Football Association Challenge Cup
First Round
Swindon Town
2 - 1
2
B. Edwards (52'), J. Richards (75')
Coventry City
Coventry City
1
K. McPherson (77')
H.J. Husband
Lineups
1
CHANDLER
CHANDLER
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
EARL
EARL
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
JACK
JACK
6
PEMBERY
PEMBERY
7
GIBSON
GIBSON
8
RICHARDS
RICHARDS
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
EDWARDS
EDWARDS
11
DARCY
DARCY
1
WOOD
WOOD
2
PATRICK
PATRICK
3
TIMMINS
TIMMINS
4
PROVERBS
PROVERBS
5
JONES
JONES
6
JAMIESON
JAMIESON
7
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
8
WALTON
WALTON
9
McPHERSON
McPHERSON
10
HILL
HILL
11
FERGUSON
FERGUSON
| Coventry City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Alf WOOD1 | ||
| 2Bill PATRICK2 | ||
| 3Charlie TIMMINS3 | ||
| 4Roy PROVERBS4 | ||
| 5Eric JONES5 | ||
| 6Iain JAMIESON6 | ||
| 7Eric JOHNSON7 | ||
| 8Johnny WALTON8 | ||
| 9Ken McPHERSON9 | ||
| 10Peter HILL10 | ||
| 11David FERGUSON11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football Association Challenge Cup results on Saturday November 17th, 1956:
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
4-1 | 
Morecambe
Morecambe
|
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland
|
2-1 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Boston United
Boston Utd
|
0-2 | 
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Bradford (PA)
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
8-0 | 
Burton Albion
Burton Albion
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
3-0 | 
Guildford City
Guildford City
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-1 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
6-1 | 
Billingham Synthonia
Billingham Synthonia
|
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town
|
1-2 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Chester
Chester
|
0-0 | 
Barrow
Barrow
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
1-4 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
2-2 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-0 | 
Walthamstow Avenue
Walthamstow Avenue
|
Darlington
Darlington
|
7-2 | 
Evenwood Town
Evenwood Town
|
Derby County
Derby County
|
2-1 | 
Bradford City
Bradford
|
Ely City
Ely City
|
2-6 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-2 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
2-3 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Hartlepools United
Hartlepools United
|
3-1 | 
Selby Town
Selby Town
|
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
3-2 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
4-0 | 
Gateshead AFC
Gateshead
|
Ilkeston Town
Ilkeston Town
|
1-5 | 
Blyth Spartans
Blyth
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-0 | 
Hastings and St. Leonards
Hastings & St. Leonards
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Workington
Workington
|
Margate
Margate
|
3-1 | 
Dunstable Town
Dunstable Town
|
New Brighton
New Brighton
|
3-3 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
Newport (IOW)
Newport (IOW)
|
0-6 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
2-4 | 
Bedford Town
Bedford Town
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
4-0 | 
Dorchester Town
Dorchester
|
Rhyl
Rhyl
|
3-2 | 
Scarborough
Scarborough
|
Scunthorpe and Lindsey United
Scunthorpe & Lindsey
|
1-0 | 
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
South Shields
South Shields
|
2-2 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
2-0 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Southport
Southport
|
0-0 | 
York City
York City
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Tooting and Mitcham United
Tooting and Mitcham United
|
2-1 | 
Bromsgrove Rovers
Bromsgrove Rovers
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Weymouth
Weymouth
|
1-0 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
|
1-2 | 
Goole Town
Goole Town
|
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town
|
1-3 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
Yiewsley
Yiewsley
|
2-2 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Match Programme
