1927–28 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1927–28 football season
The 1927–28 season was Newport County's eighth season in the Football League , seventh season in the Third Division South and eighth season overall in the third tier.
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
18
9
15
81
84
0.964
45
12
5
4
52
38
29
6
4
11
29
46
16
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 Ground A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A Result L W W L W W L D W D D W D L L D W W L L W D W L D W W L W L W W L L D W W D L L W L Position 13 10 8 13 8 6 9 9 9 8 9 6 7 8 10 10 7 6 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 6 8 8 8 9 7 8 10 10 9 7 7 8 8 7 9
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1928. 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
27 Aug 1927
Queens Park Rangers A
2–4
Gittins, Barratt
15,489
1 Sep 1927
Brighton & Hove Albion H
3–1
Weaver 2, Waterson
6,146
3 Sep 1927
Watford H
3–2
Gittins 2, Waterston
7,362
10 Sep 1927
Charlton Athletic A
2–3
Prichard, Weaver
7,946
14 Sep 1927
Brighton & Hove Albion A
4–1
Weaver 3, Pick
3,700
17 Sep 1927
Bristol Rovers H
3–1
Gittins, Brittan, Weaver
7,862
24 Sep 1927
Plymouth Argyle A
0–2
10,011
1 Oct 1927
Merthyr Town H
1–1
Brittan
3,147
8 Oct 1927
Walsall A
3–0
Pick 2, Weaver
11,738
15 Oct 1927
Gillingham H
1–1
Barratt
6,589
22 Oct 1927
Luton Town A
1–1
Maidment
5,192
29 Oct 1927
Brentford H
3–0
Maidment, Barratt, Weaver
5,790
5 Nov 1927
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
0–0
5,324
12 Nov 1927
Millwall H
1–3
Waterston
5,727
19 Nov 1927
Crystal Palace A
0–2
8,683
3 Dec 1927
Torquay United A
1–1
Waterston
3,489
17 Dec 1927
Northampton Town A
2–1
Gittins, Waterston
8,945
24 Dec 1927
Southend United H
3–2
Gittins 2, Waterston
3,837
26 Dec 1927
Swindon Town H
1–3
Young
3,610
27 Dec 1927
Swindon Town A
1–4
Waterston
9,715
7 Jan 1928
Watford A
3–2
Harper, Waterston
5,972
14 Jan 1928
Norwich City H
2–2
Waterston 2
2,875
21 Jan 1928
Charlton Athletic H
4–3
Waterston 4
3,737
28 Jan 1928
Bristol Rovers A
1–2
Gittins
4,265
4 Feb 1928
Plymouth Argyle H
1–1
Harpre
3,502
11 Feb 1928
Merthyr Town A
2–0
Gittins 2
2,229
18 Feb 1928
Walsall H
4–1
Brittan 3, Gittins
5,561
25 Feb 1928
Gillingham A
0–4
5,932
3 Mar 1928
Luton Town H
7–2
Waterston 3, Gittins 2, Harper, Pick
3,995
10 Mar 1928
Brentford A
1–3
Waterston
5,759
17 Mar 1928
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
4–3
Gittins 2, Waterston, Brittan
3,754
22 Mar 1928
Exeter City H
1–0
Gittins
2,108
24 Mar 1928
Millwall A
1–5
Richardson
15,558
6 Apr 1928
Queens Park Rangers H
1–6
Thomas
5,918
7 Apr 1928
Norwich City A
1–1
Thomas
7,641
9 Apr 1928
Coventry City H
3–0
Waterston 3
5,170
10 Apr 1928
Coventry City A
2–0
Waterston, Young
10,295
14 Apr 1928
Torquay United H
2–2
Waterston, Barratt
3,199
21 Apr 1928
Exeter City A
1–5
Gittins
4,912
26 Apr 1928
Crystal Palace H
0–3
2,554
28 Apr 1928
Northampton Town H
4–1
Waterston 2, Harper, Gittins
2,753
5 May 1928
Southend United A
1–5
Waterston
4,796
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
26 Nov 1927
Swindon Town H
0–1
9,600
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
1 Mar 1928
Holywell H
W/O
6
29 Mar 1928
Rhyl A
1–3
Barratt
League table
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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