1929–30 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1929–30 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newport County 1929–30 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1929–30 season was Newport County's 10th season in the Football League. The club finished in 18th place and along the way recorded their biggest-ever Football League victory—a 10–0 defeat of near-neighbours Merthyr Town.
1929–30 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Jimmy Hindmarsh | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Third Division South | 18th | ||
FA Cup | 2nd round | ||
Welsh Cup | 6th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Martin (34) All: Martin (37) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,766 vs Plymouth Argyle (21 April 1930) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,991 vs Gillingham (7 December 1929) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,917 | ||
| |||
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 0.871 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 56 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
Result | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L |
Position | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 Aug 1929 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Morris | 8,186 |
5 Sep 1929 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | G.Richardson, Thomas | 4,860 |
7 Sep 1929 | Watford | H | 1–0 | G.Richardson | 4,887 |
9 Sep 1929 | Swindon Town | A | 1–5 | Gittins | 4,952 |
14 Sep 1929 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 15,456 | |
21 Sep 1929 | Clapton Orient | H | 0–0 | 4,877 | |
25 Sep 1929 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 9,445 | |
28 Sep 1929 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 11,073 | |
5 Oct 1929 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Gittins, Richards | 2,471 |
12 Oct 1929 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–3 | Riley, Morris | 7,877 |
19 Oct 1929 | Luton Town | A | 2–4 | G.Richardson, Thomas | 8,825 |
26 Oct 1929 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–1 | Witton | 3,640 |
2 Nov 1929 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | Morris | 5,424 |
9 Nov 1929 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4–5 | Martin 3, Morris | 3,527 |
16 Nov 1929 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | Martin | 28,211 |
23 Nov 1929 | Norwich City | H | 4–4 | Martin 2, Gittins, Thomas | 2,541 |
7 Dec 1929 | Gillingham | H | 5–1 | Martin 3, G.Richardson, Seymour | 1,991 |
21 Dec 1929 | Exeter City | H | 4–1 | Martin 2, Seymour, OG | 2,606 |
25 Dec 1929 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Morris, Thomas | 3,337 |
26 Dec 1929 | Torquay United | A | 2–3 | Martin, Seymour | 5,928 |
31 Dec 1929 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | 5,797 | |
4 Jan 1930 | Watford | A | 3–2 | Martin 2, McKenna | 5,851 |
18 Jan 1930 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | Martin 3, McKenna | 3,963 |
25 Jan 1930 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 4,945 | |
1 Feb 1930 | Brentford | H | 1–3 | Gittins | 3,827 |
8 Feb 1930 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–2 | Martin 2, McKenna | 5,469 |
22 Feb 1930 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 3,879 | |
1 Mar 1930 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–1 | Riley | 5,509 |
3 Mar 1930 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–2 | Martin 2 | 2,670 |
8 Mar 1930 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | Gittins, Seymour, Martin | 4,260 |
15 Mar 1930 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–4 | Martin | 7,926 |
22 Mar 1930 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | Martin | 4,626 |
29 Mar 1930 | Norwich City | A | 1–4 | Thomas | 8,473 |
31 Mar 1930 | Clapton Orient | A | 1–3 | Riley | 2,362 |
5 Apr 1930 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 3,324 | |
10 Apr 1930 | Merthyr Town | H | 10–0 | Martin 5, Gittins 2, Thomas, Bagley, Lawson | 1,997 |
12 Apr 1930 | Gillingham | A | 0–5 | 2,743 | |
18 Apr 1930 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | Thomas | 26,409 |
19 Apr 1930 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | Martin 2 | 3,282 |
21 Apr 1930 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–2 | 10,766 | |
26 Apr 1930 | Exeter City | A | 4–0 | Martin 3, Seymour | 3,723 |
3 May 1930 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–5 | McKenna | 1,189 |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 Nov 1929 | Kettering Town | H | 3–2 | Morris, Thomas, Martin | 3,721 |
2 | 14 Dec 1929 | Walsall | H | 2–3 | Morris, Martin | 4,121 |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 20 Mar 1930 | Lovells Athletic | H | 3–2 | Gittins, Seymour, Martin | |
6 | 12 Apr 1930 | Colwyn Bay | A | 0–4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 2.58 | 68 |
2 | Brentford | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 94 | 44 | 2.14 | 61 |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 1.18 | 51 |
4 | Northampton Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 1.41 | 50 |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 63 | 1.38 | 50 |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 73 | 1.21 | 47 |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 87 | 83 | 1.05 | 47 |
8 | Norwich City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 77 | 1.14 | 46 |
9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 74 | 1.09 | 46 |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 61 | 1.18 | 43 |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 59 | 1.17 | 43 |
12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 0.89 | 41 |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 0.82 | 40 |
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 0.88 | 38 |
15 | Watford | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.82 | 38 |
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 0.92 | 35 |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 78 | 0.91 | 34 |
18 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 0.87 | 34 |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 94 | 0.68 | 31 |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 93 | 0.72 | 30 |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.64 | 30 |
22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 135 | 0.44 | 21 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Key | |
---|---|
Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.