# 1922–23 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1922–23 season was Newport County's third season in the Football League, second season in the Third Division South and third season overall in the third tier.

## Season review
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com

### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 August 1922 | Southend United | H | 0–2 | | 11,500 |
| 28 August 1922 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–3 | Whitton | 12,000 |
| 2 September 1922 | Southend United | A | 1–3 | W.Edwards | 9,000 |
| 7 September 1922 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | W.Edwards, Patterson, Fletcher, Brittan | 7,000 |
| 9 September 1922 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 16 September 1922 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | | 9,500 |
| 23 September 1922 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | | 14,294 |
| 30 September 1922 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | | 9,000 |
| 7 October 1922 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | | 18,000 |
| 14 October 1922 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | | 12,000 |
| 21 October 1922 | Merthyr Town | H | 1–1 | OG | 8,000 |
| 28 October 1922 | Merthyr Town | A | 0–1 | | 5,000 |
| 4 November 1922 | Luton Town | H | 0–3 | | 5,000 |
| 11 November 1922 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | | 8,500 |
| 18 November 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | Wood | 7,000 |
| 25 November 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Gittins | 5,000 |
| 9 December 1922 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | Whitton, Graham | 8,000 |
| 16 December 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Conner | 8,000 |
| 23 December 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–2 | Wood | 7,000 |
| 26 December 1922 | Swansea Town | A | 1–5 | Conner | 16,000 |
| 27 December 1922 | Swansea Town | H | 1–2 | Conner | 6,000 |
| 30 December 1922 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | McDonald, Conner | 4,000 |
| 6 January 1923 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Hampton 2 | 10,000 |
| 13 January 1923 | Gillingham | A | 0–3 | | 6,000 |
| 20 January 1923 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 27 January 1923 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 2–6 | Whitton 2 | 7,000 |
| 3 February 1923 | Exeter City | H | 6–2 | Lowes 2, Conner 2, Gaughan, Wood | 8,000 |
| 10 February 1923 | Exeter City | A | 0–4 | | 5,000 |
| 17 February 1923 | Northampton Town | A | 1–2 | Lowes | 10,000 |
| 24 February 1923 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Charlton | 6,000 |
| 3 March 1923 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Lowes | 4,563 |
| 10 March 1923 | Norwich City | H | 1–3 | Groves | 7,000 |
| 17 March 1923 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 24 March 1923 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | | 4,000 |
| 30 March 1923 | Reading | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 31 March 1923 | Watford | A | 1–2 | Lowes | 6,000 |
| 2 April 1923 | Reading | H | 3–0 | Lowes 2, Charlton | 7,000 |
| 7 April 1923 | Watford | H | 0–1 | | 7,000 |
| 14 April 1923 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–6 | | 5,000 |
| 21 April 1923 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4–0 | Gittins, Whitton, Lowes, Gaughan | 4,000 |
| 28 April 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 5 May 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Conner | 7,000 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 5Q | 2 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 1–1 | Conner | 8,000 | |
| 5Qr | 7 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 1–1 | Gittins | 10,000 | |
| 5Qr2 | 11 December 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | N | 1–2 | Groves | 6,500 | At Ninian Park |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 | 15 February 1923 | Pontypridd | H | 4–1 | Hampton 2, Groves, Conner | |
| 7 | 19 March 1923 | Swansea Town | A | 2–4 | Patterson, Charlton | 8,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol City | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 1.650 | 59 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 29 | 2.103 | 53 |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 53 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 1.529 | 51 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 49 |
| 6 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 46 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 46 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 44 | 1.227 | 45 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 45 |
| 10 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 44 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 1.102 | 42 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 42 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 0.972 | 42 |
| 14 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 38 |
| 15 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 0.907 | 37 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 |
| 17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 48 | 0.813 | 36 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 36 |
| 19 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 0.655 | 34 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 33 |
| 21 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 0.600 | 29 |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
* Division Champions
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election (none)

### Election

| Votes | Club | Fate |
| 45 | Aberdare Athletic | Re-elected to the Football League |
| 45 | Newport County | Re-elected to the Football League |
| 28 | Boscombe | Elected to the Football League |
| 9 | Llanelly | Not elected to the Football League |
| 8 | Pontypridd | Not elected to the Football League |
| 0 | Torquay United | Not elected to the Football League |