# 1936–37 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1936–37 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division South and their 16th in the Football League.

## 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 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 70 | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 Aug 1936 | Watford | H | 1–3 | Hickman | 10,267 |
| 2 Sep 1936 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 | | 7,738 |
| 5 Sep 1936 | Southend United | A | 2–9 | Lowry, Hickman | 7,346 |
| 10 Sep 1936 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–4 | Thomas | 7,005 |
| 12 Sep 1936 | Cardiff City | H | 2–3 | W.M.Owen 2 | 16,732 |
| 16 Sep 1936 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | Crisp | 10,524 |
| 19 Sep 1936 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | | 8,436 |
| 26 Sep 1936 | Aldershot | A | 0–2 | | 3,947 |
| 3 Oct 1936 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Edwards | 6,084 |
| 10 Oct 1936 | Millwall | A | 2–7 | Hickman 2 | 21,333 |
| 17 Oct 1936 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–6 | Chadwick | 14,882 |
| 24 Oct 1936 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Carr, Sullivan | 10,428 |
| 31 Oct 1936 | Reading | A | 4–4 | Chadwick 2, Lowry, Carr | 4,880 |
| 7 Nov 1936 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | Chadwick | 10,267 |
| 14 Nov 1936 | Bristol City | A | 1–3 | Carr | 14,467 |
| 21 Nov 1936 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | Derrick | 8,650 |
| 5 Dec 1936 | Clapton Orient | H | 1–1 | Chadwick | 8,667 |
| 19 Dec 1936 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | Wood, Duggan | 7,654 |
| 25 Dec 1936 | Northampton Town | A | 2–3 | Chadwick, Duggan | 12,371 |
| 26 Dec 1936 | Watford | A | 0–3 | | 8,140 |
| 28 Dec 1936 | Northampton Town | H | 1–3 | Wood | 8,756 |
| 2 Jan 1937 | Southend United | H | 6–2 | Chadwick 3, Wood 2, Duggan | 4,754 |
| 9 Jan 1937 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | Duggan | 24,681 |
| 16 Jan 1937 | Notts County | A | 1–3 | Sullivan | 10,914 |
| 23 Jan 1937 | Gillingham | A | 4–4 | Derrick 3, Kelso | 6,125 |
| 30 Jan 1937 | Aldershot | H | 4–0 | Derrick 2, Carr, Sullivan | 4,292 |
| 6 Feb 1937 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Sullivan, Wood | 7,872 |
| 13 Feb 1937 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | Sullivan | 9,369 |
| 20 Feb 1937 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Carr | 8,319 |
| 27 Feb 1937 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | Derrick | 4,117 |
| 6 Mar 1937 | Reading | H | 3–0 | Chadwick 3 | 8,449 |
| 13 Mar 1937 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–6 | Duggan, Derrick | 11,738 |
| 20 Mar 1937 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | | 8,749 |
| 26 Mar 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 4–0 | Derrick 2, Duggan, Wood | 10,007 |
| 27 Mar 1937 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | Chadwick 2 | 4,212 |
| 29 Mar 1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–5 | | 9,373 |
| 3 Apr 1937 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | Wood, Derrick | 12,324 |
| 10 Apr 1937 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–1 | Thomas, Wood | 6,054 |
| 17 Apr 1937 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | Thomas | 9,238 |
| 24 Apr 1937 | Luton Town | A | 0–5 | | 14,469 |
| 26 Apr 1937 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | Webb, Wood | 2,760 |
| 1 May 1937 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Derrick, Sullivan | 6,143 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 28 Nov 1936 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 | Chadwick, Duggan, Sullivan | 11,165 |
| 2 | 12 Dec 1936 | Reading | A | 2–7 | Duggan 2 | 10,790 |

### Third Division South Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 Oct 1936 | Watford | H | 1–4 | | |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes |
| 6 | 22 Feb 1937 | Porth | H | 5–0 | Derrick 3, Chadwick, Carr | |
| 7 | 15 Mar 1937 | Swansea Town | H | 7–0 | Derrick 4, Crisp, Chadwick, Wood | |
| SF | 15 Apr 1937 | Rhyl | N | 2–3 | Webb, Wood | At Gay Meadow |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Luton Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 53 | 1.943 | 58 |
| 2 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 56 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 53 |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 49 |
| 5 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 |
| 6 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 49 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 68 | 1.250 | 46 |
| 8 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 46 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 45 |
| 10 | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 45 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 44 |
| 12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 43 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 39 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 38 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 80 | 0.887 | 36 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 36 |
| 17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 36 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 35 |
| 19 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 80 | 0.713 | 32 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 0.670 | 32 |
| 22 | Aldershot | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.592 | 23 |
* Division Champions
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election