1951–52 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County

1951–52 season
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
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

Overall								Home						Away
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1952. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Main article: 1951–52 Football League § Third Division South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
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

Main article: 1951–52 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
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
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
	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