1954–55 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season December 2021 Newport County 1954–55 Billy Lucas Somerton Park Third Division South 19th FA Cup 1st round Welsh Cup 6th round Johnston (26) Johnston (29) 13,318 vs Norwich City (26 August 1954) 5,066 vs Reading (2 April 1955) 8,400 1953–54 1955–56 _blackborder _blackborder _collarblack _goldsides _hoops_gold FF8C0D FF8C0D FF8C0D 000000 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 1954–55 season was Newport County's eighth 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 26th season in the third tier and 27th season overall in the Football League. Season review Results summary 8 8 7 32 29 3 8 12 28 44 rsssf.com October 2016 Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A Result L/D/L/L/D/D/L/W/L/D/W/W/L/D/L/W/W/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/L/D/W/L/D/D/L/D/W/D/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/L Position 21/19/22/23/23/23/23/22/23/22/21/20/21/20/21/19/17/18/20/20/20/20/20/22/22/21/19/21/21/20/23/23/20/20/21/21/21/19/21/18/18/18/18/19/19/19 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 2 May 1955 statto.com February 2011 Fixtures and results Third Division South 1954–55 Football League#Third Division South DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance21 Aug 1954Northampton TownH0–112,71026 Aug 1954Norwich CityH1–1Shergold13,31828 Aug 1954WatfordA2–3Graham, OG14,9571 Sep 1954Norwich CityA0–216,3824 Sep 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–1Shergold9,5897 Sep 1954Southend UnitedA1–1Wharton8,02511 Sep 1954Queens Park RangersA0–213,11516 Sep 1954Southend UnitedH3–2McGhee, Graham, Harris8,05018 Sep 1954Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4Shergold13,41922 Sep 1954AldershotA0–04,86325 Sep 1954Exeter CityH2–1Lucas, Wharton9,16630 Sep 1954AldershotH2–1Graham, Hudson6,0272 Oct 1954Colchester UnitedA0–18,6919 Oct 1954Coventry CityH1–1Graham10,32716 Oct 1954SouthamptonA0–213,88023 Oct 1954MillwallH2–1Graham, Wharton9,12630 Oct 1954Torquay UnitedA3–2Johnston 2, Graham7,3006 Nov 1954GillinghamH1–3Lucas9,16413 Nov 1954ReadingA1–2Johnston9,33427 Nov 1954WalsallA3–3Johnston 2, Graham12,0594 Dec 1954Bristol CityH2–2Johnston 210,88618 Dec 1954Northampton TownA2–2Lucas, Harris6,94725 Dec 1954Crystal PalaceA1–2Johnston8,93427 Dec 1954Crystal PalaceH0–113,0251 Jan 1955WatfordH0–27,13215 Jan 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA3–3Shergold, Harris, Johnston5,83022 Jan 1955Queens Park RangersH4–0Harris 2, Johnston 25,4575 Feb 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–3OG7,02512 Feb 1955Exeter CityA1–1Johnston6,54519 Feb 1955Colchester UnitedH0–05,6125 Mar 1955SouthamptonH0–17,51212 Mar 1955MillwallA1–1Johnston9,08617 Mar 1955Leyton OrientA2–1Graham, Johnston10,60019 Mar 1955Torquay UnitedH1–1Johnston6,93626 Mar 1955GillinghamA2–4Johnston 27,7842 Apr 1955ReadingH3–1Johnston 2, Shergold5,0664 Apr 1955Coventry CityA2–3Harris, Johnston3,9368 Apr 1955Swindon TownH2–2Johnston, OG8,5959 Apr 1955Shrewsbury TownA0–38,65211 Apr 1955Swindon TownA3–1Lucas, Harris, Johnston7,95716 Apr 1955WalsallH1–0Hudson7,91421 Apr 1955BrentfordH3–17,92623 Apr 1955Bristol CityA0–027,49928 Apr 1955Shrewsbury TownH1–1Johnston6,76230 Apr 1955Leyton OrientH1–2Johnston5,8942 May 1955BrentfordA0–15,812 FA Cup 1954–55 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance120 Nov 1954GillinghamA0–210,237 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance513 Jan 1955Abergavenny ThursdaysH6–0McGhee 2, Johnston 2, Shergold, Harris690617 Feb 1955Cardiff CityH1–3Johnston10,223 League table Third Division South NPC External links Newport County 1954-1955 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1955 Welsh Cup 1954/55 References Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. 978-1-874427-40-7 1954-55 Category:English football clubs 1954–55 season Category:1954–55 in Welsh football