1926–27 Newport County A.F.C. season
1926–27 season | |||
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Manager | Jimmy Hindmarsh | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Third Division South | 9th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round | ||
Welsh Cup | 6th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: James (9) All: James (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,262 vs Plymouth Argyle (28 August 1926) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,721 vs Brentford (25 April 1927) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,193 | ||
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The 1926–27 season was Newport County's seventh season in the Football League, sixth season in the Third Division South and seventh season overall in the third tier.
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 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1927. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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28 Aug 1926 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | Nairn, Holland | 9,262 |
1 Sep 1926 | Bristol City | A | 1–4 | Carney | 13,478 |
4 Sep 1926 | Merthyr Town | A | 2–1 | Forward, OG | 5,259 |
9 Sep 1926 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 7,888 | |
11 Sep 1926 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 1–0 | Johnson | 2,741 |
18 Sep 1926 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Price | 7,141 |
25 Sep 1926 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 7,720 | |
30 Sep 1926 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | Nairn, Price | 4,687 |
2 Oct 1926 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Price, Gittins | 6,985 |
9 Oct 1926 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | James | 7,931 |
16 Oct 1926 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | Johnson, James, Gittins | 6,821 |
23 Oct 1926 | Southend United | A | 0–5 | 6,481 | |
30 Oct 1926 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | James, Gittins | 6,454 |
6 Nov 1926 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | Gittins | 4,870 |
13 Nov 1926 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | Nairn | 3,927 |
20 Nov 1926 | Millwall | A | 1–4 | Holland | 7,004 |
4 Dec 1926 | Northampton Town | A | 2–1 | Price 2 | 5,508 |
11 Dec 1926 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Nairn | 5,345 |
18 Dec 1926 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 6,667 | |
25 Dec 1926 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–1 | Nairn, Forward | 6,359 |
27 Dec 1926 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–2 | Nairn | 8,916 |
1 Jan 1927 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | Johnson | 5,006 |
8 Jan 1927 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Price | 4,611 |
15 Jan 1927 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–4 | Price | 8,943 |
22 Jan 1927 | Merthyr Town | H | 4–3 | Johnson, Price, Nairn, Forward | 5,083 |
29 Jan 1927 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 5–2 | Johnson 2, Drinnan, Forward, Gittins | 3,436 |
12 Feb 1927 | Watford | H | 2–1 | Gittins, Hiles | 4,291 |
19 Feb 1927 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–6 | Johnson, Weaver | 10,328 |
26 Feb 1927 | Coventry City | H | 4–1 | James 2, Bowsher, Gittins | 3,856 |
5 Mar 1927 | Luton Town | A | 1–4 | Johnson | 5,240 |
12 Mar 1927 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Gittins, Hiles, Weaver | 4,725 |
19 Mar 1927 | Exeter City | A | 1–2 | James | 6,509 |
26 Mar 1927 | Swindon Town | H | 5–3 | James 2, Weaver 2, Hiles | 4,751 |
31 Mar 1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | 2,956 | |
2 Apr 1927 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–4 | 5,544 | |
15 Apr 1927 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 5,938 | |
16 Apr 1927 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Walker | 7,801 |
18 Apr 1927 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 9,057 | |
25 Apr 1927 | Brentford | H | 0–0 | 1,721 | |
28 Apr 1927 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–3 | 4,010 | |
30 Apr 1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 6,045 | |
7 May 1927 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 2,425 |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 27 Nov 1926 | Poole Athletic | A | 0–1 | 2,666 |
Welsh Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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6 | 10 Mar 1927 | Lovells Athletic | A | 0–1 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Bristol City | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 54 | 1.926 | 62 |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 60 |
3 | Millwall | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 51 | 1.745 | 56 |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 53 |
5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 100 | 85 | 1.176 | 51 |
6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 45 |
7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 44 |
8 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 66 | 1.030 | 44 |
9 | Newport County | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 44 |
10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 80 | 0.975 | 41 |
11 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 40 |
12 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 1.041 | 40 |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 40 |
14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 71 | 0.915 | 39 |
15 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 37 |
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 35 |
17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 0.787 | 35 |
18 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 87 | 0.678 | 35 |
19 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 34 |
20 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 32 |
21 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 57 | 87 | 0.655 | 32 |
22 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 101 | 0.614 | 25 |
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points