1967–68 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1967–68 season
Manager Leslie Graham
Fourth Division 12th
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorer League: Hill (13)
All: Hill (18)
Highest home attendance 17,600 vs Southampton (FA Cup, 30 Jan 1968)
Lowest home attendance 1,605 vs Exeter City (27 Apr 1968)
Average home league attendance 3,282
Home colours
Away colours

The 1967–68 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 40th overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4616131758630.9245 117532221.45 561226410.63

Last updated: 11 May 1968.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAAAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAAHHAHHHAA
Result D L W W D D D W W W L L L L D L W L D L L L D L W D W W W D W L D L D W W D L L W W D W L L
Position 7 18 11 7 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 12 12 12 13 11 13 12 13 15 17 17 18 17 18 16 15 11 14 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 11 12 12

Last updated: 11 May 1968.
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
19 Aug 1967RochdaleH1–1Melling4,848
26 Aug 1967BrentfordA1–3Wookey4,511
2 Sep 1967Bradford Park AvenueH4–0D.Jones 2, Melling, Hill3,700
5 Sep 1967York CityH2–1D.Jones, King4,108
9 Sep 1967Doncaster RoversA1–1Hill6,207
16 Sep 1967Luton TownH1–1King4,635
22 Sep 1967Southend UnitedA2–2King 215,389
25 Sep 1967York CityA1–0King3,072
30 Sep 1967WrexhamH3–2Melling 35,133
3 Oct 1967Hartlepools UnitedH2–0Melling 22,136
7 Oct 1967Lincoln CityA1–2Stark6,689
14 Oct 1967Halifax TownH0–12,657
21 Oct 1967Bradford CityA0–38,123
23 Oct 1967Hartlepools UnitedA0–24,942
31 Oct 1967Crewe AlexandraH0–03,004
4 Nov 1967Notts CountyA1–3D.Jones4,456
13 Nov 1967Bradford Park AvenueA2–0Stark, Thomas2,991
18 Nov 1967ChesterA1–2Thomas3,704
21 Nov 1967Port ValeH1–1A.Smith2,434
25 Nov 1967ChesterfieldH0–32,343
2 Dec 1967Exeter CityA1–2Hill4,208
16 Dec 1967RochdaleA3–4Hill, Robinson, Buck1,662
23 Dec 1967BrentfordH2–2Hill, King2,700
26 Dec 1967Swansea TownA2–4Hill, A.Jones12,458
30 Dec 1967Swansea TownH3–0A.Jones 2, Buck6,316
20 Jan 1968Luton TownA1–1Hill10,992
6 Feb 1968Southend UnitedH2–0Hill, OG2,850
10 Feb 1968WrexhamA1–0Hill5,544
17 Feb 1968BarnsleyH3–0Wookey, Buck, A.Jones4,301
24 Feb 1968ChesterH1–1A.Jones4,370
27 Feb 1968Doncaster RoversH2–1Hill, A.Jones4,642
2 Mar 1968Halifax TownA1–4King4,336
9 Mar 1968WorkingtonA1–1A.Jones2,838
16 Mar 1968Bradford CityH0–33,017
23 Mar 1968Crewe AlexandraA1–1A.Jones4,378
30 Mar 1968Notts CountyH1–0OG2,040
6 Apr 1968Port ValeA1–0Buck3,607
12 Apr 1968AldershotA0–05,411
13 Apr 1968Lincoln CityH0–12,542
15 Apr 1968AldershotH0–22,180
20 Apr 1968ChesterfieldA2–1Hill, A.Williams6,200
23 Apr 1968DarlingtonH1–0Hill2,112
27 Apr 1968Exeter CityH1–1Hill1,605
29 Apr 1968WorkingtonH2–1King 21,813
4 May 1968DarlingtonA0–13,085
11 May 1968BarnsleyA2–4A.Jones 212,092

FA Cup

Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
118 Dec 1967GillinghamH3–0Hill, A.Williams, King2,452
26 Jan 1968Guildford CityA1–0Buck8,774
327 Jan 1968SouthamptonA1–1King23,789
3r30 Jan 1968SouthamptonH2–3Hill, A.Williams17,600

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
122 Aug 1967Swindon TownA1–1OG10,870
1r29 Aug 1967Swindon TownH2–0D.Jones, King6,537
212 Sep 1967BlackpoolH0–113,157

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
53 Feb 1968WelshpoolA4–0Hill 2, Thomas, A.P.Jones2,200
619 Feb 1968Swansea TownH3–1Thomas, Hill, Buck7,833
SF19 Mar 1968Hereford UnitedH0–15,100

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Luton Town462712787441.97766
2Barnsley462413968461.47861
3Hartlepools United4625101160461.30460
4Crewe Alexandra462018874491.51058
5Bradford City4623111272511.41257
6Southend United4620141277581.32854
7Chesterfield4621111471501.42053
8Wrexham4620131372531.35853
9Aldershot4618171170551.27353
10Doncaster Rovers4618151366561.17951
11Halifax Town4615161552491.06146
12Newport County4616131758630.92145
13Lincoln City461792071681.04443
14Brentford461872161640.95343
15Swansea Town4616102063770.81842
16Darlington4612171747530.88741
17Notts County4615112053790.67141
18Port Vale4612151961720.84739
19Rochdale4612142051720.70838
20Exeter City4611161945650.69238
21York City4611142165680.95636
22Chester469142357780.73132
23Workington4610112554870.62131
24Bradford Park Avenue464152730820.36623

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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