1998–99 Newport A.F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was played by Newport in the Southern League Midland Division since switching back from the Southern Division of the previous season. Newport won promotion back to the Premier Division and with it reverted to the traditional name of Newport County after ten seasons without the suffix.
Season review
League
Results summary
Fixtures and results
Southern League Midland
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Aug 1998 |
H |
4–0 |
K.Bayliss 3, L.Brown |
587 |
|
25 Aug 1998 |
A |
1–1 |
L.Brown |
345 |
|
29 Aug 1998 |
A |
1–3 |
K.Bayliss |
270 |
|
31 Aug 1998 |
H |
4–2 |
D.Brazil, B.Thomas, G.Dicks, P.Evans |
591 |
|
12 Sep 1998 |
A |
1–0 |
K.Bayliss |
323 |
|
16 Sep 1998 |
H |
1–1 |
L.Brown |
418 |
|
19 Sep 1998 |
H |
3–2 |
K.Bayliss, L.Brown, P. Evans |
599 |
|
26 Sep 1998 |
A |
0–1 |
558 |
||
29 Sep 1998 |
A |
4–3 |
K.Bayliss 2, L.Brown 2 |
380 |
|
3 Oct 1998 |
H |
1–0 |
D.Robison |
669 |
|
10 Oct 1998 |
A |
1–3 |
K.Bayliss |
251 |
|
17 Oct 1998 |
H |
5–0 |
K.Bayliss 2, L.Brown, S.Tapp, P.Preedy |
537 |
|
31 Oct 1998 |
A |
2–0 |
D.Hill, L.Brown |
227 |
|
4 Nov 1998 |
H |
1–1 |
K.Bayliss |
631 |
|
7 Nov 1998 |
H |
2–1 |
D.Robison, D.Hill |
634 |
|
14 Nov 1998 |
A |
6–0 |
B.Thomas 2, L.Brown 2, D.Clarke, K. Bayliss |
140 |
|
28 Nov 1998 |
A |
0–0 |
316 |
||
5 Dec 1998 |
A |
1–4 |
K.Bayliss |
273 |
|
12 Dec 1998 |
H |
4–0 |
OG, K.Bayliss, D.Hunt, M.Flynn |
605 |
|
19 Dec 1998 |
A |
1–0 |
M.Flynn |
279 |
|
28 Dec 1998 |
H |
2–1 |
J.French, K.Bayliss |
769 |
|
1 Jan 1999 |
H |
3–0 |
D.Clarke, P.Light, J.French |
944 |
|
2 Jan 1999 |
A |
0–1 |
311 |
||
9 Jan 1999 |
H |
1–1 |
K.Bayliss |
767 |
|
16 Jan 1999 |
A |
2–5 |
L.Brown, J.Donovan |
302 |
|
23 Jan 1999 |
H |
4–1 |
C.Lima, K.Bayliss, M.Flynn, J.French |
624 |
|
30 Jan 1999 |
A |
2–1 |
J.Donovan, D.Clarke |
300 |
|
6 Feb 1999 |
H |
3–1 |
J.Donovan, B.Thomas, K.Bayliss |
659 |
|
20 Feb 1999 |
H |
1–0 |
J.French |
665 |
|
23 Feb 1999 |
A |
1–2 |
K.Bayliss |
1,006 |
|
27 Feb 1999 |
A |
0–0 |
280 |
||
6 Mar 1999 |
H |
2–1 |
D.Hill 2 |
628 |
|
10 Mar 1999 |
H |
2–1 |
B.Thomas, G.Marshall |
514 |
|
20 Mar 1999 |
H |
3–0 |
G.Marshall, C.Dale, L.Brown |
720 |
|
27 Mar 1999 |
A |
1–3 |
K.Bayliss |
310 |
|
3 Apr 1999 |
H |
4–1 |
K.Bayliss 3, D.Robison |
839 |
|
5 Apr 1999 |
A |
0–2 |
576 |
||
10 Apr 1999 |
A |
3–0 |
K.Bayliss, C.Dale, G.Marshall |
409 |
|
15 Apr 1999 |
A |
5–2 |
K.Bayliss 3, D.Hill, B.Thomas |
497 |
|
17 Apr 1999 |
H |
4–1 |
C.Dale, K.Bayliss, B.Thomas, L.Brown |
1,094 |
|
24 Apr 1999 |
A |
3–3 |
L.Brown, C.Dale 2 |
231 |
|
1 May 1999 |
H |
3–2 |
D.Hunt, G.Marshall, S.Tapp |
1,015 |
FA Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P |
5 Sep 1998 |
H |
0–0 |
568 |
||
Pr |
8 Sep 1998 |
A |
0–1 |
334 |
FA Trophy
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
28 Oct 1998 |
H |
2–4 |
K.Bayliss 2 (1P) |
325 |
Southern League Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–1 |
11 Nov 1998 |
H |
4–2 |
S.Evans 2, D.Hill, M.Flynn |
264 |
||
1–2 |
24 Nov 1998 |
A |
1–1 |
A.Hopkins |
178 |
5–3 aggregate |
|
2 |
16 Dec 1998 |
H |
2–0 |
S.Tapp, G.Marshall |
232 |
||
3 |
27 Jan 1999 |
H |
0–2 |
273 |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
42 |
28 |
8 |
6 |
83 |
35 |
+48 |
92 |
Promoted to Premier Division |
|
2 |
Newport |
42 |
26 |
7 |
9 |
92 |
51 |
+41 |
85 |
Promoted to Premier Division |
3 |
42 |
22 |
12 |
8 |
81 |
45 |
+36 |
75 |
Three points deducted* |
|
4 |
42 |
20 |
12 |
10 |
58 |
40 |
+18 |
72 |
||
5 |
42 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
92 |
60 |
+32 |
71 |
||
6 |
42 |
20 |
11 |
11 |
79 |
69 |
+10 |
71 |
||
7 |
42 |
19 |
12 |
11 |
76 |
53 |
+23 |
69 |
||
8 |
42 |
20 |
7 |
15 |
71 |
61 |
+10 |
67 |
||
9 |
42 |
17 |
14 |
11 |
65 |
54 |
+11 |
65 |
||
10 |
42 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
61 |
53 |
+8 |
63 |
||
11 |
42 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
46 |
57 |
−11 |
59 |
||
12 |
42 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
60 |
54 |
+6 |
58 |
||
13 |
42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
63 |
63 |
0 |
57 |
||
14 |
42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
59 |
66 |
−7 |
57 |
Transferred to Eastern Division |
|
15 |
42 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
58 |
55 |
+3 |
55 |
||
16 |
42 |
15 |
9 |
18 |
63 |
52 |
+11 |
54 |
||
17 |
42 |
13 |
8 |
21 |
61 |
74 |
−13 |
47 |
||
18 |
42 |
13 |
7 |
22 |
60 |
75 |
−15 |
46 |
Transferred to Eastern Division |
|
19 |
42 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
49 |
58 |
−9 |
45 |
||
20 |
42 |
12 |
9 |
21 |
53 |
74 |
−21 |
45 |
Transferred to Eastern Division |
|
21 |
42 |
5 |
8 |
29 |
38 |
93 |
−55 |
23 |
||
22 |
42 |
1 |
2 |
39 |
26 |
151 |
−125 |
5 |
Relegated |
*Redditch United had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player