1962–63 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Newport County's first ever season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation from the Third Division the previous season. It was their 35th competitive season overall in the Football League.

Newport County
1962–63 season
ManagerBilly Lucas
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division20th
FA Cup1st round
Football League Cup3rd round
Welsh CupRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: Hunt (27)
All: Hunt (32)
Highest home attendance10,488 vs Oldham Athletic (20 August 1962)
Lowest home attendance2,242 vs Doncaster Rovers (27 April 1963)
Average home league attendance4,523

Season review

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 14 11 21 76 90 0.844 39 11 6 6 44 29 28 3 5 15 32 61 11

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHH
ResultWDDLLWDLDWLWLWDLLWWDDLWLLLLWLLWDDLDWLLLWWLLLDW
Position859151812111515714121211121217141112101191216181916171916171620191721212121212121212120
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 1963. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Fourth Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 Aug 1962 Hartlepool United A 3–2 Hunt 2, Herritty 5,234
20 Aug 1962 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 10,488
25 Aug 1962 Darlington H 2–2 Hunt 2 7,786
29 Aug 1962 Oldham Athletic A 2–3 Hunt, Gordon 18,082
1 Sep 1962 Southport A 1–2 Bonson 3,885
3 Sep 1962 Lincoln City H 2–1 Hudson, Smith 6,864
8 Sep 1962 Aldershot H 2–2 Bonson, Sheffield 6,002
12 Sep 1962 Lincoln City A 3–6 Hunt 2, Bonson 5,006
15 Sep 1962 Stockport County A 1–1 Hunt 3,704
17 Sep 1962 Barrow H 6–0 Hunt 3, Bonson 2, Thomas 5,733
22 Sep 1962 Oxford United A 1–5 Bonson 9,131
29 Sep 1962 Bradford City H 2–0 Bonson, OG 4,700
1 Oct 1962 Chesterfield H 2–3 Bonson, Hunt 6,029
6 Oct 1962 Crewe Alexandra H 5–1 Hunt 3, Herritty, Bird 4,737
13 Oct 1962 Chester A 2–2 Herritty, Bonson 8,034
18 Oct 1962 York City H 1–3 Hunt 5,406
27 Oct 1962 Brentford A 1–3 Bonson 11,300
10 Nov 1962 Chesterfield A 2–1 Hunt 2 6,425
17 Nov 1962 Exeter City H 4–0 Bonson 3, Hunt 3,221
1 Dec 1962 Mansfield Town H 1–1 Bonson 5,399
8 Dec 1962 Doncaster Rovers A 2–2 Herritty, Bonson 3,875
10 Dec 1962 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 Rowland 4,536
15 Dec 1962 Hartlepools United H 2–1 Bonson, Hunt 2,830
22 Dec 1962 Darlington A 2–4 Bonson 2 3,701
27 Feb 1963 Torquay United A 1–3 Smith 4,027
4 Mar 1963 Chester H 0–1 3,721
8 Mar 1963 York City A 0–2 4,081
11 Mar 1963 Southport H 1–0 Hill 2,522
13 Mar 1963 Crewe Alexandra A 1–4 Sheffield 6,293
16 Mar 1963 Brentford H 1–4 Smith 2,891
18 Mar 1963 Torquay United H 1–0 Hunt 3,654
23 Mar 1963 Rochdale A 3–3 Hudson, Hunt, Smith 3,029
1 Apr 1963 Workington H 2–2 Bowman, Bonson 4,065
6 Apr 1963 Exeter City A 0–1 5,258
12 Apr 1963 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 10,738
13 Apr 1963 Gillingham H 2–0 Hunt, Sheffield 2,821
20 Apr 1963 Mansfield Town A 1–2 Rathbone 6,038
24 Apr 1963 Gillingham A 1–3 Sheffield 5,867
27 Apr 1963 Doncaster Rovers H 2–4 Hunt 2 2,242
1 May 1963 Bradford City A 4–3 Bonson 2, Smith 2 1,983
4 May 1963 Stockport County H 3–1 Rowland, Sheffield, Hunt 2,573
11 May 1963 Workington A 0–4 3,128
13 May 1963 Barrow A 0–3 3,640
18 May 1963 Aldershot A 1–2 Smith 3,003
20 May 1963 Rochdale H 1–1 Bonson 2,387
23 May 1963 Oxford United H 1–0 Hunt 3,442

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 3 Nov 1962 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 Herritty, Bonson 12,240

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 5 Sep 1962 Gillingham H 2–1 Hudson, Hunt 3,864
2 26 Sep 1962 Aldershot A 3–0 Bonson 3 5,328
3 24 Oct 1962 Manchester City H 1–2 Herritty 9,869

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 21 Mar 1963 Merthyr Tydfil A 4–0 Herritty, Bonson, Sheffield, OG
6 17 Apr 1963 Holywell A 6–2 Hunt 3, Hudson, Sheffield, Webster
SF 9 May 1963 Swansea Town A 1–0 Sheffield 5,300
F-1 27 May 1963 Borough United A 1–2 Hunt 3,000
F-2 30 May 1963 Borough United H 0–0 5,605

League table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Oxford United[a] 46 10 10 3 44 27 3 5 15 26 44 0.986 41
19 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 34 29 6 4 13 22 41 0.800 41
20 Newport County 46 11 6 6 44 29 3 5 15 32 61 0.844 39
21 Chester 46 11 5 7 31 23 4 4 15 20 43 0.773 39 Re-elected
22 Lincoln City 46 11 1 11 48 46 2 8 13 20 43 0.764 35
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League

References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
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