Newport County 1961–62 football season
The 1961–62 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division since the end of regionalisation in 1958. It was their 33rd season in the third tier and 34th competitive season overall in the Football League .
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts 46 7 8 31 46 102 0.451 22 6 5 12 29 38 17 1 3 19 17 64 5
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H H A A H A A A H H A H H A A H H A A A H H A A H A A A H A H A H A H H H A H H A H H A A H Result L L L D W W L D L L L L L L D W L L L L L D L L L L L L L L W L L L D W D L W D L D W L L L Position 20 21 22 22 18 15 16 19 19 21 23 23 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Updated to match(es) played on 8 Apr 1962. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = LossFixtures and results [ edit ] Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 19 Aug 1961 Grimsby Town H 0–2 11,027 21 Aug 1961 Barnsley H 0–2 8,727 25 Aug 1961 Coventry City A 0–3 12,675 30 Aug 1961 Barnsley A 1–1 Bowman 6,901 2 Sep 1961 Brentford H 6–1 Buchanan 3, Robertson 2, Bowman 5,757 5 Sep 1961 Bristol City A 2–1 Bowman, Smith 15,588 8 Sep 1961 Reading A 1–2 Robertson 17,441 16 Sep 1961 Portsmouth A 2–2 Bowman, Buchanan 14,006 18 Sep 1961 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–2 Robertson 10,458 23 Sep 1961 Southend United H 0–3 6,407 30 Sep 1961 Notts County A 1–8 Harris 6,356 2 Oct 1961 Peterborough United H 2–3 Smith, W.Herrity 9,027 7 Oct 1961 Queens Park Rangers H 2–4 Bowman, Harris 5,440 9 Oct 1961 Peterborough United A 1–2 Finlay 13,029 14 Oct 1961 Halifax Town A 0–0 5,161 16 Oct 1961 Bristol City H 3–1 Harris 3 7,006 21 Oct 1961 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 0–1 7,392 25 Oct 1961 Bradford Park Avenue A 1–4 Smith 9,370 28 Oct 1961 Crystal Palace A 0–2 17,885 11 Nov 1961 Northampton Town A 0–5 7,845 18 Nov 1961 Hull City H 0–2 5,089 2 Dec 1961 Swindon Town H 2–2 Smith 2 4,506 9 Dec 1961 Torquay United A 2–3 Buchanan, Walsh 4,065 16 Dec 1961 Grimsby Town A 0–1 4,575 23 Dec 1961 Coventry City H 1–2 Robertson 3,360 26 Dec 1961 Port Vale A 0–3 12,182 13 Jan 1962 Brentford A 1–3 Smith 7,750 27 Jan 1962 Watford A 1–3 Smith 8,167 5 Feb 1962 Portsmouth H 0–5 5,655 10 Feb 1962 Southend United A 0–1 6,175 17 Feb 1962 Notts County H 2–0 Harris, Moffat 2,597 24 Feb 1962 Queens Park Rangers A 0–4 7,697 5 Mar 1962 Halifax Town H 0–1 2,956 10 Mar 1962 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–2 Bowman 10,610 12 Mar 1962 Port Vale H 1–1 Moffat 2,504 17 Mar 1962 Crystal Palace H 2–1 Buchanan, Smith 2,276 19 Mar 1962 Reading H 0–0 2,639 23 Mar 1962 Lincoln City A 2–3 Walsh 2 5,359 26 Mar 1962 Lincoln City H 4–0 Moffat 2, Buchanan, Harris 3,062 31 Mar 1962 Northampton Town H 0–0 2,568 7 Apr 1962 Hull City A 0–4 3,235 14 Apr 1962 Watford H 0–0 2,346 16 Apr 1962 Shrewsbury Town H 3–2 Smith, Harris, Moffat 2,003 21 Apr 1962 Swindon Town A 0–3 7,881 23 Apr 1962 Shrewsbury Town A 1–4 W.Herrity 6,650 8 Apr 1962 Torquay United H 0–3 2,295
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 1 4 Nov 1961 Reading A 1–1 W.Herrity 10,564 1r 6 Nov 1961 Reading H 1–0 W.Herrity 8,548 2 25 Nov 1961 Weymouth A 0–1 6,500
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 5 30 Jan 1962 Cardiff City A 1–4 Harris 5,715
Key Division Champions Promoted Relegated
