1934–35 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1934–35 season
Manager Jimmy Hindmarsh
Stadium Somerton Park
Third Division South 22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup 1st round
Third Division South Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bird (16)
All: Bird (17)
Highest home attendance10,978 vs Bristol City (1 September 1934)
Lowest home attendance2,399 vs Reading (28 February 1935)
Average home league attendance5,186
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The 1934–35 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 14th in the Football League. The season started with three straight wins and the club found itself top of the table after the first match. However, with 18 defeats in the last half of the season County were forced into the re-election process for the fourth time, but were comfortably re-elected.

Contents

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
4210527541120.482257410364018311718727

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultWWWLLWLDLLWWDWLLLWDLLLLLLLDLLDLWLLLWLLLLLL
Position11225599121612910711131311121315171818191919192121212121212121222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1935. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
25 Aug 1934 Exeter City A1–0Bird8,295
27 Aug 1934 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H6–1Bird 2, Burgess 2, Higgins, Green7,651
1 Sep 1934 Bristol City H2–0Higgins, Bird10,978
5 Sep 1934 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A1–3Bird5,722
8 Sep 1934 Millwall A0–216,142
15 Sep 1934 Coventry City H2–1Bird, Weaver10,580
22 Sep 1934 Clapton Orient A0–44,715
29 Sep 1934 Gillingham H2–2Bird 25,460
6 Oct 1934 Reading A1–6Bird8,074
13 Oct 1934 Northampton Town H1–3Bird6,365
20 Oct 1934 Brighton & Hove Albion H1–0OG3,696
27 Oct 1934 Cardiff City A4–3Whitehouse, Green, Burgess, Weaver16,131
3 Nov 1934 Bristol Rovers H1–1Bird7,146
10 Nov 1934 Southend United A1–0Bird5,498
17 Nov 1934 Torquay United H1–4Bird6,185
1 Dec 1934 Crystal Palace H2–3Thomas, Cook4,317
8 Dec 1934 Charlton Athletic A0–610,186
15 Dec 1934 Aldershot H2–0Bird, White3,155
22 Dec 1934 Swindon Town A0–06,121
25 Dec 1934 Watford H0–17,290
26 Dec 1934 Watford A0–711,695
29 Dec 1934 Exeter City H1–3Bird4,174
5 Jan 1935 Bristol City A1–2Thomas8,968
12 Jan 1935 Queens Park Rangers A1–4Burgess4,511
19 Jan 1935 Millwall H1–2White2,948
26 Jan 1935 Coventry City A0–511,525
2 Feb 1935 Clapton Orient H3–3 Clarke 2, Bird2,738
9 Feb 1935 Gillingham A0–53,689
23 Feb 1935 Northampton Town A0–22,925
28 Feb 1935 Reading H2–2Weaver 22,399
2 Mar 1935 Brighton & Hove Albion A1–3Reynolds5,687
9 Mar 1935 Cardiff City H4–0Weaver 2, Clarke 28,461
16 Mar 1935 Bristol Rovers A3–5Burgess, Perks, Clarke6,306
23 Mar 1935 Southend United H0–53,005
30 Mar 1935 Torquay United A1–2White2,941
6 Apr 1935 Queens Park Rangers H2–1Weaver, Haycox2,912
13 Apr 1935 Crystal Palace A0–68,323
19 Apr 1935 Luton Town H2–4Haycox 24,052
20 Apr 1935 Charlton Athletic H0–23,287
22 Apr 1935 Luton Town A1–4Weaver8,759
27 Apr 1935 Aldershot A2–3Thomas 22,810
4 May 1935 Swindon Town H1–2Thomas2,110

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
124 Nov 1934 Swindon Town A0–412,776

Third Division South Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
122 Oct 1934 Northampton Town A0–32,500

Welsh Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
613 Feb 1935 Cardiff City A2–3Bird, Reynolds2,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAPts
1 Charlton Athletic 422778103521.98161
2 Reading 4221111089651.36953
3 Coventry City 422191286501.72051
4 Luton Town 4219121192601.53350
5 Crystal Palace 4219101386641.34448
6 Watford 421991476491.55147
7 Northampton Town 421981565670.97046
8 Bristol Rovers 4217101573770.94844
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 421791669621.11343
10 Torquay United 421861881751.08042
11 Exeter City 421691770750.93341
12 Millwall 421771857620.91941
13 Queens Park Rangers 421691763720.87541
14 Clapton Orient 4215101765651.00040
15 Bristol City 421591852680.76539
16 Swindon Town 4213121767780.85938
17 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 421572054710.76137
18 Aldershot 4213101950750.66736
19 Cardiff City 421392062820.75635
20 Gillingham 4211131855750.73335
21 Southend United 421192265780.83331
22 Newport County 4210527541120.48225
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Election

VotesClubFate
48 Southend United Re-elected to the League
43 Newport County Re-elected to the League
1 Bath City Not elected to the League
1 Folkestone Not elected to the League

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