1929–30 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1929–30 season
Manager Jimmy Hindmarsh
Stadium Somerton Park
Third Division South 18th
FA Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin (34)
All: Martin (37)
Highest home attendance10,766 vs Plymouth Argyle (21 Apr 1930)
Lowest home attendance1,991 vs Gillingham (7 Dec 1929)
Average home league attendance3,917
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  1928–29
1930–31  

The 1929–30 season was Newport County's 10th season in the Football League. The club finished in 18th place and along the way recorded their biggest-ever Football League victory—a 10–0 defeat of near-neighbours Merthyr Town.

Merthyr Town F.C.

Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division South, in the seventh tier of the English football league system.

Contents

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
4212102074850.87134993482927311726567

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAAHAAHAHAHHHHAAAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAA
ResultLWWLLDLLDLLDLLLDWWWLLWWDLWDDDWLDLLDWLLWLWL
Position1610771416162018202020202021212020182020191717171717181615161617171716171817171718
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1930. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
31 Aug 1929 Southend United A1–2Morris8,186
5 Sep 1929 Swindon Town H2–1G.Richardson, Thomas4,860
7 Sep 1929 Watford H1–0G.Richardson4,887
9 Sep 1929 Swindon Town A1–5Gittins4,952
14 Sep 1929 Coventry City A0–215,456
21 Sep 1929 Clapton Orient H0–04,877
25 Sep 1929 Crystal Palace A0–19,445
28 Sep 1929 Brentford A0–111,073
5 Oct 1929 Bristol Rovers H2–2Gittins, Richards2,471
12 Oct 1929 Brighton & Hove Albion A2–3Riley, Morris7,877
19 Oct 1929 Luton Town A2–4G.Richardson, Thomas8,825
26 Oct 1929 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H1–1Witton3,640
2 Nov 1929 Walsall A1–2Morris5,424
9 Nov 1929 Queens Park Rangers H4–5Martin 3, Morris3,527
16 Nov 1929 Fulham A1–2Martin28,211
23 Nov 1929 Norwich City H4–4Martin 2, Gittins, Thomas2,541
7 Dec 1929 Gillingham H5–1Martin 3, G.Richardson, Seymour1,991
21 Dec 1929 Exeter City H4–1Martin 2, Seymour, OG2,606
25 Dec 1929 Torquay United H2–1Morris, Thomas3,337
26 Dec 1929 Torquay United A2–3Martin, Seymour5,928
31 Dec 1929 Northampton Town A0–25,797
4 Jan 1930 Watford A3–2Martin 2, McKenna5,851
18 Jan 1930 Coventry City H4–2Martin 3, McKenna3,963
25 Jan 1930 Southend United H0–04,945
1 Feb 1930 Brentford H1–3Gittins3,827
8 Feb 1930 Bristol Rovers A3–2Martin 2, McKenna5,469
22 Feb 1930 Luton Town H0–03,879
1 Mar 1930 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A1–1Riley5,509
3 Mar 1930 Brighton & Hove Albion H2–2Martin 22,670
8 Mar 1930 Walsall H3–2Gittins, Seymour, Martin4,260
15 Mar 1930 Queens Park Rangers A1–4Martin7,926
22 Mar 1930 Fulham H1–1Martin4,626
29 Mar 1930 Norwich City A1–4Thomas8,473
31 Mar 1930 Clapton Orient A1–3Riley2,362
5 Apr 1930 Crystal Palace H0–03,324
10 Apr 1930 Merthyr Town H10–0Martin 5, Gittins 2, Thomas, Bagley, Lawson1,997
12 Apr 1930 Gillingham A0–52,743
18 Apr 1930 Plymouth Argyle A1–3Thomas26,409
19 Apr 1930 Northampton Town H2–1Martin 23,282
21 Apr 1930 Plymouth Argyle H0–210,766
26 Apr 1930 Exeter City A4–0Martin 3, Seymour3,723
3 May 1930 Merthyr Town A1–5McKenna1,189

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
130 Nov 1929 Kettering Town H3–2Morris, Thomas, Martin3,721
214 Dec 1929 Walsall H2–3Morris, Martin4,121

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
520 Mar 1930 Lovells Athletic H3–2Gittins, Seymour, Martin
612 Apr 1930 Colwyn Bay A0–4

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAPts
1 Plymouth Argyle 42308498382.5868
2 Brentford 42285994442.1461
3 Queens Park Rangers 422191280681.1851
4 Northampton Town 422181382581.4150
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 422181387631.3850
6 Coventry City 421991488731.2147
7 Fulham 4218111387831.0547
8 Norwich City 4218101488771.1446
9 Crystal Palace 4217121381741.0946
10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4215131472611.1843
11 Southend United 4215131469591.1743
12 Clapton Orient 4214131555620.8941
13 Luton Town 4214121664780.8240
14 Swindon Town 4213121773830.8838
15 Watford 421581960730.8238
16 Exeter City 4212111967730.9235
17 Walsall 421382171780.9134
18 Newport County 4212102074850.8734
19 Torquay United 4210112164940.6831
20 Bristol Rovers 421182367930.7230
21 Gillingham 421182351800.6430
22 Merthyr Town 426927601350.4421

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

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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