Newport County
1929–30 season
ManagerJimmy Hindmarsh
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South18th
FA Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin (34)
All: Martin (37)
Highest home attendance10,766 vs Plymouth Argyle (21 April 1930)
Lowest home attendance1,991 vs Gillingham (7 December 1929)
Average home league attendance3,917

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.

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAAHAAHAHAHHHHAAAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAA
ResultLWWLLDLLDLLDLLLDWWWLLWWDLWDDDWLDLLDWLLWLWL
Position1610771416162018202020202021212020182020191717171717181615161617171716171817171718
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1930. 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
31 Aug 1929Southend UnitedA1–2Morris8,186
5 Sep 1929Swindon TownH2–1G.Richardson, Thomas4,860
7 Sep 1929WatfordH1–0G.Richardson4,887
9 Sep 1929Swindon TownA1–5Gittins4,952
14 Sep 1929Coventry CityA0–215,456
21 Sep 1929Clapton OrientH0–04,877
25 Sep 1929Crystal PalaceA0–19,445
28 Sep 1929BrentfordA0–111,073
5 Oct 1929Bristol RoversH2–2Gittins, Richards2,471
12 Oct 1929Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–3Riley, Morris7,877
19 Oct 1929Luton TownA2–4G.Richardson, Thomas8,825
26 Oct 1929Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–1Witton3,640
2 Nov 1929WalsallA1–2Morris5,424
9 Nov 1929Queens Park RangersH4–5Martin 3, Morris3,527
16 Nov 1929FulhamA1–2Martin28,211
23 Nov 1929Norwich CityH4–4Martin 2, Gittins, Thomas2,541
7 Dec 1929GillinghamH5–1Martin 3, G.Richardson, Seymour1,991
21 Dec 1929Exeter CityH4–1Martin 2, Seymour, OG2,606
25 Dec 1929Torquay UnitedH2–1Morris, Thomas3,337
26 Dec 1929Torquay UnitedA2–3Martin, Seymour5,928
31 Dec 1929Northampton TownA0–25,797
4 Jan 1930WatfordA3–2Martin 2, McKenna5,851
18 Jan 1930Coventry CityH4–2Martin 3, McKenna3,963
25 Jan 1930Southend UnitedH0–04,945
1 Feb 1930BrentfordH1–3Gittins3,827
8 Feb 1930Bristol RoversA3–2Martin 2, McKenna5,469
22 Feb 1930Luton TownH0–03,879
1 Mar 1930Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–1Riley5,509
3 Mar 1930Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–2Martin 22,670
8 Mar 1930WalsallH3–2Gittins, Seymour, Martin4,260
15 Mar 1930Queens Park RangersA1–4Martin7,926
22 Mar 1930FulhamH1–1Martin4,626
29 Mar 1930Norwich CityA1–4Thomas8,473
31 Mar 1930Clapton OrientA1–3Riley2,362
5 Apr 1930Crystal PalaceH0–03,324
10 Apr 1930Merthyr TownH10–0Martin 5, Gittins 2, Thomas, Bagley, Lawson1,997
12 Apr 1930GillinghamA0–52,743
18 Apr 1930Plymouth ArgyleA1–3Thomas26,409
19 Apr 1930Northampton TownH2–1Martin 23,282
21 Apr 1930Plymouth ArgyleH0–210,766
26 Apr 1930Exeter CityA4–0Martin 3, Seymour3,723
3 May 1930Merthyr TownA1–5McKenna1,189

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
130 Nov 1929Kettering TownH3–2Morris, Thomas, Martin3,721
214 Dec 1929WalsallH2–3Morris, Martin4,121

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
520 Mar 1930Lovells AthleticH3–2Gittins, Seymour, Martin
612 Apr 1930Colwyn BayA0–4

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Plymouth Argyle42308498382.5868
2Brentford42285994442.1461
3Queens Park Rangers422191280681.1851
4Northampton Town422181382581.4150
5Brighton & Hove Albion422181387631.3850
6Coventry City421991488731.2147
7Fulham4218111387831.0547
8Norwich City4218101488771.1446
9Crystal Palace4217121381741.0946
10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4215131472611.1843
11Southend United4215131469591.1743
12Clapton Orient4214131555620.8941
13Luton Town4214121664780.8240
14Swindon Town4213121773830.8838
15Watford421581960730.8238
16Exeter City4212111967730.9235
17Walsall421382171780.9134
18Newport County4212102074850.8734
19Torquay United4210112164940.6831
20Bristol Rovers421182367930.7230
21Gillingham421182351800.6430
22Merthyr Town426927601350.4421

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

References

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