The 1955–56 season was Newport County's 28th season in the Football League and ninth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season.
Season review
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Third Division South
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance20 Aug 1955Shrewsbury TownA0–59,98724 Aug 1955AldershotA0–16,21227 Aug 1955Ipswich TownH2–1Shergold 28,5951 Sep 1955AldershotH0–17,9063 Sep 1955WalsallA3–3Johnston 2, Beech14,4438 Sep 1955SouthamptonH1–0Harris7,04810 Sep 1955Torquay UnitedH2–1Beech, Brown9,01214 Sep 1955SouthamptonA3–3Shergold, Johnston, Harris7,77917 Sep 1955Southend UnitedA1–4Johnston11,24322 Sep 1955Crystal PalaceH0–16,60124 Sep 1955Swindon TownA2–1Johnston, Harris7,87029 Sep 1955Northampton TownH0–18,0761 Oct 1955Queens Park RangersH2–1Harris 2,7,3758 Oct 1955Leyton OrientH3–0Johnston 3,8,90415 Oct 1955Colchester UnitedA1–2Johnston8,22522 Oct 1955Norwich CityH2–2Johnston, Beech5,97729 Oct 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA0–07,4955 Nov 1955GillinghamH3–2Johnston 2, Beech6,74512 Nov 1955MillwallA4–2Harris 3, Johnston9,17426 Nov 1955WatfordA1–1Johnston7,1803 Dec 1955BrentfordH1–2Hudson8,03510 Dec 1955Coventry CityA0–317,32517 Dec 1955Shrewsbury TownH1–2Beech5,28724 Dec 1955Ipswich TownA2–3Johnston 211,36126 Dec 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4Johnston13,49427 Dec 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Johnston5,90731 Dec 1955WalsallH2–0Harris 28,0087 Jan 1956ReadingH2–3Harris, Beech7,60514 Jan 1956Torquay UnitedA1–1Johnston6,34611 Feb 1956Queens Park RangersA0–03,78118 Feb 1956Leyton OrientA1–3Johnston11,15425 Feb 1956Colchester UnitedH0–05,5883 Mar 1956Norwich CityA3–2Shergold, Harris, Brown14,14510 Mar 1956Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–0Burgess6,66817 Mar 1956GillinghamA2–3Burgess, Harris6,20324 Mar 1956MillwallH1–4Hudson4,56730 Mar 1956Exeter CityH1–2Harris5,97631 Mar 1956ReadingA0–37,6642 Apr 1956Exeter CityA0–27,3637 Apr 1956WatfordH0–13,99312 Apr 1956Swindon TownH1–0Hudson2,34614 Apr 1956BrentfordA1–1Shergold5,29119 Apr 1956Southend UnitedH2–0Shergold, Burgess4,28621 Apr 1956Coventry CityH4–2Burgess, Brown, Hudson, Tennant6,10026 Apr 1956Northampton TownA0–53,43628 Apr 1956Crystal PalaceA0–17,635
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance119 Nov 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–8Johnston19,010
Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes528 Jan 1956Barry TownH8–1Johnston 3, Hudson 3, Harris 24,03361 Mar 1956LlanellyH5–1Harris 2, Lever, Shergold, Docherty1,689SF21 Mar 1956Swansea TownN2–5Harris, Beech9,655At Ninian Park
League table
External links Newport County 1955-1956 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1956 Welsh Cup 1955/56
References