1981–82 Newport County A.F.C. season explained

Season:	1981–82
Chairman:	Richard Ford
League Result:	16th
Cup1 Result:	1st round
Cup2 Result:	2nd round
Cup3 Result:	4th round
League Topscorer:	Tynan (13)
Season Topscorer:	Tynan (16)
Highest Attendance:	5,927 vs Bristol City (30 January 1982)
Lowest Attendance:	2,948 vs Reading (2 January 1982)
Average Attendance:	4,476
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The 1981–82 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Third Division and their 54th season overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Three points for a win

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Third Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
29 Aug 1981	Chesterfield	H	1–0	Johnson	5,079
4 Sep 1981	Southend United	A	4–0	Aldridge, Gwyther, Tynan, Elsey	4,620
12 Sep 1981	Oxford United	H	3–2	Waddle 2, Aldridge	5,293
19 Sep 1981	Bristol City	A	1–2	Aldridge	7,522
23 Sep 1981	Reading	A	1–2	Aldridge	4,542
26 Sep 1981	Preston North End	H	1–1	OG	5,064
29 Sep 1981	Brentford	H	0–1		4,028
3 Oct 1981	Lincoln City	A	2–2	Tynan 2	3,351
10 Oct 1981	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–0	Gwyther	4,579
17 Oct 1981	Fulham	A	1–3	Tynan	3,988
20 Oct 1981	Millwall	H	1–1	Goddard	4,609
24 Oct 1981	Portsmouth	A	0–0		8,787
31 Oct 1981	Carlisle United	H	2–0	Elsey 2	3,972
3 Nov 1981	Bristol Rovers	A	0–2		6,464
7 Nov 1981	Walsall	A	1–3	Oakes	4,169
14 Nov 1981	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–1		4,428
28 Nov 1981	Exeter City	H	1–1	Waddle	4,149
5 Dec 1981	Wimbledon	A	3–2	Tynan, Elsey, Waddle	2,056
26 Dec 1981	Chester	H	0–1		4,901
28 Dec 1981	Gillingham	A	1–1	Moore	6,055
2 Jan 1982	Reading	H	3–1	Aldridge 2, Lowndes	2,948
16 Jan 1982	Burnley	A	1–2	Moore	4,716
23 Jan 1982	Chesterfield	A	0–1		4,236
30 Jan 1982	Bristol City	H	1–1	Vaughan	5,927
6 Feb 1982	Oxford United	A	1–1	Tynan	5,653
13 Feb 1982	Lincoln City	H	0–0		3,735
20 Feb 1982	Brentford	A	0–2		4,297
27 Feb 1982	Doncaster Rovers	A	2–0	BIshop, Aldridge	4,190
7 Mar 1982	Fulham	H	1–3	Lowndes	5,178
9 Mar 1982	Millwall	A	0–1		3,084
13 Mar 1982	Portsmouth	H	1–1	Elsey	4,209
16 Mar 1982	Bristol Rovers	H	1–1	Tynan	5,312
20 Mar 1982	Carlisle United	A	2–2	Aldridge, Tynan	4,042
27 Mar 1982	Walsall	H	2–2	OG, Tynan	3,484
30 Mar 1982	Huddersfield Town	A	0–2		4,205
2 Apr 1982	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–1	Elsey, Bishop	5,148
10 Apr 1982	Chester	A	2–0	Aldridge 2	1,451
12 Apr 1982	Gillingham	H	4–2	Tynan, Vaughan, Johnson, Gwyther	4,353
17 Apr 1982	Wimbledon	H	0–0		3,900
24 Apr 1982	Exeter City	A	0–1		3,168
1 May 1982	Burnley	H	0–0		4,024
4 May 1982	Preston North End	A	1–2	Vaughan	4,972
8 May 1982	Swindon Town	A	1–1	Aldridge	5,676
11 May 1982	Southend United	H	3–2	Tynan 2, Elsey	3,716
15 May 1982	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	Lowndes	4,169
18 May 1982	Swindon Town	H	1–0	Tynan	5,906

FA Cup

See main article: 1981–82 FA Cup.

Football League Cup

See main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup.

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
1–1	2 Sep 1981	Torquay United	A	3–2	Oakes, Moore, Aldridge	2,514
1–2	15 Sep 1981	Torquay United	H	0–0		4,203	3–2 agg
2–1	6 Oct 1981	Oldham Athletic	A	0–1		5,507
2–2	27 Oct 1981	Oldham Athletic	H	0–0		4,578	0–1 agg

Welsh Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3	1 Dec 1981	Taff's Well	H	5–0	Tynan 2, Oakes, Gwyther, Bishop	1,369
4	15 Dec 1981	Cardiff City	A	1–3	Oakes	3,916

League table

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1	Burnley	46	21	17	8	66	45	+21	80
2	Carlisle United	46	23	11	12	65	50	+15	80
3	Fulham	46	21	15	10	77	51	+26	78
4	Lincoln City	46	21	14	11	66	40	+26	77
5	Oxford United	46	19	14	13	63	49	+14	71
6	Gillingham	46	20	11	15	64	56	+8	71
7	Southend United	46	18	15	13	63	51	+12	69
8	Brentford	46	19	11	16	56	47	+9	68
9	Millwall	46	18	13	15	62	62	0	67
10	Plymouth Argyle	46	18	11	17	64	56	+8	65
11	Chesterfield	46	18	10	18	57	58	−1	64
12	Reading	46	17	11	18	67	75	−8	62
13	Portsmouth	46	14	19	13	56	51	+5	61
14	Preston North End	46	16	13	17	50	56	−6	61
15	Bristol Rovers	46	18	9	19	58	65	−7	61
16	Newport County	46	14	16	16	54	54	0	58
17	Huddersfield Town	46	15	12	19	64	59	+5	57
18	Exeter City	46	16	9	21	71	85	−14	57
19	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	17	16	55	68	−13	56
20	Walsall	46	13	14	19	51	55	−4	53
21	Wimbledon	46	14	11	21	61	75	−14	53
22	Swindon Town	46	13	13	20	55	71	−16	52
23	Bristol City	46	11	13	22	41	65	−24	46
24	Chester	46	7	11	28	36	78	−42	32

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