1920–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1920–21 season
Manager Harry Parkes
Third Division 15th
FA Cup 4th qualifying round
Welsh Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League: Devlin (12)
All: Devlin (12)
Highest home attendance 14,500 vs Reading (28 Aug 1920)
Lowest home attendance 4,000 vs Norwich City (13 Jan 1921)
Average home league attendance 8,576
Home colours
Away colours

The 1920–21 season was Newport County's first season in the Football League. They were founder members of the new Football League Third Division.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
421491943640.6737 85820230.87 641123410.56

Last updated: 7 May 1921.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
Result L L L L L D W W W L L W W W W L L L D D L W W L D W L L L L W D L L W L D W D W D D
Position 17 19 22 22 22 22 22 21 17 21 21 18 15 13 11 13 18 18 17 16 18 16 13 15 15 15 15 17 17 19 18 17 18 19 18 19 18 18 19 16 16 15

Last updated: 7 May 1921.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Third Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
28 Aug 1920ReadingH0–114,500
1 Sep 1920Bristol RoversA2–3Walker, Wolstenholme10,000
4 Sep 1920ReadingA0–410,000
9 Sep 1920Bristol RoversH0–28,000
11 Sep 1920Plymouth ArgyleA1–5Wolstenholme12,000
18 Sep 1920Plymouth ArgyleH0–08,000
25 Sep 1920Exeter CityA1–0Wolstenholme8,000
2 Oct 1920Exeter CityH2–0Wolstenholme 28,000
9 Oct 1920MillwallH3–1Devlin 2, Walker14,000
16 Oct 1920MillwallA0–120,000
21 Oct 1920Swindon TownH0–110,000
23 Oct 1920PortsmouthH1–0Devlin9,000
30 Oct 1920PortsmouthA2–0Devlin, Dobson13,679
6 Nov 1920GillinghamH1–0Wolstenholme7,000
13 Nov 1920GillinghamA4–1Dobson, Wolstenholme, Blott, Devlin8,000
27 Nov 1920Swindon TownA0–57,000
4 Dec 1920WatfordH0–26,000
11 Dec 1920WatfordA1–5Wright7,000
18 Dec 1920BrentfordA2–2Wright, Thompson6,000
25 Dec 1920Southend UnitedH1–1Dobson9,000
27 Dec 1920Southend UnitedA1–2Walker10,000
1 Jan 1921BrentfordH3–1Dobson, Walker, Cox7,500
13 Jan 1921Norwich CityH2–0Wright, Cox4,000
22 Jan 1921Norwich CityA0–35,000
29 Jan 1921Northampton TownH1–1Dobson8,000
5 Feb 1921Northampton TownA2–0Groves, Wright8,000
12 Feb 1921Crystal PalaceH0–112,000
19 Feb 1921Crystal PalaceA0–27,000
26 Feb 1921Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–48,000
5 Mar 1921Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–18,000
12 Mar 1921Grimsby TownH2–1Devlin, Kelson8,000
19 Mar 1921Grimsby TownA1–1Devlin9,000
25 Mar 1921Merthyr TownH0–312,600
26 Mar 1921Queens Park RangersA0–210,000
28 Mar 1921Merthyr TownA2–1Gaughan, Devlin6,000
2 Apr 1921Queens Park RangersH1–3Devlin7,500
9 Apr 1921Swansea TownH1–1Walker6,000
16 Apr 1921Swansea TownA2–1Dobson, Wolstenholme14,000
23 Apr 1921Luton TownA2–2Walker, Devlin9,000
30 Apr 1921Luton TownH2–0Devlin 25,000
2 May 1921SouthamptonA0–06,000
7 May 1921SouthamptonH0–08,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1920–21 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4Q20 Nov 1920Merthyr TownSomerton Park0–015,000
4Qr25 Nov 1920Merthyr TownPenydarren Park0–415,000

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
315 Jan 1921Ebbw ValeSomerton Park4–0Dobson 2, Walker, Wright5,000
415 Jan 1921Merthyr TownSomerton Park0–15,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA GD Pts
1Crystal Palace422411770342.059+3659
2Southampton421916764282.286+3654
3Queens Park Rangers422291161321.906+2953
4Swindon Town4221101173491.490+2452
5Swansea Town 421815956451.244+1151
6Watford422081459441.341+1548
7Millwall4218111342301.400+1247
8Merthyr Town4215151260491.224+1145
9Luton Town4216121461561.089+544
10Bristol Rovers421871768571.193+1143
11Plymouth Argyle4211211035341.029+143
12Portsmouth4212151546480.958–239
13Grimsby Town421591849590.831–1039
14Northampton Town421581959750.787–1638
15Newport County 421491943640.672–2137
16Norwich City4210161644530.830–936
17Southend United421482044610.721–1736
18Brighton & Hove Albion421482042610.689–1936
19Exeter City4210151739540.722–1535
20Reading421272342590.712–1731
21Brentford429122142670.627–2530
22Gillingham428122234740.459–4028

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

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

External links

References

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