COLLINS11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Eric WEBBER |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday January 21st, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
2-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
4-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
5-0 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
4-1 |
Watford
Watford
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
0-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-3 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
2-1 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
0-5 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
2-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
3-2 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday January 21st, 1956:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 40 | 1.80 | 42 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 24 | 3.13 | 39 |
| 3 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 2.86 | 39 |
| 4 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 1.61 | 36 |
| 5 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 36 | 1.47 | 36 |
| 6 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 49 | 1.16 | 36 |
| 7 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 1.09 | 34 |
| 8 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 52 | 1.21 | 33 |
| 9 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 54 | 0.87 | 30 |
| 10 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 51 | 1.12 | 29 |
| 11 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 1.07 | 29 |
| 12 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 0.87 | 29 |
| 13 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 0.90 | 28 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 1.03 | 26 |
| 15 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 0.82 | 26 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 55 | 0.87 | 24 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 0.67 | 24 |
| 18 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 55 | 0.69 | 22 |
| 19 |
Watford
Watford
|
28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 57 | 0.61 | 22 |
| 20 |
Reading
Reading
|
29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 57 | 0.79 | 21 |
| 21 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
29 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 0.64 | 21 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 0.66 | 19 |
| 23 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 64 | 0.70 | 18 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 0.41 | 17 |