1928–29 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1928–29 football season

Newport County1928–29 season

Manager| Jimmy Hindmarsh
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 16th
FA Cup| 2nd round
Welsh Cup| 6th round
Top goalscorer| League: Pugh (12)
All: Richardson (15)
Highest home attendance| 7,737 vs Swindon Town (15 September 1928)
Lowest home attendance| 1,835 vs Torquay United (2 February 1929)
Average home league attendance| 3,695

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1928–29 season was Newport County's ninth season in the Football League, eighth season in the Third Division South and ninth season overall in the third tier.

## 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  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 69  | 86  | 0.802  | 35  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 37  | 28  | 22  | 5  | 3  | 13  | 32  | 58  | 13

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| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| A| H
Result| W| D| D| D| D| L| L| W| L| D| L| L| L| W| L| D| L| L| L| L| L| W| L| L| W| W| W| L| W| L| L| D| W| W| W| W| L| W| D| L| L| D
Position| 6| 3| 5| 6| 4| 11| 15| 11| 12| 13| 16| 17| 18| 16| 18| 16| 17| 18| 19| 22| 22| 21| 22| 22| 21| 20| 19| 19| 19| 20| 20| 20| 17| 17| 16| 15| 16| 15| 15| 16| 16| 16

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1929. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division South[edit]

Main article: 1928–29 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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25 Aug 1928 | Walsall | H | 3–1 | Harper, Gittins, Waterston | 6,035
30 Aug 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 |  | 9,920
1 Sep 1928 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–2 | Bowsher, Waterston | 10,718
6 Sep 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 |  | 5,293
8 Sep 1928 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Gittins | 14,796
15 Sep 1928 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 |  | 7,737
22 Sep 1928 | Torquay United | A | 1–4 | Wardell | 5,908
29 Sep 1928 | Gillingham | H | 5–0 | Waterston 3, Bowsher, Thomas | 4,354
6 Oct 1928 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–5 | Thomas, Wardell | 11,597
13 Oct 1928 | Fulham | H | 3–3 | Waterston 2, Watts | 6,994
20 Oct 1928 | Northampton Town | H | 0–3 |  | 4,405
27 Oct 1928 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | Gittins | 10,876
3 Nov 1928 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | Waterston | 4,177
10 Nov 1928 | Brentford | A | 3–1 | Gittins, Waterston, Wardell | 5,395
17 Nov 1928 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 0–2 |  | 3,309
1 Dec 1928 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | Reid, Ward | 3,725
15 Dec 1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Gittins | 2,174
22 Dec 1928 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | Wardell | 4,824
25 Dec 1928 | Watford | H | 0–2 |  | 3,351
26 Dec 1928 | Watford | A | 0–3 |  | 9,463
29 Dec 1928 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | Thomas | 5,940
5 Jan 1929 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | Gittins, Young | 2,401
12 Jan 1929 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 2,603
19 Jan 1929 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | Wardell | 3,399
2 Feb 1929 | Torquay United | H | 4–1 | Maidment, Pugh, G.Richardson, Wardell | 1,835
9 Feb 1929 | Gillingham | A | 4–0 | Pugh 2, G.Richardson 2 | 3,223
23 Feb 1929 | Fulham | A | 3–2 | Pugh, Wardell, G.Richardson | 15,361
2 Mar 1929 | Northampton Town | A | 0–7 |  | 8,864
9 Mar 1929 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Pugh, G.Richardson | 4,398
16 Mar 1929 | Luton Town | A | 2–5 | Gittins, Buckler | 8,782
20 Mar 1929 | Exeter City | A | 1–6 | G.Richardson | 2,255
23 Mar 1929 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | Pugh | 3,090
29 Mar 1929 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–0 | G.Richardson 2, Young | 10,375
30 Mar 1929 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–0 | G.Richardson | 5,190
1 Apr 1929 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | Pugh, Gittins | 5,659
6 Apr 1929 | Merthyr Town | H | 6–1 | Pugh 3, Thomas 2, Young | 3,599
13 Apr 1929 | Southend United | A | 2–4 | Pugh, Thomas | 4,820
18 Apr 1929 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Pugh | 3,499
20 Apr 1929 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 3,058
27 Apr 1929 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 4,759
1 May 1929 | Swindon Town | A | 2–5 | G.Richardson 2 | 1,542
4 May 1929 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Wardell 2 | 2,117

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup

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

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1 | 24 Nov 1928 | Woking | H | 7–0 | Young 3, Pugh 2, Gittins, Reid | 3,800
2 | 8 Dec 1928 | Norwich City | A | 0–6 |  | 9,072

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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5 | 28 Feb 1929 | Swansea Town | H | 5–1 | G.Richardson 4, Maidment |
6 | 25 Mar 1929 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 |  |

## League table[edit]

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

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1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 60 | 1.433 | 54
2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 54
3 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 96 | 57 | 1.684 | 52
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 51 | 1.627 | 52
5 | Fulham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 71 | 1.423 | 52
6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 52
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 73 | 1.219 | 49
8 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 48
9 | Bournemouth | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 47
10 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 72 | 1.042 | 43
11 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 42
12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 41
13 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 38
14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 38
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 38
16 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 34
18 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 34
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 0.759 | 33
20 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 103 | 0.534 | 30
21 | Exeter City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 29
22 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 29
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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

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

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1928-1929 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1929
* Welsh Cup 1928/29

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