1947–48 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1947–48 football season

Newport County1947–48 season

Manager| Tom Bromilow
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 12th
FA Cup| 2nd round
Welsh Cup| 5th round
Top goalscorer| League: Carr/Williams (10)
All: Carr (11)
Highest home attendance| 16,565 vs Bristol City (28 August 1947)
Lowest home attendance| 5,817 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (22 November 1947)
Average home league attendance| 11,239

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Away colours

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The 1947–48 season was Newport County's first season back in Division Three South following relegation from the Second Division the previous season.

## Season review

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### Results summary

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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  | 13  | 15  | 61  | 73  | 0.836  | 41  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 38  | 28  | 26  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 23  | 45  | 15

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

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Ground| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| H| A| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| H
Result| D| W| W| L| D| D| W| L| W| L| W| L| L| D| D| D| W| D| D| W| W| L| D| W| W| L| D| L| L| L| W| W| L| L| W| D| D| W| L| L| L| D
Position| 8| 4| 4| 4| 8| 7| 4| 8| 6| 9| 8| 9| 11| 12| 12| 13| 10| 10| 10| 7| 5| 8| 9| 8| 5| 6| 6| 9| 9| 11| 10| 8| 10| 10| 9| 8| 8| 7| 8| 9| 10| 12

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1948. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results

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### Third Division South

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Main article: 1947–48 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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23 Aug 1947 | Reading | A | 0–0 |  | 13,890
28 Aug 1947 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | Batty | 16,565
30 Aug 1947 | Walsall | H | 4–2 | Carr 3, Roffi | 13,591
3 Sep 1947 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 |  | 25,706
6 Sep 1947 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–2 | Williams, Mogford | 14,407
11 Sep 1947 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–2 | Williams, Mogford | 13,977
13 Sep 1947 | Exeter City | H | 3–0 | Williams 2, Harper | 13,185
17 Sep 1947 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–5 |  | 17,391
20 Sep 1947 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Shergold, Mogford | 18,642
27 Sep 1947 | Southend United | A | 0–1 |  | 11,447
4 Oct 1947 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | Williams, Mogford, Emmanuel | 14,015
11 Oct 1947 | Torquay United | H | 0–1 |  | 11,933
18 Oct 1947 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | Williams | 16,353
25 Oct 1947 | Aldershot | H | 2–2 | Mogford, Emmanuel | 11,506
1 Nov 1947 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 | Allen | 9,289
8 Nov 1947 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Emmanuel 2 | 12,877
15 Nov 1947 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | Roffi, Allen | 16,072
22 Nov 1947 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | McBlain | 5,817
6 Dec 1947 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 |  | 13,230
20 Dec 1947 | Reading | H | 2–0 | Carr, Emmanuel | 10,161
25 Dec 1947 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | Carr 2, W.Lewis | 12,308
27 Dec 1947 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 |  | 11,880
3 Jan 1948 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | Carr | 16,847
10 Jan 1948 | Watford | A | 2–1 | Allen, Harper | 7,427
17 Jan 1948 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–2 | Carr 2, Allen | 10,255
24 Jan 1948 | Port Vale | A | 1–4 | Roffi | 10,816
31 Jan 1948 | Exeter City | A | 4–4 | W.Lewis 2, Williams, OG | 9,711
14 Feb 1948 | Southend United | H | 1–5 | Carr | 10,640
21 Feb 1948 | Notts County | A | 1–4 | Hayward | 17,762
28 Feb 1948 | Torquay United | A | 1–4 | Hayward | 6,235
6 Mar 1948 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | W.Lewis 2, Allen | 8,732
13 Mar 1948 | Aldershot | A | 2–1 | Roffi, Shergold | 5,792
20 Mar 1948 | Northampton Town | H | 1–2 | Allen | 8,567
26 Mar 1948 | Swansea Town | A | 0–3 |  | 21,861
27 Mar 1948 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–2 | Allen 2, Emmanuel | 13,607
29 Mar 1948 | Swansea Town | H | 1–1 | W.Lewis | 15,134
3 Apr 1948 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Williams | 8,929
8 Apr 1948 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | Williams, Emmanuel | 7,421
10 Apr 1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 |  | 14,247
17 Apr 1948 | Watford | H | 3–4 | Williams, Roffi, Shergold | 8,878
24 Apr 1948 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 |  | 20,905
1 May 1948 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 |  | 8,309

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1947–48 FA Cup

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

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1 | 29 Nov 1947 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | Roffi, Lewis, Allen | 11,050
2 | 13 Dec 1947 | Reading | A | 0–3 |  | 16,000

### Welsh Cup

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

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5 | 15 Jan 1948 | Merthyr Tydfil | A | 1–3 | Carr | 6,000

## League table

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

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1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 37 | 2.000 | 61
2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 35 | 2.171 | 57
3 | Walsall | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 40 | 1.750 | 51
4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 49
5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 52 | 1.346 | 48
6 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 1.153 | 46
7 | Bristol City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 65 | 1.185 | 43
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 54 | 1.167 | 43
9 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 43
10 | Reading | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 41
11 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 41
12 | Newport County | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 41
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | 39
14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 39
15 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 79 | 0.722 | 38
16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 0.891 | 36
17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 36
18 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 62 | 1.016 | 35
19 | Aldershot | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 35
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 75 | 0.947 | 34
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 34
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 73 | 0.589 | 34
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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

## External links

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* Newport County 1947-1948 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1948
* Welsh Cup 1947/48

## References

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

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Football League|

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Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
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