Football League Division Three (South)
W.T. Strainge
Lineups
1
FERGUSON
FERGUSON
2
YOUNG
YOUNG
3
LLOYD
LLOYD
4
KAYE
KAYE
5
ITHELL
ITHELL
6
PAINTER
PAINTER
7
STEPHENS
STEPHENS
8
LUCAS
LUCAS
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
EMERY
EMERY
11
BAIN
BAIN
1
HEPPELL
HEPPELL
2
PURCELL
PURCELL
3
BUTLER
BUTLER
4
TODD
TODD
5
EASTWOOD
EASTWOOD
6
MARTIN
MARTIN
7
ALLEN
ALLEN
8
SMITH
SMITH
9
HALLAM
HALLAM
10
JONES
JONES
11
CURRIE
CURRIE
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Alec FERGUSON | |
| 2Albert YOUNG | |
| 3Billy LLOYD | |
| 4Harry KAYE | |
| 5Jimmy ITHELL | |
| 6Eddie PAINTER | |
| 7Bill STEPHENS | |
| 8Billy LUCAS | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Don EMERY | |
| 11Jimmy BAIN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Louis PAGE |
| Port Vale | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1George HEPPELL1 | ||
| 2Robert PURCELL2 | ||
| 3Walter BUTLER3 | ||
| 4Jim TODD4 | ||
| 5Eric EASTWOOD5 | ||
| 6Alan MARTIN6 | ||
| 7Ronnie ALLEN7 | ||
| 8Jack SMITH8 | ||
| 9Norman HALLAM9 | ||
| 10Morris JONES10 | ||
| 11John CURRIE11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Gordon HODGSON |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday September 27th, 1947:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-1 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-1 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
0-2 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-2 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
1-0 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1-0 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Notts County
Notts County
|
1-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
1-0 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Swansea Town
Swansea Town
|
5-0 | 
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
1-0 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-1 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday September 27th, 1947:
| 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.
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4.50 | 20 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2.25 | 15 |
| 3 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 3.13 | 14 |
| 4 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2.50 | 14 |
| 5 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 12 |
| 6 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | 12 |
| 7 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1.40 | 11 |
| 8 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1.36 | 11 |
| 9 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 11 |
Swansea Town
Swansea Town
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 14 |
Watford
Watford
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.47 | 9 |
| 16 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | 9 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 8 |
| 18 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 8 |
| 19 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0.70 | 7 |
| 20 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0.56 | 6 |
| 21 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | 5 |
| 22 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0.32 | 4 |
Match Programme
