# 1928–29 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1928–29 season was Newport County's ninth season in the Football League, eighth season in the Third Division South and ninth season overall in the third tier.

## 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 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1928 | Walsall | H | 3–1 | Harper, Gittins, Waterston | 6,035 |
| 30 Aug 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 9,920 |
| 1 Sep 1928 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–2 | Bowsher, Waterston | 10,718 |
| 6 Sep 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 5,293 |
| 8 Sep 1928 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Gittins | 14,796 |
| 15 Sep 1928 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 | | 7,737 |
| 22 Sep 1928 | Torquay United | A | 1–4 | Wardell | 5,908 |
| 29 Sep 1928 | Gillingham | H | 5–0 | Waterston 3, Bowsher, Thomas | 4,354 |
| 6 Oct 1928 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–5 | Thomas, Wardell | 11,597 |
| 13 Oct 1928 | Fulham | H | 3–3 | Waterston 2, Watts | 6,994 |
| 20 Oct 1928 | Northampton Town | H | 0–3 | | 4,405 |
| 27 Oct 1928 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | Gittins | 10,876 |
| 3 Nov 1928 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | Waterston | 4,177 |
| 10 Nov 1928 | Brentford | A | 3–1 | Gittins, Waterston, Wardell | 5,395 |
| 17 Nov 1928 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 0–2 | | 3,309 |
| 1 Dec 1928 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | Reid, Ward | 3,725 |
| 15 Dec 1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Gittins | 2,174 |
| 22 Dec 1928 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | Wardell | 4,824 |
| 25 Dec 1928 | Watford | H | 0–2 | | 3,351 |
| 26 Dec 1928 | Watford | A | 0–3 | | 9,463 |
| 29 Dec 1928 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | Thomas | 5,940 |
| 5 Jan 1929 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | Gittins, Young | 2,401 |
| 12 Jan 1929 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 2,603 |
| 19 Jan 1929 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | Wardell | 3,399 |
| 2 Feb 1929 | Torquay United | H | 4–1 | Maidment, Pugh, G.Richardson, Wardell | 1,835 |
| 9 Feb 1929 | Gillingham | A | 4–0 | Pugh 2, G.Richardson 2 | 3,223 |
| 23 Feb 1929 | Fulham | A | 3–2 | Pugh, Wardell, G.Richardson | 15,361 |
| 2 Mar 1929 | Northampton Town | A | 0–7 | | 8,864 |
| 9 Mar 1929 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Pugh, G.Richardson | 4,398 |
| 16 Mar 1929 | Luton Town | A | 2–5 | Gittins, Buckler | 8,782 |
| 20 Mar 1929 | Exeter City | A | 1–6 | G.Richardson | 2,255 |
| 23 Mar 1929 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | Pugh | 3,090 |
| 29 Mar 1929 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–0 | G.Richardson 2, Young | 10,375 |
| 30 Mar 1929 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–0 | G.Richardson | 5,190 |
| 1 Apr 1929 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | Pugh, Gittins | 5,659 |
| 6 Apr 1929 | Merthyr Town | H | 6–1 | Pugh 3, Thomas 2, Young | 3,599 |
| 13 Apr 1929 | Southend United | A | 2–4 | Pugh, Thomas | 4,820 |
| 18 Apr 1929 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Pugh | 3,499 |
| 20 Apr 1929 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 3,058 |
| 27 Apr 1929 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 4,759 |
| 1 May 1929 | Swindon Town | A | 2–5 | G.Richardson 2 | 1,542 |
| 4 May 1929 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Wardell 2 | 2,117 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 24 Nov 1928 | Woking | H | 7–0 | Young 3, Pugh 2, Gittins, Reid | 3,800 |
| 2 | 8 Dec 1928 | Norwich City | A | 0–6 | | 9,072 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 28 Feb 1929 | Swansea Town | H | 5–1 | G.Richardson 4, Maidment | |
| 6 | 25 Mar 1929 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 60 | 1.433 | 54 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 54 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 96 | 57 | 1.684 | 52 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 51 | 1.627 | 52 |
| 5 | Fulham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 71 | 1.423 | 52 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 52 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 73 | 1.219 | 49 |
| 8 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 48 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 47 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 72 | 1.042 | 43 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 42 |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 41 |
| 13 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 38 |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 38 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 38 |
| 16 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 34 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 34 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 0.759 | 33 |
| 20 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 103 | 0.534 | 30 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 29 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 29 |
* Division Champions
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points