# 1984–85 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Third Division and their 57th season overall in the Football League.

## 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: 13 May 1985. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 9 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Reid | 3,422 |
| 1 Sep 1984 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | | 5,079 |
| 8 Sep 1984 | York City | A | 0–2 | | 4,194 |
| 18 Sep 1984 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | L.Jones | 2,338 |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | 3,514 |
| 29 Sep 1984 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | Boyle, Carter, Kent | 2,507 |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 3,616 |
| 6 Oct 1984 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | D.Giles | 2,601 |
| 13 Oct 1984 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | Lewis, Reid | 5,006 |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Orient | H | 2–0 | L.Jones 2 | 2,301 |
| 23 Oct 1984 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | | 4,297 |
| 27 Oct 1984 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | Lewis | 4,694 |
| 3 Nov 1984 | Cambridge United | H | 1–2 | Carter | 2,161 |
| 7 Nov 1984 | Lincoln City | A | 2–2 | Boyle, OG | 2,331 |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | Boyle, Chamberlain, Cooper | 2,073 |
| 24 Nov 1984 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | | 6,039 |
| 27 Nov 1984 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | Reid, Cooper | 1,591 |
| 1 Dec 1984 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | Carter, Kellow | 2,016 |
| 8 Dec 1984 | Rotherham United | H | 0–2 | | 2,012 |
| 15 Dec 1984 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 5,405 |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | Chamberlain 3 | 11,437 |
| 26 Dec 1984 | Reading | H | 1–2 | Chamberlain | 3,061 |
| 29 Dec 1984 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Chamberlain | 3,003 |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Carter | 3,375 |
| 26 Jan 1985 | Brentford | A | 5–2 | Cooper 4, Kellow | 3,321 |
| 2 Feb 1985 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | | 4,009 |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 | Chamberlain | 1,622 |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | Kellow | 2,098 |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Orient | A | 1–1 | Kellow | 2,307 |
| 12 Mar 1985 | Gillingham | H | 0–3 | | 2,139 |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Swansea City | A | 3–0 | Chamberlain, Cooper, L.Jones | 5,160 |
| 20 Mar 1985 | York City | H | 1–1 | Kellow | 1,535 |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | Chamberlain | 1,626 |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | Kellow, Reid | 1,307 |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | Cooper 2 | 1,689 |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Reading | A | 1–0 | Chamberlain | 3,591 |
| 8 Apr 1985 | Preston North End | H | 3–3 | Reid 2, Cooper | 2,099 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Cooper | 4,011 |
| 16 Apr 1985 | Bradford City | H | 0–1 | | 2,006 |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Hull City | H | 0–1 | | 1,885 |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–3 | Chamberlain, L.Jones | 1,883 |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Chamberlain | 5,952 |
| 4 May 1985 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | Kellow | 2,302 |
| 6 May 1985 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | | 5,079 |
| 11 May 1985 | Derby County | H | 1–3 | Kellow | 4,003 |
| 13 May 1985 | Bournemouth | A | 0–3 | | 2,511 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 17 Nov 1984 | Aldershot | H | 1–1 | Pulis | 2,452 |
| 1r | 20 Nov 1984 | Aldershot | A | 0–4 | | 3,807 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 1–1 | 28 Aug 1984 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Chamberlain | 5,424 | |
| 1–2 | 4 Sep 1984 | Bristol City | H | 0–3 | | 3,276 | 1–5 agg |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 3 | 5 Dec 1984 | Pembroke Borough | A | 2–0 | L.Jones, Chamberlain | 1,100 | |
| 4 | 5 Jan 1985 | Cardiff Corinthians | H | 4–0 | Matthewson, Carter, Cooper, Boyle | 1,034 | |
| 5 | 20 Feb 1985 | Wrexham | H | 3–2 | L.Jones, Chamberlain, Pulis | 1,732 | |
| SF-1 | 10 Apr 1985 | Bangor City | A | 0–1 | | 1,564 | |
| SF-2 | 23 Apr 1985 | Bangor City | H | 0–0 | | 2,808 | 0–1 agg |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 94 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 90 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 87 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 83 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 81 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 75 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 70 |
| 8 | York City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 69 |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 69 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 68 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 67 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 | +0 | 65 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 62 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 | −2 | 59 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 59 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 59 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 54 |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 52 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 51 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 47 |
| 21 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 46 |
| 22 | Orient | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 46 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 | −49 | 46 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 95 | −58 | 21 |
* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Relegated