2009–10 Newport County A.F.C. season
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The 2009–10 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Conference South
and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North
& South in 2004.
Newport County attained promotion to the Conference National
for the 2010–11 season
on 15 March 2010 with seven league games remaining following a 2–0 victory over . In doing so County became the first team in the English football pyramid system to be promoted in the 2009–10 season.
returned to the club on May 7 as General Manager citing "unfinished business".
The season began with a win and three draws, County finding themselves in 11th position, although with the unbeaten run from the previous season intact. The next five consecutive games were won, with County briefly going top of the table on 5 September although they were knocked off when won an extra mid-week game. The chance to return to the top on the 16th was surprisingly missed when County could only draw with bottom-placed despite taking the lead in the second minute. The next three games were won however, with County going top on 3 October.
The 20-match unbeaten run finally came to an end against mid-table on 27 October. Staines won the game 1–0 although County goalkeeper Glyn Thompson spurned the chance to equalise when his last-minute header came back of the post! As second-placed Dover had also lost, County maintained their top spot.
Of the next 18 games, 15 were won and only three drawn, with County extending their lead at the top of the table.
irrespective of other results.
A then-record Newport Stadium
league crowd witnessed a County victory in the game, setting up the game as the decider. Despite only needing a point to seal the championship, that game was also won in front of new record crowd, sealing promotion in emphatic style.
The following match away to , County suffered only their second defeat of the season, despite again taking an early lead. The next three games were won however before Havant & Waterlooville inflicted revenge for their 2–0 defeat in the championship-winning game by thumping County 4–0, their worst defeat since won by the same scoreline over a year previously!
The following day the team set off on an open-top bus from Newport Stadium to the Civic Centre
for a civic reception with the Mayor of Newport
.
records:
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
& South in 2004.
Newport County attained promotion to the Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
for the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Newport County's first season back in the Conference National since the club was expelled mid-season in 1989. County confirmed promotion on 15 March the previous season — the first team in senior football in Britain to do so...
on 15 March 2010 with seven league games remaining following a 2–0 victory over . In doing so County became the first team in the English football pyramid system to be promoted in the 2009–10 season.
League
The season began with optimism that the unbeaten run at the end of the previous season could be maintained. Former manager Tim HarrisTim Harris
Tim Harris may refer to:* Tim Harris , British football manager* Tim Harris , South African Member of Parliament* Tim Harris , U.S...
returned to the club on May 7 as General Manager citing "unfinished business".
The season began with a win and three draws, County finding themselves in 11th position, although with the unbeaten run from the previous season intact. The next five consecutive games were won, with County briefly going top of the table on 5 September although they were knocked off when won an extra mid-week game. The chance to return to the top on the 16th was surprisingly missed when County could only draw with bottom-placed despite taking the lead in the second minute. The next three games were won however, with County going top on 3 October.
The 20-match unbeaten run finally came to an end against mid-table on 27 October. Staines won the game 1–0 although County goalkeeper Glyn Thompson spurned the chance to equalise when his last-minute header came back of the post! As second-placed Dover had also lost, County maintained their top spot.
Of the next 18 games, 15 were won and only three drawn, with County extending their lead at the top of the table.
The run-in
Moving into March 2010, with 32 games played and County already 24 points clear of then second-placed the winning post came into view. With 79 points in the bag, the most any of the chasing pack could achieve was 85. Newport travelled to bottom-placed and duly recorded a 3–1 win. With Chelmsford also winning, the target was still 86. This set up the Friday and Monday games of the 12 and 15 March as the potential championship-winning games. A minimum of four points from those two games would have been enough to see County mathematically promoted to the Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
irrespective of other results.
A then-record Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Newport, Wales. It is currently the home of Newport County A.F.C., Llanwern F.C. and Newport Harriers Athletic Club. Albion Rovers F.C...
league crowd witnessed a County victory in the game, setting up the game as the decider. Despite only needing a point to seal the championship, that game was also won in front of new record crowd, sealing promotion in emphatic style.
The following match away to , County suffered only their second defeat of the season, despite again taking an early lead. The next three games were won however before Havant & Waterlooville inflicted revenge for their 2–0 defeat in the championship-winning game by thumping County 4–0, their worst defeat since won by the same scoreline over a year previously!
