The 1987–88 season was the 60th season played by Newport County in the Football League and the first season played back in the Fourth Division

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...

 since relegation from the Third Division

Football League Third Division

The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...

 at the end of the 1986–87 season

1986–87 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Newport Countys seventh consecutive season in the Third Division, their 40th in the third tier and 59th overall in the Football League...

. The club suffered a second successive relegation and were only the second team to be automatically relegated to the Football Conference

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

.

Results summary

Results by round

Fourth Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 Aug 1987		A	0–0		1,926
22 Aug 1987		H	0–1		2,006
29 Aug 1987		A	0–3		2,628
31 Aug 1987		H	1–2	Giles	1,626
5 Sep 1987		A	1–3	Collins	1,095
12 Sep 1987		H	3–1	Sherlock, Evans, Withers	1,368
16 Sep 1987		A	1–3	Evans	2,345
19 Sep 1987		A	1–3	Tupling	2,004
27 Sep 1987		H	0–0		1,480
29 Sep 1987		A	1–4	Hodson	3,761
3 Oct 1987		H	1–2	Thomson	1,200
10 Oct 1987		A	0–4		1,874
17 Oct 1987		A	2–1	Taylor 2	3,739
21 Oct 1987		A	0–3		3,163
24 Oct 1987		H	2–0	Thackerey, Preece	1,470
31 Oct 1987		A	1–2	Miller	6,467
3 Nov 1987		H	0–1		1,566
7 Nov 1987		A	1–3	Preece	1,766
21 Nov 1987		H	1–2	Miller	4,022
27 Nov 1987		A	0–4		3,252
19 Dec 1987		A	0–3		1,494
26 Dec 1987		A	2–4	Williams, Downes	3,203
28 Dec 1987		H	1–2	Downes	1,918
1 Jan 1988		H	1–1	Gibbins	1,691
9 Jan 1988		A	0–2		5,305
12 Jan 1988		H	2–1	Clement, Brook	1,402
16 Jan 1988		H	1–1	Sherlock	1,760
29 Jan 1988		A	1–5	Jones	2,509
5 Feb 1988		H	1–0	Mann	1,509
13 Feb 1988		A	1–2	Bodin	2,080
19 Feb 1988		H	2–3	Williams 2	1,880
26 Feb 1988		A	0–0		1,784
1 Mar 1988		H	0–0		1,656
5 Mar 1988		H	1–2	Brook	2,235
12 Mar 1988		H	0–0		1,208
26 Mar 1988		A	1–4	Millett	1,627
2 Apr 1988		H	1–2	Taylor	1,376
4 Apr 1988		A	0–4		6,536
9 Apr 1988		H	0–4		988
12 Apr 1988		H	0–4		1,025
19 Apr 1988		A	1–6	Hamer	3,416
23 Apr 1988		A	0–6		4,357
26 Apr 1988		H	1–3	Tupling	3,409
30 Apr 1988		H	0–3		1,110
2 May 1988		A	2–0	Thompson, Taylor	1,675
7 May 1988		H	0–1		2,560

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	14 Nov 1987		A	1–2	Holtham	4,581

Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Aggregate
1–1	18 Aug 1987		A	2–1	Evans 2	3,383
1–2	25 Aug 1987		A	2–2	Taylor, Tupling	3,550	4–3
2–1	22 Sep 1987		A	0–4		6,085
2–2	6 Oct 1987		H	0–2		1,303	0–6

Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Grp S6	13 Oct 1987		H	2–0	P.Giles, Gibbins	569
Grp S6	24 Nov 1987		A	1–0	Thackeray	1,006
S1	19 Jan 1988		H	2–3	Tupling, Mann	1,232

Welsh Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3	30 Nov 1987		H	2–4	P.Giles, Carr	521

League table

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22

11

8

2

8

4

Pos	|Team	|Pld	|W	|D	|L	|F	|A	|GD	|Pts	Notes
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	46	27	9	10	82	43
90	Champions, promoted
2	Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...	46	24	13	9	66	41
85	Promoted
3	Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	46	22	12	12	66	42
78	Promoted
4	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	20	17	9	76	51
77	Play-offs
5	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	21	14	11	66	41
77	Play-offs
6	Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...	46	20	10	16	62	56
70	Play-off winners, promoted
7	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	46	20	10	16	52	53	−1	70
8	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	46	19	12	15	85	63
69
9	Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....	46	19	10	17	47	51	−4	67
10	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	46	20	7	19	57	62	−5	67
11	Wrexham	46	20	6	20	69	58
66
12	Scarborough Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...	46	17	14	15	56	48
65
13	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	18	11	17	71	69
65
14	Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...	46	19	9	18	61	53
64
15	Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...	46	16	13	17	50	52	−2	61
16	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	15	14	17	50	57	−7	59
17	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	13	19	14	57	53
58
18	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	14	14	18	54	59	−5	55
19	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	14	12	20	41	59	−18	54
20	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	12	15	19	44	58	−14	51
21	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	11	15	20	47	76	−29	48
22	Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...	46	11	13	22	53	68	−15	46
23	Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....	46	12	8	26	57	86	−29	44
24	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	6	7	33	35	105	−70	25	Relegated

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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Key
	Division Champions
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...  winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Into play-offs
	Relegated to Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...

External links

• Newport County Archives