Newport County 1980–81 football season
The 1980–81 season was Newport County's first season back in the Third Division since relegation in 1962 and their 53rd season overall in the Football League.
The club finished a credible 12th in the Third Division but this season was all about County's first European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup .
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
15
13
18
64
61
+3
43
11
6
6
38
22
+16
4
7
12
26
39
−13
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 A H H A A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A A H A A H H A A H H H A H A H A Result D L W W L L L L W D W L L W W W W L L L D D D L L D W L L D W D D L W D D L W D W D W L W L Position 13 17 10 7 11 15 21 24 22 20 19 19 20 21 18 14 14 15 18 18 16 16 16 16 17 17 15 17 17 19 17 17 17 18 15 14 16 21 20 18 20 18 15 16 12 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1981. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures and results [ edit ]
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
16 Aug 1980
Burnley
A
1–1
J.Aldridge
6,715
19 Aug 1980
Charlton Athletic
H
1–2
T.Tynan
8,062
23 Aug 1980
Millwall
H
2–1
T.Tynan 2
6,620
30 Aug 1980
Carlisle United
A
4–1
J.Aldridge, K.Elsey, D.Gwyther, K.Moore
2,859
6 Sep 1980
Gillingham
A
2–3
S.Lowndes, K.Oakes
4,712
13 Sep 1980
Oxford United
H
0–1
5,256
20 Sep 1980
Chesterfield
A
2–3
D.Gwyther, T.Tynan
5,277
27 Sep 1980
Plymouth Argyle
H
0–2
6,878
4 Oct 1980
Brentford
A
1–0
S.Lowndes
6,360
7 Oct 1980
Reading
H
0–0
5,545
11 Oct 1980
Portsmouth
H
2–1
K.Oakes 2
7,003
14 Oct 1980
Sheffield United
A
0–2
9,776
18 Oct 1980
Walsall
A
0–1
4,335
25 Oct 1980
Huddersfield Town
H
3–2
K.Oakes, S.Lowndes, D.Gwyther
6,403
28 Oct 1980
Fulham
H
2–1
J.Aldridge, OG
6,029
1 Nov 1980
Blackpool
A
4–2
K.Oakes 2, J.Aldridge, D.Gwyther
4,556
8 Nov 1980
Hull City
H
4–0
K.Oakes, D.Gwyther, N.Bailey, S.Lowndes
5,495
11 Nov 1980
Charlton Athletic
A
0–3
6,911
15 Nov 1980
Burnley
H
1–2
T.Tynan
5,370
29 Nov 1980
Rotherham United
A
0–1
5,512
3 Dec 1980
Chester
A
1–1
S.Lowndes
1,640
6 Dec 1980
Barnsley
H
0–0
5,537
13 Dec 1980
Chester
H
1–1
D.Gwyther
4,149
20 Dec 1980
Colchester United
A
0–1
2,160
26 Dec 1980
Swindon Town
H
0–2
7,086
27 Dec 1980
Exeter City
A
2–2
T.Tynan, D.Gwyther
6,295
3 Jan 1981
Sheffield United
H
4–0
D.Gwyther, S.Lowndes, K.Moore, T.Tynan
6,630
10 Jan 1981
Huddersfield Town
A
1–4
S.Lowndes
9,063
16 Jan 1981
Rotherham United
H
0–1
4,783
31 Jan 1981
Millwall
A
0–0
4,913
7 Feb 1981
Oxford United
A
1–0
D.Gwyther
4,440
14 Feb 1981
Gillingham
H
1–1
D.Gwyther
5,172
18 Feb 1981
Reading
A
1–1
S.Lowndes
3,876
21 Feb 1981
Plymouth Argyle
A
2–3
T.Tynan, D.Gwyther
4,315
28 Feb 1981
Chesterfield
H
5–1
T.Tynan 2, D.Gwyther, K.Oakes, S.Lowndes
5,340
7 Mar 1981
Brentford
H
1–1
T.Tynan
5,224
14 Mar 1981
Portsmouth
A
0–0
13,208
28 Mar 1981
Fulham
A
1–2
D.Gwyther
4,570
4 Apr 1981
Blackpool
H
3–1
J.Aldridge 2, A.Waddle
4,514
7 Apr 1981
Walsall
H
1–1
K.Moore
5,446
18 Apr 1981
Exeter City
H
2–1
T.Tynan, A.Waddle
5,231
20 Apr 1981
Swindon Town
A
1–1
A.Waddle
8,435
25 Apr 1981
Colchester United
H
1–0
J.Aldridge
4,619
2 May 1981
Barnsley
A
1–4
D.Gwyther
15,659
5 May 1981
Carlisle United
H
4–0
D.Gwyther 2, T.Tynan, N.Vaughan
3,748
7 May 1981
Hull City
A
1–3
K.Elsey
2,059
European Cup Winners' Cup[ edit ]
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
1–1
16 Sep 1980
Crusaders
Somerton Park
4–0
Bruton, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore
6,285
1–2
1 Oct 1980
Crusaders
Seaview
0–0
1,500
4–0 agg
2–1
22 Oct 1980
SK Haugar
Sakkestad Stadion
0–0
4,522
2–2
4 Nov 1980
SK Haugar
Somerton Park
6–0
Tynan 2, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore
8,855
6–0 agg
QF-1
4 Mar 1981
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
2–2
Tynan 2
16,000
QF-2
18 Mar 1981
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Somerton Park
0–1
18,000
2–3 agg
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
3
17 Nov 1980
Worcester City
Somerton Park
2–2
Moore, Elsey
2,937
3r
24 Nov 1980
Worcester City
St. George's Lane
3–2
Oakes, Lowndes, Aldridge
3,015
4
6 Jan 1981
Ton Pentre
Somerton Park
3–0
Gwyther 2, Moore
2,949
5
10 Feb 1981
Bangor City
Somerton Park
3–1
Oakes, Vaughan, Tynan
3,018
SF-1
25 Mar 1981
Hereford United
Edgar Street
1–2
Moore
5,251
SF-2
31 Mar 1981
Hereford United
Somerton Park
1–1
Lowndes
5,994
2–3 agg
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions