1978–79 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1978–79 football season
1978–79 season | |||
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Chairman | Richard Ford | ||
Manager | Len Ashurst | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Fourth Division | 8th | ||
FA Cup | 4th round | ||
League Cup | 1st round | ||
Welsh Cup | 4th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Goddard (18) All: Goddard (22) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,124 vs West Ham United (FA Cup, 9 Jan 1979) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,235 vs Bournemouth (1 May 1979) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,731 | ||
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The 1978–79 season was Newport County's 17th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 51st season overall in the Football League.
Season review
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1979. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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19 Aug 1978 | Bournemouth | A | 1–3 | Goddard | 3,083 |
22 Aug 1978 | Aldershot | H | 1–2 | Williams | 3,374 |
26 Aug 1978 | Stockport County | H | 1–2 | Goddard | 2,659 |
2 Sep 1978 | Wigan Athletic | A | 3–2 | Sinclair, Goddard, Woods | 5,319 |
9 Sep 1978 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Vaughan | 5,089 |
12 Sep 1978 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–2 | Woods | 3,176 |
16 Sep 1978 | Wimbledon | H | 1–3 | Clark | 2,903 |
23 Sep 1978 | Bradford City | A | 3–1 | Lowndes 2, Sinclair | 4,471 |
25 Sep 1978 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–0 | 5,491 | |
30 Sep 1978 | York City | H | 1–1 | Sinclair | 3,021 |
7 Oct 1978 | Scunthorpe United | A | 3–2 | Bailey, Lowndes, Sinclair | 2,453 |
14 Oct 1978 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 3,624 |
17 Oct 1978 | Rochdale | H | 0–0 | 3,472 | |
21 Oct 1978 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–0 | 2,008 | |
28 Oct 1978 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | Lowndes | 4,570 |
4 Nov 1978 | Northampton Town | A | 1–3 | Bruton | 3,065 |
10 Nov 1978 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | Goddard, Vaughan | 4,142 |
17 Nov 1978 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | Warriner | 4,009 |
2 Dec 1978 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | Walden 2 | 3,450 |
9 Dec 1978 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 3,667 | |
22 Dec 1978 | Hereford United | A | 3–0 | Bruton, Goddard, Oakes | 2,834 |
26 Dec 1978 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | OG | 6,930 |
30 Dec 1978 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | Goddard | 4,104 |
13 Jan 1979 | Reading | H | 3–2 | Goddard 2, Davies | 5,968 |
2 Feb 1979 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–2 | Goddard 2, Lowndes | 3,659 |
20 Feb 1979 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | Moore | 8,206 |
24 Feb 1979 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–0 | Bruton | 3,361 |
27 Feb 1979 | Bradford City | H | 2–4 | Oakes, Tynan | 4,225 |
3 Mar 1979 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–0 | Moore, Tynan, Lowndes | 2,550 |
6 Mar 1979 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 2,980 | |
10 Mar 1979 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 9,428 | |
13 Mar 1979 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–0 | Tynan | 1,459 |
16 Mar 1979 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | Goddard, Bruton | 3,018 |
20 Mar 1979 | York City | A | 2–1 | Tynan, Goddard | 2,156 |
24 Mar 1979 | Aldershot | A | 3–2 | Tynan, Moore, Lowndes | 5,243 |
31 Mar 1979 | Halifax Town | H | 2–0 | Bruton, Vaughan | 3,927 |
7 Apr 1979 | Darlington | A | 0–1 | 1,518 | |
11 Apr 1979 | Hereford United | H | 4–1 | Goddard, Moore, Oakes, Lowndes | 3,771 |
14 Apr 1979 | Torquay United | A | 0–2 | 3,181 | |
16 Apr 1979 | Portsmouth | H | 1–2 | Goddard | 5,421 |
18 Apr 1979 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | Thompson, Oakes | 2,572 |
21 Apr 1979 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | Tynan | 2,444 |
23 Apr 1979 | Rochdale | A | 0–1 | 1,457 | |
28 Apr 1979 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | Oakes | 3,049 |
1 May 1979 | Bournemouth | H | 2–0 | Tynan, Vaughan | 2,235 |
5 May 1979 | Halifax Town | A | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 1,007 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 25 Nov 1978 | Hereford United | A | 1–0 | Goddard | 6,939 |
2 | 16 Dec 1978 | Worcester City | H | 0–0 | 7,196 | |
2r | 18 Dec 1978 | Worcester City | A | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 10,233 |
3 | 9 Jan 1979 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | Woods, Goddard | 14,124 |
4 | 30 Jan 1979 | Colchester United | H | 0–0 | 10,329 | |
4r | 5 Feb 1979 | Colchester United | A | 0–1 | 7,029 |
Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
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1–1 | 12 Aug 1978 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Woods, M.Williams | 5,572 | |
1–2 | 15 Aug 1978 | Swansea City | A | 0–5 | 7,834 | 2–6 agg |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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4 | 15 Jan 1979 | Ton Pentre | H | 0–2 | 1,447 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 65 |
2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 61 |
3 | Wimbledon | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 61 |
4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 61 |
5 | Aldershot | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 57 |
6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 55 |
7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 52 |
8 | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 52 |
9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 47 |
10 | York City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 47 |
11 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 46 |
12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 45 |
13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 44 |
14 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 43 |
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 43 |
16 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 42 |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 40 |
18 | Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 39 |
19 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 39 |
20 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 39 |
21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 37 |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 37 |
23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 26 |
24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 26 |
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Promoted | |
Re-elected | |
Failed re-election |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
External links
- Newport County 1978-1979 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1979
- Welsh Cup 1978/79
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