# 1973–74 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was Newport County's 12th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 46th 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 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 9 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

## Fixtures and results
### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1973 | Reading | H | 0–0 | | 4,843 |
| 1 Sep 1973 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Screen | 3,971 |
| 8 Sep 1973 | Chester | H | 0–2 | | 3,660 |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | | 4,061 |
| 15 Sep 1973 | Colchester United | A | 1–4 | Hill | 3,523 |
| 18 Sep 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–2 | Aizlewood 2, Jarman 2 | 2,035 |
| 22 Sep 1973 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | R.Jones | 3,138 |
| 28 Sep 1973 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | Brown | 2,780 |
| 3 Oct 1973 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–4 | Jarman | 1,879 |
| 9 Oct 1973 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | Brown, R.Jones | 3,004 |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | | 2,607 |
| 20 Oct 1973 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Brown | 2,057 |
| 23 Oct 1973 | Northampton Town | H | 3–1 | R.Jones, Aizelwood, Jarman | 3,592 |
| 27 Oct 1973 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | | 4,327 |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Lincoln City | A | 0–3 | | 4,389 |
| 9 Nov 1973 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | R.Jones, Godfrey, Summerhayes | 2,852 |
| 12 Nov 1973 | Hartlepool | A | 1–0 | Aizelwood | 1,641 |
| 17 Nov 1973 | Darlington | H | 2–0 | Aizelwood, Godfrey | 2,910 |
| 1 Dec 1973 | Bury | H | 1–0 | Hill | 2,346 |
| 8 Dec 1973 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | Godfrey | 3,476 |
| 15 Dec 1973 | Torquay United | A | 2–3 | Aizewood, Jarman | 2,505 |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Hooper, R.Jones, Brown | 2,546 |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Hill | 5,440 |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Chester | A | 0–3 | | 2,661 |
| 1 Jan 1974 | Gillingham | H | 3–3 | Brown, Hill, Summerhayes | 5,888 |
| 5 Jan 1974 | Workington | A | 2–3 | Hooper, Brown | 749 |
| 12 Jan 1974 | Colchester United | H | 1–3 | Hooper | 3,304 |
| 19 Jan 1974 | Reading | A | 1–1 | R.Jones | 4,311 |
| 27 Jan 1974 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | Screen, Brown | 3,812 |
| 3 Feb 1974 | Torquay United | H | 2–2 | Aizelwood, Godfrey | 3,480 |
| 10 Feb 1974 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | OG | 2.933 |
| 17 Feb 1974 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | Hooper 2 | 3,051 |
| 24 Feb 1974 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 | Jarman | 3,006 |
| 2 Mar 1974 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | D.Jones | 2,167 |
| 9 Mar 1974 | Peterborough United | A | 0–2 | | 7,354 |
| 17 Mar 1974 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | Jenkins | 1,808 |
| 22 Mar 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 1,163 |
| 25 Mar 1974 | Workington | H | 4–0 | Godfrey 3, Coldrick | 1,972 |
| 30 Mar 1974 | Lincoln City | H | 0–1 | | 1,908 |
| 3 Apr 1974 | Bradford City | A | 0–3 | | 2,681 |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Hartlepool | H | 0–0 | | 1,785 |
| 13 Apr 1974 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | Hooper | 2,322 |
| 15 Apr 1974 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | White | 2,303 |
| 16 Apr 1974 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Brown, Jarman | 3,108 |
| 22 Apr 1974 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | Jarman, Brown | 1,890 |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Bury | A | 0–5 | | 6,111 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 24 Nov 1973 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Hooper | 6,888 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 28 Aug 1973 | Swindon Town | A | 3–3 | Jarman, Screen, Brown | 6,873 |
| 1r | 4 Sep 1973 | Swindon Town | H | 1–2 | Jarman | 6,007 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 48 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 45 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 45 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 55 | 1.055 | 44 |
| 11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | 44 |
* ↑ Newport County had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
* ↑ Scunthorpe United v. Exeter was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded the points.