# 1920–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was Newport County's first season in the Football League. They were founder members of the new Football League 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 |
| 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 16 |
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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 August 1920 | Reading | H | 0–1 | | 14,500 |
| 1 September 1920 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–3 | Walker, Wolstenholme | 10,000 |
| 4 September 1920 | Reading | A | 0–4 | | 10,000 |
| 9 September 1920 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–2 | | 8,000 |
| 11 September 1920 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–5 | Wolstenholme | 12,000 |
| 18 September 1920 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 25 September 1920 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | Wolstenholme | 8,000 |
| 2 October 1920 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Wolstenholme 2 | 8,000 |
| 9 October 1920 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Devlin 2, Walker | 14,000 |
| 16 October 1920 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | | 20,000 |
| 21 October 1920 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| 23 October 1920 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 9,000 |
| 30 October 1920 | Portsmouth | A | 2–0 | Devlin, Dobson | 13,679 |
| 6 November 1920 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Wolstenholme | 7,000 |
| 13 November 1920 | Gillingham | A | 4–1 | Dobson, Wolstenholme, Blott, Devlin | 8,000 |
| 27 November 1920 | Swindon Town | A | 0–5 | | 7,000 |
| 4 December 1920 | Watford | H | 0–2 | | 6,000 |
| 11 December 1920 | Watford | A | 1–5 | Wright | 7,000 |
| 18 December 1920 | Brentford | A | 2–2 | Wright, Thompson | 6,000 |
| 25 December 1920 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | Dobson | 9,000 |
| 27 December 1920 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Walker | 10,000 |
| 1 January 1921 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | Dobson, Walker, Cox | 7,500 |
| 13 January 1921 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Wright, Cox | 4,000 |
| 22 January 1921 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | | 5,000 |
| 29 January 1921 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Dobson | 8,000 |
| 5 February 1921 | Northampton Town | A | 2–0 | Groves, Wright | 8,000 |
| 12 February 1921 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | | 12,000 |
| 19 February 1921 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | | 7,000 |
| 26 February 1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–4 | | 8,000 |
| 5 March 1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 12 March 1921 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | Devlin, Kelson | 8,000 |
| 19 March 1921 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Devlin | 9,000 |
| 25 March 1921 | Merthyr Town | H | 0–3 | | 12,600 |
| 26 March 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 28 March 1921 | Merthyr Town | A | 2–1 | Gaughan, Devlin | 6,000 |
| 2 April 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–3 | Devlin | 7,500 |
| 9 April 1921 | Swansea Town | H | 1–1 | Walker | 6,000 |
| 16 April 1921 | Swansea Town | A | 2–1 | Dobson, Wolstenholme | 14,000 |
| 23 April 1921 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | Walker, Devlin | 9,000 |
| 30 April 1921 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | Devlin 2 | 5,000 |
| 2 May 1921 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | | 6,000 |
| 7 May 1921 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4Q | 20 November 1920 | Merthyr Town | Somerton Park | 0–0 | | 15,000 |
| 4Qr | 25 November 1920 | Merthyr Town | Penydarren Park | 0–4 | | 15,000 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 | 15 January 1921 | Ebbw Vale | Somerton Park | 4–0 | Dobson 2, Walker, Wright | 5,000 |
| 4 | 15 January 1921 | Merthyr Town | Somerton Park | 0–1 | | 5,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 | +36 | 59 |
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 64 | 28 | 2.286 | +36 | 54 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 32 | 1.906 | +29 | 53 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 | +24 | 52 |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | +11 | 51 |
| 6 | Watford | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 44 | 1.341 | +15 | 48 |
| 7 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1.400 | +12 | 47 |
| 8 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 | +11 | 45 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | +5 | 44 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | +11 | 43 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1.029 | +1 | 43 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | –2 | 39 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | –10 | 39 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | –16 | 38 |
| 15 | Newport County | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | –21 | 37 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 | –9 | 36 |
| 17 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | –17 | 36 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | –19 | 36 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 | –15 | 35 |
| 20 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 | –17 | 31 |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | –25 | 30 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | –40 | 28 |
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
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election (none)