1935–36 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1935–36 football season
Newport County
1935–36 season
ManagerLouis Page
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South21st (re-elected)
FA Cup1st round
Third Division South Cup1st round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Derrick (15)
All: Derrick (15)
Highest home attendance15,858 vs Cardiff City (14 September 1935)
Lowest home attendance2,515 vs Gillingham (19 March 1936)
Average home league attendance5,892
Home colours
Away colours

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

Results summary

Overall Home Away
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

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

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
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

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 30 Nov 1935 Southend United H 0–1 4,000

Third Division South Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 2 Oct 1935 Southend United A 0–3 4,000

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
6 6 Feb 1936 Swansea Town A 0–1 1,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
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
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Election

Votes Club Fate
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

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

References

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