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1919–20 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1919–20 season
ManagerHarry Parkes
StadiumSomerton Park
Southern League First Division18th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: H.Dobson (10)
All: H.Dobson (10)
Highest home attendance10,371 vs Portsmouth (1 May 1920)
Lowest home attendance3,957 vs Swindon Town (29 Nov 1919)
Average home league attendance6,183

The 1919–20 season was Newport County's fourth competitive season in the Southern League and the first in the First Division.

Season review

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Results summary

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Note: Two points for a win

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA Ave Pts W D L GF GA Ave W D L GF GA Ave
42 13 7 22 45 70 0.64 33 11 5 5 32 18 1.78 2 2 17 13 52 0.25

Last updated: 1 May 1920.
Source: [1]

Fixtures and results

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Southern League First Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
30 August 1919 Norwich City A 1–4 Jones 5,000
1 September 1919 Southend United A 0–3 2,500
6 September 1919 Brentford H 2–4 Harris, Dobson 5,500
8 September 1919 Southend United H 0–0 4,000
11 September 1919 Watford H 0–1 4,000
13 September 1919 Merthyr Town A 0–3 8,000
20 September 1919 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 Lockly, Richards 7,000
27 September 1919 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 Savage 10,000
4 October 1919 Reading H 0–0 6,040
6 October 1919 Millwall A 1–5 Savage 6,000
11 October 1919 Southampton A 0–2 6,000
16 October 1919 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 6,000
18 October 1919 Luton Town H 0–0 6,414
25 October 1919 Gillingham A 3–1 Savage 3 6,000
1 November 1919 Swansea Town H 0–3 6,137
8 November 1919 Exeter City A 2–1 Collins 2 4,000
15 November 1919 Cardiff City H 1–3 Richards 8,410
29 November 1919 Swindon Town H 2–0 Dobson, Gaughan 3,957
13 December 1919 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 Mann 4,608
25 December 1919 Northampton Town H 3–0 Mann 2, Gaughan 5,671
26 December 1919 Northampton Town A 1–5 Devlin 8,000
27 December 1919 Portsmouth A 1–3 Gaughan 13,800
3 January 1920 Norwich City H 5–2 Dobson 2, Mann 2, Devlin 5,807
17 January 1920 Brentford A 1–2 Devlin 7,000
24 January 1920 Merthyr Town H 2–0 Mann, Gaughan 4,554
7 February 1920 Bristol Rovers H 0–2 6,419
14 February 1920 Reading A 0–2
21 February 1920 Southampton H 1–1 Mann 6,362
28 February 1920 Luton Town A 0–4 8,000
6 March 1920 Gillingham H 4–0 Devlin 2, Dobson, Gaughan 4,050
13 March 1920 Swansea Town A 1–2 Dobson 15,000
20 March 1920 Exeter City H 4–1 Dobson 2, Savage 2 6,004
24 March 1920 Watford A 0–0 4,000
27 March 1920 Cardiff City A 0–0 18,000
2 April 1920 Crystal Palace H 1–0 Dobson 10,084
3 April 1920 Queens Park Rangers H 3–0 Richards 2, Dobson 7,990
5 April 1920 Crystal Palace A 0–3 14,800
10 April 1920 Swindon Town A 0–3 9,000
14 April 1920 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 4,000
17 April 1920 Millwall H 0–0 6,485
24 April 1920 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 Lockley 10,000
1 May 1920 Portsmouth H 1–0 Gaughan 10,371

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
4Q 22 November 1919 Bath City H 5–2 Richards 2, Lockley, Mann, Savage 2,575
5Q 6 December 1919 Merthyr Town H 1–0 Mann 4,606
6Q 20 December 1919 Exeter City H 1–0 Devlin 7,764
1 10 January 1920 Leicester City H 0–0 7,523
1r 15 January 1920 Leicester City A 0–2 21,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Portsmouth 42 23 12 7 73 27 58 To Football League Third Division
2 Watford 42 26 6 10 69 42 58 To Football League Third Division
3 Crystal Palace 42 22 12 8 69 43 56 To Football League Third Division
4 Cardiff City 42 18 17 7 70 43 53 To Football League Second Division
5 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 10 12 56 29 50 To Football League Third Division
6 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 10 14 62 50 46 To Football League Third Division
7 Reading 42 16 13 13 51 43 45 To Football League Third Division
8 Southampton 42 18 8 16 72 63 44 To Football League Third Division
9 Swansea Town 42 16 11 15 53 45 43 To Football League Third Division
10 Exeter City 42 17 9 16 57 52 43 To Football League Third Division
11 Southend United 42 13 17 12 46 48 43 To Football League Third Division
12 Norwich City 42 15 11 16 64 57 41 To Football League Third Division
13 Swindon Town 42 17 7 18 65 67 41 To Football League Third Division
14 Millwall 42 14 12 16 52 55 40 To Football League Third Division
15 Brentford 42 15 10 17 53 59 40 To Football League Third Division
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 8 20 60 72 36 To Football League Third Division
17 Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 62 78 35 To Football League Third Division
18 Newport County 42 13 7 22 45 70 33 To Football League Third Division
19 Northampton Town 42 12 9 21 64 103 33 To Football League Third Division
20 Luton Town 42 10 10 22 51 76 30 To Football League Third Division
21 Merthyr Town 42 9 11 22 47 79 29 To Football League Third Division
22 Gillingham 42 10 7 25 34 74 27 To Football League Third Division
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References

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