1973–74 Newport County A.F.C. season
1973–74 season | |||
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Manager |
Billy Lucas (until January 1974) Brian Harris (from January 1974) | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Fourth Division | 9th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round | ||
League Cup | 1st round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: W.Brown (9) All: H.J.Jarman (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,007 vs Swindon Town (League Cup, 4 Sep 1973) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,785 vs Hartlepool (6 Apr 1974) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,018 | ||
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The 1973–74 season was Newport County's 12th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 46th overall in the Football League.
Season review
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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25 Aug 1973 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 4,843 | |
1 Sep 1973 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Screen | 3,971 |
8 Sep 1973 | Chester | H | 0–2 | 3,660 | |
11 Sep 1973 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | 4,061 | |
15 Sep 1973 | Colchester United | A | 1–4 | Hill | 3,523 |
18 Sep 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–2 | Aizlewood 2, Jarman 2 | 2,035 |
22 Sep 1973 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | R.Jones | 3,138 |
28 Sep 1973 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | Brown | 2,780 |
3 Oct 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–4 | Jarman | 1,879 |
9 Oct 1973 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | Brown, R.Jones | 3,004 |
13 Oct 1973 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | 2,607 | |
20 Oct 1973 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Brown | 2,057 |
23 Oct 1973 | Northampton Town | H | 3–1 | R.Jones, Aizelwood, Jarman | 3,592 |
27 Oct 1973 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 4,327 | |
3 Nov 1973 | Lincoln City | A | 0–3 | 4,389 | |
9 Nov 1973 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | R.Jones, Godfrey, Summerhayes | 2,852 |
12 Nov 1973 | Hartlepool | A | 1–0 | Aizelwood | 1,641 |
17 Nov 1973 | Darlington | H | 2–0 | Aizelwood, Godfrey | 2,910 |
1 Dec 1973 | Bury | H | 1–0 | Hill | 2,346 |
8 Dec 1973 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | Godfrey | 3,476 |
15 Dec 1973 | Torquay United | A | 2–3 | Aizewood, Jarman | 2,505 |
22 Dec 1973 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Hooper, R.Jones, Brown | 2,546 |
26 Dec 1973 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Hill | 5,440 |
29 Dec 1973 | Chester | A | 0–3 | 2,661 | |
1 Jan 1974 | Gillingham | H | 3–3 | Brown, Hill, Summerhayes | 5,888 |
5 Jan 1974 | Workington | A | 2–3 | Hooper, Brown | 749 |
12 Jan 1974 | Colchester United | H | 1–3 | Hooper | 3,304 |
19 Jan 1974 | Reading | A | 1–1 | R.Jones | 4,311 |
27 Jan 1974 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | Screen, Brown | 3,812 |
3 Feb 1974 | Torquay United | H | 2–2 | Aizelwood, Godfrey | 3,480 |
10 Feb 1974 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | OG | 2.933 |
17 Feb 1974 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | Hooper 2 | 3,051 |
24 Feb 1974 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 | Jarman | 3,006 |
2 Mar 1974 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | D.Jones | 2,167 |
9 Mar 1974 | Peterborough United | A | 0–2 | 7,354 | |
17 Mar 1974 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | Jenkins | 1,808 |
22 Mar 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–2 | 1,163 | |
25 Mar 1974 | Workington | H | 4–0 | Godfrey 3, Coldrick | 1,972 |
30 Mar 1974 | Lincoln City | H | 0–1 | 1,908 | |
3 Apr 1974 | Bradford City | A | 0–3 | 2,681 | |
6 Apr 1974 | Hartlepool | H | 0–0 | 1,785 | |
13 Apr 1974 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | Hooper | 2,322 |
15 Apr 1974 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | White | 2,303 |
16 Apr 1974 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Brown, Jarman | 3,108 |
22 Apr 1974 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | Jarman, Brown | 1,890 |
27 Apr 1974 | Bury | A | 0–5 | 6,111 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 24 Nov 1973 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Hooper | 6,888 |
Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 28 Aug 1973 | Swindon Town | A | 3–3 | Jarman, Screen, Brown | 6,873 |
1r | 4 Sep 1973 | Swindon Town | H | 1–2 | Jarman | 6,007 |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Peterborough United (C) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 38 | 1.974 | 65 | Promoted to the Third Division |
2 | Gillingham (P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | 62 | |
3 | Colchester United (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 36 | 2.028 | 60 | |
4 | Bury (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 49 | 1.653 | 59 | |
5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | 53 | |
6 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | 51 | |
7 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 49 | |
8 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 48 | |
9 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 45† | |
10 | Exeter City | 45 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 55 | 1.055 | 44‡ | |
11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | 44 | |
12 | Lincoln City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 44 | |
13 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 44 | |
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 46 | 0.978 | 43 | |
15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 43 | |
16 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 57 | 0.912 | 43 | |
17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 69 | 0.899 | 43 | |
18 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 64 | 0.734 | 42‡ | |
19 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 50 | 0.960 | 40 | |
20 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | 39 | |
21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 38 | Re-elected |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 80 | 0.588 | 35 | |
23 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 74 | 0.581 | 35 | |
24 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 34 |
Source: rsssf.com
† Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
‡ Scunthorpe United – Exeter City was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded the points.
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.
External links
References
- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7