Football League Division Three (South)
H.L. Broadhurst
Lineups
1
JACKMAN
JACKMAN
2
GILCHRIST
GILCHRIST
3
MANN
MANN
4
ALISON
ALISON
5
REDDIE
REDDIE
6
NEAVE
NEAVE
7
GAYNOR
GAYNOR
8
GAYNOR
GAYNOR
9
COSTELLO
COSTELLO
10
GOUGH
GOUGH
11
FLINT
FLINT
1
CHANDLER
CHANDLER
2
HUNT
HUNT
3
EARL
EARL
4
CROSS
CROSS
5
JACK
JACK
6
PEMBERY
PEMBERY
7
RISEBOROUGH
RISEBOROUGH
8
GIBBS
GIBBS
9
OWEN
OWEN
10
EDWARDS
EDWARDS
11
DARCY
DARCY
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ray CHANDLER1 | ||
| 2George HUNT2 | ||
| 3Stan EARL3 | ||
| 4Jim CROSS4 | ||
| 5Vince JACK5 | ||
| 6Gordon PEMBERY6 | ||
| 7Cyril RISEBOROUGH7 | ||
| 8Alan GIBBS8 | ||
| 9Maurice OWEN9 | ||
| 10Bob EDWARDS10 | ||
| 11Arnold DARCY11 |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three (South) results on Saturday December 15th, 1956:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
2-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-0 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
4-1 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
4-2 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
6-0 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
0-3 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2-0 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
1-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
4-0 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
3-2 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
7-1 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-3 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Table
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Saturday December 15th, 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
|
22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 2.06 | 31 |
| 2 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 1.78 | 27 |
| 3 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 1.03 | 27 |
| 4 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 1.47 | 25 |
| 6 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 1.42 | 24 |
| 7 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 1.47 | 23 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 1.11 | 23 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 1.11 | 23 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 1.09 | 23 |
| 11 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 1.17 | 22 |
| 12 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 0.89 | 22 |
| 13 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 0.85 | 22 |
| 14 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 1.17 | 21 |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 0.91 | 21 |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 44 | 0.68 | 21 |
| 17 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 0.95 | 20 |
| 18 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 0.94 | 19 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 0.94 | 19 |
| 20 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 48 | 0.81 | 19 |
| 21 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 0.70 | 19 |
| 22 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 0.73 | 18 |
| 23 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 0.62 | 18 |
| 24 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 17 |
Match Programme
