1980–81 Newport County A.F.C. season
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The 1980–81 season was Newport County's first season back in the Third Division
since relegation in 1962
and their 53rd season overall in the Football League.
The club finished a credible 12th in the Third Division but this season was all about County's first European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
since relegation in 1962
1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division since the end of regionalisation in 1958...
and their 53rd season overall in the Football League.
The club finished a credible 12th in the Third Division but this season was all about County's first European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win| Overall | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 |
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Results by round
Third Division
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1980 | A | 1–1 | J.Aldridge | 6,715 | |
| 19 Aug 1980 | H | 1–2 | T.Tynan | 8,062 | |
| 23 Aug 1980 | H | 2–1 | T.Tynan 2 | 6,620 | |
| 30 Aug 1980 | A | 4–1 | J.Aldridge, K.Elsey, D.Gwyther, K.Moore | 2,859 | |
| 6 Sep 1980 | A | 2–3 | S.Lowndes, K.Oakes | 4,712 | |
| 13 Sep 1980 | H | 0–1 | 5,256 | ||
| 20 Sep 1980 | A | 2–3 | D.Gwyther, T.Tynan | 5,277 | |
| 27 Sep 1980 | H | 0–2 | 6,878 | ||
| 4 Oct 1980 | A | 1–0 | S.Lowndes | 6,360 | |
| 7 Oct 1980 | H | 0–0 | 5,545 | ||
| 11 Oct 1980 | H | 2–1 | K.Oakes 2 | 7,003 | |
| 14 Oct 1980 | A | 0–2 | 9,776 | ||
| 18 Oct 1980 | A | 0–1 | 4,335 | ||
| 25 Oct 1980 | H | 3–2 | K.Oakes, S.Lowndes, D.Gwyther | 6,403 | |
| 28 Oct 1980 | H | 2–1 | J.Aldridge, OG | 6,029 | |
| 1 Nov 1980 | A | 4–2 | K.Oakes 2, J.Aldridge, D.Gwyther | 4,556 | |
| 8 Nov 1980 | H | 4–0 | K.Oakes, D.Gwyther, N.Bailey, S.Lowndes | 5,495 | |
| 11 Nov 1980 | A | 0–3 | 6,911 | ||
| 15 Nov 1980 | H | 1–2 | T.Tynan | 5,370 | |
| 29 Nov 1980 | A | 0–1 | 5,512 | ||
| 3 Dec 1980 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
A | 1–1 | S.Lowndes | 1,640 |
| 6 Dec 1980 | H | 0–0 | 5,537 | ||
| 13 Dec 1980 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
H | 1–1 | D.Gwyther | 4,149 |
| 20 Dec 1980 | A | 0–1 | 2,160 | ||
| 26 Dec 1980 | H | 0–2 | 7,086 | ||
| 27 Dec 1980 | A | 2–2 | T.Tynan, D.Gwyther | 6,295 | |
| 3 Jan 1981 | H | 4–0 | D.Gwyther, S.Lowndes, K.Moore, T.Tynan | 6,630 | |
| 10 Jan 1981 | A | 1–4 | S.Lowndes | 9,063 | |
| 16 Jan 1981 | H | 0–1 | 4,783 | ||
| 31 Jan 1981 | A | 0–0 | 4,913 | ||
| 7 Feb 1981 | A | 1–0 | D.Gwyther | 4,440 | |
| 14 Feb 1981 | H | 1–1 | D.Gwyther | 5,172 | |
| 18 Feb 1981 | A | 1–1 | S.Lowndes | 3,876 | |
| 21 Feb 1981 | A | 2–3 | T.Tynan, D.Gwyther | 4,315 | |
| 28 Feb 1981 | H | 5–1 | T.Tynan 2, D.Gwyther, K.Oakes, S.Lowndes | 5,340 | |
| 7 Mar 1981 | H | 1–1 | T.Tynan | 5,224 | |
| 14 Mar 1981 | A | 0–0 | 13,208 | ||
| 28 Mar 1981 | A | 1–2 | D.Gwyther | 4,570 | |
| 4 Apr 1981 | H | 3–1 | J.Aldridge 2, A.Waddle | 4,514 | |
| 7 Apr 1981 | H | 1–1 | K.Moore | 5,446 | |
| 18 Apr 1981 | H | 2–1 | T.Tynan, A.Waddle | 5,231 | |
| 20 Apr 1981 | A | 1–1 | A.Waddle | 8,435 | |
| 25 Apr 1981 | H | 1–0 | J.Aldridge | 4,619 | |
| 2 May 1981 | A | 1–4 | D.Gwyther | 15,659 | |
| 5 May 1981 | H | 4–0 | D.Gwyther 2, T.Tynan, N.Vaughan | 3,748 | |
| 7 May 1981 | A | 1–3 | K.Elsey | 2,059 |
European Cup Winners' Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 16 Sep 1980 | Somerton Park | 4–0 | Bruton, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore | 6,285 | ||
| 1–2 | 1 Oct 1980 | Seaview Seaview (football ground) Seaview is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Crusaders F.C.. The stadium holds 3,054. The stadium has a 4G pitch.... |
