1972–73 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1972–73 football season

Newport County1972–73 season

Manager| Billy Lucas
Stadium| Somerton Park
Fourth Division| 5th
FA Cup| 3rd round
League Cup| 2nd round
Welsh Cup| 5th round
Top goalscorer| League: Brown (16)
All: Brown (24)
Highest home attendance| 11,350 vs Cardiff City (Welsh Cup, 20 February 1973)
Lowest home attendance| 2,843 vs Lincoln City (16 December 1972)
Average home league attendance| 4,810

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Away colours

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The 1972–73 season was Newport County's 11th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 45th overall in the Football League. County missed out on promotion by the narrowest of margins: their goal average of 1.46 being inferior to that of Aldershot's 1.58 – both teams having finished level on points.

## 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  | 22  | 12  | 12  | 64  | 44  | 1.455  | 56  | 14  | 6  | 3  | 37  | 18  | 34  | 8  | 6  | 9  | 27  | 26  | 22

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| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H
Result| D| W| W| D| L| D| L| D| L| W| W| W| L| W| W| W| D| W| L| L| L| D| L| W| W| W| W| W| D| L| W| W| W| W| D| L| D| W| D| D| L| D| W| L| W| W
Position| 10| 6| 4| 4| 6| 6| 13| 10| 15| 13| 8| 8| 9| 8| 7| 3| 4| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 11| 8| 5| 5| 5| 4| 6| 7| 7| 4| 3| 3| 2| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4

Updated to match(es) played on 28 Apr 1973. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Fourth Division[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 Football League § Fourth Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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12 Aug 1972 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 |  | 3,719
19 Aug 1972 | Chester | H | 3–2 | OG, Brown 2 | 3,342
26 Aug 1972 | Colchester United | A | 3–1 | Coldrick, Hawkins, Thomas | 3,639
29 Aug 1972 | Bury | A | 0–0 |  | 2,834
2 Sep 1972 | Mansfield Town | H | 0–1 |  | 4,813
9 Sep 1972 | Torquay United | A | 2–2 | Screen, Thomas | 3,693
16 Sep 1972 | Cambridge United | H | 0–2 |  | 3,567
19 Sep 1972 | Peterborough United | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 3,013
23 Sep 1972 | Reading | A | 0–5 |  | 4,107
26 Sep 1972 | Northampton Town | A | 1–0 | R.Jones | 4,010
30 Sep 1972 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | Brown | 3,012
7 Oct 1972 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | OG, R.Jones | 3,504
11 Oct 1972 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | Brown | 1,545
14 Oct 1972 | Darlington | A | 3–2 | OG, Brown 2 | 1,356
21 Oct 1972 | Hartlepool United | H | 5–1 | R.Jones 2, Brown 2, Aizlewood | 3,389
24 Oct 1972 | Southport | H | 3–1 | R.Jones 2, Hill | 5,616
28 Oct 1972 | Exeter City | A | 0–0 |  | 4,588
4 Nov 1972 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | White | 4,825
11 Nov 1972 | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 |  | 4,480
25 Nov 1972 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | Brown | 2,063
28 Nov 1972 | Hereford United | H | 0–1 | Redrobe | 8,776
16 Dec 1972 | Lincoln City | H | 2–2 | Brown, Hooper | 2,843
23 Dec 1972 | Workington | A | 2–3 | Brown, P.Harris | 1,254
26 Dec 1972 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Aizlewood | 5,435
30 Dec 1972 | Chester | A | 2–0 | Brown 2 | 2,844
6 Jan 1973 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | Screen | 3,465
23 Jan 1973 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | R.Jones 2 | 4,395
30 Jan 1973 | Southport | A | 2–0 | White, Summerhayes | 4,451
6 Feb 1973 | Bradford City | H | 0–0 |  | 5,795
10 Feb 1973 | Cambridge United | A | 1–3 | White | 3,496
17 Feb 1973 | Gillingham | H | 5–1 | OG, R.Jones 2, Hill, Coldrick | 4,235
24 Feb 1973 | Lincoln City | A | 2–0 | Screen, R.Jones | 3,023
2 Mar 1973 | Aldershot | A | 2–0 | Screen, Summerhayes | 3,951
6 Mar 1973 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Brown | 6,674
9 Mar 1973 | Darlington | H | 0–0 |  | 7,625
16 Mar 1973 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–1 |  | 3,649
21 Mar 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–0 |  | 1,991
24 Mar 1973 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Brown, Passey | 4,817
26 Mar 1973 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–0 |  | 6,402
31 Mar 1973 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | R.Jones | 4,757
7 Apr 1973 | Hereford United | A | 0–2 |  | 14,849
14 Apr 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 |  | 4,090
21 Apr 1973 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 5–1 | Screen, D.Jones, Coldrick, Hill, Brown | 1,942
23 Apr 1973 | Stockport County | A | 0–1 |  | 2,785
24 Apr 1973 | Workington | H | 2–0 | D.Jones, Hill | 5,256
28 Apr 1973 | Bury | H | 4–3 | Coldrick, Aizlewood, R.Jones, D.Jones | 7,390

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup

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

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1 | 18 Nov 1972 | Alton Town | H | 5–1 | B.Harris 2, Brown, R.Jones, White | 4,692
2 | 9 Dec 1972 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | Brown | 3,724
3 | 13 Jan 1973 | Millwall | A | 0–3 |  | 10,122

### Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup

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

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1 | 15 Aug 1972 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | Hill | 3,998
1r | 22 Aug 1972 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | Brown 3 | 5,220
2 | 5 Sep 1972 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–3 |  | 9,516

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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4 | 9 Jan 1973 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 |  | 2,990
4r | 16 Jan 1973 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | Brown 3 | 4,042
5 | 20 Feb 1973 | Cardiff City | H | 1–3 | Hooper | 11,350

## League table[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos | Team

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3  | Cambridge United (P) | 46  | 20  | 17  | 9  | 67  | 57  | 1.175  | 57  | Promoted to the Third Division
4  | Aldershot (P) | 46  | 22  | 12  | 12  | 60  | 38  | 1.579  | 56
5  | Newport County | 46  | 22  | 12  | 12  | 64  | 44  | 1.455  | 56  |
6  | Mansfield Town | 46  | 20  | 14  | 12  | 78  | 51  | 1.529  | 54  | Qualified for 1973 Watney Cup[a]
7  | Reading | 46  | 17  | 18  | 11  | 51  | 38  | 1.342  | 52  |

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted
Notes:

1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1972-1973 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1973
* Welsh Cup 1972/73

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* Isthmian League (level 5 only)
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* Aldershot
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* Reading
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