1920–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was Newport County's first season in the Football League. They were founder members of the new Football League Third Division.

Newport County
1920–21 season
ManagerHarry Parkes
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division15th
FA Cup4th qualifying round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Devlin (12)
All: Devlin (12)
Highest home attendance14,500 vs Reading (28 Aug 1920)
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Norwich City (13 Jan 1921)
Average home league attendance8,576

Season review

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 14 9 19 43 64 0.672 37 8 5 8 20 23 21 6 4 11 23 41 16

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLLLLLDWWWLLWWWWLLLDDLWWLDWLLLLWDLLWLDWDWDD
Position171922222222222117212118151311131818171618161315151515171719181718191819181819161615
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1921. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
28 August 1920 Reading H 0–1 14,500
1 September 1920 Bristol Rovers A 2–3 Walker, Wolstenholme 10,000
4 September 1920 Reading A 0–4 10,000
9 September 1920 Bristol Rovers H 0–2 8,000
11 September 1920 Plymouth Argyle A 1–5 Wolstenholme 12,000
18 September 1920 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 8,000
25 September 1920 Exeter City A 1–0 Wolstenholme 8,000
2 October 1920 Exeter City H 2–0 Wolstenholme 2 8,000
9 October 1920 Millwall H 3–1 Devlin 2, Walker 14,000
16 October 1920 Millwall A 0–1 20,000
21 October 1920 Swindon Town H 0–1 10,000
23 October 1920 Portsmouth H 1–0 Devlin 9,000
30 October 1920 Portsmouth A 2–0 Devlin, Dobson 13,679
6 November 1920 Gillingham H 1–0 Wolstenholme 7,000
13 November 1920 Gillingham A 4–1 Dobson, Wolstenholme, Blott, Devlin 8,000
27 November 1920 Swindon Town A 0–5 7,000
4 December 1920 Watford H 0–2 6,000
11 December 1920 Watford A 1–5 Wright 7,000
18 December 1920 Brentford A 2–2 Wright, Thompson 6,000
25 December 1920 Southend United H 1–1 Dobson 9,000
27 December 1920 Southend United A 1–2 Walker 10,000
1 January 1921 Brentford H 3–1 Dobson, Walker, Cox 7,500
13 January 1921 Norwich City H 2–0 Wright, Cox 4,000
22 January 1921 Norwich City A 0–3 5,000
29 January 1921 Northampton Town H 1–1 Dobson 8,000
5 February 1921 Northampton Town A 2–0 Groves, Wright 8,000
12 February 1921 Crystal Palace H 0–1 12,000
19 February 1921 Crystal Palace A 0–2 7,000
26 February 1921 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–4 8,000
5 March 1921 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 8,000
12 March 1921 Grimsby Town H 2–1 Devlin, Kelson 8,000
19 March 1921 Grimsby Town A 1–1 Devlin 9,000
25 March 1921 Merthyr Town H 0–3 12,600
26 March 1921 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 10,000
28 March 1921 Merthyr Town A 2–1 Gaughan, Devlin 6,000
2 April 1921 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 Devlin 7,500
9 April 1921 Swansea Town H 1–1 Walker 6,000
16 April 1921 Swansea Town A 2–1 Dobson, Wolstenholme 14,000
23 April 1921 Luton Town A 2–2 Walker, Devlin 9,000
30 April 1921 Luton Town H 2–0 Devlin 2 5,000
2 May 1921 Southampton A 0–0 6,000
7 May 1921 Southampton H 0–0 8,000

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4Q 20 November 1920 Merthyr Town Somerton Park 0–0 15,000
4Qr 25 November 1920 Merthyr Town Penydarren Park 0–4 15,000

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 15 January 1921 Ebbw Vale Somerton Park 4–0 Dobson 2, Walker, Wright 5,000
4 15 January 1921 Merthyr Town Somerton Park 0–1 5,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA GD Pts
1 Crystal Palace 42 24 11 7 70 34 2.059 +36 59
2 Southampton 42 19 16 7 64 28 2.286 +36 54
3 Queens Park Rangers 42 22 9 11 61 32 1.906 +29 53
4 Swindon Town 42 21 10 11 73 49 1.490 +24 52
5 Swansea Town 42 18 15 9 56 45 1.244 +11 51
6 Watford 42 20 8 14 59 44 1.341 +15 48
7 Millwall 42 18 11 13 42 30 1.400 +12 47
8 Merthyr Town 42 15 15 12 60 49 1.224 +11 45
9 Luton Town 42 16 12 14 61 56 1.089 +5 44
10 Bristol Rovers 42 18 7 17 68 57 1.193 +11 43
11 Plymouth Argyle 42 11 21 10 35 34 1.029 +1 43
12 Portsmouth 42 12 15 15 46 48 0.958 –2 39
13 Grimsby Town 42 15 9 18 49 59 0.831 –10 39
14 Northampton Town 42 15 8 19 59 75 0.787 –16 38
15 Newport County 42 14 9 19 43 64 0.672 –21 37
16 Norwich City 42 10 16 16 44 53 0.830 –9 36
17 Southend United 42 14 8 20 44 61 0.721 –17 36
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 8 20 42 61 0.689 –19 36
19 Exeter City 42 10 15 17 39 54 0.722 –15 35
20 Reading 42 12 7 23 42 59 0.712 –17 31
21 Brentford 42 9 12 21 42 67 0.627 –25 30
22 Gillingham 42 8 12 22 34 74 0.459 –40 28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)
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References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7