1920–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1920–21 season
Manager Harry Parkes
Stadium Somerton Park
Third Division 15th
FA Cup 4th qualifying round
Welsh Cup 4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Devlin (12)
All: Devlin (12)
Highest home attendance14,500 vs Reading (28 Aug 1920)
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Norwich City (13 Jan 1921)
Average home league attendance8,576
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  1919–20
1921–22  

The 1920–21 season was Newport County's first season in the Football League. They were founder members of the new Football League Third Division.

The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. With the formation of the FA Premier League the division become the fourth tier. In 2004 following the formation of the Football League Championship, the division league was renamed Football League Two.

Contents

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
421491943640.672378582023216411234116

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLLLLLDWWWLLWWWWLLLDDLWWLDWLLLLWDLLWLDWDWDD
Position171922222222222117212118151311131818171618161315151515171719181718191819181819161615
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1921. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
28 August 1920 Reading H0–114,500
1 September 1920 Bristol Rovers A2–3Walker, Wolstenholme10,000
4 September 1920 Reading A0–410,000
9 September 1920 Bristol Rovers H0–28,000
11 September 1920 Plymouth Argyle A1–5Wolstenholme12,000
18 September 1920 Plymouth Argyle H0–08,000
25 September 1920 Exeter City A1–0Wolstenholme8,000
2 October 1920 Exeter City H2–0Wolstenholme 28,000
9 October 1920 Millwall H3–1Devlin 2, Walker14,000
16 October 1920 Millwall A0–120,000
21 October 1920 Swindon Town H0–110,000
23 October 1920 Portsmouth H1–0Devlin9,000
30 October 1920 Portsmouth A2–0Devlin, Dobson13,679
6 November 1920 Gillingham H1–0Wolstenholme7,000
13 November 1920 Gillingham A4–1Dobson, Wolstenholme, Blott, Devlin8,000
27 November 1920 Swindon Town A0–57,000
4 December 1920 Watford H0–26,000
11 December 1920 Watford A1–5Wright7,000
18 December 1920 Brentford A2–2Wright, Thompson6,000
25 December 1920 Southend United H1–1Dobson9,000
27 December 1920 Southend United A1–2Walker10,000
1 January 1921 Brentford H3–1Dobson, Walker, Cox7,500
13 January 1921 Norwich City H2–0Wright, Cox4,000
22 January 1921 Norwich City A0–35,000
29 January 1921 Northampton Town H1–1Dobson8,000
5 February 1921 Northampton Town A2–0Groves, Wright8,000
12 February 1921 Crystal Palace H0–112,000
19 February 1921 Crystal Palace A0–27,000
26 February 1921 Brighton & Hove Albion H0–48,000
5 March 1921 Brighton & Hove Albion A0–18,000
12 March 1921 Grimsby Town H2–1Devlin, Kelson8,000
19 March 1921 Grimsby Town A1–1Devlin9,000
25 March 1921 Merthyr Town H0–312,600
26 March 1921 Queens Park Rangers A0–210,000
28 March 1921 Merthyr Town A2–1 Gaughan, Devlin6,000
2 April 1921 Queens Park Rangers H1–3Devlin7,500
9 April 1921 Swansea Town H1–1Walker6,000
16 April 1921 Swansea Town A2–1Dobson, Wolstenholme14,000
23 April 1921 Luton Town A2–2Walker, Devlin9,000
30 April 1921 Luton Town H2–0Devlin 25,000
2 May 1921 Southampton A0–06,000
7 May 1921 Southampton H0–08,000

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
4Q20 November 1920 Merthyr Town Somerton Park 0–015,000
4Qr25 November 1920 Merthyr Town Penydarren Park 0–415,000

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
315 January 1921 Ebbw Vale Somerton Park 4–0Dobson 2, Walker, Wright5,000
415 January 1921 Merthyr Town Somerton Park 0–15,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAGDPts
1 Crystal Palace 422411770342.059+3659
2 Southampton 421916764282.286+3654
3 Queens Park Rangers 422291161321.906+2953
4 Swindon Town 4221101173491.490+2452
5 Swansea Town 421815956451.244+1151
6 Watford 422081459441.341+1548
7 Millwall 4218111342301.400+1247
8 Merthyr Town 4215151260491.224+1145
9 Luton Town 4216121461561.089+544
10 Bristol Rovers 421871768571.193+1143
11 Plymouth Argyle 4211211035341.029+143
12 Portsmouth 4212151546480.958–239
13 Grimsby Town 421591849590.831–1039
14 Northampton Town 421581959750.787–1638
15 Newport County 421491943640.672–2137
16 Norwich City 4210161644530.830–936
17 Southend United 421482044610.721–1736
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 421482042610.689–1936
19 Exeter City 4210151739540.722–1535
20 Reading 421272342590.712–1731
21 Brentford 429122142670.627–2530
22 Gillingham 428122234740.459–4028

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

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

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