NEWPORT COUNTY{1}
Note - this page refers to the ex-Football League club who folded in 1989.
For the current club, see Newport County
1906-07 Joined Western League
Western League Division Two Champions
1912-13 Joined Southern League Division Two
1919 Elected to enlarged Southern League Division One
1920-21 Founder member of Division Three South
1923-24 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1925-26 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1931 Not re-elected to Football League Division Three South
1931-32 Played in Southern League Western Section, temporarily replacing
their reserve team
1932-33 Rejoined Football League Division Three South
1936-37 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1937-38 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1938-39 Football League Division Three South Champions
Promoted to Division Two
1939-40 Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war
Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1946-47 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1947 Relegated to Division Three South
1950-51 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1953-54 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1955-56 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1956-57 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1958-59 Placed in Division Three upon re-organisation
1962-63 Welsh Cup runner-up
1963-64 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1966-67 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1967-68 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1971-72 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1972-73 Missed promotion place on goal average
1973-74 One point deducted for fielding an ineligible player
1975-76 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1979-80 Welsh Cup Winners
Promoted to Division Three
1980-81 European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Finalists
Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1984-85 Welsh Cup semi-finalists
1986-87 Welsh Cup runner-up
1987 Relegated to Division Four
1988 Relegated to Conference
1988-89 Expelled from Conference (mid-March) and record (29-4-7-18-
31-62-19) expelled
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1906-07 WEST-2 18 11 3 4 52 38 25 2/10
1912-13 SOUTH-2 24 7 5 12 29 36 19 10/13
1913-14 SOUTH-2 30 14 8 8 49 38 36 6/16
1914-15 SOUTH-2 24 7 3 14 27 42 17 10/13
1919-20 SOUTH-1 42 13 7 22 45 70 33 18/22
1920-21 FL-3S 42 14 9 19 43 64 37 15/22
1921-22 FL-3S 42 11 12 19 44 61 34 20/22
1922-23 FL-3S 42 8 11 23 40 70 27 22/22
1923-24 FL-3S 42 17 9 16 56 64 43 10/22
1924-25 FL-3S 42 20 9 13 62 42 49 6/22
1925-26 FL-3S 42 14 10 18 64 74 38 17/22
1926-27 FL-3S 42 19 6 17 57 71 44 9/22
1927-28 FL-3S 42 18 9 15 81 84 45 9/22
1928-29 FL-3S 42 13 9 20 69 86 35 16/22
1929-30 FL-3S 42 12 10 20 74 85 34 18/22
1930-31 FL-3S 42 11 6 25 69 111 28 21/22
1931-32 SOUTH-W 24 10 6 8 70 51 26 6/13
