1970–71 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1970–71 season
ManagerBobby Ferguson
(until 21 Nov 1970)
Billy Lucas
(after 21 Nov 1970)
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup1st round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brown (14)
All: Brown (16)
Highest home attendance4,515 vs Northampton Town (15 August 1970)
Lowest home attendance1,479 vs Stockport County (2 March 1971)
Average home league attendance2,564

The 1970–71 season was Newport County's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 43rd overall in the Football League. The season saw the worst set of results in County's history, with the club failing to win any of the first 25 league matches, setting a Football League record.

The season started with a home and away loss, but County were still two places from the foot of the table. However their record of three wins and five draws from the next 31 games left them rooted to the bottom. Results improved in the latter stages of the season, with County picking up seven wins and three draws in the remaining 13 games. The club still had to apply for re-election for the third successive season, but held on to their League status.

Season review

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 10 8 28 55 85 0.647 28 8 3 12 32 36 19 2 5 16 23 49 9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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ResultLLLLLLLLLLDLLLDLLLLLLLDLDWLDWLLWLWWDWWDLWWDWLL
Position22222424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242423232323232323232323222222
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1971. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Fourth Division

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Main article: 1970–71 Football League § Fourth Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
15 Aug 1970 Northampton Town H 0–1 4,515
21 Aug 1970 Southport A 1–6 Brown 2,905
29 Aug 1970 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 0–2 3,079
1 Sep 1970 Grimsby Town H 0–1 2,569
5 Sep 1970 Peterborough United A 1–2 Jones 4,647
12 Sep 1970 Oldham Athletic H 1–4 Thomas 1,849
19 Sep 1970 Darlington A 1–2 Jones 3,309
23 Sep 1970 Notts County A 0–2 8,445
26 Sep 1970 Chester H 0–1 1,827
29 Sep 1970 Exeter City H 0–1 2,169
3 Oct 1970 Hartlepool A 2–2 Hooper 2 3,238
10 Oct 1970 Scunthorpe United H 2–3 Brown 2 3,539
17 Oct 1970 Northampton Town A 0–1 6,171
21 Oct 1970 Southend United A 0–3 4,349
24 Oct 1970 Workington H 2–2 D.H.Harris, Brown 2,559
30 Oct 1970 York City A 0–1 3,120
7 Nov 1970 Brentford H 0–1 2,407
10 Nov 1970 Colchester United H 1–3 Jones 1,973
14 Nov 1970 Cambridge United A 2–3 Jones, Radford 3,608
27 Nov 1970 Stockport County A 2–3 Radford 3,752
5 Dec 1970 Aldershot H 1–2 Brown 2,629
12 Dec 1970 Oldham Athletic A 0–4 7,845
19 Dec 1970 Southport H 2–2 Hooper, D.H.Harris 2,805
26 Dec 1970 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 3,058
9 Jan 1971 Exeter City A 1–1 Jones 4,142
15 Jan 1971 Southend United H 3–0 Jones, Brown, White 2,308
23 Jan 1971 Barrow A 1–3 White 2,075
6 Feb 1971 Aldershot A 1–1 Wood 5,686
12 Feb 1971 Barrow H 3–2 Jones, Coldrick, White 1,542
20 Feb 1971 Colchester United A 2–4 Young, Brown 6,444
26 Feb 1971 York City H 0–3 1,753
2 Mar 1971 Stockport County H 3–1 Jones 2, Thomas 1,479
6 Mar 1971 Workington A 1–2 Thomas 1,748
9 Mar 1971 Notts County H 2–1 Smith, Brown 2,129
12 Mar 1971 Cambridge United H 2–0 Smith 2 2,587
17 Mar 1971 Lincoln City A 1–1 Thomas 4,407
20 Mar 1971 Brentford A 3–0 Thomas 2, OG (Nelmes) 8,402
27 Mar 1971 Peterborough United H 2–0 Hooper, Brown 2,588
3 Apr 1971 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 2–2 Thomas, Hooper 8,295
10 Apr 1971 Crewe Alexandra H 1–3 Thomas 3,353
13 Apr 1971 Hartlepool H 2–0 Radford, Thomas 3,173
17 Apr 1971 Scunthorpe United A 1–0 Brown 3,075
20 Apr 1971 Lincoln City H 2–2 Brown, Coldrick 3,397
24 Apr 1971 Darlington H 3–1 Brown 3 2,756
27 Apr 1971 Grimsby Town A 0–2 4,710
1 May 1971 Chester A 1–2 Aizlewood 2,645

FA Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 21 Nov 1970 Barnet A 1–6 Jones 2,994

League Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 19 Aug 1970 Reading H 2–1 Brown, Young 3,624
2 9 Sep 1970 Blackpool A 1–4 Brown 9,828

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 2 Mar 1971 Cardiff City H 1–1 Thomas 6,162
5r 10 Mar 1971 Cardiff City A 0–4 10,385

League table

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Main article: 1970–71 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Cambridge United[a] 46 15 13 18 51 66 0.773 43
21 Lincoln City 46 13 13 20 70 71 0.986 39 Re-elected
22 Newport County 46 10 8 28 55 85 0.647 28
23 Hartlepool 46 8 12 26 34 74 0.459 28
24 Barrow 46 7 8 31 51 90 0.567 22
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League

Election

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Votes Club Fate
47 Lincoln City Re-elected to the League
38 Barrow Re-elected to the League
33 Hartlepool Re-elected to the League
33 Newport County Re-elected to the League
22 Hereford United Not elected to the League
14 Wigan Athletic Not elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not elected to the League
2 Telford United Not elected to the League
2 Yeovil Town Not elected to the League
1 Boston United Not elected to the League
1 Bradford Park Avenue Not elected to the League
1 Romford Not elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not elected to the League
0 Chelmsford City Not elected to the League
0 Gateshead Not elected to the League
0 Hillingdon Borough Not elected to the League
0 Kettering Town Not elected to the League

References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
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