# 1981–82 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1981–82 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division and their 54th 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: 18 May 1982. 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Chesterfield | H | 1–0 | Johnson | 5,079 |
| 4 Sep 1981 | Southend United | A | 4–0 | Aldridge, Gwyther, Tynan, Elsey | 4,620 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Oxford United | H | 3–2 | Waddle 2, Aldridge | 5,293 |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Aldridge | 7,522 |
| 23 Sep 1981 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Aldridge | 4,542 |
| 26 Sep 1981 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | OG | 5,064 |
| 29 Sep 1981 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | | 4,028 |
| 3 Oct 1981 | Lincoln City | A | 2–2 | Tynan 2 | 3,351 |
| 10 Oct 1981 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Gwyther | 4,579 |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Fulham | A | 1–3 | Tynan | 3,988 |
| 20 Oct 1981 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Goddard | 4,609 |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | | 8,787 |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 | Elsey 2 | 3,972 |
| 3 Nov 1981 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 6,464 |
| 7 Nov 1981 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | Oakes | 4,169 |
| 14 Nov 1981 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–1 | | 4,428 |
| 28 Nov 1981 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Waddle | 4,149 |
| 5 Dec 1981 | Wimbledon | A | 3–2 | Tynan, Elsey, Waddle | 2,056 |
| 26 Dec 1981 | Chester | H | 0–1 | | 4,901 |
| 28 Dec 1981 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Moore | 6,055 |
| 2 Jan 1982 | Reading | H | 3–1 | Aldridge 2, Lowndes | 2,948 |
| 16 Jan 1982 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Moore | 4,716 |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | | 4,236 |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Vaughan | 5,927 |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | Tynan | 5,653 |
| 13 Feb 1982 | Lincoln City | H | 0–0 | | 3,735 |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | | 4,297 |
| 27 Feb 1982 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–0 | BIshop, Aldridge | 4,190 |
| 7 Mar 1982 | Fulham | H | 1–3 | Lowndes | 5,178 |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | | 3,084 |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Elsey | 4,209 |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | Tynan | 5,312 |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Carlisle United | A | 2–2 | Aldridge, Tynan | 4,042 |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Walsall | H | 2–2 | OG, Tynan | 3,484 |
| 30 Mar 1982 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | | 4,205 |
| 2 Apr 1982 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | Elsey, Bishop | 5,148 |
| 10 Apr 1982 | Chester | A | 2–0 | Aldridge 2 | 1,451 |
| 12 Apr 1982 | Gillingham | H | 4–2 | Tynan, Vaughan, Johnson, Gwyther | 4,353 |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | | 3,900 |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 | | 3,168 |
| 1 May 1982 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | | 4,024 |
| 4 May 1982 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | Vaughan | 4,972 |
| 8 May 1982 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | Aldridge | 5,676 |
| 11 May 1982 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | Tynan 2, Elsey | 3,716 |
| 15 May 1982 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | Lowndes | 4,169 |
| 18 May 1982 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | Tynan | 5,906 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 21 Nov 1981 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | | 3,535 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 1–1 | 2 Sep 1981 | Torquay United | A | 3–2 | Oakes, Moore, Aldridge | 2,514 | |
| 1–2 | 15 Sep 1981 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | | 4,203 | 3–2 agg |
| 2–1 | 6 Oct 1981 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 5,507 | |
| 2–2 | 27 Oct 1981 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 4,578 | 0–1 agg |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 | 1 Dec 1981 | Taff's Well | H | 5–0 | Tynan 2, Oakes, Gwyther, Bishop | 1,369 |
| 4 | 15 Dec 1981 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | Oakes | 3,916 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 80 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 80 |
| 3 | Fulham | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 78 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 77 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 71 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 71 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 69 |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 67 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 65 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 64 |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | −8 | 62 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 61 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 61 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 61 |
| 16 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 58 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 57 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 85 | −14 | 57 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 56 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 53 |
| 21 | Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 53 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 52 |
| 23 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 46 |
| 24 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 32 |
* Division Champions
* Promoted
* Relegated