1932-33 FL-3S 42 11 7 24 61 105 29 21/22
1933-34 FL-3S 42 8 17 17 49 70 33 18/22
1934-35 FL-3S 42 10 5 27 54 112 25 22/22
1935-36 FL-3S 42 11 9 22 60 111 31 21/22
1936-37 FL-3S 42 12 10 20 67 98 34 19/22
1937-38 FL-3S 42 11 16 15 43 52 38 16/22
1938-39 FL-3S 42 22 11 9 58 45 55 1/22
1939-40 FL-2 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 ABAND
1946-47 FL-2 42 10 3 29 61 133 23 22/22
1947-48 FL-3S 42 14 13 15 61 73 41 12/22
1948-49 FL-3S 42 14 9 19 68 92 37 15/22
1949-50 FL-3S 42 13 8 21 67 98 34 21/22
1950-51 FL-3S 46 19 9 18 77 70 47 11/24
1951-52 FL-3S 46 21 12 13 77 76 54 6/24
1952-53 FL-3S 46 16 10 20 70 82 42 15/24
1953-54 FL-3S 46 19 6 21 61 81 44 15/24
1954-55 FL-3S 46 11 16 19 60 73 38 19/24
1955-56 FL-3S 46 15 9 22 58 79 39 19/24
1956-57 FL-3S 46 16 13 17 65 62 45 12/24
1957-58 FL-3S 46 17 14 15 73 67 48 11/24
1958-59 FL-3 46 17 9 20 69 68 43 17/24
1959-60 FL-3 46 20 6 20 80 79 46 13/24
1960-61 FL-3 46 17 11 18 81 90 45 13/24
1961-62 FL-3 46 7 8 31 46 102 22 24/24
1962-63 FL-4 46 14 11 21 76 90 39 20/24
1963-64 FL-4 46 17 8 21 64 73 42 15/24
1964-65 FL-4 46 17 8 21 85 81 42 16/24
1965-66 FL-4 46 18 12 16 75 75 48 9/24
1966-67 FL-4 46 12 16 18 56 63 40 18/24
1967-68 FL-4 46 16 13 17 58 63 45 12/24
1968-69 FL-4 46 11 14 21 49 74 36 22/24
1969-70 FL-4 46 13 11 22 53 74 37 21/24
1970-71 FL-4 46 10 8 28 55 85 28 22/24
1971-72 FL-4 46 18 8 20 60 72 44 14/24
1972-73 FL-4 46 22 12 12 64 44 56 5/24
1973-74 FL-4 46 16 14 16 56 65 45 * 9/24
1974-75 FL-4 46 19 9 18 68 75 47 12/24
1975-76 FL-4 46 13 9 24 57 90 35 22/24
1976-77 FL-4 46 14 10 22 42 58 38 19/24
1977-78 FL-4 46 16 11 19 65 73 43 16/24
1978-79 FL-4 46 21 10 15 66 55 52 8/24
1979-80 FL-4 46 27 7 12 83 50 61 3/24
1980-81 FL-3 46 15 13 18 64 61 43 12/24
1981-82 FL-3 46 14 16 16 54 54 58 16/24
1982-83 FL-3 46 23 9 14 76 54 78 4/24
1983-84 FL-3 46 16 14 16 58 75 62 13/24
1984-85 FL-3 46 13 13 20 55 67 52 18/24
1985-86 FL-3 46 11 18 17 52 65 51 19/24
1986-87 FL-3 46 8 13 25 49 86 37 24/24
1987-88 FL-4 46 6 7 33 35 105 25 24/24
1988-89 CONF RECORD EXPUNGED
EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
SEASON CUP RD OPPONENTS VEN SCORE
1980-81 CWC 1 CRUSADERS (NIR) H 4-0
CRUSADERS (NIR) A 0-0 (Agg 4-0)
2 HAUGAR (NOR) A 0-0
HAUGAR (NOR) H 6-0 (Agg 6-0)
QF CARL ZEISS JENA (GDR) A 2-2
CARL ZEISS JENA (GDR) H 0-1 (Agg 2-3)
F.A. CUP
1919-20 5Q MERTHYR TOWN H 1-0
6Q EXETER CITY H 1-0
1 LEICESTER CITY H 0-0
1r LEICESTER CITY A 0-2
1921-22 5Q BATH CITY H 2-0
6Q WREXHAM A 0-0
6Qr WREXHAM H 3-0
1 NEWCASTLE UNITED A 0-6
1922-23 5Q ABERDARE ATHLETIC A 1-1
5Qr ABERDARE ATHLETIC H 1-1
5Qr2 ABERDARE ATHLETIC N 1-2 @ Cardiff City
1924-25 5Q EXETER CITY A 1-1
5Qr EXETER CITY H 3-3
5Qr2 EXETER CITY N 0-1 @ Bristol City
1925-26 1 WEYMOUTH A 1-0
2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 1-3
1926-27 1 POOLE A 0-1
1927-28 1 SWINDON TOWN H 0-1
1928-29 1 WOKING H 7-0
2 NORWICH CITY A 0-6
1929-30 1 KETTERING TOWN H 3-2
2 WALSALL H 2-3
1930-31 1 DULWICH HAMLET A 2-2
1r DULWICH HAMLET H 4-1
