1956/1957

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Manager(s)

N. McBain

Final league position

11th of 24 in Football League Division 3 (South)

Average league attendance

Home: 9,220
Away: 10,461

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Coventry City, Northampton Town, Reading

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Queens Park Rangers, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town

Goals from penalty kicks

J. A. Meadows - 3, 2

Match-by-match details

							Manager: McBain, N.	Own goals	Allen, D. S.►■	Anderson, T. C.►	Atkinson, B. H.	Barber, W. G.►	Bateman, E.■	Beament, R. J.►■	Brown, H. R.	Bunce, F.	Catleugh, G. C.	Cook, M.	Gooch, J. A. G.■	Graham, L.	Harrop, J.►	Lock, F. W.■	Marden, R. J.■	McMillan, T. P.►	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.■	Reid, J.►■	Shipwright, W. K.	Strain, J. H.►■	Underwood, E. D.	Walker, P. M.	Wilson, J. T.■	Woodison, A. G.►
Appearances - League							46		6	19	3	2	2	1	37	2	46	46	29	43	38	8	15	11	42	36	1	46	3	16	46	7	0
Substitute Appearances - League									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - League									1	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	12	0	13	0	1	5	3	12	0	1	0	0	0	10	1	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							5		4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	5	2	4	5	0	1	2	4	5	0	5	0	3	5	0	1
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1	Sat 18 Aug	Gillingham	A	Lge	3-0	9,934	X								X		X	X1	G	X1	X►		X1		X	X		X			X
2	Tue 21 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	2-1	12,909	X								X		X	X1	G	X	X		X		X1(P)	X		X			X
3	Sat 25 Aug	Swindon Town	H	Lge	3-4	10,944	X								X1		X	X	G	X1	X		X		X1(P)	X		X			X
4	Wed 29 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	2-2	13,274	X								X		X	X	G	X1	X		X		X1	X		X			X
5	Sat 01 Sep	Brentford	A	Lge	5-1	18,760	X								X		X	X1	G	X	X		X2		X2	X		X			X
6	Tue 04 Sep	Torquay United	H	Lge	4-1	15,360	X								X		X	X2	G	X	X		X1		X1	X		X			X
7	Sat 08 Sep	Aldershot	H	Lge	3-0	15,648	X								X		X	X1	G	X1	X		X1		X	X		X			X
8	Wed 12 Sep	Torquay United	A	Lge	0-3	8,319	X								X		X	X	G	X	X		X		X	X		X			X
9	Sat 15 Sep	Newport County	A	Lge	0-3	11,547	X								X		X	X		X	X		X		X	X		X		G	X
10	Tue 18 Sep	Millwall	H	Lge	2-0	15,124	X								X		X	X1		X1	X		X		X	X		X		G	X
11	Sat 22 Sep	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	0-1	9,352	X								X		X	X		X	X		X		X	X		X		G	X
12	Mon 24 Sep	Millwall	A	Lge	1-1	13,978	X								X		X	X		X	X		X		X1	X		X		G	X
13	Sat 29 Sep	Walsall	H	Lge	1-0	11,344	X								X		X	X		X	X		X		X	X		X		G	X1
14	Sat 06 Oct	Plymouth Argyle	H	Lge	0-1	11,601	X								X		X	X		X	X		X		X	X		X		G	X
15	Sun 09 Sep	Charlton Athletic	H	SFC1	2-2	5,527	X								X		X	X1		X	X		X1	X►		X		X		G	X
16	Sat 13 Oct	Queens Park Rangers	A	Lge	1-3	14,170	X								X		X	X1	G	X	X		X■		X	X		X			X
17	Sat 20 Oct	Northampton Town	H	Lge	2-1	9,906	X		X►				X				X1	X	G	X1	X				X	X		X			X
18	Tue 23 Oct	Charlton Athletic	A	SFC1	4-1	1,634	X		X				X				X1	X1	G	X1	X				X1	X		X			X
19	Sat 27 Oct	Southend United	A	Lge	0-2	9,367	X		X				X■				X	X	G	X	X				X	X		X			X
20	Sat 03 Nov	Crystal Palace	H	Lge	1-4	8,785	X		X		X						X	X	G	X	X				X	X		X			X1
