2007–08 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004.
Newport County missed out on a place in the promotion play-offs due to a last-day defeat for the second year running, this time to play-off semi-finalists Fisher Athletic.[1] There was some consolation in winning the FAW Premier Cup after County's second successive final appearance.[2]
Season review
League
The first half of the season saw County well in the play-off places, only losing four games. The second half of the season was a different story, with the club losing eight matches and falling out of the play-off zone. After missing out on the play-offs for two consecutive seasons Peter Beadle was sacked as manager on 27 April 2008.[1].
Results summary
| Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 42 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
64 |
49 |
+15 |
66 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
37 |
27 |
+10 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
22 |
+5 |
Last updated: 26 Apr 2008
Source: [1]
Results by round
| Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
| Ground |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
H |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
H |
| Result |
D |
D |
W |
L |
W |
L |
D |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
L |
W |
W |
D |
D |
L |
D |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
D |
D |
L |
L |
W |
W |
W |
L |
L |
L |
W |
W |
L |
D |
W |
D |
L |
L |
| Position |
11 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
Last updated: 26 Apr 2008.
Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Fixtures and results
Pre-season friendlies
Conference South
| Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
| Sat 11 Aug 2007 |
Bishop's Stortford |
A |
0–0 |
|
516 |
| Wed 15 Aug 2007 |
Maidenhead United |
H |
1–1 |
J.Bowen |
1,159 |
| Sat 18 Aug 2007 |
St Albans City |
H |
2–0 |
J.Alsop, J.Bowen |
1,006 |
| Sat 25 Aug 2007 |
Hampton & Richmond Borough |
A |
0–1 |
|
493 |
| Mon 27 Aug 2007 |
Basingstoke Town |
H |
2–0 |
J.Bowen, N.Davies |
1,004 |
| Sun 2 Sep 2007 |
Lewes |
A |
0–1 |
|
496 |
| Fri 7 Sep 2007 |
Bath City |
A |
1–1 |
I.Hillier |
1,619 |
| Sat 15 Sep 2007 |
Sutton United |
H |
2–0 |
J.Bowen, C.Griffin |
853 |
| Tue 18 Sep 2007 |
Eastleigh |
A |
2–0 |
C.Griffin, J.Bowen |
683 |
| Sat 22 Sep 2007 |
Braintree Town |
H |
2–0 |
J.Alsop, C.Hughes |
866 |
| Sat 6 Oct 2007 |
Maidenhead United |
A |
3–2 |
J.Alsop, C.Griffin, C.Hughes |
638 |
| Sat 20 Oct 2007 |
Bognor Regis Town |
H |
2–2 |
C.Hughes, L.Fowler |
849 |
| Wed 24 Oct 2007 |
Bath City |
H |
2–3 |
R.Evans 2 |
970 |
| Sat 27 Oct 2007 |
Fisher Athletic |
A |
3–1 |
C.Griffin, C.Hughes, J.Bowen (P) |
284 |
| Sat 3 Nov 2007 |
Dorchester Town |
H |
3–2 |
C.Hughes, C.Griffin 2 |
928 |
| Sat 17 Nov 2007 |
Bromley |
A |
2–2 |
C.Griffin, J.Alsop |
1,021 |
| Tue 27 Nov 2007 |
Eastbourne Borough |
A |
0–0 |
|
603 |
| Sat 8 Dec 2007 |
Basingstoke Town |
A |
1–3 |
L.Fowler |
468 |
| Wed 26 Dec 2007 |
Weston-super-Mare |
A |
2–2 |
C.Hughes, J.Alsop |
788 |
| Sat 29 Dec 2007 |
Dorchester Town |
A |
3–2 |
I.Hillier, C.Griffin, J.Clarke |
615 |
| Tue 1 Jan 2008 |
Weston-super-Mare |
H |
5–0 |
I.Hillier, C.Griffin 2, J.Bowen, N.Davies |
1,030 |
| Sat 5 Jan 2008 |
Hayes & Yeading |
H |
1–1 |
J.Clarke |
902 |
| Wed 23 Jan 2008 |
Cambridge City |
H |
4–1 |
C.Hughes 2, L.Fowler, C.Griffin |
726 |
| Sat 26 Jan 2008 |
Sutton United |
A |
1–0 |
J.Bowen (P) |
609 |
| Sat 2 Feb 2008 |
Hampton & Richmond Borough |
H |
2–2 |
C.Griffin, C.Hughes |
890 |
| Sat 9 Feb 2008 |
St Albans City |
A |
0–0 |
|
496 |
| Sat 16 Feb 2008 |
Thurrock |
A |
0–3 |
|
326 |
| Sun 24 Feb 2008 |
Lewes |
H |
1–3 |
C.Griffin |
1,157 |
| Wed 27 Feb 2008 |
Welling United |
A |
2–1 |
J.Bowen (P), P.Cochlin |
506 |
| Sat 1 Mar 2008 |
Bishop's Stortford |
H |
1–0 |
J.Bowen |
1,022 |
| Sat 8 Mar 2008 |
Hayes & Yeading |
A |
3–1 |
C.Griffin, A.Gurney, R.Evans |
362 |
| Wed 19 Mar 2008 |
Welling United |
H |
0–1 |
|
912 |
| Sat 22 Mar 2008 |
Eastleigh |
H |
1–2 |
P.Cochlin |
926 |
| Mon 24 Mar 2008 |
Havant & Waterlooville |
A |
0–2 |
|
877 |
| Sat 29 Mar 2008 |
Bognor Regis Town |
A |
2–0 |
J.Bowen (P), L.Fowler |
521 |
| Sat 5 Apr 2008 |
Bromley |
H |
3–1 |
A.Gurney 2, C.Griffin |
1,057 |
| Wed 9 Apr 2008 |
Havant & Waterlooville |
H |
0–1 |
|
963 |
| Sat 12 Apr 2008 |
Braintree Town |
A |
0–0 |
|
1,026 |
| Tue 15 Apr 2008 |
Cambridge City |
A |
2–0 |
C.Griffin, A.Gurney |
535 |
| Sat 19 Apr 2008 |
Eastbourne Borough |
H |
1–1 |
A.Gurney |
1,206 |
| Mon 21 Apr 2008 |
Thurrock |
H |
1–4 |
A.Gurney |
1,144 |
| Sat 26 Apr 2008 |
Fisher Athletic |
H |
1–2 |
A.Gurney |
1,427 |
FA Cup
Main article:
2007–08 FA CupFA Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
Gwent Senior Cup
| Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Notes |
| R1 |
4 Sep 2007 |
Tredegar Town |
A |
2–1 |
C Hughes, M Dodds |
200 |
|
| QF |
26 Sep 2007 |
Cwmbran Celtic |
A |
0–3 |
|
450 |
|
League table
| Key |
|
|
Division Champions |
|
Promoted |
|
Into play-offs |
|
Relegated |
¹ Cambridge City demoted for failing to comply with stadium regulations.
² Dorchester Town reprieved from relegation due to Nuneaton Borough's liquidation and the Conference's decision to expel Boston United.
References
- ^ a b "Beadle's final game". South Wales Argus. 27 Apr 2008. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/archive/2008/04/27/newportcounty/2228763./.
- ^ "Newport 1-0 Llanelli". BBC Sport. 11 Mar 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7288254.stm.
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