1945–46 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1945–46 season
ManagerBilly McCandless
(Until 9 Apr 1946)
Tom Bromilow
(After 9 Apr 1946)
StadiumSomerton Park
Football League SouthN/A
FA Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Derrick/Leamon (12)
All: Derrick (17)
Highest home attendance15,339 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (9 March 1946)
Lowest home attendance4,449 vs Coventry City (22 November 1945)
Average home league attendance11,213

The 1945–46 season was Newport County's first full season since the 1938–39 season. The club competed in the Football League South, a temporary division consisting of the half of the First and Second Division teams geographically farthest south.

Season review

Results summary

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 9 2 31 52 125 0.42 20 7 2 12 31 49 0.63 2 0 19 21 76 0.28

Last updated: 4 May 1946.
Source: [1]

Fixtures and results

Football League South

Main article: Football League North and South

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
18 Luton Town 42 13 7 22 60 92 0.652 33
19 Portsmouth 42 11 6 25 66 87 0.759 28
20 Leicester City 42 8 7 27 57 101 0.564 23
21 Newport County 42 9 2 31 52 125 0.416 20
22 Plymouth Argyle 42 3 8 31 39 120 0.325 14
Source: rsssf.com and War Hammers II[1]
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
25 Aug 1945 Brentford A 1–2 Derrick 12,079
30 Aug 1945 Fulham H 1–5 Wilkins 7,538
1 Sep 1945 Brentford H 0–5 8,769
8 Sep 1945 Chelsea H 1–3 Derrick 11,677
13 Sep 1945 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Derrick, Wilkins 6,958
15 Sep 1945 Chelsea A 0–2 20,685
22 Sep 1945 Millwall A 0–4 16,159
29 Sep 1945 Millwall H 3–1 Derrick 2, Wilkins 12,735
6 Oct 1945 Southampton A 2–6 Derrick, E.Brinton 14,483
13 Oct 1945 Southampton H 0–0 14,089
20 Oct 1945 Derby County A 1–4 E.Brinton 16,688
27 Oct 1945 Derby County H 1–4 W.M.Owen 13,118
3 Nov 1945 Leicester City H 2–0 Derrick 2 10,045
10 Nov 1945 Leicester City A 0–2 11,659
15 Nov 1945 Coventry City A 1–7 Newcombe 3,146
22 Nov 1945 Coventry City H 1–3 Derrick 4,449
1 Dec 1945 Luton Town H 4–0 Derrick 3, Wookey 6,553
19 Dec 1945 Aston Villa A 2–5 Carr 2 12,844
22 Dec 1945 Aston Villa H 0–4 15,119
25 Dec 1945 Arsenal H 1–2 Avery 13,003
26 Dec 1945 Arsenal A 0–7 16,536
29 Dec 1945 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 17,173
12 Jan 1946 Plymouth Argyle A 3–0 Carr, Granville, Leamon 18,060
19 Jan 1946 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 Batty, Leamon 8,179
26 Jan 1946 Portsmouth H 4–2 Leamon 2, Wookey, Batty 8,632
2 Feb 1946 Portsmouth A 3–2 Leamon 2, Batty 10,261
16 Feb 1946 Nottingham Forest H 2–4 Leamon, Carr 11,678
23 Feb 1946 Swansea Town H 3–1 Leamon 2, Carr 13,415
2 Mar 1946 Swansea Town A 0–3 19,485
9 Mar 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 Batty 15,339
16 Mar 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–5 Granville, Leamon 26,233
23 Mar 1946 West Ham United A 1–4 Granville 12,000
30 Mar 1946 West Ham United H 2–2 Leamon 2 13,000
6 Apr 1946 West Bromwich Albion H 0–3 14,014
13 Apr 1946 West Bromwich Albion A 0–6 18,690
19 Apr 1946 Birmingham City A 2–3 Mogford, Carr 14,220
20 Apr 1946 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–4 Granville 13,766
22 Apr 1946 Birmingham City H 0–1 13,410
23 Apr 1946 Nottingham Forest A 2–7 Lucas 2 7,726
27 Apr 1946 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 15,223
1 May 1946 Luton Town A 0–1 9,000
4 May 1946 Fulham A 1–3 Rawcliffe 15,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1945–46 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Aggregate
1–1 17 Nov 1945 Torquay United A 1–0 Derrick 4,000
1–2 24 Nov 1945 Torquay United H 1–1 Derrick 7,178 2–1
2–1 8 Dec 1945 Exeter City H 5–1 Derrick 2, E.Brinton, Carr, Wookey 5,606
2–2 15 Dec 1945 Exeter City A 3–1 Hydes 2, Wilkins 9,000 8–2
3–1 5 Jan 1946 Southampton A 3–4 Derrick, Wookey, Granville 22,000
3–2 10 Jan 1946 Southampton H 1–2 W.M.Owen 8,509 4–6

References

  1. ^ Belton, Brian (2015). War Hammers II: The Story of West Ham United During the Second World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750956024.