Football League Division Three (South)
Saturday, August 24, 1957

Swindon Town Newport County
B.Edwards 2, M.Owen 2
Attendance:  12,394    



Lineups
1
Sam BURTON
                 
Len WEARE
1
2
John NEAL
                 
Ken HOLLYMAN
2
3
Jimmy LEE
                 
  Alf SHERWOOD
3
4
Lewis CLAYTON
                 
George THOMAS
4
5
Garth HUDSON
                 
Ray WILCOX
5
6
Jack FOUNTAIN
                 
Tom DOCHERTY
6
7
Alan MOORE
                 
Cecil DIXON
7

8
Maurice OWEN
               
Neil O'HALLORAN
8

9
Bill ROOST
                 
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9
10
Bob EDWARDS
               
Harry HARRIS
10
11
Arnold DARCY
                 
John MCSEVENEY
11













Results on Saturday, August 24, 1957: League Table
 
  AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Watford  
  Aldershot 0 - 1 Port Vale  
  Colchester United 3 - 0 Torquay United  
  Coventry City 1 - 0 Reading  
  Exeter City 0 - 5 Southend United  
  Gillingham 0 - 1 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Millwall 1 - 2 Southampton  
  Norwich City 3 - 2 Crystal Palace  
  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 0 Brentford  
  Shrewsbury Town 2 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  
  Swindon Town 4 - 0 Newport County  
  Walsall 2 - 1 Northampton Town  

Table as at Saturday, August 24, 1957:
  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Southend United 1 1 0 0 5 0 ∞ 2 
2 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 4 0 ∞ 2 
3 Colchester United 1 1 0 0 3 0 ∞ 2 
4 Shrewsbury Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 ∞ 2 
5 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 ∞ 2 
6 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 1 0 ∞ 2 
7 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 1 0 ∞ 2 
8 Queens Park Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 0 ∞ 2 
9 AFC Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 2 1 2.00 2 
10 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 2.00 2 
11 Walsall 1 1 0 0 2 1 2.00 2 
12 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1.50 2 
13 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 2 3 0.67 0 
14 Millwall 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.50 0 
15 Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.50 0 
16 Watford 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.50 0 
17 Aldershot 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 0 
18 Brentford 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 0 
19 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 0 
20 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 0 
21 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 0 
22 Torquay United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 0 
23 Newport County 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 0 
24 Exeter City 1 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 0 

Key: Promotion places Relegation