List of Newport County A.F.C. records and statistics

This article details records and statistics of Newport County Football Club. Newport County are an association football club based in Newport, South Wales. The club was founded in 1912 and joined the Football League in 1920 after spending their previous seasons in the Southern League. During their history Newport have played in all but the top division of the English professional Football League.

Honours

League

• Football League Third Division South champions 1939.
• Conference South champions 2010.
• Southern League Midland Division champions 1995; runners-up 1999.
• Hellenic League champions 1990.
• Welsh Football League winners 1928, 1937, 1955, 1975, 1980 (Reserve team).

Cups

• Welsh Cup winners 1980; runners-up 1963, 1987.
• FAW Premier Cup winners 2008; runners-up 2003, 2007.
• Southern League Merit Cup joint holders 1995, 1999.
• Hellenic League Cup winners 1990.
• Monmouthshire/Gwent Senior Cup winners 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011; runners-up 1934
• Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup winners 1994.
• Herefordshire Senior Cup winners 2000.
• Welsh Football League Cup winners 1937, 1953, 1958, 1977, 1978; runners-up 1948, 1956, 1973, 1980 (Reserve team)

Club records

• Highest league finish: Joint 9th in Football League Second Division 1939–40 (abandoned season), 22nd in Football League Second Division 1946–47.
• Best FA Cup run: 5th round (last 16) 1948–49 FA Cup; Defeat after extra time vs. Portsmouth, February 12, 1949 (in front of a then-record attendance of 48,581 at Fratton Park).

Match records

Newport County scores are shown first in every match

Firsts

• First Football League match: 0–1 vs. Reading, 28 August 1920 (Football League Third Division).
• First FA Cup match: 6–1 vs. Mond Nickel Works, 1st Qualifying round, 27 Sep 1913.
• First League Cup match: 2–2 vs. Southampton, 10 October 1960.
• First Welsh Cup match: 1–0 vs. Mardy, Extra preliminary round, 1912
• First European match: 4–0 vs. Crusaders 16 September 1980 (European Cup Winners' Cup)

Record results

• Record League victory: 10–0 vs. Merthyr Town, 10 April 1930 (Football League Third Division South).
• Record FA Cup victory: 7–0 vs. Woking, 24 November 1928.
• Record League Cup victory: 6–0 (8–1 aggregate) vs. Exeter City, 14 September 1982.
• Record European Cup Winners' Cup victory: 6–0 vs. Haugar (Norway), 4 November 1980.
• Record League defeat: 0–13 vs. Newcastle United, 5 October 1946 (Football League Second Division).
• Record FA Cup defeat: 1–8 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 19 September 1955.
• Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 vs. Swansea City, 15 August 1978.

Season records

• Longest stretch of wins (Football League): 10, 22 February 1980 – 12 April 1980.
• Longest stretch of wins (Southern League): 14, 16 November 1994 – 21 January 1995.
• Longest stretch without loss (Football League): 12, 24 September 1938 – 24 December 1938.
• Longest stretch without loss (Conference South): 21, 31 October 2009 – 15 March 2010.

Attendance records

• Record League Attendance Somerton Park: 24,268 vs. Cardiff City, 16 October 1937 (Football League Third Division South).
• Record Cup Attendance, Somerton Park: 24,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 9 January 1960 (FA Cup 3rd round).
• Record League Attendance Newport Stadium: 4,221 vs. Havant & Waterlooville, 15 March 2010 (Conference South).
• Record Cup Attendance Newport Stadium: 4,616 vs. Swansea City, 11 November 2006 (FA Cup 1st round).

Player Records

Most League appearances

As of 16 January 2011. (League matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Len Weare	1955–1970	526	0
2	Ray Wilcox	1946–1959	489	0
3	John Rowland	1958–1969	463	9
4	Len Hill	1962–1974	357	63
5	John Relish	1974–1990	348	9
6	Nathan Davies	1998–2010	304	14

Most League Goals

As of 16 January 2011. (League goals only):

	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals	Goals/game
1	Reg Parker	1948–1954	201	99	0.49
2	Chris Lilygreen	1983–1993	176	72	0.41
3	John Aldridge	1979–1983	170	69	0.41
4	Rod Jones	1969–1978	288	68	0.24
5	Tommy Tynan	1979–1983	183	66	0.36
6	Jimmy Gittins	1921–1933	253	65	0.26
7	Craig Reid	2008–2011	96	58	0.60

International Honours

Full internationals

The following players have received full international caps while playing for Newport County:

• Nigel Vaughan (3 caps)
• Jack Nicholls (2 caps)
• Fred Cook (2 caps)
• Steve Lowndes (2 caps)
• Harold Williams (2 caps)
• Alf Sherwood (2 caps)
• Ron Hugh (1 cap)
• Tudor Martin (1 cap)

Schoolboy internationals

The following players have received schoolboy international caps while playing for Newport County:

• Rhys Jones
• Gethin Jones
• Guy Helman
• Josh Hartrick
• Andrew Hughes
• Keiron Blackburn
• Ryan Newman
• Jamie Davies
• Troy Greening

Semi-pro internationals

The following players have received semi-pro international caps while playing for Newport County:

• Andrew Thomas
• Nathan Davies
• Garry Shephard
• Ian Hillier
• Craig Hughes
• Andrew Hughes
• Charlie Henry
• Danny Rose
• Paul Bignot

European matches

Newport County scores are shown first in every match

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home result	Away result	Aggregate
1980–1981	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Crusaders F.C.	4–0	0–0	4–0
		2R		FK Haugesund	6–0	0–0	6–0
		QF		FC Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	2–2	2–3

See also

• Newport County A.F.C. seasons

Sources

• Newport County A.F.C.
• Statto.com: Newport County
• Football Club History Database
• Welsh Football Data Archive