League Third Division South

1955/56

Game Week 37Fri, 4 May 1956

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Leyton O..Leyton Orient	46	46	29	8	9	106	49	+57	2.16	66	66
2	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	46	46	29	7	10	112	50	+62	2.24	65	65
3	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	46	46	25	14	7	106	60	+46	1.77	64	64
4	Southend..Southend United	46	46	21	11	14	88	80	+8	1.10	53	53
5	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	20	12	14	86	63	+23	1.37	52	52
6	BrentfordBrentford	46	46	19	14	13	69	66	+3	1.05	52	52
7	Norwich ..Norwich City	46	46	19	13	14	86	82	+4	1.05	51	51
8	Coventry..Coventry City	46	46	20	9	17	73	60	+13	1.22	49	49
9	AFC Bour..AFC Bournemouth	46	46	19	10	17	63	51	+12	1.24	48	48
10	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	19	10	17	69	71	-2	0.97	48	48
11	Northamp..Northampton Town	46	46	20	7	19	67	71	-4	0.94	47	47
12	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	18	11	17	76	81	-5	0.94	47	47
13	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	46	46	17	12	17	69	66	+3	1.05	46	46
14	Southamp..Southampton	46	46	18	8	20	91	81	+10	1.12	44	44
15	Aldersho..Aldershot Town	46	46	12	16	18	70	90	-20	0.78	40	40
16	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	15	10	21	58	77	-19	0.75	40	40
17	ReadingReading	46	46	15	9	22	70	79	-9	0.89	39	39
18	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	46	46	14	11	21	64	86	-22	0.74	39	39
19	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	15	9	22	58	79	-21	0.73	39	39
20	WalsallWalsall	46	46	15	8	23	68	84	-16	0.81	38	38
21	WatfordWatford	46	46	13	11	22	52	85	-33	0.61	37	37
22	MillwallMillwall	46	46	15	6	25	83	100	-17	0.83	36	36
23	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	46	46	12	10	24	54	83	-29	0.65	34	34
24	Swindon ..Swindon Town	46	46	8	14	24	34	78	-44	0.44	30	30

Qualification

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.

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