1950–51 Newport County A.F.C. season
# 1950–51 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1950–51 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 22nd season in the third tier and 23rd 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 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 1.1 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 17 |

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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 19 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

## Fixtures and results

### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Aug 1950 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | | 16,595 |
| 24 Aug 1950 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | | 30,196 |
| 26 Aug 1950 | Torquay United | A | 4–3 | Cowley, Parker, Roffi, Shergold | 10,276 |
| 31 Aug 1950 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | Parker, Moore | 13,537 |
| 2 Sep 1950 | Aldershot | H | 7–0 | Roffi 4, Parker 2, M.Haines | 13,696 |
| 7 Sep 1950 | Watford | A | 2–0 | Parker, Moore | 9,451 |
| 9 Sep 1950 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 | | 14,021 |
| 14 Sep 1950 | Watford | H | 2–2 | Newall, M.Haines | 12,116 |
| 16 Sep 1950 | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | Parker 2 | 16,021 |
| 21 Sep 1950 | Northampton Town | H | 2–2 | Parker, Moore | 13,845 |
| 23 Sep 1950 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 19,816 |
| 30 Sep 1950 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–4 | Cowley, Moore | 10,114 |
| 7 Oct 1950 | Millwall | H | 2–3 | Moore, Beattie | 13,129 |
| 14 Oct 1950 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Parker | 22,930 |
| 21 Oct 1950 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Shergold | 9,828 |
| 28 Oct 1950 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–2 | | 13,466 |
| 4 Nov 1950 | Exeter City | H | 0–3 | | 10,653 |
| 11 Nov 1950 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | | 9,882 |
| 18 Nov 1950 | Reading | H | 5–0 | Birch 2, Parker, Shergold, Aston | 8,529 |
| 2 Dec 1950 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | Hayward | 11,496 |
| 23 Dec 1950 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Parker, Shergold | 8,369 |
| 25 Dec 1950 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | | 7,832 |
| 26 Dec 1950 | Walsall | H | 3–0 | Parker, Moore, Birch | 13,160 |
| 30 Dec 1950 | Aldershot | A | 1–3 | Moore | 6,291 |
| 13 Jan 1951 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | Shergold, Birch | 12,485 |
| 20 Jan 1951 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | Birch | 8,230 |
| 3 Feb 1951 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–1 | Birch 2 | 11,802 |
| 10 Feb 1951 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | Parker | 13,408 |
| 17 Feb 1951 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Shergold | 9,990 |
| 24 Feb 1951 | Millwall | A | 4–2 | Parker, Moore, Shergold, Beattie | 15,788 |
| 3 Mar 1951 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | | 11,494 |
| 10 Mar 1951 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Birch | 9,040 |
| 24 Mar 1951 | Exeter City | A | 2–2 | Parker, Beattie | 7,565 |
| 26 Mar 1951 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Birch | 35,267 |
| 31 Mar 1951 | Southend United | H | 6–1 | Moore 2, Shergold 2, Parker, Birch | 9,544 |
| 5 Apr 1951 | Northampton Town | A | 4–1 | Moore 2, Hayward, Parker | 6,425 |
| 7 Apr 1951 | Reading | A | 0–5 | | 12,939 |
| 12 Apr 1951 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–0 | Parker, Moore, Shergold | 8,270 |
| 14 Apr 1951 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–0 | Parker, Moore | 11,962 |
| 18 Apr 1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–9 | Parker | 12,114 |
| 21 Apr 1951 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | Moore | 10,294 |
| 25 Apr 1951 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Moore | 13,862 |
| 28 Apr 1951 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–0 | | 7,564 |
| 30 Apr 1951 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–0 | Shergold | 5,563 |
| 2 May 1951 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Parker | 21,468 |
| 5 May 1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | Parker, Moore, Birch | 9,274 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 25 Nov 1950 | Walsall | H | 4–2 | Parker 2, Hayward, Shergold | 13,891 |
| 2 | 9 Dec 1950 | Hereford United | A | 3–0 | Parker, Moore, Shergold | 15,526 |
| 3 | 6 Jan 1951 | Reading | H | 3–2 | Parker, Birch, Shergold | 12,086 |
| 4 | 27 Jan 1951 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | | 20,293 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 31 Jan 1951 | Ebbw Vale | A | 2–1 | James, Newall | 3,000 | |
| 6 | 1 Mar 1951 | Swansea Town | H | 2–1 | Hayward, Parker | 7,554 | |
| SF | 23 Apr 1951 | Merthyr Tydfil | N | 1–1 | Moore | 23,401 | At Ninian Park |
| SFr | 26 Apr 1951 | Merthyr Tydfil | N | 1–4 | Moore | 12,000 | At Ninian Park |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 40 | 2.750 | 70 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 1.822 | 64 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 57 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | 1.545 | 57 |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 1.404 | 56 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 55 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 1.333 | 52 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 52 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 51 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 51 |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 1.100 | 47 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 0.923 | 45 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 43 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 0.729 | 42 |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 40 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 40 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 40 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 0.636 | 40 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 38 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 0.790 | 37 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 36 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 0.683 | 35 |
| 23 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 0.614 | 29 |
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 84 | 0.393 | 27 |

* Division Champions
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election
