# 1970–71 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was Newport County's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 43rd overall in the Football League. The season saw the worst set of results in County's history, with the club failing to win any of the first 25 league matches, setting a Football League record.
The season started with a home and away loss, but County were still two places from the foot of the table. However their record of three wins and five draws from the next 31 games left them rooted to the bottom. Results improved in the latter stages of the season, with County picking up seven wins and three draws in the remaining 13 games. The club still had to apply for re-election for the third successive season, but held on to their League status.

## Season review
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 9 |
Source: rsssf.com

### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

## Fixtures and results
### Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | | 4,515 |
| 21 Aug 1970 | Southport | A | 1–6 | Brown | 2,905 |
| 29 Aug 1970 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 0–2 | | 3,079 |
| 1 Sep 1970 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–1 | | 2,569 |
| 5 Sep 1970 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | Jones | 4,647 |
| 12 Sep 1970 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–4 | Thomas | 1,849 |
| 19 Sep 1970 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | Jones | 3,309 |
| 23 Sep 1970 | Notts County | A | 0–2 | | 8,445 |
| 26 Sep 1970 | Chester | H | 0–1 | | 1,827 |
| 29 Sep 1970 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | | 2,169 |
| 3 Oct 1970 | Hartlepool | A | 2–2 | Hooper 2 | 3,238 |
| 10 Oct 1970 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–3 | Brown 2 | 3,539 |
| 17 Oct 1970 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | | 6,171 |
| 21 Oct 1970 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | | 4,349 |
| 24 Oct 1970 | Workington | H | 2–2 | D.H.Harris, Brown | 2,559 |
| 30 Oct 1970 | York City | A | 0–1 | | 3,120 |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | | 2,407 |
| 10 Nov 1970 | Colchester United | H | 1–3 | Jones | 1,973 |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Cambridge United | A | 2–3 | Jones, Radford | 3,608 |
| 27 Nov 1970 | Stockport County | A | 2–3 | Radford | 3,752 |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Aldershot | H | 1–2 | Brown | 2,629 |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–4 | | 7,845 |
| 19 Dec 1970 | Southport | H | 2–2 | Hooper, D.H.Harris | 2,805 |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–2 | | 3,058 |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | Jones | 4,142 |
| 15 Jan 1971 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Jones, Brown, White | 2,308 |
| 23 Jan 1971 | Barrow | A | 1–3 | White | 2,075 |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Aldershot | A | 1–1 | Wood | 5,686 |
| 12 Feb 1971 | Barrow | H | 3–2 | Jones, Coldrick, White | 1,542 |
| 20 Feb 1971 | Colchester United | A | 2–4 | Young, Brown | 6,444 |
| 26 Feb 1971 | York City | H | 0–3 | | 1,753 |
| 2 Mar 1971 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Jones 2, Thomas | 1,479 |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Workington | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 1,748 |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | Smith, Brown | 2,129 |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Cambridge United | H | 2–0 | Smith 2 | 2,587 |
| 17 Mar 1971 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | Thomas | 4,407 |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Brentford | A | 3–0 | Thomas 2, OG (Nelmes) | 8,402 |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | Hooper, Brown | 2,588 |
| 3 Apr 1971 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 2–2 | Thomas, Hooper | 8,295 |
| 10 Apr 1971 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–3 | Thomas | 3,353 |
| 13 Apr 1971 | Hartlepool | H | 2–0 | Radford, Thomas | 3,173 |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–0 | Brown | 3,075 |
| 20 Apr 1971 | Lincoln City | H | 2–2 | Brown, Coldrick | 3,397 |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Darlington | H | 3–1 | Brown 3 | 2,756 |
| 27 Apr 1971 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | | 4,710 |
| 1 May 1971 | Chester | A | 1–2 | Aizlewood | 2,645 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 21 Nov 1970 | Barnet | A | 1–6 | Jones | 2,994 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 Aug 1970 | Reading | H | 2–1 | Brown, Young | 3,624 |
| 2 | 9 Sep 1970 | Blackpool | A | 1–4 | Brown | 9,828 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 2 Mar 1971 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 6,162 |
| 5r | 10 Mar 1971 | Cardiff City | A | 0–4 | | 10,385 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 43 | |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 39 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Barrow | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 51 | 90 | 0.567 | 22 | Re-elected |
* ↑ New club in the league; elected from Southern League

### Election

| Votes | Club | Fate |
| 47 | Lincoln City | Re-elected to the League |
| 38 | Barrow | Re-elected to the League |
| 33 | Hartlepool | Re-elected to the League |
| 33 | Newport County | Re-elected to the League |
| 22 | Hereford United | Not elected to the League |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | Not elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not elected to the League |
| 2 | Telford United | Not elected to the League |
| 2 | Yeovil Town | Not elected to the League |
| 1 | Boston United | Not elected to the League |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Not elected to the League |
| 1 | Romford | Not elected to the League |
| 0 | Bedford Town | Not elected to the League |
| 0 | Chelmsford City | Not elected to the League |
| 0 | Gateshead | Not elected to the League |
| 0 | Hillingdon Borough | Not elected to the League |
| 0 | Kettering Town | Not elected to the League |