1964–65 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1964–65 season
ManagerBilly Lucas
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division16th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sheffield (27)
All: Sheffield (29)
Highest home attendance13,118 vs Reading (FA Cup, 11 Jan 1965)
Lowest home attendance2,421 vs Bradford City (19 March 1964)
Average home league attendance4,008

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[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
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[edit]

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[edit]

Fourth Division[edit]

Main article: 1964–65 Football League § Fourth Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
22 Aug 1964 Darlington A 1–0 Sheffield 4,702
26 Aug 1964 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 Singer 4,830
29 Aug 1964 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 Singer 5,600
31 Aug 1964 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 Smith, Sheffield 5,600
5 Sep 1964 Wrexham A 2–4 Sheffield, Singer 6,546
7 Sep 1964 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 Sheffield 6,119
12 Sep 1964 Southport H 5–0 Sheffield 2, Singer 2, Morgan 4,075
15 Sep 1964 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 13,980
19 Sep 1964 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–2 Smith, Sheffield 8,003
26 Sep 1964 Aldershot H 2–1 Morgan 2 4,242
28 Sep 1964 Notts County H 3–1 Sheffield 3 5,802
3 Oct 1964 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 14,402
8 Oct 1964 Notts County A 0–1 6,137
10 Oct 1964 Barrow A 4–1 Morgan 2, Sheffield, Swindells 2,718
12 Oct 1964 Halifax Town H 0–2 5,315
17 Oct 1964 Hartlepools United H 2–0 Morgan, Sheffield 3,582
19 Oct 1964 Halifax Town A 0–2 3,154
24 Oct 1964 Rochdale A 0–2 4,283
26 Oct 1964 Lincoln City H 7–0 Morgan 5, Smith, Hill 4,300
31 Oct 1964 Millwall H 2–2 Swindells, Reece 5,392
7 Nov 1964 Bradford City A 0–1 3,751
21 Nov 1964 Torquay United A 2–2 Morgan, Sheffield 4,159
28 Nov 1964 Stockport County H 2–0 Sheffield 2 3,815
12 Dec 1964 Darlington H 2–1 Morgan, Swindells 3,023
18 Dec 1964 Tranmere Rovers A 2–3 Rathbone, Sheffield 7,080
26 Dec 1964 Oxford United H 0–3 6,730
2 Jan 1965 Wrexham H 2–0 Rathbone, Sheffield 3,960
16 Jan 1965 Southport A 3–5 McCole 2, Reece 7,685
23 Jan 1965 Bradford Park Avenue H 4–3 Reece 2, Smith, Sheffield 3,417
30 Jan 1965 Chester H 0–1 3,219
6 Feb 1965 Aldershot A 1–2 Hill 4,101
13 Feb 1965 Doncaster Rovers H 1–0 Morgan 2,605
17 Feb 1965 Oxford United A 1–4 Sheffield 6,775
20 Feb 1965 Barrow H 2–2 Rowland, Reece 2,057
27 Feb 1965 Hartlepools United A 4–2 Morgan 2, Reece 2 6,375
1 Mar 1965 York City A 1–5 Pugh 5,773
13 Mar 1965 Millwall A 0–4 6,705
19 Mar 1965 Bradford City H 4–2 Hill, Morgan, Sheffield, Reece 2,421
26 Mar 1965 Chester A 3–4 Sheffield 2, Hill 5,843
29 Mar 1965 Rochdale H 2–3 Hill, Sheffield 2,761
3 Apr 1965 Torquay United H 4–0 Sheffield 3, Smith 3,020
10 Apr 1965 Stockport County A 0–2 4,497
16 Apr 1965 Chesterfield A 1–2 Hill 7,390
17 Apr 1965 York City H 2–0 Reece, Sheffield 2,329
19 Apr 1965 Chesterfield H 4–1 Rathbone, Smith, Reynolds, OG 2,801
24 Apr 1965 Lincoln City A 3–4 Walters, Rowland, Reynolds 2,296

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 14 Nov 1964 Spalding United H 5–3 Swindells 2, Morgan, Frowen, Reece 4,115
2 5 Dec 1964 Mansfield Town H 3–0 Sheffield 2, Smith 5,304
3 9 Jan 1965 Reading A 2–2 Swindelss, Reece 11,998
3r 11 Jan 1965 Reading H 0–1 13,118

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 2 Sep 1964 Notts County A 2–3 Pring, OG 2,881

Welsh Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 18 Jan 1965 Swansea Town H 2–3 Morgan, McCole 5,496

League table[edit]

Main article: 1964–65 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 84 92 0.913 43
15 Hartlepools United 46 15 13 18 61 85 0.718 43
16 Newport County 46 17 8 21 85 81 1.049 42
17 Darlington 46 18 6 22 84 87 0.966 42
18 Aldershot 46 15 7 24 64 84 0.762 37
Source: rsssf.com

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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