Football League Division Three
R.A. Paine
Lineups
| Peterborough United | |
|---|---|
| 1Tony MILLINGTON | |
| 2Peter JOHNSON | |
| 3Ron COOPER | 46' |
| 4Mike BEESLEY | |
| 5Frank RANKMORE | |
| 6John KIRKHAM | |
| 7Tommy WATSON | |
| 8John MASON | |
| 9John FAIRBROTHER | |
| 10John BYRNE | |
| 11Ian CRAWFORD | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Peter THOMPSON | 46' |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Tony HICKS1 | ||
| 2Rod THOMAS2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Roger SMART4 | ||
| 5Mel NURSE5 | ||
| 6Stan HARLAND6 | ||
| 7Don ROGERS7 | ||
| 8Dennis BROWN8 | ||
| 9Willie PENMAN9 | ||
| 10Joe BUTLER10 | ||
| 11Bruce WALKER11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Ken SKEEN12 | ||
Results
Football League Division Three results on Friday December 23rd, 1966:
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
3-2 | 
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
2-1 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday December 23rd, 1966:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 21 | 2.81 | 32 |
| 2 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 39 | 1.28 | 31 |
| 3 | 
Watford
Watford
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 1.88 | 28 |
| 4 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 1.10 | 28 |
| 5 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 1.48 | 25 |
| 6 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 1.28 | 25 |
| 7 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 1.13 | 23 |
| 8 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 0.94 | 23 |
| 10 | 
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 1.17 | 22 |
| 11 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 0.87 | 22 |
| 12 |
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 53 | 0.66 | 22 |
| 13 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 1.07 | 21 |
| 14 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 1.06 | 21 |
| 15 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 21 |
| 16 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 1.26 | 20 |
| 17 | 
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 20 |
| 18 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 0.95 | 20 |
| 19 |
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 0.63 | 20 |
| 20 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 0.92 | 17 |
| 21 | 
Darlington
Darlington
|
23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 0.49 | 17 |
| 22 | 
Orient
Orient
|
20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 0.72 | 16 |
| 23 | 
Workington
Workington
|
20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 0.70 | 13 |
| 24 | 
Swansea Town
Swansea Town
|
22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 0.65 | 12 |
Match Programme
