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Newport County 1967–68 football season
The 1967–68 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 40th overall in the Football League.
Season review Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46
16
13
17
58
63
0.921
45
11
7
5
32
22
29
5
6
12
26
41
16
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Fixtures and results Fourth Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
19 Aug 1967
Rochdale H
1–1
Melling
4,848
26 Aug 1967
Brentford A
1–3
Wookey
4,511
2 Sep 1967
Bradford Park Avenue H
4–0
D.Jones 2, Melling, Hill
3,700
5 Sep 1967
York City H
2–1
D.Jones, King
4,108
9 Sep 1967
Doncaster Rovers A
1–1
Hill
6,207
16 Sep 1967
Luton Town H
1–1
King
4,635
22 Sep 1967
Southend United A
2–2
King 2
15,389
25 Sep 1967
York City A
1–0
King
3,072
30 Sep 1967
Wrexham H
3–2
Melling 3
5,133
3 Oct 1967
Hartlepools United H
2–0
Melling 2
2,136
7 Oct 1967
Lincoln City A
1–2
Stark
6,689
14 Oct 1967
Halifax Town H
0–1
2,657
21 Oct 1967
Bradford City A
0–3
8,123
23 Oct 1967
Hartlepools United A
0–2
4,942
31 Oct 1967
Crewe Alexandra H
0–0
3,004
4 Nov 1967
Notts County A
1–3
D.Jones
4,456
13 Nov 1967
Bradford Park Avenue A
2–0
Stark, Thomas
2,991
18 Nov 1967
Chester A
1–2
Thomas
3,704
21 Nov 1967
Port Vale H
1–1
A.Smith
2,434
25 Nov 1967
Chesterfield H
0–3
2,343
2 Dec 1967
Exeter City A
1–2
Hill
4,208
16 Dec 1967
Rochdale A
3–4
Hill, Robinson, Buck
1,662
23 Dec 1967
Brentford H
2–2
Hill, King
2,700
26 Dec 1967
Swansea Town A
2–4
Hill, A.Jones
12,458
30 Dec 1967
Swansea Town H
3–0
A.Jones 2, Buck
6,316
20 Jan 1968
Luton Town A
1–1
Hill
10,992
6 Feb 1968
Southend United H
2–0
Hill, OG
2,850
10 Feb 1968
Wrexham A
1–0
Hill
5,544
17 Feb 1968
Barnsley H
3–0
Wookey, Buck, A.Jones
4,301
24 Feb 1968
Chester H
1–1
A.Jones
4,370
27 Feb 1968
Doncaster Rovers H
2–1
Hill, A.Jones
4,642
2 Mar 1968
Halifax Town A
1–4
King
4,336
9 Mar 1968
Workington A
1–1
A.Jones
2,838
16 Mar 1968
Bradford City H
0–3
3,017
23 Mar 1968
Crewe Alexandra A
1–1
A.Jones
4,378
30 Mar 1968
Notts County H
1–0
OG
2,040
6 Apr 1968
Port Vale A
1–0
Buck
3,607
12 Apr 1968
Aldershot A
0–0
5,411
13 Apr 1968
Lincoln City H
0–1
2,542
15 Apr 1968
Aldershot H
0–2
2,180
20 Apr 1968
Chesterfield A
2–1
Hill, A.Williams
6,200
23 Apr 1968
Darlington H
1–0
Hill
2,112
27 Apr 1968
Exeter City H
1–1
Hill
1,605
29 Apr 1968
Workington H
2–1
King 2
1,813
4 May 1968
Darlington A
0–1
3,085
11 May 1968
Barnsley A
2–4
A.Jones 2
12,092
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
18 Dec 1967
Gillingham H
3–0
Hill, A.Williams, King
2,452
2
6 Jan 1968
Guildford City A
1–0
Buck
8,774
3
27 Jan 1968
Southampton A
1–1
King
23,789
3r
30 Jan 1968
Southampton H
2–3
Hill, A.Williams
17,600
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
22 Aug 1967
Swindon Town A
1–1
OG
10,870
1r
29 Aug 1967
Swindon Town H
2–0
D.Jones, King
6,537
2
12 Sep 1967
Blackpool H
0–1
13,157
Welsh Cup
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
5
3 Feb 1968
Welshpool A
4–0
Hill 2, Thomas, A.P.Jones
2,200
6
19 Feb 1968
Swansea Town H
3–1
Thomas, Hill, Buck
7,833
SF
19 Mar 1968
Hereford United H
0–1
5,100
League table P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election
External links References Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
