1978–79 Newport County A.F.C. season
Encyclopedia
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.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
and their 51st season overall in the Football League.
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win| Overall | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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Results by round
Fourth Division
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1978 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 1–3 | Goddard | 3,083 |
| 22 Aug 1978 | H | 1–2 | Williams | 3,374 | |
| 26 Aug 1978 | H | 1–2 | Goddard | 2,659 | |
| 2 Sep 1978 | A | 3–2 | Sinclair, Goddard, Woods | 5,319 | |
| 9 Sep 1978 | A | 1–2 | Vaughan | 5,089 | |
| 12 Sep 1978 | H | 1–2 | Woods | 3,176 | |
| 16 Sep 1978 | H | 1–3 | Clark | 2,903 | |
| 23 Sep 1978 | A | 3–1 | Lowndes 2, Sinclair | 4,471 | |
| 25 Sep 1978 | A | 0–0 | 5,491 | ||
| 30 Sep 1978 | H | 1–1 | Sinclair | 3,021 | |
| 7 Oct 1978 | A | 3–2 | Bailey, Lowndes, Sinclair | 2,453 | |
| 14 Oct 1978 | H | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 3,624 | |
| 17 Oct 1978 | H | 0–0 | 3,472 | ||
| 21 Oct 1978 | A | 0–0 | 2,008 | ||
| 28 Oct 1978 | H | 1–1 | Lowndes | 4,570 | |
| 4 Nov 1978 | A | 1–3 | Bruton | 3,065 | |
| 10 Nov 1978 | H | 2–1 | Goddard, Vaughan | 4,142 | |
| 17 Nov 1978 | A | 1–1 | Warriner | 4,009 | |
| 2 Dec 1978 | H | 2–1 | Walden 2 | 3,450 | |
| 9 Dec 1978 | A | 0–1 | 3,667 | ||
| 22 Dec 1978 | A | 3–0 | Bruton, Goddard, Oakes | 2,834 | |
| 26 Dec 1978 | H | 1–1 | OG | 6,930 | |
| 30 Dec 1978 | H | 1–0 | Goddard | 4,104 | |
| 13 Jan 1979 | H | 3–2 | Goddard 2, Davies | 5,968 | |
| 2 Feb 1979 | H | 3–2 | Goddard 2, Lowndes | 3,659 | |
| 20 Feb 1979 | A | 1–2 | Moore | 8,206 | |
| 24 Feb 1979 | A | 1–0 | Bruton | 3,361 | |
| 27 Feb 1979 | H | 2–4 | Oakes, Tynan | 4,225 | |
| 3 Mar 1979 | H | 3–0 | Moore, Tynan, Lowndes | 2,550 | |
| 6 Mar 1979 | A | 0–0 | 2,980 | ||
| 10 Mar 1979 | A | 0–1 | 9,428 | ||
| 13 Mar 1979 | A | 1–0 | Tynan | 1,459 | |
| 16 Mar 1979 | H | 2–1 | Goddard, Bruton | 3,018 | |
| 20 Mar 1979 | A | 2–1 | Tynan, Goddard | 2,156 | |
| 24 Mar 1979 | A | 3–2 | Tynan, Moore, Lowndes | 5,243 | |
| 31 Mar 1979 | H | 2–0 | Bruton, Vaughan | 3,927 | |
| 7 Apr 1979 | A | 0–1 | 1,518 | ||
| 11 Apr 1979 | H | 4–1 | Goddard, Moore, Oakes, Lowndes | 3,771 | |
| 14 Apr 1979 | A | 0–2 | 3,181 | ||
| 16 Apr 1979 | H | 1–2 | Goddard | 5,421 | |
| 18 Apr 1979 | H | 2–0 | Thompson, Oakes | 2,572 | |
| 21 Apr 1979 | A | 1–1 | Tynan | 2,444 | |
| 23 Apr 1979 | A | 0–1 | 1,457 | ||
| 28 Apr 1979 | H | 1–1 | Oakes | 3,049 | |
| 1 May 1979 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
H | 2–0 | Tynan, Vaughan | 2,235 |
| 5 May 1979 | A | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 1,007 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Nov 1978 | A | 1–0 | Goddard | 6,939 | |
| 2 | 16 Dec 1978 | H | 0–0 | 7,196 | ||
| 2r | 18 Dec 1978 | A | 2–1 | Goddard 2 | 10,233 | |
| 3 | 9 Jan 1979 | H | 2–1 | Woods, Goddard | 14,124 | |
| 4 | 30 Jan 1979 | H | 0–0 | 10,329 | ||
| 4r | 5 Feb 1979 | A | 0–1 | 7,029 |
Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 12 Aug 1978 | H | 2–1 | Woods, M.Williams | 5,572 | ||
| 1–2 | 15 Aug 1978 | A | 0–5 | 7,834 | 2–6 agg |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15 Jan 1979 | H | 0–2 | 1,447 |
League table
| Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | |GD | |Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 35 | 65 | |
| 2 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 61 | |
| 3 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 46 | 61 | |
| 4 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 42 | 61 | |
| 5 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 47 | 57 | |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 48 | 55 | |
| 7 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 48 | 52 | |
| 8 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 52 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 47 | |
| 10 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 47 |
| 11 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 46 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 45 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 44 |
| 14 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 53 | 43 | |
| 15 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 43 |
| 16 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 42 |
| 17 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 40 |
| 18 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 39 |
| 19 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 39 |
| 20 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 39 |
| 21 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 37 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 37 |
| 23 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 26 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 26 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 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