Football League Division Three (South)
L. Brown
Lineups
1
FLOWER
FLOWER
2
MILLS
MILLS
3
FEEBERY
FEEBERY
4
HINDMARSH
HINDMARSH
5
MOULSON
MOULSON
6
REED
REED
7
TAYLOR
TAYLOR
8
CLAYTON
CLAYTON
9
MARTIN
MARTIN
10
HATTON
HATTON
11
TOWLER
TOWLER
1
WILDMAN
WILDMAN
2
PARKHOUSE
PARKHOUSE
3
BUTCHER
BUTCHER
4
COUSINS
COUSINS
5
MORRALL
MORRALL
6
OLNEY
OLNEY
7
JONES
JONES
8
FRANCIS
FRANCIS
9
MORTON
MORTON
10
LUCAS
LUCAS
11
BARRACLOUGH
BARRACLOUGH
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Frank WILDMAN1 | ||
| 2Dick PARKHOUSE2 | ||
| 3Fred BUTCHER3 | ||
| 4Harry COUSINS4 | ||
| 5George MORRALL5 | ||
| 6Jim OLNEY6 | ||
| 7Eddie JONES7 | ||
| 8Cliff FRANCIS8 | ||
| 9Ben MORTON9 | ||
| 10Billy LUCAS10 | ||
| 11Arthur BARRACLOUGH11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 24th, 1938:
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
2-0 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
3-0 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-1 | 
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-3 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-1 | 
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
4-1 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Notts County
Notts County
|
2-0 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
2-2 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-2 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 24th, 1938:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 1.80 | 27 |
| 3 | 
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1.41 | 24 |
| 4 |
Reading
Reading
|
20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 1.32 | 23 |
| 5 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 1.25 | 21 |
| 6 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 1.14 | 21 |
| 7 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 1.10 | 21 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 1.06 | 21 |
| 9 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 1.46 | 20 |
| 10 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 1.23 | 19 |
| 11 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1.04 | 18 |
| 12 |
Watford
Watford
|
19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 18 |
| 13 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 0.70 | 17 |
| 14 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 0.69 | 17 |
| 15 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 16 |
| 17 |
Clapton Orient
Clapton Orient
|
18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 15 |
| 18 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0.68 | 14 |
| 19 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 12 |
| 20 | 
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 0.62 | 12 |
| 21 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 12 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 0.45 | 8 |