The 1990–91 season was the first season played in the Southern League

Southern Football League

The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

 since Newport County had last competed in the 1931–32 season

1931–32 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1931–32 season saw Newport County return to the Southern League following their failure to be re-elected to the Football League. However, after this one season hiatus they were re-elected for the 1932–33 season.-Results summary:...

. Newport returned to their traditional Somerton Park

Somerton Park

Somerton Park was a football, greyhound and speedway stadium in Newport, Monmouthshire. In April 1912 Newport County had been accepted to play in the Southern League for the 1912–13 season. Shortly afterwards, the site for the ground was obtained by the Club's chairman Bert Moss...

 home after the previous season's groundshare at Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills...

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Results summary

Southern League Midland

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
18 Aug 1990		A	2–0	S.Doughty 2	548
22 Aug 1990		H	0–1		2,271
25 Aug 1990		H	1–3	C.Lilygreen	1,573
27 Aug 1990		A	3–1	S.Doughty, C.Lilygreen 2	353
8 Sep 1990		A	0–0		343
12 Sep 1990		H	0–1		1,646
15 Sep 1990		A	0–1		382
29 Sep 1990		H	1–2	D.Jarvis	745
13 Oct 1990		A	1–1	M.Price	268
27 Oct 1990		H	1–0	S.Doughty	706
10 Nov 1990		A	1–2	C.Lilygreen	958
24 Nov 1990		H	0–3		650
1 Dec 1990		A	1–3	M.Price	410
4 Dec 1990		A	0–1		312
15 Dec 1990		H	1–1	M.Price	502
22 Dec 1990		A	2–4	N.Parselle, D.Jarvis	302
29 Dec 1990		H	0–1		608
5 Jan 1991		A	2–0	J.Hawkins 2	174
12 Jan 1991		H	2–1	J.Hawkins, C.Lilygreen	851
26 Jan 1991		H	3–2	C.Lilygreen 2, W.Foley	607
2 Feb 1991		A	0–0		297
16 Feb 1991		H	2–1	D.Jarvis, A.Ellis	542
20 Feb 1991		H	1–2	C.Lilygreen	664
23 Feb 1991		H	1–3	C.Lilygreen	736
26 Feb 1991		A	1–0	W.Foley	240
2 Mar 1991		H	4–1	C.Lilygreen, D.Jarvis, J.Prew, W.Foley	619
9 Mar 1991		H	1–1	C.Lilygreen	1,045
13 Mar 1991		H	1–0	M.Price	1,410
16 Mar 1991		A	1–0	D.Jarvis	220
23 Mar 1991		H	0–0		980
30 Mar 1991		A	0–2		557
23 Mar 1991		A	0–1		933
1 Apr 1991		H	4–1	M.Price 2, S.Doughty, P.Green	705
6 Apr 1991		H	1–0	P.Green	710
10 Apr 1991		H	2–0	M.Price, S.Sherlock	1,024
13 Apr 1991		A	2–0	C.Lilygreen, S.Doughty	314
16 Apr 1991		A	4–1	M.Price, C.Lilygreen 2, P.Green	1,079
23 Apr 1991		A	2–1	P.Green, J.Prew	207
27 Apr 1991		A	1–2	C.Lilygreen	484
28 Apr 1991		A	1–2	S.Doughty	399
30 Apr 1991		A	2–0	N.Parselle, P.Green	275
4 May 1991		H	2–0	C.Lilygreen, P.Green	1,044

FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	22 Sep 1990		A	0–0		494
1r	26 Sep 1990		H	3–1	C.Lilygreen 2, D.Jarvis	1,011
2	20 Oct 1990		H	0–3		886

Southern League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	15 Oct 1990		H	0–0		690
1r	29 Oct 1990		A	3–4	P.Collicutt, N.Parselle, M.Price	1,378

Welsh Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	1 Sep 1990	Pontlottyn Blast Furnace	A	9–0	S.Doughty, C.Lilygreen 2, A.Ellis, J.Hawkins 2, S.Rowberry, R.Smith, B. Preece	420
2	6 Oct 1990		H	3–0	C.Lilygreen, K.Stroud 2	514
3	6 Nov 1990		A	3–0	M.Price, C.Lilygreen 2	701
4	19 Jan 1991		H	0–1		813

Hellenic League Cup

The previous season

1989–90 Newport A.F.C. season

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....

's Hellenic League Cup final in May ended in a 1–1 draw. The replay wasn't played until August, after the next season had already begun and Newport had been promoted to the Southern League.

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
Fr	30 Aug 1990		N	1–0	R.Painter	521	Played at Hounslow

League table

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6

4

Pos	|Team	|Pld	|W	|D	|L	|F	|A	|GD	|Pts	Notes
1		42	28	6	8	80	48
90	Champions, not promoted
2		42	27	4	11	99	48
85	Promoted to Premier Division Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
3		42	25	7	10	79	47
82
4		42	25	5	12	84	45
80
5		42	21	11	10	74	51
70	Four points deducted*
6		42	20	7	15	61	48
67
7	Newport	42	19	6	17	54	46	+8	63
8		42	17	9	16	53	62	−9	60
9		42	17	7	18	62	56
58
10		42	16	10	16	66	75	−9	58
11		42	16	9	17	72	68
57
12		42	15	11	16	56	65	−9	56
13		42	15	9	18	57	73	−16	54
14		42	14	9	19	69	79	−10	51
15		42	14	10	18	65	77	−12	51	One point deducted†
16		42	12	13	17	56	65	−9	49
17		42	13	9	20	62	74	−12	48
18		42	11	14	17	51	64	−13	47
19		42	11	13	18	48	73	−25	46
20		42	10	8	24	54	92	−38	38
21		42	10	10	22	58	69	−11	37	Three points deducted, relegated‡
22		42	8	9	25	35	70	−35	33	Relegated

^*Nuneaton Borough had four points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

^†Leicester United had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player

^‡Willenhall Town had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

External links

• Newport County Archives – 1990/91 season