Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1955-56 
Winners: West Ham United Runners-up: Aldershot First round
| | 25 October 1955 | Watford | 2 | - | 6 | Aldershot | 3,800 | Vicarage Road, Watford | | 31 October 1955 | Queen's Park Rangers | 0 | - | 1 | Leyton Orient | 2,790 | Loftus Road, London | Quarter-finals
| | 10 October 1955 | West Ham United | 3 | - | 0 | Crystal Palace | 6,000 | Boleyn Ground, London | | 24 October 1955 | Brentford | 0 | - | 0 | Portsmouth | | Griffin Park, London | | 24 October 1955 | Millwall | 1 | - | 3 | Reading | | The Den, London | | 30 January 1956 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 0 | Leyton Orient | 1,528 | Recreation Ground, Aldershot | Replay
| | 7 November 1955 | Portsmouth | 1 | - | 2 | Brentford | | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Semi-Finals
| | 6 March 1956 | Brentford | 1 | - | 2 | Aldershot | | Griffin Park, London | | 4 April 1956 | Reading | 1 | - | 3 | West Ham United | 4,534 | Elm Park, Reading | | Final | | 23 April 1956 | West Ham United | 2 | - | 1 | Aldershot | 5,000 | Boleyn Ground, London |
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