1933–34 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1933–34 season
ManagerJimmy Hindmarsh
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South18th
FA Cup2nd round
Third Division South Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup7th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Higgins/Reed (10)
All: Higgins (12)
Highest home attendance10,438 vs Cardiff City (10 March 1934)
Lowest home attendance3,522 vs Bristol Rovers (16 December 1933)
Average home league attendance6,066

The 1933–34 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 13th 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
42 8 17 17 49 70 0.7 33 6 9 6 25 23 21 2 8 11 24 47 12

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLLDDLDWWLLWDDLLDWDDDDDLLLLDLWDDWDDDLLLLWLW
Position151818172120181619202019181821201818181716151718192021212020201718181718182020201918
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1934. 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
26 Aug 1933 Swindon Town H 1–2 Burgess 8,871
28 Aug 1933 Clapton Orient A 0–3 6,675
2 Sep 1933 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 Smith 6,878
4 Sep 1933 Clapton Orient H 1–1 Millar 5,894
9 Sep 1933 Aldershot H 1–2 Barklam 6,760
16 Sep 1933 Luton Town A 1–1 Higgins 10,072
23 Sep 1933 Northampton Town H 2–0 Higgins, Taylor 4,842
30 Sep 1933 Torquay United A 2–1 Higgins, Taylor 3,729
7 Oct 1933 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 Taylor 7,463
14 Oct 1933 Gillingham A 0–1 4,630
21 Oct 1933 Exeter City H 1–0 Taylor 7,562
28 Oct 1933 Cardiff City A 1–1 John 16,175
4 Nov 1933 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 1–1 Reynolds 7,079
11 Nov 1933 Charlton Athletic A 1–6 Taylor 9,771
18 Nov 1933 Watford H 0–3 5,301
2 Dec 1933 Coventry City H 0–0 3,672
16 Dec 1933 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Reynolds 3,522
23 Dec 1933 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Higgins 10,755
25 Dec 1933 Bristol City H 2–2 Higgins 2 8,039
26 Dec 1933 Bristol City A 1–1 OG 16,836
30 Dec 1933 Swindon Town A 1–1 Burgess 7,809
6 Jan 1934 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–2 Higgins, Jones 4,694
17 Jan 1934 Reading A 0–4 4,608
20 Jan 1934 Aldershot A 2–3 Higgins 2 4,253
27 Jan 1934 Luton Town H 1–2 Haycox 5,524
3 Feb 1934 Northampton Town A 3–5 Thomas 2, Reynolds 5,048
10 Feb 1934 Torquay United H 0–0 4,680
17 Feb 1934 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 Reed 7,278
24 Feb 1934 Gillingham H 3–1 Reed 2, Burgess 3,589
3 Mar 1934 Exeter City A 1–1 Reed 4,903
10 Mar 1934 Cardiff City H 2–2 Reynolds, Burgess 10,438
14 Mar 1934 Southend United A 5–3 Reed 4, OG 2,580
17 Mar 1934 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 0–0 3,402
24 Mar 1934 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 W.Clarke 5,909
30 Mar 1934 Norwich City H 0–0 8,965
31 Mar 1934 Watford A 0–3 5,675
2 Apr 1934 Norwich City A 1–2 Reed 22,433
7 Apr 1934 Reading H 1–2 Taylor 5,924
14 Apr 1934 Coventry City A 2–5 Burgess, Higgins 10,424
21 Apr 1934 Southend United H 3–0 Green 2, Reed 4,728
28 Apr 1934 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 4,749
5 May 1934 Crystal Palace H 1–0 Green 3,930

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 25 Nov 1933 Dulwich Hamlet A 2–2 Burgess, Higgins 11,500
1r 30 Nov 1933 Dulwich Hamlet H 6–2 Burgess 2, Taylor 2, Reynolds, Thomas 4,500
2 9 Dec 1933 Workington A 1–3 Thomas 8,000

Third Division South Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 25 Jan 1934 Swindon Town H 7–2
2 22 Feb 1934 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 4 Jan 1934 Lovells Athletic A 3–1 Bowsher, Green, Haycox
6 1 Feb 1934 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 Higgins, Green 2,000
6r 7 Feb 1934 Crewe Alexandra A 5–4 Reynolds, Thomas, Green, Haycox, A. Clarke 2,000
7 1 Mar 1934 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 Haycox 2,000
7r 8 Mar 1934 Tranmere Rovers A 2–5 Griffiths, Wolliscroft

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Norwich City 42 25 11 6 88 49 1.796 61
2 Coventry City 42 21 12 9 100 54 1.852 54
3 Reading 42 21 12 9 82 50 1.640 54
4 Queens Park Rangers 42 24 6 12 70 51 1.373 54
5 Charlton Athletic 42 22 8 12 83 56 1.482 52
6 Luton Town 42 21 10 11 83 61 1.361 52
7 Bristol Rovers 42 20 11 11 77 47 1.638 51
8 Swindon Town 42 17 11 14 64 68 0.941 45
9 Exeter City 42 16 11 15 68 57 1.193 43
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 15 13 14 68 60 1.133 43
11 Clapton Orient 42 16 10 16 75 69 1.087 42
12 Crystal Palace 42 16 9 17 71 67 1.060 41
13 Northampton Town 42 14 12 16 71 78 0.910 40
14 Aldershot 42 13 12 17 52 71 0.732 38
15 Watford 42 15 7 20 71 63 1.127 37
16 Southend United 42 12 10 20 51 74 0.689 34
17 Gillingham 42 11 11 20 75 96 0.781 33
18 Newport County 42 8 17 17 49 70 0.700 33
19 Bristol City 42 10 13 19 58 85 0.682 33
20 Torquay United 42 13 7 22 53 93 0.570 33
21 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 9 9 24 60 102 0.588 27
22 Cardiff City 42 9 6 27 57 105 0.543 24
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

References

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