



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7Dave GIBSON | |
| 8Roy AGAR | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Bob EDWARDS | |
| 11Andy MICKLEWRIGHT |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Reading | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Dave JONES1 | ||
| 2Eddie McLAREN2 | ||
| 3Ray REEVES3 | ||
| 4Dennis PENFORD4 | ||
| 5Dick SPIERS5 | ||
| 6Brian LEACH6 | ||
| 7Jimmy WHEELER7 | ||
| 8Roy GREEN8 | ||
| 9Brian KIRKUP9 | ||
| 10Tommy DIXON10 | ||
| 11Eddie QUINLAN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Harry JOHNSTON |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday April 7th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-3 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-0 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-0 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-0 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
0-1 |
Watford
Watford
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
0-2 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
4-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
2-0 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
1-2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-0 |
Reading
Reading
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-1 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
2-0 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday April 7th, 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
|
39 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 96 | 33 | 2.91 | 61 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
41 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 100 | 41 | 2.44 | 59 |
| 3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 1.76 | 56 |
| 4 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 53 | 1.30 | 47 |
| 5 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 65 | 1.22 | 47 |
| 6 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
41 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 55 | 1.31 | 45 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 69 | 1.06 | 45 |
| 8 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 63 | 0.98 | 44 |
| 9 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.95 | 43 |
| 10 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 73 | 0.93 | 43 |
| 11 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 42 | 1.29 | 42 |
| 12 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 69 | 1.19 | 42 |
| 13 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
41 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 58 | 1.05 | 40 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
41 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 66 | 0.89 | 40 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 81 | 0.83 | 36 |
| 16 |
Watford
Watford
|
42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 78 | 0.62 | 35 |
| 17 |
Reading
Reading
|
42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 75 | 0.85 | 34 |
| 18 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.71 | 33 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 0.71 | 33 |
| 20 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
39 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 72 | 0.74 | 32 |
| 21 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
40 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 0.71 | 32 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
41 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 73 | 0.71 | 32 |
| 23 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
41 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 72 | 0.44 | 29 |
| 24 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
40 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 66 | 95 | 0.69 | 28 |