# 1921–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1921–22 season was Newport County's second season in the Football League. Due to league restructuring they were founding members of the new Football League Third Division South.

## Season review
### League
#### 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 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 11 |
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 | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 August 1921 | Reading | A | 0–1 | | 11,000 |
| 29 August 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 3 September 1921 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 7,000 |
| 5 September 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | Devlin | 7,000 |
| 10 September 1921 | Luton Town | A | 0–4 | | 10,000 |
| 12 September 1921 | Southend United | H | 2–1 | Walker, W.Edwards | 6,000 |
| 17 September 1921 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | Devlin, Lythgoe | 8,000 |
| 24 September 1921 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Walker, W.Edwards | 8,000 |
| 1 October 1921 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Dobson | 8,000 |
| 8 October 1921 | Swindon Town | A | 2–3 | W.Edwards 2 | 9,000 |
| 15 October 1921 | Swindon Town | H | 4–0 | Gaughan 2, Devlin, Lythgoe | 8,000 |
| 22 October 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 29 October 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | | 14,000 |
| 5 November 1921 | Merthyr Town | H | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 12 November 1921 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–2 | W.Edwards | 10,000 |
| 19 November 1921 | Portsmouth | A | 3–4 | W.Edwards 2, Devlin | 13,000 |
| 26 November 1921 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 10 December 1921 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | Price | 12,000 |
| 24 December 1921 | Swansea Town | A | 2–2 | Lythgoe, Gaughan | 10,000 |
| 26 December 1921 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | Walker | 17,000 |
| 27 December 1921 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | W.Edwards | 10,000 |
| 31 December 1921 | Exeter City | A | 2–2 | Groves, W.Edwards | 5,000 |
| 2 January 1922 | Swansea Town | H | 2–3 | Devlin 2 | 9,000 |
| 14 January 1922 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Walker | 9,000 |
| 21 January 1922 | Bristol Rovers | A | 4–3 | Lythgoe 2, Brittan 2 | 8,000 |
| 28 January 1922 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–1 | | 6,000 |
| 4 February 1922 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 11 February 1922 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | Walker, Devlin | 6,500 |
| 18 February 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 0–3 | | 7,000 |
| 25 February 1922 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 1–0 | Devlin | 9,000 |
| 4 March 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | | 8,000 |
| 11 March 1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | | 9,000 |
| 18 March 1922 | Watford | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 25 March 1922 | Watford | A | 0–1 | | 5,000 |
| 8 April 1922 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | Gaughan | 6,000 |
| 14 April 1922 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | Groves, Walker | 10,000 |
| 15 April 1922 | Northampton Town | H | 2–2 | W.Edwards, Gittins | 8,000 |
| 17 April 1922 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Walker | 9,000 |
| 22 April 1922 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | | 3,000 |
| 27 April 1922 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | Walker, Shelton | 6,000 |
| 29 April 1922 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 6 May 1922 | Southampton | A | 0–5 | | 9,000 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5Q | 3 December 1921 | Bath City | H | 2–0 | Devlin, Walker | 6,000 |
| 6Q | 17 December 1921 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 6Qr | 21 December 1921 | Wrexham | H | 3–0 | Devlin 3 | 5,000 |
| 1 | 7 January 1922 | Newcastle United | A | 0–6 | | 28,507 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 | 18 January 1922 | Cardiff City | A | 1–7 | Gaughan | 6,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Southampton | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 68 | 21 | 3.238 | 61 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 53 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 35 | 1.829 | 52 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 1.205 | 49 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 60 | 1.200 | 45 |
| 7 | Watford | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 44 |
| 8 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 1.118 | 44 |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 43 | 1.209 | 43 |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 41 |
| 11 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 40 |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 0.905 | 38 |
| 13 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 0.851 | 38 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 0.776 | 38 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 0.806 | 37 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 0.768 | 37 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 0.662 | 37 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 36 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 35 |
| 20 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 0.721 | 34 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 59 | 0.644 | 34 |
| 22 | Southend United | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | 27 |
Pld = 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 (none)