1955/56 Division 3 (South)
about the programme
The big change for this season is the introduction of a predominantly blue colour for the first time. The programme retains the 12-page format, although 4 games (Walsall, Ipswich Town, Gillingham & Leyton orient) were only worthy of 4 pages. The cover has match info and the Crosse & Blackwell advert, under the club name and is perhaps the first time the club used a ‘corporate identity’ on the programme. This basic design was to be used (with some tweaks) for over a decade. 25 league & cup programmes were issued, as well as a 4-pager for the friendly against Derby County in January 1956
full scans - homes
Queens Park Rangers H (20/8/55) 1-1
Albion scorers: Jimmy Langley
Att: 14,510
Walsall H (24/8/55) 3-0
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 3
Att: 8,897
Aldershot H (3/9/55) 5-2
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 2, Pete Harburn, Frankie Howard, Des Tennant (pen)
Att: 12,722
Swindon Town H (14/9/55) 2-0
Albion scorers: OG, Albert Mundy
Att: 10,694
Southampton H (24/9/55) 5-0
Albion scorers: Glen Wilson, Frankie Howard, Albert Mundy, OG, Denis Foreman
Att: 16,169
Ipswich Town H (28/9/55) 3-0
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 2, Pete Harburn
Att: 13,642
Reading H (8/10/55) 3-1
Albion scorers: Malcolm Stephens 2, Dennis Gordon
Att: 15,677
Brentford H (22/10/55) 3-0
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy, Pete Harburn, Denis Foreman
Att: 12,771
Southend United H (5/11/55) 4-0
Albion scorers: Pete Harburn, Dennis Gordon, Denis Foreman 2
Att: 17,708
Newport County (FA Cup 1st round) H (19/11/55) 8-1
Albion scorers: Frankie Howard, Pete Harburn 4, Denis Foreman 3
Att: 18,978
Norwich City H (3/12/55) 6-0
Albion scorers: Jimmy Langley (pen), Albert Mundy, Frankie Howard 2, Pete Harburn, Dennis Gordon
Att: 18,144
Norwich City (FA Cup 2nd round) H (10/12/55) 1-2
Albion scorers: Jimmy Langley
Att: 22,364
Northampton Town H (24/12/55) 4-0
Albion scorers: Dennis Gordon, Albert Mundy, Pete Harburn, Glen Wilson
Att: 11,004
Newport County H (26/12/55) 4-1
Albion scorers: Dennis Gordon, Albert Mundy 2, Pete Harburn
Att: 13,536
Crystal Palace H (14/1/56) 5-0
Albion scorers: Malcolm Stephens 3, Denis Foreman, OG
Att: 13,602
Gillingham H (21/1/56) 5-0
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 2, Malcom Stephens, Pete Harburn 2
Att: 17,192
Shrewsbury Town H (11/2/56) 3-2
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 2, OG
Att: 11,334
Watford H (25/2/56) 2-3
Albion scorers: Denis Foreman, Albert Mundy
Att: 16,559
Coventry City H 10/3/56 2-1
Albion scorers: Jimmy Langley (pen), Des Tennant
Att: 16,952
Exeter City H (24/3/56) 1-0
Albion scorers: Des Tennant
Att: 12,996
Millwall H (2/4/56) 2-1
Albion scorers: Malcolm Stephens, Pete Harburn
Att: 23,076
Colchester United H 7/4/56 2-0
Albion scorers: Pete Harburn, Jimmy Langley (pen)
Att: 17,330
Leyton Orient H (18/4/56) 1-1
Albion scorers: OG
Att: 30,864
Bournemouth H (21/4/56) 4-1
Albion scorers: Albert Mundy 3, Malcolm Stephens
Att: 15,348
Torquay United H (28/4/56) 3-2
Albion scorers: Denis Foreman, Dennis Gordon, Malcolm Stephens
Att: 11,706
Derby County (Friendly) H (7/1/56) 3-4
Albion scorers: Jimmy Langley, Malcolm Stephens, Halley
Att: n/a
Aways (covers only) - Div 3(S) unless stated
Thanks to Dave Forshaw for supplying some of the images below
