# 1946–47 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1946–47 season was Newport County's first competitive season in the Football League Second Division. The club had been promoted at the end of the 1938–39 season and although play had started in the 1939–40 season it was abandoned due to the outbreak of war in Europe.

## 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 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 4 |
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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

## Fixtures and results
### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 Sep 1946 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–6 | Leamon | 24,417 |
| 9 Sep 1946 | Burnley | A | 2–3 | Rawcliffe, Keenan | 18,008 |
| 14 Sep 1946 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | Wookey 2, Bowen, Leamon | 14,104 |
| 19 Sep 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–4 | Bowen, Mogford | 18,169 |
| 21 Sep 1946 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | Mogford | 28,832 |
| 28 Sep 1946 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–7 | Mogford, Davis | 17,614 |
| 5 Oct 1946 | Newcastle United | A | 0–13 | | 52,137 |
| 7 Oct 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | OG | 14,540 |
| 12 Oct 1946 | Swansea Town | H | 2–4 | Leamon, Carr | 18,715 |
| 19 Oct 1946 | Bury | A | 1–0 | Batty | 13,214 |
| 24 Oct 1946 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | Carr | 11,149 |
| 26 Oct 1946 | Luton Town | H | 1–3 | Carr | 11,480 |
| 2 Nov 1946 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–4 | Mogford | 23,175 |
| 9 Nov 1946 | Leicester City | H | 2–3 | Rawcliffe 2 | 12,350 |
| 16 Nov 1946 | Chesterfield | A | 0–2 | | 12,030 |
| 23 Nov 1946 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Rawcliffe 2, Carr | 9,742 |
| 30 Nov 1946 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1–2 | Carr | 12,555 |
| 7 Dec 1946 | Manchester City | H | 0–3 | | 13,641 |
| 21 Dec 1946 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–3 | Carr 3, Lewis | 10,680 |
| 25 Dec 1946 | Fulham | H | 4–2 | Rawcliffe 2, Carr, OG | 13,862 |
| 26 Dec 1946 | Fulham | A | 1–4 | Carr | 20,098 |
| 28 Dec 1946 | Southampton | A | 1–5 | Rawcliffe | 17,778 |
| 4 Jan 1947 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–5 | Carr, Lewis | 13,150 |
| 18 Jan 1947 | Coventry City | A | 0–6 | | 18,762 |
| 1 Feb 1947 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–2 | Carr 2 | 15,089 |
| 8 Feb 1947 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 | | 12,447 |
| 15 Feb 1947 | Swansea Town | A | 1–5 | Williams | 19,655 |
| 15 Mar 1947 | Leicester City | A | 0–3 | | 20,455 |
| 22 Mar 1947 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | Rawcliffe, Newall, Carr | 10,358 |
| 29 Mar 1947 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | Carr | 18,154 |
| 4 Apr 1947 | Barnsley | A | 1–3 | Batty | 14,999 |
| 7 Apr 1947 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Rawcliffe 2 | 11,013 |
| 19 Apr 1947 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Rawcliffe | 12,793 |
| 26 Apr 1947 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | Carr | 21,555 |
| 3 May 1947 | Burnley | H | 0–3 | | 14,751 |
| 10 May 1947 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Roffi | 9,181 |
| 17 May 1947 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 1–3 | Lewis | 10,159 |
| 24 May 1947 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Lewis, Roffi | 8,875 |
| 26 May 1947 | Birmingham City | H | 0–3 | | 12,028 |
| 31 May 1947 | Luton Town | A | 3–6 | Rawcliffe, Carr, Harper | 7,814 |
| 7 Jun 1947 | Newcastle United | H | 4–2 | Carr 2, Rawcliffe, Haddon | 8,798 |
| 14 Jun 1947 | Manchester City | A | 1–5 | Roffi | 25,431 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 | 11 Jan 1947 | Coventry City | A | 2–5 | Batty, Hayward | 21,457 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 15 Jan 1947 | Barry Town | A | 3–3 | Rawcliffe, Mogford, OG | 1,800 |
| 5r | 22 Jan 1947 | Barry Town | H | 4–1 | Mogford, Batty, Hogg | 2,000 |
| 6 | 24 Apr 1947 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 6r | 5 May 1947 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | Newall | |
| SF | 14 May 1947 | Chester | A | 2–3 | Rawcliffe 2 | 7,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39 |
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39 |
| 17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36 |
| 18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 |
| 21 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29 |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 |
* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Relegated