1989–90 Newport A.F.C. season

Newport

1989–90 season
Chairman	David Hando
Manager	John Relish
Hellenic League Premier	1st (promoted as champions)
Welsh Cup	3rd round
Hellenic League Cup	Winners
Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy	3rd round
Top goalscorer	League: C.Lilygreen (23) All: C.Lilygreen (28)
Highest home attendance	594 vs Pegasus Juniors (19 Aug 1989)
Lowest home attendance	201 vs Headington Amateurs (9 Dec 1989)
Average home league attendance	368
Home colours Away colours
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season was the first season played by the reformed side since Newport County were expelled from the Football Conference mid-way through the 1988–89 season.

Due to the club being unable to secure the lease on Somerton Park the season was spent ground sharing at Moreton-in-Marsh. Newport finished the season as cup winners and league champions of the Hellenic League Premier Division with promotion to the Southern League.

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
34	23	6	5	71	28	+43	75	14	2	1	42	10	+32	9	4	4	29	18	+11

Last updated: 5 May 1990.
Source: []

Fixtures and results

Hellenic League Premier

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
19 Aug 1989	Pegasus Juniors	H	1–0	N.Parselle	594
30 Aug 1989	Almondsbury Picksons	H	1–0	S.Rowberry	265
6 Sep 1989	Swindon Athletic	H	1–3	D.Richards	244
9 Sep 1989	Wantage Town	A	1–2	S.Rowberry	448
13 Sep 1989	Moreton Town	A	3–0	B.Preece, C.Lilygreen 2	932
16 Sep 1989	Didcot Town	A	2–1	C.Lilygreen 2	265
23 Sep 1989	Supermarine	H	3–0	C.Lilygreen 2, B.Preece	341
30 Sep 1989	Fairford Town	A	1–2	B.Preece	362
4 Nov 1989	Bicester Town	A	0–0		275
18 Nov 1989	Shortwood United	H	2–1	P.Mallender, R.Evans	302
25 Nov 1989	Kintbury Rangers	A	0–3		353
9 Dec 1989	Headington Amateurs	H	4–0	C.Lilygreen 2, D.Jarvis 2	201
23 Dec 1989	Moreton Town	H	2–1	B.Preece, C.Lilygreen	504
30 Dec 1989	Almondsbury Picksons	A	1–1	D.Jarvis	498
13 Jan 1990	Sharpness	H	4–1	C.Lilygreen 2, D.Jarvis 2	405
17 Jan 1990	Bishop's Cleeve	H	3–0	D.Jarvis 2, D.Herritty	251
27 Jan 1990	Rayners Lane	A	2–0	C.Lilygreen, G.Spink	280
10 Feb 1990	Headington Amateurs	A	2–1	C.Lilygreen, M.Pratt	254
17 Feb 1990	Ruislip Park	H	8–0	P.Mallender, D.Herritty, D.Jarvis 3, B.Preece 2, OG	285
21 Feb 1990	Didcot Town	H	1–0	C.Lilygreen (P)	412
24 Feb 1990	Ruislip Park	A	2–0	D.Jarvis, C.Lilygreen (P)	220
3 Mar 1990	Kintbury Rangers	H	0–0		354
7 Mar 1990	Bicester Town	H	3–0	G.Spink 2, C.Lilygreen	405
10 Mar 1990	Bishop's Cleeve	A	1–0	G.Spink	350
17 Mar 1990	Swindon Athletic	A	0–0		257
31 Mar 1990	Supermarine	A	4–0	R.Painter, C.Lilygreen, D.Jarvis 2	250
4 Apr 1990	Shortwood United	A	2–5	S.Rowberry, M.Pratt	517
7 Apr 1990	Wantage Town	H	2–1	D.Jarvis 2	337
14 Apr 1990	Sharpness	A	4–1	C.Lilygreen 2, D.Jarvis 2	560
16 Apr 1990	Abingdon United	H	1–1	D.Jarvis	411
21 Apr 1990	Pegasus Juniors	A	1–1	D.Jarvis	560
28 Apr 1990	Fairford Town	H	4–2	D.Herritty, D.Jarvis, C.Lilygreen 2	471
2 May 1990	Abingdon United	A	3–1	D.Jarvis, C.Lilygreen 2	450
5 May 1990	Rayners Lane	H	2–0	P.Mallender, D.Herritty	468

Welsh Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	2 Sep 1989	Stroud	H	3–1	N.Parselle, D.Richards, B.Preece	369
2	7 Oct 1989	Brecon Corinthians	H	1–0	C.Lilygreen	385
3	25 Oct 1989	Cardiff City	A	0–1		2,929

Hellenic League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
2	11 Nov 1989	Sharpness	A	2–1	P.Mallender, R.Evans	400
3	20 Jan 1990	Wantage Town	A	5–2	J.Relish, D.Jarvis 2, C.Lilygreen (2P)	220
SF	24 Mar 1990	Moreton Town	H	2–1	C.Lilygreen, D.Richards	658
F	7 May 1990	Abingdon United	N	1–1	D.Herritty	1,780	Played at Almondsbury

The replay of the Final wasn't held until August of the following season when Newport had already been promoted to the Southern League.

Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	14 Oct 1989	Fairford Town	A	1–0	D.Richards	250
2	2 Dec 1989	Almondsbury Picksons	H	2–0	P.Mallender, C.Lilygreen	170
3	6 Jan 1990	Henbury OB	H	1–2	P.Mallender	180

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Newport	34	23	6	5	71	28	+43	75	Promoted to Southern League
2	Shortwood United	34	20	7	7	81	39	+42	67
3	Abingdon United	34	20	7	7	66	33	+33	67
4	Sharpness	34	16	9	9	76	59	+17	57
5	Fairford Town	34	17	6	11	59	42	+17	57
6	Bicester Town	34	15	11	8	43	30	+13	56
7	Almondsbury Picksons	34	15	9	10	60	41	+19	54
8	Kintbury Rangers	34	14	8	12	37	45	−8	50
9	Pegasus Juniors	34	14	6	14	47	62	−15	48
10	Swindon Athletic	34	12	11	11	48	36	+12	47
11	Rayners Lane	34	12	6	16	43	45	−2	42
12	Headington Amateurs	34	9	14	11	43	44	−1	41
13	Moreton Town	34	11	8	15	55	65	−10	41
14	Wantage Town	34	10	10	14	52	58	−6	40
15	Didcot Town	34	11	6	17	54	48	+6	39
16	Bishop's Cleeve	34	7	9	18	33	61	−28	30
17	Supermarine	34	6	5	23	25	72	−47	23	Relegated
18	Ruislip Park	34	2	6	26	32	117	−85	12	Relegated

External links

• WELSH CUP 1989/90