1935–36 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1935–36 football season

Newport County1935–36 season

Manager| Louis Page
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 21st (re-elected)
FA Cup| 1st round
Third Division South Cup| 1st round
Welsh Cup| 6th round
Top goalscorer| League: Derrick (15)
All: Derrick (15)
Highest home attendance| 15,858 vs Cardiff City (14 September 1935)
Lowest home attendance| 2,515 vs Gillingham (19 March 1936)
Average home league attendance| 5,892

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1935–36 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 15th in the Football League. County finished in the re-election places for the second consecutive season, but as with the previous season, were comfortably re-elected.

## 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  | 11  | 9  | 22  | 60  | 111  | 0.541  | 31  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 36  | 44  | 20  | 3  | 5  | 13  | 24  | 67  | 11

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| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H
Result| D| W| L| W| D| D| W| L| L| W| L| D| L| L| L| L| W| L| L| L| D| W| L| W| D| L| D| L| L| L| L| L| W| W| L| W| D| L| D| L| L| W
Position| 12| 3| 15| 4| 10| 4| 6| 10| 15| 7| 14| 13| 17| 17| 20| 19| 20| 20| 21| 21| 21| 22| 22| 21| 21| 22| 21| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1936. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division South[edit]

Main article: 1935–36 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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31 Aug 1935 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Green, Smith | 11,408
4 Sep 1935 | Bristol City | A | 2–1 | Green, McKay | 14,933
7 Sep 1935 | Coventry City | A | 1–7 | Thomas | 17,138
9 Sep 1935 | Bristol City | H | 2–0 | McKay, White | 7,885
14 Sep 1935 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 |  | 15,858
16 Sep 1935 | Millwall | A | 2–2 | Smith 2 | 3,751
21 Sep 1935 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | Smith, Thomas | 8,232
28 Sep 1935 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–7 | Green | 7,246
5 Oct 1935 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–4 | Burgess 2, Parle | 6,033
12 Oct 1935 | Watford | A | 5–2 | Smith 3, Parle 2 | 8,110
19 Oct 1935 | Gillingham | A | 0–3 |  | 5,025
26 Oct 1935 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 0–0 |  | 6,320
2 Nov 1935 | Luton Town | A | 0–7 |  | 10,085
9 Nov 1935 | Reading | H | 1–5 | McKay | 6,471
16 Nov 1935 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–3 |  | 7,698
23 Nov 1935 | Clapton Orient | H | 2–3 | Thomas, Derrick | 4,724
7 Dec 1935 | Northampton Town | H | 5–1 | Derrick 3, Burgess 2 | 3,780
18 Dec 1935 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–6 |  | 2,165
25 Dec 1935 | Torquay United | H | 1–6 | Burgess | 5,459
26 Dec 1935 | Torquay United | A | 2–3 | Parle 2 | 5,233
28 Dec 1935 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | D.Jones | 5,629
4 Jan 1936 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Derrick, Parle | 5,166
18 Jan 1936 | Cardiff City | A | 0–2 |  | 10,981
22 Jan 1936 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | Smith, Appleby | 3,328
25 Jan 1936 | Exeter City | A | 3–3 | Derrick 2, Appleby | 3,688
1 Feb 1936 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–2 |  | 4,751
8 Feb 1936 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Derrick | 10,419
15 Feb 1936 | Watford | H | 0–5 |  | 5,405
27 Feb 1936 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | Thomas | 2,818
29 Feb 1936 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Appleby | 5,607
7 Mar 1936 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–5 | Thomas, Derrick | 3,232
14 Mar 1936 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–2 |  | 5,396
19 Mar 1936 | Gillingham | H | 4–2 | Parle 2, Smith, Thomas | 2,515
21 Mar 1936 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | Smith | 5,890
28 Mar 1936 | Clapton Orient | A | 0–4 |  | 7,449
4 Apr 1936 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | Clarke 2, Thomas | 3,445
10 Apr 1936 | Aldershot | A | 1–1 | Derrick | 6,239
11 Apr 1936 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 |  | 5,219
13 Apr 1936 | Aldershot | H | 1–1 | Derrick | 5,368
18 Apr 1936 | Luton Town | H | 0–2 |  | 6,356
25 Apr 1936 | Notts County | A | 2–6 | Derrick 2 | 2,180
2 May 1936 | Millwall | H | 4–1 | Derrick 2, Appleby, Thomas | 2,617

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1935–36 FA Cup

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

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1 | 30 Nov 1935 | Southend United | H | 0–1 |  | 4,000

### Third Division South Cup[edit]

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

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1 | 2 Oct 1935 | Southend United | A | 0–3 |  | 4,000

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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6 | 6 Feb 1936 | Swansea Town | A | 0–1 |  | 1,500

## League table[edit]

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

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1 | Coventry City | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 45 | 2.267 | 57
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 1.800 | 56
3 | Reading | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 54
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 53
5 | Watford | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 1.481 | 49
6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 96 | 74 | 1.297 | 49
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44
8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 43
9 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42
10 | Torquay United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 41
11 | Aldershot | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 40
12 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 40
13 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40
14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 38
15 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 38
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 37
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 95 | 0.726 | 37
18 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 36
19 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 36
20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 36
21 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 111 | 0.541 | 31
22 | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 93 | 0.634 | 27
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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

### Election[edit]

Votes | Club | Fate

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48 | Exeter City | Re-elected to the Football League
40 | Newport County | Re-elected to the Football League
9 | Bath City | Not elected to the Football League
1 | Dartford | Not elected to the Football League
1 | Folkestone | Not elected to the Football League

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1935-1936 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1936
* Welsh Cup 1935/36

## References[edit]

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

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