1946–47 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1946–47 season
Manager Tom Bromilow
Second Division 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorer League: E.M.Carr (19)
All: E.M.Carr (19)
Highest home attendance 18,715 vs Swansea Town (12 Oct 1946)
Lowest home attendance 8,798 vs Newcastle United (7 Jun 1947)
Average home league attendance 12,505
Home colours
Away colours

The 1946–47 season was Newport County's first competitive season in the Football League Second Division. The club had been promoted at the end of the 1938–39 season and although play had started in the 1939–40 season it was abandoned due to the outbreak of war in Europe.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4210329611330.4623 911141520.79 121820810.25

Last updated: 14 Jun 1947.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAAAAAHAAHHAHHHHHAHA
Result L L W L D L L L L W L L L L L W L L W W L L L L D L L L W L L W D L L W L W L L W L
Position 22 22 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

Last updated: 14 Jun 1947.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
7 Sep 1946Nottingham ForestA1–6Leamon24,417
9 Sep 1946BurnleyA2–3Rawcliffe, Keenan18,008
14 Sep 1946Coventry CityH4–2Wookey 2, Bowen, Leamon14,104
19 Sep 1946Tottenham HotspurH2–4Bown, Mogford18,169
21 Sep 1946Birmingham CityA1–1Mogford28,832
28 Sep 1946West Bromwich AlbionH2–7Mogford, Davis17,614
5 Oct 1946Newcastle UnitedA0–1352,137
7 Oct 1946Tottenham HotspurA1–3OG14,540
12 Oct 1946Swansea TownH2–4Leamon, Carr18,715
19 Oct 1946BuryA1–0Batty13,214
24 Oct 1946SouthamptonH1–2Carr11,149
26 Oct 1946Luton TownH1–3Carr11,480
2 Nov 1946Plymouth ArgyleA1–4Mogford23,175
9 Nov 1946Leicester CityH2–3Rawcliffe 212,350
16 Nov 1946ChesterfieldA0–212,030
23 Nov 1946MillwallH3–1Rawcliffe 2, Carr9,742
30 Nov 1946Bradford Park AvenueA1–2Carr12,555
7 Dec 1946Manchester CityH0–313,641
21 Dec 1946Sheffield WednesdayH4–3Carr 3, Lewis10,680
25 Dec 1946FulhamH4–2Rawcliffe 2, Carr, OG13,862
26 Dec 1946FulhamA1–4Carr20,098
28 Dec 1946SouthamptonA1–5Rawcliffe17,778
4 Jan 1947Nottingham ForestH2–5Carr, Lewis13,150
18 Jan 1947Coventry CityA0–618,762
1 Feb 1947West Bromwich AlbionA2–2Carr 215,089
8 Feb 1947West Ham UnitedA0–312,447
15 Feb 1947Swansea TownA1–5Williams19,655
15 Mar 1947Leicester CityA0–320,455
22 Mar 1947ChesterfieldH3–0Rawcliffe, Newall, Carr10,358
29 Mar 1947MillwallA1–3Carr18,154
4 Apr 1947BarnsleyA1–3Batty14,999
7 Apr 1947BarnsleyH2–1Rawcliffe 211,013
19 Apr 1947West Ham UnitedH1–1Rawcliffe12,793
26 Apr 1947Sheffield WednesdayA1–2Carr21,555
3 May 1947BurnleyH0–314,751
10 May 1947Plymouth ArgyleH1–0Roffi9,181
17 May 1947Bradford Park AvenueH1–3Lewis10,159
24 May 1947BuryH2–0Lewis, Roffi8,875
26 May 1947Birmingham CityH0–312,028
31 May 1947Luton TownA3–6Rawcliffe, Carr, Harper7,814
7 Jun 1947Newcastle UnitedH4–2Carr 2, Rawcliffe, Haddon8,798
14 Jun 1947Manchester CityA1–5Roffi25,431

FA Cup

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
311 Jan 1947Coventry CityA2–5Batty, Hayward21,457

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
515 Jan 1947Barry TownA3–3Rawcliffe, Mogford, OG1,800
5r22 Jan 1947Barry TownH4–1Mogford, Batty, Hogg2,000
624 Apr 1947Shrewsbury TownA0–05,000
6r5 May 1947Shrewsbury TownA1–0Newall
SF14 May 1947ChesterA2–3Rawcliffe 27,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Manchester City422610678352.22962
2Burnley422214665292.24158
3Birmingham City422551274332.24255
4Chesterfield4218141058441.31850
5Newcastle United4219101395621.53248
6Tottenham Hotspur4217141165531.22648
7West Bromwich Albion422081488751.17348
8Coventry City4216131366591.11945
9Leicester City421871769641.07843
10Barnsley421781784860.97742
11Nottingham Forest4215101769740.93240
12West Ham United421681870760.92140
13Luton Town421671971730.97339
14Southampton421591869760.90839
15Fulham421591863740.85139
16Bradford Park Avenue4214111765770.84439
17Bury4212121880781.02636
18Millwall421482056790.70936
19Plymouth Argyle421452379960.82333
20Sheffield Wednesday421282267880.76132
21Swansea Town421172455830.66329
22Newport County4210329611330.45923
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated

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