Season 1956-1957

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 18 AUG Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) L1 - 2 J. Richards pen. 10,966
2 21 AUG Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L1 - 4 A. Micklewright 13,510
3 25 AUG Watford (Away) Watford (A) W4 - 3 J. Richards, A. Gibbs 2, B. Edwards 10,535
4 29 AUG Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L1 - 3 A. Gibbs 11,995
5 01 SEP Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) L1 - 2 J. Richards 9,196
6 05 SEP Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 3 - 6,783
7 08 SEP Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen, B. Edwards 12,763
8 12 SEP Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) L2 - 3 A. Gibbs, M. Owen 6,082
9 15 SEP Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W3 - 1 M. Owen, B. Edwards 2 8,409
10 19 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W1 - 0 B. Edwards 8,705
11 22 SEP Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 7 - 10,638
12 24 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 3 - 9,526
13 29 SEP Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) L1 - 2 J. Richards 8,260
14 06 OCT Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W3 - 2 G. Pembery, J. Richards, D. Gibson 7,572
15 13 OCT Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) D0 - 0 - 13,459
16 20 OCT Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L3 - 5 M. Owen, B. Edwards 2 8,441
17 27 OCT Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 16,739
18 03 NOV Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D2 - 2 D. Gibson, B. Edwards 11,120
19 10 NOV Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) W4 - 2 J. Richards, B. Edwards 2 (1 pen), A. Darcy 11,025
20 24 NOV Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L1 - 2 A. Darcy 9,570
21 01 DEC Reading (Home) Reading (H) W3 - 2 B. Edwards 2, A. Gibbs 10,257
22 15 DEC Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D2 - 2 B. Edwards 2 3,044
23 22 DEC Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 B. Edwards, J. Richards 6,312
24 26 DEC Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 2 A. Darcy 3,209
25 29 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L3 - 7 B. Edwards 2, G. Pembery 8,229
26 05 JAN Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 2 - 6,370
27 12 JAN Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 2 B. Edwards 8,948
28 19 JAN Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L1 - 4 J. Richards 13,375
29 26 JAN Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W3 - 0 M. Owen 2, A. Darcy 8,003
30 02 FEB Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W2 - 1 J. Fountain, B. Edwards pen. 11,388
31 09 FEB Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 7 - 7,028
32 16 FEB Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 1 - 8,397
33 23 FEB Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W3 - 1 J. Fountain, B. Edwards 2 (1 pen) 6,499
34 02 MAR Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L2 - 3 J. Richards, B. Edwards 5,244
35 09 MAR Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L0 - 3 - 8,864
36 16 MAR Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L0 - 3 - 8,819
37 23 MAR Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) D1 - 1 A. Micklewright 7,763
38 30 MAR Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) D1 - 1 J. Richards 9,275
39 06 APR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W1 - 0 B. Edwards 7,889
40 10 APR Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 M. Owen 6,619
41 13 APR Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 1 - 5,925
42 20 APR Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D0 - 0 - 10,515
43 22 APR Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W4 - 0 F. O'Mahony 2, B. Edwards, A. Micklewright 7,573
44 23 APR Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 2 - 4,950
45 27 APR Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W4 - 1 A. Micklewright 2, F. O'Mahony 2 9,551
46 29 APR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 1 - 9,052

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 17 NOV Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W2 - 1 B. Edwards, J. Richards 17,097
SECOND ROUND
2 08 DEC Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) L0 - 1 - 17,410