1946–47 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1946–47 football season

Newport County1946–47 season

Manager| Tom Bromilow
Stadium| Somerton Park
Second Division| 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup| 3rd round
Welsh Cup| Semi-final
Top goalscorer| League: E.M.Carr (19)
All: E.M.Carr (19)
Highest home attendance| 18,715 vs Swansea Town (12 October 1946)
Lowest home attendance| 8,798 vs Newcastle United (7 June 1947)
Average home league attendance| 12,505

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Away colours

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The 1946–47 season was Newport County's first competitive season in the Football League Second Division. The club had been promoted at the end of the 1938–39 season and although play had started in the 1939–40 season it was abandoned due to the outbreak of war in Europe.

## 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  | 10  | 3  | 29  | 61  | 133  | 0.459  | 23  | 9  | 1  | 11  | 41  | 52  | 19  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 20  | 81  | 4

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| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| A| A| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| H| H| H| A| H| A
Result| L| L| W| L| D| L| L| L| L| W| L| L| L| L| L| W| L| L| W| W| L| L| L| L| D| L| L| L| W| L| L| W| D| L| L| W| L| W| L| L| W| L
Position| 22| 22| 20| 20| 20| 20| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22| 22

Updated to match(es) played on 14 Jun 1947. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Second Division[edit]

Main article: 1946–47 Football League § Second Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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7 Sep 1946 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–6 | Leamon | 24,417
9 Sep 1946 | Burnley | A | 2–3 | Rawcliffe, Keenan | 18,008
14 Sep 1946 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | Wookey 2, Bowen, Leamon | 14,104
19 Sep 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–4 | Bowen, Mogford | 18,169
21 Sep 1946 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | Mogford | 28,832
28 Sep 1946 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–7 | Mogford, Davis | 17,614
5 Oct 1946 | Newcastle United | A | 0–13 |  | 52,137
7 Oct 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | OG | 14,540
12 Oct 1946 | Swansea Town | H | 2–4 | Leamon, Carr | 18,715
19 Oct 1946 | Bury | A | 1–0 | Batty | 13,214
24 Oct 1946 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | Carr | 11,149
26 Oct 1946 | Luton Town | H | 1–3 | Carr | 11,480
2 Nov 1946 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–4 | Mogford | 23,175
9 Nov 1946 | Leicester City | H | 2–3 | Rawcliffe 2 | 12,350
16 Nov 1946 | Chesterfield | A | 0–2 |  | 12,030
23 Nov 1946 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Rawcliffe 2, Carr | 9,742
30 Nov 1946 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1–2 | Carr | 12,555
7 Dec 1946 | Manchester City | H | 0–3 |  | 13,641
21 Dec 1946 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–3 | Carr 3, Lewis | 10,680
25 Dec 1946 | Fulham | H | 4–2 | Rawcliffe 2, Carr, OG | 13,862
26 Dec 1946 | Fulham | A | 1–4 | Carr | 20,098
28 Dec 1946 | Southampton | A | 1–5 | Rawcliffe | 17,778
4 Jan 1947 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–5 | Carr, Lewis | 13,150
18 Jan 1947 | Coventry City | A | 0–6 |  | 18,762
1 Feb 1947 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–2 | Carr 2 | 15,089
8 Feb 1947 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 |  | 12,447
15 Feb 1947 | Swansea Town | A | 1–5 | Williams | 19,655
15 Mar 1947 | Leicester City | A | 0–3 |  | 20,455
22 Mar 1947 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | Rawcliffe, Newall, Carr | 10,358
29 Mar 1947 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | Carr | 18,154
4 Apr 1947 | Barnsley | A | 1–3 | Batty | 14,999
7 Apr 1947 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Rawcliffe 2 | 11,013
19 Apr 1947 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Rawcliffe | 12,793
26 Apr 1947 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | Carr | 21,555
3 May 1947 | Burnley | H | 0–3 |  | 14,751
10 May 1947 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Roffi | 9,181
17 May 1947 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 1–3 | Lewis | 10,159
24 May 1947 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Lewis, Roffi | 8,875
26 May 1947 | Birmingham City | H | 0–3 |  | 12,028
31 May 1947 | Luton Town | A | 3–6 | Rawcliffe, Carr, Harper | 7,814
7 Jun 1947 | Newcastle United | H | 4–2 | Carr 2, Rawcliffe, Haddon | 8,798
14 Jun 1947 | Manchester City | A | 1–5 | Roffi | 25,431

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup

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

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3 | 11 Jan 1947 | Coventry City | A | 2–5 | Batty, Hayward | 21,457

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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5 | 15 Jan 1947 | Barry Town | A | 3–3 | Rawcliffe, Mogford, OG | 1,800
5r | 22 Jan 1947 | Barry Town | H | 4–1 | Mogford, Batty, Hogg | 2,000
6 | 24 Apr 1947 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 |  | 5,000
6r | 5 May 1947 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | Newall |
SF | 14 May 1947 | Chester | A | 2–3 | Rawcliffe 2 | 7,500

## League table[edit]

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

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1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62
2 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43
10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39
14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39
15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39
17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36
18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32
21 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29
22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23
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| Division Champions
| Promoted
| Relegated

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1946-1947 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1947
* Welsh Cup 1946/47

## References[edit]

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

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