1920–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1920–21 football season

Newport County1920–21 season

Manager| Harry Parkes
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division| 15th
FA Cup| 4th qualifying round
Welsh Cup| 4th round
Top goalscorer| League: Devlin (12)
All: Devlin (12)
Highest home attendance| 14,500 vs Reading (28 Aug 1920)
Lowest home attendance| 4,000 vs Norwich City (13 Jan 1921)
Average home league attendance| 8,576

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Away colours

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The 1920–21 season was Newport County's first season in the Football League. They were founder members of the new Football League Third Division.

## Season review[edit]

### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts
42  | 14  | 9  | 19  | 43  | 64  | 0.672  | 37  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 20  | 23  | 21  | 6  | 4  | 11  | 23  | 41  | 16

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round[edit]

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

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Ground| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H
Result| L| L| L| L| L| D| W| W| W| L| L| W| W| W| W| L| L| L| D| D| L| W| W| L| D| W| L| L| L| L| W| D| L| L| W| L| D| W| D| W| D| D
Position| 17| 19| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 21| 17| 21| 21| 18| 15| 13| 11| 13| 18| 18| 17| 16| 18| 16| 13| 15| 15| 15| 15| 17| 17| 19| 18| 17| 18| 19| 18| 19| 18| 18| 19| 16| 16| 15

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1921. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division[edit]

Main article: 1920–21 Football League § Third Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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28 August 1920 | Reading | H | 0–1 |  | 14,500
1 September 1920 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–3 | Walker, Wolstenholme | 10,000
4 September 1920 | Reading | A | 0–4 |  | 10,000
9 September 1920 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–2 |  | 8,000
11 September 1920 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–5 | Wolstenholme | 12,000
18 September 1920 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 |  | 8,000
25 September 1920 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | Wolstenholme | 8,000
2 October 1920 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Wolstenholme 2 | 8,000
9 October 1920 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Devlin 2, Walker | 14,000
16 October 1920 | Millwall | A | 0–1 |  | 20,000
21 October 1920 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 |  | 10,000
23 October 1920 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 9,000
30 October 1920 | Portsmouth | A | 2–0 | Devlin, Dobson | 13,679
6 November 1920 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Wolstenholme | 7,000
13 November 1920 | Gillingham | A | 4–1 | Dobson, Wolstenholme, Blott, Devlin | 8,000
27 November 1920 | Swindon Town | A | 0–5 |  | 7,000
4 December 1920 | Watford | H | 0–2 |  | 6,000
11 December 1920 | Watford | A | 1–5 | Wright | 7,000
18 December 1920 | Brentford | A | 2–2 | Wright, Thompson | 6,000
25 December 1920 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | Dobson | 9,000
27 December 1920 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Walker | 10,000
1 January 1921 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | Dobson, Walker, Cox | 7,500
13 January 1921 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Wright, Cox | 4,000
22 January 1921 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 |  | 5,000
29 January 1921 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Dobson | 8,000
5 February 1921 | Northampton Town | A | 2–0 | Groves, Wright | 8,000
12 February 1921 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 |  | 12,000
19 February 1921 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 |  | 7,000
26 February 1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–4 |  | 8,000
5 March 1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 |  | 8,000
12 March 1921 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | Devlin, Kelson | 8,000
19 March 1921 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Devlin | 9,000
25 March 1921 | Merthyr Town | H | 0–3 |  | 12,600
26 March 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 |  | 10,000
28 March 1921 | Merthyr Town | A | 2–1 | Gaughan, Devlin | 6,000
2 April 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–3 | Devlin | 7,500
9 April 1921 | Swansea Town | H | 1–1 | Walker | 6,000
16 April 1921 | Swansea Town | A | 2–1 | Dobson, Wolstenholme | 14,000
23 April 1921 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | Walker, Devlin | 9,000
30 April 1921 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | Devlin 2 | 5,000
2 May 1921 | Southampton | A | 0–0 |  | 6,000
7 May 1921 | Southampton | H | 0–0 |  | 8,000

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1920–21 FA Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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4Q | 20 November 1920 | Merthyr Town | Somerton Park | 0–0 |  | 15,000
4Qr | 25 November 1920 | Merthyr Town | Penydarren Park | 0–4 |  | 15,000

### Welsh Cup[edit]

Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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3 | 15 January 1921 | Ebbw Vale | Somerton Park | 4–0 | Dobson 2, Walker, Wright | 5,000
4 | 15 January 1921 | Merthyr Town | Somerton Park | 0–1 |  | 5,000

## League table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 | +36 | 59
2 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 64 | 28 | 2.286 | +36 | 54
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 32 | 1.906 | +29 | 53
4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 | +24 | 52
5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | +11 | 51
6 | Watford | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 44 | 1.341 | +15 | 48
7 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1.400 | +12 | 47
8 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 | +11 | 45
9 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | +5 | 44
10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | +11 | 43
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1.029 | +1 | 43
12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | –2 | 39
13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | –10 | 39
14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | –16 | 38
15 | Newport County | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | –21 | 37
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 | –9 | 36
17 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | –17 | 36
18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | –19 | 36
19 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 | –15 | 35
20 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 | –17 | 31
21 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | –25 | 30
22 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | –40 | 28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election (none)

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1920–1921 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1921
* Welsh Cup 1920/21

## References[edit]

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

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