1971–72 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1971–72 football season
| 1971–72 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Billy Lucas | |||
| Stadium | Somerton Park | |||
| Fourth Division | 14th | |||
| FA Cup | 1st round | |||
| League Cup | 1st round | |||
| Welsh Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: W.Brown (14) All: W.Brown (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,664 vs Chester (27 December 1971) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,363 vs Exeter City (8 April 1972) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,466 | |||
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The 1971–72 season was Newport County's tenth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 44th overall in the Football League.
Season review
County briefly wore tangerine and black striped shorts in February 1972 before fan reaction caused the club to revert to black shorts soon after.[1]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 0.833 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 52 | 13 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1972. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1971 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–4 | Coldrick, Thomas | 4,797 |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Peterborough United | H | 1–1 | R.Jones | 3,963 |
| 28 Aug 1971 | Lincoln City | A | 1–3 | Brown | 5,265 |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Colchester United | H | 2–1 | Sprague, Brown | 4,168 |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 4,300 |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Southport | A | 2–4 | Young, Brown | 4,206 |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Aldershot | H | 2–3 | White, Aizlewood | 3,380 |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Darlington | A | 0–0 | 2,254 | |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Southend United | A | 1–3 | White | 7,145 |
| 2 Oct 1971 | Bury | H | 2–1 | Thomas, Young | 2,995 |
| 9 Oct 1971 | Hartlepool | A | 1–0 | White | 2,990 |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–3 | Brown | 2,770 |
| 23 Oct 1971 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | Brown, Coldrick | 5,817 |
| 30 Oct 1971 | Cambridge United | H | 3–0 | Thomas 2, Williams | 3,824 |
| 6 Nov 1971 | Brentford | A | 1–3 | Thomas | 10,480 |
| 13 Nov 1971 | Barrow | H | 2–1 | Brown 2 | 3,443 |
| 27 Nov 1971 | Workington | H | 0–1 | 2,918 | |
| 4 Dec 1971 | Reading | A | 2–4 | D.Jones, Young | 3,680 |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | Brown 2 | 2,987 |
| 18 Dec 1971 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 | Hooper | 4,151 |
| 27 Dec 1971 | Chester | H | 1–0 | Thomas | 7,664 |
| 1 Jan 1972 | Aldershot | A | 0–3 | 3,120 | |
| 15 Jan 1972 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–4 | D.Jones | 8,112 |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Hill, Thomas | 3,535 |
| 29 Jan 1972 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–1 | 4,580 | |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 | 3,732 | |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Gillingham | H | 1–2 | D.Jones | 3,143 |
| 19 Feb 1972 | Cambridge United | A | 1–0 | D.Jones | 4,618 |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Brentford | H | 0–0 | 3,271 | |
| 4 Mar 1972 | Barrow | A | 0–1 | 2,196 | |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Hartlepool | H | 0–2 | 3,170 | |
| 13 Mar 1972 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | White, R.Jones | 2,870 |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Peterborough United | A | 1–3 | Hill | 4,028 |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Southport | H | 2–2 | Brown, D.Jones | 2,699 |
| 31 Mar 1972 | Bury | A | 0–3 | 5,719 | |
| 1 Apr 1972 | Chester | A | 0–3 | 2,563 | |
| 4 Apr 1972 | Darlington | H | 4–0 | Thomas 2, White, Young | 3,196 |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Exeter City | H | 0–0 | 2,363 | |
| 11 Apr 1972 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | Hill | 3,359 |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Workington | A | 0–3 | 1,342 | |
| 18 Apr 1972 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–0 | Thomas, White | 2,958 |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Reading | H | 2–1 | R.Jones, Hill | 3,065 |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Colchester United | A | 3–2 | Brown, Hill, R.Jones | 4,311 |
| 28 Apr 1972 | Stockport County | A | 4–4 | D.Jones, 2, R.Jones, OG | 1,824 |
| 1 May 1972 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–0 | Hill | 3,686 |
| 3 May 1972 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | R.Jones | 1,028 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 1971 | Notts County | A | 0–6 | 11,976 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 1971 | Torquay United | H | 1–2 | R.Jones | 4,316 |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 Jan 1972 | Ebbw Vale | H | 3–1 | Thomas, Brown, Hooper | 1,420 |
| 6 | 8 Feb 1972 | Bangor City | A | 2–1 | Brown, D.Jones | 2,609 |
| SF | 22 Mar 1972 | Wrexham | A | 0–2 | 3,869 |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 46 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 45 |
| 14 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 0.833 | 44 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 43 |
| 16 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 0.737 | 42 |
Source: rsssf.com
References
- ^ "County's "Dandy" Shorts". Jon Curtis. 19 June 2008.
- Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
External links
- Newport County 1971-1972 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1972
- Welsh Cup 1971/72
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