1956-02-27

Third Division South	Venue	Gate	Notes
Reading	1	3	Colchester United	Elm Park	4,707
Kirkup	Lineups	Wright, Dale, McCurley

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Leyton Orient	31	13	3	0	50	8	7	4	4	20	15	3.043	47	W	W	W	W	W	1956-03-03	Queens Park Rangers	H
2	0	Ipswich Town	33	12	4	1	44	22	6	6	4	32	22	1.727	46	D	D	L	W	W	1956-03-03	Millwall	A
3	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	33	14	1	1	58	10	6	4	7	26	22	2.625	45	L	W	W	W	L	1956-03-03	Brentford	A
4	0	Torquay United	32	8	7	1	32	13	7	2	7	26	26	1.487	39	D	L	L	W	L	1956-02-29	Watford	H
5	0	Norwich City	31	12	3	1	44	18	3	6	6	20	37	1.164	39	D	W	L	W	D	1956-03-03	Newport County	H
6	0	Northampton Town	32	11	2	3	34	20	6	3	7	18	28	1.083	39	D	W	W	L	L	1956-03-03	Exeter City	A
7	0	Coventry City	33	13	2	1	43	13	3	4	10	13	27	1.4	38	D	L	D	W	W	1956-03-03	Crystal Palace	H
8	0	Southend United	30	12	3	1	47	16	4	2	8	24	40	1.268	37	D	W	D	W	L	1956-03-03	Aldershot	H
9	2	Colchester United	34	10	3	4	40	28	4	6	7	16	31	0.949	37	W	D	W	L	W	1956-03-03	Swindon Town	H
10	-1	Brentford	32	9	4	3	28	20	5	4	7	21	29	1	36	W	W	D	W	L	1956-03-03	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
11	-1	Southampton	34	12	3	2	50	21	3	2	12	22	40	1.18	35	W	L	W	L	W	1956-03-03	Watford	A
12	0	Gillingham	33	8	3	5	28	19	4	5	8	22	38	0.877	32	D	W	L	D	L	1956-03-03	Walsall	H
13	0	Shrewsbury Town	33	8	5	2	35	17	4	2	12	18	36	1	31	W	L	L	L	L	1956-03-03	Reading	A
14	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	32	8	5	4	27	13	3	3	9	14	26	1.051	30	D	D	L	W	W	1956-03-03	Torquay United	H
15	0	Aldershot	33	6	6	4	29	27	2	6	9	27	38	0.862	28	D	L	W	L	D	1956-03-03	Southend United	A
16	0	Newport County	32	8	2	6	22	17	2	6	8	20	36	0.792	28	D	L	D	D	L	1956-03-03	Norwich City	A
17	0	Queens Park Rangers	34	6	7	4	27	23	2	4	11	14	39	0.661	27	W	L	D	L	W	1956-03-03	Leyton Orient	A
18	0	Crystal Palace	33	5	3	9	19	22	3	7	6	19	34	0.679	26	L	W	W	D	L	1956-03-03	Coventry City	A
19	0	Watford	33	5	4	8	25	32	4	4	8	15	35	0.597	26	W	L	W	L	L	1956-02-29	Torquay United	A
20	0	Exeter City	33	5	5	7	21	23	3	4	9	14	33	0.625	25	L	L	L	L	D	1956-03-03	Northampton Town	H
21	0	Reading	34	6	2	9	30	33	3	3	11	22	36	0.754	23	L	L	L	L	W	1956-03-03	Shrewsbury Town	H
22	0	Millwall	31	8	3	4	35	18	1	2	13	19	55	0.74	23	L	W	W	D	L	1956-02-29	Swindon Town	A
23	0	Walsall	31	7	4	3	26	20	1	1	15	17	45	0.662	21	D	L	D	L	W	1956-03-03	Gillingham	A
24	0	Swindon Town	31	3	7	6	15	17	3	1	11	11	41	0.448	20	L	W	D	W	L	1956-02-29	Millwall	H