The 2004–05 season was Newport County's first season in the newly formed Conference South

Conference South

Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...

. The club finished in 18th place.

League

There were high hopes that County could prosper in the newly formed division, but inconsistent early-season results led to the sacking of Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas (footballer)

Peter Nicholas is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, now football manager.He was capped 73 times at senior level for Wales between 1979 and 1991.-Crystal Palace:...

 on September 13. The County board at the time stated that they didn't want to rush a replacement, but they'd rather get the right man. On September 29 John Cornforth

John Cornforth (footballer)

John Cornforth is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach, most recently Head Coach at English League Two side Torquay United F.C...

 was announced as that man. He inherited a side in 14th place in the table, but as the season went on results just got worse. By the end of February 2005 County were just one place above the relegation zone. With just one game remaining County were still not mathematically safe, but a final-day victory against was enough to keep them in Conference South for another season, and relegate their opponents.

Results summary

Results by round

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Notes
Sat 17 Jul 2004		H	1–4	C. Wilson-Denis	Billy Lucas Billy Lucas William Henry "Billy" Lucas was a Welsh international football player in the late 1940s and 1950s. During his career, Lucas made over 400 appearances in The Football League during spells with Swindon Town, Swansea Town and Newport County and attained seven caps for Wales as well as eight wartime...  Memorial Trophy
Thur 22 Jul 2004		A	10–1	J.Phillips 4, C.Wilson-Denis 2, S.O'Sullivan 2, K.Aherne-Evans 2
Sat 24 Jul 2004		A	1–1	A.Williams
Tue 27 Jul 2004		A	1–0	J.Morallee
Sat 31 Jul 2004		H	5–1	C. Wilson-Denis 2, S.O'Sullivan, N.Passmore, J.Coates
Fri 6 Aug 2004		A	0–0

Conference South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Sat 14 Aug 2004		A	0–1		696
Wed 18 Aug 2004		H	2–0	J.Bowen (P), C. Wilson-Denis	894
Sat 21 Aug 2004		H	4–1	J.Moralee 2, S.Young 2	860
Tue 24 Aug 2004		A	1–3	J.Moralee	311
Sat 28 Aug 2004		A	2–2	J.Moralee, D.Jones	331
Mon 30 Aug 2004		H	2–4	J.Coates, J.Moralee	1,080
Sat 4 Sep 2004		H	1–0	J.Moralee	712
Sat 11 Sep 2004		A	0–3		601
Tue 14 Sep 2004		A	0–1		490
Sat 18 Sep 2004		H	0–1		803
Tue 21 Sep 2004		A	1–0	C. Wilson-Denis	337
Sat 25 Sep 2004		H	2–2	J.Bowen, C.Wilson-Denis	797
Sat 9 Oct 2004		A	1–1	J.Bowen (P)	203
Sat 23 Oct 2004		H	0–1		665
Sat 13 Nov 2004		H	2–2	J.Bowen, S.Morgan	603
Tue 16 Nov 2004		A	0–1		545
Sat 20 Nov 2004		H	2–3	J.Bowen (P), L.Phillips	464
Sat 27 Nov 2004		A	2–0	J.Phillips, J.Moralee	306
Sat 4 Dec 2004		A	0–3		381
Wed 8 Dec 2004		H	3–2	J.Moralee, C. Wilson-Denis, S.O'Sullivan	524
Sat 11 Dec 2004		A	2–0	S.O'Sullivan, C. Wilson-Denis	332
Wed 15 Dec 2004		H	1–4	C. Wilson-Denis	641
Sat 18 Dec 2004		H	0–1		535
Sun 26 Dec 2004		A	1–3	J.Phillips	743
Sat 1 Jan 2005		H	2–2	J.Phillips, A.Williams	708
Sat 8 Jan 2005		A	0–2		430
Sat 22 Jan 2005		A	1–1	J.Phillips	707
Sat 29 Jan 2005		H	1–0	J.Bowen	661
Sat 5 Feb 2005		A	0–1		442
Sat 12 Feb 2005		H	2–0	C.Bond, S.O'Sullivan	543
Sat 19 Feb 2005		A	0–0		610
Sat 26 Feb 2005		H	1–3	OG	526
Sat 19 Mar 2005		A	1–0	J.Bowen	1,013
Fri 25 Mar 2005		H	1–1	N.Davies	968
Mon 28 Mar 2005		A	0–0		665
Sat 2 Apr 2005		H	1–1	J.Bowen	631
Wed 6 Apr 2005		H	6–3	C.Belle 2, C.Taylor 2, J.Bowen, A.Corbisiero	608
Sat 9 Apr 2005		A	1–3	N.Harrhy	608
Tue 12 Apr 2005		A	5–0	N.Harrhy, J.Bowen 2, J.Phillips 2	176
Sat 16 Apr 2005		H	1–2	J.Moralee	712
Sat 23 Apr 2005		A	2–2	J.Moralee, J.Bowen (P)	612
Sat 30 Apr 2005		H	2–1	J.Bowen, J.Moralee	1,228

