1964–65 Newport County A.F.C. season
# 1964–65 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 37th overall in the Football League.

## Season review

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 81 | 1.049 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 55 | 9 |

Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
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| Position | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |

## Fixtures and results

### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 Aug 1964 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | Sheffield | 4,702 |
| 26 Aug 1964 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | Singer | 4,830 |
| 29 Aug 1964 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | Singer | 5,600 |
| 31 Aug 1964 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | Smith, Sheffield | 5,600 |
| 5 Sep 1964 | Wrexham | A | 2–4 | Sheffield, Singer | 6,546 |
| 7 Sep 1964 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Sheffield | 6,119 |
| 12 Sep 1964 | Southport | H | 5–0 | Sheffield 2, Singer 2, Morgan | 4,075 |
| 15 Sep 1964 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | | 13,980 |
| 19 Sep 1964 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2–2 | Smith, Sheffield | 8,003 |
| 26 Sep 1964 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Morgan 2 | 4,242 |
| 28 Sep 1964 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | Sheffield 3 | 5,802 |
| 3 Oct 1964 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 14,402 |
| 8 Oct 1964 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | | 6,137 |
| 10 Oct 1964 | Barrow | A | 4–1 | Morgan 2, Sheffield, Swindells | 2,718 |
| 12 Oct 1964 | Halifax Town | H | 0–2 | | 5,315 |
| 17 Oct 1964 | Hartlepools United | H | 2–0 | Morgan, Sheffield | 3,582 |
| 19 Oct 1964 | Halifax Town | A | 0–2 | | 3,154 |
| 24 Oct 1964 | Rochdale | A | 0–2 | | 4,283 |
| 26 Oct 1964 | Lincoln City | H | 7–0 | Morgan 5, Smith, Hill | 4,300 |
| 31 Oct 1964 | Millwall | H | 2–2 | Swindells, Reece | 5,392 |
| 7 Nov 1964 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | 3,751 |
| 21 Nov 1964 | Torquay United | A | 2–2 | Morgan, Sheffield | 4,159 |
| 28 Nov 1964 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | Sheffield 2 | 3,815 |
| 12 Dec 1964 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | Morgan, Swindells | 3,023 |
| 18 Dec 1964 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–3 | Rathbone, Sheffield | 7,080 |
| 26 Dec 1964 | Oxford United | H | 0–3 | | 6,730 |
| 2 Jan 1965 | Wrexham | H | 2–0 | Rathbone, Sheffield | 3,960 |
| 16 Jan 1965 | Southport | A | 3–5 | McCole 2, Reece | 7,685 |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–3 | Reece 2, Smith, Sheffield | 3,417 |
| 30 Jan 1965 | Chester | H | 0–1 | | 3,219 |
| 6 Feb 1965 | Aldershot | A | 1–2 | Hill | 4,101 |
| 13 Feb 1965 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Morgan | 2,605 |
| 17 Feb 1965 | Oxford United | A | 1–4 | Sheffield | 6,775 |
| 20 Feb 1965 | Barrow | H | 2–2 | Rowland, Reece | 2,057 |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Hartlepools United | A | 4–2 | Morgan 2, Reece 2 | 6,375 |
| 1 Mar 1965 | York City | A | 1–5 | Pugh | 5,773 |
| 13 Mar 1965 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | | 6,705 |
| 19 Mar 1965 | Bradford City | H | 4–2 | Hill, Morgan, Sheffield, Reece | 2,421 |
| 26 Mar 1965 | Chester | A | 3–4 | Sheffield 2, Hill | 5,843 |
| 29 Mar 1965 | Rochdale | H | 2–3 | Hill, Sheffield | 2,761 |
| 3 Apr 1965 | Torquay United | H | 4–0 | Sheffield 3, Smith | 3,020 |
| 10 Apr 1965 | Stockport County | A | 0–2 | | 4,497 |
| 16 Apr 1965 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | Hill | 7,390 |
| 17 Apr 1965 | York City | H | 2–0 | Reece, Sheffield | 2,329 |
| 19 Apr 1965 | Chesterfield | H | 4–1 | Rathbone, Smith, Reynolds, OG | 2,801 |
| 24 Apr 1965 | Lincoln City | A | 3–4 | Walters, Rowland, Reynolds | 2,296 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 Nov 1964 | Spalding United | H | 5–3 | Swindells 2, Morgan, Frowen, Reece | 4,115 |
| 2 | 5 Dec 1964 | Mansfield Town | H | 3–0 | Sheffield 2, Smith | 5,304 |
| 3 | 9 Jan 1965 | Reading | A | 2–2 | Swindelss, Reece | 11,998 |
| 3r | 11 Jan 1965 | Reading | H | 0–1 | | 13,118 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 Sep 1964 | Notts County | A | 2–3 | Pring, OG | 2,881 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 18 Jan 1965 | Swansea Town | H | 2–3 | Morgan, McCole | 5,496 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 39 | 2.282 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 52 | 1.596 | 61 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 54 | 1.648 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 69 | 60 | 1.150 | 49 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 47 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 45 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 43 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 71 | 1.155 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 83 | 79 | 1.051 | 42 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 42 | |
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 39 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 74 | 0.865 | 37 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 82 | 0.695 | 37 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 35 | |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 69 | 85 | 0.812 | 35 | |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 35 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 78 | 0.769 | 34 | |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Birmingham City (R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 96 | 0.667 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 FA Cup winners.
* ↑ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 92 | 0.913 | 43 |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 85 | 0.718 | 43 |
| 16 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 81 | 1.049 | 42 |
| 17 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 42 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 84 | 0.762 | 37 |
