1951–52 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1951–52 season
Manager Fred Stansfield
Third Division South 6th
FA Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorer League: Parker (19)
All: Moore (24)
Highest home attendance 16,802 vs Northampton Town (20 Aug 1951)
Lowest home attendance 4,897 vs Southend United (17 Jan 1952)
Average home league attendance 10,259
Home colours
Away colours

The 1951–52 season was Newport County's fifth 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 23rd season in the third tier and 24th season overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4621121377761.0154 137345261.73 851032500.64

Last updated: 3 May 1952.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHHHAHAHAAHHHAAHHAHA
Result L W W W L D W W W W L L L D D W W L D L W W L W W D L W W D D D L D L W W L W D W D W D W L
Position 18 9 6 7 13 13 8 5 2 2 3 5 9 10 10 8 6 9 6 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Last updated: 3 May 1952.
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
18 Aug 1951Bristol CityA1–3Parker30,048
20 Aug 1951Northampton TownH2–0Birch, Moore16,802
25 Aug 1951Ipswich TownH2–1Parker, Moore13,062
1 Sep 1951Torquay UnitedA2–1Birch, Shergold6,411
6 Sep 1951Northampton TownA0–510,203
8 Sep 1951GillinghamH1–1Birch10,725
12 Sep 1951ReadingA2–1James 216,050
15 Sep 1951Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–1Birch, James10,949
17 Sep 1951ReadingH3–1Parker 2, James11,879
22 Sep 1951MillwallH2–1Birch, Evans12,797
29 Sep 1951Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–5James12,494
6 Oct 1951AldershotA0–48,801
13 Oct 1951WatfordH2–5Parker, Donaldson9,636
20 Oct 1951Bristol RoversA1–1Beattie17,396
27 Oct 1951Plymouth ArgyleH3–3Birch, Beattie, Moore10,065
3 Nov 1951Norwich CityA2–1Beattie, Shergold25,828
10 Nov 1951Exeter CityH4–0Parker 2, Shergold 210,920
17 Nov 1951Colchester UnitedA1–2Birch7,729
1 Dec 1951Swindon TownA1–1Shergold12,007
22 Dec 1951Ipswich TownA1–3Beattie9,609
25 Dec 1951Shrewsbury TownH3–1Moore 2, Parker9,982
26 Dec 1951Shrewsbury TownA4–1Beattie 2, Birch, Parker9,982*
29 Dec 1951Torquay UnitedH1–2Parker11,650
5 Jan 1952GillinghamA3–2Parker, Moore, Nelson10,410
17 Jan 1952Southend UnitedH3–0Birch, Beattie, Moore4,897
19 Jan 1952Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Beattie10,333
26 Jan 1952MillwallA0–217,761
9 Feb 1952Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH2–0Parker, Shergold11,148
16 Feb 1952AldershotH4–2Parker 3, Shergold9,792
23 Feb 1952Port ValeH1–1Moore11,593
1 Mar 1952WatfordA1–1Parker9,270
8 Mar 1952Bristol RoversH2–2Parker, Moore13,113
15 Mar 1952Plymouth ArgyleA0–517,939
22 Mar 1952Norwich CityH2–2Beattie, Parker10,350
24 Mar 1952Port ValeA2–4Shergold, OG5,908
29 Mar 1952Exeter CityA4–3Birch, Parker, Shergold4,076
3 Apr 1952Leyton OrientH1–0Moore7,137
5 Apr 1952Colchester UnitedH0–16,821
11 Apr 1952WalsallH4–2Moore 3, Beattie9,385
12 Apr 1952Crystal PalaceA1–1Lunn14,904
14 Apr 1952WalsallA1–0Shergold7,700
19 Apr 1952Swindon TownH0–09,217
24 Apr 1952Crystal PalaceH1–0Moore6,942
26 Apr 1952Leyton OrientA1–1OG6,579
28 Apr 1952Bristol CityH1–0Nelson7,714
3 May 1952Southend UnitedA1–2Moore6,438
* Ambrosen incorrectly records the Shrewsbury Town away match with same scoreline and attendance as the home match

FA Cup

Main article: 1951–52 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
124 Nov 1951Barry TownH4–0Moore 3, Beattie11,844
215 Dec 1951LeytonstoneA2–2Birch, Beattie10,500
2r20 Dec 1951LeytonstoneH3–0Moore 2, Beattie10,737
312 Jan 1952Sheffield UnitedA0–234,486

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
53 Jan 1952Connah's Quay NomadsH8–2Moore 3, James 2, Nelson 2, Molloy1,878
628 Jan 1952RhylA2–3Donaldson, Lunn

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Plymouth Argyle462989107532.01966
2Reading4629314112601.86761
3Norwich City462691189501.78061
4Millwall4623121174531.39658
5Brighton & Hove Albion4624101287631.38158
6Newport County4621121377761.01354
7Bristol Rovers4620121489531.67952
8Northampton Town462251993741.25749
9Southend United4619101775661.13648
10Colchester United4617121756770.72746
11Torquay United4617101986980.87844
12Aldershot461882078890.87644
13Port Vale4614151750660.75843
14Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4616102069750.92042
15Bristol City4615121958690.84142
16Swindon Town4614141851680.75042
17Ipswich Town461692163740.85141
18Leyton Orient461692155680.80941
19Crystal Palace461592261800.76339
20Shrewsbury Town4613102362860.72136
21Watford4613102357810.70436
22Gillingham4611132271810.87735
23Exeter City461392465860.75635
24Walsall461352855940.58531
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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