1951–52 Newport County A.F.C. season
1951–52 season | |||
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Manager | Fred Stansfield | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
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 August 1951) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,897 vs Southend United (17 January 1952) | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,259 | ||
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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
Football League
.
Season review
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 50 | 21 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1952. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Third Division South
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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18 Aug 1951 | Bristol City | A | 1–3 | Parker | 30,048 |
20 Aug 1951 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | Birch, Moore | 16,802 |
25 Aug 1951 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Parker, Moore | 13,062 |
1 Sep 1951 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | Birch, Shergold | 6,411 |
6 Sep 1951 | Northampton Town | A | 0–5 | 10,203 | |
8 Sep 1951 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Birch | 10,725 |
12 Sep 1951 | Reading | A | 2–1 | James 2 | 16,050 |
15 Sep 1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | Birch, James | 10,949 |
17 Sep 1951 | Reading | H | 3–1 | Parker 2, James | 11,879 |
22 Sep 1951 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | Birch, Evans | 12,797 |
29 Sep 1951 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
A | 1–5 | James | 12,494 |
6 Oct 1951 | Aldershot | A | 0–4 | 8,801 | |
13 Oct 1951 | Watford | H | 2–5 | Parker, Donaldson | 9,636 |
20 Oct 1951 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | Beattie | 17,396 |
27 Oct 1951 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–3 | Birch, Beattie, Moore | 10,065 |
3 Nov 1951 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | Beattie, Shergold | 25,828 |
10 Nov 1951 | Exeter City | H | 4–0 | Parker 2, Shergold 2 | 10,920 |
17 Nov 1951 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | Birch | 7,729 |
1 Dec 1951 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | Shergold | 12,007 |
22 Dec 1951 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | Beattie | 9,609 |
25 Dec 1951 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–1 | Moore 2, Parker | 9,982 |
26 Dec 1951 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 4–1 | Beattie 2, Birch, Parker | 9,982* |
29 Dec 1951 | Torquay United | H | 1–2 | Parker | 11,650 |
5 Jan 1952 | Gillingham | A | 3–2 | Parker, Moore, Nelson | 10,410 |
17 Jan 1952 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Birch, Beattie, Moore | 4,897 |
19 Jan 1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Beattie | 10,333 |
26 Jan 1952 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 17,761 | |
9 Feb 1952 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
H | 2–0 | Parker, Shergold | 11,148 |
16 Feb 1952 | Aldershot | H | 4–2 | Parker 3, Shergold | 9,792 |
23 Feb 1952 | Port Vale | H | 1–1 | Moore | 11,593 |
1 Mar 1952 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Parker | 9,270 |
8 Mar 1952 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Parker, Moore | 13,113 |
15 Mar 1952 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–5 | 17,939 | |
22 Mar 1952 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Beattie, Parker | 10,350 |
24 Mar 1952 | Port Vale | A | 2–4 | Shergold, OG | 5,908 |
29 Mar 1952 | Exeter City | A | 4–3 | Birch, Parker, Shergold | 4,076 |
3 Apr 1952 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | Moore | 7,137 |
5 Apr 1952 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 | 6,821 | |
11 Apr 1952 | Walsall | H | 4–2 | Moore 3, Beattie | 9,385 |
12 Apr 1952 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Lunn | 14,904 |
14 Apr 1952 | Walsall | A | 1–0 | Shergold | 7,700 |
19 Apr 1952 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 9,217 | |
24 Apr 1952 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | Moore | 6,942 |
26 Apr 1952 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–1 | OG | 6,579 |
28 Apr 1952 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | Nelson | 7,714 |
3 May 1952 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Moore | 6,438 |
* Ambrosen incorrectly records the Shrewsbury Town away match with same scoreline and attendance as the home match
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 24 Nov 1951 | Barry Town |
H | 4–0 | Moore 3, Beattie | 11,844 |
2 | 15 Dec 1951 | Leytonstone | A | 2–2 | Birch, Beattie | 10,500 |
2r | 20 Dec 1951 | Leytonstone | H | 3–0 | Moore 2, Beattie | 10,737 |
3 | 12 Jan 1952 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 34,486 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 3 Jan 1952 | Connah's Quay Nomads | H | 8–2 | Moore 3, James 2, Nelson 2, Molloy | 1,878 |
6 | 28 Jan 1952 | Rhyl | A | 2–3 | Donaldson, Lunn |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 53 | 2.019 | 66 |
2 | Reading | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 1.867 | 61 |
3 | Norwich City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 1.780 | 61 |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 58 |
6 | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 54 |
7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 53 | 1.679 | 52 |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 |
9 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 48 |
10 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 77 | 0.727 | 46 |
11 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 98 | 0.878 | 44 |
12 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | 44 |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 43 |
14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 42 |
15 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 42 |
16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 42 |
17 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 |
18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 68 | 0.809 | 41 |
19 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 80 | 0.763 | 39 |
20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 86 | 0.721 | 36 |
21 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 36 |
22 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 0.877 | 35 |
23 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 65 | 86 | 0.756 | 35 |
24 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 55 | 94 | 0.585 | 31 |
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election |
External links
- Newport County 1951-1952 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1952
- Welsh Cup 1951/52
References
- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7