
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Peter HILTON | |
| 4Ted BATCHELOR | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7Cyril RISEBOROUGH | |
| 8Ray SAMPSON | |
| 9Roy ONSLOW | |
| 10Harry WILLIAMS | |
| 11Alex HOPE |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice LINDLEY |
| Coventry City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Reg MATTHEWS1 | ||
| 2Charlie TIMMINS2 | ||
| 3Frank AUSTIN3 | ||
| 4Iain JAMIESON4 | ||
| 5Roy KIRK5 | ||
| 6Noel SIMPSON6 | ||
| 7Alan MOORE7 | ||
| 8Peter HILL8 | ||
| 9Barry HAWKINGS9 | ||
| 10Ray SAMBROOK10 | ||
| 11Eric JOHNSON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Charlie ELLIOTT |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Wednesday April 27th, 1955:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
2-0 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
0-1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-1 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
3-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1-0 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-1 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Wednesday April 27th, 1955:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
45 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 99 | 46 | 2.15 | 68 |
| 2 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
44 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 45 | 1.84 | 57 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
45 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 1.46 | 57 |
| 4 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
43 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 1.18 | 52 |
| 5 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 65 | 1.02 | 48 |
| 6 |
Watford
Watford
|
44 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | 1.13 | 47 |
| 7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 58 | 1.16 | 45 |
| 8 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.04 | 45 |
| 9 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 81 | 0.99 | 45 |
| 10 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 0.90 | 45 |
| 11 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 51 | 1.18 | 44 |
| 12 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
44 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 64 | 1.09 | 44 |
| 13 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
43 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 43 |
| 14 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 67 | 69 | 0.97 | 43 |
| 15 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
42 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 73 | 71 | 1.03 | 41 |
| 16 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
45 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 65 | 0.88 | 41 |
| 17 |
Reading
Reading
|
44 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 71 | 0.92 | 40 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 74 | 0.81 | 38 |
| 19 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
43 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 0.84 | 37 |
| 20 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
44 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 78 | 0.63 | 36 |
| 21 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
43 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | 35 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
43 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 57 | 0.77 | 34 |
| 23 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
43 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 0.86 | 31 |
| 24 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
43 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 30 |