1957-05-03
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 0 | Watford | Dean Court | 7,522 | |
| Brown, Norris, Shipwright OG, Loughnane | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 1.87 | 59 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 1.391 | 59 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 1.5 | 58 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 1.419 | 52 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | -1 | Southampton | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 1.404 | 52 | L | L | W | D | L | 1957-05-04 | Newport County | H |
| 6 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1.323 | 52 | L | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 1.123 | 48 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 1.026 | 48 | L | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 0.911 | 48 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 1.017 | 47 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 0.96 | 46 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Newport County | 45 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 1.102 | 45 | W | D | L | L | W | 1957-05-04 | Southampton | A |
| 13 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 0.988 | 45 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 0.904 | 45 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 1.081 | 44 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 0.881 | 44 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 0.762 | 44 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 0.932 | 43 | W | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 57 | 0.859 | 42 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 0.827 | 40 | D | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 0.772 | 37 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 0.635 | 37 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 0.688 | 36 | L | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 0.649 | 31 | W | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
