Football League Division Three (South)
M. Owen (13'), B. Edwards (43', 45')
(HT: 3-5)
Attendance: 8,441
Attendance: 8,441
C.G. Porter
Lineups
1
CHANDLER
CHANDLER
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
FOX
FOX
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
WHYTE
WHYTE
6
PEMBERY
PEMBERY
7
RICHARDS
RICHARDS
8
GIBSON
GIBSON
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
EDWARDS
EDWARDS
11
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
1
HUNTER
HUNTER
2
DOYLE
DOYLE
3
FERRIER
FERRIER
4
JOHN
JOHN
5
HARVEY
HARVEY
6
PORTEOUS
PORTEOUS
7
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
8
THOMAS
THOMAS
9
MITCHELL
MITCHELL
10
CURRIE
CURRIE
11
REES
REES
| Exeter City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1George HUNTER1 | ||
| 2Brian DOYLE2 | ||
| 3John FERRIER3 | ||
| 4Ray JOHN4 | ||
| 5Keith HARVEY5 | ||
| 6Johnny PORTEOUS6 | ||
| 7Ted BUCKLE7 | ||
| 8Keith THOMAS8 | ||
| 9Arnold MITCHELL9 | ||
| 10Jimmy CURRIE10 | ||
| 11Graham REES11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday October 20th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
5-3 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
1-1 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
2-1 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
0-0 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-2 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
5-1 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
0-0 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-5 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
4-2 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-0 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-1 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday October 20th, 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 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 1.46 | 23 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 2.36 | 22 |
| 3 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 1.58 | 19 |
| 4 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1.50 | 19 |
| 5 |
Watford
Watford
|
16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 1.32 | 18 |
| 6 |
Reading
Reading
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 1.13 | 18 |
| 7 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 1.12 | 18 |
| 8 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 | 18 |
| 9 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 0.75 | 18 |
| 10 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1.38 | 17 |
| 11 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 1.37 | 17 |
| 12 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0.81 | 16 |
| 14 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 1.24 | 15 |
| 15 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 0.86 | 15 |
| 16 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 0.91 | 14 |
| 17 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 0.90 | 14 |
| 18 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0.73 | 14 |
| 19 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 0.73 | 14 |
| 20 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 0.96 | 13 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 0.76 | 12 |
| 22 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 0.56 | 11 |
| 23 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 0.42 | 11 |
| 24 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 0.75 | 10 |
Match Programme
