2008–09 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004.
2008–09 season | ||||
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Chairman | Chris Blight | |||
Manager | Dean Holdsworth | |||
Stadium | Newport Stadium | |||
Conference South | 10th | |||
FA Cup | 2nd qualifying round | |||
FA Trophy | 1st round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Reid (16) All: Reid (21) | |||
Highest home attendance | 2,546 vs AFC Wimbledon (9 August 2008) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 540 vs Eastleigh (25 February 2009) | |||
Average home league attendance | 852 | |||
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After the sacking of Peter Beadle following the team's failure to make the play-offs for two consecutive seasons, Dean Holdsworth was announced as manager on 18 May 2008.[1] After a poor first half to the season where County only achieved four wins, the second half was a big improvement, with 12 wins and the beginning an unbeaten streak that would last a third of the way into the next season.
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 |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 25 Apr 2009. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FW | ![]() | 4 (10) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 5 (12) | 1 |
DF | ![]() | 23 (0) | 1 | 5 (1) | 0 | 28 (1) | 1 |
GK | ![]() | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 28 (0) | 5 | 3 (0) | 0 | 31 (0) | 5 |
DF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 9 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 1 |
DF | ![]() | 22 (2) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 23 (2) | 2 |
MF | ![]() | 19 (9) | 1 | 6 (2) | 2 | 25 (11) | 3 |
MF | ![]() | 22 (4) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 22 (6) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 12 (9) | 1 | 4 (2) | 2 | 16 (11) | 3 |
FW | ![]() | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 |
DF | ![]() | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 14 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14 (0) | 4 |
DF | ![]() | 31 (3) | 2 | 5 (1) | 0 | 36 (4) | 2 |
FW | ![]() | 11 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 12 (4) | 1 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 13 (4) | 2 | 7 (0) | 1 | 20 (4) | 3 |
DF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 16 (1) | 3 | 4 (1) | 1 | 20 (2) | 4 |
GK | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 20 (2) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 15 (10) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 19 (11) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 |
FW | ![]() | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 25 (2) | 16 | 6 (0) | 5 | 31 (2) | 21 |
DF | ![]() | 4 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 |
MF | ![]() | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 40 (1) | 8 | 6 (1) | 3 | 46 (2) | 11 |
GK | ![]() | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 13 (5) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 14 (5) | 0 |
MF | ![]() | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 39 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 45 (0) | 0 |
GK | ![]() | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
DF | ![]() | 25 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 27 (0) | 1 |
DF | ![]() | 17 (4) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 | 23 (4) | 1 |
FW | ![]() | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 4 (5) | 1 |
Fixtures and results
Pre-season friendlies
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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Thu 10 Jul 2008 | Cinderford Town | A | 0–0 | ||
Sat 19 Jul 2008 | Leamington | A | 1–1 | D.Collins | |
Tue 22 Jul 2008 | Carmarthen Town | H | 0–1 | ||
Thu 14 Jul 2008 | Caldicot Town | A | 4–1 | C.Hughes 2, P.Walsh, R.Duffy | |
Sat 26 Jul 2008 | Merthyr Tydfil | A | 1–1 | D.Rose | |
Wed 30 Jul 2008 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | D.Collins (P), P.Hall | |
Sat 8 Aug 2008 | Leeds United XI | H | 0–1 |
Conference South
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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Sat 9 Aug 2008 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 1–4 | D.Collins | 2,546 |
Tue 12 Aug 2008 | Eastleigh | A | 2–3 | K.Cooper, D.Rose | 787 |
Sat 16 Aug 2008 | Chelmsford City | A | 0–0 | 1,093 | |
Sat 23 Aug 2008 | Dorchester Town | H | 4–4 | D.Rose, A.Harris, J.Easter, C.Hughes | 852 |
Mon 25 Aug 2008 | Team Bath | A | 0–2 | 563 | |
Sat 30 Aug 2008 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | H | 1–0 | C.Hughes | 931 |
Wed 3 Sep 2008 | Havant & Waterlooville | H | 0–2 | 859 | |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 | Bishop's Stortford | A | 1–1 | R.Duffy (P) | 414 |
Sat 20 Sep 2008 | St Albans City | H | 0–1 | 886 | |
Sat 4 Oct 2008 | Bromley | H | 3–0 | P.Bignot, C.Reid (P), C.Hughes | 746 |
Sat 18 Oct 2008 | Braintree Town | A | 2–3 | J.Roberts, C.Reid | 626 |
Mon 20 Oct 2008 | Weston-super-Mare | A | 1–1 | D.Rose | 528 |