2 WALSALL A 0-4
1932-33 1 ILFORD H 4-2
2 FOLKESTONE A 1-2
1933-34 1 DULWICH HAMLET A 2-2
1r DULWICH HAMLET H 6-2
2 WORKINGTON A 1-3
1934-35 1 SWINDON TOWN A 0-4
1935-36 1 SOUTHEND UNITED H 0-1
1936-37 1 BRISTOL CITY H 3-0
2 READING A 2-7
1937-38 1 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 2-2
1r KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS H 4-1
2 BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC H 2-1
3 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 4-7
1938-39 1 READING A 3-3
1r READING H 3-1
2 HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 3-2
3 WALSALL H 0-2
1945-46 1(1) TORQUAY UNITED A 1-0
1(2) TORQUAY UNITED H 1-1
2(1) EXETER CITY H 5-1
2(2) EXETER CITY A 3-1
3(1) SOUTHAMPTON A 3-4
3(2) SOUTHAMPTON H 1-2
1946-47 3 COVENTRY CITY A 2-5
1947-48 1 SOUTHEND UNITED H 3-2
2 READING A 0-2
1948-49 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H 3-1
2 LEYTONSTONE A 4-3
3 LEEDS UNITED A 3-1
4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 3-3
4r HUDDERSFIELD TOWN A 3-1
5 PORTSMOUTH A 2-3
1949-50 1 CRYSTAL PALACE A 3-0
2 GATESHEAD{1} H 1-1
3 PORT VALE H 1-2
1950-51 1 WALSALL H 4-2
2 HEREFORD UNITED A 3-0
3 READING H 3-2
4 NORWICH CITY H 0-2
1951-52 1 BARRY TOWN H 4-0
2 LEYTONSTONE A 2-2
2r LEYTONSTONE H 3-0
3 SHEFFIELD UNITED A 0-2
1952-53 1 WALSALL H 2-1
2 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 2-1
3 SHEFFIELD UNITED H 1-4
1953-54 1 CAMBRIDGE UNITED A 2-2
1r CAMBRIDGE UNITED H 1-2
1954-55 1 GILLINGHAM A 0-2
1955-56 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION A 1-8
1956-57 1 WALSALL A 1-0
2 GILLINGHAM A 2-1
3 SOUTHAMPTON H 3-3
3r SOUTHAMPTON A 1-0
4 ARSENAL H 0-2
1957-58 1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 0-3
1958-59 1 WISBECH TOWN A 2-2
1r WISBECH TOWN H 4-1
2 HEREFORD UNITED A 2-0
3 TORQUAY UNITED H 0-0
3r TORQUAY UNITED A 1-0
4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR A 1-4
1959-60 1 HEREFORD UNITED H 4-2
2 SALISBURY{1} A 1-0
3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 0-4
1960-61 1 SHREWSBURY TOWN A 1-4
1961-62 1 READING A 1-1
1r READING H 1-0
2 WEYMOUTH A 0-1
1962-63 1 QUEENS PARK RANGERS A 2-3
1963-64 1 HEREFORD UNITED A 1-1
1r HEREFORD UNITED H 4-0
2 WATFORD H 2-0
3 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H 3-2
4 BURNLEY A 1-2
1964-65 1 SPALDING UNITED H 5-3
2 MANSFIELD TOWN H 3-0
3 READING A 2-2
3r READING H 0-1
1965-66 1 BATH CITY A 0-2
1966-67 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H 1-2
1967-68 1 GILLINGHAM H 3-0
2 GUILDFORD CITY A 1-0
3 SOUTHAMPTON A 1-1
3r SOUTHAMPTON H 2-3
1968-69 1 EXETER CITY A 0-0
1r EXETER CITY H 1-3
1969-70 1 COLCHESTER UNITED H 2-1
2 HEREFORD UNITED H 2-1
3 GILLINGHAM A 0-1
1970-71 1 BARNET A 1-6
1971-72 1 NOTTS COUNTY A 0-6
1972-73 1 ALTON TOWN{1} H 5-1
2 TORQUAY UNITED A 1-0
3 MILLWALL A 0-3
1973-74 1 WYCOMBE WANDERERS A 1-3
1974-75 1 EXETER CITY A 2-1
2 WALSALL H 1-3
1975-76 1 SWINDON TOWN H 2-2
1r SWINDON TOWN A 0-3
1976-77 1 A F C BOURNEMOUTH A 0-0
