# 1965–66 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 38th 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 |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 14 |
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 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |

## Fixtures and results
### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 Aug 1965 | Chesterfield | A | 2–1 | Morgan 2 | 5,958 |
| 25 Aug 1965 | Torquay United | A | 0–1 | | 7,489 |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Rochdale | H | 1–1 | Reynolds | 3,673 |
| 4 Sep 1965 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | Morgan | 4,899 |
| 11 Sep 1965 | Barrow | H | 3–2 | Morgan, Pugh, Reynolds | 2,741 |
| 13 Sep 1965 | Torquay United | H | 3–2 | Morgan 2, Pugh | 3,814 |
| 18 Sep 1965 | Hartlepools United | A | 2–5 | Hill, Jones | 4,939 |
| 25 Sep 1965 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–0 | Pugh, Hill, Bird, Williams | 2,970 |
| 2 Oct 1965 | Southport | A | 0–2 | | 3,537 |
| 6 Oct 1965 | Aldershot | A | 1–2 | Morgan | 5,037 |
| 9 Oct 1965 | Halifax Town | H | 3–1 | Morgan, Pugh, Jones | 2,800 |
| 16 Oct 1965 | Chester | A | 1–6 | Morgan | 8,027 |
| 25 Oct 1965 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | Hill | 3,985 |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | Jones | 5,590 |
| 8 Nov 1965 | Darlington | H | 3–0 | Rathbone, Pugh, Hale | 2,911 |
| 19 Nov 1965 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | | 2,516 |
| 22 Nov 1965 | Aldershot | H | 3–1 | Bird, Smith, Hale | 2,180 |
| 27 Nov 1965 | Colchester United | A | 2–3 | Jones, Hale | 3,593 |
| 11 Dec 1965 | Bradford City | A | 2–3 | Hill, Hale | 3,717 |
| 31 Dec 1965 | Halifax Town | A | 4–4 | Walters, Smith, Wookey, OG | 2,570 |
| 8 Jan 1966 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | Wookey | 2,760 |
| 15 Jan 1966 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Hall | 4,605 |
| 31 Jan 1966 | Chesterfield | H | 3–4 | Reynolds 2, Hale | 2,866 |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | Smith | 2,167 |
| 12 Feb 1966 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1–6 | Hale | 4,358 |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Barrow | A | 2–2 | Morgan, Smith | 3,532 |
| 2 Mar 1966 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | Hale 2 | 2,751 |
| 7 Mar 1966 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 3–1 | Morgan 2, Tapscott | 2,817 |
| 12 Mar 1966 | Hartlepools United | H | 3–0 | Morgan, Pugh, Hale | 2,250 |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 12,365 |
| 21 Mar 1966 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | Hall | 2,502 |
| 25 Mar 1966 | Southport | H | 1–1 | Morgan | 1,997 |
| 9 Apr 1966 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | Reynolds | 2,328 |
| 11 Apr 1966 | Port Vale | H | 0–1 | | 2,257 |
| 12 Apr 1966 | Port Vale | A | 0–3 | | 4,496 |
| 15 Apr 1966 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | Wookey | 3,766 |
| 25 Apr 1966 | Wrexham | A | 1–0 | Hall | 3,106 |
| 29 Apr 1966 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | Jones, Hale | 1,697 |
| 2 May 1966 | Lincoln City | H | 0–0 | | 2,176 |
| 7 May 1966 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | Morgan, Hale | 1,855 |
| 9 May 1966 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | Hale | 10,923 |
| 16 May 1966 | Wrexham | H | 2–2 | Hale, Pugh | 1,884 |
| 20 May 1966 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | Jones | 3,586 |
| 23 May 1966 | Chester | H | 3–2 | Hale 2, Morgan | 1,700 |
| 25 May 1966 | Luton Town | H | 3–1 | Hale 2, Morgan | 2,173 |
| 28 May 1966 | Colchester United | H | 2–1 | Morgan, Hale | 2,905 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 13 Nov 1965 | Bath City | A | 0–2 | | 7,330 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 Sep 1965 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | Morgan, Reynolds | 2,925 |
| 1r | 6 Sep 1965 | Southend United | A | 1–3 | Hill | 8,644 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 5 Jan 1966 | Hereford United | A | 2–1 | Bird, Hale | 6,000 |
| 6 | 7 Feb 1966 | Chester | H | 2–2 | Hale 2 | 1,776 |
| 6r | 16 Feb 1966 | Chester | A | 0–2 | | 5,296 |