# 1974–75 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Newport County's 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 47th overall in the Football League.

## Season review

County wore a plain tangerine and black kit until changing to a shirt with two wide shoulder stripes in early 1975 (listed as third kit here).

### 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 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 16 |
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 | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

## Fixtures and results
### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 17 Aug 1974 | Hartlepool | A | 0–2 | | 2,559 |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | Godfrey, Hancock | 2,707 |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–0 | Jones 2 | 2,156 |
| 3 Sep 1974 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | Jones, Woods, Aizlewood | 3,485 |
| 7 Sep 1974 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–4 | Jones, Hooper | 2,754 |
| 14 Sep 1974 | Reading | A | 0–3 | | 6,360 |
| 18 Sep 1974 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | Jones | 3,829 |
| 21 Sep 1974 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | Godfrey | 3,022 |
| 24 Sep 1974 | Workington | H | 3–1 | Jones, Bell, Woods | 3,250 |
| 28 Sep 1974 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | Woods | 4,553 |
| 5 Oct 1974 | Exeter City | H | 1–2 | Bell | 3,130 |
| 12 Oct 1974 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | Jones, Woods | 2,861 |
| 15 Oct 1974 | Swansea City | A | 0–2 | | 3,372 |
| 18 Oct 1974 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | Woods, Passey | 2,155 |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Rochdale | A | 4–2 | Jones 2, Godfrey, Woods | 1,208 |
| 2 Nov 1974 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | Woods | 4,642 |
| 9 Nov 1974 | Stockport County | H | 3–3 | Jones, Godfrey, Woods | 2,634 |
| 16 Nov 1974 | Cambridge United | A | 1–1 | Hooper | 2,829 |
| 30 Nov 1974 | Southport | A | 3–1 | Woods 2, Jones | 1,314 |
| 7 Dec 1974 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | Woodruff, Woods | 3,139 |
| 21 Dec 1974 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | White | 2,259 |
| 28 Dec 1974 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–3 | | 7,920 |
| 4 Jan 1975 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | Woods, Woodruff | 3,251 |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–4 | Woods | 1,529 |
| 17 Jan 1975 | Southport | H | 1–0 | Hooper | 2,857 |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Chester | H | 3–0 | Woods 2, Jones | 4,144 |
| 31 Jan 1975 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | Jones | 1,975 |
| 8 Feb 1975 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | Woods | 4,161 |
| 15 Feb 1975 | Chester | A | 1–4 | Jones | 5,427 |
| 22 Feb 1975 | Cambridge United | H | 1–2 | Jones | 3,219 |
| 28 Feb 1975 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0–2 | | 2,252 |
| 3 Mar 1975 | Lincoln City | H | 1–1 | Godfrey | 2,064 |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Workington | A | 1–3 | Woods | 1,248 |
| 15 Mar 1975 | Barnsley | H | 3–4 | Woods, Parsons, OG | 1,773 |
| 17 Mar 1975 | Hartlepool | H | 2–0 | Woods, Woodruff | 1,535 |
| 22 Mar 1975 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | | 3,465 |
| 29 Mar 1975 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Woodruff, OG | 2,139 |
| 31 Mar 1975 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–1 | Woods, White | 3,663 |
| 1 Apr 1975 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | | 5,560 |
| 5 Apr 1975 | Rochdale | H | 3–2 | Hooper 3 | 1,801 |
| 9 Apr 1975 | Lincoln City | A | 2–5 | Parsons 2 | 5,613 |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | Woodruff | 2,755 |
| 15 Apr 1975 | Reading | H | 2–2 | Woodruff, Parsons | 1,536 |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | Hancock | 1,739 |
| 21 Apr 1975 | Darlington | A | 0–3 | | 1,959 |
| 25 Apr 1975 | Northampton Town | A | 2–3 | Parsons, Woods | 2,482 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 23 Nov 1974 | Exeter City | A | 2–1 | Hooper, White | 4,202 |
| 2 | 14 Dec 1974 | Walsall | H | 1–3 | Jones | 4,765 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 20 Aug 1974 | Torquay United | H | 1–0 | Woodruff | 3,022 |
| 2 | 11 Sep 1974 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | Woodruff, Brown | 13,322 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 47 |
| 11 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 47 |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | 47 |
| 13 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 43 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 42 |