The final home game
The Conference South trophy was to be presented at the final home game against . Early on in the season this was thought to be the potential championship-deciding match, but instead it turned into a victory parade for County. Another bumper crowd witnessed a 3–0 victory, finishing off the home season unbeaten and taking the team to the 100-point mark.The following day the team set off on an open-top bus from Newport Stadium to the Civic Centre
Newport Civic Centre
Newport Civic Centre is the seat of government for the city of Newport, South Wales and is a Grade II* Listed building in the Art Deco style. Newport City Council has its main offices located in the building which also includes Magistrates' Courts and a Crown Court complex...
for a civic reception with the Mayor of Newport
Mayor of Newport
The Mayor of Newport is the civic figurehead and first citizen of the city of Newport in the United Kingdom. The position is now largely ceremonial, but it still has high-profile rôle in maintaining and promoting the interests of the city and its people...
.
The final away game
Although there was nothing for County to play for, the game away at was pivotal to the home side's chances of securing a spot in the play-offs. Going into the game a draw would have been enough to maintain fifth place for the home side, but their play-off hopes were effectively over after just eleven minutes. Two early goals for County seemed to have wrapped the game up, but a controversial penalty decision in the 54th minute saw Braintree back in the game and playing the last half an hour against ten men. County held on for a 2–1 victory though to deny Braintree a play-off spot and become the most successful team in the Football Conference's 31-year history.Results summary
Results by round
Squad statistics
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
Pos. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Other cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals MF 
Takumi Ake3 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 DF 
Paul BignotPaul BignotPaul Junior Bignot is an English footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Blackpool as a defender. He made over 20 appearances in the Football League with Crewe Alexandra. His older brother Marcus was also a professional footballer.-Crewe Alexandra:Birmingham-born Bignot started his...37 (0) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 41 (0) 0 GK 
Keiron Blackburn0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 FW Jason Bradley4 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 1 DF Paul Cochlin29 (3) 4 1 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 33 (4) 4 DF Gary Colbourne0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 DF Jamie CollinsJamie Collins (footballer)James Edward "Jamie" Collins is an English footballer who currently plays for Aldershot Town as a midfielder.-Career:...28 (0) 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 32 (0) 4 DF Aaron CookAaron Cook (footballer)Aaron Cook is a Welsh semi-professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Division One South & West side Gosport Borough where he plays as a centre back.-Career:...10 (1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 0 MF Kevin Cooper4 (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 1 MF James CouttsJames Coutts (footballer)James Ryan Coutts is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorchester Town.-Career:Coutts started his career at Bournemouth and spent time on loan at Grays Athletic and Weymouth. He signed for Weymouth after being released by Bournemouth in 2007...1 (3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 FW Jamie Davies0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 (0) 0 MF Nathan Davies0 (3) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 1 MF Sam Deering1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 FW Stuart DouglasStuart DouglasStuart Douglas is an English football player.-Career:Douglas began his career with Luton Town as a youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for the club...2 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (5) 1 FW 
