1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1961–62 football season

Newport County1961–62 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

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Away colours

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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[edit]

### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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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[edit]

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| 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[edit]

### Third Division[edit]

Main article: 1961–62 Football League § Third Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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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[edit]

Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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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[edit]

Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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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[edit]

Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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5 | 30 Jan 1962 | Cardiff City | A | 1–4 | Harris | 5,715

## League table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GA  | Pts

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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
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| Division Champions
| Promoted
| Relegated

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1961-1962 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1962
* Welsh Cup 1961/62

## References[edit]

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

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* Barnsley
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* Bradford Park Avenue
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* Accrington Stanley
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