1954–55 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1954–55 season
Manager Billy Lucas
Third Division South 19th
FA Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorer League: Johnston (26)
All: Johnston (29)
Highest home attendance 13,318 vs Norwich City (26 Aug 1954)
Lowest home attendance 5,066 vs Reading (2 Apr 1955)
Average home league attendance 8,400
Home colours
Away colours

The 1954–55 season was Newport County's eighth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 26th season in the third tier and 27th season overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4611161960730.8238 88732291.10 381228440.63

Last updated: 2 May 1955.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHHAAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHA
Result L D L L D D L W L D W W L D L W W L L D D D L L L D W L D D L D W D L W L D L W W W D D L L
Position 21 19 22 23 23 23 23 22 23 22 21 20 21 20 21 19 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 21 19 21 21 20 23 23 20 20 21 21 21 19 21 18 18 18 18 19 19 19

Last updated: 2 May 1955.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
21 Aug 1954Northampton TownH0–112,710
26 Aug 1954Norwich CityH1–1Shergold13,318
28 Aug 1954WatfordA2–3Graham, OG14,957
1 Sep 1954Norwich CityA0–216,382
4 Sep 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–1Shergold9,589
7 Sep 1954Southend UnitedA1–1Wharton8,025
11 Sep 1954Queens Park RangersA0–213,115
16 Sep 1954Southend UnitedH3–2McGhee, Graham, Harris8,050
18 Sep 1954Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4Shergold13,419
22 Sep 1954AldershotA0–04,863
25 Sep 1954Exeter CityH2–1Lucas, Wharton9,166
30 Sep 1954AldershotH2–1Graham, Hudson6,027
2 Oct 1954Colchester UnitedA0–18,691
9 Oct 1954Coventry CityH1–1Graham10,327
16 Oct 1954SouthamptonA0–213,880
23 Oct 1954MillwallH2–1Graham, Wharton9,126
30 Oct 1954Torquay UnitedA3–2Johnston 2, Graham7,300
6 Nov 1954GillinghamH1–3Lucas9,164
13 Nov 1954ReadingA1–2Johnston9,334
27 Nov 1954WalsallA3–3Johnston 2, Graham12,059
4 Dec 1954Bristol CityH2–2Johnston 210,886
18 Dec 1954Northampton TownA2–2Lucas, Harris6,947
25 Dec 1954Crystal PalaceA1–2Johnston8,934
27 Dec 1954Crystal PalaceH0–113,025
1 Jan 1955WatfordH0–27,132
15 Jan 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA3–3Shergold, Harris, Johnston5,830
22 Jan 1955Queens Park RangersH4–0Harris 2, Johnston 25,457
5 Feb 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–3OG7,025
12 Feb 1955Exeter CityA1–1Johnston6,545
19 Feb 1955Colchester UnitedH0–05,612
5 Mar 1955SouthamptonH0–17,512
12 Mar 1955MillwallA1–1Johnston9,086
17 Mar 1955Leyton OrientA2–1Graham, Johnston10,600
19 Mar 1955Torquay UnitedH1–1Johnston6,936
26 Mar 1955GillinghamA2–4Johnston 27,784
2 Apr 1955ReadingH3–1Johnston 2, Shergold5,066
4 Apr 1955Coventry CityA2–3Harris, Johnston3,936
8 Apr 1955Swindon TownH2–2Johnston, OG8,595
9 Apr 1955Shrewsbury TownA0–38,652
11 Apr 1955Swindon TownA3–1Lucas, Harris, Johnston7,957
16 Apr 1955WalsallH1–0Hudson7,914
21 Apr 1955BrentfordH3–17,926
23 Apr 1955Bristol CityA0–027,499
28 Apr 1955Shrewsbury TownH1–1Johnston6,762
30 Apr 1955Leyton OrientH1–2Johnston5,894
2 May 1955BrentfordA0–15,812

FA Cup

Main article: 1954–55 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
120 Nov 1954GillinghamA0–210,237

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
513 Jan 1955Abergavenny ThursdaysH6–0McGhee 2, Johnston 2, Shergold, Harris690
617 Feb 1955Cardiff CityH1–3Johnston10,223

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Bristol City4630106101472.14970
2Leyton Orient462691189471.89461
3Southampton4624111175511.47159
4Gillingham4620151177661.16755
5Millwall4620111572681.05951
6Brighton & Hove Albion4620101676631.20650
7Watford4618141471621.14550
8Torquay United4618121682821.00048
9Coventry City4618111767591.13647
10Southend United4617121783801.03846
11Brentford4616141682821.00046
12Norwich City4618101860601.00046
13Northampton Town461981973810.90146
14Aldershot4616131775711.05645
15Queens Park Rangers4615141769750.92044
16Shrewsbury Town4616102070780.89742
17Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4612181657650.87742
18Reading4613151865730.89041
19Newport County4611161960730.82238
20Crystal Palace4611161952800.65038
21Swindon Town4611152046640.71937
22Exeter City4611152047730.64437
23Walsall4610142275860.87234
24Colchester United469132453910.58231
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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