1963–64 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1963–64 football season

Newport County1963–64 season

Manager| Billy Lucas
Stadium| Somerton Park
Fourth Division| 15th
FA Cup| 4th round
Football League Cup| 1st round
Welsh Cup| Semi-final
Top goalscorer| League: Bonson (25)
All: Bonson (32)
Highest home attendance| 8,928 vs Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup, 4 January 1964)
Lowest home attendance| 1,800 vs Tranmere Rovers (25 April 1964)
Average home league attendance| 3,746

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Away colours

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The 1963–64 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 36th overall in the Football League.

## Season review

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### Results summary

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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  | 17  | 8  | 21  | 64  | 73  | 0.877  | 42  | 12  | 3  | 8  | 35  | 24  | 27  | 5  | 5  | 13  | 29  | 49  | 15

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

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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| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| H
Result| D| W| W| L| W| D| W| D| D| L| L| W| L| L| L| D| W| W| L| L| L| W| W| L| W| L| L| W| W| D| L| L| W| L| L| L| L| W| W| L| D| W| D| L| W| L
Position| 10| 3| 2| 8| 2| 5| 1| 2| 2| 3| 9| 3| 7| 10| 14| 13 December 2011| 15| 18| 18| 16| 15| 15| 14| 16| 17| 17| 15| 16| 16| 17| 15| 18| 19| 20| 20| 19| 18| 19| 18| 16| 17| 17| 15| 15| |

Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 1964. 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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Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Fourth Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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24 Aug 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Smith | 6,040
26 Aug 1963 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 5–2 | Sheffield 3, Bonson, Hunt | 6,312
31 Aug 1963 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | Smith, Pring | 6,200
7 Sep 1963 | Chester | A | 0–3 |  | 5,372
9 Sep 1963 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–0 | Sheffield 2, Bonson, Pring | 4,537
14 Sep 1963 | York City | H | 0–0 |  | 5,200
16 Sep 1963 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | Hunt | 7,474
21 Sep 1963 | Barrow | A | 1–1 | Pring | 4,137
28 Sep 1963 | Rochdale | H | 1–1 | Smith | 4,878
30 Sep 1963 | Chesterfield | H | 0–1 |  | 5,866
5 Oct 1963 | Oxford United | A | 1–2 | Hunt | 6,144
7 Oct 1963 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 4,972
12 Oct 1963 | Carlisle United | H | 1–4 | Bonson | 5,489
16 Oct 1963 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | Bonson | 3,371
19 Oct 1963 | Torquay United | A | 3–8 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 4,274
21 Oct 1963 | Workington | H | 0–0 |  | 3,381
26 Oct 1963 | Halifax Town | H | 4–2 | Smith, Bonson, Hunt, Webster | 3,182
2 Nov 1963 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–2 | Bonson, Hunt, Webster | 5,090
9 Nov 1963 | Darlington | H | 1–2 | Bonson | 3,388
23 Nov 1963 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 |  | 3,339
30 Nov 1963 | Southport | A | 2–4 | Bonson, Hunt | 2,830
14 Dec 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 2,344
21 Dec 1963 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | Bonson 2 | 7,752
26 Dec 1963 | Aldershot | A | 0–2 |  | 5,763
28 Dec 1963 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Hunt, Webster | 3,666
11 Jan 1964 | Chester | H | 0–1 |  | 3,983
18 Jan 1964 | York City | A | 0–3 |  | 2,114
3 Feb 1964 | Barrow | H | 3–0 | Bonson 2, Smith | 3,274
8 Feb 1964 | Rochdale | A | 1–0 | Bonson | 2,444
22 Feb 1964 | Carlisle United | A | 3–3 | Sheffield 2, Bonson | 7,528
24 Feb 1964 | Workington | A | 0–2 |  | 3,800
29 Feb 1964 | Torquay United | H | 0–3 |  | 4,018
2 Mar 1964 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 3,142
7 Mar 1964 | Halifax Town | A | 0–2 |  | 2,790
14 Mar 1964 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 |  | 1,800
23 Mar 1964 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | Sheffield | 2,836
27 Mar 1964 | Stockport County | A | 0–1 |  | 2,890
28 Mar 1964 | Lincoln City | H | 4–2 | Rowland, Sheffield, Hunt, Hill | 2,300
30 Mar 1964 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Reynolds 2, Smith | 2,966
4 Apr 1964 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | Reynolds | 6,077
6 Apr 1964 | Hartlepools United | A | 1–1 | Bonson | 3,844
11 Apr 1964 | Southport | H | 3–0 | Bonson 3 | 2,492
18 Apr 1964 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Sheffield | 9,854
22 Apr 1964 | Lincoln City | A | 1–2 | Bonson | 2,803
25 Apr 1964 | Hartlepools United | H | 2–1 | Bonson 2 | 2,521
30 Apr 1964 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 |  | 3,229

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup

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

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1 | 16 Nov 1963 | Hereford United | A | 1–1 | Hunt | 7,000
1r | 18 Nov 1963 | Hereford United | H | 4–0 | Hunt 3, Webster | 3,457
2 | 7 Dec 1963 | Watford | H | 2–0 | Smith | 5,353
3 | 4 Jan 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–2 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 8,928
4 | 25 Jan 1964 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Sheffield | 23,019

### Football League Cup

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Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup

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

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1 | 4 Sep 1963 | Millwall | H | 3–4 | Bonson, Hunt, OG | 3,168

### Welsh Cup

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

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5 | 30 Jan 1964 | Haverfordwest County | H | 5–2 | Bonson 3, Bird, Sheffield | 1,773 |
6 | 20 Feb 1964 | Swansea Town | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 5,950 |
SF | 11 Mar 1964 | Cardiff City | N | 2–2 | Sheffield, Bonson | 5,200 | At Swansea
SFr | 25 Mar 1964 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 |  | 8,400 |

## League table

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Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Fourth Division

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13  | Bradford Park Avenue | 46  | 18  | 9  | 19  | 75  | 81  | 0.926  | 45
14  | Doncaster Rovers | 46  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 70  | 75  | 0.933  | 42
15  | Newport County | 46  | 17  | 8  | 21  | 64  | 73  | 0.877  | 42
16  | Chesterfield | 46  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 57  | 71  | 0.803  | 42
17  | Stockport County | 46  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 50  | 68  | 0.735  | 42

Source: rsssf.com

## References

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

## External links

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* Newport County 1963-1964 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1964
* Welsh Cup 1963/64

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Amateur Cup

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Fourth Division)
* League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
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European competitions|

* European Cup
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Related to national team|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1964 European Nations' Cup (qualification)
* Taça das Nações

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
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* Stoke City
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* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leyton Orient
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
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* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Swansea Town

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Colchester United
* Coventry City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Crystal Palace
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Peterborough United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Walsall
* Wrexham
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot
* Barrow
* Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Newport County
* Rochdale
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southport
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* Workington

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