21	Wed 07 Nov	Luton Town	A	SFC2	3-4	3,935	X		X								X	X			X			X1	X1	X		X		G	X1		X►
22	Sat 10 Nov	Exeter City	A	Lge	2-1	7,491	X		X1		X						X	X	G	X1	X				X	X		X			X
23	Sat 17 Nov	Newport, Isle of Wight	A	FA1	6-0	5,100	X		X		X						X	X2	G	X2	X				X1	X		X			X1
24	Sat 24 Nov	Coventry City	A	Lge	2-0	10,705	X		X		X						X	X1	G	X1	X				X	X		X			X
25	Sat 01 Dec	Norwich City	H	Lge	3-3	9,538	X		X								X	X1	G	X1	X				X1	X		X			X
26	Sat 08 Dec	Ipswich Town	H	FA2	1-3	13,993	X		X■						X		X	X		X1	X				X	X		X		G	X
27	Sat 15 Dec	Gillingham	H	Lge	2-3	3,684	X								X	X	X	X		X1	X				X1	X		X		G	X
28	Sat 22 Dec	Swindon Town	A	Lge	0-2	6,312	X								X	X	X	X	G	X	X			X		X		X			X
29	Tue 25 Dec	Ipswich Town	H	Lge	2-1	4,544	X								X		X	X	G	X	X				X	X	X1►■	X			X1
30	Wed 26 Dec	Ipswich Town	A	Lge	1-4	11,352	X								X		X	X		X	X			X	X	X		X		G	X1
31	Sat 29 Dec	Brentford	H	Lge	1-1	8,416	X								X		X	X		X	X			X1	X	X		X		G	X
32	Sat 12 Jan	Aldershot	A	Lge	1-3	4,308	X			X►					X		X1	X		X	X				X	X		X		G	X
33	Sat 19 Jan	Newport County	H	Lge	5-0	7,676	X			X1					X		X	X		X1	X				X1	X		X		G	X2
34	Sat 02 Feb	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	2-3	8,214	X			X1					X		X	X1	G	X	X				X	X		X			X
35	Sat 09 Feb	Walsall	A	Lge	0-2	14,758	X			X					X		X	X	G	X	X				X	X		X			X
36	Sat 16 Feb	Plymouth Argyle	A	Lge	3-3	13,335	X			X					X		X1	X	G	X	X				X1	X		X			X1
37	Sat 23 Feb	Queens Park Rangers	H	Lge	2-4	4,428	X			X					X1		X	X	G		X				X	X		X			X	X1
38	Sat 02 Mar	Northampton Town	A	Lge	2-1	9,309	X			X1					X		X	X1	G		X				X	X		X			X	X
39	Sat 09 Mar	Colchester United	H	Lge	0-0	10,505	X			X					X		X	X	G		X				X	X		X			X	X
40	Sat 16 Mar	Crystal Palace	A	Lge	0-0	8,830	X			X					X		X	X	G	X	X					X		X			X	X
41	Sat 23 Mar	Exeter City	H	Lge	1-1	7,404	X			X					X1		X	X	G	X	X					X■		X			X	X
42	Tue 26 Mar	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	Lge	1-1	7,090	X			X							X	X	G	X1	X				X			X	X►		X	X
43	Sat 30 Mar	Southampton	A	Lge	1-3	11,992	X			X							X	X	G	X	X				X			X	X		X1	X■
44	Sat 06 Apr	Coventry City	H	Lge	1-0	5,587	X			X							X	X		X1		X		X	X			X	X■	G	X
45	Sat 13 Apr	Norwich City	A	Lge	2-1	10,207	X			X					X		X	X		X		X		X1	X			X		G	X1
46	Fri 19 Apr	Reading	H	Lge	1-0	8,356	X			X1					X		X	X		X		X		X	X			X		G	X
47	Sat 20 Apr	Southend United	H	Lge	1-1	7,715	X			X					X		X	X		X		X		X	X			X		G	X1
48	Mon 22 Apr	Reading	A	Lge	2-1	6,555	X			X1					X		X1	X		X		X		X	X			X		G	X
49	Sat 27 Apr	Southampton	H	Lge	4-2	7,279	X			X					X1		X	X	G	X		X1		X1	X1			X			X
50	Mon 29 Apr	Colchester United	A	Lge	0-2	9,226	X			X		X►			X		X	X	G■	X		X		X				X			X
51	Fri 03 May	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	Lge	0-4	7,522	X					X		G►■	X		X	X		X		X■		X	X			X			X
							Manager: McBain, N.	Own goals	Allen, D. S.►■	Anderson, T. C.►	Atkinson, B. H.	Barber, W. G.►	Bateman, E.■	Beament, R. J.►■	Brown, H. R.	Bunce, F.	Catleugh, G. C.	Cook, M.	Gooch, J. A. G.■	Graham, L.	Harrop, J.►	Lock, F. W.■	Marden, R. J.■	McMillan, T. P.►	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.■	Reid, J.►■	Shipwright, W. K.	Strain, J. H.►■	Underwood, E. D.	Walker, P. M.	Wilson, J. T.■	Woodison, A. G.►

► = first appearance; ■ = last/most recent appearance.

