1927–28 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1927–28 season was Newport County's eighth season in the Football League, seventh season in the Third Division South and eighth season overall in the third tier.

Newport County
1927–28 season
ManagerJimmy Hindmarsh
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South9th
FA Cup1st round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Waterston (27)
All: Waterston (27)
Highest home attendance9,600 vs Swindon Town (FA Cup, 26 Nov 1927)
Lowest home attendance2,108 vs Exeter City (22 Mar 1928)
Average home league attendance4,533

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 18 9 15 81 84 0.964 45 12 5 4 52 38 29 6 4 11 29 46 16

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWWLWWLDWDDWDLLDWWLLWDWLDWWLWLWWLLDWWDLLWL
Position1310813869998967810107699998998688897810109778879
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1928. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
27 Aug 1927Queens Park RangersA2–4Gittins, Barratt15,489
1 Sep 1927Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–1Weaver 2, Waterson6,146
3 Sep 1927WatfordH3–2Gittins 2, Waterston7,362
10 Sep 1927Charlton AthleticA2–3Prichard, Weaver7,946
14 Sep 1927Brighton & Hove AlbionA4–1Weaver 3, Pick3,700
17 Sep 1927Bristol RoversH3–1Gittins, Brittan, Weaver7,862
24 Sep 1927Plymouth ArgyleA0–210,011
1 Oct 1927Merthyr TownH1–1Brittan3,147
8 Oct 1927WalsallA3–0Pick 2, Weaver11,738
15 Oct 1927GillinghamH1–1Barratt6,589
22 Oct 1927Luton TownA1–1Maidment5,192
29 Oct 1927BrentfordH3–0Maidment, Barratt, Weaver5,790
5 Nov 1927Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA0–05,324
12 Nov 1927MillwallH1–3Waterston5,727
19 Nov 1927Crystal PalaceA0–28,683
3 Dec 1927Torquay UnitedA1–1Waterston3,489
17 Dec 1927Northampton TownA2–1Gittins, Waterston8,945
24 Dec 1927Southend UnitedH3–2Gittins 2, Waterston3,837
26 Dec 1927Swindon TownH1–3Young3,610
27 Dec 1927Swindon TownA1–4Waterston9,715
7 Jan 1928WatfordA3–2Harper, Waterston5,972
14 Jan 1928Norwich CityH2–2Waterston 22,875
21 Jan 1928Charlton AthleticH4–3Waterston 43,737
28 Jan 1928Bristol RoversA1–2Gittins4,265
4 Feb 1928Plymouth ArgyleH1–1Harpre3,502
11 Feb 1928Merthyr TownA2–0Gittins 22,229
18 Feb 1928WalsallH4–1Brittan 3, Gittins5,561
25 Feb 1928GillinghamA0–45,932
3 Mar 1928Luton TownH7–2Waterston 3, Gittins 2, Harper, Pick3,995
10 Mar 1928BrentfordA1–3Waterston5,759
17 Mar 1928Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH4–3Gittins 2, Waterston, Brittan3,754
22 Mar 1928Exeter CityH1–0Gittins2,108
24 Mar 1928MillwallA1–5Richardson15,558
6 Apr 1928Queens Park RangersH1–6Thomas5,918
7 Apr 1928Norwich CityA1–1Thomas7,641
9 Apr 1928Coventry CityH3–0Waterston 35,170
10 Apr 1928Coventry CityA2–0Waterston, Young10,295
14 Apr 1928Torquay UnitedH2–2Waterston, Barratt3,199
21 Apr 1928Exeter CityA1–5Gittins4,912
26 Apr 1928Crystal PalaceH0–32,554
28 Apr 1928Northampton TownH4–1Waterston 2, Harper, Gittins2,753
5 May 1928Southend UnitedA1–5Waterston4,796

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
126 Nov 1927Swindon TownH0–19,600

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
51 Mar 1928HolywellHW/O
629 Mar 1928RhylA1–3Barratt

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAPts
1Millwall423057127502.54065
2Northampton Town4223910102641.59455
3Plymouth Argyle422371285541.57453
4Brighton & Hove Albion4219101381691.17448
5Crystal Palace4218121279721.09748
6Swindon Town421991490691.30447
7Southend United422061680641.25046
8Exeter City4217121370601.16746
9Newport County421891581840.96445
10Queens Park Rangers421791672711.01443
11Charlton Athletic4215131460700.85743
12Brentford421681876741.02740
13Luton Town421671994871.08039
14Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4213121772790.91138
15Watford4214101868780.87238
16Gillingham4213111862810.76537
17Norwich City4210161666700.94336
18Walsall4212921751010.74333
19Bristol Rovers421442467930.72032
20Coventry City421192267960.69831
21Merthyr Town429132053910.58231
22Torquay United4281420531030.51530
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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

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