



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Sam BURTON | |
| 2Johnny NEAL | |
| 3Jimmy LEE | |
| 4Lew CLAYTON | |
| 5Garth HUDSON | |
| 6Maurice OWEN | |
| 7Johnny SKULL | |
| 8John RICHARDS | |
| 9Bill ROOST | |
| 10Bob EDWARDS | |
| 11Arnold DARCY |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bert HEAD |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Eric GILL1 | ||
| 2Des TENNANT2 | ||
| 3Roy JENNINGS3 | ||
| 4Steve BURTENSHAW4 | ||
| 5Ken WHITFIELD5 | ||
| 6Glen WILSON6 | ||
| 7Denis GORDON7 | ||
| 8Albert MUNDY8 | ||
| 9Peter HARBURN9 | ||
| 10Dave SEXTON10 | ||
| 11Frankie HOWARD11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy LANE |
Football League Division Three (South) results on Wednesday December 25th, 1957:
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-5 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
4-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
0-3 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
1-0 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
0-2 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
2-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-3 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Football League Division Three (South) table after matches on Wednesday December 25th, 1957:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 38 | 1.37 | 31 |
| 2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 1.45 | 30 |
| 3 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 1.14 | 29 |
| 4 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 1.21 | 28 |
| 5 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 1.86 | 27 |
| 6 |
Reading
Reading
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 1.54 | 27 |
| 7 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 1.45 | 27 |
| 8 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 1.25 | 27 |
| 9 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 0.88 | 27 |
| 10 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 1.06 | 26 |
| 11 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 1.78 | 25 |
| 12 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 0.97 | 25 |
| 13 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 0.82 | 25 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 1.08 | 24 |
| 15 |
Watford
Watford
|
24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 0.97 | 22 |
| 16 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 0.94 | 22 |
| 17 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 0.90 | 19 |
| 18 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 0.79 | 18 |
| 19 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 0.62 | 18 |
| 20 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 0.65 | 16 |
| 21 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
23 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 0.56 | 16 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 0.69 | 15 |
| 23 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 0.58 | 15 |
| 24 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 49 | 0.57 | 15 |