Lovell's rejoined the Western League in 1931. They won their second title in 1938–39, and the following year joined the Southern League's wartime competition.[2] During World War II, Newport County did not field a team, so Lovell's were the premier team in Newport for that period. In the 1945–46 FA Cup, they reached the third round, losing 12–3 on aggregate in a two-legged match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, having defeated AFC Bournemouth of the Football League Third Division South in the first round 6–4 on aggregate.[4]
Lovell's returned to the Southern League in 1947. The 1947–48 season saw the club's finest achievement, beating Shrewsbury Town in the Welsh Cup final at the Racecourse Ground, thanks to three unanswered goals in extra-time.[5] The club duly applied for election to the Football League, along with nine other non-league teams, at the close of the season.[6] However the two Third Division South teams seeking re-election, Norwich City and Brighton and Hove Albion, were both re-elected, almost unanimously, Lovell's not receiving a single vote.[7]
Lovell's left the Southern League in 1959 after finishing in the relegation zone of the North West Division,[2] due to the expense of running a side at a semi-professional level with regular crowds down to 200.[8] It continued to play in the Welsh League until disbandment in 1969.
In their 51-year existence they were Welsh League champions six times, Southern League champions and Welsh Cup winners. The old Rexville ground is now a housing estate named "The Turnstiles".
Coloursedit
The club's usual colours were red shirts and white shorts,[9] although the club experimented with those colours in a V design in the 1920s.[10] In the late 1930s, and occasionally up until 1950, the club wore red, white, and blue hoops.[11][12]
lovell, athletic, works, team, lovell, sweet, factory, newport, monmouthshire, wales, which, played, professional, football, from, 1918, until, 1969, lovell, athleticfull, namelovell, athletic, football, clubnickname, toffeemen, founded1918dissolved1969groundr. Lovell s Athletic F C was the works team for Lovell s sweet factory in Newport Monmouthshire Wales which played professional football from 1918 until 1969 Lovell s AthleticFull nameLovell s Athletic Football ClubNickname s the Toffeemen 1 Founded1918Dissolved1969GroundRexville Alderney Street NewportHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Colours 3 Honours 4 History 5 References 6 External linksHistory editLovell s joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title in their inaugural season 2 In 1928 they moved to the Southern League but left in 1930 with the first team taking the reserves place in the Welsh Football League They entered a second side in The Football Combination for the 1930 31 season only finishing bottom of the inaugural Second Division with 15 points from their 26 games Teams in that league included Bournemouth Bristol City Norwich City Peterborough United and Swindon Town 3 Lovell s rejoined the Western League in 1931 They won their second title in 1938 39 and the following year joined the Southern League s wartime competition 2 During World War II Newport County did not field a team so Lovell s were the premier team in Newport for that period In the 1945 46 FA Cup they reached the third round losing 12 3 on aggregate in a two legged match against Wolverhampton Wanderers having defeated AFC Bournemouth of the Football League Third Division South in the first round 6 4 on aggregate 4 Lovell s returned to the Southern League in 1947 The 1947 48 season saw the club s finest achievement beating Shrewsbury Town in the Welsh Cup final at the Racecourse Ground thanks to three unanswered goals in extra time 5 The club duly applied for election to the Football League along with nine other non league teams at the close of the season 6 However the two Third Division South teams seeking re election Norwich City and Brighton and Hove Albion were both re elected almost unanimously Lovell s not receiving a single vote 7 Lovell s left the Southern League in 1959 after finishing in the relegation zone of the North West Division 2 due to the expense of running a side at a semi professional level with regular crowds down to 200 8 It continued to play in the Welsh League until disbandment in 1969 In their 51 year existence they were Welsh League champions six times Southern League champions and Welsh Cup winners The old Rexville ground is now a housing estate named The Turnstiles Colours editThe club s usual colours were red shirts and white shorts 9 although the club experimented with those colours in a V design in the 1920s 10 In the late 1930s and occasionally up until 1950 the club wore red white and blue hoops 11 12 Honours editWestern League Champions 1924 1939 Runners up 1936Southern League Midland Division Joint Champions 1940Welsh Football League Winners 1931 32 1937 38 1938 39 1945 46 1946 47 1947 48 1965 66Welsh Cup Winners 1948 Runners up 1959Welsh Amateur Cup Winners 1925 26 1926 27 1927 28 1953 54 Runners up 1922 23 1923 24 1938 39South Wales FA Senior Cup Winners 1930 31 1936 37 1948 49 1954 55Monmouthshire Gwent Senior Cup Winners 10 1929 30 1930 31 1936 37 1937 38 1938 39 1946 47 1948 49 1949 50 1951 52 1954 55Monmouthshire Gwent Amateur Cup Winners 2 1925 26 1928 29History editFA Cup progress Third round defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1946 Record FA Cup victory 7 1 vs Stonehouse 1954 Record Welsh Cup victory 3 0 vs Shrewsbury Town 1948 final References edit County sign half back Western Mail 10 31 May 1958 a b c Lovell s Athletic at the Football Club History Database Perkins Bob 2011 The league tables of the Football Combination 1915 2010 Collett Mike 2003 The Complete Record of the FA Cup Sports Books p 387 ISBN 1 899807 19 5 Lovell s victory in extra time Western Mail 4 23 April 1948 Clubs re election proposal Western Mail 4 1 June 1948 No change of clubs Staffordshire Sentinel 4 8 June 1948 Lovell s will axe playing staff Western Mail 10 19 December 1958 Works team beat the City by the only goal Essex Newsman 4 9 December 1947 Rutherford Andy 31 May 2020 Lovell s Athletic Lost Newport football club in team photos South Wales Argus Retrieved 9 December 2023 Torquay United v Lovell s Athletic Tottenham Hotspur Match Programme 3 27 August 1947 Tottenham Hotspur v Lovell s Athletic Tottenham Hotspur Match Programme 1 18 September 1950 External links editWartime competition tables 1942 1943 1944 1945 1944 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lovell 27s Athletic F C amp oldid 1198448223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
