1975–76 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1975–76 season
Manager Dave Elliott
(until February 1976)
Jimmy Scoular
(from February 1976)
Fourth Division 22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
Top goalscorer League: Parsons (15)
All: Parsons (16)
Highest home attendance 5,182 vs Swindon Town (FA Cup, 22 Nov 1975)
Lowest home attendance 1,092 vs Watford (31 Mar 1976)
Average home league attendance 2,083
Home colours
Away colours

The 1975–76 season was Newport County's 14th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 48th overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
461392457900.6335 87835331.06 521622570.39

Last updated: 3 May 1976.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHA
Result W W D L W L D W W W L D D D W W L L W L D L L W W L D L L L L L W L L L L L L W D L L D L L
Position 7 3 3 7 1 8 7 7 6 4 6 6 6 9 5 5 7 9 7 9 9 10 13 10 7 9 9 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 21 22 22 22

Last updated: 3 May 1976.
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
16 Aug 1975Lincoln CityH3–1Jones 2, Woods2,797
23 Aug 1975WorkingtonA2–1Woods, Jones1,425
30 Aug 1975Scunthorpe UnitedH0–02,735
6 Sep 1975RochdaleA3–4Woods 2, Jones1,119
13 Sep 1975SouthportH2–0Godfrey, White2,342
20 Sep 1975BournemouthA0–23,993
23 Sep 1975Swansea CityA2–2S.Aizlewood 24,456
27 Sep 1975Cambridge UnitedH2–0Parsons 22,244
4 Oct 1975BrentfordA3–1Jones, Bell, Hooper5,680
11 Oct 1975BarnsleyH1–0Woods3,043
18 Oct 1975Huddersfield TownA1–2Parsons5,477
20 Oct 1975ReadingH0–03,955
25 Oct 1975Exeter CityH3–3Parsons 2, Jones2,871
1 Nov 1975Torquay UnitedA1–1Parsons2,163
3 Nov 1975Stockport CountyA1–0OG2,208
8 Nov 1975Bradford CityH3–1Hooper, Love, White2,747
15 Nov 1975Doncaster RoversA1–5Parsons7,793
29 Nov 1975Hartlepool UnitedA1–4Godfrey2,780
6 Dec 1975DarlingtonH4–1Jones, Parsons, White, OG1,878
20 Dec 1975WatfordA1–3Parsons3,261
26 Dec 1975Crewe AlexandraH2–2Woodruff, Parsons3,788
27 Dec 1975Northampton TownA0–38,448
3 Jan 1976Tranmere RoversH1–5Parsons2,074
10 Jan 1976Scunthorpe UnitedA2–1Woods 21,879
17 Jan 1976BournemouthH3–1Parsons, White, OG1,496
24 Jan 1976SouthportA0–31,268
7 Feb 1976Stockport CountyH2–2White, S.Aizlewood1,652
21 Feb 1976Doncaster RoversH2–3Parsons, Woods1,543
23 Feb 1976Swansea CityH1–2S.Aizlewood2,040
28 Feb 1976Exeter CityA0–33,447
2 Mar 1976ReadingA0–16,211
5 Mar 1976Torquay UnitedH0–21,588
8 Mar 1976BrentfordH1–0Parsons1,150
13 Mar 1976BarnsleyA1–3Woods2,587
17 Mar 1976Huddersfield TownH1–2Parsons1,374
20 Mar 1976Hartlepool UnitedH0–11,230
27 Mar 1976DarlingtonA0–41,312
31 Mar 1976WatfordH0–21,092
3 Apr 1976Lincoln CityA1–4M.Aizlewood8,178
6 Apr 1976Cambridge UnitedA1–0Love1,361
10 Apr 1976RochdaleH1–1Jones1,331
14 Apr 1976Tranmere RoversA1–3Jones2,629
17 Apr 1976Crewe AlexandraA0–41,971
20 Apr 1976Northampton TownH1–1Jones1,728
24 Apr 1976WorkingtonH2–3Woods, Jones1,226
3 May 1976Bradford CityA0–31,676

FA Cup

Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
122 Nov 1975Swindon TownH2–2Godfrey, Parsons5,182
1r25 Nov 1975Swindon TownA0–37,574

Football League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
1–119 Aug 1975Exeter CityH1–1Love2,268
1–226 Aug 1975Exeter CityA0–21–3 agg

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAGAPts
1Lincoln City4632104111392.84674
2Northampton Town462910787402.17568
3Reading4624121070511.37360
4Tranmere Rovers4624101289551.61858
5Huddersfield Town4621141156411.36656
6Bournemouth4620121457481.18852
7Exeter City4618141456471.19150
8Watford462261862621.00050
9Torquay United4618141455630.87350
10Doncaster Rovers4619111675691.08749
11Swansea City4616151566571.15847
12Barnsley4614161652481.08344
13Cambridge United4614151758620.93543
14Hartlepool4616102062780.79542
15Rochdale4612181640540.74142
16Crewe Alexandra4613151858571.01841
17Bradford City4612171763650.96941
18Brentford4614131956600.93341
19Scunthorpe United4614102250590.84738
20Darlington4614102248570.84238
21Stockport County4613122143760.56638
22Newport County461392457900.63335
23Southport468102841770.53226
24Workington46773230870.34521
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Election

VotesClubFate
42Stockport CountyRe-elected to the League
41Newport CountyRe-elected to the League
38SouthportRe-elected to the League
21WorkingtonRe-elected to the League
18Yeovil TownNot elected to the League
14Kettering TownNot elected to the League
6Wigan AthleticNot elected to the League
3Chelmsford CityNot elected to the League
3WimbledonNot elected to the League
2Nuneaton BoroughNot elected to the League
2Telford UnitedNot elected to the League
1Gainsborough TrinityNot elected to the League
1ScarboroughNot elected to the League

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