1963–64 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1963–64 season
Manager Billy Lucas
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
Result D W W L W D W D D L L W L L L D W W L L L W W L W L L W W D L L W L L L L W W L D W D L W L
Position 10 3 2 8 2 5 1 2 2 3 9 3 7 10 14 13 12 11 15 18 18 16 15 15 14 16 17 17 15 16 16 17 15 18 19 20 20 19 18 19 18 16 17 17 15 15

Last updated: 30 Apr 1964.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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

Main article: 1963–64 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 F A GA Pts
1Gillingham462314959301.96760
2Carlisle United46251011113581.94860
3Workington4624111176521.46259
4Exeter City462018862371.67658
5Bradford City462561576621.22656
6Torquay United4620111580541.48151
7Tranmere Rovers4620111585731.16451
8Brighton & Hove Albion4619121571521.36550
9Aldershot4619101783781.06448
10Halifax Town4617141577771.00048
11Lincoln City461991867750.89347
12Chester461981965601.08346
13Bradford Park Avenue461891975810.92645
14Doncaster Rovers4615121970750.93342
15Newport County461782164730.87742
16Chesterfield4615121957710.80342
17Stockport County4615121950680.73542
18Oxford United4614131959630.93741
19Darlington4614122066930.71040
20Rochdale4612151956590.94939
21Southport461592263880.71639
22York City461472552660.78835
23Hartlepools United461292554930.58133
24Barrow466182251930.54830

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election

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