1948–49 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1948–49 season
Manager Tom Bromilow
Third Division South 15th
FA Cup 5th round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Parker (20)
All: Carr/Parker (23)
Highest home attendance 22,500 vs Huddersfield Town (29 Jan 1949)
Lowest home attendance 4,552 vs Watford (2 Sep 1948)
Average home league attendance 11,877
Home colours
Away colours

The 1948–49 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 20th season in the third tier and 21st season overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
421491968920.7437 86741351.17 631227570.47

Last updated: 7 May 1949.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAAHHAA
Result L D L D D L L D L L W L D L W L W L L W W W W L D W W W W L D D L W L L L W L L W D
Position 15 15 19 18 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 20 16 19 19 19 18 17 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 18 15 15

Last updated: 7 May 1949.
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
Sat 21 Aug 1948Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–2Parker11,015
Wed 25 Aug 1948WatfordA2–2Carr, Harper10,568
Sat 28 Aug 1948Ipswich TownA1–5Harper17,990
Thu 2 Sep 1948WatfordH1–1Parker4,552
Sat 4 Sep 1948Notts CountyH3–3Lewis, Parker, Harper16,776
Wed 8 Sep 1948ReadingA1–4Parker12,076
Sat 11 Sep 1948WalsallA1–3Parker12,771
Thu 16 Sep 1948ReadingH1–1Parker9,863
Sat 18 Sep 1948Torquay UnitedH1–2Parker10,664
Sat 25 Sep 1948Bristol RoversA1–3H.Williams22,277
Sat 2 Oct 1948Swindon TownH4–1Lewis 2, H.Williams, Newall11,657
Sat 9 Oct 1948Leyton OrientA2–5Parker, H.J.Williams14,692
Sat 16 Oct 1948Port ValeH2–2H.Williams, Parker10,037
Sat 23 Oct 1948Northampton TownA1–2Parker8,178
Sat 30 Oct 1948Norwich CityH4–3Carr 3, Comley11,068
Sat 6 Nov 1948Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–3Parker 217,011
Sat 13 Nov 1948Southend UnitedH4–2H.Williams, Carr, Comley, Parker12,262
Sat 20 Nov 1948MillwallA1–3Parker25,441
Sat 4 Dec 1948Swindon TownA2–5Parker, Carr14,893
Sat 18 Dec 1948Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA2–1Roffi, Comley13,188
Sat 25 Dec 1948Crystal PalaceH5–0Carr 2, Comley 2, Harper15,115
Mon 27 Dec 1948Crystal PalaceA1–0Parker10,951
Sat 1 Jan 1949Ipswich TownH3–0Carr 2, Comley9,465
Sat 15 Jan 1949Notts CountyA1–11Carr26,843
Sat 22 Jan 1949WalsallH1–1Roffi14,536
Sat 19 Feb 1949Bristol RoversH2–1Roffi, Parker20,502
Sat 5 Mar 1949Leyton OrientH3–2Comley 2, Parker6,701
Sat 12 Mar 1949Port ValeA2–1Carr 29,487
Sat 19 Mar 1949Northampton TownH2–0Carr 214,869
Wed 23 Mar 1949Torquay UnitedA0–46,538
Sat 26 Mar 1949Norwich CityA0–023,214
Sat 2 Apr 1949Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Carr11,779
Thu 7 Apr 1949Bristol CityH0–210,278
Sat 9 Apr 1949Southend UnitedA1–0Lewis7,865
Fri 15 Apr 1949Swansea TownH2–5Parker, Carr21,167
Sat 16 Apr 1949MillwallH1–2Parker11,067
Mon 18 Apr 1949Swansea TownA1–2Parker28,623
Sat 23 Apr 1949AldershotA2–1H.Williams 27,288
Thu 28 Apr 1949AldershotH0–28,096
Sat 30 Apr 1949Exeter CityH0–27,964
Wed 4 May 1949Exeter CityA2–1Hayward 26,593
Sat 7 May 1949Bristol CityA1–1Roffi13,188

FA Cup

Main article: 1948–49 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1Sat 27 Nov 1948Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–1Comley 2, Parker14,000
2Sat 11 Dec 1948LeytonstoneA4–3Carr 2, Harper, Comley10,000
3Sat 8 Jan 1949Leeds UnitedA3–1Roffi, Carr, Comley31,500
4Sat 29 Jan 1949Huddersfield TownH3–3H.Williams, Carr, Comley22,500
4rSat 5 Feb 1949Huddersfield TownA3–1Parker 2, Carr34,183
5Sat 12 Feb 1949Portsmouth[1]A2–3 a.e.t.Carr, Harper48,581

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5Wed 12 Jan 1949Milford TownA0–2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Swansea Town42278787342.55962
2Reading422551277501.54055
3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic422281269481.43852
4Swindon Town421815964561.14351
5Bristol Rovers4219101361511.19648
6Brighton & Hove Albion421518955551.00048
7Ipswich Town421891578771.01345
8Millwall4217111463640.98445
9Torquay United4217111465700.92945
10Norwich City4216121467491.36744
11Notts County4219518102681.50043
12Exeter City4215101763760.82940
13Port Vale4214111751540.94439
14Walsall421581956640.87538
15Newport County421491968920.73937
16Bristol City4211141744620.71036
17Watford4210151741540.75935
18Southend United429161741460.89134
19Leyton Orient4211121958800.72534
20Northampton Town421292151620.82333
21Aldershot4211112048590.81433
22Crystal Palace428112338760.50027
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

External links

References

  1. British Pathe. "Portsmouth 3 Newport 2". Retrieved 29 June 2010.
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