Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town
0 - 0
0
Reading
Reading
0
(HT: 0-0)
Attendance: 18,760
Attendance: 18,760
G.T. Gould
Lineups
1
WILDMAN
WILDMAN
2
TONNER
TONNER
3
SMITH
SMITH
4
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
5
MORRALL
MORRALL
6
WILCOCKSON
WILCOCKSON
7
JONES
JONES
8
FOWLER
FOWLER
9
MORTON
MORTON
10
BRADLEY
BRADLEY
11
HETHERINGTON
HETHERINGTON
1
WHITTAKER
WHITTAKER
2
HAYHURST
HAYHURST
3
ROBSON
ROBSON
4
DOUGALL
DOUGALL
5
HOLMES
HOLMES
6
WRIGHT
WRIGHT
7
WATKIN
WATKIN
8
TAIT
TAIT
9
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
10
LAYTON
LAYTON
11
COOK
COOK
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Frank WILDMAN | |
| 2Arthur TONNER | |
| 3Jack SMITH | |
| 4Bill RICHARDSON | |
| 5George MORRALL | |
| 6Stan WILCOCKSON | |
| 7Eddie JONES | |
| 8Alan FOWLER | |
| 9Ben MORTON | |
| 10Jack BRADLEY | |
| 11Arthur HETHERINGTON |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Ted VIZARD |
| Reading | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Percy WHITTAKER1 | ||
| 2Bert HAYHURST2 | ||
| 3Bill ROBSON3 | ||
| 4R. DOUGALL4 | ||
| 5Jim HOLMES5 | ||
| 6Billy WRIGHT6 | ||
| 7Dennis WATKIN7 | ||
| 8Tommy TAIT8 | ||
| 9Peter SIMPSON9 | ||
| 10Bill LAYTON10 | ||
| 11Willie COOK11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy BUTLER |
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Monday December 27th, 1937:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
2-1 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 | 
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
1-0 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
4-1 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-2 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
0-0 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Notts County
Notts County
|
1-0 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-1 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-0 |
Reading
Reading
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
0-0 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
5-2 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Monday December 27th, 1937:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 2.13 | 27 |
| 2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 1.94 | 26 |
| 3 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 1.50 | 25 |
| 4 |
Watford
Watford
|
20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 1.65 | 23 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 1.64 | 23 |
| 6 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 1.28 | 23 |
| 7 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1.14 | 22 |
| 8 |
Reading
Reading
|
20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 22 |
| 9 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 1.22 | 21 |
| 10 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 1.21 | 20 |
| 11 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1.05 | 20 |
| 12 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1.05 | 20 |
| 13 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1.04 | 20 |
| 14 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0.92 | 19 |
| 15 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 17 |
| 16 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 42 | 0.57 | 17 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 0.85 | 16 |
| 18 |
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 0.78 | 16 |
| 19 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 0.67 | 15 |
| 20 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 0.65 | 15 |
| 21 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 15 |
| 22 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 0.44 | 8 |