
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7Dave GIBSON | |
| 8Roy AGAR | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10John RICHARDS | |
| 11Bob EDWARDS |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Queens Park Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ron SPRINGETT1 | ||
| 2Albert RHODES2 | ||
| 3Tony INGHAM3 | ||
| 4George PETCHEY4 | ||
| 5Keith RUTTER5 | ||
| 6Joby DEAN6 | ||
| 7Pat KERRINS7 | ||
| 8Conway SMITH8 | ||
| 9Willie CLARK9 | ||
| 10Bobby CAMERON10 | ||
| 11Peter ANGELL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Jack TAYLOR |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Wednesday April 25th, 1956:
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
2-1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
0-2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Reading
Reading
|
1-2 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
1-0 |
Watford
Watford
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
5-0 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Wednesday April 25th, 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
|
42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 102 | 38 | 2.68 | 64 |
| 2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
45 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 109 | 48 | 2.27 | 63 |
| 3 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
44 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 103 | 58 | 1.78 | 61 |
| 4 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 72 | 1.19 | 53 |
| 5 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 84 | 78 | 1.08 | 51 |
| 6 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
44 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 58 | 1.40 | 50 |
| 7 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
45 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 1.22 | 48 |
| 8 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
44 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 48 | 1.23 | 46 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
44 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 68 | 0.97 | 46 |
| 11 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 0.92 | 45 |
| 12 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
44 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 68 | 0.88 | 45 |
| 13 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
44 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 1.02 | 43 |
| 14 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 88 | 80 | 1.10 | 42 |
| 15 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
44 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 73 | 0.79 | 39 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
45 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 69 | 89 | 0.78 | 39 |
| 17 |
Reading
Reading
|
45 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 0.89 | 38 |
| 18 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
45 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 0.74 | 38 |
| 19 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
45 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 84 | 0.73 | 37 |
| 20 |
Watford
Watford
|
45 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 83 | 0.63 | 37 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 79 | 0.78 | 36 |
| 22 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
43 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 77 | 0.69 | 32 |
| 23 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
42 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 98 | 0.72 | 30 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
45 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 77 | 0.43 | 29 |