1947–48 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1947–48 season
Manager Tom Bromilow
Third Division South 12th
FA Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Carr/Williams (10)
All: Carr (11)
Highest home attendance 16,565 vs Bristol City (28 Aug 1947)
Lowest home attendance 5,817 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (22 Nov 1947)
Average home league attendance 11,239
Home colours
Away colours

The 1947–48 season was Newport County's first season back in Division Three South since relegation from the Second Division the previous season.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4214131561730.8441 98438281.36 551123450.51

Last updated: 1 May 1948.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAHAHHHHAAAHAAHAAHAHAAHHHAHAH
Result D W W L D D W L W L W L L D D D W D D W W L D W W L D L L L W W L L W D D W L L L D
Position 8 4 4 4 8 7 4 8 6 9 8 9 11 12 12 13 10 10 10 7 5 8 9 8 5 6 6 9 9 11 10 8 10 10 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 12

Last updated: 1 May 1948.
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
23 Aug 1947ReadingA0–013,890
28 Aug 1947Bristol CityH1–0Batty16,565
30 Aug 1947WalsallH4–2Carr 3, Roffi13,591
3 Sep 1947Bristol CityA0–125,706
6 Sep 1947Leyton OrientA2–2Williams, Mogford14,407
11 Sep 1947Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH2–2Williams, Mogford13,977
13 Sep 1947Exeter CityH3–0Williams 2, Harper13,185
17 Sep 1947Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA0–517,391
20 Sep 1947Swindon TownA2–1Shergold, Mogford18,642
27 Sep 1947Southend UnitedA0–111,447
4 Oct 1947Notts CountyH3–1Williams, Mogford, Emmanuel14,015
11 Oct 1947Torquay UnitedH0–111,933
18 Oct 1947Crystal PalaceA1–2Williams16,353
25 Oct 1947AldershotH2–2Mogford, Emmanuel11,506
1 Nov 1947Northampton TownA1–1Allen9,289
8 Nov 1947Bristol RoversH2–2Emmanuel 212,877
15 Nov 1947Norwich CityA2–1Roffi, Allen16,072
22 Nov 1947Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1McBlain5,817
6 Dec 1947Queens Park RangersH0–013,230
20 Dec 1947ReadingH2–0Carr, Emmanuel10,161
25 Dec 1947Ipswich TownH3–1Carr 2, W.Lewis12,308
27 Dec 1947Ipswich TownA0–311,880
3 Jan 1948WalsallA1–1Carr16,847
10 Jan 1948WatfordA2–1Allen, Harper7,427
17 Jan 1948Leyton OrientH3–2Carr 2, Allen10,255
24 Jan 1948Port ValeA1–4Roffi10,816
31 Jan 1948Exeter CityA4–4W.Lewis 2, Williams, OG9,711
14 Feb 1948Southend UnitedH1–5Carr10,640
21 Feb 1948Notts CountyA1–4Hayward17,762
28 Feb 1948Torquay UnitedA1–4Hayward6,235
6 Mar 1948Crystal PalaceH3–1W.Lewis 2, Allen8,732
13 Mar 1948AldershotA2–1Roffi, Shergold5,792
20 Mar 1948Northampton TownH1–2Allen8,567
26 Mar 1948Swansea TownA0–321,861
27 Mar 1948Bristol RoversA3–2Allen 2, Emmanuel13,607
29 Mar 1948Swansea TownH1–1W.Lewis15,134
3 Apr 1948Norwich CityH1–1Williams8,929
8 Apr 1948Swindon TownH2–0Williams, Emmanuel7,421
10 Apr 1948Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–314,247
17 Apr 1948WatfordH3–4Williams, Roffi, Shergold8,878
24 Apr 1948Queens Park RangersA0–120,905
1 May 1948Port ValeH0–08,309

FA Cup

Main article: 1947–48 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
129 Nov 1947Southend UnitedH3–2Roffi, Lewis, Allen11,050
213 Dec 1947ReadingA0–316,000

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
515 Jan 1948Merthyr TydfilA1–3Carr6,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Queens Park Rangers42269774372.00061
2Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42249976352.17157
3Walsall422191270401.75051
4Ipswich Town422331667611.09849
5Swansea Town4218121270521.34648
6Notts County421981568591.15346
7Bristol City421871777651.18543
8Port Vale4216111563541.16743
9Southend United4215131451580.87943
10Reading4215111656580.96641
11Exeter City4215111655630.87341
12Newport County4214131561730.83641
13Crystal Palace4213131649491.00039
14Northampton Town4214111758720.80639
15Watford4214101857790.72238
16Swindon Town4210161641460.89136
17Leyton Orient4213101951730.69936
18Torquay United4211131863621.01635
19Aldershot4210151745670.67235
20Bristol Rovers421382171750.94734
21Norwich City421382161760.80334
22Brighton & Hove Albion4211121943730.58934
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

External links

References

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