1970–71 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1970–71 season
Manager Bobby Ferguson
(until 21 Nov 1970)
Billy Lucas
(after 21 Nov 1970)
Stadium Somerton Park
Fourth Division 22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Brown (14)
All: Brown (16)
Highest home attendance 4,515 vs Northampton Town (15 Aug 1970)
Lowest home attendance 1,479 vs Stockport County (2 Mar 1971)
Average home league attendance 2,564
Home colours
Away colours

The 1970–71 season was Newport County's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 43rd overall in the Football League. The season saw the worst set of results in County's history, with the club failing to win any of the first 25 league matches, setting a Football League record.

The season started with a home and away loss, but County were still two places from the foot of the table. However their record of three wins and five draws from the next 31 games left them rooted to the bottom. Results improved in the latter stages of the season, with County picking up seven wins and three draws in the remaining 13 games. The club still had to apply for re-election for the third successive season, but held on to their League status.

Season review

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 10 8 28 55 85 0.647 28 8 3 12 32 36 19 2 5 16 23 49 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAHHAA
ResultLLLLLLLLLLDLLLDLLLLLLLDLDWLDWLLWLWWDWWDLWWDWLL
Position22222424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242423232323232323232323222222

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1971. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
15 Aug 1970Northampton TownH0–14,515
21 Aug 1970SouthportA1–6Brown2,905
29 Aug 1970Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH0–23,079
1 Sep 1970Grimsby TownH0–12,569
5 Sep 1970Peterborough UnitedA1–2Jones4,647
12 Sep 1970Oldham AthleticH1–4Thomas1,849
19 Sep 1970DarlingtonA1–2Jones3,309
23 Sep 1970Notts CountyA0–28,445
26 Sep 1970ChesterH0–11,827
29 Sep 1970Exeter CityH0–12,169
3 Oct 1970HartlepoolA2–2Hooper 23,238
10 Oct 1970Scunthorpe UnitedH2–3Brown 23,539
17 Oct 1970Northampton TownA0–16,171
21 Oct 1970Southend UnitedA0–34,349
24 Oct 1970WorkingtonH2–2D.H.Harris, Brown2,559
30 Oct 1970York CityA0–13,120
7 Nov 1970BrentfordH0–12,407
10 Nov 1970Colchester UnitedH1–3Jones1,973
14 Nov 1970Cambridge UnitedA2–3Jones, Radford3,608
27 Nov 1970Stockport CountyA2–3Radford3,752
5 Dec 1970AldershotH1–2Brown2,629
12 Dec 1970Oldham AthleticA0–47,845
19 Dec 1970SouthportH2–2Hooper, D.H.Harris2,805
26 Dec 1970Crewe AlexandraA0–23,058
9 Jan 1971Exeter CityA1–1Jones4,142
15 Jan 1971Southend UnitedH3–0Jones, Brown, White2,308
23 Jan 1971BarrowA1–3White2,075
6 Feb 1971AldershotA1–1Wood5,686
12 Feb 1971BarrowH3–2Jones, Coldrick, White1,542
20 Feb 1971Colchester UnitedA2–4Young, Brown6,444
26 Feb 1971York CityH0–31,753
2 Mar 1971Stockport CountyH3–1Jones 2, Thomas1,479
6 Mar 1971WorkingtonA1–2Thomas1,748
9 Mar 1971Notts CountyH2–1Smith, Brown2,129
12 Mar 1971Cambridge UnitedH2–0Smith 22,587
17 Mar 1971Lincoln CityA1–1Thomas4,407
20 Mar 1971BrentfordA3–0Thomas 2, OG (Nelmes)8,402
27 Mar 1971Peterborough UnitedH2–0Hooper, Brown2,588
3 Apr 1971Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA2–2Thomas, Hooper8,295
10 Apr 1971Crewe AlexandraH1–3Thomas3,353
13 Apr 1971HartlepoolH2–0Radford, Thomas3,173
17 Apr 1971Scunthorpe UnitedA1–0Brown3,075
20 Apr 1971Lincoln CityH2–2Brown, Coldrick3,397
24 Apr 1971DarlingtonH3–1Brown 32,756
27 Apr 1971Grimsby TownA0–24,710
1 May 1971ChesterA1–2Aizlewood2,645

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
121 Nov 1970BarnetA1–6Jones2,994

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
119 Aug 1970ReadingH2–1Brown, Young3,624
29 Sep 1970BlackpoolA1–4Brown9,828

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
52 Mar 1971Cardiff CityH1–1Thomas6,162
5r10 Mar 1971Cardiff CityA0–410,385

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Notts County (C) 46 30 9 7 89 362.472 69 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (P) 46 24 12 10 81 461.761 60
3 Oldham Athletic (P) 46 24 11 11 88 631.397 59
4 York City (P) 46 23 10 13 78 541.444 56
5 Chester 46 24 7 15 69 551.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 541.296 54
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 591.068 51
8 Southport 46 21 6 19 63 571.105 48
9 Exeter City 46 17 14 15 67 680.985 48
10 Workington 46 18 12 16 48 490.980 48
11 Stockport County 46 16 14 16 49 650.754 46
12 Darlington 46 17 11 18 58 571.018 45
13 Aldershot 46 14 17 15 66 710.930 45
14 Brentford 46 18 8 20 66 621.065 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 8 20 75 760.987 44
16 Peterborough United 46 18 7 21 70 710.986 43
17 Scunthorpe United 46 15 13 18 56 610.918 43
18 Southend United 46 14 15 17 53 660.803 43
19 Grimsby Town 46 18 7 21 57 710.803 43
20 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 51 660.773 43
21 Lincoln City 46 13 13 20 70 710.986 39 Re-elected
22 Newport County 46 10 8 28 55 850.647 28 Re-elected
23 Hartlepool 46 8 12 26 34 740.459 28 Re-elected
24 Barrow 46 7 8 31 51 900.567 22

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Election

VotesClubFate
47Lincoln CityRe-elected to the League
38BarrowRe-elected to the League
33HartlepoolRe-elected to the League
33Newport CountyRe-elected to the League
22Hereford UnitedNot elected to the League
14Wigan AthleticNot elected to the League
2Cambridge CityNot elected to the League
2Telford UnitedNot elected to the League
2Yeovil TownNot elected to the League
1Boston UnitedNot elected to the League
1Bradford Park AvenueNot elected to the League
1RomfordNot elected to the League
0Bedford TownNot elected to the League
0Chelmsford CityNot elected to the League
0GatesheadNot elected to the League
0Hillingdon BoroughNot elected to the League
0Kettering TownNot elected to the League

References

    • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
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