



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Ray CHANDLER | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Frank WHYTE | |
| 6Gordon PEMBERY | |
| 7John RICHARDS | |
| 8Dave GIBSON | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Roy AGAR | |
| 11Joe MILLER |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Torquay United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Mervyn GILL1 | ||
| 2John SMITH2 | ||
| 3Harry SMITH3 | ||
| 4Dennis LEWIS4 | ||
| 5Griff NORMAN5 | ||
| 6John JAMES6 | ||
| 7Ron SHAW7 | ||
| 8Sammy COLLINS8 | ||
| 9Ted CALLAND9 | ||
| 10Don MILLS10 | ||
| 11Tony COLLINS11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Eric WEBBER |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday September 29th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
3-1 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
6-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
0-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-0 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-3 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-1 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
2-2 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
3-1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
1-2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday September 29th, 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 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 1.88 | 17 |
| 2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1.30 | 17 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2.09 | 16 |
| 4 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1.57 | 16 |
| 5 |
Watford
Watford
|
13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1.53 | 16 |
| 6 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1.20 | 15 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1.11 | 15 |
| 8 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 1.10 | 15 |
| 9 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 0.73 | 15 |
| 10 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1.64 | 14 |
| 11 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0.84 | 14 |
| 12 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 13 |
| 13 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1.33 | 13 |
| 14 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 1.30 | 13 |
| 15 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0.81 | 12 |
| 17 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 0.75 | 11 |
| 18 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 0.63 | 11 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.69 | 10 |
| 20 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 0.82 | 9 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 0.82 | 9 |
| 22 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 0.75 | 8 |
| 23 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 0.50 | 8 |
| 24 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 0.39 | 8 |