# 1982–83 Newport County A.F.C. season

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
### Results summary

Note: Three points for a win
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 1983. Source:

### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 13 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division

| 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

| 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

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | 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

| 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

| 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 |
* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Relegated