Newport County 1953–54 football season
The 1953–54 season was Newport County's seventh 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 25th season in the third tier and 26th season overall in the Football League .
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts 46 19 6 21 61 81 0.753 44 14 4 5 42 28 32 5 2 16 19 53 12
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 Ground H A H H A A H H A A H A A H H A H A H A A H A H H A A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H Result W L L W L L L L L L D L L W L L W L D L D W W W W L W D W L W W L L W W W L D W W W L D W L Position 4 16 17 13 16 19 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 18 22 20 19 18 19 20 18 18 20 19 18 16 18 18 17 17 15 15 14 14 15
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 1954. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = LossFixtures and results [ edit ] Third Division South [ edit ] Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 20 Aug 1953 Reading H 4–1 Parker 2, Graham, Nelson 10,332 22 Aug 1953 Swindon Town A 1–7 Parker 13,444 24 Aug 1953 Southampton H 0–4 8,571 29 Aug 1953 Walsall H 4–2 Parker 2, Morrey, Graham 3,770 2 Sep 1953 Southampton A 0–4 14,454 5 Sep 1953 Shrewsbury Town A 1–2 Graham 11,540 7 Sep 1953 Crystal Palace H 1–3 Shergold 6,913 12 Sep 1953 Exeter City H 0–3 6,949 16 Sep 1953 Crystal Palace A 0–3 8,177 19 Sep 1953 Northampton Town A 0–1 13,100 21 Sep 1953 Aldershot H 2–2 Parker, Wharton 2,836 26 Sep 1953 Norwich City A 0–2 23,856 30 Sep 1953 Aldershot A 0–2 4,412 3 Oct 1953 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Graham, Parker 6,817 10 Oct 1953 Watford H 0–1 5,959 17 Oct 1953 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–4 Graham 2 15,909 24 Oct 1953 Southend United H 3–2 Birch, Graham, Morrey 6,958 31 Oct 1953 Reading A 1–4 Hayward 8,051 7 Nov 1953 Leyton Orient H 1–1 Hayward 7,740 14 Nov 1953 Millwall A 1–3 Birch 14,314 28 Nov 1953 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–1 Wharton 9,190 5 Dec 1953 Coventry City H 2–1 Waite, Shergold 10,572 12 Dec 1953 Gillingham A 1–0 Graham 10,004 19 Dec 1953 Swindon Town H 2–0 Graham, Shergold 9,276 25 Dec 1953 Bristol City H 3–2 Birch, Graham, Wharton 14,800 26 Dec 1953 Bristol City A 0–3 24,375 2 Jan 1954 Walsall A 1–0 Graham 6,187 9 Jan 1954 Colchester United A 2–2 Graham, Haines 6,434 16 Jan 1954 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 Birch, Graham 10,005 23 Jan 1954 Exeter City A 0–1 8,038 6 Feb 1954 Northampton Town H 2–0 Graham, Saward 10,191 13 Feb 1954 Norwich City H 4–1 Graham 3, Lucas 11,968 20 Feb 1954 Queens Park Rangers A 1–5 Graham 9,315 27 Feb 1954 Watford A 0–1 12,738 6 Mar 1954 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 Graham 11,417 13 Mar 1954 Ipswich Town A 2–1 Graham, Hollyman 12,531 20 Mar 1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 4–0 Graham, Wharton, Shergold, Saward 10,421 27 Mar 1954 Leyton Orient A 0–3 9,683 3 Apr 1954 Millwall H 0–0 9,049 10 Apr 1954 Coventry City A 2–1 Graham, Shergold 7,940 16 Apr 1954 Torquay United H 2–0 Graham, Wharton 12,450 17 Apr 1954 Gillingham H 1–0 Saward 9,409 19 Apr 1954 Torquay United A 2–3 Wharton 2 6,501 22 Apr 1954 Colchester United H 1–1 Graham 7,596 24 Apr 1954 Southend United A 1–0 Graham 5,993 26 Apr 1954 Ipswich Town H 1–2 Saward 11,258
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 1 21 Nov 1953 Cambridge United A 2–2 Birch, K.Thomas 7,500 1r 26 Nov 1953 Cambridge United H 1–2 Parker 7,434
Key Division Champions Re-elected Failed re-election
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