



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2John HIGGINS | |
| 3Walter BINGLEY | |
| 4Jack FOUNTAIN | |
| 5Peter CHAMBERLAIN | |
| 6Bobby WOODRUFF | |
| 7Dave CORBETT | |
| 8Willie MARSHALL | |
| 9Mike SUMMERBEE | |
| 10Mick WOOLFORD | |
| 11Arnold DARCY |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bert HEAD |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Tommy GODWIN1 | ||
| 2Irvin BROWN2 | ||
| 3Peter GLEDSTONE3 | ||
| 4John ARNOTT4 | ||
| 5Tony NELSON5 | ||
| 6Mike BURGESS6 | ||
| 7Eddie McMANUS7 | ||
| 8Dickie DOWSETT8 | ||
| 9Ray BUMSTEAD9 | ||
| 10Tommy STANDLEY10 | ||
| 11Ron SMITH11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Don WELSH |
Football League Division Three results on Monday December 28th, 1959:
Bradford City
Bradford
|
2-2 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
3-1 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Bury
Bury
|
2-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
2-0 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
5-1 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
7-0 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-0 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
York City
York City
|
3-0 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Monday December 28th, 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 |
Bury
Bury
|
26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 1.73 | 35 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 1.52 | 34 |
| 3 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 1.43 | 31 |
| 4 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 1.15 | 31 |
| 5 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 30 |
| 6 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 1.42 | 29 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 1.32 | 29 |
| 8 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 1.09 | 29 |
| 9 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 1.07 | 27 |
| 10 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 1.27 | 26 |
| 11 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 1.18 | 26 |
| 12 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 0.87 | 26 |
| 13 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 41 | 1.07 | 25 |
| 14 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 0.97 | 25 |
| 15 |
York City
York City
|
26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 0.90 | 25 |
| 16 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 0.98 | 24 |
| 17 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 0.70 | 24 |
| 18 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 0.98 | 22 |
| 19 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 0.89 | 21 |
| 20 |
Reading
Reading
|
24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 0.98 | 18 |
| 21 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 55 | 0.69 | 18 |
| 22 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 63 | 0.63 | 17 |
| 23 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | 16 |
| 24 |
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
26 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 64 | 0.52 | 16 |