Sat 25 Oct 2008 | Welling United | H | 0–0 | 772 | |
Sat 1 Nov 2008 | Basingstoke Town | A | 0–0 | 419 | |
Sat 8 Nov 2008 | Hayes & Yeading | H | 1–5 | C.Reid | 679 |
Sat 15 Nov 2008 | Havant & Waterlooville | A | 1–1 | P.Cochlin | 601 |
Tue 18 Nov 2008 | Maidenhead United | A | 1–0 | C.Reid | 315 |
Sat 29 Nov 2008 | Bishop's Stortford | H | 0–1 | 654 | |
Sat 6 Dec 2008 | Thurrock | A | 0–0 | 309 | |
Sat 20 Dec 2008 | AFC Wimbledon | A | 0–3 | 2,945 | |
Fri 26 Dec 2008 | Worcester City | H | 1–0 | A.Harris | 822 |
Sat 3 Jan 2009 | Chelmsford City | H | 3–1 | C.Reid 3 | 902 |
Sat 17 Jan 2009 | Fisher Athletic | A | 3–1 | S.Butterworth, C.Reid (P), M.Giles | 249 |
Mon 19 Jan 2009 | Worcester City | A | 0–0 | 759 | |
Sat 24 Jan 2009 | Basingstoke Town | H | 3–0 | A.Cook, D.Rose, C.Reid | 841 |
Wed 28 Jan 2009 | Weston-super-Mare | H | 1–0 | A.Cook | 913 |
Sat 31 Jan 2009 | Bath City | A | 1–2 | C.Reid | 1,137 |
Wed 11 Feb 2009 | Bognor Regis Town | H | 2–1 | D.Rose, P.Cochlin | 618 |
Sat 14 Feb 2009 | Maidenhead United | H | 0–1 | 672 | |
Sat 21 Feb 2009 | Bromley | A | 1–2 | D.Rose (P) | 561 |
Wed 25 Feb 2009 | Eastleigh | H | 0–1 | 540 | |
Sat 28 Feb 2009 | Hayes & Yeading | A | 0–2 | 311 | |
Tue 3 Mar 2009 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | A | 1–0 | P.Cochlin | 409 |
Sat 7 Mar 2009 | Braintree Town | H | 2–1 | C.Reid (P), P.Cochlin | 712 |
Wed 18 Mar 2009 | Bath City | H | 0–4 | 734 | |
Sat 21 Mar 2009 | St Albans City | A | 1–1 | S.Foley | 494 |
Sat 28 Mar 2009 | Bognor Regis Town | A | 1–0 | C.Reid | 362 |
Sat 4 Apr 2009 | Fisher Athletic | H | 4–0 | M.Giles, C.Reid, S.Foley, D.Rose | 641 |
Sat 11 Apr 2009 | Dorchester Town | A | 1–0 | C.Reid | 519 |
Mon 13 Apr 2009 | Team Bath | H | 4–2 | C.Reid, W.Turk, P.Cochlin, D.Rose | 758 |
Sat 18 Apr 2009 | Thurrock | H | 1–1 | C.Reid | 809 |
Sat 25 Apr 2009 | Welling United | A | 2–0 | S.Foley 2 | 724 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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2Q | 24 Sep 2008 | Dorchester Town | A | 2–2 | R.Duffy (P), D.Rose | 396 |
2Qr | 1 Oct 2008 | Dorchester Town | H | 0–1 | C.Reid | 653 |
FA Trophy
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
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3Q | 22 Nov 2008 | Andover | A | 3–0 | D.Rose, C.Reid, C.Hughes | 264 | |
1 | 13 Dec 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–1 | C.Reid | 603 | |
1r | 13 Dec 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–1 a.e.t. | C.Reid | 421 | Lost 3–5 on penalties |
Gwent Senior Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
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R1 | 10 Dec 2008 | Cwmbran Town | A | 4–1 | A Harris, K Cooper, S Armitage, A Vickers | 200 | |
SF | 7 Apr 2009 | Newport Civil Service | A | 0–1 | 250 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | AFC Wimbledon | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 88 | Champions, promoted |
2 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 85 | Play-offs |
3 | Eastleigh | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 83 | Play-offs |
4 | Hayes & Yeading United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 81 | Play-off winners, promoted |
5 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 77 | Play-offs |
6 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 | |
7 | Bath City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 68 | |
8 | Welling United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 68 | |
9 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 59 | |
10 | Newport County | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 59 | |
11 | Team Bath | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 55 | Resigned ¹ |
12 | St Albans City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 54 | |
13 | Bromley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 54 | |
14 | Braintree Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 52 | |
15 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 48 | |
16 | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 47 | |
17 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 47 | |
18 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 46 | |
19 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 42 | |
20 | Thurrock | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 40 | |
21 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 26 | 7 points deducted, relegated ² |
22 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 100 | −78 | 18 | Relegated |
¹ Team Bath resigned from the league[2]
² Bognor Regis Town deducted 7 points[3]
Key | |
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Division Champions | |
Promoted | |
Into play-offs | |
Relegated |
References
- "Holdsworth takes on Newport job". BBC Sport. 18 May 2008.
- "Team Bath resign from Conference". BBC Sport. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- "Bognor hit with seven point deduction". The Argus. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
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