The 1958–59 season saw the previous season 's Third Division North and South consolidated into Third and Fourth Divisions. Newport County's top-half finish qualified them for the Third Division. This was County's second season in the division as they were founder members of the Third Division before the regional split for the 1921–22 season .
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
46
17
9
20
69
68
1.015
43
15
2
6
43
24
32
2
7
14
26
44
11
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A A H H A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H H H H A A A H A H H A A H H H A H A A H A A H A H Result L D L W D D W W L L L L W W D W D W L L W W D W D L L W L L D L L W W W L L L L W W L W D L Position 20 19 23 17 21 18 14 8 12 15 19 20 20 17 17 13 15 12 14 15 14 12 12 8 10 12 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 15 14 11 12 16 16 19 19 18 18 17 17 17
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1959. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures and results
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Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
23 Aug 1958
Norwich City
A
0–3
25,873
27 Aug 1958
Accrington Stanley
A
2–2
McPherson, Singer
10,284
30 Aug 1958
Chesterfield
H
0–1
10,968
4 Sep 1958
Accrington Stanley
H
2–1
McPherson, Singer
8,891
6 Sep 1958
Notts County
A
1–1
Singer
12,249
10 Sep 1958
Wrexham
A
0–0
13,113
13 Sep 1958
Mansfield Town
H
1–0
Singer
8,429
18 Sep 1958
Wrexham
H
2–1
Singer, Herrity
8,113
20 Sep 1958
Swindon Town
A
1–2
Singer
12,522
22 Sep 1958
Halifax Town
A
1–3
McSeveney
5,150
27 Sep 1958
Brentford
H
0–1
8,220
2 Oct 1958
Halifax Town
H
0–2
6,936
4 Oct 1958
Hull City
A
3–2
Jones, McPherson, Singer
14,753
9 Oct 1958
Bradford City
H
3–2
Graham, Singer, Rowland
7,317
11 Oct 1958
Bury
A
0–0
9,412
20 Oct 1958
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–1
McSeveney, McPherson, Graham
8,400
25 Oct 1958
Rochdale
A
1–1
McPherson
4,998
1 Nov 1958
Doncaster Rovers
H
3–1
McPherson 2, Graham
7,316
8 Nov 1958
Plymouth Argyle
A
2–3
Singer, Hollyman
23,482
22 Nov 1958
Colchester United
A
2–3
McPherson, Graham
7,271
29 Nov 1958
Reading
H
2–1
Graham, Sherwood
6,184
13 Dec 1958
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
4–1
Jones, Dixon, McSeveney, McPherson
5,392
20 Dec 1958
Norwich City
H
2–2
McSeveney, Jones
4,538
25 Dec 1958
Southampton
H
4–2
McPherson 2, McSeveney, Graham
9,034
27 Dec 1958
Southampton
A
3–3
Sherwood, McSeveney, McPherson
21,495
3 Jan 1959
Chesterfield
A
1–3
McSeveney
9,225
31 Jan 1959
Mansfield Town
A
1–2
McSeveney
8,347
7 Feb 1959
Swindon Town
H
3–0
Jones, McPherson, Graham
4,346
14 Feb 1959
Brentford
A
0–3
10,380
21 Feb 1959
Hull City
H
1–3
Sherwood
6,988
28 Feb 1959
Bury
H
1–1
Dixon
5,214
2 Mar 1959
Stockport County
A
1–2
Graham
8,079
7 Mar 1959
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–4
Graham, Meyer
5,607
9 Mar 1959
Tranmere Rovers
H
3–0
Jones, Meyer, Rowland
4,933
14 Mar 1959
Rochdale
H
1–0
McPherson
4,469
16 Mar 1959
Notts County
H
3–1
McSeveney, Meyer, Brown
5,869
21 Mar 1959
Doncaster Rovers
A
0–1
3,907
28 Mar 1959
Plymouth Argyle
H
0–1
8,108
30 Mar 1959
Southend United
A
0–1
9,672
4 Apr 1959
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–2
Meyer
9,301
13 Apr 1959
Southend United
H
3–1
Graham 2, McSeveney
5,070
18 Apr 1959
Reading
A
3–1
McSeveney, McPherson, Meyer
7,484
22 Apr 1959
Bradford City
A
0–1
8,926
25 Apr 1959
Stockport County
H
2–0
Graham, Meyer
2,447
29 Apr 1959
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
1–1
Graham
7,384
4 May 1959
Colchester United
H
0–1
4,702
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
15 Nov 1958
Wisbech Town
A
2–2
McPherson, Graham
5,500
1r
17 Nov 1958
Wisbech Town
H
4–1
McSeveney 2, McPherson, Graham
4,848
2
6 Dec 1958
Hereford United
A
2–0
McPherson, Graham
12,012
3
10 Jan 1959
Torquay United
H
0–0
10,600
3r
14 Jan 1959
Torquay United
A
1–0
McPherson
6,567
4
24 Jan 1959
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–4
Hollyman
50,561
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
29 Jan 1959
Swansea Town
A
1–3
McSeveney
4,200
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated