- 1979–80 Newport County A.F.C. season
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Newport County 1979–80 season Manager 
Len AshurstFourth Division 3rd (Promoted) FA Cup 1st round League Cup 1st round Welsh Cup Winners Top goalscorer League: Aldridge (14)
All: Aldridge (16)Highest home attendance 9,950 vs Shrewsbury Town (Welsh Cup, 6 May 1980) Lowest home attendance 3,185 vs Northampton Town (18 Sep 1979) Average home attendance 5,137 
Home coloursAway colours← 1978–79 1980–81 → The 1979–80 season was Newport County's 18th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 52nd season overall in the Football League.
It was one of the most successful seasons in County's history. Finishing in third place in the Fourth Division the club attained promotion to the Football League Third Division for the 1980–81 season. After winning the Welsh Cup this season, County also earned a place in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the 1980–81 season.
Contents
Season review
League
Results summary
Note: Two points for a win
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 46 27 12 7 101 48 +53 66 16 5 2 61 18 +43 11 7 5 40 30 +10 Last updated: 3 May 1980
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 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H H A H H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H A A H A A Result W W L W L L W W D L L W W W W W L W D W W D W D L L W L D D L W W W W W W W W W W D L W L W Position 8 3 8 6 7 9 7 6 8 8 10 8 8 8 4 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Last updated: 3 May 1980.
Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.Fixtures and results
Fourth Division
Main article: 1979–80 Football League#Fourth DivisionDate Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 18 Aug 1979 Port Vale H 2–1 Vaughan, Goddard 4,008 21 Aug 1979 Aldershot A 1–0 Moore 3,537 25 Aug 1979 Bournemouth A 2–3 Oakes, Goddard 5,428 1 Sep 1979 York City H 2–0 Oakes, Goddard 3,818 8 Sep 1979 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 Oakes 3,134 15 Sep 1979 Bradford City H 1–2 Vaughan 4,089 18 Sep 1979 Northampton Town H 2–1 Tynan, Goddard (P) 3,185 22 Sep 1979 Doncaster Rovers A 3–1 Thompson, Tynan, Goddard (P) 3,238 29 Sep 1979 Lincoln City H 1–1 OG 4,035 2 Oct 1979 Northampton Town A 2–3 Bailey, Warriner 2,346 6 Oct 1979 Halifax Town A 1–2 Goddard 2,540 9 Oct 1979 Aldershot H 4–2 Oakes, OG, Aldridge 2 3,782 13 Oct 1979 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 Aldridge, Lowndes 4,052 20 Oct 1979 Scunthorpe United A 3–1 Aldridge 2, Lowndes 1,875 23 Oct 1979 Portsmouth A 2–0 Lowndes, Oakes 20,755 27 Oct 1979 Wigan Athletic H 3–2 Tynan 2, Oakes 4,914 3 Nov 1979 Port Vale A 0–2 2,980 6 Nov 1979 Portsmouth H 4–3 Oakes, Aldridge, Tynan 2 7,115 10 Nov 1979 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 D.Bruton 4,718 17 Nov 1979 Stockport County A 5–0 Oakes, D.Bruton, Aldridge 3 3,407 1 Dec 1979 Darlington H 4–0 Lowndes 2, Oakes, Relish 4,127 8 Dec 1979 Hartlepool United A 0–0 2,587 15 Dec 1979 Scunthorpe United H 2–1 Walden, D.Bruton 4,158 21 Dec 1979 Peterborough United H 1–1 Tynan 4,653 26 Dec 1979 Torquay United A 0–2 5,236 29 Dec 1979 Walsall H 0–1 7,452 1 Jan 1980 Hereford United H 1–0 Vaughan (P) 7,213 12 Jan 1980 York City A 1–2 Aldridge 2,248 18 Jan 1980 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 Oakes, M.Bruton 4,851 26 Jan 1980 Bournemouth