Sam Foley32 (6) 17 1 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 36 (8) 17 DF Martyn GilesMartyn GilesMartyn Giles is a Welsh professional footballer. He plays in the left-back and centre-back positions. He has played for Wales at U17, U19 and semi-professional levels...13 (1) 1 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 14 (2) 1 FW Dave GilroyDave GilroyDavid Gilroy is an English professional footballer who plays in the forward position. He is currently playing for Chippenham Town FC.-Career:...7 (15) 5 2 0 1 (1) 1 0 0 10 (16) 6 MF Josh Hartrick0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 MF Charlie Henry27 (8) 9 1 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 0 0 30 (9) 10 FW Ashan HolgateAshan HolgateAshan Bayyan S. Holgate is a footballer.He is a product of Swindon Town's relatively successful youth set-up which has also seen Matt Bullman, Michael Pook, Andy Caton, David Stroud, Leigh Henry, Ben Wells all attempting to break into the senior squad.Holgate first came into the attention of...5 (5) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 (5) 1 MF Kris Leek1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 FW Kerry MorganKerry MorganKerry David Morgan is a Welsh footballer, who is currently signed to Neath.-Career:Morgan came through the youth ranks at Swansea City and after signing his first professional deal in 2007 he was loaned out to Welsh Premier League neighbours Port Talbot Town, following a short spell in Sweden with...17 (12) 6 0 0 3 1 0 0 20 (12) 7 DF Aaron MorrisAaron MorrisAaron John Morris is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Aldershot Town. He is also a Wales under-21 international.-Cardiff City:...2 (3) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 (3) 0 MF Ashley NichollsAshley NichollsAshley Joseph Nicholls is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Dorchester Town.-Career:Ashley Nicholls was born in Ipswich and started his football career in the youth scheme of his home football club, Ipswich Town...2 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (4) 0 DF 
Anthony PetersAnthony PetersAnthony Peters is an American soccer player who currently plays for Baton Rouge Capitals in the USL Premier Development League.-Youth and college:...0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 FW Craig Reid37 (3) 24 1 (1) 2 4 1 0 0 42 (4) 27 MF Scott Rogers33 (8) 2 1 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 36 (9) 2 MF Danny Rose35 (3) 8 2 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 40 (4) 8 DF Alton ThelwellAlton ThelwellAlton Thelwell is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kettering Town.-Career:...5 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 6 (2) 0 GK Glyn Thompson42 (0) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 48 (0) 0 DF Chris ToddChris ToddChristopher Todd , is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Forest Green Rovers.-Swansea City:...12 (4) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 (4) 3 MF Wayne Turk36 (3) 1 1 (1) 0 4 0 0 0 41 (4) 1 DF Gary Warren36 (1) 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 40 (1) 5
Most-used starting eleven
| Pos. | Name | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Glyn Thompson |
48 |
| DF | Paul Bignot |
41 |
| DF | Gary Warren |
40 |
| DF | Paul Cochlin |
33 |
| DF | Jamie Collins |
32 |
| MF | Wayne Turk |
41 |
| MF | Danny Rose |
40 |
| MF | Scott Rogers |
36 |
| MF | Charlie Henry |
30 |
| FW | Craig Reid |
42 |
| FW | Sam Foley |
36 |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2009 |  Jason Bradley |
October 2009 | ||
| 10 September 2009 | Sam Deering |
October 2009 | ||
| 15 February 2010 | Stuart Douglas Stuart Douglas Stuart Douglas is an English football player.-Career:Douglas began his career with Luton Town as a youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for the club... |
March 2010 | ||
| October 2009 | Kerry Morgan Kerry Morgan Kerry David Morgan is a Welsh footballer, who is currently signed to Neath.-Career:Morgan came through the youth ranks at Swansea City and after signing his first professional deal in 2007 he was loaned out to Welsh Premier League neighbours Port Talbot Town, following a short spell in Sweden with... |
End of season | ||
| December 2009 | Aaron Morris Aaron Morris Aaron John Morris is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Aldershot Town. He is also a Wales under-21 international.-Cardiff City:... |
29 February 2010 | ||
| December 2009 | Ashley Nicholls Ashley Nicholls Ashley Joseph Nicholls is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Dorchester Town.-Career:Ashley Nicholls was born in Ipswich and started his football career in the youth scheme of his home football club, Ipswich Town... |
29 February 2010 | ||
| January 2010 | Chris Todd Chris Todd Christopher Todd , is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Forest Green Rovers.-Swansea City:... |