0–0 | 1,500 | 4–0 agg | ||
| 2–1 | 22 Oct 1980 | SK Haugar | Sakkestad Stadion | 0–0 | 4,522 | ||
| 2–2 | 4 Nov 1980 | SK Haugar | Somerton Park | 6–0 | Tynan 2, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore | 8,855 | 6–0 agg |
| QF-1 | 4 Mar 1981 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld The Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. It was dedicated on August 24, 1924 and was named after entrepreneur Ernst Abbe 15 years later. The facility is in southern Jena, directly on the Saale River... |
2–2 | Tynan 2 | 16,000 | |
| QF-2 | 18 Mar 1981 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
Somerton Park | 0–1 | 18,000 | 2–3 agg |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Nov 1980 | Home Park Home Park Home Park is an all-seater football stadium in the Central Park area of Plymouth, England, and is the home of Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle. The ground, given the nickname the Theatre of Greens by the club's supporters, has been Argyle's permanent residence since 1901... |
0–2 | 6,719 |
Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 9 Aug 1980 | Edgar Street | 0–1 | 7,745 | |||
| 1–2 | 12 Aug 1980 | Somerton Park | 5–0 | Vaughan 2, Aldridge 2, Gwyther | 5,683 | 5–1 agg | |
| 2–1 | 26 Aug 1980 | Somerton Park | 1–1 | Vaughan | 6,708 | ||
| 2–2 | 2 Sep 1980 | Meadow Lane Meadow Lane Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England... |
0–2 | 4,714 | 1–3 agg |
Welsh Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 Nov 1980 | Somerton Park | 2–2 | Moore, Elsey | 2,937 | ||
| 3r | 24 Nov 1980 | St. George's Lane | 3–2 | Oakes, Lowndes, Aldridge | 3,015 | ||
| 4 | 6 Jan 1981 | Somerton Park | 3–0 | Gwyther 2, Moore | 2,949 | ||
| 5 | 10 Feb 1981 | Somerton Park | 3–1 | Oakes, Vaughan, Tynan | 3,018 | ||
| SF-1 | 25 Mar 1981 | Edgar Street | 1–2 | Moore | 5,251 | ||
| SF-2 | 31 Mar 1981 | Somerton Park | 1–1 | Lowndes | 5,994 | 2–3 agg |
League table
| Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | |GD | |Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 32 | 61 | |
| 2 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 45 | 59 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 59 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 40 | 56 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 48 | 56 | |
| 6 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 47 | 53 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 52 | |
| 8 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 48 | 50 | |
| 9 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 52 | 49 | 47 | |
| 10 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 46 | |
| 11 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 45 |
| 12 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 43 |
| 13 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 43 |
| 14 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 43 |
| 15 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 |
| 16 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 42 |
| 17 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 41 |
| 18 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 |
| 19 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 41 |
| 20 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 41 |
| 21 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 40 | |
| 22 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 39 |
| 23 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 32 |
| 24 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 32 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |