DIVISION 3 (South)    1956/57
      For full league and cup results click on by club required.
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Ted Phillips 
(Ipswich Town)
 41  goals		   1 Ipswich Town 46 25 9 12 101 54 59 Promoted
    2 Torquay United 46 24 11 11 89 64 59
    3 Colchester United 46 22 14 10 84 56 58
    4 Southampton 46 22 10 14 76 52 54
    5 Bournemouth 46 19 14 13 88 62 52
    6 Brighton 46 19 14 13 86 65 52
    7 Southend United 46 18 12 16 73 65 48
    8 Brentford 46 16 16 14 78 76 48
    9 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 18 13 72 79 48
    10 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 11 17 61 60 47
      11 Watford 46 18 10 18 72 75 46
      12 Newport County 46 16 13 17 65 62 45
      13 Reading 46 18 9 19 80 81 45

      Season Results 14 Northampton Town 46 18 9 19 66 73 45
      15 Walsall 46 16 12 18 80 74 44
      16 Coventry City 46 16 12 18 74 84 44
      17 Millwall 46 16 12 18 64 84 44
      18 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 11 19 68 73 43
      19 Aldershot 46 15 12 19 79 92 42
      20 Crystal Palace 46 11 18 17 62 75 40
      21 Exeter City 46 12 13 21 61 79 37
      22 Gillingham 46 12 13 21 54 85 37

      23 Swindon Town 46 15 6 25 66 96 36 Re-election position
      24 Norwich City 46 8 15 23 61 94 31 Re-election position
     
     
R The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 7 non-league clubs. Voting -
48 votes Norwich City Re-elected to the League
42 Swindon Town Re-elected to the League
7 Peterborough United Not elected to the League
1 Bedford Town Not elected to the League
0 Headington United Not elected to the League
0 Kettering Town Not elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not elected to the League
0 Worcester City Not elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not elected to the League