1955–56 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1955–56 football season

Newport County1955–56 season

Manager| Billy Lucas
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division South| 19th
FA Cup| 1st round
Welsh Cup| Semi-final
Top goalscorer| League: Johnston (20)
All: Johnston (24)
Highest home attendance| 9,012 vs Torquay United (10 September 1955)
Lowest home attendance| 2,346 vs Swindon Town (12 April 1956)
Average home league attendance| 6,548

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Away colours

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The 1955–56 season was Newport County's 28th season in the Football League and ninth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 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
46  | 15  | 9  | 22  | 58  | 79  | 0.734  | 39  | 12  | 2  | 9  | 32  | 26  | 26  | 3  | 7  | 13  | 26  | 53  | 13

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

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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| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| A
Result| L| L| W| L| D| W| W| D| L| L| W| L| W| W| L| D| D| W| W| D| L| L| L| L| L| W| W| L| D| D| L| D| W| W| L| L| L| L| L| L| W| D| W| W| L| L
Position| 21| 22| 21| 23| 20| 18| 14| 14| 16| 17| 15| 17| 15| 12| 13| 15| 13| 12| 11| 11| 12| 12| 14| 15| 16| 15| 13| 14| 14| 16| 16| 16| 15| 15| 15| 16| 16| 16| 19| 21| 19| 19| 16| 16| 16| 19

Updated to match(es) played on 28 Apr 1956. 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: 1955–56 Football League § Third Division South

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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20 Aug 1955 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–5 |  | 9,987
24 Aug 1955 | Aldershot | A | 0–1 |  | 6,212
27 Aug 1955 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Shergold 2 | 8,595
1 Sep 1955 | Aldershot | H | 0–1 |  | 7,906
3 Sep 1955 | Walsall | A | 3–3 | Johnston 2, Beech | 14,443
8 Sep 1955 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Harris | 7,048
10 Sep 1955 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Beech, Brown | 9,012
14 Sep 1955 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | Shergold, Johnston, Harris | 7,779
17 Sep 1955 | Southend United | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 11,243
22 Sep 1955 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 |  | 6,601
24 Sep 1955 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Johnston, Harris | 7,870
29 Sep 1955 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 |  | 8,076
1 Oct 1955 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Harris 2, | 7,375
8 Oct 1955 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–0 | Johnston 3, | 8,904
15 Oct 1955 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | Johnston | 8,225
22 Oct 1955 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Johnston, Beech | 5,977
29 Oct 1955 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–0 |  | 7,495
5 Nov 1955 | Gillingham | H | 3–2 | Johnston 2, Beech | 6,745
12 Nov 1955 | Millwall | A | 4–2 | Harris 3, Johnston | 9,174
26 Nov 1955 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Johnston | 7,180
3 Dec 1955 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | Hudson | 8,035
10 Dec 1955 | Coventry City | A | 0–3 |  | 17,325
17 Dec 1955 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–2 | Beech | 5,287
24 Dec 1955 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–3 | Johnston 2 | 11,361
26 Dec 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 13,494
27 Dec 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Johnston | 5,907
31 Dec 1955 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | Harris 2 | 8,008
7 Jan 1956 | Reading | H | 2–3 | Harris, Beech | 7,605
14 Jan 1956 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | Johnston | 6,346
11 Feb 1956 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 |  | 3,781
18 Feb 1956 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–3 | Johnston | 11,154
25 Feb 1956 | Colchester United | H | 0–0 |  | 5,588
3 Mar 1956 | Norwich City | A | 3–2 | Shergold, Harris, Brown | 14,145
10 Mar 1956 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–0 | Burgess | 6,668
17 Mar 1956 | Gillingham | A | 2–3 | Burgess, Harris | 6,203
24 Mar 1956 | Millwall | H | 1–4 | Hudson | 4,567
30 Mar 1956 | Exeter City | H | 1–2 | Harris | 5,976
31 Mar 1956 | Reading | A | 0–3 |  | 7,664
2 Apr 1956 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 |  | 7,363
7 Apr 1956 | Watford | H | 0–1 |  | 3,993
12 Apr 1956 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | Hudson | 2,346
14 Apr 1956 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Shergold | 5,291
19 Apr 1956 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Shergold, Burgess | 4,286
21 Apr 1956 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | Burgess, Brown, Hudson, Tennant | 6,100
26 Apr 1956 | Northampton Town | A | 0–5 |  | 3,436
28 Apr 1956 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 |  | 7,635

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1955–56 FA Cup

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

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1 | 19 Nov 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–8 | Johnston | 19,010

### Welsh Cup

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

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5 | 28 Jan 1956 | Barry Town | H | 8–1 | Johnston 3, Hudson 3, Harris 2 | 4,033 |
6 | 1 Mar 1956 | Llanelly | H | 5–1 | Harris 2, Lever, Shergold, Docherty | 1,689 |
SF | 21 Mar 1956 | Swansea Town | N | 2–5 | Harris, Beech | 9,655 | At Ninian Park

## League table

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

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1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 49 | 2.163 | 66
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 50 | 2.240 | 65
3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 60 | 1.767 | 64
4 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 53
5 | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 52
6 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 52
7 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 86 | 82 | 1.049 | 51
8 | Coventry City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 49
9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 51 | 1.235 | 48
10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 48
11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | 47
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 81 | 0.938 | 47
13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 46
14 | Southampton | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 44
15 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 0.778 | 40
16 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 77 | 0.753 | 40
17 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | 39
18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 86 | 0.744 | 39
19 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 39
20 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 68 | 84 | 0.810 | 38
21 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 85 | 0.612 | 37
22 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 83 | 100 | 0.830 | 36
23 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 34
24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 78 | 0.436 | 30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

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| Division Champions
| Re-elected
| Failed re-election

## External links

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* Newport County 1955-1956 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1956
* Welsh Cup 1955/56

## References

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* Ambrosen, A. K. (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

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* Football League

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* Hellenic League
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* York City

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* Aldershot
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* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Shrewsbury Town
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