
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Andy MICKLEWRIGHT | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7Dave GIBSON | |
| 8Roy AGAR | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Bob EDWARDS | |
| 11Terry MOSS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Southend United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Harry THREADGOLD1 | ||
| 2Arthur WILLIAMSON2 | ||
| 3Denis HOWE3 | ||
| 4Jim DUTHIE4 | ||
| 5Jimmy STIRLING5 | ||
| 6Jimmy LAWLER6 | ||
| 7Gordon BARKER7 | ||
| 8Sammy McCRORY8 | ||
| 9Roy HOLLIS9 | ||
| 10Dickie DOWSETT10 | ||
| 11Johnny McGUIGAN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Harry WARREN |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Monday April 2nd, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-1 |
Watford
Watford
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
3-2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Reading
Reading
|
1-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-1 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
1-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
1-1 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-3 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Monday April 2nd, 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 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 32 | 2.94 | 59 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 41 | 2.39 | 57 |
| 3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
40 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 94 | 55 | 1.71 | 54 |
| 4 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 62 | 1.27 | 47 |
| 5 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 50 | 1.30 | 45 |
| 6 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
38 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 67 | 1.09 | 45 |
| 7 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
39 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 1.03 | 44 |
| 8 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
40 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 54 | 1.28 | 43 |
| 9 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 71 | 0.96 | 43 |
| 10 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 81 | 67 | 1.21 | 42 |
| 11 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 0.96 | 41 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
39 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 41 | 1.24 | 40 |
| 13 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
40 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 58 | 1.02 | 38 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
40 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 66 | 0.86 | 38 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 66 | 78 | 0.85 | 36 |
| 16 |
Reading
Reading
|
41 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 64 | 75 | 0.85 | 33 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 66 | 0.73 | 33 |
| 18 |
Watford
Watford
|
41 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 78 | 0.60 | 33 |
| 19 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
39 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 0.72 | 32 |
| 20 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 75 | 0.68 | 31 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
38 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 72 | 0.71 | 30 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
40 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 73 | 0.68 | 30 |
| 23 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
39 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 61 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 91 | 0.73 | 28 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
40 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 72 | 0.44 | 28 |