G = goalkeeper; X = starting appearance; R = started, then replaced; S = substitute appearance, ! = sent off; 1 = goals scored; P = penalties scored.

Cup fixture rows have a grey background; home fixture rows have red text. Manager columns have a grey background.

Other matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att	Team	Notes
Sat 11 Aug	Blues vs Reds	H	1-1	2,258	1: E.D.Underwood (gk); R.Smith & F.W.Lock; J.A.Meadows (sub: P.Barnes), E.Bateman & B.H.Atkinson (sub: W.G.Barber); M.D.Benning, D.S.Allen (sub: J.A.Muir), J.T.Wilson (sub: R.A.J.Townsend), D.A.Pygall [1 goal] & D.Falconer 2: J.A.G.Gooch (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown & F.R.Mitchell; P.M.Walker, A.G.Woodison, M.Cook, L.Graham [1 goal] & R.J.Marden	public trial match
Tue 16 Oct	Falkirk, Scotland	H	2-1	3,583	J.A.G.Gooch (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, E.Bateman & F.R.Mitchell; P.M.Walker (sub: R.A.J.Townsend), J.A.Meadows [2 goals]; M.Cook, L.Graham & D.S.Allen
Fri 04 Jan	Brentford	A	2-0	2,650	E.D.Underwood (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown & J.A.Meadows; M.Cook, T.P.McMillan, T.C.Anderson, L.Graham [1 goal] & P.M.Walker [1 goal]
Sat 26 Jan	Luton Town	H	3-4	6,644	E.D.Underwood (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown & F.R.Mitchell; M.Cook, J.A.Meadows [1 penalty goal] , T.C.Anderson [1 goal] , L.Graham & P.M.Walker [1 goal]	Rigby Taylor Cup
Thu 07 Feb	Headington United	A	2-0	~3000	J.A.G.Gooch (gk) (sub: R.J.Beament); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, E.Bateman & F.R.Mitchell [1 goal]; M.Cook, T.P.McMillan, T.C.Anderson [1 goal], L.Graham & P.M.Walker
Tue 19 Feb	Ex-Watford XI	H	1-1	1,908	E.D.Underwood (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop (sub: A.G.Woodison); G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown (sub: E.Bateman) & F.R.Mitchell; M.Cook, J.A.Meadows (sub: T.P.McMillan [1 goal]), T.C.Anderson (sub: R.C.Miller), L.Graham (sub: J.A.Muir) & P.M.Walker	Benefit match for E.Bateman, J.A.Meadows & F.R.Mitchell
Mon 18 Mar	All-Star Managers XI	H	2-1	3,120	J.A.G.Gooch (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; J.A.Meadows, E.Bateman & F.R.Mitchell; H.R.Brown, J.T.Wilson, M.Cook, L.Graham [2 goals] & P.M.Walker	Benefit match for E.Bateman, J.A.Meadows & F.R.Mitchell
Thu 04 Apr	Celtic, Scotland	H	0-4	9,712	J.A.G.Gooch (gk) (sub: E.D.Underwood) ; W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, V.McNeice & J.A.Meadows; M.Cook, T.P.McMillan, T.C.Anderson, L.Graham & P.M.Walker
Tue 16 Apr	Kings Langley	A	5-2		E.D.Underwood (gk); W.K.Shipwright & F.W.Lock; G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown & J.A.Meadows; T.C.Anderson [2 goals], T.P.McMillan [1 goal], M.Cook, L.Graham [1 goal] & P.M.Walker [1 goal]	Gate receipts £30
Wed 24 Apr	Hemel Hempstead Town	A	7-2		J.A.G.Gooch (gk); W.K.Shipwright & F.W.Lock; G.C.Catleugh [1 goal], H.R.Brown & J.A.Meadows; T.C.Anderson (sub: D.A.Pygall), T.P.McMillan [2 goals] , M.Cook [1 goal], L.Graham [1 goal] & P.M.Walker [2 goals]
Thu 02 May	All Star XI	H	3-5	3,472	R.J.Beament (gk); W.K.Shipwright & J.Harrop; G.C.Catleugh, H.R.Brown & F.R.Mitchell (sub: W.G.Barber); T.P.McMillan, J.A.Muir [3 goals], M.Cook, L.Graham (sub: J.D.Bowie) & P.M.Walker	Benefit match for E.Bateman, J.A.Meadows & F.R.Mitchell