H 0–0 4,833 16 Feb 1980 Lincoln City A 1–2 Lowndes 3,346 22 Feb 1980 Tranmere Rovers A 2–0 Vaughan 2 (1P) 2,056 26 Feb 1980 Doncaster Rovers H 2–1 Gwyther, Lowndes 4,652 8 Mar 1980 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 Oakes 6,128 14 Mar 1980 Halifax Town H 5–2 Gwyther 2, Vaughan 2 (1P), Aldridge 4,777 22 Mar 1980 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 Vaughan (P), D.Bruton, Gwyther 2,595 29 Mar 1980 Stockport County H 3–1 Gwyther, Moore, Vaughan (P) 4,727 5 Apr 1980 Torquay United H 3–0 Moore, Gwyther, Vaughan 6,513 7 Apr 1980 Hereford United A 2–0 Vaughan, Gwyther 7,945 8 Apr 1980 Peterborough United A 1–0 Vaughan 5,033 12 Apr 1980 Rochdale H 1–0 Moore 8,113 19 Apr 1980 Darlington A 1–1 Moore 1,906 22 Apr 1980 Bradford City A 0–3 8,853 26 Apr 1980 Hartlepool United H 1–0 Aldridge 8,373 29 Apr 1980 Rochdale A 0–2 1,616 3 May 1980 Walsall A 4–2 Aldridge 2, Gwyther, Tynan 9,251 FA Cup
Main article: 1979–80 FA CupRound Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance 1 24 Nov 1979 Portsmouth Fratton Park 0–1 19,459 Football League Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Football League CupRound Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes 1–1 11 Aug 1979 Plymouth Argyle Somerton Park 1–0 T.Tynan 4,574 1–2 14 Aug 1979 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 0–2 4,505 1–2 agg Welsh Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Welsh CupRound Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes 4 22 Jan 1980 Cardiff City Somerton Park 2–0 J.Aldridge, T.Tynan 7,709 5 4 Mar 1980 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 1–0 S.Lowndes 4,468 SF 25 Mar 1980 Merthyr Tydfil Somerton Park 3–1 J.Aldridge, D.Gwyther 2 6,754 F-1 6 May 1980 Shrewsbury Town Somerton Park 2–1 T.Tynan 2 9,950 F-2 12 May 1980 Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow 3–0 T.Tynan, S.Lowndes, D.Gwyther 8,993 5–1 agg League table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes 1 Huddersfield Town 46 27 12 7 101 48 +53 66 Champions, promoted 2 Walsall 46 23 18 5 75 47 +28 64 Promoted 3 Newport County 46 27 7 12 83 50 +33 61 Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup, promoted 4 Portsmouth 46 24 12 10 91 49 +42 60 Promoted 5 Bradford City 46 24 12 10 77 50 +27 60 6 Wigan Athletic 46 21 13 12 76 61 +15 55 7 Lincoln City 46 18 17 11 64 42 +22 53 8 Peterborough United 46 21 10 15 58 47 +11 52 9 Torquay United 46 15 17 14 70 69 +1 47 10 Aldershot 46 16 13 17 62 53 +9 45 11 Bournemouth 46 13 18 15 52 51 +1 44 12 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 14 17 62 63 −1 44 13 Northampton Town 46 16 12 18 51 66 −15 44 14 Scunthorpe United 46 14 15 17 58 75 −17 43 15 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 13 19 50 56 −6 41 16 Stockport County 46 14 12 20 48 72 −24 40 17 York City 46 14 11 21 65 82 −17 39 18 Halifax Town 46 13 13 20 46 72 −26 39 19 Hartlepool United 46 14 10 22 59 64 −5 38 20 Port Vale 46 12 12 22 56 70 −14 36 21 Hereford United 46 11 14 21 38 52 −14 36 22 Darlington 46 9 17 20 50 74 −24 35 23 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 13 22 35 68 −33 35 24 Rochdale 46 7 13 26 33 79 −46 27 Key Division Champions Promoted Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup, promoted Re-elected Failed re-election (none) P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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