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