1949–50 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1949–50 season
ManagerTom Bromilow
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South21st (re-elected)
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Comley (19)
All: Comley (21)
Highest home attendance21,543 vs Notts County (8 October 1949)
Lowest home attendance6,414 vs Exeter City (18 March 1950)
Average home league attendance11,536

The 1949–50 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. The club finished in a re-election place, but since the division was being expanded by two clubs they were re-elected without a vote.

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
42 13 8 21 67 98 0.684 34 11 5 5 50 34 27 2 3 16 17 64 7

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHA
ResultWLLLLLLWLWDDLWDWLDWLWLWLWLLLDLLLWDWWLDDLLW
Position8816202222222122202021222120141717141615171617151617181821212121212018181718182217
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
20 Aug 1949 Norwich City H 3–2 Hayward, Comley, Parker 16,238
25 Aug 1949 Northampton Town A 3–4 Parker 2, Comley 12,718
27 Aug 1949 Southend United A 0–6 11,577
1 Sep 1949 Northampton Town H 1–4 Carr 12,536
3 Sep 1949 Bristol City A 0–6 20,007
7 Sep 1949 Torquay United A 3–5 Comley, Parker, Carr 9,414
10 Sep 1949 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 11,157
15 Sep 1949 Torquay United H 1–0 Harper 10,462
17 Sep 1949 Walsall A 0–2 10,846
24 Sep 1949 Millwall H 4–3 Parker 2, Gardner 2 12,773
1 Oct 1949 Swindon Town A 1–1 Roffi 15,284
8 Oct 1949 Notts County H 1–1 Newall 21,543
15 Oct 1949 Port Vale A 0–1 12,599
22 Oct 1949 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Comley 11,419
29 Oct 1949 Exeter City A 3–3 Comley, Parker, Griffiths 8,095
5 Nov 1949 Leyton Orient H 3–2 Roffi 2, Griffiths 11,792
12 Nov 1949 Reading A 1–4 Payne 15,300
19 Nov 1949 Watford H 3–3 Comley 2, Harper 11,884
3 Dec 1949 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 5–0 Comley 2, Parker, Harper, Roffi, 10,560
17 Dec 1949 Norwich City A 0–4 17,895
26 Dec 1949 Aldershot H 6–0 Harper 2, Griffiths 2, Comley, Parker 13,860
27 Dec 1949 Aldershot A 1–4 Griffiths 7,318
31 Dec 1949 Bristol City H 6–4 Bowen 3, Parker 2, Comley 13,208
14 Jan 1950 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–5 11,502
21 Jan 1950 Walsall H 2–1 Comley 2 8,840
28 Jan 1950 Crystal Palace A 0–1 9,895
18 Feb 1950 Swindon Town H 1–2 Roffi 10,622
25 Feb 1950 Notts County A 0–7 28,427
4 Mar 1950 Port Vale H 1–1 Griffiths 8,762
11 Mar 1950 Ipswich Town A 0–1 12,678
18 Mar 1950 Exeter City H 1–2 Comley 6,414
25 Mar 1950 Leyton Orient A 1–2 Parker 8,819
30 Mar 1950 Southend United H 2–1 Comley, Parker 7,297
1 Apr 1950 Reading H 1–1 Roffi 9,923
7 Apr 1950 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 Roffi 2, Comley, Parker 13,337
8 Apr 1950 Watford A 1–0 Roffi 11,729
10 Apr 1950 Nottingham Forest A 0–3 15,799
15 Apr 1950 Crystal Palace H 2–2 Comley, Parker 11,459
22 Apr 1950 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–1 Comley 10,842
24 Apr 1950 Bristol Rovers A 0–3 10,657
29 Apr 1950 Bristol Rovers H 2–3 Comley, Roffi 8,173
1 May 1950 Millwall A 2–1 Hayward, Bowen 15,472

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 26 Nov 1949 Crystal Palace A 3–0 Comley, Payne, Griffiths 12,719
2 10 Dec 1949 Gateshead H 1–1 Harper 15,184
2r 15 Dec 1949 Gateshead A 2–1 a.e.t. Parker, Harper 14,000
3 7 Jan 1950 Port Vale H 1–2 Comley 17,781

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 12 Jan 1950 Merthyr Tydfil A 0–3

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Notts County 42 25 8 9 95 50 1.900 58
2 Northampton Town 42 20 11 11 72 50 1.440 51
3 Southend United 42 19 13 10 66 48 1.375 51
4 Nottingham Forest 42 20 9 13 67 39 1.718 49
5 Torquay United 42 19 10 13 66 63 1.048 48
6 Watford 42 16 13 13 45 35 1.286 45
7 Crystal Palace 42 15 14 13 55 54 1.019 44
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 12 14 57 69 0.826 44
9 Bristol Rovers 42 19 5 18 51 51 1.000 43
10 Reading 42 17 8 17 70 64 1.094 42
11 Norwich City 42 16 10 16 65 63 1.032 42
12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 16 10 16 57 56 1.018 42
13 Port Vale 42 15 11 16 47 42 1.119 41
14 Swindon Town 42 15 11 16 59 62 0.952 41
15 Bristol City 42 15 10 17 60 61 0.984 40
16 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 63 75 0.840 39
17 Ipswich Town 42 12 11 19 57 86 0.663 35
18 Leyton Orient 42 12 11 19 53 85 0.624 35
19 Walsall 42 9 16 17 61 62 0.984 34
20 Aldershot 42 13 8 21 48 60 0.800 34
21 Newport County 42 13 8 21 67 98 0.684 34
22 Millwall 42 14 4 24 55 63 0.873 32

Note: As the division was being expanded by two clubs, Newport County and Millwall were re-elected without a vote.

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

References

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