The 1978–79 season was Newport County's 17th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 51st season overall in the Football League.
Season review
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win
Overall |
Home |
Away |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
46 |
21 |
10 |
15 |
66 |
55 |
+11 |
52 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
39 |
28 |
+11 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
27 |
27 |
0 |
Last updated: 5 May 1979.
Source: [1]
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 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
Ground |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
Result |
L |
L |
L |
W |
L |
L |
L |
W |
D |
D |
W |
W |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
D |
W |
L |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
L |
W |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
L |
L |
W |
D |
L |
D |
W |
W |
Position |
23 |
24 |
24 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
Last updated: 5 May 1979.
Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
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Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
19 Aug 1978 |
Bournemouth |
A |
1–3 |
Goddard |
3,083 |
22 Aug 1978 |
Aldershot |
H |
1–2 |
Williams |
3,374 |
26 Aug 1978 |
Stockport County |
H |
1–2 |
Goddard |
2,659 |
2 Sep 1978 |
Wigan Athletic |
A |
3–2 |
Sinclair, Goddard, Woods |
5,319 |
9 Sep 1978 |
Reading |
A |
1–2 |
Vaughan |
5,089 |
12 Sep 1978 |
Crewe Alexandra |
H |
1–2 |
Woods |
3,176 |
16 Sep 1978 |
Wimbledon |
H |
1–3 |
Clark |
2,903 |
23 Sep 1978 |
Bradford City |
A |
3–1 |
Lowndes 2, Sinclair |
4,471 |
25 Sep 1978 |
Hartlepool United |
A |
0–0 |
|
5,491 |
30 Sep 1978 |
York City |
H |
1–1 |
Sinclair |
3,021 |
7 Oct 1978 |
Scunthorpe United |
A |
3–2 |
Bailey, Lowndes, Sinclair |
2,453 |
14 Oct 1978 |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
2–1 |
Goddard 2 |
3,624 |
17 Oct 1978 |
Rochdale |
H |
0–0 |
|
3,472 |
21 Oct 1978 |
Doncaster Rovers |
A |
0–0 |
|
2,008 |
28 Oct 1978 |
Barnsley |
H |
1–1 |
Lowndes |
4,570 |
4 Nov 1978 |
Northampton Town |
A |
1–3 |
Bruton |
3,065 |
10 Nov 1978 |
Wigan Athletic |
H |
2–1 |
Goddard, Vaughan |
4,142 |
17 Nov 1978 |
Stockport County |
A |
1–1 |
Warriner |
4,009 |
2 Dec 1978 |
Darlington |
H |
2–1 |
Walden 2 |
3,450 |
9 Dec 1978 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
0–1 |
|
3,667 |
22 Dec 1978 |
Hereford United |
A |
3–0 |
Bruton, Goddard, Oakes |
2,834 |
26 Dec 1978 |
Torquay United |
H |
1–1 |
OG |
6,930 |
30 Dec 1978 |
Port Vale |
H |
1–0 |
Goddard |
4,104 |
13 Jan 1979 |
Reading |
H |
3–2 |
Goddard 2, Davies |
5,968 |
2 Feb 1979 |
Hartlepool United |
H |
3–2 |
Goddard 2, Lowndes |
3,659 |
20 Feb 1979 |
Portsmouth |
A |
1–2 |
Moore |
8,206 |
24 Feb 1979 |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
1–0 |
Bruton |
3,361 |
27 Feb 1979 |
Bradford City |
H |
2–4 |
Oakes, Tynan |
4,225 |
3 Mar 1979 |
Doncaster Rovers |
H |
3–0 |
Moore, Tynan, Lowndes |
2,550 |
6 Mar 1979 |
Wimbledon |
A |
0–0 |
|
2,980 |
10 Mar 1979 |
Barnsley |
A |
0–1 |
|
9,428 |
13 Mar 1979 |
Crewe Alexandra |
A |
1–0 |
Tynan |
1,459 |
16 Mar 1979 |
Northampton Town |
H |
2–1 |
Goddard, Bruton |
3,018 |
20 Mar 1979 |
York City |
A |
2–1 |
Tynan, Goddard |
2,156 |
24 Mar 1979 |
Aldershot |
A |
3–2 |
Tynan, Moore, Lowndes |
5,243 |
31 Mar 1979 |
Halifax Town |
H |
2–0 |
Bruton, Vaughan |
3,927 |
7 Apr 1979 |
Darlington |
A |
0–1 |
|
1,518 |
11 Apr 1979 |
Hereford United |
H |
4–1 |
Goddard, Moore, Oakes, Lowndes |
3,771 |
14 Apr 1979 |
Torquay United |
A |
0–2 |
|
3,181 |
16 Apr 1979 |
Portsmouth |
H |
1–2 |
Goddard |
5,421 |
18 Apr 1979 |
Scunthorpe United |
H |
2–0 |
Thompson, Oakes |
2,572 |
21 Apr 1979 |
Port Vale |
A |
1–1 |
Tynan |
2,444 |
23 Apr 1979 |
Rochdale |
A |
0–1 |
|
1,457 |
28 Apr 1979 |
Grimsby Town |
H |
1–1 |
Oakes |
3,049 |
1 May 1979 |
Bournemouth |
H |
2–0 |
Tynan, Vaughan |
2,235 |
5 May 1979 |
Halifax Town |
A |
2–1 |
Goddard 2 |
1,007 |
FA Cup
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Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Notes |
1–1 |
12 Aug 1978 |
Swansea City |
H |
2–1 |
Woods, M.Williams |
5,572 |
|
1–2 |
15 Aug 1978 |
Swansea City |
A |
0–5 |
|
7,834 |
2–6 agg |
Welsh Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
4 |
15 Jan 1979 |
Ton Pentre |
H |
0–2 |
|
1,447 |
League table
Key |
|
|
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
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