1962–63 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Newport County's first ever season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation from the Third Division the previous season. It was their 35th competitive season overall in the Football League.

Newport County
1962–63 season
ManagerBilly Lucas
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division20th
FA Cup1st round
Football League Cup3rd round
Welsh CupRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: Hunt (27)
All: Hunt (32)
Highest home attendance10,488 vs Oldham Athletic (20 August 1962)
Lowest home attendance2,242 vs Doncaster Rovers (27 April 1963)
Average home league attendance4,523

Season review

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 14 11 21 76 90 0.844 39 11 6 6 44 29 28 3 5 15 32 61 11

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHH
ResultWDDLLWDLDWLWLWDLLWWDDLWLLLLWLLWDDLDWLLLWWLLLDW
Position859151812111515714121211121217141112101191216181916171916171620191721212121212121212120
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 1963. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division
Main article: 1962–63 Football League § Fourth Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 Aug 1962Hartlepool UnitedA3–2Hunt 2, Herritty5,234
20 Aug 1962Oldham AthleticH0–010,488
25 Aug 1962DarlingtonH2–2Hunt 27,786
29 Aug 1962Oldham AthleticA2–3Hunt, Gordon18,082
1 Sep 1962SouthportA1–2Bonson3,885
3 Sep 1962Lincoln CityH2–1Hudson, Smith6,864
8 Sep 1962AldershotH2–2Bonson, Sheffield6,002
12 Sep 1962Lincoln CityA3–6Hunt 2, Bonson5,006
15 Sep 1962Stockport CountyA1–1Hunt3,704
17 Sep 1962BarrowH6–0Hunt 3, Bonson 2, Thomas5,733
22 Sep 1962Oxford UnitedA1–5Bonson9,131
29 Sep 1962Bradford CityH2–0Bonson, OG4,700
1 Oct 1962ChesterfieldH2–3Bonson, Hunt6,029
6 Oct 1962Crewe AlexandraH5–1Hunt 3, Herritty, Bird4,737
13 Oct 1962ChesterA2–2Herritty, Bonson8,034
18 Oct 1962York CityH1–3Hunt5,406
27 Oct 1962BrentfordA1–3Bonson11,300
10 Nov 1962ChesterfieldA2–1Hunt 26,425
17 Nov 1962Exeter CityH4–0Bonson 3, Hunt3,221
1 Dec 1962Mansfield TownH1–1Bonson5,399
8 Dec 1962Doncaster RoversA2–2Herritty, Bonson3,875
10 Dec 1962Tranmere RoversH1–2Rowland4,536
15 Dec 1962Hartlepools UnitedH2–1Bonson, Hunt2,830
22 Dec 1962DarlingtonA2–4Bonson 23,701
27 Feb 1963Torquay UnitedA1–3Smith4,027
4 Mar 1963ChesterH0–13,721
8 Mar 1963York CityA0–24,081
11 Mar 1963SouthportH1–0Hill2,522
13 Mar 1963Crewe AlexandraA1–4Sheffield6,293
16 Mar 1963BrentfordH1–4Smith2,891
18 Mar 1963Torquay UnitedH1–0Hunt3,654
23 Mar 1963RochdaleA3–3Hudson, Hunt, Smith3,029
1 Apr 1963WorkingtonH2–2Bowman, Bonson4,065
6 Apr 1963Exeter CityA0–15,258
12 Apr 1963Tranmere RoversA0–010,738
13 Apr 1963GillinghamH2–0Hunt, Sheffield2,821
20 Apr 1963Mansfield TownA1–2Rathbone6,038
24 Apr 1963GillinghamA1–3Sheffield5,867
27 Apr 1963Doncaster RoversH2–4Hunt 22,242
1 May 1963Bradford CityA4–3Bonson 2, Smith 21,983
4 May 1963Stockport CountyH3–1Rowland, Sheffield, Hunt2,573
11 May 1963WorkingtonA0–43,128
13 May 1963BarrowA0–33,640
18 May 1963AldershotA1–2Smith3,003
20 May 1963RochdaleH1–1Bonson2,387
23 May 1963Oxford UnitedH1–0Hunt3,442

FA Cup
Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
13 Nov 1962Queens Park RangersA2–3Herritty, Bonson12,240

Football League Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
15 Sep 1962GillinghamH2–1Hudson, Hunt3,864
226 Sep 1962AldershotA3–0Bonson 35,328
324 Oct 1962Manchester CityH1–2Herritty9,869

Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
521 Mar 1963Merthyr TydfilA4–0Herritty, Bonson, Sheffield, OG
617 Apr 1963HolywellA6–2Hunt 3, Hudson, Sheffield, Webster
SF9 May 1963Swansea TownA1–0Sheffield5,300
F-127 May 1963Borough UnitedA1–2Hunt3,000
F-230 May 1963Borough UnitedH0–05,605

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 25 11 6 84 42 2.000 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 23 9 10 111 62 1.790 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round
3 Burnley 42 22 10 10 78 57 1.368 54
4 Leicester City 42 20 12 10 79 53 1.491 52
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 93 65 1.431 50
6 Sheffield Wednesday 42 19 10 13 77 63 1.222 48 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Arsenal 42 18 10 14 86 77 1.117 46
8 Liverpool 42 17 10 15 71 59 1.203 44
9 Nottingham Forest 42 17 10 15 67 69 0.971 44
10 Sheffield United 42 16 12 14 58 60 0.967 44
11 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 12 15 79 71 1.113 42
12 West Ham United 42 14 12 16 73 69 1.058 40
13 Blackpool 42 13 14 15 58 64 0.906 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 7 19 71 79 0.899 39
15 Aston Villa 42 15 8 19 62 68 0.912 38
16 Fulham 42 14 10 18 50 71 0.704 38
17 Ipswich Town 42 12 11 19 59 78 0.756 35
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 5 22 55 75 0.733 35
19 Manchester United 42 12 10 20 67 81 0.827 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
20 Birmingham City 42 10 13 19 63 90 0.700 33
21 Manchester City (R) 42 10 11 21 58 102 0.569 31 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leyton Orient (R) 42 6 9 27 37 81 0.457 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Oxford United[lower-alpha 1] 46 10 10 3 44 27 3 5 15 26 44 0.986 41
19 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 34 29 6 4 13 22 41 0.800 41
20 Newport County 46 11 6 6 44 29 3 5 15 32 61 0.844 39
21 Chester 46 11 5 7 31 23 4 4 15 20 43 0.773 39 Re-elected
22 Lincoln City 46 11 1 11 48 46 2 8 13 20 43 0.764 35
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. New club in the league; elected from Southern League

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