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1957–58 Newport County A.F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Newport County

| season = 1957–58

| manager = Billy Lucas

| stadium = Somerton Park

| chairman =

| league = Third Division South

| league result = 11th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = 1st round

| cup2 = Welsh Cup

| cup2 result = 5th round

| league topscorer = Harris (18)

| season topscorer = Harris (18)

| highest attendance = 10,680 vs Plymouth Argyle (25 December 1957)

| lowest attendance = 4,118 vs Crystal Palace (5 April 1958)

| average attendance = 7,199

| prevseason = 1956–57

| nextseason = 1958–59

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The 1957–58 season was Newport County's 30th season in the Football League and the last season in the Third Division South before the regional third divisions were consolidated into new Third and Fourth Divisions. County's 11th-place finish qualified them for next season's Third Division.

Season review

= Results summary =

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= Results by round =

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

|header=Round

|label1= Ground

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

|label2= Result

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

|label3= Position

| res3=17/19/22/16/13/10/9/13/13/15/10/14/17/17/12/10/10/7/9/10/8/8/10/12/11/9/7/6/5/4/6/5/7/6/6/8/8/8/9/10/10/8/10/10/11/10

|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_13-=red1

|updated=26 Apr 1958

|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1957-1958/results statto.com]

|date=August 2013

}}

Fixtures and results

=Third Division South=

{{Main|1957–58 Football League#Third Division South}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|24 Aug 1957

Swindon TownA0–4align="right"|14,396
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|29 Aug 1957

Coventry CityH2–2Harris, Brownalign="right"|10,654
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|31 Aug 1957

MillwallH1–2McSeveneyalign="right"|9,320
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|2 Sep 1957

Coventry CityA2–1O'Halloran, P.Thomasalign="right"|14,759
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|7 Sep 1957

GillinghamA1–0Sherwoodalign="right"|8,709
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|12 Sep 1957

WalsallH2–0Sheppeard 2align="right"|7,700
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|14 Sep 1957

Exeter CityH0–0align="right"|9,213
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|19 Sep 1957

WalsallA0–3align="right"|7,688
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|21 Sep 1957

Queens Park RangersA1–1Harrisalign="right"|9,065
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|28 Sep 1957

Southend UnitedH1–0Harrisalign="right"|8,203
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|30 Sep 1957

Port ValeA2–2Terry, Harrisalign="right"|8,659
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|5 Oct 1957

Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–5Terry, Harris, Grahamalign="right"|14,560
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|12 Oct 1957

Shrewsbury TownA1–1Harrisalign="right"|6,408
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|26 Oct 1957

Northampton TownA3–0O'Halloran, Harris, McSeveneyalign="right"|7,953
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|28 Oct 1957

ReadingH0–0align="right"|5,048
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|2 Nov 1957

WatfordH2–1Sherwwod, McSeveneyalign="right"|8,212
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|9 Nov 1957

Crystal PalaceA2–2Terry, McSeveneyalign="right"|11,082
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|11 Nov 1957

Port ValeH2–1McSeveney, Rodgeralign="right"|8,480
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|23 Nov 1957

BrentfordA1–2Brownalign="right"|13,600
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|30 Nov 1957

Colchester UnitedH2–2Harris, Dixonalign="right"|8,866
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|14 Dec 1957

Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH3–1Terry 2, Brownalign="right"|5,469
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|21 Dec 1957

Swindon TownH4–1Terry 2, Sherwood, Harrisalign="right"|7,815
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|25 Dec 1957

Plymouth ArgyleH0–2align="right"|10,680
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|26 Dec 1957

Plymouth ArgyleA0–1align="right"|25,936
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|28 Dec 1957

MillwallA2–1Terry 2align="right"|9,894
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|4 Jan 1958

SouthamptonH1–1Brownalign="right"|5,117
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|11 Jan 1958

GillinghamH5–0Terry 2, McSeveney, Brown, Harrisalign="right"|6,206
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|18 Jan 1958

