Season History

1955-56 Season

Season Overview
Division
Football League Division Three South
Final Position
4
Chairman
Bert Smith
FA Cup
R4
Manager
Harry Warren — from 1 August 1946 to 1 June 1956

Matches

Date Opponent Score Att.
20 August 1955 Home Norwich City League 3–1 W 17700
24 August 1955 Home Reading League 1–0 W 13261
27 August 1955 Away Colchester United League 6–3 W 8900
31 August 1955 Away Reading League 1–4 L 6553
3 September 1955 Home Leyton Orient League 0–0 D 21000
7 September 1955 Away Bournemouth + BA League 1–4 L 9048
10 September 1955 Away Exeter City League 1–0 W 9231
14 September 1955 Home Bournemouth + BA League 4–1 W 10000
17 September 1955 Home Newport County League 4–1 W 14000
21 September 1955 Home Millwall League 3–1 W 9600
24 September 1955 Home Coventry City League 3–0 W 14000
27 September 1955 Away Watford League 2–3 L 6000
1 October 1955 Away Brentford League 1–2 L 14300
8 October 1955 Away Q P R League 2–1 W 11945
15 October 1955 Home Northampton Town League 2–0 W 15009
22 October 1955 Away Aldershot League 3–3 D 5697
29 October 1955 Home Crystal Palace League 4–3 W 15000
5 November 1955 Away Brighton + H.A. League 0–4 L 17708
12 November 1955 Home Southampton League 2–1 W 14000
19 November 1955 Home Q P R FA Cup 2–0 W 15000
26 November 1955 Home Ipswich Town League 2–3 L 13340
3 December 1955 Away Walsall League 1–3 L 11874
10 December 1955 Away Weymouth FA Cup 1–0 W 10000
17 December 1955 Away Norwich City League 2–7 L 11219
24 December 1955 Home Colchester United League 4–0 W 8404
26 December 1955 Home Gillingham League 2–2 D 9643
27 December 1955 Away Gillingham League 3–2 W 10563
31 December 1955 Away Leyton Orient League 0–3 L 17760
7 January 1956 Away Lincoln City FA Cup 3–2 W 11238
14 January 1956 Home Exeter City League 6–0 W 8033
28 January 1956 Home Manchester City FA Cup 0–1 L 29500
11 February 1956 Home Brentford League 2–2 D 5124
18 February 1956 Home Q P R League 5–1 W 5000
25 February 1956 Away Northampton Town League 1–1 D 9535
3 March 1956 Home Aldershot League 3–2 W 7500
10 March 1956 Away Crystal Palace League 2–1 W 13092
17 March 1956 Home Brighton + H.A. League 1–2 L 15000
19 March 1956 Away Coventry City League 0–0 D 12873
24 March 1956 Away Southampton League 0–0 D 9329
30 March 1956 Home Swindon Town League 0–0 D 12500
31 March 1956 Home Shrewsbury Town League 1–0 W 8500
2 April 1956 Away Swindon Town League 1–1 D 8728
7 April 1956 Away Ipswich Town League 0–3 L 13484
14 April 1956 Home Walsall League 3–2 W 5488
19 April 1956 Away Newport County League 0–2 L 4286
21 April 1956 Away Torquay United League 2–2 D 6070
23 April 1956 Away Shrewsbury Town League 1–1 D 6560
25 April 1956 Home Watford League 1–0 W 6500
28 April 1956 Away Millwall League 0–5 L 9213
30 April 1956 Home Chelsea Friendly 4–3 W 8000
2 May 1956 Home Torquay United League 2–3 L 5870