1967–68 Newport County A.F.C. season
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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.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season
1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. 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...
and their 40th overall in the Football League.
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win| Overall | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 1.45 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 0.63 |
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Results by round
Fourth Division
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1967 | H | 1–1 | Melling | 4,848 | |
| 26 Aug 1967 | A | 1–3 | Wookey | 4,511 | |
| 2 Sep 1967 | H | 4–0 | D.Jones 2, Melling, Hill | 3,700 | |
| 5 Sep 1967 | H | 2–1 | D.Jones, King | 4,108 | |
| 9 Sep 1967 | A | 1–1 | Hill | 6,207 | |
| 16 Sep 1967 | H | 1–1 | King | 4,635 | |
| 22 Sep 1967 | A | 2–2 | King 2 | 15,389 | |
| 25 Sep 1967 | A | 1–0 | King | 3,072 | |
| 30 Sep 1967 | H | 3–2 | Melling 3 | 5,133 | |
| 3 Oct 1967 | H | 2–0 | Melling 2 | 2,136 | |
| 7 Oct 1967 | A | 1–2 | Stark | 6,689 | |
| 14 Oct 1967 | H | 0–1 | 2,657 | ||
| 21 Oct 1967 | A | 0–3 | 8,123 | ||
| 23 Oct 1967 | A | 0–2 | 4,942 | ||
| 31 Oct 1967 | H | 0–0 | 3,004 | ||
| 4 Nov 1967 | A | 1–3 | D.Jones | 4,456 | |
| 13 Nov 1967 | A | 2–0 | Stark, Thomas | 2,991 | |
| 18 Nov 1967 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
A | 1–2 | Thomas | 3,704 |
| 21 Nov 1967 | H | 1–1 | A.Smith | 2,434 | |
| 25 Nov 1967 | H | 0–3 | 2,343 | ||
| 2 Dec 1967 | A | 1–2 | Hill | 4,208 | |
| 16 Dec 1967 | A | 3–4 | Hill, Robinson, Buck | 1,662 | |
| 23 Dec 1967 | H | 2–2 | Hill, King | 2,700 | |
| 26 Dec 1967 | A | 2–4 | Hill, A.Jones | 12,458 | |
| 30 Dec 1967 | H | 3–0 | A.Jones 2, Buck | 6,316 | |
| 20 Jan 1968 | A | 1–1 | Hill | 10,992 | |
| 6 Feb 1968 | H | 2–0 | Hill, OG | 2,850 | |
| 10 Feb 1968 | A | 1–0 | Hill | 5,544 | |
| 17 Feb 1968 | H | 3–0 | Wookey, Buck, A.Jones | 4,301 | |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
H | 1–1 | A.Jones | 4,370 |
| 27 Feb 1968 | H | 2–1 | Hill, A.Jones | 4,642 | |
| 2 Mar 1968 | A | 1–4 | King | 4,336 | |
| 9 Mar 1968 | A | 1–1 | A.Jones | 2,838 | |
| 16 Mar 1968 | H | 0–3 | 3,017 | ||
| 23 Mar 1968 | A | 1–1 | A.Jones | 4,378 | |
| 30 Mar 1968 | H | 1–0 | OG | 2,040 | |
| 6 Apr 1968 | A | 1–0 | Buck | 3,607 | |
| 12 Apr 1968 | A | 0–0 | 5,411 | ||
| 13 Apr 1968 | H | 0–1 | 2,542 | ||
| 15 Apr 1968 | H | 0–2 | 2,180 | ||
| 20 Apr 1968 | A | 2–1 | Hill, A.Williams | 6,200 | |
| 23 Apr 1968 | H | 1–0 | Hill | 2,112 | |
| 27 Apr 1968 | H | 1–1 | Hill | 1,605 | |
| 29 Apr 1968 | H | 2–1 | King 2 | 1,813 | |
| 4 May 1968 | A | 0–1 | 3,085 | ||
| 11 May 1968 | A | 2–4 | A.Jones 2 | 12,092 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Dec 1967 | H | 3–0 | Hill, A.Williams, King | 2,452 | |
| 2 | 06 Jan 1968 | A | 1–0 | Buck | 8,774 | |
| 3 | 27 Jan 1968 | A | 1–1 | King | 23,789 | |
| 3r | 30 Jan 1968 | H | 2–3 | Hill, A.Williams | 17,600 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Aug 1967 | A | 1–1 | OG | 10,870 | |
| 1r | 29 Aug 1967 | H | 2–0 | D.Jones, King | 6,537 | |
| 2 | 12 Sep 1967 | H | 0–1 | 13,157 |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 Feb 1968 | A | 4–0 | Hill 2, Thomas, A.P.Jones | 2,200 | |
| 6 | 19 Feb 1968 | H | 3–1 | Thomas, Hill, Buck | 7,833 | |
| SF | 19 Mar 1968 | H | 0–1 | 5,100 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 66 |
| 2 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 46 | 1.478 | 61 |
| 3 | Hartlepools United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 46 | 1.304 | 60 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 74 | 49 | 1.510 | 58 |
| 5 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 1.412 | 57 |
| 6 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 77 | 58 | 1.328 | 54 |
| 7 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 50 | 1.420 | 53 |
| 8 | Wrexham Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales... |
46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 53 | 1.358 | 53 |
| 9 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 70 | 55 | 1.273 | 53 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 56 | 1.179 | 51 |
| 11 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 1.061 | 46 |
| 12 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 45 |
| 13 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 43 |
| 14 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 43 |
| 15 | Swansea Town Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 42 |
| 16 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 41 |
| 17 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 41 |
| 18 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 39 |
| 19 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 38 |
| 20 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 38 |
| 21 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 36 |
| 22 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 32 |
| 23 | Workington Workington A.F.C. Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds... |
46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 31 |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
46 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 82 | 0.366 | 23 |
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 |