1959–60 Newport County A.F.C. season
# 1959–60 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. It was their 31st season in the third tier and 32nd season overall in the Football League.

## Season review

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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 |
| 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 14 |

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 |

## Fixtures and results

### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 Aug 1959 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | | 13,251 |
| 24 Aug 1959 | Reading | H | 3–2 | Jones 3 | 8,005 |
| 29 Aug 1959 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–2 | | 8,965 |
| 2 Sep 1959 | Reading | A | 1–0 | Jones | 14,332 |
| 5 Sep 1959 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 10,700 |
| 7 Sep 1959 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | Jones, McPherson | 7,826 |
| 12 Sep 1959 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | Riggs, McSeveney | 7,634 |
| 14 Sep 1959 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–2 | Sherwood, Jones | 13,924 |
| 19 Sep 1959 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | McSeveney | 18,251 |
| 23 Sep 1959 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–4 | W.Herrity | 9,322 |
| 26 Sep 1959 | York City | H | 3–2 | McSeveney, Meyer, Sherwood | 8,067 |
| 28 Sep 1959 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 5–2 | Sherwood, Riggs, Jones, McPherson, Herrity | 9,623 |
| 3 Oct 1959 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | | 14,685 |
| 10 Oct 1959 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–6 | W.Herrity, Meyer | 9,062 |
| 12 Oct 1959 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | W.Herrity 2, McPherson | 8,217 |
| 19 Oct 1959 | Port Vale | H | 4–3 | McPherson 2, Meyer, McSeveney | 8,996 |
| 24 Oct 1959 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | | 24,140 |
| 31 Oct 1959 | Barnsley | H | 4–0 | McSeveney 2, Morgan 2 | 8,430 |
| 7 Nov 1959 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | McSeveney | 6,620 |
| 21 Nov 1959 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–3 | Sherwood | 6,996 |
| 28 Nov 1959 | Halifax Town | H | 5–1 | McSeveney 4, Meyer | 7,558 |
| 12 Dec 1959 | Brentford | H | 4–2 | Meyer 2, Dixon, McSeveney | 8,401 |
| 26 Dec 1959 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | | 19,167 |
| 1 Jan 1960 | Chesterfield | A | 0–2 | | 5,900 |
| 2 Jan 1960 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | McSeveney | 9,188 |
| 16 Jan 1960 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–3 | Dixon, McSeveney | 5,180 |
| 23 Jan 1960 | Bradford City | A | 2–6 | Singer 2 | 10,838 |
| 30 Jan 1960 | Bury | A | 1–0 | Singer | 6,545 |
| 12 Feb 1960 | York City | A | 0–2 | | 7,758 |
| 15 Feb 1960 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Dixon, McPherson | 4,764 |
| 20 Feb 1960 | Swindon Town | H | 1–3 | Hollyman | 4,979 |
| 27 Feb 1960 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–3 | Sherwood | 4,738 |
| 29 Feb 1960 | Wrexham | H | 4–1 | McPherson 2, Sherwood, McSeveney | 4,206 |
| 5 Mar 1960 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | McSeveney | 9,073 |
| 7 Mar 1960 | Southampton | H | 5–1 | McPherson 3, Morgan, Meyer | 6,429 |
| 12 Mar 1960 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | McPherson | 6,106 |
| 19 Mar 1960 | Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | McSeveney | 4,409 |
| 21 Mar 1960 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | Singer | 5,652 |
| 26 Mar 1960 | Colchester United | H | 3–2 | McPherson 2, Singer | 4,322 |
| 2 Apr 1960 | Southend United | A | 2–3 | McPherson, Sherwood | 8,513 |
| 9 Apr 1960 | Mansfield Town | H | 0–1 | | 4,473 |
| 15 Apr 1960 | Accrington Stanley | H | 1–3 | McPherson | 3,314 |
| 16 Apr 1960 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | Dixon, Meyer | 5,597 |
| 18 Apr 1960 | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–0 | | 2,202 |
| 23 Apr 1960 | Bury | H | 3–1 | Dixon, Singer, Meyer | 4,264 |
| 30 Apr 1960 | Brentford | A | 2–1 | Dixon, Burton | 7,900 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 Nov 1959 | Hereford United | H | 4–2 | Dixon, McPherson, McSeveney, Meyer | 10,391 |
| 2 | 5 Dec 1959 | Salisbury City | A | 1–0 | Meyer | 6,600 |
| 3 | 9 Jan 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–4 | | 24,000 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 3 Feb 1960 | Caerau Athletic | A | 5–3 | McSeveney 3, Dixon, Jones | |
| 6 | 24 Feb 1960 | Wrexham | A | 0–3 | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 75 | 1.413 | 61 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 59 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 97 | 75 | 1.293 | 52 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 52 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 52 |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 51 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 49 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 47 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 47 |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 46 |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 46 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 46 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 0.885 | 46 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 43 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 42 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 41 |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 38 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 112 | 0.723 | 36 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 36 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 123 | 0.463 | 27 |

* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Welsh Cup winners, relegated
* Relegated
