



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2John HIGGINS | |
| 3Walter BINGLEY | |
| 4Jack FOUNTAIN | |
| 5Ken MELLOR | |
| 6Bobby WOODRUFF | |
| 7Dave CORBETT | |
| 8Willie MARSHALL | |
| 9David LAYNE | |
| 10Jimmy GAULD | |
| 11Arnold DARCY |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bert HEAD |
| Queens Park Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ray DRINKWATER1 | ||
| 2Pat WOODS2 | ||
| 3Tony INGHAM3 | ||
| 4George PETCHEY4 | ||
| 5Keith RUTTER5 | ||
| 6Mike KEEN6 | ||
| 7Clive CLARK7 | ||
| 8Arthur LONGBOTTOM8 | ||
| 9Brian BEDFORD9 | ||
| 10Ken WHITFIELD10 | ||
| 11Archie ANDREWS11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Alec STOCK |
Football League Division Three results on Saturday December 19th, 1959:
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
1-3 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-2 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
3-0 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
2-2 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-0 |
Bury
Bury
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
4-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
3-0 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
York City
York City
|
1-1 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday December 19th, 1959:
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 42 | 1.48 | 32 |
| 2 |
Bury
Bury
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 1.62 | 31 |
| 3 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 39 | 1.54 | 29 |
| 4 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 1.34 | 29 |
| 5 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 1.16 | 29 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 1.35 | 27 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 1.26 | 27 |
| 8 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 1.10 | 27 |
| 9 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 1.13 | 25 |
| 10 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 1.30 | 24 |
| 11 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 1.19 | 24 |
| 12 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 0.97 | 24 |
| 13 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 0.91 | 24 |
| 14 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 0.86 | 24 |
| 15 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 0.83 | 23 |
| 16 |
York City
York City
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 0.81 | 22 |
| 17 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 1.05 | 21 |
| 18 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 0.92 | 21 |
| 19 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 0.88 | 19 |
| 20 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 52 | 0.73 | 18 |
| 21 |
Reading
Reading
|
23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 0.98 | 17 |
| 22 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 0.65 | 17 |
| 23 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 59 | 0.66 | 14 |
| 24 |
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 64 | 0.47 | 14 |