# 1957–58 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1957–58 season was Newport County's 30th season in the Football League and the last season in the Third Division South before the regional third divisions were consolidated into new Third and Fourth Divisions. County's 11th-place finish qualified them for next season's Third Division.

## 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 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.09 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 18 |
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 | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 17 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 24 Aug 1957 | Swindon Town | A | 0–4 | | 14,396 |
| 29 Aug 1957 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | Harris, Brown | 10,654 |
| 31 Aug 1957 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | McSeveney | 9,320 |
| 2 Sep 1957 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | O'Halloran, P.Thomas | 14,759 |
| 7 Sep 1957 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Sherwood | 8,709 |
| 12 Sep 1957 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | Sheppeard 2 | 7,700 |
| 14 Sep 1957 | Exeter City | H | 0–0 | | 9,213 |
| 19 Sep 1957 | Walsall | A | 0–3 | | 7,688 |
| 21 Sep 1957 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Harris | 9,065 |
| 28 Sep 1957 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | Harris | 8,203 |
| 30 Sep 1957 | Port Vale | A | 2–2 | Terry, Harris | 8,659 |
| 5 Oct 1957 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–5 | Terry, Harris, Graham | 14,560 |
| 12 Oct 1957 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | Harris | 6,408 |
| 26 Oct 1957 | Northampton Town | A | 3–0 | O'Halloran, Harris, McSeveney | 7,953 |
| 28 Oct 1957 | Reading | H | 0–0 | | 5,048 |
| 2 Nov 1957 | Watford | H | 2–1 | Sherwwod, McSeveney | 8,212 |
| 9 Nov 1957 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | Terry, McSeveney | 11,082 |
| 11 Nov 1957 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | McSeveney, Rodger | 8,480 |
| 23 Nov 1957 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | Brown | 13,600 |
| 30 Nov 1957 | Colchester United | H | 2–2 | Harris, Dixon | 8,866 |
| 14 Dec 1957 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 3–1 | Terry 2, Brown | 5,469 |
| 21 Dec 1957 | Swindon Town | H | 4–1 | Terry 2, Sherwood, Harris | 7,815 |
| 25 Dec 1957 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–2 | | 10,680 |
| 26 Dec 1957 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | | 25,936 |
| 28 Dec 1957 | Millwall | A | 2–1 | Terry 2 | 9,894 |
| 4 Jan 1958 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | Brown | 5,117 |
| 11 Jan 1958 | Gillingham | H | 5–0 | Terry 2, McSeveney, Brown, Harris | 6,206 |
| 18 Jan 1958 | Exeter City | A | 2–0 | Dixon, Harris | 7,471 |
| 1 Feb 1958 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4–2 | Terry 2, Harris, Brown | 7,543 |
| 8 Feb 1958 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | Terry | 10,093 |
| 15 Feb 1958 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Terry | 9,424 |
| 22 Feb 1958 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–0 | Dixon, Graham | 6,268 |
| 1 Mar 1958 | Reading | A | 0–1 | | 15,798 |
| 6 Mar 1958 | Torquay United | H | 3–2 | McSeveney 2, Harris | 3,200 |
| 8 Mar 1958 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | | 6,800 |
| 15 Mar 1958 | Watford | A | 2–2 | Dixon, McSeveney | 7,029 |
| 22 Mar 1958 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | Dixon | 5,621 |
| 29 Mar 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 3–4 | Harris, McSeveney, Shergold | 11,496 |
| 4 Apr 1958 | Aldershot | A | 1–2 | Singer | 4,665 |
| 5 Apr 1958 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | | 4,118 |
| 7 Apr 1958 | Aldershot | H | 3–2 | Singer 2, McSeveney | 5,555 |
| 12 Apr 1958 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | Harris | 7,472 |
| 16 Apr 1958 | Norwich City | A | 2–5 | Harris, McSeveney | 19,486 |
| 19 Apr 1958 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | McSeveney | 6,081 |
| 23 Apr 1958 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | Harris | 12,925 |
| 26 Apr 1958 | Torquay United | A | 2–2 | Harris, McSeveney | 5,685 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 16 Nov 1957 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 | | 9,345 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 30 Jan 1958 | Swansea Town | H | 2–5 | Terry, McSeveney | 3,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 64 | 1.375 | 60 |
| 2 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 56 | 1.464 | 58 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 58 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 57 |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 51 | 1.549 | 55 |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 112 | 72 | 1.556 | 54 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 58 | 1.552 | 54 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 53 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 51 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 50 |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 43 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 42 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 42 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 71 | 0.690 | 40 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 40 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 0.753 | 39 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 35 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 35 |
| 23 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 31 |
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 57 | 99 | 0.576 | 31 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
* Division Champions, promoted
* Moved to 4th Division
* Failed re-election