1937–38 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season December 2021 Newport County 1937–38 Louis Page (until 9 September)Billy McCandless (from 9 September) Somerton Park Third Division South 16th FA Cup Third round Third Division South Cup First round Welsh Cup Semi-final J. Hickman/T. Wood (9) J. Hickman/T. Wood (12) 24,268 vs Cardiff City (16 October 1937) 3,671 vs Bristol Rovers (5 May 1938) 9,248 1936–37 1938–39 _black_hoops _black_hoops _blackhorizontal_3b FF8C0D FF8C0D FF8C0D 000000 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 1937–38 season was Newport County's 16th season in the Third Division South and 17th overall in the Football League. They had been ever-present in the third tier except for the 1931–32 season since the introduction of the Football League Third Division in 1920. The match with Cardiff City on 16 October 1937 recorded the highest-ever attendance at Somerton Park. Season review Results summary 9 10 2 31 15 2 6 13 12 37 rsssf.com September 2016 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H Result D/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/W/D/D/W/D/W/W/D/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/D/L/D/L/D/W/W/D/D/W/D/L/D/D/L Position 9/15/19/12/10/12/16/17/17/15/17/18/13/11/10/10/9/13/14/14/15/17/15/16/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/15/15/16/16/16 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 2 May 1938 statto.com January 2013 Fixtures and results Third Division South 1937–38 Football League#Third Division South DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance28 Aug 1937Exeter CityH2–2Wood, Hickman13,5971 Sep 1937GillinghamA0–16,2954 Sep 1937Swindon TownA2–3Derrick, Wood10,9589 Sep 1937GillinghamH2–0H.Webb, Sullivan5,66211 Sep 1937AldershotH4–0Derrick 2, Duggan, H.Webb10,54613 Sep 1937WalsallA1–3Duggan3,62118 Sep 1937MillwallA0–423,06125 Sep 1937ReadingH2–2Derrick, Wood11,5102 Oct 1937Crystal PalaceA0–315,3629 Oct 1937Notts CountyH3–0Wood 2, Derrick11,57416 Oct 1937Cardiff CityH1–1Derrick24,26823 Oct 1937Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–1Hickman4,74130 Oct 1937Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Derrick7,9996 Nov 1937Queens Park RangersA0–011,55813 Nov 1937Southend UnitedH2–0Hickman 29,29520 Nov 1937Clapton OrientA2–0Duggan, Hickman6,7024 Dec 1937Mansfield TownA1–1W.M.Owen2,94618 Dec 1937Northampton TownA0–24,98925 Dec 1937WatfordA0–37,47327 Dec 1937WatfordH0–013,8201 Jan 1938Exeter CityA0–25,65513 Jan 1938Torquay UnitedH0–23,71315 Jan 1938Swindon TownH2–0Wood 24,34022 Jan 1938AldershotA0–54,03229 Jan 1938MillwallH3–1Hickman, Derrick, W.E.Owen7,4063 Feb 1938ReadingA1–2Chadwick9,13612 Feb 1938Crystal PalaceH0–07,93319 Feb 1938Notts CountyA1–1Chadwick12,84326 Feb 1938Cardiff CityA1–3Wood25,6085 Mar 1938Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–1Hickman8,28512 Mar 1938Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–19,34519 Mar 1938Queens Park RangersH1–1James (OG)10,22526 Mar 1938Southend UnitedA2–0Chadwick 25,5702 Apr 1938Clapton OrientH3–1Wood, W.E.Owen, Chadwick7,0859 Apr 1938Torquay UnitedA0–03,99415 Apr 1938Bristol CityA0–026,90716 Apr 1938Mansfield TownH1–0Hickman8,08718 Apr 1938Bristol CityH0–017,00823 Apr 1938Bristol RoversA0–26,49230 Apr 1938Northampton TownH0–04,4365 May 1938Bristol RoversH2–2W.M.Owen, Sullivan3,6717 May 1938WalsallH1–2Hickman3,766 FA Cup 1937–38 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance127 Nov 1937Kidderminster HarriersAggborough2–2H.Webb, Derrick6,3531r3 Dec 1937Kidderminster HarriersSomerton Park4–1H.Webb, Derrick7,300211 Dec 1937Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticSomerton Park2–1Duggan, Derrick10,50038 Jan 1938Bradford Park AvenuePark Avenue4–7Duggan, Hickman, W.M.Owen, Derrick11,000 Division Three South Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance121 Oct 1937WatfordSomerton Park2–2Woods 21,0001r27 Oct 1937WatfordVicarage Road0–4 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance610 Feb 1938Bristol CitySomerton Park6–2Hickman 2, W.E.Owen 2, Wood, Chadwick1,095710 Mar 1938Cheltenham TownSomerton Park1–0DugganSF26 Apr 1938Shrewsbury TownGay Meadow2–3W.M.Owen 28,000 League table PosTeamPldWDLFAGAGDPts1Millwall422310983372.243+46562Bristol City422113868401.700+28553Queens Park Rangers422291180471.702+33534Watford4221111073431.698+30535Brighton & Hove Albion422191264441.455+20516Reading4220111171631.127+8517Crystal Palace4218121267471.426+20488Swindon Town4217101549491.000±0449Northampton Town421791651570.895–64310Cardiff City4215121567541.241+134211Notts County421691750501.000±04112Southend United4215101770681.029+24013Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4214121656570.982–14014Mansfield Town421591862670.925–53915Bristol Rovers4213131646610.754–153916Newport County4211161543520.827–93817Exeter City4213121757700.814–133818Aldershot421552239590.661–403519Clapton Orient421372242610.689–193320Torquay United429122138730.521–353021Walsall421172452880.591–362922Gillingham421062636770.468–4126 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Key Division Champions, promoted Re-elected Failed re-election External links Newport County 1937-1938 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1938 Welsh Cup 1937/38 References 1937-38 Category:English football clubs 1937–38 season Category:1937–38 in Welsh football