Wednesday 1957-10-23
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Fairs Cup Semi Final 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | Barcelona |  | St Andrew's | 30,791 | |
| Brown, Orritt, Murphy 2 | Lineups | Tejada, Evaristo, Martinez | ||||||
| Fairs Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| NL | London XI | 2 | 0 | Lausanne-Sports |  | Highbury | 16,723 | agg 3-2 |
| Greaves, Holton | Lineups | |||||||
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 2 | 2 | Reading | Carrow Road | 22,164 | |
| Gavin, Gordon | Lineups | Dixon, Whitehouse | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.304 | 21 | W | W | W | W | L | 1957-10-26 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 2 | 2 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.125 | 20 | D | D | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Gillingham | H |
| 3 | -1 | Swindon Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1957-10-26 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1.158 | 19 | W | L | D | L | W | 1957-10-26 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1.348 | 18 | W | W | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.833 | 17 | W | L | D | D | W | 1957-10-26 | Watford | A |
| 7 | 0 | Colchester United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 0.833 | 17 | W | D | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Millwall | H |
| 8 | 1 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.75 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1957-10-26 | Southampton | H |
| 9 | -1 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1.385 | 16 | D | D | L | W | L | 1957-10-26 | Reading | A |
| 10 | 0 | Southend United | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1.636 | 15 | W | L | D | L | L | 1957-10-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.136 | 15 | L | W | L | W | L | 1957-10-26 | Colchester United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.056 | 15 | L | D | L | W | D | 1957-10-26 | Port Vale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Aldershot | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0.913 | 15 | W | W | L | L | W | 1957-10-26 | Torquay United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 0.821 | 15 | L | W | L | W | D | 1957-10-26 | Exeter City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 14 | L | W | W | D | D | 1957-10-26 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 16 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.7 | 14 | D | D | L | L | W | 1957-10-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 17 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0.577 | 14 | W | L | W | L | L | 1957-10-26 | Walsall | A |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0.897 | 13 | L | W | D | L | L | 1957-10-26 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Newport County | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0.762 | 13 | D | L | D | W | D | 1957-10-26 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.6 | 12 | L | D | W | W | W | 1957-10-26 | Southend United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.739 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0.667 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Norwich City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Exeter City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.607 | 11 | D | L | W | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0.542 | 9 | L | L | L | D | L | 1957-10-26 | Aldershot | H |
