# 1937–38 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1937–38 season was Newport County's 16th season in the Third Division South and 17th overall in the Football League. They had been ever-present in the third tier except for the 1931–32 season since the introduction of the Football League Third Division in 1920.
The match with Cardiff City on 16 October 1937 recorded the highest-ever attendance at Somerton Park.

## 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 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 10 |
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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 Aug 1937 | Exeter City | H | 2–2 | Wood, Hickman | 13,597 |
| 1 Sep 1937 | Gillingham | A | 0–1 | | 6,295 |
| 4 Sep 1937 | Swindon Town | A | 2–3 | Derrick, Wood | 10,958 |
| 9 Sep 1937 | Gillingham | H | 2–0 | H.Webb, Sullivan | 5,662 |
| 11 Sep 1937 | Aldershot | H | 4–0 | Derrick 2, Duggan, H.Webb | 10,546 |
| 13 Sep 1937 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | Duggan | 3,621 |
| 18 Sep 1937 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | | 23,061 |
| 25 Sep 1937 | Reading | H | 2–2 | Derrick, Wood | 11,510 |
| 2 Oct 1937 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–3 | | 15,362 |
| 9 Oct 1937 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | Wood 2, Derrick | 11,574 |
| 16 Oct 1937 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | Derrick | 24,268 |
| 23 Oct 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–1 | Hickman | 4,741 |
| 30 Oct 1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Derrick | 7,999 |
| 6 Nov 1937 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 11,558 |
| 13 Nov 1937 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Hickman 2 | 9,295 |
| 20 Nov 1937 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–0 | Duggan, Hickman | 6,702 |
| 4 Dec 1937 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | W.M.Owen | 2,946 |
| 18 Dec 1937 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | | 4,989 |
| 25 Dec 1937 | Watford | A | 0–3 | | 7,473 |
| 27 Dec 1937 | Watford | H | 0–0 | | 13,820 |
| 1 Jan 1938 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | | 5,655 |
| 13 Jan 1938 | Torquay United | H | 0–2 | | 3,713 |
| 15 Jan 1938 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | Wood 2 | 4,340 |
| 22 Jan 1938 | Aldershot | A | 0–5 | | 4,032 |
| 29 Jan 1938 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Hickman, Derrick, W.E.Owen | 7,406 |
| 3 Feb 1938 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Chadwick | 9,136 |
| 12 Feb 1938 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | | 7,933 |
| 19 Feb 1938 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Chadwick | 12,843 |
| 26 Feb 1938 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | Wood | 25,608 |
| 5 Mar 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–1 | Hickman | 8,285 |
| 12 Mar 1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | | 9,345 |
| 19 Mar 1938 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | James (OG) | 10,225 |
| 26 Mar 1938 | Southend United | A | 2–0 | Chadwick 2 | 5,570 |
| 2 Apr 1938 | Clapton Orient | H | 3–1 | Wood, W.E.Owen, Chadwick | 7,085 |
| 9 Apr 1938 | Torquay United | A | 0–0 | | 3,994 |
| 15 Apr 1938 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | | 26,907 |
| 16 Apr 1938 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 | Hickman | 8,087 |
| 18 Apr 1938 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | | 17,008 |
| 23 Apr 1938 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 6,492 |
| 30 Apr 1938 | Northampton Town | H | 0–0 | | 4,436 |
| 5 May 1938 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | W.M.Owen, Sullivan | 3,671 |
| 7 May 1938 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | Hickman | 3,766 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 27 Nov 1937 | Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough | 2–2 | H.Webb, Derrick | 6,353 |
| 1r | 3 Dec 1937 | Kidderminster Harriers | Somerton Park | 4–1 | H.Webb, Derrick | 7,300 |
| 2 | 11 Dec 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Somerton Park | 2–1 | Duggan, Derrick | 10,500 |
| 3 | 8 Jan 1938 | Bradford Park Avenue | Park Avenue | 4–7 | Duggan, Hickman, W.M.Owen, Derrick | 11,000 |

### Division Three South Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 21 Oct 1937 | Watford | Somerton Park | 2–2 | Woods 2 | 1,000 |
| 1r | 27 Oct 1937 | Watford | Vicarage Road | 0–4 | | |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 | 10 Feb 1938 | Bristol City | Somerton Park | 6–2 | Hickman 2, W.E.Owen 2, Wood, Chadwick | 1,095 |
| 7 | 10 Mar 1938 | Cheltenham Town | Somerton Park | 1–0 | Duggan | |
| SF | 26 Apr 1938 | Shrewsbury Town | Gay Meadow | 2–3 | W.M.Owen 2 | 8,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Millwall | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 37 | 2.243 | +46 | 56 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 1.700 | +28 | 55 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 47 | 1.702 | +33 | 53 |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 1.698 | +30 | 53 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 44 | 1.455 | +20 | 51 |
| 6 | Reading | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 63 | 1.127 | +8 | 51 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 1.426 | +20 | 48 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | ±0 | 44 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 | –6 | 43 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | +13 | 42 |
| 11 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 1.000 | ±0 | 41 |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | +2 | 40 |
| 13 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 57 | 0.982 | –1 | 40 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | –5 | 39 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | –15 | 39 |
| 16 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | –9 | 38 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | –13 | 38 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | –40 | 35 |
| 19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | –19 | 33 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 73 | 0.521 | –35 | 30 |
| 21 | Walsall | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | –36 | 29 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 0.468 | –41 | 26 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
* Division Champions, promoted
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election