1945–46 Newport County A.F.C. season explained

Season:1945–46
Manager:Billy McCandless
(Until 9 Apr 1946)
Tom Bromilow
(After 9 Apr 1946)
League Result:N/A
Cup1 Result:3rd round
League Topscorer:Derrick/Leamon (12)
Season Topscorer:Derrick (17)
Highest Attendance:15,339 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (9 March 1946)
Lowest Attendance:4,449 vs Coventry City (22 November 1945)
Average Attendance:11,213
Leftarm1:FF8C0D
Body1:FF8C0D
Rightarm1:FF8C0D
Shorts1:000000
Socks1:000000
Leftarm2:FFFFFF
Body2:FFFFFF
Rightarm2:FFFFFF
Shorts2:FFFFFF
Socks2:FFFFFF

The 1945–46 season was Newport County's first full season since the 1938–39 season. The club competed in the Football League South, a temporary division consisting of the half of the First and Second Division teams geographically farthest south.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30 style="border-right:3px solid grey;"!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30 style="border-right:3px solid grey;"!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30!width=30
429231521250.4220721231490.63201921760.28

Fixtures and results

Football League South

See main article: Football League North and South.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
25 Aug 1945BrentfordA1–2Derrick12,079
30 Aug 1945FulhamH1–5Wilkins7,538
1 Sep 1945BrentfordH0–58,769
8 Sep 1945ChelseaH1–3Derrick11,677
13 Sep 1945Charlton AthleticH2–1Derrick, Wilkins6,958
15 Sep 1945ChelseaA0–220,685
22 Sep 1945MillwallA0–416,159
29 Sep 1945MillwallH3–1Derrick 2, Wilkins12,735
6 Oct 1945SouthamptonA2–6Derrick, E.Brinton14,483
13 Oct 1945SouthamptonH0–014,089
20 Oct 1945Derby CountyA1–4E.Brinton16,688
27 Oct 1945Derby CountyH1–4W.M.Owen13,118
3 Nov 1945Leicester CityH2–0Derrick 210,045
10 Nov 1945Leicester CityA0–211,659
15 Nov 1945Coventry CityA1–7Newcombe3,146
22 Nov 1945Coventry CityH1–3Derrick4,449
1 Dec 1945Luton TownH4–0Derrick 3, Wookey6,553
19 Dec 1945Aston VillaA2–5Carr 212,844
22 Dec 1945Aston VillaH0–415,119
25 Dec 1945ArsenalH1–2Avery13,003
26 Dec 1945ArsenalA0–716,536
29 Dec 1945Charlton AthleticA0–217,173
12 Jan 1946Plymouth ArgyleA3–0Carr, Granville, Leamon18,060
19 Jan 1946Plymouth ArgyleH2–1Batty, Leamon8,179
26 Jan 1946PortsmouthH4–2Leamon 2, Wookey, Batty8,632
2 Feb 1946PortsmouthA3–2Leamon 2, Batty10,261
16 Feb 1946Nottingham ForestH2–4Leamon, Carr11,678
23 Feb 1946Swansea TownH3–1Leamon 2, Carr13,415
2 Mar 1946Swansea TownA0–319,485
9 Mar 1946Wolverhampton WanderersH1–3Batty15,339
16 Mar 1946Wolverhampton WanderersA2–5Granville, Leamon26,233
23 Mar 1946West Ham UnitedA1–4Granville12,000
30 Mar 1946West Ham UnitedH2–2Leamon 213,000
6 Apr 1946West Bromwich AlbionH0–314,014
13 Apr 1946West Bromwich AlbionA0–618,690
19 Apr 1946Birmingham CityA2–3Mogford, Carr14,220
20 Apr 1946Tottenham HotspurH1–4Granville13,766
22 Apr 1946Birmingham CityH0–113,410
23 Apr 1946Nottingham ForestA2–7Lucas 27,726
27 Apr 1946Tottenham HotspurA0–115,223
1 May 1946Luton TownA0–19,000
4 May 1946FulhamA1–3Rawcliffe15,000

FA Cup

See main article: 1945–46 FA Cup.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceAggregate
1–117 Nov 1945Torquay UnitedA1–0Derrick4,000
1–224 Nov 1945Torquay UnitedH1–1Derrick7,1782–1
2–18 Dec 1945Exeter CityH5–1Derrick 2, E.Brinton, Carr, Wookey5,606
2–215 Dec 1945Exeter CityA3–1Hydes 2, Wilkins9,0008–2
3–15 Jan 1946SouthamptonA3–4Derrick, Wookey, Granville22,000
3–210 Jan 1946SouthamptonH1–2W.M.Owen8,5094–6

References

External links

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1945–46 Newport County A.F.C. season".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.