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Newport County 1955β56 football season
The 1955β56 season was Newport County's 28th season in the
Football League and ninth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the
Second Division at the end of the
1946β47 season .
Season review
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
46
15
9
22
58
79
0.734
39
12
2
9
32
26
26
3
7
13
26
53
13
Results by round
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 H H A A H A H H H A H A H A A H A H A A H H H A A A H A H A H H A A H H A H H A A Result L L W L D W W D L L W L W W L D D W W D L L L L L W W L D D L D W W L L L L L L W D W W L L Position 21 22 21 23 20 18 14 14 16 17 15 17 15 12 13 15 13 12 11 11 12 12 14 15 16 15 13 14 14 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 19 21 19 19 16 16 16 19
Updated to match(es) played on 28 Apr 1956. 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
20 Aug 1955
Shrewsbury Town
A
0β5
9,987
24 Aug 1955
Aldershot
A
0β1
6,212
27 Aug 1955
Ipswich Town
H
2β1
Shergold 2
8,595
1 Sep 1955
Aldershot
H
0β1
7,906
3 Sep 1955
Walsall
A
3β3
Johnston 2, Beech
14,443
8 Sep 1955
Southampton
H
1β0
Harris
7,048
10 Sep 1955
Torquay United
H
2β1
Beech, Brown
9,012
14 Sep 1955
Southampton
A
3β3
Shergold, Johnston, Harris
7,779
17 Sep 1955
Southend United
A
1β4
Johnston
11,243
22 Sep 1955
Crystal Palace
H
0β1
6,601
24 Sep 1955
Swindon Town
A
2β1
Johnston, Harris
7,870
29 Sep 1955
Northampton Town
H
0β1
8,076
1 Oct 1955
Queens Park Rangers
H
2β1
Harris 2,
7,375
8 Oct 1955
Leyton Orient
H
3β0
Johnston 3,
8,904
15 Oct 1955
Colchester United
A
1β2
Johnston
8,225
22 Oct 1955
Norwich City
H
2β2
Johnston, Beech
5,977
29 Oct 1955
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
0β0
7,495
5 Nov 1955
Gillingham
H
3β2
Johnston 2, Beech
6,745
12 Nov 1955
Millwall
A
4β2
Harris 3, Johnston
9,174
26 Nov 1955
Watford
A
1β1
Johnston
7,180
3 Dec 1955
Brentford
H
1β2
Hudson
8,035
10 Dec 1955
Coventry City
A
0β3
17,325
17 Dec 1955
Shrewsbury Town
H
1β2
Beech
5,287
24 Dec 1955
Ipswich Town
A
2β3
Johnston 2
11,361
26 Dec 1955
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1β4
Johnston
13,494
27 Dec 1955
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
1β0
Johnston
5,907
31 Dec 1955
Walsall
H
2β0
Harris 2
8,008
7 Jan 1956
Reading
H
2β3
Harris, Beech
7,605
14 Jan 1956
Torquay United
A
1β1
Johnston
6,346
11 Feb 1956
Queens Park Rangers
A
0β0
3,781
18 Feb 1956
Leyton Orient
A
1β3
Johnston
11,154
25 Feb 1956
Colchester United
H
0β0
5,588
3 Mar 1956
Norwich City
A
3β2
Shergold, Harris, Brown
14,145
10 Mar 1956
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
1β0
Burgess
6,668
17 Mar 1956
Gillingham
A
2β3
Burgess, Harris
6,203
24 Mar 1956
Millwall
H
1β4
Hudson
4,567
30 Mar 1956
Exeter City
H
1β2
Harris
5,976
31 Mar 1956
Reading
A
0β3
7,664
2 Apr 1956
Exeter City
A
0β2
7,363
7 Apr 1956
Watford
H
0β1
3,993
12 Apr 1956
Swindon Town
H
1β0
Hudson
2,346
14 Apr 1956
Brentford
A
1β1
Shergold
5,291
19 Apr 1956
Southend United
H
2β0
Shergold, Burgess
4,286
21 Apr 1956
Coventry City
H
4β2
Burgess, Brown, Hudson, Tennant
6,100
26 Apr 1956
Northampton Town
A
0β5
3,436
28 Apr 1956
Crystal Palace
A
0β1
7,635
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
19 Nov 1955
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1β8
Johnston
19,010
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
5
28 Jan 1956
Barry Town
H
8β1
Johnston 3, Hudson 3, Harris 2
4,033
6
1 Mar 1956
Llanelly
H
5β1
Harris 2, Lever, Shergold, Docherty
1,689
SF
21 Mar 1956
Swansea Town
N
2β5
Harris, Beech
9,655
At
Ninian Park
League table
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
External links
References
Ambrosen, A. K. (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County . Yore Publications.
ISBN
978-1-874427-40-7 .