Football League Division Three (South) · 1st Team · 1956/57 Full time
Southend United Won 4 Reading 0
Wednesday 19 September 1956
Goalscorers
- 19′ Gordon Barker
- 20′ Roy Hollis
- 87′ Jimmy Thomson
- 88′ Jim Duthie
Southend United
11 of 11 recorded| 1 | Harry Threadgold |
| 2 | Arthur Williamson |
| 3 | Denis Howe |
| 4 | Jim Duthie |
| 5 | Tony Ruark |
| 6 | Jimmy Lawler |
| 7 | Gordon Barker |
| 8 | Ron Tulloch |
| 9 | Roy Hollis |
| 10 | Jimmy Thomson |
| 11 | Alex Duchart |