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The 1945–46 season was Newport County's first full season since the 1938–39 season. The club competed in the Football League South, a temporary division consisting of the half of the First and Second Division teams geographically farthest south.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA Ave Pts W D L GF GA Ave W D L GF GA Ave
42 9 2 31 52 125 0.42 20 7 2 12 31 49 0.63 2 0 19 21 76 0.28

Last updated: 4 May 1946.
Source: [1]

Fixtures and results

Football League South

Main article: Football League North and South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
18 Luton Town 42 13 7 22 60 92 0.652 33
19 Portsmouth 42 11 6 25 66 87 0.759 28
20 Leicester City 42 8 7 27 57 101 0.564 23
21 Newport County 42 9 2 31 52 125 0.416 20
22 Plymouth Argyle 42 3 8 31 39 120 0.325 14
Source: rsssf.com and War Hammers II[1]
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
25 Aug 1945 Brentford A 1–2 Derrick 12,079
30 Aug 1945 Fulham H 1–5 Wilkins 7,538
1 Sep 1945 Brentford H 0–5 8,769
8 Sep 1945 Chelsea H 1–3 Derrick 11,677
13 Sep 1945 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Derrick, Wilkins 6,958
15 Sep 1945 Chelsea A 0–2 20,685
22 Sep 1945 Millwall A 0–4 16,159
29 Sep 1945 Millwall H 3–1 Derrick 2, Wilkins 12,735
6 Oct 1945 Southampton A 2–6 Derrick, E.Brinton 14,483
13 Oct 1945 Southampton H 0–0 14,089
20 Oct 1945 Derby County A 1–4 E.Brinton 16,688
27 Oct 1945 Derby County H 1–4 W.M.Owen 13,118
3 Nov 1945 Leicester City H 2–0 Derrick 2 10,045
10 Nov 1945 Leicester City A 0–2 11,659
15 Nov 1945 Coventry City A 1–7 Newcombe 3,146
22 Nov 1945 Coventry City H 1–3 Derrick 4,449
1 Dec 1945 Luton Town H 4–0 Derrick 3, Wookey 6,553
19 Dec 1945 Aston Villa A 2–5 Carr 2 12,844
22 Dec 1945 Aston Villa H 0–4 15,119
25 Dec 1945 Arsenal H 1–2 Avery 13,003
26 Dec 1945 Arsenal A 0–7 16,536
29 Dec 1945 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 17,173
12 Jan 1946 Plymouth Argyle A 3–0 Carr, Granville, Leamon 18,060
19 Jan 1946 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 Batty, Leamon 8,179
26 Jan 1946 Portsmouth H 4–2 Leamon 2, Wookey, Batty 8,632
2 Feb 1946 Portsmouth A 3–2 Leamon 2, Batty 10,261
16 Feb 1946 Nottingham Forest H 2–4 Leamon, Carr 11,678
23 Feb 1946 Swansea Town H 3–1 Leamon 2, Carr 13,415
2 Mar 1946 Swansea Town A 0–3 19,485
9 Mar 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 Batty 15,339
16 Mar 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–5 Granville, Leamon 26,233
23 Mar 1946 West Ham United A 1–4 Granville 12,000
30 Mar 1946 West Ham United H 2–2 Leamon 2 13,000
6 Apr 1946 West Bromwich Albion H 0–3 14,014
13 Apr 1946 West Bromwich Albion A 0–6 18,690
19 Apr 1946 Birmingham City A 2–3 Mogford, Carr 14,220
20 Apr 1946 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–4 Granville 13,766
22 Apr 1946 Birmingham City H 0–1 13,410
23 Apr 1946 Nottingham Forest A 2–7 Lucas 2 7,726
27 Apr 1946 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 15,223
1 May 1946 Luton Town A 0–1 9,000
4 May 1946 Fulham A 1–3 Rawcliffe 15,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1945–46 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Aggregate
1–1 17 Nov 1945 Torquay United A 1–0 Derrick 4,000
1–2 24 Nov 1945 Torquay United H 1–1 Derrick 7,178 2–1
2–1 8 Dec 1945 Exeter City H 5–1 Derrick 2, E.Brinton, Carr, Wookey 5,606
2–2 15 Dec 1945 Exeter City A 3–1 Hydes 2, Wilkins 9,000 8–2
3–1 5 Jan 1946 Southampton A 3–4 Derrick, Wookey, Granville 22,000
3–2 10 Jan 1946 Southampton H 1–2 W.M.Owen 8,509 4–6

References

  1. ^ Belton, Brian (2015). War Hammers II: The Story of West Ham United During the Second World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750956024.
  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7

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