Newport County
1974–75 season
ManagerBrian Harris
(until 15 March 1975)
Billy Lucas
(from 15 March 1975)
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division12th
FA Cup2nd round
League Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Woods (21)
All: Woods (21)
Highest home attendance4,765 vs Walsall (FA Cup, 14 December 1974)
Lowest home attendance1,535 vs Hartlepool (17 March 1975)
Average home league attendance2,713

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHHAHAAHHAA
ResultLWWWLLWWWLLWLWWDDDWWWLWLWWDDLLLDLLWLWWDWLLDDLL
Position20169471296351189457889769595536781091012101110109889991011
Updated to match(es) played on 25 Apr 1975. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
17 Aug 1974HartlepoolA0–22,559
24 Aug 1974DarlingtonH2–1Godfrey, Hancock2,707
31 Aug 1974Doncaster RoversA2–0Jones 22,156
3 Sep 1974Swansea CityH3–0Jones, Woods, Aizlewood3,485
7 Sep 1974Shrewsbury TownH2–4Jones, Hooper2,754
14 Sep 1974ReadingA0–36,360
18 Sep 1974Bradford CityA1–0Jones3,829
21 Sep 1974BrentfordH1–0Godfrey3,022
24 Sep 1974WorkingtonH3–1Jones, Bell, Woods3,250
28 Sep 1974BarnsleyA1–2Woods4,553
5 Oct 1974Exeter CityH1–2Bell3,130
12 Oct 1974Crewe AlexandraA2–1Jones, Woods2,861
15 Oct 1974Swansea CityA0–23,372
18 Oct 1974Northampton TownH2–1Woods, Passey2,155
26 Oct 1974RochdaleA4–2Jones 2, Godfrey, Woods1,208
2 Nov 1974Rotherham UnitedA1–1Woods4,642
9 Nov 1974Stockport CountyH3–3Jones, Godfrey, Woods2,634
16 Nov 1974Cambridge UnitedA1–1Hooper2,829
30 Nov 1974SouthportA3–1Woods 2, Jones1,314
7 Dec 1974Scunthorpe UnitedH2–0Woodruff, Woods3,139
21 Dec 1974Torquay UnitedA1–0White2,259
28 Dec 1974Mansfield TownA0–37,920
4 Jan 1975Bradford CityH2–1Woods, Woodruff3,251
11 Jan 1975Scunthorpe UnitedA1–4Woods1,529
17 Jan 1975SouthportH1–0Hooper2,857
25 Jan 1975ChesterH3–0Woods 2, Jones4,144
31 Jan 1975Stockport CountyA1–1Jones1,975
8 Feb 1975Rotherham UnitedH1–1Woods4,161
15 Feb 1975ChesterA1–4Jones5,427
22 Feb 1975Cambridge UnitedH1–2Jones3,219
28 Feb 1975Doncaster RoversH0–22,252
3 Mar 1975Lincoln CityH1–1Godfrey2,064
8 Mar 1975WorkingtonA1–3Woods1,248
15 Mar 1975BarnsleyH3–4Woods, Parsons, OG1,773
17 Mar 1975HartlepoolH2–0Woods, Woodruff1,535
22 Mar 1975Shrewsbury TownA0–13,465
29 Mar 1975Torquay UnitedH2–1Woodruff, OG2,139
31 Mar 1975Mansfield TownH2–1Woods, White3,663
1 Apr 1975BrentfordA0–05,560
5 Apr 1975RochdaleH3–2Hooper 31,801
9 Apr 1975Lincoln CityA2–5Parsons 25,613
12 Apr 1975Exeter CityA1–3Woodruff2,755
15 Apr 1975ReadingH2–2Woodruff, Parsons1,536
19 Apr 1975Crewe AlexandraH1–1Hancock1,739
21 Apr 1975DarlingtonA0–31,959
25 Apr 1975Northampton TownA2–3Parsons, Woods2,482

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
123 Nov 1974Exeter CityA2–1Hooper, White4,202
214 Dec 1974WalsallH1–3Jones4,765

Football League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
120 Aug 1974Torquay UnitedH1–0Woodruff3,022
211 Sep 1974ChelseaA2–4Woodruff, Brown13,322

League table

Pos Team 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
Source: rsssf.com

References

    • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
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