# 1955–56 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1955–56 season was Newport County's 28th season in the Football League and ninth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 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 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 13 |
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 | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 20 Aug 1955 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–5 | | 9,987 |
| 24 Aug 1955 | Aldershot | A | 0–1 | | 6,212 |
| 27 Aug 1955 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Shergold 2 | 8,595 |
| 1 Sep 1955 | Aldershot | H | 0–1 | | 7,906 |
| 3 Sep 1955 | Walsall | A | 3–3 | Johnston 2, Beech | 14,443 |
| 8 Sep 1955 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Harris | 7,048 |
| 10 Sep 1955 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Beech, Brown | 9,012 |
| 14 Sep 1955 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | Shergold, Johnston, Harris | 7,779 |
| 17 Sep 1955 | Southend United | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 11,243 |
| 22 Sep 1955 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | | 6,601 |
| 24 Sep 1955 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Johnston, Harris | 7,870 |
| 29 Sep 1955 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | | 8,076 |
| 1 Oct 1955 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Harris 2, | 7,375 |
| 8 Oct 1955 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–0 | Johnston 3, | 8,904 |
| 15 Oct 1955 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | Johnston | 8,225 |
| 22 Oct 1955 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Johnston, Beech | 5,977 |
| 29 Oct 1955 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 7,495 |
| 5 Nov 1955 | Gillingham | H | 3–2 | Johnston 2, Beech | 6,745 |
| 12 Nov 1955 | Millwall | A | 4–2 | Harris 3, Johnston | 9,174 |
| 26 Nov 1955 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Johnston | 7,180 |
| 3 Dec 1955 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | Hudson | 8,035 |
| 10 Dec 1955 | Coventry City | A | 0–3 | | 17,325 |
| 17 Dec 1955 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–2 | Beech | 5,287 |
| 24 Dec 1955 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–3 | Johnston 2 | 11,361 |
| 26 Dec 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 13,494 |
| 27 Dec 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Johnston | 5,907 |
| 31 Dec 1955 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | Harris 2 | 8,008 |
| 7 Jan 1956 | Reading | H | 2–3 | Harris, Beech | 7,605 |
| 14 Jan 1956 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | Johnston | 6,346 |
| 11 Feb 1956 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 3,781 |
| 18 Feb 1956 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–3 | Johnston | 11,154 |
| 25 Feb 1956 | Colchester United | H | 0–0 | | 5,588 |
| 3 Mar 1956 | Norwich City | A | 3–2 | Shergold, Harris, Brown | 14,145 |
| 10 Mar 1956 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–0 | Burgess | 6,668 |
| 17 Mar 1956 | Gillingham | A | 2–3 | Burgess, Harris | 6,203 |
| 24 Mar 1956 | Millwall | H | 1–4 | Hudson | 4,567 |
| 30 Mar 1956 | Exeter City | H | 1–2 | Harris | 5,976 |
| 31 Mar 1956 | Reading | A | 0–3 | | 7,664 |
| 2 Apr 1956 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | | 7,363 |
| 7 Apr 1956 | Watford | H | 0–1 | | 3,993 |
| 12 Apr 1956 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | Hudson | 2,346 |
| 14 Apr 1956 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Shergold | 5,291 |
| 19 Apr 1956 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Shergold, Burgess | 4,286 |
| 21 Apr 1956 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | Burgess, Brown, Hudson, Tennant | 6,100 |
| 26 Apr 1956 | Northampton Town | A | 0–5 | | 3,436 |
| 28 Apr 1956 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | | 7,635 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 Nov 1955 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–8 | Johnston | 19,010 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 5 | 28 Jan 1956 | Barry Town | H | 8–1 | Johnston 3, Hudson 3, Harris 2 | 4,033 | |
| 6 | 1 Mar 1956 | Llanelly | H | 5–1 | Harris 2, Lever, Shergold, Docherty | 1,689 | |
| SF | 21 Mar 1956 | Swansea Town | N | 2–5 | Harris, Beech | 9,655 | At Ninian Park |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 49 | 2.163 | 66 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 50 | 2.240 | 65 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 60 | 1.767 | 64 |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 53 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 52 |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 52 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 86 | 82 | 1.049 | 51 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | 49 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 51 | 1.235 | 48 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 48 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | 47 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 81 | 0.938 | 47 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 46 |
| 14 | Southampton | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 44 |
| 15 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 0.778 | 40 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 77 | 0.753 | 40 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 0.886 | 39 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 86 | 0.744 | 39 |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 39 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 68 | 84 | 0.810 | 38 |
| 21 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 85 | 0.612 | 37 |
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 83 | 100 | 0.830 | 36 |
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 34 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 78 | 0.436 | 30 |
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
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election