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1971–72 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1971–72 season
ManagerBilly Lucas
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division14th
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: W.Brown (14)
All: W.Brown (16)
Highest home attendance7,664 vs Chester (27 December 1971)
Lowest home attendance2,363 vs Exeter City (8 April 1972)
Average home league attendance3,466

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

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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

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHHAHHAAHA
ResultLDLWDLLDLWWLWWLWLLWDWLLWLLLWDLLWLDLLWDWLWWWDWW
Position16192215171722222320192019181918181818181617181717181918191919181919212221212122211917171514
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1972. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Fourth Division

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Main article: 1971–72 Football League § 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

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Main article: 1971–72 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 20 Nov 1971 Notts County A 0–6 11,976

League Cup

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Main article: 1971–72 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 17 Aug 1971 Torquay United H 1–2 R.Jones 4,316

Welsh Cup

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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

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Main article: 1971–72 Football League § Fourth Division

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

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  1. ^ "County's "Dandy" Shorts". Jon Curtis. 19 June 2008.
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