
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Tony McSHANE | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Gordon WILLIAMS | |
| 7John RICHARDS | |
| 8Bob EDWARDS | |
| 9Alan GIBBS | |
| 10Gordon PEMBERY | |
| 11Joe MILLER |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Board of DIRECTORS |
| Brentford | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Gerry CAKEBREAD1 | ||
| 2Alan BASSHAM2 | ||
| 3Sid TICKRIDGE3 | ||
| 4George BRISTOW4 | ||
| 5Wally BRAGG5 | ||
| 6Ken COOTE6 | ||
| 7Len NEWCOMBE7 | ||
| 8Jeff TAYLOR8 | ||
| 9George FRANCIS9 | ||
| 10Jim TOWERS10 | ||
| 11Bill GOUNDRY11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bill DODGIN |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Wednesday August 29th, 1956:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-2 |
Watford
Watford
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
6-2 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
1-0 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-0 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Reading
Reading
|
1-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
1-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
1-3 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
2-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Wednesday August 29th, 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 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | 8 |
| 2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 6 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 5 |
| 9 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 5 |
| 10 |
Watford
Watford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.43 | 5 |
| 11 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 12 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 13 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 3 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 3 |
| 17 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 |
| 18 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 2 |
| 19 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 20 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 22 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 23 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 0 |