1977–78 Newport County A.F.C. season
Newport County 1977–78 football season
1977–78 season | |||
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Chairman | Richard Ford | ||
Manager | Colin Addison | ||
Stadium | Somerton Park | ||
Fourth Division | 16th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round | ||
League Cup | 1st round | ||
Welsh Cup | 5th round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Goddard (17) All: Goddard (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,409 vs Watford (17 March 1978) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,112 vs Wimbledon (25 April 1978) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,061 | ||
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The 1977–78 season was Newport County's 16th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 50th season overall in the Football League. Despite the eventual lowly 16th-place finish, this season was a much-improved performance over the previous season's relegation battle. The club was actually in third place with promotion looking likely with ten games to go, but those games yielded a mere three points and County missed out again on a return to the Third Division.
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 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 51 | −29 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 29 Apr 1978. 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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20 Aug 1977 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–2 | Preece, Clark | 3,041 |
27 Aug 1977 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | Woods, S.Walker | 3,367 |
3 Sep 1977 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 4,009 | |
6 Sep 1977 | York City | H | 2–1 | Woods, OG | 2,987 |
10 Sep 1977 | Darlington | H | 1–1 | Woods | 2,776 |
14 Sep 1977 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–2 | 1,812 | |
17 Sep 1977 | Rochdale | A | 1–0 | Woods | 1,116 |
24 Sep 1977 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | Goddard | 5,156 |
27 Sep 1977 | Wimbledon | A | 0–3 | 3,941 | |
1 Oct 1977 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–0 | Preece 2, Woods | 2,746 |
4 Oct 1977 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–1 | Woods 3 | 3,191 |
8 Oct 1977 | Aldershot | A | 2–2 | Preece, Woods | 3,452 |
15 Oct 1977 | Stockport County | H | 2–2 | Preece, S.Walker | 4,083 |
22 Oct 1977 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 10,475 | |
29 Oct 1977 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | 4,137 | |
5 Nov 1977 | Northampton Town | A | 4–2 | Goddard 2, Emmanuel, R.Walker | 3,568 |
12 Nov 1977 | Halifax Town | H | 2–0 | Guscott, Woods | 3,992 |
19 Nov 1977 | Southport | A | 3–3 | Clark. Goddard, Williams | 1,167 |
3 Dec 1977 | Hartlepool United | H | 4–2 | R.Walker, Goddard, Clark, Emmanuel | 3,233 |
9 Dec 1977 | Southend United | A | 2–4 | Clark, Goddard | 5,840 |
26 Dec 1977 | Bournemouth | H | 3–2 | Williams 2, Clark | 7,629 |
27 Dec 1977 | Brentford | A | 3–3 | Williams 2, Preece | 8,970 |
31 Dec 1977 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 5,808 | |
2 Jan 1978 | Northampton Town | H | 5–3 | Goddard 2, Clark 2, Jones | 7,160 |
7 Jan 1978 | York City | A | 0–2 | 1,971 | |
14 Jan 1978 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 | Williams | 4,029 |
21 Jan 1978 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | 4,894 | |
4 Feb 1978 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | Clark | 1,744 |
11 Feb 1978 | Rochdale | H | 3–0 | Goddard 3 | 4,288 |
17 Feb 1978 | Swansea City | A | 0–4 | 6,056 | |
25 Feb 1978 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 3,937 | |
28 Feb 1978 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | Goddard 2, R.Walker | 3,523 |
4 Mar 1978 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Aizlewood, Clark | 3,737 |
7 Mar 1978 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | Preece | 4,774 |
10 Mar 1978 | Stockport County | A | 0–2 | 3,863 | |
17 Mar 1978 | Watford | H | 2–2 | Goddard, R.Walker | 8,409 |
22 Mar 1978 | Torquay United | A | 0–2 | 3,055 | |
25 Mar 1978 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | Goddard | 4,953 |
28 Mar 1978 | Bournemouth | A | 2–4 | Williams, Jones | 2,479 |
1 Apr 1978 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 2,333 | |
4 Apr 1978 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–2 | 2,457 | |
8 Apr 1978 | Halifax Town | A | 1–3 | Goddard | 1,653 |
15 Apr 1978 | Southport | H | 1–1 | Sinclair | 2,440 |
22 Apr 1978 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–1 | Goddard | 1,988 |
25 Apr 1978 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 2,112 | |
29 Apr 1978 | Southend United | H | 1–2 | Emmanuel | 2,364 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 26 Nov 1977 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | Goddard | 6,229 |
1r | 30 Nov 1977 | Exeter City | A | 2–4 | Goddard, Clark | 5,713 |
Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
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1–1 | 13 Aug 1977 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | Woods | 7,541 | |
1–2 | 16 Aug 1977 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | R.Walker, Preece, Clark | 2,895 | 4–5 agg |
Welsh Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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4 | 17 Jan 1978 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 7,504 | |
4r | 24 Jan 1978 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | Williams | 6,098 |
5 | 14 Feb 1978 | Bangor City | H | 1–3 | R.Walker | 3,604 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1 | Watford | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 71 |
2 | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 60 |
3 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 56 |
4 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 56 |
5 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 54 |
6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 53 |
7 | Barnsley | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 50 |
8 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 50 |
9 | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 |
10 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 47 |
11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 45 |
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 |
13 | Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 44 |
14 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 44 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 44 |
16 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 43 |
17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 |
18 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 56 | +0 | 42 |
19 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 41 |
20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 41 |
21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 37 |
22 | York City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 36 |
23 | Southport | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 31 |
24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 85 | −42 | 24 |
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 1977-1978 : Results
- Newport County football club match record: 1978
- Welsh Cup 1977/78
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