Season 1956-57
Football League Division Three South
Football League Division Three South
Final League Position: 19th
A - Swindon Town
18 August 1956
Won 2-1 - 10,966
H - Gillingham
22 August 1956
Drew 0-0 - 6,335
H - Brentford
25 August 1956
Lost 2-0 - 7,043
A - Watford
8 September 1956
Lost 3-0 - 15,648
A - Gillingham
29 August 1956
Lost 6-2 - 4,363
A - Reading
1 September 1956
Lost 2-1 - 11,071
H - Millwall
5 September 1956
Won 3-0 - 5,681
A - Millwall
10 September 1956
Won 5-1 - 10,173
H - Shrewsbury Town
15 September 1956
Drew 1-1 - 5,715
H - Brighton & Hove Albion
19 September 1956
Lost 4-1 - 5,688
A - Walsall
22 September 1956
Lost 5-1 - 11,154
A - Brighton & Hove Albion
26 September 1956
Drew 2-2 - 11,861
H - Ipswich Town
29 September 1956
Won 3-1 - 5,223
H - Queen's Park Rangers
6 October 1956
Won 4-2 - 5,609
A - Northampton Town
13 October 1956
Lost 4-2 - 8,825
H - Southend United
20 October 1956
Won 5-3 - 5,059
A - Crystal Palace
27 October 1956
Lost 2-1 - 11,846
H - Exeter City
3 November 1956
Lost 4-1 - 4,701
A - Southampton
10 November 1956
Lost 1-0 - 14,852
A - Norwich City
24 November 1956
Drew 1-1 - 7,437
H - Colchester United
1 December 1956
Won 2-1 - 4,416
H - Reading
29 December 1956
Lost 4-1 - 6,718
H - Watford
12 January 1957
Won 3-1 - 4,308
H - Swindon Town
15 December 1956
Drew 2-2 - 3,044
A - Brentford
22 December 1956
Drew 2-2 - 7,284
A - Bournemouth & Bscmbe
24 December 1956
Lost 3-2 - 6,528
H - Bournemouth & Bscmbe
26 December 1956
Won 3-2 - 3,797
A - Shrewsbury Town
19 January 1957
Drew 2-2 - 7,128
H - Torquay United
26 January 1957
Lost 1-0 - 4,887
H - Walsall
2 February 1957
Won 4-1 - 5,630
A - Ipswich Town
9 February 1957
Lost 4-1 - 15,407
A - Queen's Park Rangers
16 February 1957
Won 1-0 - 10,525
A - Southend United
2 March 1957
Won 4-2 - 8,365
H - Newport County
9 March 1957
Won 3-1 - 5,123
A - Torquay United
13 March 1957
Lost 4-2 - 5,505
A - Exeter City
16 March 1957
Drew 1-1 - 4,798
A - Coventry City
30 March 1957
Lost 5-1 - 7,784
H - Southampton
23 March 1957
Drew 1-1 - 6,473
H - Norwich City
6 April 1957
Drew 0-0 - 4,530
H - Northampton Town
10 April 1957
Won 4-0 - 2,677
A - Colchester United
13 April 1957
Drew 1-1 - 8,978
H - Plymouth Argyle
19 April 1957
Lost 2-0 - 6,102
H - Crystal Palace
20 April 1957
Won 2-1 - 4,685
A - Plymouth Argyle
22 April 1957
Drew 2-2 - 13,251
H - Coventry City
27 April 1957
Lost 1-0 - 3,836
A - Newport County
2 May 1957
Lost 3-0 - 4,578
FA Cup
A - Hereford United
1st Round
17 November 1956
Lost 3-2 - 8,436
Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup
H - Brentford
2nd Round
12 November 1956
Drew 1-1 - 3,200
A - Brentford
2nd Round Replay
27 November 1956
Lost 4-3 - 4,250
Friendlies & Other Matches
H - Past Players XI
Tom Reddie Benefit
30 October 1956
Won 8-3 - Unknown
Postponed Matches
H - Northampton Town
League Division 3 South
23 February 1957
POSTPONED