1958–59_Newport_County_A.F.C._season

Newport County
1958–59 season
Manager	Billy Lucas
Stadium	Somerton Park
Third Division	17th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: McPherson (15); All: McPherson (19)
Highest home attendance	10,968 vs Chesterfield (30 August 1958)
Lowest home attendance	2,447 vs Stockport County (25 April 1959)
Average home league attendance	6,603
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1958–59 football season

The 1958–59 season saw the previous season's Third Division North and South consolidated into Third and Fourth Divisions. Newport County's top-half finish qualified them for the Third Division. This was County's second season in the division as they were founder members of the Third Division before the regional split for the 1921–22 season.

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Fixtures and results

Third Division

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Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
23 Aug 1958	Norwich City	A	0–3		25,873
27 Aug 1958	Accrington Stanley	A	2–2	McPherson, Singer	10,284
30 Aug 1958	Chesterfield	H	0–1		10,968
4 Sep 1958	Accrington Stanley	H	2–1	McPherson, Singer	8,891
6 Sep 1958	Notts County	A	1–1	Singer	12,249
10 Sep 1958	Wrexham	A	0–0		13,113
13 Sep 1958	Mansfield Town	H	1–0	Singer	8,429
18 Sep 1958	Wrexham	H	2–1	Singer, Herrity	8,113
20 Sep 1958	Swindon Town	A	1–2	Singer	12,522
22 Sep 1958	Halifax Town	A	1–3	McSeveney	5,150
27 Sep 1958	Brentford	H	0–1		8,220
2 Oct 1958	Halifax Town	H	0–2		6,936
4 Oct 1958	Hull City	A	3–2	Jones, McPherson, Singer	14,753
9 Oct 1958	Bradford City	H	3–2	Graham, Singer, Rowland	7,317
11 Oct 1958	Bury	A	0–0		9,412
20 Oct 1958	Queens Park Rangers	H	3–1	McSeveney, McPherson, Graham	8,400
25 Oct 1958	Rochdale	A	1–1	McPherson	4,998
1 Nov 1958	Doncaster Rovers	H	3–1	McPherson 2, Graham	7,316
8 Nov 1958	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–3	Singer, Hollyman	23,482
22 Nov 1958	Colchester United	A	2–3	McPherson, Graham	7,271
29 Nov 1958	Reading	H	2–1	Graham, Sherwood	6,184
13 Dec 1958	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	4–1	Jones, Dixon, McSeveney, McPherson	5,392
20 Dec 1958	Norwich City	H	2–2	McSeveney, Jones	4,538
25 Dec 1958	Southampton	H	4–2	McPherson 2, McSeveney, Graham	9,034
27 Dec 1958	Southampton	A	3–3	Sherwood, McSeveney, McPherson	21,495
3 Jan 1959	Chesterfield	A	1–3	McSeveney	9,225
31 Jan 1959	Mansfield Town	A	1–2	McSeveney	8,347
7 Feb 1959	Swindon Town	H	3–0	Jones, McPherson, Graham	4,346
14 Feb 1959	Brentford	A	0–3		10,380
21 Feb 1959	Hull City	H	1–3	Sherwood	6,988
28 Feb 1959	Bury	H	1–1	Dixon	5,214
2 Mar 1959	Stockport County	A	1–2	Graham	8,079
7 Mar 1959	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–4	Graham, Meyer	5,607
9 Mar 1959	Tranmere Rovers	H	3–0	Jones, Meyer, Rowland	4,933
14 Mar 1959	Rochdale	H	1–0	McPherson	4,469
16 Mar 1959	Notts County	H	3–1	McSeveney, Meyer, Brown	5,869
21 Mar 1959	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–1		3,907
28 Mar 1959	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–1		8,108
30 Mar 1959	Southend United	A	0–1		9,672
4 Apr 1959	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–2	Meyer	9,301
13 Apr 1959	Southend United	H	3–1	Graham 2, McSeveney	5,070
18 Apr 1959	Reading	A	3–1	McSeveney, McPherson, Meyer	7,484
22 Apr 1959	Bradford City	A	0–1		8,926
25 Apr 1959	Stockport County	H	2–0	Graham, Meyer	2,447
29 Apr 1959	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	1–1	Graham	7,384
4 May 1959	Colchester United	H	0–1		4,702

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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
46	17	9	20	69	68	1.015	43	15	2	6	43	24	32	2	7	14	26	44	11

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	15 Nov 1958	Wisbech Town	A	2–2	McPherson, Graham	5,500
1r	17 Nov 1958	Wisbech Town	H	4–1	McSeveney 2, McPherson, Graham	4,848
2	6 Dec 1958	Hereford United	A	2–0	McPherson, Graham	12,012
3	10 Jan 1959	Torquay United	H	0–0		10,600
3r	14 Jan 1959	Torquay United	A	1–0	McPherson	6,567
4	24 Jan 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–4	Hollyman	50,561

Key
	Division Champions
	Promoted
	Relegated

1958–59_Newport_County_A.F.C._season

1958–59 Newport County A.F.C. season

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Third Division

FA Cup

Welsh Cup

League table

References

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	20	19	23	17	21	18	14	8	12	15	19	20	20	17	17	13	15	12	14	15	14	12	12	8	10	12	15	16	17	18	19	19	20	15	14	11	12	16	16	19	19	18	18	17	17	17

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	16	7	89	59	1.508	62
2	Hull City	46	26	9	11	90	55	1.636	61
3	Brentford	46	21	15	10	76	49	1.551	57
4	Norwich City	46	22	13	11	89	62	1.435	57
5	Colchester United	46	21	10	15	71	67	1.060	52
6	Reading	46	21	8	17	78	63	1.238	50
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	8	17	82	67	1.224	50
8	Southend United	46	21	8	17	85	80	1.063	50
9	Halifax Town	46	21	8	17	80	77	1.039	50
10	Bury	46	17	14	15	69	58	1.190	48
11	Bradford City	46	18	11	17	84	76	1.105	47
12	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	17	12	17	69	69	1.000	46
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	8	19	74	77	0.961	46
14	Southampton	46	17	11	18	88	80	1.100	45
15	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	59	57	1.035	45
16	Chesterfield	46	17	10	19	67	64	1.047	44
17	Newport County	46	17	9	20	69	68	1.015	43
18	Wrexham	46	14	14	18	63	77	0.818	42
19	Accrington Stanley	46	15	12	19	71	87	0.816	42
20	Mansfield Town	46	14	13	19	73	98	0.745	41
21	Stockport County	46	13	10	23	65	78	0.833	36
22	Doncaster Rovers	46	14	5	27	50	90	0.556	33
23	Notts County	46	8	13	25	55	96	0.573	29
24	Rochdale	46	8	12	26	37	79	0.468	28