| 1963–64 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Billy Lucas | ||
| Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
| Fourth Division | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | 4th round | ||
| Football League Cup | 1st round | ||
| Welsh Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Bonson (25) All:Bonson (32) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,928 vsSheffield Wednesday (FA Cup, 4 January 1964) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,800 vsTranmere Rovers (25 April 1964) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,746 | ||
The1963–64 season wasNewport County's second consecutive season in theFootball League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the1961–62 season and their 36th overall in the Football League.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 15 |
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| 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 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 December 2011 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Smith | 6,040 |
| 26 Aug 1963 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 5–2 | Sheffield 3, Bonson, Hunt | 6,312 |
| 31 Aug 1963 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | Smith, Pring | 6,200 |
| 7 Sep 1963 | Chester | A | 0–3 | 5,372 | |
| 9 Sep 1963 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–0 | Sheffield 2, Bonson, Pring | 4,537 |
| 14 Sep 1963 | York City | H | 0–0 | 5,200 | |
| 16 Sep 1963 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | Hunt | 7,474 |
| 21 Sep 1963 | Barrow | A | 1–1 | Pring | 4,137 |
| 28 Sep 1963 | Rochdale | H | 1–1 | Smith | 4,878 |
| 30 Sep 1963 | Chesterfield | H | 0–1 | 5,866 | |
| 5 Oct 1963 | Oxford United | A | 1–2 | Hunt | 6,144 |
| 7 Oct 1963 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 4,972 |
| 12 Oct 1963 | Carlisle United | H | 1–4 | Bonson | 5,489 |
| 16 Oct 1963 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | Bonson | 3,371 |
| 19 Oct 1963 | Torquay United | A | 3–8 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 4,274 |
| 21 Oct 1963 | Workington | H | 0–0 | 3,381 | |
| 26 Oct 1963 | Halifax Town | H | 4–2 | Smith, Bonson, Hunt, Webster | 3,182 |
| 2 Nov 1963 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–2 | Bonson, Hunt, Webster | 5,090 |
| 9 Nov 1963 | Darlington | H | 1–2 | Bonson | 3,388 |
| 23 Nov 1963 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | 3,339 | |
| 30 Nov 1963 | Southport | A | 2–4 | Bonson, Hunt | 2,830 |
| 14 Dec 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 2,344 |
| 21 Dec 1963 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | Bonson 2 | 7,752 |
| 26 Dec 1963 | Aldershot | A | 0–2 | 5,763 | |
| 28 Dec 1963 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Hunt, Webster | 3,666 |
| 11 Jan 1964 | Chester | H | 0–1 | 3,983 | |
| 18 Jan 1964 | York City | A | 0–3 | 2,114 | |
| 3 Feb 1964 | Barrow | H | 3–0 | Bonson 2, Smith | 3,274 |
| 8 Feb 1964 | Rochdale | A | 1–0 | Bonson | 2,444 |
| 22 Feb 1964 | Carlisle United | A | 3–3 | Sheffield 2, Bonson | 7,528 |
| 24 Feb 1964 | Workington | A | 0–2 | 3,800 | |
| 29 Feb 1964 | Torquay United | H | 0–3 | 4,018 | |
| 2 Mar 1964 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 3,142 |
| 7 Mar 1964 | Halifax Town | A | 0–2 | 2,790 | |
| 14 Mar 1964 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 | 1,800 | |
| 23 Mar 1964 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | Sheffield | 2,836 |
| 27 Mar 1964 | Stockport County | A | 0–1 | 2,890 | |
| 28 Mar 1964 | Lincoln City | H | 4–2 | Rowland, Sheffield, Hunt, Hill | 2,300 |
| 30 Mar 1964 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Reynolds 2, Smith | 2,966 |
| 4 Apr 1964 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | Reynolds | 6,077 |
| 6 Apr 1964 | Hartlepools United | A | 1–1 | Bonson | 3,844 |
| 11 Apr 1964 | Southport | H | 3–0 | Bonson 3 | 2,492 |
| 18 Apr 1964 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Sheffield | 9,854 |
| 22 Apr 1964 | Lincoln City | A | 1–2 | Bonson | 2,803 |
| 25 Apr 1964 | Hartlepools United | H | 2–1 | Bonson 2 | 2,521 |
| 30 Apr 1964 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 | 3,229 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Nov 1963 | Hereford United | A | 1–1 | Hunt | 7,000 |
| 1r | 18 Nov 1963 | Hereford United | H | 4–0 | Hunt 3, Webster | 3,457 |
| 2 | 7 Dec 1963 | Watford | H | 2–0 | Smith | 5,353 |
| 3 | 4 Jan 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–2 | Bonson 2, Hunt | 8,928 |
| 4 | 25 Jan 1964 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Sheffield | 23,019 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 1963 | Millwall | H | 3–4 | Bonson, Hunt, OG | 3,168 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 30 Jan 1964 | Haverfordwest County | H | 5–2 | Bonson 3, Bird, Sheffield | 1,773 | |
| 6 | 20 Feb 1964 | Swansea Town | H | 1–0 | Sheffield | 5,950 | |
| SF | 11 Mar 1964 | Cardiff City | N | 2–2 | Sheffield, Bonson | 5,200 | At Swansea |
| SFr | 25 Mar 1964 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | 8,400 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 45 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 42 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 42 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 42 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 68 | 0.735 | 42 |