1r A F C BOURNEMOUTH H 3-0
2 SOUTHEND UNITED A 0-3
1977-78 1 EXETER CITY H 1-1
1r EXETER CITY A 2-4
1978-79 1 HEREFORD UNITED A 1-0
2 WORCESTER CITY H 0-0
2r WORCESTER CITY A 2-1
3 WEST HAM UNITED H 2-1
4 COLCHESTER UNITED H 0-0
4r COLCHESTER UNITED A 0-1
1979-80 1 PORTSMOUTH A 0-1
1980-81 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE A 0-2
1981-82 1 COLCHESTER UNITED A 0-2
1982-83 1 ENFIELD A 0-0
1r ENFIELD H 4-2
2 ORIENT H 1-0
3 EVERTON H 1-1
3r EVERTON A 1-2
1983-84 1 POOLE TOWN A 0-0
1r POOLE TOWN H 3-1
2 HARROW BOROUGH A 3-1
3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE A 2-2
3r PLYMOUTH ARGYLE H 0-1
1984-85 1 ALDERSHOT H 1-1
1r ALDERSHOT A 0-4
1985-86 1 SOUTHEND UNITED A 1-0
2 TORQUAY UNITED H 1-1
2r TORQUAY UNITED A 3-2
3 SUNDERLAND A 0-2
1986-87 1 BROMSGROVE ROVERS A 1-0
2 FULHAM A 0-2
1987-88 1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 1-2
1988-89 4Q WEYMOUTH H 2-1
1 MAIDSTONE UNITED H 1-2
WELSH CUP
1923-24 SF WREXHAM N 0-1 @ Wrexham
1925-26 SF EBBW VALE A 1-2
1936-37 SF RHYL ATHLETIC N 2-3 @ Shrewsbury
1937-38 SF SHREWSBURY TOWN N 2-3 @ Shrewsbury
1939-40 SF SWANSEA TOWN N 0-1 @ Swansea
1946-47 SF CHESTER{1} N 2-3 @ Wrexham
1950-51 QF SWANSEA TOWN H 2-1
SF MERTHYR TYDFIL N 1-1 @ Cardiff City
SFr MERTHYR TYDFIL N 1-4 @ Cardiff City
1951-52 QF RHYL A 2-3
1953-54 QF BANGOR CITY H 5-1
SF CHESTER{1} N 2-2 @ Cardiff City
SFr CHESTER{1} N 0-2 @ Wrexham
1954-55 QF CARDIFF CITY H 1-3
1955-56 QF LLANELLY H 5-1
SF SWANSEA TOWN N 2-5 @ Cardiff City
1956-57 QF 55th REGIMENT R A TONFANNAU H 3-1
SF SWANSEA TOWN N 1-1 @ Cardiff City
SFr SWANSEA TOWN N 0-3 @ Cardiff City
1959-60 QF WREXHAM A 0-3
1960-61 QF CARDIFF CITY A 1-2
1962-63 QF HOLYWELL TOWN A 6-2
SF SWANSEA TOWN N 1-0 @ Cardiff City
F(1) BOROUGH UNITED A 1-2
F(2) BOROUGH UNITED H 0-0 Borough United won 3 pts to 1
1963-64 QF SWANSEA TOWN H 1-0
SF CARDIFF CITY N 2-2 @ Swansea Town
SFr CARDIFF CITY N 0-1 @ Swansea Town
1965-66 QF CHESTER{1} H 2-2
QFr CHESTER{1} A 0-2
1966-67 QF BANGOR CITY H 0-0
QFr BANGOR CITY A 1-0
SF CARDIFF CITY H 1-2
1967-68 QF SWANSEA TOWN H 3-1
SF HEREFORD UNITED H 0-1
1971-72 QF BANGOR CITY A 2-1
SF WREXHAM A 0-2
1972-73 QF CARDIFF CITY H 1-3
1973-74 QF SHREWSBURY TOWN H 0-1
1974-75 QF SWANSEA CITY H 1-1
QFr SWANSEA CITY A 2-1
SF CARDIFF CITY H 0-1
1977-78 QF BANGOR CITY H 1-3
1979-80 QF WREXHAM A 1-0
SF MERTHYR TYDFIL H 3-1
F(1) SHREWSBURY TOWN H 2-1
F(2) SHREWSBURY TOWN A 3-0 Newport County won 5-1 on aggregate
1980-81 QF BANGOR CITY H 3-1
SF(1) HEREFORD UNITED A 1-2
SF(2) HEREFORD UNITED H 1-1 Hereford United won 3-2 on aggregate
1983-84 QF WREXHAM H 0-1
1984-85 QF WREXHAM H 3-2
SF(1) BANGOR CITY A 0-1
SF(2) BANGOR CITY H 0-0 Bangor City won 1-0 on aggregate
1986-87 QF ABERYSTWYTH TOWN A 2-2
QFr ABERYSTWYTH TOWN H 1-0
SF(1) WREXHAM H 2-1
SF(2) WREXHAM A 2-2 Newport County won 4-3 on aggregate
F MERTHYR TYDFIL N 2-2 @ Cardiff City
Fr MERTHYR TYDFIL N 0-1 @ Cardiff City
1988-89 QF HEREFORD UNITED H 0-1
F.A. TROPHY
