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