1929–30 Newport County A.F.C. season
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 | |||
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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 | ||
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Season review
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1930. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Third Division South
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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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 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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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 |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5 | 20 Mar 1930 | Lovells Athletic | H | 3–2 | Gittins, Seymour, Martin | |
6 | 12 Apr 1930 | Colwyn Bay | A | 0–4 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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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 | |
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Division Champions | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election |
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