1969–70 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Newport County's eighth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 42nd overall in the Football League. They finished in the re-election places for the second successive season, but were re-elected.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance9 Aug 1969York CityH1–2Derrick4,20616 Aug 1969Oldham AthleticA0–34,58523 Aug 1969Exeter CityH2–0Hill, Derrick2,52525 Aug 1969DarlingtonA0–03,61730 Aug 1969AldershotA1–1Derrick5,8916 Sep 1969BrentfordH1–0Derrick3,20313 Sep 1969ChesterfieldA0–44,73815 Sep 1969HartlepoolH1–1Thomas2,95020 Sep 1969Southend UnitedH4–0Hill, Thomas, Young, Derrick2,90527 Sep 1969Northampton TownA1–4Cooper4,66530 Sep 1969Grimsby TownA1–1Derrick3,3594 Oct 1969Colchester UnitedH4–1Hill 2, Derrick, Raybould2,9966 Oct 1969Oldham AthleticH2–1Derrick, Mabbutt4,22911 Oct 1969Peterborough UnitedA0–47,00218 Oct 1969Notts CountyA1–4Ferguson4,39425 Oct 1969Crewe AlexandraH0–02,9471 Nov 1969Port ValeA1–3Smith7,4778 Nov 1969Lincoln CityH3–1Mabbutt 2, White2,37722 Nov 1969WrexhamA0–38,90125 Nov 1969Swansea TownA1–1Mabbutt8,35529 Nov 1969Bradford Park AvenueH5–1Mabbutt 2, Radford 2, White2,72213 Dec 1969ChesterfieldH0–22,38120 Dec 1969BrentfordA0–14,38026 Dec 1969Exeter CityA1–1Thomas6,69927 Dec 1969AldershotH3–4Smith, Mabbott, White2,20010 Jan 1970Southend UnitedA2–3Mabbutt, Hill4,14717 Jan 1970Northampton TownH0–22,27731 Jan 1970Colchester UnitedA1–1OG4,6797 Feb 1970Peterborough UnitedH0–11,59021 Feb 1970Crewe AlexandraA1–1Mabbutt2,81525 Feb 1970ChesterA0–23,66428 Feb 1970Notts CountyH1–0Aizlewood1,3354 Mar 1970WorkingtonA0–32,0007 Mar 1970WrexhamH1–2Ferguson2,4079 Mar 1970Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0Hill, White, Mabbutt1,91713 Mar 1970Bradford Park AvenueA1–1Mabbutt1,86416 Mar 1970ChesterH3–1Mabbutt, Jones, Hill2,63821 Mar 1970WorkingtonH0–12,95627 Mar 1970Lincoln CityA0–36,39428 Mar 1970Scunthorpe UnitedA0–43,80530 Mar 1970Port ValeH1–1Wood2,2184 Apr 1970DarlingtonH2–1Mabbutt, Radford1,6076 Apr 1970Swansea TownH1–2Hill5,53713 Apr 1970HartlepoolA1–0Coldrick1,47321 Apr 1970York CityA1–2Hill1,88825 Apr 1970Grimsby TownH1–0Mabbutt1,009

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance115 Nov 1969Colchester UnitedH2–1White, Thomas3,80026 Dec 1969Hereford UnitedH2–1Wood, Thomas7,81033 Jan 1970GillinghamA0–19,000

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance112 Aug 1969Swansea TownH2–3Hill, Cooper3,824

Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance520 Jan 1970Hereford UnitedH2–2Radford, Mabbutt2,5845r28 Jan 1970Hereford UnitedA1–2Thomas5,994

League table

Election VotesClubFate47DarlingtonRe-elected to the League42HartlepoolRe-elected to the League31Cambridge UnitedElected to the League31Newport CountyRe-elected to the League18Wigan AthleticNot elected to the League17Bradford Park AvenueNot re-elected to the League2Cambridge CityNot elected to the League1Bedford TownNot elected to the League1Hereford UnitedNot elected to the League1MorecambeNot elected to the League1RomfordNot elected to the League1Yeovil TownNot elected to the League0Boston UnitedNot elected to the League0Chelmsford CityNot elected to the League0Hillingdon BoroughNot elected to the League0Telford UnitedNot elected to the League0WimbledonNot elected to the League

References

Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County.

External links Newport County 1969-1970 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1970 Welsh Cup 1969/70