Division Three (South) Cup

1935-36

 

 

Winners: Coventry City

Runners-up: Swindon Town

Winners from previous season: Bristol Rovers

 

First round
25 September 1935Swindon Town5-3Luton Town3,057County Ground, Swindon
 Alan Fowler (4), Billy Brae   George Stephenson (3)
  
2 October 1935Northampton Town4-1Torquay United1,000County Ground, Northampton
 Jimmy Bartram, Dick Brown, Herbert Jones, Jim Melville   Fred Flavell
  
25 September 1935Notts County2-1Watford3,000Meadow Lane, Nottingham
 Arthur Chandler, Ronnie Green
   Billy Lane  
2 October 1935Crystal Palace2-1Cardiff City8,000Selhurst Park, London
 Frank Manders, Ernie Waldron
   Jack Diamond
  
2 October 1935Gillingham0-0Exeter City2,000Priestfield, Gillingham
2 October 1935Southend United3-0Newport County4,000Southend Stadium, Southend
 Leo Stevens, Harry Lane, Joe Firth
      
26 September 1935Clapton Orient1-1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1,000Lea Bridge, London
 Hugh Campbell
   Billy Barrow
  
2 October 1935Bristol City4-2Bristol Rovers2,100Ashton Gate, Bristol
 Willie White (2), Reg Smith, Percy Cainey   Ted Buckley (2)
  
Replays
16 October 1935Exeter City4-2Gillingham2,500St James's Park, Exeter
 Tom Scott (3), Jimmy McCambridge   Tom Hopkins, Bill Baldwin
  
9 October 1935Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic6-2Clapton Orient2,300Dean Court, Bournemouth
 Eddie Parris (2), Joe Riley (2), William Chalmers, Billy Barrow
   Tom King (og), Jackie Mayson
  

Second round

23 October 1935Swindon Town4-3Notts County1,814

County Ground, Swindon

 Frank Peters (3), Alan Fowler
   Arnold Bramham, Bill Fallon, Fred Shaw
 

 

23 October 1935Brighton & Hove Albion2-1Queen's Park Rangers2,222

Goldstone Ground, Brighton

 Tommy Prest, Jonty Rowe (og)
   Jackie Crawford
 

 

30 October 1935Reading2-1Aldershot2,496

Elm Park, Reading

 Jock Carter (2)
   Jack Oxberry
 

 

28 October 1935Crystal Palace4-2Exeter City3,500

Selhurst Park, London

 Bob Birtley, Bob Bigg, Bert Dawes (2)
   Tom Scott, Jimmy McCambridge
 

 

21 October 1935Millwall0-1Coventry City 4,000 

The Den, London 

     Billy Lake
 

 

30 October 1935Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1-0Bristol City 2,261 

Dean Court, Bournemouth 

 Meynell Burgin     

 

ByeNorthampton Town     

 

ByeSouthend United     

 

Quarter-finals

13 November 1935Swindon Town2-1Brighton & Hove Albion1,761

County Ground, Swindon

 Frank Peters (2)
   Bobby Farrell
 

 

11 November 1935Crystal Palace3-2Southend United1,500

Selhurst Park, London

 Ronnie Rooke (2, 1 pen.), Fred Hanson
   Harry Lane (2)
 

 

14 November 1935Northampton Town4-0Reading1,000

County Ground, Northampton

 Jimmy Bartram (2), Danny Tolland, Colin Lyman
     

 

7 November 1935Coventry City3-2Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2,000 

Highfield Road, Coventry 

 Ellis Lager (2), George McNestry (pen.)
   Ron Morgan, Eddie Parris
 

 

Semi-finals

26 February 1936Swindon Town1-0Northampton Town2,605County Ground, Swindon
 Alan Fowler
      
11 January 1936Crystal Palace1-2Coventry City10,500

Selhurst Park, London

 Bob Birtley   Clarrie Bourton, Billy Lake
 

 

Final

1st leg

25 March 1936Swindon Town0-2Coventry City3,610

County Ground, Swindon

     Jock Lauderdale, Billy Frith
 

 

2nd leg
2 April 1936Coventry City3-2Swindon Town2,077

Highfield Road, Coventry

 Les Jones, Billy Lake, Fred Liddle
   Frank Peters, Don McPhail
 

 

 (Coventry City win 5-2 on aggregate)