1957–58 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1957–58 football season
The 1957–58 season was Newport County's 30th season in the Football League and the last season in the Third Division South before the regional third divisions were consolidated into new Third and Fourth Divisions. County's 11th-place finish qualified them for next season 's Third Division.
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
17
14
15
73
67
1.09
48
12
6
5
40
24
30
5
8
10
33
43
18
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 H H A A H H A A H A A A A H H A H A H H H H A A H H A H A H H A H H A H A A H H A A H A A Result L D L W W W D L D W D L D W D W D W L D W W L L W D W W W D L W L W L D L L L D W D L W L D Position 17 19 22 16 13 10 9 13 13 15 10 14 17 17 12 10 10 7 9 10 8 8 10 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 6 5 7 6 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 8 10 10 11 10
Updated to match(es) played on 26 Apr 1958. 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
24 Aug 1957
Swindon Town A
0–4
14,396
29 Aug 1957
Coventry City H
2–2
Harris, Brown
10,654
31 Aug 1957
Millwall H
1–2
McSeveney
9,320
2 Sep 1957
Coventry City A
2–1
O'Halloran, P.Thomas
14,759
7 Sep 1957
Gillingham A
1–0
Sherwood
8,709
12 Sep 1957
Walsall H
2–0
Sheppeard 2
7,700
14 Sep 1957
Exeter City H
0–0
9,213
19 Sep 1957
Walsall A
0–3
7,688
21 Sep 1957
Queens Park Rangers A
1–1
Harris
9,065
28 Sep 1957
Southend United H
1–0
Harris
8,203
30 Sep 1957
Port Vale A
2–2
Terry, Harris
8,659
5 Oct 1957
Brighton & Hove Albion A
3–5
Terry, Harris, Graham
14,560
12 Oct 1957
Shrewsbury Town A
1–1
Harris
6,408
26 Oct 1957
Northampton Town A
3–0
O'Halloran, Harris, McSeveney
7,953
28 Oct 1957
Reading H
0–0
5,048
2 Nov 1957
Watford H
2–1
Sherwwod, McSeveney
8,212
9 Nov 1957
Crystal Palace A
2–2
Terry, McSeveney
11,082
11 Nov 1957
Port Vale H
2–1
McSeveney, Rodger
8,480
23 Nov 1957
Brentford A
1–2
Brown
13,600
30 Nov 1957
Colchester United H
2–2
Harris, Dixon
8,866
14 Dec 1957
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
3–1
Terry 2, Brown
5,469
21 Dec 1957
Swindon Town H
4–1
Terry 2, Sherwood, Harris
7,815
25 Dec 1957
Plymouth Argyle H
0–2
10,680
26 Dec 1957
Plymouth Argyle A
0–1
25,936
28 Dec 1957
Millwall A
2–1
Terry 2
9,894
4 Jan 1958
Southampton H
1–1
Brown
5,117
11 Jan 1958
Gillingham H
5–0
Terry 2, McSeveney, Brown, Harris
6,206
18 Jan 1958
Exeter City A
2–0
Dixon, Harris
7,471
1 Feb 1958
Queens Park Rangers H
4–2
Terry 2, Harris, Brown
7,543
8 Feb 1958
Southend United A
1–1
Terry
10,093
15 Feb 1958
Brighton & Hove Albion H
1–2
Terry
9,424
22 Feb 1958
Shrewsbury Town H
2–0
Dixon, Graham
6,268
1 Mar 1958
Reading A
0–1
15,798
6 Mar 1958
Torquay United H
3–2
McSeveney 2, Harris
3,200
8 Mar 1958
Northampton Town H
0–1
6,800
15 Mar 1958
Watford A
2–2
Dixon, McSeveney
7,029
22 Mar 1958
Brentford H
1–2
Dixon
5,621
29 Mar 1958
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
3–4
Harris, McSeveney, Shergold
11,496
4 Apr 1958
Aldershot A
1–2
Singer
4,665
5 Apr 1958
Crystal Palace H
0–0
4,118
7 Apr 1958
Aldershot H
3–2
Singer 2, McSeveney
5,555
12 Apr 1958
Colchester United A
1–1
Harris
7,472
16 Apr 1958
Norwich City A
2–5
Harris, McSeveney
19,486
19 Apr 1958
Norwich City H
1–0
McSeveney
6,081
23 Apr 1958
Southampton A
1–2
Harris
12,925
26 Apr 1958
Torquay United A
2–2
Harris, McSeveney
5,685
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
16 Nov 1957
Northampton Town A
0–3
9,345
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
30 Jan 1958
Swansea Town H
2–5
Terry, McSeveney
3,500
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, promoted
Moved to 4th Division
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
