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1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1961–62 season
ManagerBobby Evans
Third Division24th (relegated)
FA Cup2nd round
Football League Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: G.Smith (9)
All: G.Smith/G.Harris (9)
Highest home attendance11,027 vs Grimsby Town (19 August 1961)
Lowest home attendance2,003 vs Shrewsbury Town (16 April 1962)
Average home league attendance5,004

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

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Results summary

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHHAAHAAAHHAHHAAHHAAAHHAAHAAAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultLLLDWWLDLLLLLLDWLLLLLDLLLLLLLLWLLLDWDLWDLDWLLL
Position20212222181516191921232324242323232324242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424
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

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Third Division

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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

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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

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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

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

League table

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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
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References

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