Newport County 1959–60 football season
The 1959–60 season was Newport County' s second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division . It was their 31st season in the third tier and 32nd 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 20 6 20 80 79 1.013 46 15 2 6 59 36 32 5 4 14 21 43 14
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 A H H A A H H A A A H H A A H H A H A A H H A A A H A A A H H H H A H H A H H A H H A A H A Result D W L W L W W D D L W W L L W W L W L L W W L L W L L W L W L L W L W D L D W L L L W D W W Position 10 5 13 11 14 10 10 5 10 11 9 7 10 13 10 10 11 11 11 13 9 8 10 13 9 13 15 14 14 14 15 16 12 14 12 13 14 14 11 12 15 16 13 15 11 12
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 1960. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Fixtures and results [ edit ] Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 22 Aug 1959 Wrexham A 0–0 13,251 24 Aug 1959 Reading H 3–2 Jones 3 8,005 29 Aug 1959 Grimsby Town H 0–2 8,965 2 Sep 1959 Reading A 1–0 Jones 14,332 5 Sep 1959 Queens Park Rangers A 0–3 10,700 7 Sep 1959 Tranmere Rovers H 2–1 Jones, McPherson 7,826 12 Sep 1959 Bradford City H 2–0 Riggs, McSeveney 7,634 14 Sep 1959 Tranmere Rovers A 2–2 Sherwood, Jones 13,924 19 Sep 1959 Coventry City A 1–1 McSeveney 18,251 23 Sep 1959 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–4 W.Herrity 9,322 26 Sep 1959 York City H 3–2 McSeveney, Meyer, Sherwood 8,067 28 Sep 1959 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 5–2 Sherwood, Riggs, Jones, McPherson, Herrity 9,623 3 Oct 1959 Swindon Town A 0–1 14,685 10 Oct 1959 Shrewsbury Town A 2–6 W.Herrity, Meyer 9,062 12 Oct 1959 Chesterfield H 3–1 W.Herrity 2, McPherson 8,217 19 Oct 1959 Port Vale H 4–3 McPherson 2, Meyer, McSeveney 8,996 24 Oct 1959 Norwich City A 0–1 24,140 31 Oct 1959 Barnsley H 4–0 McSeveney 2, Morgan 2 8,430 7 Nov 1959 Colchester United A 1–2 McSeveney 6,620 21 Nov 1959 Mansfield Town A 1–3 Sherwood 6,996 28 Nov 1959 Halifax Town H 5–1 McSeveney 4, Meyer 7,558 12 Dec 1959 Brentford H 4–2 Meyer 2, Dixon, McSeveney 8,401 26 Dec 1959 Southampton A 0–2 19,167 1 Jan 1960 Chesterfield A 0–2 5,900 2 Jan 1960 Grimsby Town A 1–0 McSeveney 9,188 16 Jan 1960 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 Dixon, McSeveney 5,180 23 Jan 1960 Bradford City A 2–6 Singer 2 10,838 30 Jan 1960 Bury A 1–0 Singer 6,545 12 Feb 1960 York City A 0–2 7,758 15 Feb 1960 Coventry City H 2–0 Dixon, McPherson 4,764 20 Feb 1960 Swindon Town H 1–3 Hollyman 4,979 27 Feb 1960 Shrewsbury Town H 1–3 Sherwood 4,738 29 Feb 1960 Wrexham H 4–1 McPherson 2, Sherwood, McSeveney 4,206 5 Mar 1960 Port Vale A 1–2 McSeveney 9,073 7 Mar 1960 Southampton H 5–1 McPherson 3, Morgan, Meyer 6,429 12 Mar 1960 Norwich City H 1–1 McPherson 6,106 19 Mar 1960 Halifax Town A 1–2 McSeveney 4,409 21 Mar 1960 Southend United H 1–1 Singer 5,652 26 Mar 1960 Colchester United H 3–2 McPherson 2, Singer 4,322 2 Apr 1960 Southend United A 2–3 McPherson, Sherwood 8,513 9 Apr 1960 Mansfield Town H 0–1 4,473 15 Apr 1960 Accrington Stanley H 1–3 McPherson 3,314 16 Apr 1960 Barnsley A 2–0 Dixon, Meyer 5,597 18 Apr 1960 Accrington Stanley A 0–0 2,202 23 Apr 1960 Bury H 3–1 Dixon, Singer, Meyer 4,264 30 Apr 1960 Brentford A 2–1 Dixon, Burton 7,900
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 5 3 Feb 1960 Caerau Athletic A 5–3 McSeveney 3, Dixon, Jones 6 24 Feb 1960 Wrexham A 0–3
Key Division Champions Promoted Welsh Cup winners, relegated Relegated