1936–37 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1936–37 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 16th in the Football League.

Newport County
1936–37 season
ManagerLouis Page
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South19th
FA Cup2nd round
Third Division South Cup1st round
Welsh CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Chadwick (14)
All: Derrick (19)
Highest home attendance16,732 vs Cardiff City (12 September 1936)
Lowest home attendance4,292 vs Aldershot (30 January 1937)
Average home league attendance8,790

Season review

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 12 10 20 67 98 0.684 34 7 7 7 37 28 21 5 3 13 30 70 13

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultLLLLLDDLDLLWDLLDDWLLLWWLDWWLDLWLDWWLWWLLWD
Position162222222222222222222222222222222222222222202020202019191919191919191919181819201919
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1937. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division South

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
29 Aug 1936 Watford H 1–3 Hickman 10,267
2 Sep 1936 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–2 7,738
5 Sep 1936 Southend United A 2–9 Lowry, Hickman 7,346
10 Sep 1936 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–4 Thomas 7,005
12 Sep 1936 Cardiff City H 2–3 W.M.Owen 2 16,732
16 Sep 1936 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 Crisp 10,524
19 Sep 1936 Gillingham H 0–0 8,436
26 Sep 1936 Aldershot A 0–2 3,947
3 Oct 1936 Swindon Town H 1–1 Edwards 6,084
10 Oct 1936 Millwall A 2–7 Hickman 2 21,333
17 Oct 1936 Crystal Palace A 1–6 Chadwick 14,882
24 Oct 1936 Exeter City H 2–0 Carr, Sullivan 10,428
31 Oct 1936 Reading A 4–4 Chadwick 2, Lowry, Carr 4,880
7 Nov 1936 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 Chadwick 10,267
14 Nov 1936 Bristol City A 1–3 Carr 14,467
21 Nov 1936 Torquay United H 1–1 Derrick 8,650
5 Dec 1936 Clapton Orient H 1–1 Chadwick 8,667
19 Dec 1936 Luton Town H 2–1 Wood, Duggan 7,654
25 Dec 1936 Northampton Town A 2–3 Chadwick, Duggan 12,371
26 Dec 1936 Watford A 0–3 8,140
28 Dec 1936 Northampton Town H 1–3 Wood 8,756
2 Jan 1937 Southend United H 6–2 Chadwick 3, Wood 2, Duggan 4,754
9 Jan 1937 Cardiff City A 1–0 Duggan 24,681
16 Jan 1937 Notts County A 1–3 Sullivan 10,914
23 Jan 1937 Gillingham A 4–4 Derrick 3, Kelso 6,125
30 Jan 1937 Aldershot H 4–0 Derrick 2, Carr, Sullivan 4,292
6 Feb 1937 Swindon Town A 2–1 Sullivan, Wood 7,872
13 Feb 1937 Millwall H 1–2 Sullivan 9,369
20 Feb 1937 Crystal Palace H 1–1 Carr 8,319
27 Feb 1937 Exeter City A 1–3 Derrick 4,117
6 Mar 1937 Reading H 3–0 Chadwick 3 8,449
13 Mar 1937 Queens Park Rangers A 2–6 Duggan, Derrick 11,738
20 Mar 1937 Bristol City H 0–0 8,749
26 Mar 1937 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 4–0 Derrick 2, Duggan, Wood 10,007
27 Mar 1937 Torquay United A 2–1 Chadwick 2 4,212
29 Mar 1937 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 0–5 9,373
3 Apr 1937 Notts County H 2–0 Wood, Derrick 12,324
10 Apr 1937 Clapton Orient A 2–1 Thomas, Wood 6,054
17 Apr 1937 Walsall H 1–2 Thomas 9,238
24 Apr 1937 Luton Town A 0–5 14,469
26 Apr 1937 Walsall A 2–1 Webb, Wood 2,760
1 May 1937 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 Derrick, Sullivan 6,143

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 28 Nov 1936 Bristol City H 3–0 Chadwick, Duggan, Sullivan 11,165
2 12 Dec 1936 Reading A 2–7 Duggan 2 10,790

Third Division South Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 1 Oct 1936 Watford H 1–4

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
6 22 Feb 1937 Porth H 5–0 Derrick 3, Chadwick, Carr
7 15 Mar 1937 Swansea Town H 7–0 Derrick 4, Crisp, Chadwick, Wood
SF 15 Apr 1937 Rhyl N 2–3 Webb, Wood At Gay Meadow

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Luton Town 42 27 4 11 103 53 1.943 58
2 Notts County 42 23 10 9 74 52 1.423 56
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 24 5 13 74 43 1.721 53
4 Watford 42 19 11 12 85 60 1.417 49
5 Reading 42 19 11 12 76 60 1.267 49
6 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 20 9 13 65 59 1.102 49
7 Northampton Town 42 20 6 16 85 68 1.250 46
8 Millwall 42 18 10 14 64 54 1.185 46
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 9 15 73 52 1.404 45
10 Southend United 42 17 11 14 78 67 1.164 45
11 Gillingham 42 18 8 16 52 66 0.788 44
12 Clapton Orient 42 14 15 13 52 52 1.000 43
13 Swindon Town 42 14 11 17 75 73 1.027 39
14 Crystal Palace 42 13 12 17 62 61 1.016 38
15 Bristol Rovers 42 16 4 22 71 80 0.887 36
16 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 58 70 0.829 36
17 Walsall 42 13 10 19 63 85 0.741 36
18 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 54 87 0.621 35
19 Newport County 42 12 10 20 67 98 0.684 34
20 Torquay United 42 11 10 21 57 80 0.713 32
21 Exeter City 42 10 12 20 59 88 0.670 32
22 Aldershot 42 7 9 26 50 89 0.592 23
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election
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References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7