# 1945–46 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1945–46 season was Newport County's first full season since the 1938–39 season. The club competed in the Football League South, a temporary division consisting of the half of the First and Second Division teams geographically farthest south.

## Season review
### Results summary

Note: Two points for a win
| 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 | Ave | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave |
| 42 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 52 | 125 | 0.42 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 76 | 0.28 |
Last updated: 4 May 1946. Source:

## Fixtures and results
### Football League South

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 18 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 92 | 0.652 | 33 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 87 | 0.759 | 28 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 23 |
| 21 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 52 | 125 | 0.416 | 20 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 120 | 0.325 | 14 |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1945 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | Derrick | 12,079 |
| 30 Aug 1945 | Fulham | H | 1–5 | Wilkins | 7,538 |
| 1 Sep 1945 | Brentford | H | 0–5 | | 8,769 |
| 8 Sep 1945 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 | Derrick | 11,677 |
| 13 Sep 1945 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | Derrick, Wilkins | 6,958 |
| 15 Sep 1945 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | | 20,685 |
| 22 Sep 1945 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | | 16,159 |
| 29 Sep 1945 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Derrick 2, Wilkins | 12,735 |
| 6 Oct 1945 | Southampton | A | 2–6 | Derrick, E.Brinton | 14,483 |
| 13 Oct 1945 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | | 14,089 |
| 20 Oct 1945 | Derby County | A | 1–4 | E.Brinton | 16,688 |
| 27 Oct 1945 | Derby County | H | 1–4 | W.M.Owen | 13,118 |
| 3 Nov 1945 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Derrick 2 | 10,045 |
| 10 Nov 1945 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | | 11,659 |
| 15 Nov 1945 | Coventry City | A | 1–7 | Newcombe | 3,146 |
| 22 Nov 1945 | Coventry City | H | 1–3 | Derrick | 4,449 |
| 1 Dec 1945 | Luton Town | H | 4–0 | Derrick 3, Wookey | 6,553 |
| 19 Dec 1945 | Aston Villa | A | 2–5 | Carr 2 | 12,844 |
| 22 Dec 1945 | Aston Villa | H | 0–4 | | 15,119 |
| 25 Dec 1945 | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | Avery | 13,003 |
| 26 Dec 1945 | Arsenal | A | 0–7 | | 16,536 |
| 29 Dec 1945 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | | 17,173 |
| 12 Jan 1946 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–0 | Carr, Granville, Leamon | 18,060 |
| 19 Jan 1946 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | Batty, Leamon | 8,179 |
| 26 Jan 1946 | Portsmouth | H | 4–2 | Leamon 2, Wookey, Batty | 8,632 |
| 2 Feb 1946 | Portsmouth | A | 3–2 | Leamon 2, Batty | 10,261 |
| 16 Feb 1946 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–4 | Leamon, Carr | 11,678 |
| 23 Feb 1946 | Swansea Town | H | 3–1 | Leamon 2, Carr | 13,415 |
| 2 Mar 1946 | Swansea Town | A | 0–3 | | 19,485 |
| 9 Mar 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | Batty | 15,339 |
| 16 Mar 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–5 | Granville, Leamon | 26,233 |
| 23 Mar 1946 | West Ham United | A | 1–4 | Granville | 12,000 |
| 30 Mar 1946 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 | Leamon 2 | 13,000 |
| 6 Apr 1946 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | | 14,014 |
| 13 Apr 1946 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–6 | | 18,690 |
| 19 Apr 1946 | Birmingham City | A | 2–3 | Mogford, Carr | 14,220 |
| 20 Apr 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–4 | Granville | 13,766 |
| 22 Apr 1946 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | | 13,410 |
| 23 Apr 1946 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–7 | Lucas 2 | 7,726 |
| 27 Apr 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 15,223 |
| 1 May 1946 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | | 9,000 |
| 4 May 1946 | Fulham | A | 1–3 | Rawcliffe | 15,000 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Aggregate |
| 1–1 | 17 Nov 1945 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | Derrick | 4,000 | |
| 1–2 | 24 Nov 1945 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | Derrick | 7,178 | 2–1 |
| 2–1 | 8 Dec 1945 | Exeter City | H | 5–1 | Derrick 2, E.Brinton, Carr, Wookey | 5,606 | |
| 2–2 | 15 Dec 1945 | Exeter City | A | 3–1 | Hydes 2, Wilkins | 9,000 | 8–2 |
| 3–1 | 5 Jan 1946 | Southampton | A | 3–4 | Derrick, Wookey, Granville | 22,000 | |
| 3–2 | 10 Jan 1946 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | W.M.Owen | 8,509 | 4–6 |