1964–65 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1964–65 season
Manager Billy Lucas
Stadium Somerton Park
Fourth Division 16th
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Sheffield (27)
All: Sheffield (29)
Highest home attendance 13,118 vs Reading (FA Cup, 11 Jan 1965)
Lowest home attendance 2,421 vs Bradford City (19 Mar 1964)
Average home league attendance 4,008
Home colours
Away colours

The 1964–65 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 37th overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 17 8 21 85 81 1.049 42 14 5 4 54 26 33 3 3 17 31 55 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHHAHHAAHHAAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWDDDLDWLDWWLLWLWLLWDLDWWLLWLWLLWLDWLLWLLWLLWWL
Position148311107910859121010881079109888121113121414141412131314121414141515151416

Updated to match(es) played on 24 Apr 1965. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
22 Aug 1964DarlingtonA1–0Sheffield4,702
26 Aug 1964Crewe AlexandraA1–1Singer4,830
29 Aug 1964Tranmere RoversH1–1Singer5,600
31 Aug 1964Crewe AlexandraH2–2Smith, Sheffield5,600
5 Sep 1964WrexhamA2–4Sheffield, Singer6,546
7 Sep 1964Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Sheffield6,119
12 Sep 1964SouthportH5–0Sheffield 2, Singer 2, Morgan4,075
15 Sep 1964Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–113,980
19 Sep 1964Bradford Park AvenueA2–2Smith, Sheffield8,003
26 Sep 1964AldershotH2–1Morgan 24,242
28 Sep 1964Notts CountyH3–1Sheffield 35,802
3 Oct 1964Doncaster RoversA0–114,402
8 Oct 1964Notts CountyA0–16,137
10 Oct 1964BarrowA4–1Morgan 2, Sheffield, Swindells2,718
12 Oct 1964Halifax TownH0–25,315
17 Oct 1964Hartlepools UnitedH2–0Morgan, Sheffield3,582
19 Oct 1964Halifax TownA0–23,154
24 Oct 1964RochdaleA0–24,283
26 Oct 1964Lincoln CityH7–0Morgan 5, Smith, Hill4,300
31 Oct 1964MillwallH2–2Swindells, Reece5,392
7 Nov 1964Bradford CityA0–13,751
21 Nov 1964Torquay UnitedA2–2Morgan, Sheffield4,159
28 Nov 1964Stockport CountyH2–0Sheffield 23,815
12 Dec 1964DarlingtonH2–1Morgan, Swindells3,023
18 Dec 1964Tranmere RoversA2–3Rathbone, Sheffield7,080
26 Dec 1964Oxford UnitedH0–36,730
2 Jan 1965WrexhamH2–0Rathbone, Sheffield3,960
16 Jan 1965SouthportA3–5McCole 2, Reece7,685
23 Jan 1965Bradford Park AvenueH4–3Reece 2, Smith, Sheffield3,417
30 Jan 1965ChesterH0–13,219
6 Feb 1965AldershotA1–2Hill4,101
13 Feb 1965Doncaster RoversH1–0Morgan2,605
17 Feb 1965Oxford UnitedA1–4Sheffield6,775
20 Feb 1965BarrowH2–2Rowland, Reece2,057
27 Feb 1965Hartlepools UnitedA4–2Morgan 2, Reece 26,375
1 Mar 1965York CityA1–5Pugh5,773
13 Mar 1965MillwallA0–46,705
19 Mar 1965Bradford CityH4–2Hill, Morgan, Sheffield, Reece2,421
26 Mar 1965ChesterA3–4Sheffield 2, Hill5,843
29 Mar 1965RochdaleH2–3Hill, Sheffield2,761
3 Apr 1965Torquay UnitedH4–0Sheffield 3, Smith3,020
10 Apr 1965Stockport CountyA0–24,497
16 Apr 1965ChesterfieldA1–2Hill7,390
17 Apr 1965York CityH2–0Reece, Sheffield2,329
19 Apr 1965ChesterfieldH4–1Rathbone, Smith, Reynolds, OG2,801
24 Apr 1965Lincoln CityA3–4Walters, Rowland, Reynolds2,296

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
114 Nov 1964Spalding UnitedH5–3Swindells 2, Morgan, Frowen, Reece4,115
25 Dec 1964Mansfield TownH3–0Sheffield 2, Smith5,304
39 Jan 1965ReadingA2–2Swindelss, Reece11,998
3r11 Jan 1965ReadingH0–113,118

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
12 Sep 1964Notts CountyA2–3Pring, OG2,881

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
518 Jan 1965Swansea TownH2–3Morgan, McCole5,496

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (C) 46 26 11 9 102 571.789 63 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Millwall (P) 46 23 16 7 78 451.733 62
3 York City (P) 46 28 6 12 91 561.625 62
4 Oxford United (P) 46 23 15 8 87 441.977 61
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 27 6 13 99 561.768 60
6 Rochdale 46 22 14 10 74 531.396 58
7 Bradford Park Avenue 46 20 17 9 86 621.387 57
8 Chester 46 25 6 15 119 811.469 56
9 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 11 15 84 721.167 51
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 13 15 90 811.111 49
11 Torquay United 46 21 7 18 70 701.000 49
12 Chesterfield 46 20 8 18 58 700.829 48
13 Notts County 46 15 14 17 61 730.836 44
14 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 84 920.913 43
15 Hartlepools United 46 15 13 18 61 850.718 43
16 Newport County 46 17 8 21 85 811.049 42
17 Darlington 46 18 6 22 84 870.966 42
18 Aldershot 46 15 7 24 64 840.762 37
19 Bradford City 46 12 8 26 70 880.795 32
20 Southport 46 8 16 22 58 890.652 32
21 Barrow 46 12 6 28 59 1050.562 30 Re-elected
22 Lincoln City 46 11 6 29 58 990.586 28
23 Halifax Town 46 11 6 29 54 1030.524 28
24 Stockport County 46 10 7 29 44 870.506 27

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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