The 1982–83 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Third Division and their 55th season overall in the Football League . County achieved their highest post-war league finish, just four points behind third-placed Huddersfield Town in the Third Division. Huddersfield were promoted to the Second Division, along with champions Portsmouth and arch-rivals Cardiff City . County had actually gone top of the table on Easter Monday after a win over Cardiff in front of 16,052 fans at Somerton Park, but only one win and four defeats from the next five games set up the away game at Huddersfield as the promotion decider. That game too was lost, and with it the chance of a return to the Second Division for the first time since 1947 .
Note: Three points for a win
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46
23
9
14
76
54
+22
78
13
7
3
40
20
+20
10
2
11
36
34
+2
Last updated: 14 May 1983.[1]
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 H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H H A H A H H A H A A H H A A A H A H A H A A H Result D W D L W W L W W W D D W W L W L W D L L W D L W D L D W W W L W W W W W W W L L L W L L D Position 13 5 9 13 9 6 9 8 4 3 3 5 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 1983. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Fixtures and results
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Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
28 Aug 1982
Doncaster Rovers A
0–0
3,471
4 Sep 1982
Chesterfield H
1–0
Tynan
3,464
7 Sep 1982
Plymouth Argyle H
2–2
Tynan, Gwyther
3,741
11 Sep 1982
Bradford City A
2–4
Aldridge, Tynan
4,793
18 Sep 1982
Huddersfield Town H
2–1
Aldridge 2
3,536
25 Sep 1982
Portsmouth A
2–1
Vaughan, Aldridge
10,833
28 Sep 1982
Brentford A
0–2
5,706
2 Oct 1982
Lincoln City H
1–0
Tynan
3,749
9 Oct 1982
Bristol Rovers H
2–0
Vaughan, Tynan
5,912
16 Oct 1982
Orient A
5–1
Tynan 2, Elsey, Aldridge, Lowndes
2,040
19 Oct 1982
Preston North End A
0–0
3,747
23 Oct 1982
Southend United H
1–1
Oakes
4,338
30 Oct 1982
Wigan Athletic A
1–0
Aldridge
4,108
2 Nov 1982
Sheffield United H
3–1
Aldridge, OG, Tynan
5,017
6 Nov 1982
Reading A
2–4
Bailey, Tynan
3,058
13 Nov 1982
Bournemouth H
5–1
Aldridge 3, Vaughan, Lowndes
4,071
27 Nov 1982
Wrexham A
0–1
3,246
4 Dec 1982
Gillingham H
2–1
Elsey, Lowndes
3,727
18 Dec 1982
Walsall H
1–1
Vaughan
3,572
27 Dec 1982
Cardiff City A
2–3
Bailey, Vaughan
15,972
28 Dec 1982
Oxford United H
1–2
Tynan
5,836
1 Jan 1983
Exeter City A
1–0
Elsey
3,505
3 Jan 1983
Millwall H
2–2
Gwyther, Elsey
4,017
15 Jan 1983
Doncaster Rovers H
1–2
Aldridge
3,482
22 Jan 1983
Plymouth Argyle A
4–2
Tynan 2, Elsey, Lowndes
4,287
29 Jan 1983
Bradford City H
1–1
Bailey
3,398
1 Feb 1983
Chesterfield A
1–3
Tynan
1,645
6 Feb 1983
Brentford H
0–0
3,401
15 Feb 1983
Preston North End H
3–0
Tynan 2, Relish
2,317
19 Feb 1983
Bristol Rovers A
3–1
Tynan 2, Aldridge
6,812
26 Feb 1983
Orient H
4–1
Lowndes 3, Aldridge
3,202
1 Mar 1983
Sheffield United A
0–2
8,704
4 Mar 1983
Southend United A
4–1
Bailey, Vaughan, Lowndes, Aldridge
2,476
12 Mar 1983
Wigan Athletic H
1–0
Aldridge
3,647
19 Mar 1983
Reading H
1–0
Tynan
3,588
23 Mar 1983
Lincoln City A
4–1
Tynan 2, Lowndes 2
4,742
26 Mar 1983
Bournemouth A
1–0
Vaughan
9,121
2 Apr 1983
Oxford United A
3–0
Tynan, Lowndes, Aldridge
6,640
4 Apr 1983
Cardiff City H
1–0
Aldridge
16,052
9 Apr 1983
Gillingham A
0–2
4,265
16 Apr 1983
Portsmouth H
0–3
10,419
23 Apr 1983
Walsall A
1–2
Tynan
5,141
30 Apr 1983
Wrexham H
4–0
Tynan 3, Lowndes
4,344
2 May 1983
Millwall A
0–3
5,515
7 May 1983
Huddersfield Town A
0–1
16,509
14 May 1983
Exeter City H
1–1
Williams
3,520
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
1
20 Nov 1982
Enfield A
0–0
2,541
1r
23 Nov 1982
Enfield H
4–2
Tynan 3, Aldridge
4,014
2
11 Dec 1982
Orient H
1–0
Tynan (P)
4,013
3
8 Jan 1983
Everton H
1–1
Gwyther
9,527
3r
11 Jan 1983
Everton A
1–2
Aldridge
18,565
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
1–1
1 Sep 1982
Exeter City A
2–1
Lowndes, Gwyther
2,292
1–2
14 Sep 1982
Exeter City H
6–0
Vaughan 2, Lowndes, Aldridge, Tynan, Elsey
2,684
8–1 agg
2–1
5 Oct 1982
Everton H
0–2
8,293
2–2
27 Oct 1982
Everton A
2–2
Tynan 38', Oakes 53'
8,941
2–4 agg
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
Grp 8
14 Aug 1982
Torquay United H
0–1
Grp 8
18 Aug 1982
Exeter City H
5–1
Grp 8
21 Aug 1982
Bristol City A
4–1
QF
26 Jan 1983
Chester A
0–0 a.e.t.
Lost on penalties
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
3
30 Nov 1982
Cardiff City H
1–0
Vaughan
7,800
4
19 Jan 1983
Wrexham A
1–4
Aldridge
1,825
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
