Newport County 1960–61 football season
The 1960–61 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division since the end of regionalisation in 1958. It was their 32nd season in the third tier and 33rd competitive season overall in the Football League .
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts 46 17 11 18 81 90 0.9 45 12 7 4 51 30 31 5 4 14 30 60 14
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 H A A H H A A H H A A H H H A A A H A A H A A A H H A H H A A H H A H H H A H H A H A A A H Result W L L W W D L W D L D D W D W W D W L W W D L L L W L W W W L W W L L L D L D D L L L L W D Position 8 13 18 11 10 8 13 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 10 9 8 10 11 9 7 7 9 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 13 13 14 13 13
Updated to match(es) played on 29 Apr 1961. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Fixtures and results [ edit ] Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 20 Aug 1960 Reading H 5–2 Singer 3, Dixon, McPherson 8,586 22 Aug 1960 Hull City A 1–5 Burton 9,811 27 Aug 1960 Coventry City A 1–4 McPherson 11,819 29 Aug 1960 Hull City H 3–1 Singer 2, Riggs 7,306 3 Sep 1960 Bristol City H 4–1 McPherson, Fry 8,538 6 Sep 1960 Walsall A 2–2 Singer, OG 6,700 10 Sep 1960 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 7,301 15 Sep 1960 Walsall H 4–2 McSeveney 2, Singer 2 5,585 17 Sep 1960 Notts County H 2–2 McSeveney, Singer 7,779 20 Sep 1960 Grimsby Town A 1–2 OG 12,288 24 Sep 1960 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 2–2 Meyer 2 8,507 26 Sep 1960 Grimsby Town H 1–1 Dixon 9,232 1 Oct 1960 Bradford City H 1–0 Meyer 4,547 8 Oct 1960 Halifax Town H 1–1 McPherson 3,698 15 Oct 1960 Tranmere Rovers A 4–2 Meyer 2, Sherwood, McPherson 7,827 29 Oct 1960 Brentford A 4–2 Burton 2, McSeveney, McPherson 7,600 12 Nov 1960 Torquay United A 0–0 6,875 5 Dec 1960 Chesterfield H 5–1 Burton, McSeveney, Ford, OG 2 6,713 10 Dec 1960 Bury A 1–4 Ford 7,349 17 Dec 1960 Reading A 3–2 McPherson, Fry, Meyer 5,780 22 Dec 1960 Colchester United H 3–2 Burton 2, Meyer 6,186 26 Dec 1960 Colchester United A 1–1 McPherson 6,732 7 Jan 1961 Southend United A 2–4 Burton, McPherson 6,037 14 Jan 1961 Bristol City A 0–3 11,886 23 Jan 1961 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 Ford 6,610 28 Jan 1961 Swindon Town H 2–0 McSeveny, McPherson 3,350 4 Feb 1961 Notts County A 0–6 10,673 11 Feb 1961 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 2–0 McPherson, Meyer 3,790 13 Feb 1961 Port Vale H 2–1 McPherson, Smith 5,100 18 Feb 1961 Bradford City A 2–1 Dixon, Meyer 8,820 25 Feb 1961 Chesterfield A 0–1 3,586 4 Mar 1961 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 Meyer 4,608 6 Mar 1961 Watford H 5–1 McPherson 3, Smith, Meyer 5,208 11 Mar 1961 Watford A 1–4 Rowland 9,188 13 Mar 1961 Barnsley H 2–3 McPherson 2 6,198 18 Mar 1961 Brentford H 0–1 3,756 20 Mar 1961 Coventry City H 3–3 Meyer 2, Sherwood 3,660 25 Mar 1961 Swindon Town A 0–2 7,904 1 Apr 1961 Torquay United H 2–2 Sherwood, McSeveney 3,872 3 Apr 1961 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 McSeveney 2,785 8 Apr 1961 Port Vale A 1–3 McSeveney 6,302 15 Apr 1961 Southend United H 1–2 Sherwood 2,917 17 Apr 1961 Shrewsbury Town A 0–5 5,877 22 Apr 1961 Halifax Town A 1–2 McPherson 3,589 24 Apr 1961 Barnsley A 3–1 McSeveney, Smith, Derrick 4,025 29 Apr 1961 Bury H 0–0 3,523
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 1 5 Nov 1960 Shrewsbury Town A 1–4 McSeveney 11,496
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 1 10 Oct 1960 Southampton H 2–2 McSeveney, McPherson 7,834 1r 17 Oct 1960 Southampton A 2–2 a.e.t. McSeveney, Smith 8,000 1r2 26 Oct 1960 Southampton A 3–5 Burton 3 8,414
Key Division Champions Promoted Relegated