1933–34 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1933–34 football season

Newport County1933–34 season

Manager| Jimmy Hindmarsh
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 18th
FA Cup| 2nd round
Third Division South Cup| 2nd round
Welsh Cup| 7th round
Top goalscorer| League: Higgins/Reed (10)
All: Higgins (12)
Highest home attendance| 10,438 vs Cardiff City (10 March 1934)
Lowest home attendance| 3,522 vs Bristol Rovers (16 December 1933)
Average home league attendance| 6,066

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Away colours

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The 1933–34 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 13th in the Football League.

## 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  | 8  | 17  | 17  | 49  | 70  | 0.7  | 33  | 6  | 9  | 6  | 25  | 23  | 21  | 2  | 8  | 11  | 24  | 47  | 12

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| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H
Result| L| L| D| D| L| D| W| W| L| L| W| D| D| L| L| D| W| D| D| D| D| D| L| L| L| L| D| L| W| D| D| W| D| D| D| L| L| L| L| W| L| W
Position| 15| 18| 18| 17| 21| 20| 18| 16| 19| 20| 20| 19| 18| 18| 21| 20| 18| 18| 18| 17| 16| 15| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 21| 20| 20| 20| 17| 18| 18| 17| 18| 18| 20| 20| 20| 19| 18

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1934. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division South[edit]

Main article: 1933–34 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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26 Aug 1933 | Swindon Town | H | 1–2 | Burgess | 8,871
28 Aug 1933 | Clapton Orient | A | 0–3 |  | 6,675
2 Sep 1933 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | Smith | 6,878
4 Sep 1933 | Clapton Orient | H | 1–1 | Millar | 5,894
9 Sep 1933 | Aldershot | H | 1–2 | Barklam | 6,760
16 Sep 1933 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | Higgins | 10,072
23 Sep 1933 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | Higgins, Taylor | 4,842
30 Sep 1933 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | Higgins, Taylor | 3,729
7 Oct 1933 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | Taylor | 7,463
14 Oct 1933 | Gillingham | A | 0–1 |  | 4,630
21 Oct 1933 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | Taylor | 7,562
28 Oct 1933 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | John | 16,175
4 Nov 1933 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–1 | Reynolds | 7,079
11 Nov 1933 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–6 | Taylor | 9,771
18 Nov 1933 | Watford | H | 0–3 |  | 5,301
2 Dec 1933 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 |  | 3,672
16 Dec 1933 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | Reynolds | 3,522
23 Dec 1933 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Higgins | 10,755
25 Dec 1933 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | Higgins 2 | 8,039
26 Dec 1933 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | OG | 16,836
30 Dec 1933 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | Burgess | 7,809
6 Jan 1934 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–2 | Higgins, Jones | 4,694
17 Jan 1934 | Reading | A | 0–4 |  | 4,608
20 Jan 1934 | Aldershot | A | 2–3 | Higgins 2 | 4,253
27 Jan 1934 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | Haycox | 5,524
3 Feb 1934 | Northampton Town | A | 3–5 | Thomas 2, Reynolds | 5,048
10 Feb 1934 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 |  | 4,680
17 Feb 1934 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | Reed | 7,278
24 Feb 1934 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | Reed 2, Burgess | 3,589
3 Mar 1934 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | Reed | 4,903
10 Mar 1934 | Cardiff City | H | 2–2 | Reynolds, Burgess | 10,438
14 Mar 1934 | Southend United | A | 5–3 | Reed 4, OG | 2,580
17 Mar 1934 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–0 |  | 3,402
24 Mar 1934 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | W.Clarke | 5,909
30 Mar 1934 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 |  | 8,965
31 Mar 1934 | Watford | A | 0–3 |  | 5,675
2 Apr 1934 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Reed | 22,433
7 Apr 1934 | Reading | H | 1–2 | Taylor | 5,924
14 Apr 1934 | Coventry City | A | 2–5 | Burgess, Higgins | 10,424
21 Apr 1934 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Green 2, Reed | 4,728
28 Apr 1934 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 |  | 4,749
5 May 1934 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | Green | 3,930

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1933–34 FA Cup

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

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1 | 25 Nov 1933 | Dulwich Hamlet | A | 2–2 | Burgess, Higgins | 11,500
1r | 30 Nov 1933 | Dulwich Hamlet | H | 6–2 | Burgess 2, Taylor 2, Reynolds, Thomas | 4,500
2 | 9 Dec 1933 | Workington | A | 1–3 | Thomas | 8,000

### Third Division South Cup[edit]

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

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1 | 25 Jan 1934 | Swindon Town | H | 7–2 |  |
2 | 22 Feb 1934 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 |  |

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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5 | 4 Jan 1934 | Lovells Athletic | A | 3–1 | Bowsher, Green, Haycox |
6 | 1 Feb 1934 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | Higgins, Green | 2,000
6r | 7 Feb 1934 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 5–4 | Reynolds, Thomas, Green, Haycox, A. Clarke | 2,000
7 | 1 Mar 1934 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | Haycox | 2,000
7r | 8 Mar 1934 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–5 | Griffiths, Wolliscroft |

## League table[edit]

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

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1 | Norwich City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 49 | 1.796 | 61
2 | Coventry City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 100 | 54 | 1.852 | 54
3 | Reading | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 50 | 1.640 | 54
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 51 | 1.373 | 54
5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 56 | 1.482 | 52
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 61 | 1.361 | 52
7 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 47 | 1.638 | 51
8 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 45
9 | Exeter City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | 43
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 43
11 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 42
12 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 41
13 | Northampton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 40
14 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 71 | 0.732 | 38
15 | Watford | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 63 | 1.127 | 37
16 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34
17 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 75 | 96 | 0.781 | 33
18 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 33
19 | Bristol City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 85 | 0.682 | 33
20 | Torquay United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 93 | 0.570 | 33
21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 60 | 102 | 0.588 | 27
22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 105 | 0.543 | 24
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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1933-1934 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1934
* Welsh Cup 1933/34

## References[edit]

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

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