1938–39 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1938–39 football season
The 1938–39 season was Newport County's 17th season in the Football League Third Division South and 18th overall in the Football League . They had been ever-present in the third tier except for the 1931–32 season since the introduction of the Football League Third Division in 1920.
Newport County attained promotion to the Football League Second Division for the 1939–40 season on 15 April 1939 with two league games remaining following a 3–0 win over Southend United .
Season review
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42
22
11
9
58
45
1.289
55
15
4
2
37
16
34
7
7
7
21
29
21
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Ground A A H H H A A H A H A H A H A H H H H A H A A A A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A Result W L W W D D L W W W W D D W W W W W W L W W W L W L W L D W L W D D D D W D D W L L Position 3 9 6 4 2 2 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1939. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Third Division South
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Sat 27 Aug 1938
Clapton Orient A
3–1
Carr, Duggan, Hearty (OG)
10,596
Mon 29 Aug 1938
Port Vale A
1–2
Hickman
6,240
Sat 3 Sep 1938
Cardiff City H
3–0
Hydes 2, Carr
18,892
Thu 8 Sep 1938
Watford H
1–0
Derrick
8,500
Sat 10 Sep 1938
Northampton Town H
1–1
Hickman
11,534
Wed 14 Sep 1938
Watford A
1–1
Derrick
5,310
Sat 17 Sep 1938
Notts County A
0–2
10,834
Sat 24 Sep 1938
Aldershot H
1–0
Duggan
9,652
Sat 1 Oct 1938
Bristol City A
2–0
Hickman, Duggan
14,497
Sat 8 Oct 1938
Crystal Palace H
2–0
Wood, Derrick
10,631
Sat 15 Oct 1938
Ipswich Town A
4–1
Wood 2, Hickman, Derrick
13,843
Sat 22 Oct 1938
Exeter City H
0–0
11,423
Sat 29 Oct 1938
Bristol Rovers A
0–0
12,546
Sat 5 Nov 1938
Brighton & Hove Albion H
2–0
Duggan, Derrick
11,290
Sat 12 Nov 1938
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
1–0
Derrick
7,857
Sat 19 Nov 1938
Walsall H
2–1
Wood 2
9,870
Sat 3 Dec 1938
Queens Park Rangers H
2–0
Carr, Hydes
12,338
Sat 17 Dec 1938
Reading H
2–0
Derrick, Hydes
9,870
Sat 24 Dec 1938
Clapton Orient H
2–1
Hydes 2
9,323
Mon 26 Dec 1938
Swindon Town A
0–8
9,023
Tue 27 Dec 1938
Swindon Town H
6–4
Carr 3, Hickman, Hydes, Parkhouse (OG)
20,261
Sat 31 Dec 1938
Cardiff City A
2–1
Hydes, Carr
40,187
Wed 11 Jan 1939
Mansfield Town A
2–0
Hydes, Hickman
1,419
Thu 14 Jan 1939
Northampton Town A
0–1
9,025
Sat 21 Jan 1939
Reading A
1–0
Hydes
11,292
Sat 28 Jan 1939
Aldershot A
0–1
7,999
Thu 2 Feb 1939
Notts County H
2–1
Brinton, Carr
7,010
Sat 4 Feb 1939
Bristol City H
0–2
12,436
Sat 11 Feb 1939
Crystal Palace A
1–1
Derrick
29,155
Sat 18 Feb 1939
Ipswich Town H
3–2
Hydes 2, Wood
12,257
Sat 25 Feb 1939
Exeter City A
1–3
Brinton
9,370
Sat 4 Mar 1939
Bristol Rovers H
2–0
W.M.Owen, Warren (OG)
9,722
Sat 11 Mar 1939
Brighton & Hove Albion A
0–0
15,157
Sat 18 Mar 1939
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
2–2
Carr, Hickman
11,637
Sat 25 Mar 1939
Walsall A
1–1
Hydes
7,500
Sat 1 Apr 1939
Mansfield Town H
0–0
10,600
Fri 7 Apr 1939
Torquay United H
1–0
Brinton
14,677
Sat 8 Apr 1939
Queens Park Rangers A
0–0
14,864
Mon 10 Apr 1939
Torquay United A
1–1
Derrick
6,863
Sat 15 Apr 1939
Southend United H
3–0
Derrick, Hickman, Wood
11,397
Sat 29 Apr 1939
Port Vale H
0–2
7,260
Tue 2 May 1939
Southend United A
0–5
2,815
FA Cup
Third Division South Cup
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
6
8 Mar 1939
Cardiff City Ninian Park
1–5
Higgins
League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)
External links
References
