1969–70 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
1969–70 season
Manager Bobby Ferguson
Fourth Division 21st (re-elected)
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Mabbutt (14)
All: Mabbutt (15)
Highest home attendance 7,810 vs Hereford United (FA Cup, 6 Dec 1969)
Lowest home attendance 1,009 vs Grimsby Town (25 Apr 1970)
Average home league attendance 2,657
Home colours
Away colours

The 1969–70 season was Newport County's eighth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 42nd overall in the Football League. They finished in the re-election places for the second successive season, but were re-elected.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Two points for a win

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAAvePtsWDLGFGAAveWDLGFGAAve
4613112253740.7237 123839241.63 181414500.28

Last updated: 25 Apr 1970.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHHAAH
Result L L W D D W L D W L D W W L L D L W L D W L L D L L L D L D L W L L W D W L L L D W L W L W
Position 20 22 18 16 17 13 17 15 14 13 13 10 8 10 14 14 17 13 15 14 13 14 14 14 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 19 21 21 19 18 19 19 20 21 21 19 20 20 21 21

Last updated: 25 Apr 1970.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
9 Aug 1969York CityH1–2Derrick4,206
16 Aug 1969Oldham AthleticA0–34,585
23 Aug 1969Exeter CityH2–0Hill, Derrick2,525
25 Aug 1969DarlingtonA0–03,617
30 Aug 1969AldershotA1–1Derrick5,891
6 Sep 1969BrentfordH1–0Derrick3,203
13 Sep 1969ChesterfieldA0–44,738
15 Sep 1969HartlepoolH1–1Thomas2,950
20 Sep 1969Southend UnitedH4–0Hill, Thomas, Young, Derrick2,905
27 Sep 1969Northampton TownA1–4Cooper4,665
30 Sep 1969Grimsby TownA1–1Derrick3,359
4 Oct 1969Colchester UnitedH4–1Hill 2, Derrick, Raybould2,996
6 Oct 1969Oldham AthleticH2–1Derrick, Mabbutt4,229
11 Oct 1969Peterborough UnitedA0–47,002
18 Oct 1969Notts CountyA1–4Ferguson4,394
25 Oct 1969Crewe AlexandraH0–02,947
1 Nov 1969Port ValeA1–3Smith7,477
8 Nov 1969Lincoln CityH3–1Mabbutt 2, White2,377
22 Nov 1969WrexhamA0–38,901
25 Nov 1969Swansea TownA1–1Mabbutt8,355
29 Nov 1969Bradford Park AvenueH5–1Mabbutt 2, Radford 2, White2,722
13 Dec 1969ChesterfieldH0–22,381
20 Dec 1969BrentfordA0–14,380
26 Dec 1969Exeter CityA1–1Thomas6,699
27 Dec 1969AldershotH3–4Smith, Mabbott, White2,200
10 Jan 1970Southend UnitedA2–3Mabbutt, Hill4,147
17 Jan 1970Northampton TownH0–22,277
31 Jan 1970Colchester UnitedA1–1OG4,679
7 Feb 1970Peterborough UnitedH0–11,590
21 Feb 1970Crewe AlexandraA1–1Mabbutt2,815
25 Feb 1970ChesterA0–23,664
28 Feb 1970Notts CountyH1–0Aizlewood1,335
4 Mar 1970WorkingtonA0–32,000
7 Mar 1970WrexhamH1–2Ferguson2,407
9 Mar 1970Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0Hill, White, Mabbutt1,917
13 Mar 1970Bradford Park AvenueA1–1Mabbutt1,864
16 Mar 1970ChesterH3–1Mabbutt, Jones, Hill2,638
21 Mar 1970WorkingtonH0–12,956
27 Mar 1970Lincoln CityA0–36,394
28 Mar 1970Scunthorpe UnitedA0–43,805
30 Mar 1970Port ValeH1–1Wood2,218
4 Apr 1970DarlingtonH2–1Mabbutt, Radford1,607
6 Apr 1970Swansea TownH1–2Hill5,537
13 Apr 1970HartlepoolA1–0Coldrick1,473
21 Apr 1970York CityA1–2Hill1,888
25 Apr 1970Grimsby TownH1–0Mabbutt1,009

FA Cup

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
115 Nov 1969Colchester UnitedH2–1White, Thomas3,800
26 Dec 1969Hereford UnitedH2–1Wood, Thomas7,810
33 Jan 1970GillinghamA0–19,000

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
112 Aug 1969Swansea TownH2–3Hill, Cooper3,824

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
520 Jan 1970Hereford UnitedH2–2Radford, Mabbutt2,584
5r28 Jan 1970Hereford UnitedA1–2Thomas5,994

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1Chesterfield462710977322.40664
2Wrexham462691184491.71461
3Swansea Town462118766451.46760
4Port Vale462019761331.84859
5Brentford4620161058391.48756
6Aldershot4620131378651.20053
7Notts County462281673621.17752
8Lincoln City4617161366521.26950
9Peterborough United4617141577691.11648
10Colchester United4617141564631.01648
11Chester462161958660.87948
12Scunthorpe United4618101867651.03146
13York City4616141655620.88746
14Northampton Town4616121864551.16444
15Crewe Alexandra4616121851511.00044
16Grimsby Town4614151754580.93143
17Southend United4615102159850.69440
18Exeter City4614112157590.96639
19Oldham Athletic4613132060650.92339
20Workington4612142046640.71938
21Newport County4613112253740.71637
22Darlington4613102353730.72636
23Hartlepool4610102642820.51230
24Bradford Park Avenue466112941960.42723

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Election

VotesClubFate
47DarlingtonRe-elected to the League
42Hartlepool UnitedRe-elected to the League
31Cambridge UnitedElected to the League
31Newport CountyRe-elected to the League
18Wigan AthleticNot elected to the League
17Bradford Park AvenueNot re-elected to the League
2Cambridge CityNot elected to the League
1Bedford TownNot elected to the League
1Hereford UnitedNot elected to the League
1MorecambeNot elected to the League
1RomfordNot elected to the League
1Yeovil TownNot elected to the League
0Boston UnitedNot elected to the League
0Chelmsford CityNot elected to the League
0Hillingdon BoroughNot elected to the League
0Telford UnitedNot elected to the League
0WimbledonNot elected to the League

References

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