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1965–66 Newport County A.F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Newport County

| season = 1965–66

| manager = Billy Lucas

| stadium = Somerton Park

| chairman =

| league = Fourth Division

| league result = 9th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = 1st round

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = 1st round

| cup3 = Welsh Cup

| cup3 result = 6th round

| league topscorer = Hale (21)

| season topscorer = Hale (24)

| highest attendance = 3,985 vs Notts County (25 October 1965)

| lowest attendance = 1,700 vs Chester (23 May 1966)

| average attendance = 2,611

| prevseason = 1964–65

| nextseason = 1966–67

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The 1965–66 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 38th overall in the Football League.

Season review

= Results summary =

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= Results by round =

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|header=Round

|label1= Ground

| res1=A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/H

|label2= Result

| res2=W/L/D/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/W/D/W/L/L/D/W/D/L/L/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/D/D/D/W/D/L/W/W/W

|label3= Position

| res3=9/8/10/14/11/8/13/11/13/15/15/16/17/18/16/14/13/14/15/16/15/14/14/16/17/20/18/15/15/18/16/14/16/17/17/14/15/14/15/14/12/12/13/12/12/9

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_-4=green1|color_21-=red1

|updated=28 May 1966

|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1965-1966/result statto.com]

|date=January 2011

}}

Fixtures and results

=Fourth Division=

{{Main|1965–66 Football League#Fourth Division}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|21 Aug 1965

ChesterfieldA2–1Morgan 2align="right"|5,958
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|25 Aug 1965

Torquay UnitedA0–1align="right"|7,489
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|28 Aug 1965

RochdaleH1–1Reynoldsalign="right"|3,673
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|4 Sep 1965

Luton TownA1–2Morganalign="right"|4,899
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|11 Sep 1965

BarrowH3–2Morgan, Pugh, Reynoldsalign="right"|2,741
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|13 Sep 1965

Torquay UnitedH3–2Morgan 2, Pughalign="right"|3,814
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|18 Sep 1965

Hartlepools UnitedA2–5Hill, Jonesalign="right"|4,939
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|25 Sep 1965

Doncaster RoversH4–0Pugh, Hill, Bird, Williamsalign="right"|2,970
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|2 Oct 1965

SouthportA0–2align="right"|3,537
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|6 Oct 1965

AldershotA1–2Morganalign="right"|5,037
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|9 Oct 1965

Halifax TownH3–1Morgan, Pugh, Jonesalign="right"|2,800
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|16 Oct 1965

ChesterA1–6Morganalign="right"|8,027
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|25 Oct 1965

Notts CountyH1–2Hillalign="right"|3,985
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|30 Oct 1965

Lincoln CityA1–1Jonesalign="right"|5,590
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|8 Nov 1965

DarlingtonH3–0Rathbone, Pugh, Halealign="right"|2,911
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 Nov 1965

Tranmere RoversH0–0align="right"|2,516
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|22 Nov 1965

AldershotH3–1Bird, Smith, Halealign="right"|2,180
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|27 Nov 1965

Colchester UnitedA2–3Jones, Halealign="right"|3,593
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|11 Dec 1965

Bradford CityA2–3Hill, Halealign="right"|3,717
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|31 Dec 1965

Halifax TownA4–4Walters, Smith, Wookey, OGalign="right"|2,570
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|8 Jan 1966

Stockport CountyH1–0Wookeyalign="right"|2,760
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|15 Jan 1966

Notts CountyA1–1Hallalign="right"|4,605
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|31 Jan 1966

ChesterfieldH3–4Reynolds 2, Halealign="right"|2,866
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|5 Feb 1966

RochdaleA1–2Smithalign="right"|2,167
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|12 Feb 1966

Bradford Park AvenueA1–6Halealign="right"|4,358
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|26 Feb 1966

BarrowA2–2Morgan, Smithalign="right"|3,532
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 Mar 1966

Crewe AlexandraA2–2Hale 2align="right"|2,751
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|7 Mar 1966

Bradford Park AvenueH3–1Morgan 2, Tapscottalign="right"|2,817
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|12 Mar 1966

Hartlepools UnitedH3–0Morgan, Pugh, Halealign="right"|2,250
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|19 Mar 1966

Doncaster RoversA0–1align="right"|12,365
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|21 Mar 1966

Crewe AlexandraH1–0Hallalign="right"|2,502
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|25 Mar 1966

SouthportH1–1Morganalign="right"|1,997
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|9 Apr 1966

BarnsleyH1–0Reynoldsalign="right"|2,328
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|11 Apr 1966

Port ValeH0–1align="right"|2,257
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|12 Apr 1966

Port ValeA0–3align="right"|4,496
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|15 Apr 1966

Tranmere RoversA1–0Wookeyalign="right"|3,766
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|25 Apr 1966

WrexhamA1–0Hallalign="right"|3,106
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|29 Apr 1966

BarnsleyA2–2Jones, Halealign="right"|1,697
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 May 1966

Lincoln CityH0–0align="right"|2,176
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|7 May 1966

Bradford CityH2–2Morgan, Halealign="right"|1,855
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|9 May 1966

DarlingtonA1–0Halealign="right"|10,923
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|16 May 1966

WrexhamH2–2Hale, Pughalign="right"|1,884
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|20 May 1966

Stockport CountyA1–2Jonesalign="right"|3,586
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|23 May 1966

ChesterH3–2Hale 2, Morganalign="right"|1,700
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|25 May 1966

Luton TownH3–1Hale 2, Morganalign="right"|2,173
bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|28 May 1966

Colchester UnitedH2–1Morgan, Halealign="right"|2,905

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1965–66 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|1

13 Nov 1965Bath CityA0–2align="right"|7,330

=League Cup=

{{Main|1965–66 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|1

1 Sep 1965Southend UnitedH2–2Morgan, Reynoldsalign="right"|2,925
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|1r

6 Sep 1965Southend UnitedA1–3Hillalign="right"|8,644

=Welsh Cup=

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Date

!Opponents

!Venue

!Result

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

|5

5 Jan 1966Hereford UnitedA2–1Bird, Halealign="right"|6,000
bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|6

7 Feb 1966ChesterH2–2Hale 2align="right"|1,776
bgcolor="#ffdddd"

|6r

16 Feb 1966ChesterA0–2align="right"|5,296

League table

{{Main|1965–66 Football League#Fourth Division}}

{{:1965–66 Football League|only_totals=y|transcludesection=Fourth Division|showteam=NPC}}

References

  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. {{ISBN|978-1-874427-40-7}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225163436/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/newport-county/1965-1966/results Newport County 1965-1966 : Results]
  • [http://www.11v11.com/teams/newport-county/tab/matches/season/1966 Newport County football club match record: 1966]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160410/http://wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=79 Welsh Cup 1965/66]

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{{1965–66 in English football}}

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1965-66

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