# 1923–24 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1923–24 season was Newport County's fourth season in the Football League, third consecutive season in the Third Division South and fourth 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 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 9 |
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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1923 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Lowes, Cook | 10,000 |
| 29 Aug 1923 | Portsmouth | A | 0–5 | | 7,353 |
| 1 Sep 1923 | Exeter City | A | 0–5 | | 8,000 |
| 6 Sep 1923 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | Lowes, Cook | 8,000 |
| 8 Sep 1923 | Southend United | H | 5–0 | Conner 2, Belle 2, Lowes | 9,000 |
| 12 Sep 1923 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–0 | Lowes 2, Bell | 10,000 |
| 15 Sep 1923 | Southend United | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 22 Sep 1923 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Bell | 9,500 |
| 29 Sep 1923 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | | 10,000 |
| 6 Oct 1923 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | Bell | 5,000 |
| 13 Oct 1923 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 9,000 |
| 20 Oct 1923 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | Bell | 7,000 |
| 27 Oct 1923 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | Bell 2 | 8,000 |
| 3 Nov 1923 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Charlton | 7,800 |
| 10 Nov 1923 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | Conner | 7,000 |
| 1 Dec 1923 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Charlton, Bell, Lowes | 8,000 |
| 8 Dec 1923 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | | 4,626 |
| 15 Dec 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–2 | Lowes | 8,000 |
| 22 Dec 1923 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–3 | Nicholls 2 | 9,000 |
| 25 Dec 1923 | Merthyr Town | A | 3–3 | Conner 3 | 6,000 |
| 26 Dec 1923 | Merthyr Town | H | 4–4 | Lowes 2, Carney, Nicholls | 8,000 |
| 29 Dec 1923 | Watford | H | 1–0 | Cook | 8,000 |
| 1 Jan 1924 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Lowes 2 | 8,000 |
| 5 Jan 1924 | Watford | A | 2–8 | Conner 2 | — |
| 26 Jan 1924 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 2 Feb 1924 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | Conner | 7,000 |
| 9 Feb 1924 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 16 Feb 1924 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 1 Mar 1924 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Charlton | 9,000 |
| 8 Mar 1924 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | | 5,000 |
| 15 Mar 1924 | Reading | A | 1–1 | Conner | 8,000 |
| 22 Mar 1924 | Reading | H | 2–0 | Conner, Lowes | 6,000 |
| 26 Mar 1924 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–4 | | 3,000 |
| 29 Mar 1924 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–0 | Conner, Lowes | 8,000 |
| 5 Apr 1924 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–0 | Conner | 4,000 |
| 12 Apr 1924 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | Cook | 15,000 |
| 18 Apr 1924 | Swansea Town | A | 1–2 | Nicholls | 16,000 |
| 19 Apr 1924 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | Ogley, Conner | 10,000 |
| 21 Apr 1924 | Swansea Town | H | 4–1 | Conner, Lowes, Gittins, Ogley | 12,000 |
| 22 Apr 1924 | Brentford | H | 3–2 | Conner, Lowes, Gittins | 6,000 |
| 26 Apr 1924 | Aberdare Athletic | A | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 3 May 1924 | Aberdare Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4Q | 17 Nov 1923 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 | 14 Feb 1924 | Llanelly | H | 5–2 | Lowes 3, Conner 2 | 2,900 |
| 4 | 17 Mar 1924 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | Charlton | 5,500 |
| 4r | 24 Mar 1924 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 4r2 | 31 Mar 1924 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | Charlton | 4,000 |
| 4r3 | 10 Apr 1924 | Cardiff City | A | 3–0 | Carney, Charlton, Nicholls | 2,000 |
| SF | 16 Apr 1924 | Wrexham | A | 0–1 | | 7,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 30 | 2.900 | 59 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 | 55 |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 54 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 1.250 | 52 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 1.838 | 51 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 47 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 46 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 45 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 1.136 | 43 |
| 10 | Newport County | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 43 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 1.017 | 40 |
| 12 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 |
| 13 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 38 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 0.844 | 37 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 37 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 0.712 | 37 |
| 17 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 36 |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 0.985 | 35 |
| 19 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 84 | 0.631 | 34 |
| 20 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 54 | 0.833 | 33 |
| 21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 65 | 0.615 | 33 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 77 | 0.481 | 31 |
* 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