The 1978–79 season was Newport County's 17th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 51st season overall in the Football League.
Season review
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance19 Aug 1978BournemouthA1–3Goddard3,08322 Aug 1978AldershotH1–2Williams3,37426 Aug 1978Stockport CountyH1–2Goddard2,6592 Sep 1978Wigan AthleticA3–2Sinclair, Goddard, Woods5,3199 Sep 1978ReadingA1–2Vaughan5,08912 Sep 1978Crewe AlexandraH1–2Woods3,17616 Sep 1978WimbledonH1–3Clark2,90323 Sep 1978Bradford CityA3–1Lowndes 2, Sinclair4,47125 Sep 1978Hartlepool UnitedA0–05,49130 Sep 1978York CityH1–1Sinclair3,0217 Oct 1978Scunthorpe UnitedA3–2Bailey, Lowndes, Sinclair2,45314 Oct 1978Huddersfield TownH2–1Goddard 23,62417 Oct 1978RochdaleH0–03,47221 Oct 1978Doncaster RoversA0–02,00828 Oct 1978BarnsleyH1–1Lowndes4,5704 Nov 1978Northampton TownA1–3Bruton3,06510 Nov 1978Wigan AthleticH2–1Goddard, Vaughan4,14217 Nov 1978Stockport CountyA1–1Warriner4,0092 Dec 1978DarlingtonH2–1Walden 23,4509 Dec 1978Grimsby TownA0–13,66722 Dec 1978Hereford UnitedA3–0Bruton, Goddard, Oakes2,83426 Dec 1978Torquay UnitedH1–1OG6,93030 Dec 1978Port ValeH1–0Goddard4,10413 Jan 1979ReadingH3–2Goddard 2, Davies5,9682 Feb 1979Hartlepool UnitedH3–2Goddard 2, Lowndes3,65920 Feb 1979PortsmouthA1–2Moore8,20624 Feb 1979Huddersfield TownA1–0Bruton3,36127 Feb 1979Bradford CityH2–4Oakes, Tynan4,2253 Mar 1979Doncaster RoversH3–0Moore, Tynan, Lowndes2,5506 Mar 1979WimbledonA0–02,98010 Mar 1979BarnsleyA0–19,42813 Mar 1979Crewe AlexandraA1–0Tynan1,45916 Mar 1979Northampton TownH2–1Goddard, Bruton3,01820 Mar 1979York CityA2–1Tynan, Goddard2,15624 Mar 1979AldershotA3–2Tynan, Moore, Lowndes5,24331 Mar 1979Halifax TownH2–0Bruton, Vaughan3,9277 Apr 1979DarlingtonA0–11,51811 Apr 1979Hereford UnitedH4–1Goddard, Moore, Oakes, Lowndes3,77114 Apr 1979Torquay UnitedA0–23,18116 Apr 1979PortsmouthH1–2Goddard5,42118 Apr 1979Scunthorpe UnitedH2–0Thompson, Oakes2,57221 Apr 1979Port ValeA1–1Tynan2,44423 Apr 1979RochdaleA0–11,45728 Apr 1979Grimsby TownH1–1Oakes3,0491 May 1979BournemouthH2–0Tynan, Vaughan2,2355 May 1979Halifax TownA2–1Goddard 21,007
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance125 Nov 1978Hereford UnitedA1–0Goddard6,939216 Dec 1978Worcester CityH0–07,1962r18 Dec 1978Worcester CityA2–1Goddard 210,23339 Jan 1979West Ham UnitedH2–1Woods, Goddard14,124430 Jan 1979Colchester UnitedH0–010,3294r5 Feb 1979Colchester UnitedA0–17,029
Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes1–112 Aug 1978Swansea CityH2–1Woods, M.Williams5,5721–215 Aug 1978Swansea CityA0–57,8342–6 agg
Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance415 Jan 1979Ton PentreH0–21,447
League table
External links Newport County 1978-1979 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1979 Welsh Cup 1978/79