End of season | ||
| 25 March 2010 | Ben Hunt Ben Hunt (footballer) Benjamin Robert L. Hunt is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Gloucester City having signed in October 2011 following spells at Lewes, Dover Athletic and Weston-super-Mare.... |
End of season |
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Scott Armitage |
End of season | ||
| November 2009 | Gary Colborne |
End of season | ||
| 11 February 2010 | Nathan Davies |
March 2010 | ||
| January 2010 | Josh Hartrick |
?? | ||
| October 2009 | Dave Gilroy Dave Gilroy David Gilroy is an English professional footballer who plays in the forward position. He is currently playing for Chippenham Town FC.-Career:... |
15 November 2010 | ||
| 15 February 2010 | Dave Gilroy Dave Gilroy David Gilroy is an English professional footballer who plays in the forward position. He is currently playing for Chippenham Town FC.-Career:... |
March 2010 | ||
| 10 September 2009 | Kris Leek |
End of season | ||
| ?? | Matt Smith |
?? | ||
Managerial statistics
- Only competitive games from the 2009–102009–10 in English footballThe 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
season are included.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | |||||
| Dean Holdsworth Dean Holdsworth Dean Christopher Holdsworth is an English former professional football player, now manager. As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22 year career. Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton... |
|
18 May 2008 | — |
Manager of the Month, September, November, February; Conference South champions | ||||||||
Pre-season friendlies
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2009 | Cwmbran Stadium Cwmbran Stadium Cwmbran Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and state of the art sports complex in Cwmbran Wales. The stadium holds 10,500 people and the main outdoor arena consists of an international standard athletics track and field surrounding a grass football pitch... |
0–1 | 341 | ||
| 17 Jul 2009 | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium | 11–1 | S.Armitage 4, K.Leek 2, D Maynard 2, P.Cochlin, J.Barrett, J.Davies | 120 | |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Newport Stadium Newport Stadium Newport Stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Newport, Wales. It is currently the home of Newport County A.F.C., Llanwern F.C. and Newport Harriers Athletic Club. Albion Rovers F.C... |
0–2 | 558 | ||
| 21 Jul 2009 | Jubilee Way | 8–1 | K.Cooper 2, S.Foley 2 (1P), D Gilroy, T.Ake, T.Piotrowski, D.Maynard | 180 | |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Cwmbran Stadium | 3–2 | S.Foley 2 (1P), J Hartrick | 231 | |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Newport Stadium | 2–0 | D.Rose, P.Cochlin | 603 | |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Newport Stadium | 0–2 | 711 | ||
| 1 Aug 2009 | Cold Bath Road | 0–0 | 120 |
Conference South
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8 Aug 2009 | A | 0–0 | 704 | ||
| Wed 12 Aug 2009 | H | 3–1 | P.Cochlin, D.Gilroy, S.Foley | 1,185 | |
| Sat 15 Aug 2009 | H | 2–2 | S.Foley, D.Rose | 1,201 | |
| Tue 18 Aug 2009 | A | 0–0 | 609 | ||
| Sat 22 Aug 2009 | H | 4–0 | S.Foley, K.Cooper, P.Cochlin, C.Reid | 1,042 | |
| Sat 29 Aug 2009 | A | 3–1 | J.Bradley, C.Reid, G.Warren | 497 | |
| Mon 31 Aug 2009 | H | 2–0 | C.Reid (P), D.Gilroy | 1,404 | |
| Sat 5 Sep 2009 | A | 2–0 | C.Reid 2 (1P) | 552 | |
| Sat 12 Sep 2009 | H | 5–1 | C.Reid 2, C.Henry, D.Rose, S.Foley | 1,316 | |
| Wed 16 Sep 2009 | H | 1–1 | C.Reid | 1,509 | |
| Sat 19 Sep 2009 | A | 1–0 | S.Foley | 1,862 | |
| Sat 3 Oct 2009 | H | 1–0 | C.Henry | 1,410 | |
| Sat 17 Oct 2009 | A | 1–0 | C.Henry | 581 | |
| Tue 27 Oct 2009 | A | 0–1 | 621 | ||
| Sat 31 Oct 2009 | H | 1–0 | J.Collins | 1,241 | |
| Sat 7 Nov 2009 | A | 2–1 | C.Reid 2 | 1,680 | |
| Sun 15 Nov 2009 | H | 2–0 | D.Rose, K.Morgan | 2,026 | |
| Sat 28 Nov 2009 | A | 3–0 | S.Rogers, K.Morgan, C.Henry | 521 | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2009 | A | 1–1 | C.Reid (P) | 1,404 | |
| Wed 9 Dec 2009 | H | 5–0 | C.Reid 3 (1P), G.Warren, C.Henry | 1,603 | |
| Sat 19 Dec 2009 | H | 1–0 | C.Henry | 1,460 | |
| Mon 28 Dec 2009 | H | 3–0 | C.Reid 2, G.Warren | 2,205 | |
| Fri 1 Jan 2010 | H | 1–0 | S.Foley | 2,525 | |
| Sat 23 Jan 2010 | H | 5–0 | C.Reid 2, G.Warren, J.Collins, S.Foley | 1,412 | |
| Sat 30 Jan 2010 | A | 3–2 | P.Cochlin, C.Henry, S.Foley | 817 | |
| Sat 6 Feb 2010 | H | 2–2 | J.Collins, K.Morgan | 1,449 | |
