1924–25 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1924–25 season was Newport County's fifth season in the Football League, fourth consecutive season in the Third Division South and fifth season overall in the third tier. The club eventually finished sixth, but in the second half of the season County were in contention for the one available promotion place to the Second Division. The matches with local rivals Swansea Town on 10 and 13 April were crucial to either side's chances of promotion. Going into the home game on 10 April, Newport were in fifth place and Swansea were top. A season's best attendance saw County knock Town from top spot with a 3–0 win, but they regained it with a win in the return fixture three days later. Swansea went on to win the title by one point.

Newport County
1924–25 season
ManagerJimmy Hindmarsh
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South6th
FA Cup5th qualifying round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: W.G.Charlton (14)
All: W.G.Charlton (14)
Highest home attendance15,000 vs Swansea Town (10 April 1925)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Brentford (4 April 1925)
Average home league attendance8,561

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 20 9 13 62 42 1.476 49 13 6 2 35 12 32 7 3 11 27 30 17

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAAAHHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDWLDWLWDLLWWDLWWLDWDWLWWWWDWLWLDWLWWLLWDLW
Position92121068677119771078119787776644444555654676566
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1925. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division South

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
30 Aug 1924 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 10,000
3 Sep 1924 Reading A 1–0 Turnbull 8,270
6 Sep 1924 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 8,000
11 Sep 1924 Reading H 1–1 Charlton 6,000
13 Sep 1924 Northampton Town H 1–0 Gittins 6,000
15 Sep 1924 Brentford A 0–2 4,000
20 Sep 1924 Watford A 5–0 Charlton 4, Conner
27 Sep 1924 Southend United H 1–1 Jenkins 9,000
29 Sep 1924 Merthyr Town A 0–1 4,000
4 Oct 1924 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–4 Cook 12,000
11 Oct 1924 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 Charlton 10,000
18 Oct 1924 Exeter City H 2–1 Gittins, Lowes 7,000
25 Oct 1924 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 12,000
1 Nov 1924 Bristol City A 0–2 8,000
8 Nov 1924 Swindon Town H 3–1 Carney, Charlton, Conner 10,000
22 Nov 1924 Norwich City H 3–0 Nairn, Lowes, Forward 6,000
6 Dec 1924 Millwall H 2–3 Charlton, Lowes 7,000
13 Dec 1924 Luton Town A 2–2 Nairn, Conner
20 Dec 1924 Gillingham H 2–0 Lowes 2 8,000
25 Dec 1924 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 0–0 6,000
26 Dec 1924 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 2–0 Charlton, Gittins 8,000
27 Dec 1924 Queens Park Rangers A 3–4 Taylor 2, H.White 3,000
10 Jan 1925 Aberdare Athletic A 3–1 Forward, Taylor, Wetherby 5,000
17 Jan 1925 Northampton Town A 2–0 Nairn, Taylor 6,000
24 Jan 1925 Watford H 3–0 Nairn, Charlton, Taylor 8,000
31 Jan 1925 Southend United A 1–0 Taylor 8,000
7 Feb 1925 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 12,000
14 Feb 1925 Bristol Rovers H 4–1 Whitton, Charlton, Turnbull, Hiles 12,000
21 Feb 1925 Exeter City A 3–4 Turnbull, Forward, Taylor 7,000
28 Feb 1925 Plymouth Argyle A 2–0 Taylor 2
7 Mar 1925 Bristol City H 0–2 11,800
14 Mar 1925 Swindon Town A 2–2 F.T.McKenzie, Taylor 8,028
21 Mar 1925 Aberdare Athletic H 1–0 Turnbull 7,000
28 Mar 1925 Norwich City A 1–2 Wetherby 5,000
4 Apr 1925 Brentford H 1–0 Taylor 5,000
10 Apr 1925 Swansea Town H 3–0 Charlton 2, Lowes 15,000
11 Apr 1925 Millwall A 0–3 12,000
13 Apr 1925 Swansea Town A 0–1 22,000
14 Apr 1925 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Charlton, Wetherby 6,000
18 Apr 1925 Luton Town H 1–1 Nairn 7,000
25 Apr 1925 Gillingham A 0–1 5,000
2 May 1925 Merthyr Town H 3–0 Lowes 2, Forward 7,000

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
4Q 15 Nov 1924 Aberdare Athletic A 0–0 10,000
4Qr 20 Nov 1924 Aberdare Athletic H 3–0 Carney, Lowes, Forward 6,000
5Q 29 Nov 1924 Exeter City A 1–1 Gittins 11,000
5Qr 4 Dec 1924 Exeter City H 3–3 Lowes 2, Nairn 4,600
5Qr2 8 Dec 1924 Exeter City N 0–1 5,000 At Ashton Gate

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 5 Mar 1925 Wellington Town H 2–0 Taylor, Whitton
6 19 Mar 1925 Wrexham H 0–1 3,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Swansea Town 42 23 11 8 68 35 1.943 57
2 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 10 9 77 38 2.026 56
3 Bristol City 42 22 9 11 60 41 1.463 53
4 Swindon Town 42 20 11 11 66 38 1.737 51
5 Millwall 42 18 13 11 58 38 1.526 49
6 Newport County 42 20 9 13 62 42 1.476 49
7 Exeter City 42 19 9 14 59 48 1.229 47
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 19 9 15 59 45 1.311 46
9 Northampton Town 42 20 6 16 51 44 1.159 46
10 Southend United 42 19 5 18 51 61 0.836 43
11 Watford 42 17 9 16 38 47 0.809 43
12 Norwich City 42 14 13 15 53 51 1.039 41
13 Gillingham 42 13 14 15 35 44 0.795 40
14 Reading 42 14 10 18 37 38 0.974 38
15 Charlton Athletic 42 13 12 17 46 48 0.958 38
16 Luton Town 42 10 17 15 49 57 0.860 37
17 Bristol Rovers 42 12 13 17 42 49 0.857 37
18 Aberdare Athletic 42 14 9 19 54 67 0.806 37
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 14 8 20 42 63 0.667 36
20 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 8 21 40 58 0.690 34
21 Brentford 42 9 7 26 38 91 0.418 25
22 Merthyr Town 42 8 5 29 35 77 0.455 21
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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

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