Football League Division Three (South)
R.H. Mann
Lineups
1
LLOYD
LLOYD
2
JARDINE
JARDINE
3
SMITH
SMITH
4
VEITCH
VEITCH
5
BRAND
BRAND
6
RAWSON
RAWSON
7
HAZLETT
HAZLETT
8
SHEPHERD
SHEPHERD
9
PACEY
PACEY
10
TYRELL
TYRELL
11
PULLEY
PULLEY
1
CHANDLER
CHANDLER
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
DEAR
DEAR
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
JACK
JACK
6
PEMBERY
PEMBERY
7
RICHARDS
RICHARDS
8
GIBBS
GIBBS
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
EDWARDS
EDWARDS
11
DARCY
DARCY
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ray CHANDLER1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Gerry DEAR3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Vince JACK5 | ||
| 6Gordon PEMBERY6 | ||
| 7John RICHARDS7 | ||
| 8Alan GIBBS8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Bob EDWARDS10 | ||
| 11Arnold DARCY11 |
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Wednesday December 26th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
3-2 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-1 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-1 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-2 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
4-2 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
4-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
0-1 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
2-0 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Wednesday December 26th, 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 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 2.05 | 34 |
| 2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 40 | 1.10 | 32 |
| 3 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 1.58 | 30 |
| 4 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 1.74 | 28 |
| 5 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 1.46 | 26 |
| 7 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 1.31 | 26 |
| 8 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 1.15 | 25 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 1.05 | 25 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 1.03 | 25 |
| 11 |
Watford
Watford
|
25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 0.94 | 25 |
| 13 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 1.06 | 24 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 0.81 | 24 |
| 15 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 47 | 0.72 | 24 |
| 16 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 42 | 0.95 | 23 |
| 17 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
24 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 40 | 0.90 | 23 |
| 18 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 22 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 0.97 | 22 |
| 20 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 55 | 0.84 | 22 |
| 21 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 0.71 | 19 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 55 | 0.71 | 19 |
| 23 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 0.70 | 19 |
| 24 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 0.62 | 18 |
Match Programme
