Season 1955-1956

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 20 AUG Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 17,773
2 24 AUG Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) L0 - 1 - 8,552
3 27 AUG Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W2 - 1 M. Owen, B. Edwards 6,671
4 01 SEP Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 11,102
5 03 SEP Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L2 - 6 B. Edwards, M. Owen 13,238
6 07 SEP Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) D0 - 0 - 6,090
7 10 SEP Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 2 D. Gibson 7,576
8 14 SEP Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 2 - 10,694
9 17 SEP Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 4 - 7,547
10 21 SEP Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 4,293
11 24 SEP Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) L1 - 2 A. Micklewright 7,870
12 26 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 1 - 5,181
13 01 OCT Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L0 - 6 - 17,202
14 08 OCT Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L0 - 1 - 6,783
15 15 OCT Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) L0 - 4 - 14,713
16 22 OCT Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W3 - 1 A. Micklewright 2, M. Owen 6,373
17 29 OCT Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L1 - 4 J. Cross 12,892
18 05 NOV Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) D2 - 2 M. Owen 2 7,664
19 12 NOV Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 4 - 9,412
20 26 NOV Reading (Away) Reading (A) W1 - 0 B. Edwards 8,241
21 03 DEC Watford (Home) Watford (H) D0 - 0 - 7,268
22 17 DEC Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D1 - 1 P. Parker (o.g.) 7,046
23 24 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D1 - 1 J. Brennan 6,375
24 26 DEC Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D0 - 0 - 9,082
25 27 DEC Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) W2 - 0 B. Edwards, A. Micklewright 10,608
26 31 DEC Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 1 - 10,909
27 14 JAN Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 4 - 10,961
28 21 JAN Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 B. Edwards, D. Gibson 7,148
29 11 FEB Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D1 - 1 B. Edwards pen. 6,414
30 18 FEB Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen 2 4,937
31 25 FEB Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 9,829
32 29 FEB Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 M. Owen 6,864
33 03 MAR Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 5 - 6,836
34 10 MAR Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 9,716
35 12 MAR Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) W2 - 1 B. Edwards, M. Owen 7,250
36 17 MAR Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 4 - 6,648
37 24 MAR Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) L0 - 1 - 7,035
38 30 MAR Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) D0 - 0 - 10,774
39 31 MAR Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D1 - 1 D. Gibson 7,378
40 02 APR Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 8,728
41 07 APR Reading (Home) Reading (H) D0 - 0 - 7,397
42 12 APR Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 1 - 2,346
43 14 APR Watford (Away) Watford (A) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 2,865
44 21 APR Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L0 - 1 - 5,790
45 25 APR Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L0 - 1 - 4,617
46 28 APR Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D1 - 1 M. Owen 3,972

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 19 NOV Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) W4 - 0 A. Micklewright 2, D. Gibson, M. Owen 13,364
SECOND ROUND
2 10 DEC Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 23,983
2R 15 DEC Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) W2 - 1  (AET) A. Micklewright, J. Cross 16,672
THIRD ROUND
3 07 JAN Worksop Town (Home) Worksop Town (H) W1 - 0 B. Edwards 16,060
FOURTH ROUND
4 28 JAN Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 28,042