1982–83 Newport County A.F.C. season
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The 1982–83 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division
and their 55th season overall in the Football League
. County achieved their highest post-war league finish, just four points behind third-placed Huddersfield Town
in the Third Division. Huddersfield were promoted to the Second Division, along with champions Portsmouth
and arch-rivals Cardiff City
. County had actually gone top of the table on Easter Monday after a win over Cardiff in front of 16,052 fans at Somerton Park, but only one win and four defeats from the next five games set up the away game at Huddersfield as the promotion decider. That game too was lost, and with it the chance of a return to the Second Division for the first time since 1947
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Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
and their 55th season overall in the Football League
The Football League
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. County achieved their highest post-war league finish, just four points behind third-placed Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
in the Third Division. Huddersfield were promoted to the Second Division, along with champions Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and arch-rivals Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
. County had actually gone top of the table on Easter Monday after a win over Cardiff in front of 16,052 fans at Somerton Park, but only one win and four defeats from the next five games set up the away game at Huddersfield as the promotion decider. That game too was lost, and with it the chance of a return to the Second Division for the first time since 1947
1946–47 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1946–47 season was Newport County's first competitive season in the Football League Second Division. The club had been promoted at the end of the 1938–39 season and although play had started in the 1939–40 season it was abandoned due to the outbreak of war in Europe.-Results summary:Note: Two...
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Results summary
Note: Three points for a winResults by round
Third Division
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1982 | A | 0–0 | 3,471 | ||
| 4 Sep 1982 | H | 1–0 | Tynan | 3,464 | |
| 7 Sep 1982 | H | 2–2 | Tynan, Gwyther | 3,741 | |
| 11 Sep 1982 | A | 2–4 | Aldridge, Tynan | 4,793 | |
| 18 Sep 1982 | H | 2–1 | Aldridge 2 | 3,536 | |
| 25 Sep 1982 | A | 2–1 | Vaughan, Aldridge | 10,833 | |
| 28 Sep 1982 | A | 0–2 | 5,706 | ||
| 2 Oct 1982 | H | 1–0 | Tynan | 3,749 | |
| 9 Oct 1982 | H | 2–0 | Vaughan, Tynan | 5,912 | |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
A | 5–1 | Tynan 2, Elsey, Aldridge, Lowndes | 2,040 |
| 19 Oct 1982 | A | 0–0 | 3,747 | ||
| 23 Oct 1982 | H | 1–1 | Oakes | 4,338 | |
| 30 Oct 1982 | A | 1–0 | Aldridge | 4,108 | |
| 2 Nov 1982 | H | 3–1 | Aldridge, OG, Tynan | 5,017 | |
| 6 Nov 1982 | A | 2–4 | Bailey, Tynan | 3,058 | |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
H | 5–1 | Aldridge 3, Vaughan, Lowndes | 4,071 |
| 27 Nov 1982 | A | 0–1 | 3,246 | ||
| 4 Dec 1982 | H | 2–1 | Elsey, Lowndes | 3,727 | |
| 18 Dec 1982 | H | 1–1 | Vaughan | 3,572 | |
| 27 Dec 1982 | A | 2–3 | Bailey, Vaughan | 15,972 | |
| 28 Dec 1982 | H | 1–2 | Tynan | 5,836 | |
| 1 Jan 1983 | A | 1–0 | Elsey | 3,505 | |
| 3 Jan 1983 | H | 2–2 | Gwyther, Elsey | 4,017 | |
| 15 Jan 1983 | H | 1–2 | Aldridge | 3,482 | |
| 22 Jan 1983 | A | 4–2 | Tynan 2, Elsey, Lowndes | 4,287 | |
| 29 Jan 1983 | H | 1–1 | Bailey | 3,398 | |
| 1 Feb 1983 | A | 1–3 | Tynan | 1,645 | |
| 6 Feb 1983 | H | 0–0 | 3,401 | ||
| 15 Feb 1983 | H | 3–0 | Tynan 2, Relish | 2,317 | |
| 19 Feb 1983 | A | 3–1 | Tynan 2, Aldridge | 6,812 | |
| 26 Feb 1983 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 4–1 | Lowndes 3, Aldridge | 3,202 |
| 1 Mar 1983 | A | 0–2 | 8,704 | ||
| 4 Mar 1983 | A | 4–1 | Bailey, Vaughan, Lowndes, Aldridge | 2,476 | |
| 12 Mar 1983 | H | 1–0 | Aldridge | 3,647 | |
| 19 Mar 1983 | H | 1–0 | Tynan | 3,588 | |
| 23 Mar 1983 | A | 4–1 | Tynan 2, Lowndes 2 | 4,742 | |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 1–0 | Vaughan | 9,121 |
| 2 Apr 1983 | A | 3–0 | Tynan, Lowndes, Aldridge | 6,640 | |
| 4 Apr 1983 | H | 1–0 | Aldridge | 16,052 | |
| 9 Apr 1983 | A | 0–2 | 4,265 | ||
| 16 Apr 1983 | H | 0–3 | 10,419 | ||
| 23 Apr 1983 | A | 1–2 | Tynan | 5,141 | |
| 30 Apr 1983 | H | 4–0 | Tynan 3, Lowndes | 4,344 | |
| 2 May 1983 | A | 0–3 | 5,515 | ||
| 7 May 1983 | A | 0–1 | 16,509 | ||
| 14 May 1983 | H | 1–1 | Williams | 3,520 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 1982 | A | 0–0 | 2,541 | ||
| 1r | 23 Nov 1982 | H | 4–2 | Tynan 3, Aldridge | 4,014 | |
| 2 | 11 Dec 1982 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 1–0 | Tynan (P) | 4,013 |
| 3 | 8 Jan 1983 | H | 1–1 | Gwyther | 9,527 | |
| 3r | 11 Jan 1983 | A | 1–2 | Aldridge | 18,565 |
Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 1 Sep 1982 | A | 2–1 | Lowndes, Gwyther | 2,292 | ||
| 1–2 | 14 Sep 1982 | H | 6–0 | Vaughan 2, Lowndes, Aldridge, Tynan, Elsey | 2,684 | 8–1 agg | |
| 2–1 | 5 Oct 1982 | H | 0–2 | 8,293 | |||
| 2–2 | 27 Oct 1982 | A | 2–2 | Tynan, Oakes | 8,941 | 2–4 agg |
Football League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grp 8 | 14 Aug 1982 | H | 0–1 | ||||
| Grp 8 | 18 Aug 1982 | H | 5–1 | ||||
| Grp 8 | 21 Aug 1982 | A | 4–1 | ||||
| QF | 26 Jan 1983 | 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 | 0–0 a.e.t. | Lost on penalties |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 30 Nov 1982 | H | 1–0 | Vaughan | 7,800 | |
| 4 | 19 Jan 1983 | A | 1–4 | Aldridge | 1,825 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | 91 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 86 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | 82 | |
| 4 | 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 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 78 |
| 5 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 78 | |
| 6 | 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 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | 76 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | 75 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 65 |
| 9 | 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 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | 64 | |
| 10 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 64 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 61 |
| 13 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 61 |
| 14 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 61 |
| 15 | 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 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 59 | |
| 16 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 58 |
| 17 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 55 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 |
| 19 | 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 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | −23 | 54 |
| 20 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | −24 | 54 |
| 21 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | −15 | 53 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 51 |
| 23 | 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 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 38 |
| 24 | 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 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |