Newport County
1926–27 season
ManagerJimmy Hindmarsh
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South9th
FA Cup1st round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: James (9)
All: James (9)
Highest home attendance9,262 vs Plymouth Argyle (28 August 1926)
Lowest home attendance1,721 vs Brentford (25 April 1927)
Average home league attendance5,193

The 1926–27 season was Newport County's seventh season in the Football League, sixth season in the Third Division South and seventh season overall in the third tier.

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 19 6 17 57 71 0.803 44 15 4 2 40 20 34 4 2 15 17 51 10

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAH
ResultWLWDWWDWWLWLWLWLWDLWLWWLWWWLWLWLWLLLDLDLLD
Position7138965842435444555556555556656666666687789
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1927. 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
28 Aug 1926Plymouth ArgyleH2–1Nairn, Holland9,262
1 Sep 1926Bristol CityA1–4Carney13,478
4 Sep 1926Merthyr TownA2–1Forward, OG5,259
9 Sep 1926Bristol CityH0–07,888
11 Sep 1926Aberdare AthleticA1–0Johnson2,741
18 Sep 1926GillinghamH1–0Price7,141
25 Sep 1926WatfordA0–07,720
30 Sep 1926Charlton AthleticH2–1Nairn, Price4,687
2 Oct 1926Crystal PalaceH2–1Price, Gittins6,985
9 Oct 1926Coventry CityA1–3James7,931
16 Oct 1926Luton TownH3–2Johnson, James, Gittins6,821
23 Oct 1926Southend UnitedA0–56,481
30 Oct 1926Exeter CityH2–0James, Gittins6,454
6 Nov 1926Swindon TownA1–3Gittins4,870
13 Nov 1926Bristol RoversH1–0Nairn3,927
20 Nov 1926MillwallA1–4Holland7,004
4 Dec 1926Northampton TownA2–1Price 25,508
11 Dec 1926MillwallH1–1Nairn5,345
18 Dec 1926Norwich CityA0–16,667
25 Dec 1926Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH2–1Nairn, Forward6,359
27 Dec 1926Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA1–2Nairn8,916
1 Jan 1927Northampton TownH1–0Johnson5,006
8 Jan 1927GillinghamA1–0Price4,611
15 Jan 1927Plymouth ArgyleA1–4Price8,943
22 Jan 1927Merthyr TownH4–3Johnson, Price, Nairn, Forward5,083
29 Jan 1927Aberdare AthleticH5–2Johnson 2, Drinnan, Forward, Gittins3,436
12 Feb 1927WatfordH2–1Gittins, Hiles4,291
19 Feb 1927Crystal PalaceA2–6Johnson, Weaver10,328
26 Feb 1927Coventry CityH4–1James 2, Bowsher, Gittins3,856
5 Mar 1927Luton TownA1–4Johnson5,240
12 Mar 1927Southend UnitedH3–0Gittins, Hiles, Weaver4,725
19 Mar 1927Exeter CityA1–2James6,509
26 Mar 1927Swindon TownH5–3James 2, Weaver 2, Hiles4,751
31 Mar 1927Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–12,956
2 Apr 1927Bristol RoversA0–45,544
15 Apr 1927Queens Park RangersH0–25,938
16 Apr 1927BrentfordA1–1Walker7,801
18 Apr 1927Queens Park RangersA0–29,057
25 Apr 1927BrentfordH0–01,721
28 Apr 1927Charlton AthleticA0–34,010
30 Apr 1927Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–16,045
7 May 1927Norwich CityH0–02,425

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
127 Nov 1926Poole AthleticA0–12,666

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
610 Mar 1927Lovells AthleticA0–1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAPts
1Bristol City422787104541.92662
2Plymouth Argyle422510795611.55760
3Millwall422310989511.74556
4Brighton & Hove Albion4221111079501.58053
5Swindon Town4221912100851.17651
6Crystal Palace421891584811.03745
7Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic421881678661.18244
8Luton Town4215141368661.03044
9Newport County421961757710.80344
10Bristol Rovers421691778800.97541
11Brentford4213141570611.14840
12Exeter City4215101776731.04140
13Charlton Athletic421681860610.98440
14Queens Park Rangers421591865710.91539
15Coventry City421572071860.82637
16Norwich City4212111959710.83135
17Merthyr Town421392063800.78735
18Northampton Town421552259870.67835
19Southend United421462264770.83134
20Gillingham4211102154720.75032
21Watford421282257870.65532
22Aberdare Athletic429726621010.61425
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

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