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1936–37 Newport County A.F.C. season

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Newport County

| season = 1936–37

| manager = Louis Page

| stadium = Somerton Park

| chairman =

| league = Third Division South

| league result = 19th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = 2nd round

| cup2 = Third Division South Cup

| cup2 result = 1st round

| cup3 = Welsh Cup

| cup3 result = Semi-final

| league topscorer = Chadwick (14)

| season topscorer = Derrick (19)

| highest attendance = 16,732 vs Cardiff City (12 September 1936)

| lowest attendance = 4,292 vs Aldershot (30 January 1937)

| average attendance = 8,790

| prevseason = 1935–36

| nextseason = 1937–38

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The 1936–37 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 16th in the Football League.

Season review

= Results summary =

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= Results by round =

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|header=Round

|label1= Ground

| res1=H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H

|label2= Result

| res2=L/L/L/L/L/D/D/L/D/L/L/W/D/L/L/D/D/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/D/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/D

|label3= Position

| res3=16/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/20/20/20/20/20/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/18/18/19/20/19/19

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=green1|color_21-=red1

|updated=1 May 1937

|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1936-1937/results statto.com]

|date=February 2011

}}

Fixtures and results

=Third Division South=

{{Main|1936–37 Football League#Third Division South}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|29 Aug 1936

WatfordH1–3Hickmanalign="right"|10,267
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|2 Sep 1936

Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–2align="right"|7,738
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|5 Sep 1936

Southend UnitedA2–9Lowry, Hickmanalign="right"|7,346
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|10 Sep 1936

Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–4Thomasalign="right"|7,005
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|12 Sep 1936

Cardiff CityH2–3W.M.Owen 2align="right"|16,732
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|16 Sep 1936

Bristol RoversA1–1Crispalign="right"|10,524
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 Sep 1936

GillinghamH0–0align="right"|8,436
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|26 Sep 1936

AldershotA0–2align="right"|3,947
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|3 Oct 1936

Swindon TownH1–1Edwardsalign="right"|6,084
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|10 Oct 1936

MillwallA2–7Hickman 2align="right"|21,333
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|17 Oct 1936

Crystal PalaceA1–6Chadwickalign="right"|14,882
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|24 Oct 1936

Exeter CityH2–0Carr, Sullivanalign="right"|10,428
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|31 Oct 1936

ReadingA4–4Chadwick 2, Lowry, Carralign="right"|4,880
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|7 Nov 1936

Queens Park RangersH1–2Chadwickalign="right"|10,267
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|14 Nov 1936

Bristol CityA1–3Carralign="right"|14,467
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|21 Nov 1936

Torquay UnitedH1–1Derrickalign="right"|8,650
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|5 Dec 1936

Clapton OrientH1–1Chadwickalign="right"|8,667
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|19 Dec 1936

Luton TownH2–1Wood, Dugganalign="right"|7,654
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|25 Dec 1936

Northampton TownA2–3Chadwick, Dugganalign="right"|12,371
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|26 Dec 1936

WatfordA0–3align="right"|8,140
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|28 Dec 1936

Northampton TownH1–3Woodalign="right"|8,756
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|2 Jan 1937

Southend UnitedH6–2Chadwick 3, Wood 2, Dugganalign="right"|4,754
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|9 Jan 1937

Cardiff CityA1–0Dugganalign="right"|24,681
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|16 Jan 1937

Notts CountyA1–3Sullivanalign="right"|10,914
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|23 Jan 1937

GillinghamA4–4Derrick 3, Kelsoalign="right"|6,125
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|30 Jan 1937

AldershotH4–0Derrick 2, Carr, Sullivanalign="right"|4,292
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|6 Feb 1937

Swindon TownA2–1Sullivan, Woodalign="right"|7,872
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|13 Feb 1937

MillwallH1–2Sullivanalign="right"|9,369
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 Feb 1937

Crystal PalaceH1–1Carralign="right"|8,319
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|27 Feb 1937

Exeter CityA1–3Derrickalign="right"|4,117
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|6 Mar 1937

ReadingH3–0Chadwick 3align="right"|8,449
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|13 Mar 1937

Queens Park RangersA2–6Duggan, Derrickalign="right"|11,738
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 Mar 1937

Bristol CityH0–0align="right"|8,749
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|26 Mar 1937

Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH4–0Derrick 2, Duggan, Woodalign="right"|10,007
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|27 Mar 1937

Torquay UnitedA2–1Chadwick 2align="right"|4,212
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|29 Mar 1937

Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA0–5align="right"|9,373
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|3 Apr 1937

Notts CountyH2–0Wood, Derrickalign="right"|12,324
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|10 Apr 1937

Clapton OrientA2–1Thomas, Woodalign="right"|6,054
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|17 Apr 1937

WalsallH1–2Thomasalign="right"|9,238
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|24 Apr 1937

Luton TownA0–5align="right"|14,469
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|26 Apr 1937

WalsallA2–1Webb, Woodalign="right"|2,760
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|1 May 1937

Bristol RoversH2–2Derrick, Sullivanalign="right"|6,143

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1936–37 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|1

28 Nov 1936Bristol CityH3–0Chadwick, Duggan, Sullivanalign="right"|11,165
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|2

12 Dec 1936ReadingA2–7Duggan 2align="right"|10,790

=Third Division South Cup=

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|1

1 Oct 1936WatfordH1–4

=Welsh Cup=

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

!Notes

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|6

22 Feb 1937PorthH5–0Derrick 3, Chadwick, Carr
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|7

15 Mar 1937Swansea TownH7–0Derrick 4, Crisp, Chadwick, Wood
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|SF

15 Apr 1937RhylN2–3Webb, WoodAt Gay Meadow

League table

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!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|GA

!width=20|Pts

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|1

align="left"|Luton Town4227411103531.94358
2align="left"|Notts County422310974521.42356
3align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion422451374431.72153
4align="left"|Watford4219111285601.41749
5align="left"|Reading4219111276601.26749
6align="left"|Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic422091365591.10249
7align="left"|Northampton Town422061685681.25046
8align="left"|Millwall4218101464541.18546
9align="left"|Queens Park Rangers421891573521.40445
10align="left"|Southend United4217111478671.16445
11align="left"|Gillingham421881652660.78844
12align="left"|Clapton Orient4214151352521.00043
13align="left"|Swindon Town4214111775731.02739
14align="left"|Crystal Palace4213121762611.01638
15align="left"|Bristol Rovers421642271800.88736
16align="left"|Bristol City421562158700.82936
17align="left"|Walsall4213101963850.74136
18align="left"|Cardiff City421472154870.62135
19align="left"|Newport County4212102067980.68434
20align="left"|Torquay United4211102157800.71332
style="background:#eee5de;"

|21

align="left"|Exeter City4210122059880.67032
style="background:#eee5de;"

|22

align="left"|Aldershot42792650890.59223

bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"

!width=50|Key!!width=120|

style="background:#D0F0C0;" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Division Champions

style="background: #eee5de" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left | Re-elected

style="background: #F08080" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Failed re-election

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225160058/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1936-1937/results Newport County 1936-1937 : Results]
  • [http://www.11v11.com/teams/newport-county/tab/matches/season/1937 Newport County football club match record: 1937]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225190207/http://wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=56 Welsh Cup 1936/37]

References

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

{{Newport County A.F.C. seasons}}

{{1936–37 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newport County A.F.C. Season 1936-37}}

1936-37

Category:English football clubs 1936–37 season

Category:1936–37 in Welsh football