1953–54 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season December 2021 Newport County 1953–54 Billy Lucas Somerton Park Third Division South 15th FA Cup 1st round Welsh Cup Semi-final Graham (24) Graham (28) 14,800 vs Bristol City (25 December 1953) 2,836 vs Aldershot (21 September 1953) 8,924 1952–53 1954–55 FF8C0D FF8C0D FF8C0D 000000 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 1953–54 season was Newport County's seventh 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 25th season in the third tier and 26th season overall in the Football League. Season review Results summary 14 4 5 42 28 5 2 16 19 53 rsssf.com October 2016 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result W/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/D/W/L Position 4/16/17/13/16/19/20/23/23/23/23/23/23/24/24/24/23/23/23/23/23/23/22/21/18/22/20/19/18/19/20/18/18/20/19/18/16/18/18/17/17/15/15/14/14/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 30 Apr 1954 statto.com February 2011 Fixtures and results Third Division South 1953–54 Football League#Third Division South DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance20 Aug 1953ReadingH4–1Parker 2, Graham, Nelson10,33222 Aug 1953Swindon TownA1–7Parker13,44424 Aug 1953SouthamptonH0–48,57129 Aug 1953WalsallH4–2Parker 2, Morrey, Graham3,7702 Sep 1953SouthamptonA0–414,4545 Sep 1953Shrewsbury TownA1–2Graham11,5407 Sep 1953Crystal PalaceH1–3Shergold6,91312 Sep 1953Exeter CityH0–36,94916 Sep 1953Crystal PalaceA0–38,17719 Sep 1953Northampton TownA0–113,10021 Sep 1953AldershotH2–2Parker, Wharton2,83626 Sep 1953Norwich CityA0–223,85630 Sep 1953AldershotA0–24,4123 Oct 1953Queens Park RangersH2–1Graham, Parker6,81710 Oct 1953WatfordH0–15,95917 Oct 1953Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–4Graham 215,90924 Oct 1953Southend UnitedH3–2Birch, Graham, Morrey6,95831 Oct 1953ReadingA1–4Hayward8,0517 Nov 1953Leyton OrientH1–1Hayward7,74014 Nov 1953MillwallA1–3Birch14,31428 Nov 1953Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–1Wharton9,1905 Dec 1953Coventry CityH2–1Waite, Shergold10,57212 Dec 1953GillinghamA1–0Graham10,00419 Dec 1953Swindon TownH2–0Graham, Shergold9,27625 Dec 1953Bristol CityH3–2Birch, Graham, Wharton14,80026 Dec 1953Bristol CityA0–324,3752 Jan 1954WalsallA1–0Graham6,1879 Jan 1954Colchester UnitedA2–2Graham, Haines6,43416 Jan 1954Shrewsbury TownH2–1Birch, Graham10,00523 Jan 1954Exeter CityA0–18,0386 Feb 1954Northampton TownH2–0Graham, Saward10,19113 Feb 1954Norwich CityH4–1Graham 3, Lucas11,96820 Feb 1954Queens Park RangersA1–5Graham9,31527 Feb 1954WatfordA0–112,7386 Mar 1954Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Graham11,41713 Mar 1954Ipswich TownA2–1Graham, Hollyman12,53120 Mar 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH4–0Graham, Wharton, Shergold, Saward10,42127 Mar 1954Leyton OrientA0–39,6833 Apr 1954MillwallH0–09,04910 Apr 1954Coventry CityA2–1Graham, Shergold7,94016 Apr 1954Torquay UnitedH2–0Graham, Wharton12,45017 Apr 1954GillinghamH1–0Saward9,40919 Apr 1954Torquay UnitedA2–3Wharton 26,50122 Apr 1954Colchester UnitedH1–1Graham7,59624 Apr 1954Southend UnitedA1–0Graham5,99326 Apr 1954Ipswich TownH1–2Saward11,258 FA Cup 1953–54 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance121 Nov 1953Cambridge UnitedA2–2Birch, K.Thomas7,5001r26 Nov 1953Cambridge UnitedH1–2Parker7,434 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes525 Jan 1954Swansea TownH6–2Graham 2, Lucas 2, Saward 23,97163 Mar 1954Bangor CityA5–1Wharton 2, Lucas 2, Graham5,000SF17 Mar 1954ChesterN2–2Graham, Wharton9,800At Ninian ParkSFr5 Apr 1954ChesterN0–22,927At The Racecourse Ground League table Third Division South NPC External links Newport County 1953-1954 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1954 Welsh Cup 1953/54 References Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. 978-1-874427-40-7 1953-54 Category:English football clubs 1953–54 season Category:1953–54 in Welsh football