Season 1956-57
Division 3 South 1956-57 (13th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | Ipswich TownP | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 101 | 54 | 1.870 | 59 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 64 | 1.391 | 59 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 56 | 1.500 | 58 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 54 |
| 5 | Bournemouth & BA | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 62 | 1.419 | 52 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove A | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 86 | 65 | 1.323 | 52 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 65 | 1.123 | 48 |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 78 | 76 | 1.026 | 48 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 48 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 47 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 46 |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 1.048 | 45 |
| 13 | READING | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 81 | 0.988 | 45 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 45 |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 74 | 1.081 | 44 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 74 | 84 | 0.881 | 44 |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 84 | 0.762 | 44 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 73 | 0.931 | 43 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 79 | 92 | 0.859 | 42 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 40 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 0.772 | 37 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 0.635 | 37 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 96 | 0.688 | 36 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 94 | 0.649 | 31 |
Division 3 South 1956-57
| 18 Aug | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-0 |
| 23 Aug | Northampton Town | A | 0-3 |
| 25 Aug | Plymouth Argyle | A | 6-0 |
| 29 Aug | Northampton Town | H | 1-1 |
| 1 Sep | Aldershot | H | 2-1 |
| 5 Sep | Crystal Palace | A | 1-1 |
| 8 Sep | Newport County | H | 0-0 |
| 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | H | 1-2 |
| 15 Sep | Colchester United | A | 2-3 |
| 19 Sep | Southend United | A | 0-4 |
| 22 Sep | Norwich City | H | 2-1 |
| 26 Sep | Southend United | H | 3-2 |
| 29 Sep | Coventry City | A | 1-0 |
| 6 Oct | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-1 |
| 13 Oct | Walsall | H | 3-0 |
| 20 Oct | Ipswich Town | A | 2-4 |
| 27 Oct | Bournemouth & BA | H | 0-4 |
| 3 Nov | Torquay United | A | 1-3 |
| 10 Nov | Millwall | H | 3-0 |
| 24 Nov | Gillingham | H | 4-0 |
| 1 Dec | Swindon Town | A | 2-3 |
| 15 Dec | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-1 |
| 22 Dec | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3-2 |
| 26 Dec | Southampton | A | 1-4 |
| 29 Dec | Aldershot | A | 4-1 |
| 12 Jan | Newport County | A | 2-1 |
| 19 Jan | Colchester United | H | 0-3 |
| 26 Jan | Exeter City | A | 1-1 |
| 2 Feb | Norwich City | A | 5-2 |
| 9 Feb | Coventry City | H | 3-0 |
| 16 Feb | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2-2 |
| 23 Feb | Walsall | A | 2-3 |
| 2 Mar | Ipswich Town | H | 1-3 |
| 9 Mar | Brentford | A | 0-4 |
| 13 Mar | Exeter City | H | 4-0 |
| 16 Mar | Torquay United | H | 3-1 |
| 23 Mar | Millwall | A | 0-1 |
| 25 Mar | Southampton | H | 2-4 |
| 30 Mar | Brighton & Hove A | H | 2-2 |
| 6 Apr | Gillingham | A | 0-0 |
| 13 Apr | Swindon Town | H | 1-0 |
| 19 Apr | Watford | A | 0-1 |
| 20 Apr | Bournemouth & BA | A | 1-2 |
| 22 Apr | Watford | H | 1-2 |
| 27 Apr | Brighton & Hove A | A | 3-8 |
| 1 May | Brentford | H | 2-0 |
FA Cup 1956-57
| 17 Nov | R1 | Cheltenham Town | A | 2-1 |
| 8 Dec | R2 | Bedford Town | H | 1-0 |
| 5 Jan | R3 | Wrexham | A | 1-1 |
| 9 Jan | (R) | Wrexham | H | 1-2 |
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1956-57
| R1 | bye1 | − | − | |
| 26 Nov | R2 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2-1 |
| 3 Apr | SF | Arsenal | H | 2-1 |
| 15 Apr | F | Luton Town | H | 1-2 |
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1 Reading given a bye in Round 1 |
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