1927–28 season | |||
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Manager | Jimmy Hindmarsh | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Third Division South | 9th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round | ||
Welsh Cup | 6th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Waterston (27) All: Waterston (27) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,600 vs Swindon Town (FA Cup, 26 Nov 1927) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,108 vs Exeter City (22 March 1928) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,533 | ||
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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.
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 | 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
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1928. 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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27 Aug 1927 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | Gittins, Barratt | 15,489 |
1 Sep 1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | Weaver 2, Waterson | 6,146 |
3 Sep 1927 | Watford | H | 3–2 | Gittins 2, Waterston | 7,362 |
10 Sep 1927 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | Prichard, Weaver | 7,946 |
14 Sep 1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 4–1 | Weaver 3, Pick | 3,700 |
17 Sep 1927 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–1 | Gittins, Brittan, Weaver | 7,862 |
24 Sep 1927 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–2 | 10,011 | |
1 Oct 1927 | Merthyr Town | H | 1–1 | Brittan | 3,147 |
8 Oct 1927 | Walsall | A | 3–0 | Pick 2, Weaver | 11,738 |
15 Oct 1927 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Barratt | 6,589 |
22 Oct 1927 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | Maidment | 5,192 |
29 Oct 1927 | Brentford | H | 3–0 | Maidment, Barratt, Weaver | 5,790 |
5 Nov 1927 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–0 | 5,324 | |
12 Nov 1927 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | Waterston | 5,727 |
19 Nov 1927 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 8,683 | |
3 Dec 1927 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | Waterston | 3,489 |
17 Dec 1927 | Northampton Town | A | 2–1 | Gittins, Waterston | 8,945 |
24 Dec 1927 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | Gittins 2, Waterston | 3,837 |
26 Dec 1927 | Swindon Town | H | 1–3 | Young | 3,610 |
27 Dec 1927 | Swindon Town | A | 1–4 | Waterston | 9,715 |
7 Jan 1928 | Watford | A | 3–2 | Harper, Waterston | 5,972 |
14 Jan 1928 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Waterston 2 | 2,875 |
21 Jan 1928 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4–3 | Waterston 4 | 3,737 |
28 Jan 1928 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–2 | Gittins | 4,265 |
4 Feb 1928 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | Harpre | 3,502 |
11 Feb 1928 | Merthyr Town | A | 2–0 | Gittins 2 | 2,229 |
18 Feb 1928 | Walsall | H | 4–1 | Brittan 3, Gittins | 5,561 |
25 Feb 1928 | Gillingham | A | 0–4 | 5,932 | |
3 Mar 1928 | Luton Town | H | 7–2 | Waterston 3, Gittins 2, Harper, Pick | 3,995 |
10 Mar 1928 | Brentford | A | 1–3 | Waterston | 5,759 |
17 Mar 1928 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 4–3 | Gittins 2, Waterston, Brittan | 3,754 |
22 Mar 1928 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | Gittins | 2,108 |
24 Mar 1928 | Millwall | A | 1–5 | Richardson | 15,558 |
6 Apr 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–6 | Thomas | 5,918 |
7 Apr 1928 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Thomas | 7,641 |
9 Apr 1928 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | Waterston 3 | 5,170 |
10 Apr 1928 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | Waterston, Young | 10,295 |
14 Apr 1928 | Torquay United | H | 2–2 | Waterston, Barratt | 3,199 |
21 Apr 1928 | Exeter City | A | 1–5 | Gittins | 4,912 |
26 Apr 1928 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–3 | 2,554 | |
28 Apr 1928 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | Waterston 2, Harper, Gittins | 2,753 |
5 May 1928 | Southend United | A | 1–5 | Waterston | 4,796 |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 26 Nov 1927 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 | 9,600 |
Welsh Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5 | 1 Mar 1928 | Holywell | H | W/O | ||
6 | 29 Mar 1928 | Rhyl | A | 1–3 | Barratt |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Millwall | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 50 | 2.540 | 65 |
2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 55 |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 54 | 1.574 | 53 |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 69 | 1.174 | 48 |
5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 72 | 1.097 | 48 |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 90 | 69 | 1.304 | 47 |
7 | Southend United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 46 |
8 | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 60 | 1.167 | 46 |
9 | Newport County | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 84 | 0.964 | 45 |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 43 |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 43 |
12 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 40 |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 87 | 1.080 | 39 |
14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 38 |
15 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 78 | 0.872 | 38 |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 0.765 | 37 |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 36 |
18 | Walsall | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 75 | 101 | 0.743 | 33 |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 32 |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 96 | 0.698 | 31 |
21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 91 | 0.582 | 31 |
22 | Torquay United | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 103 | 0.515 | 30 |
Key | |
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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