2006–07 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County

2006–07 season

Chairman

Chris Blight

Manager

6th

1st round

2nd round

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: Hughes (21)
All: Hughes (26)

Highest home attendance

4,616 vs Swansea City (FA Cup, 11 Nov 2006)

Lowest home attendance

655 vs Fisher Athletic (23 Mar 2007)

Average home league attendance

932

Home colours

Away colours

← 2005–06

2007–08 →

The 2006–07 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004.

Newport County missed out on a place in the promotion play-offs due to a last-day defeat to Cambridge City.^[1] The club also missed out on silverware following their second FAW Premier Cup Final defeat.^[2]

Season review

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	21	7	14	83	57	+26	70	15	1	5	52	24	+28	6	6	9	31	33	−2

Last updated: 28 Apr 2007.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L
Position	8	5	3	7	5	2	2	5	6	8	5	7	6	11	9	8	11	7	6	4	6	7	7	8	7	8	7	7	9	8	9	8	8	7	8	7	7	6	7	7	5	6

Last updated: 28 Apr 2007.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Cup

County reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2001–02 season. The first-round match with Swansea City ended in defeat but set a new record attendance at Newport Stadium.^[3] The club also reached their second FAW Premier Cup final but were beaten one-nil at home to The New Saints.^[2]

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers
20 Jul 2006	Caldicot Town	A	2–0	J.Phillips, M.Green
22 Jul 2006	Port Talbot Town	A	2–2	T.Toppar, C.Hughes
25 Jul 2006	Almondsbury Town	A	4–0	T.Toppar, C.Hughes, M.Prosser 2
29 Jul 2006	Chippenham Town	A	1–3	C.Hughes
2 Aug 2006	Yate Town	A	1–1	M.Green
3 Aug 2006	Stoke City	H	5–0	C.Jones, C.Hartland 2, L.Waite, W.Archer
5 Aug 2006	Gloucester City	H	4–1	C.Hughes 2, M.Green, J.Alsop
11 Aug 2006	Rogerstone	H	4–1	R.Morgan, L.Toghill, C.Jones, M.Palmer

Conference South

Main article: 2006–07 Football Conference § Conference South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
12 Aug 2006	Fisher Athletic	A	3–3	I.Hillier, J.Alsop, J.Brough	322
16 Aug 2006	Basingstoke Town	H	3–0	J.Alsop, C.Hughes 2	928
19 Aug 2006	Havant & Waterlooville	H	1–0	J.Alsop	856
22 Aug 2006	Salisbury City	A	1–2	D.Searle	1,101
26 Aug 2006	Bedford Town	A	2–0	J.Bowen 2	602
28 Aug 2006	Hayes	H	2–0	C.Hughes, I.Hillier (P)	1,092
1 Sep 2006	Bishop's Stortford	H	4–1	S.O'Sullivan 2, C.Hughes, N.Davies	1,215
9 Sep 2006	Histon	A	0–1		1,189
13 Sep 2006	Farnborough Town	H	3–4	N.Blake, J.Bowen 2 (1P)	1,030
16 Sep 2006	Lewes	A	0–2		494
23 Sep 2006	Eastleigh	H	3–1	C.Hughes 2, J.Bowen (P)	828
7 Oct 2006	Cambridge City	A	1–2	C.Hughes	416
21 Oct 2006	Sutton United	H	3–1	C.Hughes 2, J.Bowen (P)	821
18 Nov 2006	Braintree Town	H	0–1		783
2 Dec 2006	Welling United	A	3–2	R.Evans, M.Green, P.Cochlin	750
9 Dec 2006	Yeading	H	4–1	M.Green 3, R.Evans	715
26 Dec 2006	Dorchester Town	H	0–1		1,243
30 Dec 2006	Weston-super-Mare	H	1–0	J.Alsop	802
1 Jan 2007	Dorchester Town	A	4–0	J.Alsop, J.Bowen 2, C.Hughes	708
6 Jan 2007	Histon	H	5–1	J.Alsop, N.Davies, J.Bowen 2 (1P), C.Hughes	1,065
20 Jan 2007	Farnborough Town	A	0–1		577
27 Jan 2007	Lewes	H	1–1	J.Bowen	803
3 Feb 2007	Thurrock	H	1–3	M.Prosser	783
10 Feb 2007	Braintree Town	A	1–2	C.Hughes	560
17 Feb 2007	Welling United	H	3–1	D.Holdsworth 2, J.Bowen	756
24 Feb 2007	Yeading	A	1–1	S.Edwards	310
10 Mar 2007	Bognor Regis Town	H	3–1	C.Hughes, OG, D.Holdsworth	755
12 Mar 2007	Eastleigh	A	1–3	C.Hughes	623
17 Mar 2007	Havant & Waterlooville	A	1–3	J.Bowen (P)	681
23 Mar 2007	Fisher Athletic	H	4–2	OG, S.O'Sullivan, C.Hughes, C.Griffin	655
27 Mar 2007	Bognor Regis Town	A	1–1	C.Griffin	342
31 Mar 2007	Basingstoke Town	A	1–0	C.Griffin	822
3 Apr 2007	Bishop's Stortford	A	2–2	D.Searle, C.Hughes	502
7 Apr 2007	Bedford Town	H	2–0	C.Griffin, C.Hughes	776
11 Apr 2007	Hayes	A	1–0	S.O'Sullivan	403
14 Apr 2007	Salisbury City	H	4–3	C.Hughes, C.Griffin 2, J.Bowen (P)	1,014
16 Apr 2007	Thurrock	A	2–2	D.Searle, C.Griffin	231
18 Apr 2007	Eastbourne Borough	H	4–0	C.Hughes 2, S.O'Sullivan, J.Bowen (P)	1,051
21 Apr 2007	Sutton United	A	1–1	J.Bowen (P)	685
24 Apr 2007	Eastbourne Borough	A	1–2	OG	522
26 Apr 2007	Weston-super-Mare	A	4–3	C.Hughes, J.Alsop, OG, S.O'Sullivan	685
28 Apr 2007	Cambridge City	H	1–2	S.Edwards	1,608

