1962–63 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1962–63 season
Manager Billy Lucas
Fourth Division 20th
FA Cup 1st round
Football League Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup Runners up
Top goalscorer League: Hunt (27)
All: Hunt (32)
Highest home attendance 10,488 vs Oldham Athletic (20 Aug 1962)
Lowest home attendance 2,242 vs Doncaster Rovers (27 Apr 1963)
Average home league attendance 4,523
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4614112176900.8439 116644291.52 351532610.52

Last updated: 23 May 1963.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHH
Result W D D L L W D L D W L W L W D L L W W D D L W L L L L W L L W D D L D W L L L W W L L L D W
Position 8 5 9 15 18 12 11 15 15 7 14 12 12 11 12 12 17 14 11 12 10 11 9 12 16 18 19 16 17 19 16 17 16 20 19 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20

Last updated: 23 May 1963.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
18 Aug 1962Hartlepool UnitedA3–2Hunt 2, Herrity5,234
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, Herrity, Bird4,737
13 Oct 1962ChesterA2–2Herrity, 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 RoversA2–2Herrity, 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 RangersA2–3Herrity, Bonson12,240

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 CityH1–2Herrity9,869

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
521 Mar 1963Merthyr TydfilA4–0Herrity, 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 F A GA Pts
1Brentford462781198641.53162
2Oldham Athletic4624111195601.58359
3Crewe Alexandra4624111186581.48359
4Mansfield Town4624913108691.56557
5Gillingham4622131171491.44957
6Torquay United4620161075561.33956
7Rochdale4620111567591.13651
8Tranmere Rovers4620101681671.20950
9Barrow4619121582801.02550
10Workington4617131676681.11847
11Aldershot4615171473691.05847
12Darlington461962172870.82844
13Southport46151417721060.67944
14York City4616111967621.08143
15Chesterfield4613161770641.09442
16Doncaster Rovers4614141864770.83142
17Exeter City4616102057770.74042
18Oxford United4613151870710.98641
19Stockport County4615112056700.80041
20Newport County4614112176900.84439
21Chester461592251660.77339
22Lincoln City461392468890.76435
23Bradford City4611102564930.68832
24Hartlepools United4671128561040.53825

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 (none)

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