| SEASON 1955-1956 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) |
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Table as at Thursday, September 15, 1955: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 14 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 11 |
| 4 | Aldershot | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1.55 | 11 |
| 5 | Southend United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.31 | 11 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 9 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.27 | 9 |
| 11 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 8 |
| 13 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1.36 | 8 |
| 14 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0.73 | 8 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 7 |
| 16 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.77 | 7 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 18 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 0.43 | 6 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1.07 | 5 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0.33 | 5 |
| 21 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0.71 | 4 |
| 22 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 0.62 | 4 |
| 23 | Walsall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 0.55 | 4 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 3 |
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