1922–23 Newport County A.F.C. season
Appearance
1922–23 season | |||
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Manager | Jimmy Hindmarsh | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Third Division South | 22nd (re-elected) | ||
FA Cup | 5th qualifying round | ||
Welsh Cup | 7th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: T.Lowes (8) All: J.Conner (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,000 vs Millwall (14 Oct 1922) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,000 vs Brentford (24 Mar 1923)/Charlton Athletic (21 Apr 1923) | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,333 | ||
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The 1922–23 season was Newport County's third season in the Football League, second season in the Third Division South and third season overall in the third tier.
Season review
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1923. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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26 August 1922 | Southend United | H | 0–2 | 11,500 | |
28 August 1922 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–3 | Whitton | 12,000 |
2 September 1922 | Southend United | A | 1–3 | W.Edwards | 9,000 |
7 September 1922 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | W.Edwards, Patterson, Fletcher, Brittan | 7,000 |
9 September 1922 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
16 September 1922 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 9,500 | |
23 September 1922 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | 14,294 | |
30 September 1922 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 9,000 | |
7 October 1922 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
14 October 1922 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
21 October 1922 | Merthyr Town | H | 1–1 | OG | 8,000 |
28 October 1922 | Merthyr Town | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
4 November 1922 | Luton Town | H | 0–3 | 5,000 | |
11 November 1922 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 8,500 | |
18 November 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | Wood | 7,000 |
25 November 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Gittins | 5,000 |
9 December 1922 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | Whitton, Graham | 8,000 |
16 December 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Conner | 8,000 |
23 December 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–2 | Wood | 7,000 |
26 December 1922 | Swansea Town | A | 1–5 | Conner | 16,000 |
27 December 1922 | Swansea Town | H | 1–2 | Conner | 6,000 |
30 December 1922 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | McDonald, Conner | 4,000 |
6 January 1923 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Hampton 2 | 10,000 |
13 January 1923 | Gillingham | A | 0–3 | 6,000 | |
20 January 1923 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
27 January 1923 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 2–6 | Whitton 2 | 7,000 |
3 February 1923 | Exeter City | H | 6–2 | Lowes 2, Conner 2, Gaughan, Wood | 8,000 |
10 February 1923 | Exeter City | A | 0–4 | 5,000 | |
17 February 1923 | Northampton Town | A | 1–2 | Lowes | 10,000 |
24 February 1923 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Charlton | 6,000 |
3 March 1923 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Lowes | 4,563 |
10 March 1923 | Norwich City | H | 1–3 | Groves | 7,000 |
17 March 1923 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
24 March 1923 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
30 March 1923 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
31 March 1923 | Watford | A | 1–2 | Lowes | 6,000 |
2 April 1923 | Reading | H | 3–0 | Lowes 2, Charlton | 7,000 |
7 April 1923 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 7,000 | |
14 April 1923 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–6 | 5,000 | |
21 April 1923 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4–0 | Gittins, Whitton, Lowes, Gaughan | 4,000 |
28 April 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
5 May 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Conner | 7,000 |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
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5Q | 2 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 1–1 | Conner | 8,000 | |
5Qr | 7 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 1–1 | Gittins | 10,000 | |
5Qr2 | 11 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | N | 1–2 | Groves | 6,500 | At Ninian Park |
Welsh Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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6 | 15 February 1923 | Pontypridd | H | 4–1 | Hampton 2, Groves, Conner | |
7 | 19 March 1923 | Swansea Town | A | 2–4 | Patterson, Charlton | 8,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Bristol City | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 1.650 | 59 |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 29 | 2.103 | 53 |
3 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 53 |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 1.529 | 51 |
5 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 49 |
6 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 46 |
7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 46 |
8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 44 | 1.227 | 45 |
9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 45 |
10 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 44 |
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 1.102 | 42 |
12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 42 |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 0.972 | 42 |
14 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 38 |
15 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 0.907 | 37 |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 |
17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 48 | 0.813 | 36 |
18 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 36 |
19 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 0.655 | 34 |
20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 33 |
21 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 0.600 | 29 |
22 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election (none) |
Election
[edit]Votes | Club | Fate |
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45 | Aberdare Athletic | Re-elected to the Football League |
45 | Newport County | Re-elected to the Football League |
28 | Boscombe | Elected to the Football League |
9 | Llanelly | Not elected to the Football League |
8 | Pontypridd | Not elected to the Football League |
0 | Torquay United | Not elected to the Football League |
External links
[edit]- Newport County 1922–1923 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1923
- Welsh Cup 1922/23
References
[edit]- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7