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1914–15 Newport County A.F.C. season
| Field | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Newport County | ||||||||
| season | 1914–15 | ||||||||
| manager | Sam Hollis | ||||||||
| stadium | Somerton Park | ||||||||
| league | Southern League Second Division | ||||||||
| league result | 10th | ||||||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||||||
| cup1 result | 4th qualifying round | ||||||||
| cup2 | Welsh Cup | ||||||||
| cup2 result | Scratched | ||||||||
| league topscorer | E.Hammett (7) | ||||||||
| prevseason | 1913–14 | ||||||||
| nextseason | 1919–20 | ||||||||
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The 1914–15 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Southern League.
Season review
League
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win.
| Overall | Home | Away | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 0.64 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 2.71 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 0.23 |
Fixtures and results
Southern League Second Division
Main article: 1914–15 Southern Football League
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1914 | Stalybridge Celtic | H | 0–1 | 2,000 | ||
| 19 Sep 1914 | Merthyr Town | H | 1–0 | Hammett | ||
| 22 Sep 1914 | Ebbw Vale | A | 2–3 | Flanders 2 | ||
| 3 Oct 1914 | Llanelly | H | 2–0 | Jarvis, Hammett | ||
| 17 Oct 1914 | Mid Rhondda | A | 0–0 | |||
| 31 Oct 1914 | Pontypridd | A | 1–1 | Evans | ||
| 14 Nov 1914 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 3,000 | ||
| 28 Nov 1914 | Coventry City | A | 1–10 | Evans | 4,000 | |
| 5 Dec 1914 | Stoke | H | 0–1 | |||
| 19 Dec 1914 | Ton Pentre | H | 1–2 | Spittle | ||
| 2 Jan 1915 | Stalybridge Celtic | A | 0–1 | |||
| 9 Jan 1915 | Stoke | H | 1–3 | Flanders | ||
| 16 Jan 1915 | Swansea Town | H | 1–0 | Groves | ||
| 23 Jan 1915 | Merthyr Town | A | 1–2 | Messer | ||
| 30 Jan 1915 | Ebbw Vale | H | 3–0 | Hammett 2, Jarvis | ||
| 6 Feb 1915 | Llanelly | A | 1–3 | Preece | ||
| 13 Feb 1915 | Barry | A | 1–3 | Hammett | ||
| 20 Feb 1915 | Mid Rhondda | H | 3–1 | Spittle 2, Hammett | ||
| 6 Mar 1915 | Pontypridd | H | 1–1 | Hammett | ||
| 13 Mar 1915 | Swansea Town | A | 0–2 | 4,000 | ||
| 20 Mar 1915 | Brentford | H | 5–0 | Williams 3, Howells, Jarvis | ||
| 3 Apr 1915 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | |||
| 5 Apr 1915 | Barry | H | 2–0 | Groves, Williams | ||
| 24 Apr 1915 | Ton Pentre | A | 0–6 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 26 Sep 1914 | Rhiwderin | H | 8–0 | |||
| 1Q | 10 Oct 1914 | Milford | H | 6–0 | Hammett 3, Evans 2, Edwards | ||
| 2Q | 24 Oct 1914 | Rhymney | H | 3–1 | Evans 2, Groves | ||
| 3Q | 7 Nov 1914 | Barry | H | 4–2 | Hammett 2, Evans, Groves | ||
| 4Q | 21 Nov 1914 | Swansea Town | A | 0–1 | 5,000 |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Oct 1914 | Abertillery | H | 3–0 | Groves, Williams, Johnson | 3,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Merthyr Town | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 21 | 33 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 28 |
| 6 | Ton Pentre | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 43 | 28 |
| 7 | Brentford | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 45 | 23 |
| 8 | Llanelly | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 21 |
| 9 | Barry | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 17 |
| 10 | Newport County | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 17 |
| 11 | Pontypridd | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 58 | 16 |
| 12 | Mid Rhondda | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 12 |
| 13 | Ebbw Vale | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 88 | 7 |
References
- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County.
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