Exeter CityA2–0Dixon, Harrisalign="right"|7,471
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|1 Feb 1958

Queens Park RangersH4–2Terry 2, Harris, Brownalign="right"|7,543
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|8 Feb 1958

Southend UnitedA1–1Terryalign="right"|10,093
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|15 Feb 1958

Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–2Terryalign="right"|9,424
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|22 Feb 1958

Shrewsbury TownH2–0Dixon, Grahamalign="right"|6,268
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|1 Mar 1958

ReadingA0–1align="right"|15,798
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|6 Mar 1958

Torquay UnitedH3–2McSeveney 2, Harrisalign="right"|3,200
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|8 Mar 1958

Northampton TownH0–1align="right"|6,800
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|15 Mar 1958

WatfordA2–2Dixon, McSeveneyalign="right"|7,029
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|22 Mar 1958

BrentfordH1–2Dixonalign="right"|5,621
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|29 Mar 1958

Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA3–4Harris, McSeveney, Shergoldalign="right"|11,496
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|4 Apr 1958

AldershotA1–2Singeralign="right"|4,665
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|5 Apr 1958

Crystal PalaceH0–0align="right"|4,118
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|7 Apr 1958

AldershotH3–2Singer 2, McSeveneyalign="right"|5,555
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|12 Apr 1958

Colchester UnitedA1–1Harrisalign="right"|7,472
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|16 Apr 1958

Norwich CityA2–5Harris, McSeveneyalign="right"|19,486
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|19 Apr 1958

Norwich CityH1–0McSeveneyalign="right"|6,081
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|23 Apr 1958

SouthamptonA1–2Harrisalign="right"|12,925
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|26 Apr 1958

Torquay UnitedA2–2Harris, McSeveneyalign="right"|5,685

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1957–58 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|1

16 Nov 1957Northampton TownA0–3align="right"|9,345

=Welsh Cup=

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|5

30 Jan 1958Swansea TownH2–5Terry, McSeveneyalign="right"|3,500

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=20|GA

!width=30|Pts

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|1

align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion4624121088641.37560
2align="left"|Brentford4624101282561.46458
3align="left"|Plymouth Argyle462581367481.39658
4align="left"|Swindon Town4621151079501.58057
5align="left"|Reading4621131279511.54955
6align="left"|Southampton46221014112721.55654
7align="left"|Southend United4621121390581.55254
8align="left"|Norwich City4619151275701.07153
9align="left"|Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic462191681741.09551
10align="left"|Queens Park Rangers4618141464650.98550
11align="left"|Newport County4617141573671.09048
12align="left"|Colchester United4617131677790.97547
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|13

align="left"|Northampton Town461962187791.10144
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|14

align="left"|Crystal Palace4615131870720.97243
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|15

align="left"|Port Vale4616102067581.15542
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|16

align="left"|Watford4613161759770.76642
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|17

align="left"|Shrewsbury Town4615102149710.69040
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|18

align="left"|Aldershot4612161859890.66340
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|19

align="left"|Coventry City4613132061810.75339
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|20

align="left"|Walsall461492361750.81337
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|21

align="left"|Torquay United4611132249740.66235
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|22

align="left"|Gillingham461392452810.64235
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|23

align="left"|Millwall461192663910.69231
style="background:#eeeee0;"

|24

align="left"|Exeter City461192657990.57631

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

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=170|

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

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

style="background:#eeeee0;" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Moved to 4th Division

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

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

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225155838/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1957-1958/results Newport County 1957-1958 : Results]
  • [http://www.11v11.com/teams/newport-county/tab/matches/season/1958 Newport County football club match record: 1958]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225200751/http://wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=71 Welsh Cup 1957/58]

References

  • {{cite book|last=Ambrosen|first=A. K.|title=Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County|year=1993|publisher=Yore Publications|isbn=978-1-874427-40-7}}

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

{{1957–58 in English football}}

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1957-58

Category:English football clubs 1957–58 season

Category:1957–58 in Welsh football