



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Ray CHANDLER | |
| 2George HUNT | |
| 3Geoff FOX | |
| 4Jim CROSS | |
| 5Frank WHYTE | |
| 6Gordon PEMBERY | |
| 7John RICHARDS | |
| 8Dave GIBSON | |
| 9Maurice OWEN | |
| 10Bob EDWARDS | |
| 11Joe MILLER |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bert HEAD |
| Southend United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Brian RONSON1 | ||
| 2Arthur WILLIAMSON2 | ||
| 3Denis HOWE3 | ||
| 4Jim DUTHIE4 | ||
| 5Tony RUARK5 | ||
| 6Jimmy LAWLER6 | ||
| 7Gordon BARKER7 | ||
| 8Ron TULLOCH8 | ||
| 9Roy HOLLIS9 | ||
| 10Sammy McCRORY10 | ||
| 11Johnny McGUIGAN11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Eddie PERRY |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday October 6th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
4-2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-1 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3-0 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
4-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
3-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
0-0 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-2 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-1 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-0 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Watford
Watford
|
0-1 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday October 6th, 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 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2.27 | 19 |
| 2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 1.38 | 19 |
| 3 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 1.65 | 17 |
| 4 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1.57 | 17 |
| 5 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 1.33 | 17 |
| 6 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 1.13 | 17 |
| 7 |
Watford
Watford
|
14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1.44 | 16 |
| 8 |
Reading
Reading
|
14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1.11 | 16 |
| 9 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 0.74 | 16 |
| 10 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 1.60 | 15 |
| 11 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 1.41 | 15 |
| 12 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1.23 | 14 |
| 13 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.77 | 14 |
| 14 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 1.24 | 13 |
| 15 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 0.90 | 13 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 0.83 | 13 |
| 17 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 0.72 | 12 |
| 18 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 0.63 | 12 |
| 19 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 0.91 | 11 |
| 20 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 21 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 23 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 24 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 0.74 | 8 |