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2Q	Sat 2 Oct 2004		A	2–0	J.Moralee, A.Williams	550
3Q	Sat 16 Oct 2004		A	0–0		426
3Qr	Sat 16 Oct 2004		H	6–2	J.Moralee 3, J.Bowen, J.Coates, J.Phillips	634
4Q	Sat 30 Oct 2004		H	1–4	J.Bowen	1,007

FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	Sat 6 Nov 2004		H	0–4		528

FAW Premier Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2	Wed 10 Nov 2004		A	0–1

League table

Pos	|Team	|Pld	|W	|D	|L	|F	|A	|GD	|Pts	Notes
1	Grays Athletic Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...	42	30	8	4	118	31	87	98	Promoted
2	Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...	42	23	6	13	60	44	16	75	Play-offs
3	Thurrock Thurrock F.C. Thurrock F.C. are an English football club based in Aveley, Thurrock, Essex. Known as Purfleet until 2003, the club are currently members of the Conference South and play at Ship Lane.-History:...	42	21	6	15	61	56	5	69	Play-offs
4	Lewes Lewes F.C. Lewes Football Club is an English football team based in Lewes, East Sussex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Dripping Pan.-History:...	42	18	11	13	73	64	9	65	Could not participate in the play-offs due to ground issues
5	Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Borough F.C. Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...	42	18	10	14	65	47	18	64	Play-off winner; Lost North/South play-off
6	Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town F.C. Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...	42	19	6	17	57	52	5	63
7	Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...	42	17	11	14	62	59	3	62
8	Dorchester Town Dorchester Town F.C. Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and currently playing in the Blue Square Bet South...	42	17	11	14	77	81	−4	62
9	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	42	17	9	16	70	65	5	60
10	Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford F.C. Bishop's Stortford F.C. is an English football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at Woodside Park.-History:The club was established in 1874...	42	17	8	17	70	66	4	59
11	Weston-super-Mare	42	15	13	14	55	60	−5	58
12	Hayes Hayes F.C. Hayes F.C. was an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909 taking its present name in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons...	42	15	11	16	55	57	−2	56
13	Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English football club based in Havant, Hampshire. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town and Waterlooville, and are currently members of the Conference South. Nicknamed The Hawks, they play at West Leigh Park.-History:In 1998 Havant...	42	16	7	19	64	69	−5	55
14	St Albans City St Albans City F.C. St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...	42	16	6	20	64	76	−12	54
15	Sutton United Sutton United F.C. Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....	42	14	11	17	60	71	−11	53
16	Welling United Welling United F.C. Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and...	42	15	7	20	64	68	−4	52
17	Hornchurch Hornchurch F.C. Hornchurch F.C. were an non-League football club based in east London. They played in the Conference South, after being promoted from the Isthmian League....	42	17	10	15	71	63	8	51	Club folded at end of season
18	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...	42	13	11	18	56	61	-5	50
19	Carshalton Athletic Carshalton Athletic F.C. Carshalton Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton, London. They currently play in the Isthmian League Premier Division, and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground.-Early years:...	42	13	9	20	44	72	−28	48
20	Maidenhead United Maidenhead United F.C. Maidenhead United Football Club is an English football club in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The club was founded in 1870 and moved to their current ground at York Road the following year...	42	12	10	20	54	81	−27	46	Reprieved due to Hornchurch folding
21	Margate Margate F.C. Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United....	42	12	8	22	54	75	−21	34	Relegated
22	Redbridge Redbridge F.C. Redbridge F.C. is an English Association football club based in the London Borough of Redbridge. Prior to July 2004 the club was known as Ford United F.C. The new name was chosen to help associate the club more within the local area and attract a larger support.They should not be confused with...	42	11	3	28	50	86	−36	33	Relegated

Key
	Division Champions
	Into play-offs
	Relegated

External links

• Newport County Fixtures/Results – 2004/05 season