1975–76 Newport County A.F.C. season
# 1975–76 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Newport County's 14th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 48th overall in the Football League.

## Season review

Newport continued to play in shirts with broad shoulder stripes from the end of the previous season (shown as third kit here) until late September 1975, when they switched to kits with three adidas stripes down the sleeves but no other branding. The broad shoulder stripe kit was also used on occasions throughout the rest of the season, including against Swindon in the FA Cup on 22 November 1975 and against Watford at home on 31 March 1976.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 12 |

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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

## Fixtures and results

### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Aug 1975 | Lincoln City | H | 3–1 | Jones 2, Woods | 2,797 |
| 23 Aug 1975 | Workington | A | 2–1 | Woods, Jones | 1,425 |
| 30 Aug 1975 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–0 | | 2,735 |
| 6 Sep 1975 | Rochdale | A | 3–4 | Woods 2, Jones | 1,119 |
| 13 Sep 1975 | Southport | H | 2–0 | Godfrey, White | 2,342 |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Bournemouth | A | 0–2 | | 3,993 |
| 23 Sep 1975 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | S.Aizlewood 2 | 4,456 |
| 27 Sep 1975 | Cambridge United | H | 2–0 | Parsons 2 | 2,244 |
| 4 Oct 1975 | Brentford | A | 3–1 | Jones, Bell, Hooper | 5,680 |
| 11 Oct 1975 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | Woods | 3,043 |
| 18 Oct 1975 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | Parsons | 5,477 |
| 20 Oct 1975 | Reading | H | 0–0 | | 3,955 |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Exeter City | H | 3–3 | Parsons 2, Jones | 2,871 |
| 1 Nov 1975 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | Parsons | 2,163 |
| 3 Nov 1975 | Stockport County | A | 1–0 | OG | 2,208 |
| 8 Nov 1975 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Hooper, Love, White | 2,747 |
| 15 Nov 1975 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–5 | Parsons | 7,793 |
| 29 Nov 1975 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–4 | Godfrey | 2,780 |
| 6 Dec 1975 | Darlington | H | 4–1 | Jones, Parsons, White, OG | 1,878 |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Watford | A | 1–3 | Parsons | 3,261 |
| 26 Dec 1975 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | Woodruff, Parsons | 3,788 |
| 27 Dec 1975 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 | | 8,448 |
| 3 Jan 1976 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–5 | Parsons | 2,074 |
| 10 Jan 1976 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | Woods 2 | 1,879 |
| 17 Jan 1976 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | Parsons, White, OG | 1,496 |
| 24 Jan 1976 | Southport | A | 0–3 | | 1,268 |
| 7 Feb 1976 | Stockport County | H | 2–2 | White, S.Aizlewood | 1,652 |
| 21 Feb 1976 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–3 | Parsons, Woods | 1,543 |
| 23 Feb 1976 | Swansea City | H | 1–2 | S.Aizlewood | 2,040 |
| 28 Feb 1976 | Exeter City | A | 0–3 | | 3,447 |
| 2 Mar 1976 | Reading | A | 0–1 | | 6,211 |
| 5 Mar 1976 | Torquay United | H | 0–2 | | 1,588 |
| 8 Mar 1976 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | Parsons | 1,150 |
| 13 Mar 1976 | Barnsley | A | 1–3 | Woods | 2,587 |
| 17 Mar 1976 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–2 | Parsons | 1,374 |
| 20 Mar 1976 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–1 | | 1,230 |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Darlington | A | 0–4 | | 1,312 |
| 31 Mar 1976 | Watford | H | 0–2 | | 1,092 |
| 3 Apr 1976 | Lincoln City | A | 1–4 | M.Aizlewood | 8,178 |
| 6 Apr 1976 | Cambridge United | A | 1–0 | Love | 1,361 |
| 10 Apr 1976 | Rochdale | H | 1–1 | Jones | 1,331 |
| 14 Apr 1976 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–3 | Jones | 2,629 |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–4 | | 1,971 |
| 20 Apr 1976 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | Jones | 1,728 |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Workington | H | 2–3 | Woods, Jones | 1,226 |
| 3 May 1976 | Bradford City | A | 0–3 | | 1,676 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 Nov 1975 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Godfrey, Parsons | 5,182 |
| 1r | 25 Nov 1975 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | | 7,574 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1–1 | 19 Aug 1975 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Love | 2,268 | |
| 1–2 | 26 Aug 1975 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | | | 1–3 agg |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 39 | 2.846 | 74 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 40 | 2.175 | 68 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 1.373 | 60 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 55 | 1.618 | 58 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 1.366 | 56 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 52 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 47 | 1.191 | 50 |
| 8 | Watford | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 50 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 50 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 49 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 47 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 48 | 1.083 | 44 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | 42 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 0.741 | 42 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 41 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 65 | 0.969 | 41 |
| 18 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 41 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 38 |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 38 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 76 | 0.566 | 38 |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | 35 |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 77 | 0.532 | 26 |
| 24 | Workington | 46 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 87 | 0.345 | 21 |

* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election

### Election

| Votes | Club | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| 42 | Stockport County | Re-elected to the League |
| 41 | Newport County | Re-elected to the League |
| 38 | Southport | Re-elected to the League |
| 21 | Workington | Re-elected to the League |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | Not elected to the League |
| 14 | Kettering Town | Not elected to the League |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | Not elected to the League |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | Not elected to the League |
| 3 | Wimbledon | Not elected to the League |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | Not elected to the League |
| 2 | Telford United | Not elected to the League |
| 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Not elected to the League |
| 1 | Scarborough | Not elected to the League |
