1956–57 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1956–57 season was Newport County's 29th season in the Football League and 10th consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season.

Newport County
1956–57 season
ManagerBilly Lucas
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South12th
FA Cup4th round
Welsh CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Harris/Hudson/Terry (15)
All: Harris (20)
Highest home attendance22,450 vs Arsenal (26 Jan 1957)
Lowest home attendance4,578 vs Aldershot (2 May 1957)
Average home league attendance9,239

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 16 13 17 65 62 1.048 45 15 6 2 51 18 36 1 7 15 14 44 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHHAAAHHAAAHA
ResultWDDWWLDDWLWDDDWLWLDWDWDLLLWDLWLDWLWLLLLWWLLDWL
Position1674457427224444354432381013121213121314121413131414141391315151212
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1957. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 Aug 1956Northampton TownH3–0Terry 2, Harris11,371
22 Aug 1956Southend UnitedA3–3Brown 2, Terry10,934
25 Aug 1956Queens Park RangersA1–1Harris7,844
30 Aug 1956Southend UnitedH2–1Hudson, Brown12,224
1 Sep 1956Plymouth ArgyleH4–1Harris, Hudson, Terry12,089
5 Sep 1956Exeter CityA0–25,174
8 Sep 1956ReadingA0–011,598
13 Sep 1956Exeter CityH1–1Terry10,592
15 Sep 1956WatfordH3–0Terry, Burgess, Beech11,547
19 Sep 1956Crystal PalaceA1–2Terry14,132
22 Sep 1956Colchester UnitedH1–0Sheppeard12,426
27 Sep 1956Crystal PalaceH2–2Sherwood, Beech8,008
29 Sep 1956Norwich CityA1–1Terry16,920
6 Oct 1956WalsallA0–010,894
13 Oct 1956Ipswich TownH1–0Terry12,673
20 Oct 1956Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–2Reynolds10,337
27 Oct 1956Torquay UnitedH3–0Harris 2, Terry12,008
3 Nov 1956MillwallA0–113,127
10 Nov 1956Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–09,082
24 Nov 1956Swindon TownH2–1Harris 29,570
1 Dec 1956BrentfordA0–011,120
15 Dec 1956Northampton TownA3–0Hudson, Harris, Brown6,289
22 Dec 1956Queens Park RangersH1–1Sherwood7,638
12 Jan 1957ReadingH1–2Hollyman13,840
19 Jan 1957WatfordA0–57,683
2 Feb 1957Colchester UnitedA0–19,705
9 Feb 1957Norwich CityH3–1Hudson, Harris, Burgess7,088
16 Feb 1957WalsallH2–2Sherwood, Sheppeard9,115
23 Feb 1957Ipswich TownA0–513,346
7 Mar 1957Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH5–3Hudson 4, Lucas8,047
9 Mar 1957AldershotA1–3Hudson5,123
16 Mar 1957MillwallH0–07,002
21 Mar 1957Coventry CityH3–0Hudson, Terry, Harris6,332
23 Mar 1957Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–212,503
30 Mar 1957GillinghamH4–0Hudson 2, Sheppeard, Harris7,017
4 Apr 1957SouthamptonH2–3Docherty, Harris6,982
6 Apr 1957Swindon TownA0–17,889
8 Apr 1957Coventry CityA0–25,569
10 Apr 1957Plymouth ArgyleA2–3Hudson, Sheppeard10,148
13 Apr 1957BrentfordH3–0Terry 2, Hudson5,497
19 Apr 1957Shrewsbury TownH2–0Terry, Harris7,783
20 Apr 1957Torquay UnitedA0–48,727
22 Apr 1957Shrewsbury TownA0–27,580
27 Apr 1957GillinghamA1–1Burgess4,237
2 May 1957AldershotH3–0Hudson, Terry, Harris4,578
4 May 1957SouthamptonA0–35,721

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
117 Nov 1956WalsallA1–0Terry12,085
28 Dec 1956GillinghamA2–1Terry, Brown8,700
35 Jan 1957SouthamptonH3–3Harris 2, Hudson18,562
3r9 Jan 1957SouthamptonA1–0Harris22,372
426 Jan 1957ArsenalH0–222,450

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
512 Feb 1957Merthyr TydfilH3–1Burgess 2, Harris1,579
621 Feb 195755th TR Royal ArtilleryH3–1Hudson, Terry, Harris
SF28 Mar 1957Swansea TownN1–1Lucas12,500At Ninian Park
SFr1 Apr 1957Swansea TownN0–37,000At Ninian Park

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Ipswich Town4625912101541.87059
2Torquay United4624111189641.39159
3Colchester United4622141084561.50058
4Southampton4622101476521.46254
5Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4619141388621.41952
6Brighton & Hove Albion4619141386651.32352
7Southend United4618121673651.12348
8Brentford4616161478761.02648
9Shrewsbury Town4615181372790.91148
10Queens Park Rangers4618111761601.01747
11Watford4618101872750.96046
12Newport County4616131765621.04845
13Reading461891980810.98845
14Northampton Town461891966730.90445
15Walsall4616121880741.08144
16Coventry City4616121874840.88144
17Millwall4616121864840.76244
18Plymouth Argyle4616111968730.93243
19Aldershot4615121979920.85942
20Crystal Palace4611181762750.82740
21Exeter City4612132161790.77237
22Gillingham4612132154850.63537
23Swindon Town461562566960.68836
24Norwich City468152361940.64931

P = 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

References

    • Ambrosen, A. K. (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
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