# 1958–59 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1958–59 season saw the previous season's Third Division North and South consolidated into Third and Fourth Divisions. Newport County's top-half finish qualified them for the Third Division. This was County's second season in the division as they were founder members of the Third Division before the regional split for the 1921–22 season.

## 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 |
| 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 11 |
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 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 20 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 23 Aug 1958 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | | 25,873 |
| 27 Aug 1958 | Accrington Stanley | A | 2–2 | McPherson, Singer | 10,284 |
| 30 Aug 1958 | Chesterfield | H | 0–1 | | 10,968 |
| 4 Sep 1958 | Accrington Stanley | H | 2–1 | McPherson, Singer | 8,891 |
| 6 Sep 1958 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Singer | 12,249 |
| 10 Sep 1958 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | | 13,113 |
| 13 Sep 1958 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 | Singer | 8,429 |
| 18 Sep 1958 | Wrexham | H | 2–1 | Singer, Herrity | 8,113 |
| 20 Sep 1958 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | Singer | 12,522 |
| 22 Sep 1958 | Halifax Town | A | 1–3 | McSeveney | 5,150 |
| 27 Sep 1958 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | | 8,220 |
| 2 Oct 1958 | Halifax Town | H | 0–2 | | 6,936 |
| 4 Oct 1958 | Hull City | A | 3–2 | Jones, McPherson, Singer | 14,753 |
| 9 Oct 1958 | Bradford City | H | 3–2 | Graham, Singer, Rowland | 7,317 |
| 11 Oct 1958 | Bury | A | 0–0 | | 9,412 |
| 20 Oct 1958 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | McSeveney, McPherson, Graham | 8,400 |
| 25 Oct 1958 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | McPherson | 4,998 |
| 1 Nov 1958 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | McPherson 2, Graham | 7,316 |
| 8 Nov 1958 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–3 | Singer, Hollyman | 23,482 |
| 22 Nov 1958 | Colchester United | A | 2–3 | McPherson, Graham | 7,271 |
| 29 Nov 1958 | Reading | H | 2–1 | Graham, Sherwood | 6,184 |
| 13 Dec 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 4–1 | Jones, Dixon, McSeveney, McPherson | 5,392 |
| 20 Dec 1958 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | McSeveney, Jones | 4,538 |
| 25 Dec 1958 | Southampton | H | 4–2 | McPherson 2, McSeveney, Graham | 9,034 |
| 27 Dec 1958 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | Sherwood, McSeveney, McPherson | 21,495 |
| 3 Jan 1959 | Chesterfield | A | 1–3 | McSeveney | 9,225 |
| 31 Jan 1959 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 | McSeveney | 8,347 |
| 7 Feb 1959 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Jones, McPherson, Graham | 4,346 |
| 14 Feb 1959 | Brentford | A | 0–3 | | 10,380 |
| 21 Feb 1959 | Hull City | H | 1–3 | Sherwood | 6,988 |
| 28 Feb 1959 | Bury | H | 1–1 | Dixon | 5,214 |
| 2 Mar 1959 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | Graham | 8,079 |
| 7 Mar 1959 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | Graham, Meyer | 5,607 |
| 9 Mar 1959 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–0 | Jones, Meyer, Rowland | 4,933 |
| 14 Mar 1959 | Rochdale | H | 1–0 | McPherson | 4,469 |
| 16 Mar 1959 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | McSeveney, Meyer, Brown | 5,869 |
| 21 Mar 1959 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 3,907 |
| 28 Mar 1959 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–1 | | 8,108 |
| 30 Mar 1959 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | | 9,672 |
| 4 Apr 1959 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | Meyer | 9,301 |
| 13 Apr 1959 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | Graham 2, McSeveney | 5,070 |
| 18 Apr 1959 | Reading | A | 3–1 | McSeveney, McPherson, Meyer | 7,484 |
| 22 Apr 1959 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | 8,926 |
| 25 Apr 1959 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | Graham, Meyer | 2,447 |
| 29 Apr 1959 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–1 | Graham | 7,384 |
| 4 May 1959 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 | | 4,702 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 15 Nov 1958 | Wisbech Town | A | 2–2 | McPherson, Graham | 5,500 |
| 1r | 17 Nov 1958 | Wisbech Town | H | 4–1 | McSeveney 2, McPherson, Graham | 4,848 |
| 2 | 6 Dec 1958 | Hereford United | A | 2–0 | McPherson, Graham | 12,012 |
| 3 | 10 Jan 1959 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | | 10,600 |
| 3r | 14 Jan 1959 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | McPherson | 6,567 |
| 4 | 24 Jan 1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | Hollyman | 50,561 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 29 Jan 1959 | Swansea Town | A | 1–3 | McSeveney | 4,200 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 59 | 1.508 | 62 |
| 2 | Hull City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 55 | 1.636 | 61 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 57 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 89 | 62 | 1.435 | 57 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 52 |
| 6 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 50 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 50 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 50 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 50 |
| 10 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 48 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 47 |
| 12 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 46 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 46 |
| 14 | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 45 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 45 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 |
| 17 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 43 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 42 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 87 | 0.816 | 42 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 73 | 98 | 0.745 | 41 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 36 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 90 | 0.556 | 33 |
| 23 | Notts County | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 29 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 79 | 0.468 | 28 |
* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Relegated