1963–64 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1963–64 season
Manager Billy Lucas
Stadium Somerton Park
Fourth Division 15th
FA Cup 4th round
Football League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorer League: Bonson (25)
All: Bonson (32)
Highest home attendance 8,928 vs Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup, 4 Jan 1964)
Lowest home attendance 1,800 vs Tranmere Rovers (25 Apr 1964)
Average home league attendance 3,746
Home colours
Away colours

The 1963–64 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 36th overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 17 8 21 64 73 0.877 42 12 3 8 35 24 27 5 5 13 29 49 15

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHHAHAAHHAAHAAHH
ResultDWWLWDWDDLLWLLLDWWLLLWWLWLLWWDLLWLLLLWWLDWDLWL
Position10328251223937101413121115181816151514161717151616171518192020191819181617171515

Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 1964. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
24 Aug 1963Doncaster RoversA1–1Smith6,040
26 Aug 1963Bradford Park AvenueA5–2Sheffield 3, Bonson, Hunt6,312
31 Aug 1963Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–0Smith, Pring6,200
7 Sep 1963ChesterA0–35,372
9 Sep 1963Bradford Park AvenueH4–0Sheffield 2, Bonson, Pring4,537
14 Sep 1963York CityH0–05,200
16 Sep 1963ChesterfieldA1–0Hunt7,474
21 Sep 1963BarrowA1–1Pring4,137
28 Sep 1963RochdaleH1–1Smith4,878
30 Sep 1963ChesterfieldH0–15,866
5 Oct 1963Oxford UnitedA1–2Hunt6,144
7 Oct 1963Bradford CityH3–1Bonson 2, Hunt4,972
12 Oct 1963Carlisle UnitedH1–4Bonson5,489
16 Oct 1963Bradford CityA1–2Bonson3,371
19 Oct 1963Torquay UnitedA3–8Bonson 2, Hunt4,274
21 Oct 1963WorkingtonH0–03,381
26 Oct 1963Halifax TownH4–2Smith, Bonson, Hunt, Webster3,182
2 Nov 1963Tranmere RoversA3–2Bonson, Hunt, Webster5,090
9 Nov 1963DarlingtonH1–2Bonson3,388
23 Nov 1963Exeter CityH0–13,339
30 Nov 1963SouthportA2–4Bonson, Hunt2,830
14 Dec 1963Doncaster RoversH1–0Sheffield2,344
21 Dec 1963Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–1Bonson 27,752
26 Dec 1963AldershotA0–25,763
28 Dec 1963AldershotH2–1Hunt, Webster3,666
11 Jan 1964ChesterH0–13,983
18 Jan 1964York CityA0–32,114
3 Feb 1964BarrowH3–0Bonson 2, Smith3,274
8 Feb 1964RochdaleA1–0Bonson2,444
22 Feb 1964Carlisle UnitedA3–3Sheffield 2, Bonson7,528
24 Feb 1964WorkingtonA0–23,800
29 Feb 1964Torquay UnitedH0–34,018
2 Mar 1964Oxford UnitedH1–0Sheffield3,142
7 Mar 1964Halifax TownA0–22,790
14 Mar 1964Tranmere RoversH0–21,800
23 Mar 1964DarlingtonA1–3Sheffield2,836
27 Mar 1964Stockport CountyA0–12,890
28 Mar 1964Lincoln CityH4–2Rowland, Sheffield, Hunt, Hill2,300
30 Mar 1964Stockport CountyH3–1Reynolds 2, Smith2,966
4 Apr 1964Exeter CityA1–3Reynolds6,077
6 Apr 1964Hartlepools UnitedA1–1Bonson3,844
11 Apr 1964SouthportH3–0Bonson 32,492
18 Apr 1964GillinghamA1–1Sheffield9,854
22 Apr 1964Lincoln CityA1–2Bonson2,803
25 Apr 1964Hartlepools UnitedH2–1Bonson 22,521
30 Apr 1964GillinghamH0–13,229

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
116 Nov 1963Hereford UnitedA1–1Hunt7,000
1r18 Nov 1963Hereford UnitedH4–0Hunt 3, Webster3,457
27 Dec 1963WatfordH2–0Smith5,353
34 Jan 1964Sheffield WednesdayH3–2Bonson 2, Hunt8,928
425 Jan 1964BurnleyA1–2Sheffield23,019

Football League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
14 Sep 1963MillwallH3–4Bonson, Hunt, OG3,168

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
530 Jan 1964Haverfordwest CountyH5–2Bonson 3, Bird, Sheffield1,773
620 Feb 1964Swansea TownH1–0Sheffield5,950
SF11 Mar 1964Cardiff CityN2–2Sheffield, Bonson5,200At Swansea
SFr25 Mar 1964Cardiff CityA0–18,400

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Gillingham (C) 46 23 14 9 59 301.967 60 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Carlisle United (P) 46 25 10 11 113 581.948 60
3 Workington (P) 46 24 11 11 76 521.462 59
4 Exeter City (P) 46 20 18 8 62 371.676 58
5 Bradford City 46 25 6 15 76 621.226 56
6 Torquay United 46 20 11 15 80 541.481 51
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 11 15 85 731.164 51
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 71 521.365 50
9 Aldershot 46 19 10 17 83 781.064 48
10 Halifax Town 46 17 14 15 77 771.000 48
11 Lincoln City 46 19 9 18 67 750.893 47
12 Chester 46 19 8 19 65 601.083 46
13 Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 9 19 75 810.926 45
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 12 19 70 750.933 42
15 Newport County 46 17 8 21 64 730.877 42
16 Chesterfield 46 15 12 19 57 710.803 42
17 Stockport County 46 15 12 19 50 680.735 42
18 Oxford United 46 14 13 19 59 630.937 41
19 Darlington 46 14 12 20 66 930.710 40
20 Rochdale 46 12 15 19 56 590.949 39
21 Southport 46 15 9 22 63 880.716 39 Re-elected
22 York City 46 14 7 25 52 660.788 35
23 Hartlepools United 46 12 9 25 54 930.581 33
24 Barrow 46 6 18 22 51 930.548 30

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

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