Newport County 1954–55 football season
The 1954–55 season was Newport County's eighth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season . It was the club's 26th season in the third tier and 27th season overall in the Football League .
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
11
16
19
60
73
0.822
38
8
8
7
32
29
24
3
8
12
28
44
14
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 H H A A H A A H A A H H A H A H A H A A H A A H H A H H A H H A A H A H A H A A H H A H H A Result L D L L D D L W L D W W L D L W W L L D D D L L L D W L D D L D W D L W L D L W W W D D L L Position 21 19 22 23 23 23 23 22 23 22 21 20 21 20 21 19 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 21 19 21 21 20 23 23 20 20 21 21 21 19 21 18 18 18 18 19 19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1955. 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
21 Aug 1954
Northampton Town H
0–1
12,710
26 Aug 1954
Norwich City H
1–1
Shergold
13,318
28 Aug 1954
Watford A
2–3
Graham, OG
14,957
1 Sep 1954
Norwich City A
0–2
16,382
4 Sep 1954
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
1–1
Shergold
9,589
7 Sep 1954
Southend United A
1–1
Wharton
8,025
11 Sep 1954
Queens Park Rangers A
0–2
13,115
16 Sep 1954
Southend United H
3–2
McGhee, Graham, Harris
8,050
18 Sep 1954
Brighton & Hove Albion A
1–4
Shergold
13,419
22 Sep 1954
Aldershot A
0–0
4,863
25 Sep 1954
Exeter City H
2–1
Lucas, Wharton
9,166
30 Sep 1954
Aldershot H
2–1
Graham, Hudson
6,027
2 Oct 1954
Colchester United A
0–1
8,691
9 Oct 1954
Coventry City H
1–1
Graham
10,327
16 Oct 1954
Southampton A
0–2
13,880
23 Oct 1954
Millwall H
2–1
Graham, Wharton
9,126
30 Oct 1954
Torquay United A
3–2
Johnston 2, Graham
7,300
6 Nov 1954
Gillingham H
1–3
Lucas
9,164
13 Nov 1954
Reading A
1–2
Johnston
9,334
27 Nov 1954
Walsall A
3–3
Johnston 2, Graham
12,059
4 Dec 1954
Bristol City H
2–2
Johnston 2
10,886
18 Dec 1954
Northampton Town A
2–2
Lucas, Harris
6,947
25 Dec 1954
Crystal Palace A
1–2
Johnston
8,934
27 Dec 1954
Crystal Palace H
0–1
13,025
1 Jan 1955
Watford H
0–2
7,132
15 Jan 1955
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
3–3
Shergold, Harris, Johnston
5,830
22 Jan 1955
Queens Park Rangers H
4–0
Harris 2, Johnston 2
5,457
5 Feb 1955
Brighton & Hove Albion H
1–3
OG
7,025
12 Feb 1955
Exeter City A
1–1
Johnston
6,545
19 Feb 1955
Colchester United H
0–0
5,612
5 Mar 1955
Southampton H
0–1
7,512
12 Mar 1955
Millwall A
1–1
Johnston
9,086
17 Mar 1955
Leyton Orient A
2–1
Graham, Johnston
10,600
19 Mar 1955
Torquay United H
1–1
Johnston
6,936
26 Mar 1955
Gillingham A
2–4
Johnston 2
7,784
2 Apr 1955
Reading H
3–1
Johnston 2, Shergold
5,066
4 Apr 1955
Coventry City A
2–3
Harris, Johnston
3,936
8 Apr 1955
Swindon Town H
2–2
Johnston, OG
8,595
9 Apr 1955
Shrewsbury Town A
0–3
8,652
11 Apr 1955
Swindon Town A
3–1
Lucas, Harris, Johnston
7,957
16 Apr 1955
Walsall H
1–0
Hudson
7,914
21 Apr 1955
Brentford H
3–1
7,926
23 Apr 1955
Bristol City A
0–0
27,499
28 Apr 1955
Shrewsbury Town H
1–1
Johnston
6,762
30 Apr 1955
Leyton Orient H
1–2
Johnston
5,894
2 May 1955
Brentford A
0–1
5,812
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
20 Nov 1954
Gillingham A
0–2
10,237
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
13 Jan 1955
Abergavenny Thursdays H
6–0
McGhee 2, Johnston 2, Shergold, Harris
690
6
17 Feb 1955
Cardiff City H
1–3
Johnston
10,223
League table
Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election
External links
References Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
