1981–82 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 1981–82 football season

Newport County1981–82 season

Chairman| Richard Ford
Manager| Len Ashurst
Stadium| Somerton Park
Third Division| 16th
FA Cup| 1st round
League Cup| 2nd round
Welsh Cup| 4th round
Top goalscorer| League: Tynan (13)
All: Tynan (16)
Highest home attendance| 5,927 vs Bristol City (30 January 1982)
Lowest home attendance| 2,948 vs Reading (2 January 1982)
Average home league attendance| 4,476

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Away colours

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The 1981–82 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division and their 54th season overall in the Football League.

## Season review[edit]

### Results summary[edit]

Note: Three points for a win

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
46  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 54  | 54  |  0  | 58  | 9  | 10  | 4  | 28  | 21  |  +7  | 5  | 6  | 12  | 26  | 33  |  −7

Last updated: 18 May 1982.
Source: [1]

### 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| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| H
Result| W| W| W| L| L| D| L| D| W| L| D| D| W| L| L| L| D| W| L| D| W| L| L| D| D| D| L| W| L| L| D| D| D| D| L| W| W| W| D| L| D| L| D| W| W| W
Position| 5| 1| 1| 2| 7| 6| 11| 12| 6| 12| 13| 14| 11| 14| 16| 18| 18| 16| 16| 14| 13| 15| 17| 17| 17| 19| 20| 16| 20| 20| 21| 21| 21| 21| 21| 19| 20| 18| 19| 20| 20| 21| 21| 19| 18| 16

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 1982. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results[edit]

### Third Division[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 Football League § Third Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance

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29 Aug 1981 | Chesterfield | H | 1–0 | Johnson | 5,079
4 Sep 1981 | Southend United | A | 4–0 | Aldridge, Gwyther, Tynan, Elsey | 4,620
12 Sep 1981 | Oxford United | H | 3–2 | Waddle 2, Aldridge | 5,293
19 Sep 1981 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Aldridge | 7,522
23 Sep 1981 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Aldridge | 4,542
26 Sep 1981 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | OG | 5,064
29 Sep 1981 | Brentford | H | 0–1 |  | 4,028
3 Oct 1981 | Lincoln City | A | 2–2 | Tynan 2 | 3,351
10 Oct 1981 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Gwyther | 4,579
17 Oct 1981 | Fulham | A | 1–3 | Tynan | 3,988
20 Oct 1981 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Goddard | 4,609
24 Oct 1981 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 |  | 8,787
31 Oct 1981 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 | Elsey 2 | 3,972
3 Nov 1981 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 |  | 6,464
7 Nov 1981 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | Oakes | 4,169
14 Nov 1981 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–1 |  | 4,428
28 Nov 1981 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Waddle | 4,149
5 Dec 1981 | Wimbledon | A | 3–2 | Tynan, Elsey, Waddle | 2,056
26 Dec 1981 | Chester | H | 0–1 |  | 4,901
28 Dec 1981 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Moore | 6,055
2 Jan 1982 | Reading | H | 3–1 | Aldridge 2, Lowndes | 2,948
16 Jan 1982 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Moore | 4,716
23 Jan 1982 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 |  | 4,236
30 Jan 1982 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Vaughan | 5,927
6 Feb 1982 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | Tynan | 5,653
13 Feb 1982 | Lincoln City | H | 0–0 |  | 3,735
20 Feb 1982 | Brentford | A | 0–2 |  | 4,297
27 Feb 1982 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–0 | BIshop, Aldridge | 4,190
7 Mar 1982 | Fulham | H | 1–3 | Lowndes | 5,178
9 Mar 1982 | Millwall | A | 0–1 |  | 3,084
13 Mar 1982 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Elsey | 4,209
16 Mar 1982 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | Tynan | 5,312
20 Mar 1982 | Carlisle United | A | 2–2 | Aldridge, Tynan | 4,042
27 Mar 1982 | Walsall | H | 2–2 | OG, Tynan | 3,484
30 Mar 1982 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 |  | 4,205
2 Apr 1982 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | Elsey, Bishop | 5,148
10 Apr 1982 | Chester | A | 2–0 | Aldridge 2 | 1,451
12 Apr 1982 | Gillingham | H | 4–2 | Tynan, Vaughan, Johnson, Gwyther | 4,353
17 Apr 1982 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 |  | 3,900
24 Apr 1982 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 |  | 3,168
1 May 1982 | Burnley | H | 0–0 |  | 4,024
4 May 1982 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | Vaughan | 4,972
8 May 1982 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | Aldridge | 5,676
11 May 1982 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | Tynan 2, Elsey | 3,716
15 May 1982 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | Lowndes | 4,169
18 May 1982 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | Tynan | 5,906

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 FA Cup

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

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1 | 21 Nov 1981 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 |  | 3,535

### Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup

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

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1–1 | 2 Sep 1981 | Torquay United | A | 3–2 | Oakes, Moore, Aldridge | 2,514 |
1–2 | 15 Sep 1981 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 |  | 4,203 | 3–2 agg
2–1 | 6 Oct 1981 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 |  | 5,507 |
2–2 | 27 Oct 1981 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 |  | 4,578 | 0–1 agg

### Welsh Cup[edit]

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

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3 | 1 Dec 1981 | Taff's Well | H | 5–0 | Tynan 2, Oakes, Gwyther, Bishop | 1,369
4 | 15 Dec 1981 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | Oakes | 3,916

### League table[edit]

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

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1 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 80
2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 80
3 | Fulham | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 78
4 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 77
5 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 71
6 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 71
7 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 69
8 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68
9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 67
10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 65
11 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 64
12 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | −8 | 62
13 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 61
14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 61
15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 61
16 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 58
17 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 57
18 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 85 | −14 | 57
19 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 56
20 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 53
21 | Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 53
22 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 52
23 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 46
24 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 32
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| Division Champions
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## External links[edit]

* Newport County 1981-1982 : Results
* Newport County football club match record: 1982
* WELSH CUP 1981/82

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League competitions|

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

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Football League cups|

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* Arsenal
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* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
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* Chester
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* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Huddersfield Town
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* Millwall
* Newport County
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* Walsall
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* Stockport County
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