1936–37 Newport County A.F.C. season
      
The 1936–37 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 16th in the Football League.
Season review
 Results summary 
Note: Two points for a win
| Overall | Home | Away | 
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | 
| 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.68 | 34 | 
7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 1.32 | 
5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 70 | 0.43 | 
Last updated: 1 May 1937.
Source: 
 Results by round 
| 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 | 
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | 
| Result |  L |  L |  L |  L |  L |  D |  D |  L |  D |  L |  L |  W |  D |  L |  L |  D |  D |  W |  L |  L |  L |  W |  W |  L |  D |  W |  W |  L |  D |  L |  W |  L |  D |  W |  W |  L |  W |  W |  L |  L |  W |  D | 
| Position |  16 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  22 |  20 |  20 |  20 |  20 |  20 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  19 |  18 |  18 |  19 |  20 |  19 |  19 | 
Last updated: 1 May 1937.
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 | 
| 29 Aug 1936 | Watford | H | 1–3 | Hickman | 10,267 | 
| 2 Sep 1936 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 |  | 7,738 | 
| 5 Sep 1936 | Southend United | A | 2–9 | Lowry, Hickman | 7,346 | 
| 10 Sep 1936 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–4 | Thomas | 7,005 | 
| 12 Sep 1936 | Cardiff City | H | 2–3 | W.M.Owen 2 | 16,732 | 
| 16 Sep 1936 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | Crisp | 10,524 | 
| 19 Sep 1936 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 |  | 8,436 | 
| 26 Sep 1936 | Aldershot | A | 0–2 |  | 3,947 | 
| 3 Oct 1936 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Edwards | 6,084 | 
| 10 Oct 1936 | Millwall | A | 2–7 | Hickman 2 | 21,333 | 
| 17 Oct 1936 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–6 | Chadwick | 14,882 | 
| 24 Oct 1936 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Carr, Sullivan | 10,428 | 
| 31 Oct 1936 | Reading | A | 4–4 | Chadwick 2, Lowry, Carr | 4,880 | 
| 7 Nov 1936 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | Chadwick | 10,267 | 
| 14 Nov 1936 | Bristol City | A | 1–3 | Carr | 14,467 | 
| 21 Nov 1936 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | Derrick | 8,650 | 
| 5 Dec 1936 | Clapton Orient | H | 1–1 | Chadwick | 8,667 | 
| 19 Dec 1936 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | Wood, Duggan | 7,654 | 
| 25 Dec 1936 | Northampton Town | A | 2–3 | Chadwick, Duggan | 12,371 | 
| 26 Dec 1936 | Watford | A | 0–3 |  | 8,140 | 
| 28 Dec 1936 | Northampton Town | H | 1–3 | Wood | 8,756 | 
| 2 Jan 1937 | Southend United | H | 6–2 | Chadwick 3, Wood 2, Duggan | 4,754 | 
| 9 Jan 1937 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | Duggan | 24,681 | 
| 16 Jan 1937 | Notts County | A | 1–3 | Sullivan | 10,914 | 
| 23 Jan 1937 | Gillingham | A | 4–4 | Derrick 3, Kelso | 6,125 | 
| 30 Jan 1937 | Aldershot | H | 4–0 | Derrick 2, Carr, Sullivan | 4,292 | 
| 6 Feb 1937 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Sullivan, Wood | 7,872 | 
| 13 Feb 1937 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | Sullivan | 9,369 | 
| 20 Feb 1937 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Carr | 8,319 | 
| 27 Feb 1937 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | Derrick | 4,117 | 
| 6 Mar 1937 | Reading | H | 3–0 | Chadwick 3 | 8,449 | 
| 13 Mar 1937 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–6 | Duggan, Derrick | 11,738 | 
| 20 Mar 1937 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 |  | 8,749 | 
| 26 Mar 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 4–0 | Derrick 2, Duggan, Wood | 10,007 | 
| 27 Mar 1937 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | Chadwick 2 | 4,212 | 
| 29 Mar 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–5 |  | 9,373 | 
| 3 Apr 1937 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | Wood, Derrick | 12,324 | 
| 10 Apr 1937 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–1 | Thomas, Wood | 6,054 | 
| 17 Apr 1937 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | Thomas | 9,238 | 
| 24 Apr 1937 | Luton Town | A | 0–5 |  | 14,469 | 
| 26 Apr 1937 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | Webb, Wood | 2,760 | 
| 1 May 1937 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Derrick, Sullivan | 6,143 | 
FA Cup
Main article: 
1936–37 FA Cup 
| Round | 
Date | 
Opponents | 
Venue | 
Result | 
Scorers | 
Attendance | 
| 1 | 28 Nov 1936 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 | Chadwick, Duggan, Sullivan | 11,165 | 
| 2 | 12 Dec 1936 | Reading | A | 2–7 | Duggan 2 | 10,790 | 
Third Division South Cup
| Round | 
Date | 
Opponents | 
Venue | 
Result | 
Scorers | 
Attendance | 
| 1 | 1 Oct 1936 | Watford | H | 1–4 |  |  | 
Welsh Cup
| Round | 
Date | 
Opponents | 
Venue | 
Result | 
Scorers | 
Attendance | 
Notes | 
| 6 | 22 Feb 1937 | Porth | H | 5–0 | Derrick 3, Chadwick, Carr |  |  | 
| 7 | 15 Mar 1937 | Swansea Town | H | 7–0 | Derrick 4, Crisp, Chadwick, Wood |  |  | 
| SF | 15 Apr 1937 | Rhyl | N | 2–3 | Webb, Wood |  | At Gay Meadow | 
League table
| Key |  | 
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 Division Champions | 
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 Re-elected | 
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 Failed re-election | 
External links
References
-  Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
 
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