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Season 1955-56

Division 3 South 1955-56 (17th)

PL W D L GF GA GF/A PTS
1 Leyton OrientP 46 29 8 9 106 49 2.163 66
2 Brighton & Hove A 46 29 7 10 112 50 2.240 65
3 Ipswich Town 46 25 14 7 106 60 1.767 64
4 Southend United 46 21 11 14 88 80 1.100 53
5 Torquay United 46 20 12 14 86 63 1.365 52
6 Brentford 46 19 14 13 69 66 1.045 52
7 Norwich City 46 19 13 14 86 82 1.049 51
8 Coventry City 46 20 9 17 73 60 1.217 49
9 Bournemouth & BA 46 19 10 17 63 51 1.235 48
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 69 71 0.972 48
11 Northampton Town 46 20 7 19 67 71 0.944 47
12 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 76 81 0.938 47
13 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 69 66 1.045 46
14 Southampton 46 18 8 20 91 81 1.123 44
15 Aldershot 46 12 16 18 70 90 0.778 40
16 Exeter City 46 15 10 21 58 77 0.753 40
17 READING 46 15 9 22 70 79 0.886 39
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 11 21 64 86 0.744 39
19 Newport County 46 15 9 22 58 79 0.734 39
20 Walsall 46 15 8 23 68 84 0.809 38
21 Watford 46 13 11 22 52 85 0.612 37
22 Millwall 46 15 6 25 83 100 0.830 36
23 Crystal Palace 46 12 10 24 54 83 0.651 34
24 Swindon Town 46 8 14 24 34 78 0.436 30

Division 3 South 1955-56

20 Aug Aldershot H 0-5
24 Aug Southend United A 0-1
27 Aug Millwall A 0-4
31 Aug Southend United H 4-1
3 Sep Gillingham H 1-2
6 Sep Watford A 0-1
10 Sep Bournemouth & BA A 1-2
14 Sep Watford H 6-1
17 Sep Norwich City H 2-2
21 Sep Coventry City H 1-0
24 Sep Colchester United A 3-0
28 Sep Exeter City A 2-0
1 Oct Leyton Orient H 0-1
8 Oct Brighton & Hove A A 1-3
15 Oct Southampton H 1-1
22 Oct Shrewsbury Town A 0-3
29 Oct Ipswich Town H 1-5
5 Nov Walsall A 0-1
12 Nov Torquay United H 0-3
26 Nov Swindon Town H 0-1
3 Dec Queens Park Rangers A 3-3
17 Dec Aldershot A 4-4
24 Dec Millwall H 4-1
26 Dec Brentford A 2-2
27 Dec Brentford H 5-2
31 Dec Gillingham A 0-2
7 Jan Newport County A 3-2
14 Jan Bournemouth & BA H 0-2
21 Jan Norwich City A 1-2
28 Jan Northampton Town H 4-1
11 Feb Leyton Orient A 0-1
18 Feb Brighton & Hove A H 0-2
25 Feb Southampton A 2-5
27 Feb Colchester United H 1-3
3 Mar Shrewsbury Town H 0-1
10 Mar Ipswich Town A 3-3
17 Mar Walsall H 2-0
24 Mar Torquay United A 0-0
30 Mar Crystal Palace A 3-2
31 Mar Newport County H 3-0
2 Apr Crystal Palace H 1-0
7 Apr Swindon Town A 0-0
14 Apr Queens Park Rangers H 3-1
21 Apr Northampton Town A 2-1
25 Apr Exeter City H 1-2
28 Apr Coventry City A 0-0

FA Cup 1955-56

19 Nov R1 Bournemouth & BA H 1-0
10 Dec R2 Aldershot H 2-2
14 Dec (R) Aldershot A 0-31
1 after extra time

Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1955-56

R1 bye1 − −
24 Oct R2 Millwall A 3-1
4 Apr SF West Ham United H 1-3
1 Reading given a bye in Round 1