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1982–83 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1982–83 season
ChairmanRichard Ford
ManagerColin Addison
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division4th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
League TrophyQuarter-final
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tynan (25)
All: Tynan (33)
Highest home attendance16,052 vs Cardiff City (4 April 1983)
Lowest home attendance2,317 vs Preston North End (15 February 1983)
Average home league attendance4,710

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.

Season review

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Results summary

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Note: Three points for a win

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 23 9 14 76 54  +22 78 13 7 3 40 20  +20 10 2 11 36 34  +2

Last updated: 14 May 1983.
Source: [1]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWDLWWLWWWDDWWLWLWDLLWDLWDLDWWWLWWWWWWWLLLWLLD
Position135913969843353232334677677777666646522211344444
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 1983. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
28 Aug 1982 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 3,471
4 Sep 1982 Chesterfield H 1–0 Tynan 3,464
7 Sep 1982 Plymouth Argyle H 2–2 Tynan, Gwyther 3,741
11 Sep 1982 Bradford City A 2–4 Aldridge, Tynan 4,793
18 Sep 1982 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 Aldridge 2 3,536
25 Sep 1982 Portsmouth A 2–1 Vaughan, Aldridge 10,833
28 Sep 1982 Brentford A 0–2 5,706
2 Oct 1982 Lincoln City H 1–0 Tynan 3,749
9 Oct 1982 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 Vaughan, Tynan 5,912
16 Oct 1982 Orient A 5–1 Tynan 2, Elsey, Aldridge, Lowndes 2,040
19 Oct 1982 Preston North End A 0–0 3,747
23 Oct 1982 Southend United H 1–1 Oakes 4,338
30 Oct 1982 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 Aldridge 4,108
2 Nov 1982 Sheffield United H 3–1 Aldridge, OG, Tynan 5,017
6 Nov 1982 Reading A 2–4 Bailey, Tynan 3,058
13 Nov 1982 Bournemouth H 5–1 Aldridge 3, Vaughan, Lowndes 4,071
27 Nov 1982 Wrexham A 0–1 3,246
4 Dec 1982 Gillingham H 2–1 Elsey, Lowndes 3,727
18 Dec 1982 Walsall H 1–1 Vaughan 3,572
27 Dec 1982 Cardiff City A 2–3 Bailey, Vaughan 15,972
28 Dec 1982 Oxford United H 1–2 Tynan 5,836
1 Jan 1983 Exeter City A 1–0 Elsey 3,505
3 Jan 1983 Millwall H 2–2 Gwyther, Elsey 4,017
15 Jan 1983 Doncaster Rovers H 1–2 Aldridge 3,482
22 Jan 1983 Plymouth Argyle A 4–2 Tynan 2, Elsey, Lowndes 4,287
29 Jan 1983 Bradford City H 1–1 Bailey 3,398
1 Feb 1983 Chesterfield A 1–3 Tynan 1,645
6 Feb 1983 Brentford H 0–0 3,401
15 Feb 1983 Preston North End H 3–0 Tynan 2, Relish 2,317
19 Feb 1983 Bristol Rovers A 3–1 Tynan 2, Aldridge 6,812
26 Feb 1983 Orient H 4–1 Lowndes 3, Aldridge 3,202
1 Mar 1983 Sheffield United A 0–2 8,704
4 Mar 1983 Southend United A 4–1 Bailey, Vaughan, Lowndes, Aldridge 2,476
12 Mar 1983 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 Aldridge 3,647
19 Mar 1983 Reading H 1–0 Tynan 3,588
23 Mar 1983 Lincoln City A 4–1 Tynan 2, Lowndes 2 4,742
26 Mar 1983 Bournemouth A 1–0 Vaughan 9,121
2 Apr 1983 Oxford United A 3–0 Tynan, Lowndes, Aldridge 6,640
4 Apr 1983 Cardiff City H 1–0 Aldridge 16,052
9 Apr 1983 Gillingham A 0–2 4,265
16 Apr 1983 Portsmouth H 0–3 10,419
23 Apr 1983 Walsall A 1–2 Tynan 5,141
30 Apr 1983 Wrexham H 4–0 Tynan 3, Lowndes 4,344
2 May 1983 Millwall A 0–3 5,515
7 May 1983 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 16,509
14 May 1983 Exeter City H 1–1 Williams 3,520

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 20 Nov 1982 Enfield A 0–0 2,541
1r 23 Nov 1982 Enfield H 4–2 Tynan 3, Aldridge 4,014
2 11 Dec 1982 Orient H 1–0 Tynan (P) 4,013
3 8 Jan 1983 Everton H 1–1 Gwyther 9,527
3r 11 Jan 1983 Everton A 1–2 Aldridge 18,565

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
1–1 1 Sep 1982 Exeter City A 2–1 Lowndes, Gwyther 2,292
1–2 14 Sep 1982 Exeter City H 6–0 Vaughan 2, Lowndes, Aldridge, Tynan, Elsey 2,684 8–1 agg
2–1 5 Oct 1982 Everton H 0–2 8,293
2–2 27 Oct 1982 Everton A 2–2 Tynan 38', Oakes 53' 8,941 2–4 agg

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
Grp 8 14 Aug 1982 Torquay United H 0–1
Grp 8 18 Aug 1982 Exeter City H 5–1
Grp 8 21 Aug 1982 Bristol City A 4–1
QF 26 Jan 1983 Chester A 0–0 a.e.t. Lost on penalties

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 30 Nov 1982 Cardiff City H 1–0 Vaughan 7,800
4 19 Jan 1983 Wrexham A 1–4 Aldridge 1,825

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Portsmouth 46 27 10 9 74 41 +33 91
2 Cardiff City 46 25 11 10 76 50 +26 86
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 84 49 +35 82
4 Newport County 46 23 9 14 76 54 +22 78
5 Oxford United 46 22 12 12 71 53 +18 78
6 Lincoln City 46 23 7 16 77 51 +26 76
7 Bristol Rovers 46 22 9 15 84 58 +26 75
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 8 19 61 66 −5 65
9 Brentford 46 18 10 18 88 77 +11 64
10 Walsall 46 17 13 16 64 63 +1 64
11 Sheffield United 46 19 7 20 62 64 −2 64
12 Bradford City 46 16 13 17 68 69 −1 61
13 Gillingham 46 16 13 17 58 59 −1 61
14 Bournemouth 46 16 13 17 59 68 −9 61
15 Southend United 46 15 14 17 66 65 +1 59
16 Preston North End 46 15 13 18 60 69 −9 58
17 Millwall 46 14 13 19 64 77 −13 55
18 Wigan Athletic 46 15 9 22 60 72 −12 54
19 Exeter City 46 14 12 20 81 104 −23 54
20 Orient 46 15 9 22 64 88 −24 54
21 Reading 46 12 17 17 64 79 −15 53
22 Wrexham 46 12 15 19 56 76 −20 51
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 11 26 57 97 −40 38
24 Chesterfield 46 8 13 25 43 68 −25 37
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
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