1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1961–62 season
Manager	Bobby Evans
Third Division	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	2nd round
Football League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: G.Smith (9); All: G.Smith/G.Harris (9)
Highest home attendance	11,027 vs Grimsby Town (19 August 1961)
Lowest home attendance	2,003 vs Shrewsbury Town (16 April 1962)
Average home league attendance	5,004
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1960–61 1962–63 →

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

Source: rsssf.com

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

Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	11 Sep 1961	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–0		7,500
1r	28 Sep 1961	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–3	Bowman	8,213

Welsh Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
5	30 Jan 1962	Cardiff City	A	1–4	Harris	5,715

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Portsmouth	46	27	11	8	87	47	1.851	65
2	Grimsby Town	46	28	6	12	80	56	1.429	62
3	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	21	17	8	69	45	1.533	59
4	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	11	11	111	73	1.521	59
5	Peterborough United	46	26	6	14	107	82	1.305	58
6	Bristol City	46	23	8	15	94	72	1.306	54
7	Reading	46	22	9	15	77	66	1.167	53
8	Northampton Town	46	20	11	15	85	57	1.491	51
9	Swindon Town	46	17	15	14	78	71	1.099	49
10	Hull City	46	20	8	18	67	54	1.241	48
11	Bradford Park Avenue	46	20	7	19	80	78	1.026	47
12	Port Vale	46	17	11	18	65	58	1.121	45
13	Notts County	46	17	9	20	67	74	0.905	43
14	Coventry City	46	16	11	19	64	71	0.901	43
15	Crystal Palace	46	14	14	18	83	80	1.038	42
16	Southend United	46	13	16	17	57	69	0.826	42
17	Watford	46	14	13	19	63	74	0.851	41
18	Halifax Town	46	15	10	21	62	84	0.738	40
19	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	12	21	73	84	0.869	38
20	Barnsley	46	13	12	21	71	95	0.747	38
21	Torquay United	46	15	6	25	76	100	0.760	36
22	Lincoln City	46	9	17	20	57	87	0.655	35
23	Brentford	46	13	8	25	53	93	0.570	34
24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	0.451	22

Key
	Division Champions
	Promoted
	Relegated

External links

References

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