1952–53 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1952–53 football season

Newport County1952–53 season

Manager| Fred Stansfield
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 15th
FA Cup| 3rd round
Welsh Cup| 6th round
Top goalscorer| League: Parker (16)
All: Parker (17)
Highest home attendance| 22,000 vs Sheffield United (FA Cup, 10 Jan 1953)
Lowest home attendance| 3,100 vs Southend United (15 Jan 1953)
Average home league attendance| 8,841

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Away colours

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The 1952–53 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 24th season in the third tier and 25th season overall 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
46  | 16  | 10  | 20  | 70  | 82  | 0.854  | 42  | 12  | 4  | 7  | 43  | 34  | 28  | 4  | 6  | 13  | 27  | 48  | 14

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| 43| 44| 45| 46

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Ground| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| H
Result| L| W| L| W| W| W| D| W| W| D| L| L| L| W| L| W| D| L| L| L| L| D| L| D| W| L| L| W| L| L| L| L| D| W| L| W| D| D| D| W| W| D| W| W| L| L
Position| 15| 11| 18| 13| 11| 8| 8| 6| 3| 4| 7| 9| 12| 9| 10| 8| 8| 9| 12| 15| 16| 16| 16| 15| 14| 14| 16| 14| 16| 18| 18| 20| 21| 19| 21| 20| 20| 20| 20| 18| 16| 13| 14| 13| 13| 14

Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 1953. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division South[edit]

Main article: 1952–53 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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23 Aug 1952 | Gillingham | H | 1–2 | Moore | 11,111
28 Aug 1952 | Walsall | A | 3–1 | Parker 2, Birch | 10,062
30 Aug 1952 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | Parker | 14,394
4 Sep 1952 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | Shergold, Moore, Nelson | 8,231
6 Sep 1952 | Bristol City | H | 4–3 | Shergold, Moore, Nelson, OG | 9,573
11 Sep 1952 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–1 | Shergold, Moore | 9,127
13 Sep 1952 | Torquay United | A | 3–3 | Parker 3 | 7,064
17 Sep 1952 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 2–1 | Parker, Nelson | 10,187
20 Sep 1952 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | Parker 2, Moore 2 | 10,481
25 Sep 1952 | Coventry City | H | 4–4 | Staples 2, Birch, Parker | 10,935
27 Sep 1952 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 | Shergold | 11,744
1 Oct 1952 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Moore | 6,739
4 Oct 1952 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–3 | Moore | 9,645
11 Oct 1952 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–2 | Beattie, Parker, Shergold, Moore | 9,322
18 Oct 1952 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | Beattie, Parker | 14,800
25 Oct 1952 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Parker 2, Moore | 7,971
1 Nov 1952 | Aldershot | A | 2–2 | Parker 2 | 6,100
8 Nov 1952 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 |  | 8,989
15 Nov 1952 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 |  | 23,899
29 Nov 1952 | Exeter City | A | 2–3 | Beattie, Moore | 6,848
13 Dec 1952 | Millwall | A | 0–3 |  | 12,622
20 Dec 1952 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Moore | 7,179
25 Dec 1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–3 |  | 10,627
27 Dec 1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–2 | Birch, Shergold | 15,309
3 Jan 1953 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–2 | Beattie, Shergold, OG | 8,062
15 Jan 1953 | Southend United | H | 0–1 |  | 3,100
17 Jan 1953 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 |  | 20,572
24 Jan 1953 | Torquay United | H | 3–0 | Evans 3 | 8,038
31 Jan 1953 | Southend United | A | 0–1 |  | 5,690
7 Feb 1953 | Northampton Town | A | 0–5 |  | 13,250
14 Feb 1953 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–1 |  | 5,182
21 Feb 1953 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 |  | 10,019
28 Feb 1953 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | Beattie | 8,528
7 Mar 1953 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | Beattie, Graham | 7,971
14 Mar 1953 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 |  | 7,445
21 Mar 1953 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Beattie, Graham | 7,929
28 Mar 1953 | Colchester United | A | 3–3 | Graham 2, Beattie | 6,200
3 Apr 1953 | Watford | H | 1–1 | Beattie | 9,319
4 Apr 1953 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Graham | 8,375
6 Apr 1953 | Watford | A | 1–0 | Beattie | 11,455
11 Apr 1953 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | Graham | 11,204
13 Apr 1953 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Stroud, Graham | 16,007
18 Apr 1953 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | Evans | 8,220
23 Apr 1953 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Hayward | 8,405
25 Apr 1953 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–3 | Beattie | 29,451
30 Apr 1953 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | Graham | 6,728

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup

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

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1 | 22 Nov 1952 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | Beatie, Moore | 10,000
2 | 6 Dec 1952 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 2–1 | Beattie, Parker | 9,911
3 | 10 Jan 1953 | Sheffield United | H | 1–4 | Moore | 22,000

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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5 | 1 Jan 1953 | Haverfordwest | A | 8–1 | Beatie 3, Evans 2, Morrey 2, Shergold |
6 | 29 Jan 1953 | Swansea Town | A | 2–3 | Rees, Morrey | 5,500

## League table[edit]

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

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1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 2.000 | 64
2 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 1.864 | 62
3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 1.557 | 62
4 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 1.800 | 60
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 59
6 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 50
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 50
8 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 49
9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 47
10 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 47
11 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 46
12 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 88 | 0.989 | 45
13 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 82 | 0.805 | 43
14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 42
15 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 0.854 | 42
16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 0.870 | 41
17 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 40
18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 79 | 0.810 | 40
19 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 39
20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 39
21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 39
22 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 38
23 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 0.747 | 36
24 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 0.475 | 24
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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1952–1953 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1953
* Welsh Cup 1952/53

## References[edit]

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

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