1934–35 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1934–35 season
Manager Jimmy Hindmarsh
Third Division South 22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup 1st round
Third Division South Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorer League: Bird (16)
All: Bird (17)
Highest home attendance 10,978 vs Bristol City (1 Sep 1934)
Lowest home attendance 2,399 vs Reading (28 Feb 1935)
Average home league attendance 5,186
Home colours
Away colours

The 1934–35 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 14th in the Football League. The season started with three straight wins and the club found itself top of the table after the first match. However with 18 defeats in the last half of the season County were forced to into the re-election process for the fourth time, but were comfortably re-elected.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4210527541120.4825 741036400.90 311718720.25

Last updated: 5 May 1935.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
Result W W W L L W L D L L W W D W L L L W D L L L L L L L D L L D L W L L L W L L L L L L
Position 1 1 2 2 5 5 9 9 12 16 12 9 10 7 11 13 13 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22

Last updated: 5 May 1935.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
25 Aug 1934Exeter CityA1–0Bird8,295
27 Aug 1934Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH6–1Bird 2, Burgess 2, Higgins, Green7,651
1 Sep 1934Bristol CityH2–0Higgins, Bird10,978
5 Sep 1934Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–3Bird5,722
8 Sep 1934MillwallA0–216,142
15 Sep 1934Coventry CityH2–1Bird, Weaver10,580
22 Sep 1934Clapton OrientA0–44,715
29 Sep 1934GillinghamH2–2Bird 25,460
6 Oct 1934ReadingA1–6Bird8,074
13 Oct 1934Northampton TownH1–3Bird6,365
20 Oct 1934Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0OG3,696
27 Oct 1934Cardiff CityA4–3Whitehouse, Green, Burgess, Weaver16,131
3 Nov 1934Bristol RoversH1–1Bird7,146
10 Nov 1934Southend UnitedA1–0Bird5,498
17 Nov 1934Torquay UnitedH1–4Bird6,185
1 Dec 1934Crystal PalaceH2–3Thomas, Cook4,317
8 Dec 1934Charlton AthleticA0–610,186
15 Dec 1934AldershotH2–0Bird, White3,155
22 Dec 1934Swindon TownA0–06,121
25 Dec 1934WatfordH0–17,290
26 Dec 1934WatfordA0–711,695
29 Dec 1934Exeter CityH1–3Bird4,174
5 Jan 1935Bristol CityA1–2Thomas8,968
12 Jan 1935Queens Park RangersA1–4Burgess4,511
19 Jan 1935MillwallH1–2White2,948
26 Jan 1935Coventry CityA0–511,525
2 Feb 1935Clapton OrientH3–3Clarke 2, Bird2,738
9 Feb 1935GillinghamA0–53,689
23 Feb 1935Northampton TownA0–22,925
28 Feb 1935ReadingH2–2Weaver 22,399
2 Mar 1935Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–3Reynolds5,687
9 Mar 1935Cardiff CityH4–0Weaver 2, Clarke 28,461
16 Mar 1935Bristol RoversA3–5Burgess, Perks, Clarke6,306
23 Mar 1935Southend UnitedH0–53,005
30 Mar 1935Torquay UnitedA1–2White2,941
6 Apr 1935Queens Park RangersH2–1Weaver, Haycox2,912
13 Apr 1935Crystal PalaceA0–68,323
19 Apr 1935Luton TownH2–4Haycox 24,052
20 Apr 1935Charlton AthleticH0–23,287
22 Apr 1935Luton TownA1–4Weaver8,759
27 Apr 1935AldershotA2–3Thomas 22,810
4 May 1935Swindon TownH1–2Thomas2,110

FA Cup

Main article: 1934–35 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
124 Nov 1934Swindon TownA0–412,776

Third Division South Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
122 Oct 1934Northampton TownA0–32,500

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
613 Feb 1935Cardiff CityA2–3Bird, Reynolds2,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Charlton Athletic422778103521.98161
2Reading4221111089651.36953
3Coventry City422191286501.72051
4Luton Town4219121192601.53350
5Crystal Palace4219101386641.34448
6Watford421991476491.55147
7Northampton Town421981565670.97046
8Bristol Rovers4217101573770.94844
9Brighton & Hove Albion421791669621.11343
10Torquay United421861881751.08042
11Exeter City421691770750.93341
12Millwall421771857620.91941
13Queens Park Rangers421691763720.87541
14Clapton Orient4215101765651.00040
15Bristol City421591852680.76539
16Swindon Town4213121767780.85938
17Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic421572054710.76137
18Aldershot4213101950750.66736
19Cardiff City421392062820.75635
20Gillingham4211131855750.73335
21Southend United421192265780.83331
22Newport County4210527541120.48225
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Election

VotesClubFate
48Southend UnitedRe-elected to the League
43Newport CountyRe-elected to the League
1Bath CityNot elected to the League
1FolkestoneNot elected to the League

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