1988-89 1 WEYMOUTH A 1-2
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP
1960-61 1 SOUTHAMPTON H 2-2
1r SOUTHAMPTON A 2-2
1r2 SOUTHAMPTON A 3-5
1961-62 1 SHREWSBURY TOWN H 0-0
1r SHREWSBURY TOWN A 1-3
1962-63 1 GILLINGHAM H 2-1
2 ALDERSHOT A 3-0
3 MANCHESTER CITY H 1-2
1963-64 1 MILLWALL H 3-4
1964-65 1 NOTTS COUNTY A 2-3
1965-66 1 SOUTHEND UNITED H 2-2
1r SOUTHEND UNITED A 1-3
1966-67 1 SWANSEA TOWN H 1-2
1967-68 1 SWINDON TOWN A 1-1
1r SWINDON TOWN H 2-0
2 BLACKPOOL H 0-1
1968-69 1 BRISTOL CITY A 0-2
1969-70 1 SWANSEA TOWN H 2-3
1970-71 1 READING H 2-1
2 BLACKPOOL A 1-4
1971-72 1 TORQUAY UNITED H 1-2
1972-73 1 SWANSEA CITY A 1-1
1r SWANSEA CITY H 3-0
2 IPSWICH TOWN H 0-3
1973-74 1 SWINDON TOWN A 3-3
1r SWINDON TOWN H 1-2
1974-75 1 TORQUAY UNITED H 1-0
2 CHELSEA A 2-4
1975-76 1(1) EXETER CITY H 1-1
1(2) EXETER CITY A 0-2 Exeter City won 3-1 on aggregate
1976-77 1(1) SWANSEA CITY A 1-4
1(2) SWANSEA CITY H 1-0 Swansea City won 4-2 on aggregate
1977-78 1(1) PORTSMOUTH A 1-3
1(2) PORTSMOUTH H 3-2 Portsmouth won 5-4 on aggregate
1978-79 1(1) SWANSEA CITY H 2-1
1(2) SWANSEA CITY A 0-5 Swansea City won 6-2 on aggregate
1979-80 1(1) PLYMOUTH ARGYLE H 1-0
1(2) PLYMOUTH ARGYLE A 0-2 Plymouth Argyle won 2-1 on aggregate
1980-81 1(1) HEREFORD UNITED A 0-1
1(2) HEREFORD UNITED H 5-0 Newport County won 5-1 on aggregate
2(1) NOTTS COUNTY H 1-1
2(2) NOTTS COUNTY A 0-2 Notts County won 3-1 on aggregate
1981-82 1(1) TORQUAY UNITED A 3-2
1(2) TORQUAY UNITED H 0-0 Newport County won 3-2 on aggregate
2(1) OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 0-1
2(2) OLDHAM ATHLETIC H 0-0 Oldham Athletic won 1-0 on aggregate
1982-83 1(1) EXETER CITY A 2-1
1(2) EXETER CITY H 6-0 Newport County won 8-1 on aggregate
2(1) EVERTON H 0-2
2(2) EVERTON A 2-2 Everton won 4-2 on aggregate
1983-84 1(1) TORQUAY UNITED H 2-3
1(2) TORQUAY UNITED A 0-1 Torquay United won 4-2 on aggregate
1984-85 1(1) BRISTOL CITY A 1-2
1(2) BRISTOL CITY H 0-3 Bristol City won 5-1 on aggregate
1985-86 1(1) BRISTOL ROVERS A 0-2
1(2) BRISTOL ROVERS H 1-0 Bristol Rovers won 2-1 on aggregate
1986-87 1(1) EXETER CITY A 0-0
1(2) EXETER CITY H 1-0 Newport County won 1-0 on aggregate
2(1) EVERTON A 0-4
2(2) EVERTON H 1-5 Everton won 9-1 on aggregate
1987-88 1(1) CARDIFF CITY H 2-1 @ Cardiff City
1(2) CARDIFF CITY A 2-2 Newport County won 4-3 on aggregate
2(1) CRYSTAL PALACE A 0-4
2(2) CRYSTAL PALACE H 0-2 Crystal Palace won 6-0 on aggregate
OTHER CUPS
1983-84 FLAMC 1S BRISTOL ROVERS H 0-1
1984-85 FLAMC 1S(1) EXETER CITY H 3-0
1S(2) EXETER CITY A 1-1 Newport County won 4-1 on aggregate
2S SWANSEA CITY H 0-0 Swansea City won 4-3 on penalties
QFS BRISTOL CITY A 2-1
SFS ORIENT A 1-1 Newport County won 4-2 on penalties
FS BRENTFORD A 0-6
1985-86 FLAMC Gp1S SWANSEA CITY A 1-1
Gp1S CARDIFF CITY H 1-0
1986-87 FLAMC Gp5S HEREFORD UNITED A 0-4
Gp5S PORT VALE H 2-1
1987-88 FLAMC Gp6S EXETER CITY A 1-0
Gp6S PORT VALE H 2-0
1S HEREFORD UNITED H 2-3
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