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2Q	30 Sep 2006	Bideford	A	3–0	J.Alsop, C.Hughes 2	680
3Q	14 Oct 2006	Bishop's Cleeve	H	4–2	C.Hughes 2, J.Bowen 2 (1P)	809
4Q	28 Oct 2006	Tonbridge Angels	A	1–0	J.Alsop	1,549
1	11 Nov 2006	Swansea City	H	1–3	I.Hillier	4,616

FA Trophy

Main article: 2006–07 FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3Q	25 Nov 2006	Didcot Town	A	3–0	R.Evans, M.Green, J.Alsop	632
1	16 Dec 2006	Sudbury	H	2–1	M.Green, I.Hillier	604
2	13 Jan 2007	Histon	H	0–0		752
2r	22 Jan 2007	Histon	A	1–3	M.Green	485

FAW Premier Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FAW Premier Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2	20 Nov 2006	Cefn Druids	A	2–1	J.Alsop, S.O'Sullivan	246
QF	28 Feb 2007	Wrexham	H	2–1	J.Bowen (P), C.Hughes	733
SF	7 Mar 2007	Port Talbot Town	H	2–1	C.Griffin, J.Bowen	904
F	21 Mar 2007	The New Saints	H	0–1		1,809

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Histon	42	30	4	8	85	44	+41	94	Champions, promoted
2	Salisbury City	42	21	12	9	65	37	+28	75	Play-off winners, promoted
3	Braintree Town	42	21	11	10	51	38	+13	74	Play-offs
4	Havant & Waterlooville	42	20	13	9	75	46	+29	73	Play-offs
5	Bishop's Stortford	42	21	10	11	72	61	+11	73	Play-offs
6	Newport County	42	21	7	14	83	57	+26	70
7	Eastbourne Borough	42	18	15	9	58	42	+16	69
8	Welling United	42	21	6	15	65	51	+14	69
9	Lewes	42	15	17	10	67	52	+15	62
10	Fisher Athletic	42	15	11	16	77	77	0	56
11	Farnborough Town	42	19	8	15	59	52	+7	55	10 points deducted, folded ¹
12	Bognor Regis Town	42	13	13	16	56	62	−6	52
13	Cambridge City	42	15	7	20	44	52	−8	52
14	Sutton United	42	14	9	19	58	63	−5	51
15	Eastleigh	42	11	15	16	48	53	−5	48
16	Yeading	42	12	9	21	56	78	−22	45	Merged with Hayes to form Hayes & Yeading United
17	Dorchester Town	42	11	12	19	49	77	−28	45
18	Thurrock	42	11	11	20	58	79	−21	44
19	Basingstoke Town	42	9	16	17	46	58	−12	43
20	Hayes	42	11	10	21	47	73	−26	43	Merged with Yeading to form Hayes & Yeading United
21	Weston-super-Mare	42	8	11	23	49	77	−28	35	Reprieved from relegation ²
22	Bedford Town	42	8	7	27	43	82	−39	31	Relegated

¹ Farnborough Town were reformed as Farnborough F.C. in the Southern Football League Division One South & West, two divisions below the Conference South.

² Weston-super-Mare were reprieved from relegation due to Farnborough Town folding and the merger of Hayes and Yeading.

Key
	Division Champions
	Promoted
	Into play-offs
	Relegated

References

↑ "County loss ends play-off hopes". BBC Sport. 28 Apr 2007.
1 2 "Newport County 0-1 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 21 Mar 2007.
↑ "Newport Co 1-3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 11 Nov 2006.

External Links

Newport County A.F.C. seasons

1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

2006–07 in English football

« 2005–06

2007–08 »

FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference (National, North, South)

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Other events

2006 allegations of corruption in English football

Club seasons

FA Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Reading Sheffield United Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wigan Athletic

Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Burnley Cardiff City Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Southend United Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Millwall Northampton Town Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Port Vale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Chester City Darlington Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Peterborough United Rochdale Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers

Conference National	Aldershot Town Altrincham Burton Albion Cambridge United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Gravesend & Northfleet Grays Athletic Halifax Town Kidderminster Harriers Morecambe Northwich Victoria Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds Southport St Albans City Stafford Rangers Stevenage Borough Tamworth Weymouth Woking York City

Others	AFC Wimbledon F.C. United of Manchester Gateshead Newport County

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, October 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.