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1946–47 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1946–47 season
ManagerTom Bromilow
StadiumSomerton Park
Second Division22nd (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: E.M.Carr (19)
All: E.M.Carr (19)
Highest home attendance18,715 vs Swansea Town (12 October 1946)
Lowest home attendance8,798 vs Newcastle United (7 June 1947)
Average home league attendance12,505

The 1946–47 season was Newport County's first competitive season in the Football League Second Division. The club had been promoted at the end of the 1938–39 season and although play had started in the 1939–40 season it was abandoned due to the outbreak of war in Europe.

Season review

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 10 3 29 61 133 0.459 23 9 1 11 41 52 19 1 2 18 20 81 4

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAAAAAHAAHHAHHHHHAHA
ResultLLWLDLLLLWLLLLLWLLWWLLLLDLLLWLLWDLLWLWLLWL
Position222220202020222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 14 Jun 1947. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Second Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
7 Sep 1946 Nottingham Forest A 1–6 Leamon 24,417
9 Sep 1946 Burnley A 2–3 Rawcliffe, Keenan 18,008
14 Sep 1946 Coventry City H 4–2 Wookey 2, Bowen, Leamon 14,104
19 Sep 1946 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–4 Bowen, Mogford 18,169
21 Sep 1946 Birmingham City A 1–1 Mogford 28,832
28 Sep 1946 West Bromwich Albion H 2–7 Mogford, Davis 17,614
5 Oct 1946 Newcastle United A 0–13 52,137
7 Oct 1946 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 OG 14,540
12 Oct 1946 Swansea Town H 2–4 Leamon, Carr 18,715
19 Oct 1946 Bury A 1–0 Batty 13,214
24 Oct 1946 Southampton H 1–2 Carr 11,149
26 Oct 1946 Luton Town H 1–3 Carr 11,480
2 Nov 1946 Plymouth Argyle A 1–4 Mogford 23,175
9 Nov 1946 Leicester City H 2–3 Rawcliffe 2 12,350
16 Nov 1946 Chesterfield A 0–2 12,030
23 Nov 1946 Millwall H 3–1 Rawcliffe 2, Carr 9,742
30 Nov 1946 Bradford Park Avenue A 1–2 Carr 12,555
7 Dec 1946 Manchester City H 0–3 13,641
21 Dec 1946 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–3 Carr 3, Lewis 10,680
25 Dec 1946 Fulham H 4–2 Rawcliffe 2, Carr, OG 13,862
26 Dec 1946 Fulham A 1–4 Carr 20,098
28 Dec 1946 Southampton A 1–5 Rawcliffe 17,778
4 Jan 1947 Nottingham Forest H 2–5 Carr, Lewis 13,150
18 Jan 1947 Coventry City A 0–6 18,762
1 Feb 1947 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 Carr 2 15,089
8 Feb 1947 West Ham United A 0–3 12,447
15 Feb 1947 Swansea Town A 1–5 Williams 19,655
15 Mar 1947 Leicester City A 0–3 20,455
22 Mar 1947 Chesterfield H 3–0 Rawcliffe, Newall, Carr 10,358
29 Mar 1947 Millwall A 1–3 Carr 18,154
4 Apr 1947 Barnsley A 1–3 Batty 14,999
7 Apr 1947 Barnsley H 2–1 Rawcliffe 2 11,013
19 Apr 1947 West Ham United H 1–1 Rawcliffe 12,793
26 Apr 1947 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 Carr 21,555
3 May 1947 Burnley H 0–3 14,751
10 May 1947 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 Roffi 9,181
17 May 1947 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–3 Lewis 10,159
24 May 1947 Bury H 2–0 Lewis, Roffi 8,875
26 May 1947 Birmingham City H 0–3 12,028
31 May 1947 Luton Town A 3–6 Rawcliffe, Carr, Harper 7,814
7 Jun 1947 Newcastle United H 4–2 Carr 2, Rawcliffe, Haddon 8,798
14 Jun 1947 Manchester City A 1–5 Roffi 25,431

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 11 Jan 1947 Coventry City A 2–5 Batty, Hayward 21,457

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 15 Jan 1947 Barry Town A 3–3 Rawcliffe, Mogford, OG 1,800
5r 22 Jan 1947 Barry Town H 4–1 Mogford, Batty, Hogg 2,000
6 24 Apr 1947 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 5,000
6r 5 May 1947 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 Newall
SF 14 May 1947 Chester A 2–3 Rawcliffe 2 7,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Manchester City 42 26 10 6 78 35 2.229 62
2 Burnley 42 22 14 6 65 29 2.241 58
3 Birmingham City 42 25 5 12 74 33 2.242 55
4 Chesterfield 42 18 14 10 58 44 1.318 50
5 Newcastle United 42 19 10 13 95 62 1.532 48
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 14 11 65 53 1.226 48
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 20 8 14 88 75 1.173 48
8 Coventry City 42 16 13 13 66 59 1.119 45
9 Leicester City 42 18 7 17 69 64 1.078 43
10 Barnsley 42 17 8 17 84 86 0.977 42
11 Nottingham Forest 42 15 10 17 69 74 0.932 40
12 West Ham United 42 16 8 18 70 76 0.921 40
13 Luton Town 42 16 7 19 71 73 0.973 39
14 Southampton 42 15 9 18 69 76 0.908 39
15 Fulham 42 15 9 18 63 74 0.851 39
16 Bradford Park Avenue 42 14 11 17 65 77 0.844 39
17 Bury 42 12 12 18 80 78 1.026 36
18 Millwall 42 14 8 20 56 79 0.709 36
19 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 5 23 79 96 0.823 33
20 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 8 22 67 88 0.761 32
21 Swansea Town 42 11 7 24 55 83 0.663 29
22 Newport County 42 10 3 29 61 133 0.459 23
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
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References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7