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1962–63 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1962–63 football 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.
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
|
14
|
11
|
21
|
76
|
90
|
0.844
|
39
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
44
|
29
|
28
|
3
|
5
|
15
|
32
|
61
|
11
|
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 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H |
|---|
| Result | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W |
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| Position | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
|---|
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 1963. Source: statto.comA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = LossFixtures and results
Fourth Division
| 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
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponents
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Scorers
|
Attendance
|
| 1 |
3 Nov 1962 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
2–3 |
Herritty, Bonson |
12,240
|
| 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
| 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
| 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
|
References
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