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1919–20 Newport County A.F.C. season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Newport County

| season = 1919–20

| manager = Harry Parkes

| stadium = Somerton Park

| chairman =

| league = Southern League First Division

| league result = 18th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = First round

| cup2 =

| cup2 result =

| league topscorer = H.Dobson (10)

| season topscorer = H.Dobson (10)

| highest attendance = 10,371 vs Portsmouth (1 May 1920)

| lowest attendance = 3,957 vs Swindon Town (29 Nov 1919)

| average attendance = 6,183

| prevseason = 1914–15

| nextseason = 1920–21

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The 1919–20 season was Newport County's fourth competitive season in the Southern League and the first in the First Division.

Season review

= Results summary =

Note: Two points for a win

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!colspan=8 style="border-right:3px solid grey;"|Overall!!colspan=6 style="border-right:3px solid grey;"|Home!!colspan=6|Away

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|421372245700.6433

|style="border-left:3px solid grey;"|11

5532181.78

|style="border-left:3px solid grey;"|2

21713520.25

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Fixtures and results

=Southern League First Division=

{{Main|1919–20 Southern Football League}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"30 August 1919Norwich CityA1–4Jonesalign="right"|5,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"1 September 1919Southend UnitedA0–3align="right"|2,500
bgcolor="#ffdddd"6 September 1919BrentfordH2–4Harris, Dobsonalign="right"|5,500
bgcolor="#ffffdd"8 September 1919Southend UnitedH0–0align="right"|4,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"11 September 1919WatfordH0–1align="right"|4,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"13 September 1919Merthyr TownA0–3align="right"|8,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"20 September 1919Plymouth ArgyleH2–1Lockly, Richardsalign="right"|7,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"27 September 1919Bristol RoversA1–2Savagealign="right"|10,000
bgcolor="#ffffdd"4 October 1919ReadingH0–0align="right"|6,040
bgcolor="#ffdddd"6 October 1919MillwallA1–5Savagealign="right"|6,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"11 October 1919SouthamptonA0–2align="right"|6,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"16 October 1919Queens Park RangersA0–1align="right"|6,000
bgcolor="#ffffdd"18 October 1919Luton TownH0–0align="right"|6,414
bgcolor="#ddffdd"25 October 1919GillinghamA3–1Savage 3align="right"|6,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"1 November 1919Swansea TownH0–3align="right"|6,137
bgcolor="#ddffdd"8 November 1919Exeter CityA2–1Collins 2align="right"|4,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"15 November 1919Cardiff CityH1–3Richardsalign="right"|8,410
bgcolor="#ddffdd"29 November 1919Swindon TownH2–0Dobson, Gaughanalign="right" |3,957
bgcolor="#ddffdd"13 December 1919Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Mannalign="right"|4,608
bgcolor="#ddffdd"25 December 1919Northampton TownH3–0Mann 2, Gaughanalign="right" |5,671
bgcolor="#ffdddd"26 December 1919Northampton TownA1–5Devlinalign="right"|8,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"27 December 1919PortsmouthA1–3Gaughan

| align="right" |13,800

bgcolor="#ddffdd"3 January 1920Norwich CityH5–2Dobson 2, Mann 2, Devlinalign="right"|5,807
bgcolor="#ffdddd"17 January 1920BrentfordA1–2Devlinalign="right"|7,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"24 January 1920Merthyr TownH2–0Mann, Gaughanalign="right" |4,554
bgcolor="#ffdddd"7 February 1920Bristol RoversH0–2align="right"|6,419
bgcolor="#ffdddd"14 February 1920ReadingA0–2
bgcolor="#ffffdd"21 February 1920SouthamptonH1–1Mannalign="right"|6,362
bgcolor="#ffdddd"28 February 1920Luton TownA0–4align="right"|8,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"6 March 1920GillinghamH4–0Devlin 2, Dobson, Gaughanalign="right" |4,050
bgcolor="#ffdddd"13 March 1920Swansea TownA1–2Dobsonalign="right"|15,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"20 March 1920Exeter CityH4–1Dobson 2, Savage 2align="right"|6,004
bgcolor="#ffffdd"24 March 1920WatfordA0–0align="right"|4,000
bgcolor="#ffffdd"27 March 1920Cardiff CityA0–0align="right"|18,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"2 April 1920Crystal PalaceH1–0Dobsonalign="right"|10,084
bgcolor="#ddffdd"3 April 1920Queens Park RangersH3–0Richards 2, Dobsonalign="right"|7,990
bgcolor="#ffdddd"5 April 1920Crystal PalaceA0–3align="right"|14,800
bgcolor="#ffdddd"10 April 1920Swindon TownA0–3align="right"|9,000
bgcolor="#ffdddd"14 April 1920Plymouth ArgyleA0–3align="right"|4,000
bgcolor="#ffffdd"17 April 1920MillwallH0–0align="right"|6,485
bgcolor="#ffdddd"24 April 1920Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–3Lockleyalign="right"|10,000
bgcolor="#ddffdd"1 May 1920PortsmouthH1–0Gaughan

| align="right" |10,371

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1919–20 FA Cup}}

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!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"4Q22 November 1919Bath CityH5–2Richards 2, Lockley, Mann, Savagealign="right"|2,575
bgcolor="#ddffdd"5Q6 December 1919Merthyr TownH1–0Mannalign="right"|4,606
bgcolor="#ddffdd"6Q20 December 1919Exeter CityH1–0Devlinalign="right"|7,764
bgcolor="#ffffdd"110 January 1920Leicester CityH0–0align="right"|7,523
bgcolor="#ffdddd"1r15 January 1920Leicester CityA0–2align="right"|21,000

League table

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!width=20|Pos

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|F

!width=20|A

!width=30|Pts

!Notes

1align="left"|Portsmouth4223127732758To Football League Third Division
2align="left"|Watford4226610694258To Football League Third Division
3align="left"|Crystal Palace4222128694356To Football League Third Division
4align="left"|Cardiff City4218177704353To Football League Second Division
5align="left"|Plymouth Argyle42201012562950To Football League Third Division
6align="left"|Queens Park Rangers42181014625046To Football League Third Division
7align="left"|Reading42161313514345To Football League Third Division
8align="left"|Southampton4218816726344To Football League Third Division
9align="left"|Swansea Town42161115534543To Football League Third Division
10align="left"|Exeter City4217916575243To Football League Third Division
11align="left"|Southend United42131712464843To Football League Third Division
12align="left"|Norwich City42151116645741To Football League Third Division
13align="left"|Swindon Town4217718656741To Football League Third Division
14align="left"|Millwall42141216525540To Football League Third Division
15align="left"|Brentford42151017535940To Football League Third Division
16align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion4214820607236To Football League Third Division
17align="left"|Bristol Rovers42111318627835To Football League Third Division
18align="left"|Newport County4213722457033To Football League Third Division
19align="left"|Northampton Town42129216410333To Football League Third Division
20align="left"|Luton Town42101022517630To Football League Third Division
21align="left"|Merthyr Town4291122477929To Football League Third Division
22align="left"|Gillingham4210725347427To Football League Third Division

External links

  • [http://www.11v11.com/teams/newport-county/tab/matches/season/1920 Newport County football club match record: 1920]

References

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

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