1921–22 Newport County A.F.C. season
Appearance
1921–22 season | |||
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Manager | Harry Parkes | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Third Division South | 20th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round | ||
Welsh Cup | 3rd round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: W.F.Edwards (10) All: Devlin (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,000 vs Merthyr Town (5 Nov 1921)/Millwall (27 Dec 1921) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,000 vs Southend United (12 Sep 1921) | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,976 | ||
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The 1921–22 season was Newport County's second season in the Football League. Due to league restructuring they were founding members of the new Football League Third Division South.
Season review
[edit]League
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Overall | Startseite | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 1922. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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27 August 1921 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 11,000 | |
29 August 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
3 September 1921 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 7,000 |
5 September 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | Devlin | 7,000 |
10 September 1921 | Luton Town | A | 0–4 | 10,000 | |
12 September 1921 | Southend United | H | 2–1 | Walker, W.Edwards | 6,000 |
17 September 1921 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | Devlin, Lythgoe | 8,000 |
24 September 1921 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Walker, W.Edwards | 8,000 |
1 October 1921 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Dobson | 8,000 |
8 October 1921 | Swindon Town | A | 2–3 | W.Edwards 2 | 9,000 |
15 October 1921 | Swindon Town | H | 4–0 | Gaughan 2, Devlin, Lythgoe | 8,000 |
22 October 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
29 October 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 14,000 | |
5 November 1921 | Merthyr Town | H | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
12 November 1921 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–2 | W.Edwards | 10,000 |
19 November 1921 | Portsmouth | A | 3–4 | W.Edwards 2, Devlin | 13,000 |
26 November 1921 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
10 December 1921 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | Price | 12,000 |
24 December 1921 | Swansea Town | A | 2–2 | Lythgoe, Gaughan | 10,000 |
26 December 1921 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | Walker | 17,000 |
27 December 1921 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | W.Edwards | 10,000 |
31 December 1921 | Exeter City | A | 2–2 | Groves, W.Edwards | 5,000 |
2 January 1922 | Swansea Town | H | 2–3 | Devlin 2 | 9,000 |
14 January 1922 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Walker | 9,000 |
21 January 1922 | Bristol Rovers | A | 4–3 | Lythgoe 2, Brittan 2 | 8,000 |
28 January 1922 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
4 February 1922 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
11 February 1922 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | Walker, Devlin | 6,500 |
18 February 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
25 February 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 9,000 |
4 March 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 8,000 | |
11 March 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | 9,000 | |
18 March 1922 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
25 March 1922 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
8 April 1922 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | Gaughan | 6,000 |
14 April 1922 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | Groves, Walker | 10,000 |
15 April 1922 | Northampton Town | H | 2–2 | W.Edwards, Gittins | 8,000 |
17 April 1922 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Walker | 9,000 |
22 April 1922 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | 3,000 | |
27 April 1922 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | Walker, Shelton | 6,000 |
29 April 1922 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
6 May 1922 | Southampton | A | 0–5 | 9,000 |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5Q | 3 December 1921 | Bath City | H | 2–0 | Devlin, Walker | 6,000 |
6Q | 17 December 1921 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
6Qr | 21 December 1921 | Wrexham | H | 3–0 | Devlin 3 | 5,000 |
1 | 7 January 1922 | Newcastle United | A | 0–6 | 28,507 |
Welsh Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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3 | 18 January 1922 | Cardiff City | A | 1–7 | Gaughan | 6,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Southampton | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 68 | 21 | 3.238 | 61 |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 |
3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 53 |
4 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 35 | 1.829 | 52 |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 1.205 | 49 |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 60 | 1.200 | 45 |
7 | Watford | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 44 |
8 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 1.118 | 44 |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 43 | 1.209 | 43 |
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 41 |
11 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 40 |
12 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 0.905 | 38 |
13 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 0.851 | 38 |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 0.776 | 38 |
15 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 0.806 | 37 |
16 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 0.768 | 37 |
17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 0.662 | 37 |
18 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 36 |
19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 35 |
20 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | 34 |
21 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 59 | 0.644 | 34 |
22 | Southend United | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | 27 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election (none) |
External links
[edit]- Newport County 1921–1922 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1922
- Welsh Cup 1921–22
References
[edit]- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7