



| Southend United | |
|---|---|
| 1Harry THREADGOLD | |
| 2Arthur WILLIAMSON | |
| 3Denis HOWE | |
| 4Jim DUTHIE | |
| 5Jimmy STIRLING | |
| 6Jackie BRIDGE | |
| 7Jimmy WHYTE | |
| 8Sammy McCRORY | |
| 9Roy HOLLIS | |
| 10John DUFFY | |
| 11Johnny McGUIGAN |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Harry WARREN |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Geoff FOX3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Garth HUDSON5 | ||
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS6 | ||
| 7Dave GIBSON7 | ||
| 8Roy AGAR8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Bob EDWARDS10 | ||
| 11Terry MOSS11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Friday March 30th, 1956:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-0 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
1-1 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-3 |
Reading
Reading
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-1 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
3-2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-4 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
1-2 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
1-2 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
0-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-1 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Friday March 30th, 1956:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
|
36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 30 | 3.03 | 57 |
| 2 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 49 | 1.86 | 54 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 95 | 40 | 2.38 | 53 |
| 4 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 61 | 1.26 | 44 |
| 5 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
38 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 49 | 1.37 | 43 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 49 | 1.27 | 43 |
| 7 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 64 | 1.09 | 43 |
| 8 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 67 | 0.99 | 42 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 1.02 | 41 |
| 10 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 55 | 0.98 | 40 |
| 11 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 66 | 1.14 | 39 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 40 | 1.25 | 38 |
| 13 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
38 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 56 | 1.04 | 37 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 63 | 0.89 | 37 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
38 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 77 | 0.83 | 33 |
| 16 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
37 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 0.78 | 32 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 0.75 | 31 |
| 18 |
Watford
Watford
|
39 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 76 | 0.58 | 30 |
| 19 |
Reading
Reading
|
39 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 75 | 0.80 | 29 |
| 20 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 75 | 0.65 | 29 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 70 | 0.70 | 28 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 70 | 0.66 | 28 |
| 23 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
37 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 88 | 0.73 | 27 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
38 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 70 | 0.43 | 26 |