1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1961–62 football season
The 1961–62 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division since the end of regionalisation in 1958. It was their 33rd season in the third tier and 34th competitive season overall in the Football League .
Season review
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46
7
8
31
46
102
0.451
22
6
5
12
29
38
17
1
3
19
17
64
5
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 43 44 45 46 Ground H H A A H A A A H H A H H A A H H A A A H H A A H A A A H A H A H A H H H A H H A H H A A H Result L L L D W W L D L L L L L L D W L L L L L D L L L L L L L L W L L L D W D L W D L D W L L L Position 20 21 22 22 18 15 16 19 19 21 23 23 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Updated to match(es) played on 8 Apr 1962. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Third Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
19 Aug 1961
Grimsby Town H
0–2
11,027
21 Aug 1961
Barnsley H
0–2
8,727
25 Aug 1961
Coventry City A
0–3
12,675
30 Aug 1961
Barnsley A
1–1
Bowman
6,901
2 Sep 1961
Brentford H
6–1
Buchanan 3, Robertson 2, Bowman
5,757
5 Sep 1961
Bristol City A
2–1
Bowman, Smith
15,588
8 Sep 1961
Reading A
1–2
Robertson
17,441
16 Sep 1961
Portsmouth A
2–2
Bowman, Buchanan
14,006
18 Sep 1961
Bradford Park Avenue H
1–2
Robertson
10,458
23 Sep 1961
Southend United H
0–3
6,407
30 Sep 1961
Notts County A
1–8
Harris
6,356
2 Oct 1961
Peterborough United H
2–3
Smith, W.Herrity
9,027
7 Oct 1961
Queens Park Rangers H
2–4
Bowman, Harris
5,440
9 Oct 1961
Peterborough United A
1–2
Finlay
13,029
14 Oct 1961
Halifax Town A
0–0
5,161
16 Oct 1961
Bristol City H
3–1
Harris 3
7,006
21 Oct 1961
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
0–1
7,392
25 Oct 1961
Bradford Park Avenue A
1–4
Smith
9,370
28 Oct 1961
Crystal Palace A
0–2
17,885
11 Nov 1961
Northampton Town A
0–5
7,845
18 Nov 1961
Hull City H
0–2
5,089
2 Dec 1961
Swindon Town H
2–2
Smith 2
4,506
9 Dec 1961
Torquay United A
2–3
Buchanan, Walsh
4,065
16 Dec 1961
Grimsby Town A
0–1
4,575
23 Dec 1961
Coventry City H
1–2
Robertson
3,360
26 Dec 1961
Port Vale A
0–3
12,182
13 Jan 1962
Brentford A
1–3
Smith
7,750
27 Jan 1962
Watford A
1–3
Smith
8,167
5 Feb 1962
Portsmouth H
0–5
5,655
10 Feb 1962
Southend United A
0–1
6,175
17 Feb 1962
Notts County H
2–0
Harris, Moffat
2,597
24 Feb 1962
Queens Park Rangers A
0–4
7,697
5 Mar 1962
Halifax Town H
0–1
2,956
10 Mar 1962
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
1–2
Bowman
10,610
12 Mar 1962
Port Vale H
1–1
Moffat
2,504
17 Mar 1962
Crystal Palace H
2–1
Buchanan, Smith
2,276
19 Mar 1962
Reading H
0–0
2,639
23 Mar 1962
Lincoln City A
2–3
Walsh 2
5,359
26 Mar 1962
Lincoln City H
4–0
Moffat 2, Buchanan, Harris
3,062
31 Mar 1962
Northampton Town H
0–0
2,568
7 Apr 1962
Hull City A
0–4
3,235
14 Apr 1962
Watford H
0–0
2,346
16 Apr 1962
Shrewsbury Town H
3–2
Smith, Harris, Moffat
2,003
21 Apr 1962
Swindon Town A
0–3
7,881
23 Apr 1962
Shrewsbury Town A
1–4
W.Herrity
6,650
8 Apr 1962
Torquay United H
0–3
2,295
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
4 Nov 1961
Reading A
1–1
W.Herrity
10,564
1r
6 Nov 1961
Reading H
1–0
W.Herrity
8,548
2
25 Nov 1961
Weymouth A
0–1
6,500
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
30 Jan 1962
Cardiff City A
1–4
Harris
5,715
League table
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
External links
References
