1968–69 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Newport County's seventh consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 41st overall in the Football League. They finished in the re-election places, but were re-elected.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance10 Aug 1968Grimsby TownA0–34,74617 Aug 1968WorkingtonH0–03,08024 Aug 1968Lincoln CityA0–18,03826 Aug 1968DarlingtonH0–03,16431 Aug 1968Southend UnitedH4–1Buck 2, McLelland, Hill2,9257 Sep 1968Notts CountyA1–3Hill3,57914 Sep 1968Halifax TownH2–0Hill, McLelland1,56416 Sep 1968Swansea TownH2–1McLelland, Robinson5,10621 Sep 1968Bradford Park AvenueA5–1Buck 53,00728 Sep 1968AldershotH3–4McLelland, Buck, Robinson3,9195 Oct 1968BrentfordA1–1Buck7,8007 Oct 1968DarlingtonA0–18,88512 Oct 1968Colchester UnitedH1–0McLelland3,26218 Oct 1968Scunthorpe UnitedA0–13,23826 Oct 1968York CityH1–1Buck2,9202 Nov 1968Peterborough UnitedA1–1McLelland4,7924 Nov 1968RochdaleA1–0Hill4,2238 Nov 1968Port ValeH0–03,13723 Nov 1968ChesterfieldH1–2Buck1,77630 Nov 1968Bradford CityA1–1Hill5,09914 Dec 1968Colchester UnitedA1–2Deacy3,53226 Dec 1968BrentfordH1–1McLaughlin3,75028 Dec 1968York CityA0–02,7874 Jan 1969AldershotA0–46,50411 Jan 1969Peterborough UnitedH4–2Buck, Hill, A.Jones, Deacy1,64918 Jan 1969Port ValeA0–54,0401 Feb 1969Exeter CityH2–1Buck, Hill1,4274 Feb 1969Doncaster RoversA2–2McLelland 28,32110 Feb 1969RochdaleH1–1Wood2,63715 Feb 1969Bradford CityH1–3Thomas2,10422 Feb 1969ChesterA0–44,51924 Feb 1969Scunthorpe UnitedH1–1Hill1,50428 Feb 1969Grimsby TownH2–0Hill, Hamilton1,8463 Mar 1969Doncaster RoversH0–02,64912 Mar 1969Exeter CityA0–23,26415 Mar 1969Lincoln CityH2–1McLaughlin, OG1,68817 Mar 1969ChesterH2–5McLelland, Hooper2,10029 Mar 1969Notts CountyH0–01,7497 Apr 1969Swansea TownA2–3McLelland, Thomas4,7538 Apr 1969WrexhamH0–21,84812 Apr 1969Bradford Park AvenueH1–0Hill1,19214 Apr 1969WrexhamA0–43,24019 Apr 1969Halifax TownA0–36,44521 Apr 1969ChesterfieldA1–2Hill2,40228 Apr 1969Southend UnitedA0–111,9058 May 1969WorkingtonA2–3Rowland, Hamilton1,225

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance116 Nov 1968Exeter CityA0–06,0451r18 Nov 1968Exeter CityH1–3Buck6,065

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance113 Aug 1968Bristol CityA0–29,778

Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance514 Jan 1969Swansea TownA0–05,1735r21 Jan 1969Swansea TownH0–03,8725r228 Jan 1969Swansea TownA1–2Cooper6,047

League table

Election VotesClubFate47Grimsby TownRe-elected to the League45York CityRe-elected to the League38Bradford Park AvenueRe-elected to the League27Newport CountyRe-elected to the League16Cambridge UnitedNot elected to the League11Wigan AthleticNot elected to the League3Kettering TownNot elected to the League2Cambridge CityNot elected to the League2Hereford UnitedNot elected to the League2RomfordNot elected to the League1Bedford TownNot elected to the League1Chelmsford CityNot elected to the League1Worcester CityNot elected to the League0Nuneaton BoroughNot elected to the League0WimbledonNot elected to the League

References

Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County.

External links Newport County 1968-1969 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1969 Welsh Cup 1968/69