1990–91 Newport A.F.C. season
The 1990–91 season was the first season played in the Southern League since Newport County had last competed in the 1931–32 season. Newport returned to their traditional Somerton Park home after the previous season's groundshare at Moreton-in-Marsh.
Season review
League
Results summary
Fixtures and results
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'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
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
42 |
28 |
6 |
8 |
80 |
48 |
+32 |
90 |
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|
3 |
42 |
25 |
7 |
10 |
79 |
47 |
+32 |
82 |
||
4 |
42 |
25 |
5 |
12 |
84 |
45 |
+39 |
80 |
||
5 |
42 |
21 |
11 |
10 |
74 |
51 |
+23 |
70 |
Four points deducted* |
|
6 |
42 |
20 |
7 |
15 |
61 |
48 |
+13 |
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 |
+6 |
58 |
||
10 |
42 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
66 |
75 |
−9 |
58 |
||
11 |
42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
72 |
68 |
+4 |
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 |
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*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