| Wed 10 Feb | A | 4–1 | S.Foley 2, C.Reid (P), C.Henry (P) | 745 | |
| Sat 13 Feb 2010 | A | 0–0 | 931 | ||
| Sat 20 Feb 2010 | A | 4–0 | C.Reid 2 (1P), W.Turk, S.Foley | 742 | |
| Mon 22 Feb 2010 | A | 4–1 | C.Todd 2, C.Reid, S.Foley | 1,017 | |
| Sat 27 Feb 2010 | H | 1–0 | S.Foley | 2,117 | |
| Tue 2 Mar 2010 | A | 5–1 | D.Rose 2, S.Douglas, S.Foley, M.Giles | 686 | |
| Sat 6 Mar 2010 | A | 3–1 | K.Morgan, D.Rose, S.Foley | 1,123 | |
| Fri 12 Mar 2010 | H | 1–0 | K.Morgan | 3,084 | |
| Mon 15 Mar 2010 | H | 2–0 | S.Foley 2 | 4,221 | |
| Sat 20 Mar 2010 | A | 1–2 | G.Warren | 406 | |
| Sat 27 Mar 2010 | H | 1–0 | D.Gilroy | 1,742 | |
| Sat 3 Apr 2010 | H | 4–1 | D.Gilroy, C.Reid, D.Rose, S.Rogers | 1,339 | |
| Tue 6 Apr 2010 | A | 4–1 | C.Henry, D.Gilroy, P.Cochlin, C.Reid | 807 | |
| Sat 10 Apr 2010 | A | |0–4 | 1,020 | ||
| Sat 17 Apr 2010 | H | 3–0 | K.Morgan, C.Todd, D.Rose | 3,201 | |
| Sat 24 Apr 2010 | A | 2–1 | J.Collins, P.Cochlin | 1,187 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Q | 26 Sep 2009 | Hand Stadium | 3–1 | Reid 2 (1P), Davies | 623 | |
| 3Q | 10 Oct 2009 | Winterfield Road | 0–1 | 709 |
FA Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Q | 21 Nov 2009 | Newport Stadium | 2–1 | K.Morgan, D.Gilroy | 684 | |
| 1 | 12 Dec 2009 | Cherrywood Road Cherrywood Road The Rushmoor Stadium is the ground of Farnborough F.C. and the former home of Farnborough Town F.C. before the club went out of business in 2007. It lies in the town of Farnborough, Hampshire. The capacity of the ground was 4,200, with 627 seats... |
3–1 | C.Henry, A.Holgate, C.Reid | 805 | |
| 2 | 20 Jan 2010 | Newport Stadium | 0–0 | 1,040 | ||
| 2r | 26 Jan 2010 | Bootham Crescent | 0–1 | 1,469 |
League table
| Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | |GD | |Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 103 | Champions, promoted | |
| 2 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 75 | Play-offs | ||
| 3 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 48 | 75 | Play-offs | ||
| 4 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 46 | 72 | Play-off winners, promoted | ||
| 5 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 72 | Play-offs | ||
| 6 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 71 | |||
| 7 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 71 | |||
| 8 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 67 | |||
| 9 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 63 | |||
| 10 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 61 | |||
| 11 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 66 | 60 | |||
| 12 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 64 | 55 | |||
| 13 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 55 | ||
| 14 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 51 | ||
| 15 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 49 | ||
| 16 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 48 | ||
| 17 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 48 | ||
| 18 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 47 | ||
| 19 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 42 | ||
| 20 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 40 | Reprieved from relegation, moved to Conference North Conference North The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of... |
|
| 21 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 93 | −45 | 23 | Reprieved from relegation | |
| 22 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 103 | −72 | 22 | Relegated |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Promoted | |
| Into play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Awards
- September manager of the month: Dean HoldsworthDean HoldsworthDean Christopher Holdsworth is an English former professional football player, now manager. As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22 year career. Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton...
- September player of the month: Craig Reid
- November manager of the month: Dean Holdsworth
- December player of the month: Charlie Henry
- January player of the month: Sam Foley
- February manager of the month: Dean Holdsworth
Records
This season the club set new Conference SouthConference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
records:
- Most clean sheets in a season: 23
- Consecutive games unbeaten: 21
- Consecutive home games unbeaten: 24
- Most points in a season: 103
- Most wins in a season: 32
- Fewest goals conceded: 26
- Fewest defeats: 3
- Newport Stadium league attendance: 4,221