2001–02 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished the season in 5th place in the league and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time since the 1988–89 season.
Season review
League
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Pre-season friendlies
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri 13 Jul 2001 |
A |
2–0 |
Paul |
|
Sat 14 Jul 2001 |
A |
6–0 |
Donovan 2, Edwards, Ryan, OG, Plant |
|
Sat 21 Jul 2001 |
A |
1–1 |
Thomas |
|
Mon 23 Jul 2001 |
H |
2–1 |
Ryan, Shephard |
|
Wed 25 Jul 2001 |
H |
0–3 |
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Sat 28 Jul 2001 |
A |
2–1 |
Paul, Eckhardt |
|
Wed 1 Aug 2001 |
H |
1–1 |
Walker |
|
Wed 8 Aug 2001 |
H |
2–3 |
Walker, Paul (P) |
|
Sat 11 Aug 2001 |
A |
4–1 |
Griffin, Walker, Souter, Shephard (P) |
Southern League Premier
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat 18 Aug 2001 |
A |
2–4 |
G.Shephard 2 |
1,023 |
|
Mon 20 Aug 2001 |
H |
0–0 |
810 |
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Sat 25 Aug 2001 |
H |
2–2 |
S.Walker, J.Eckhardt |
774 |
|
Mon 27 Aug 2001 |
A |
1–1 |
S.James |
848 |
|
Sat 1 Sep 2001 |
A |
2–1 |
S.Walker, R.Souter |
1,324 |
|
Mon 3 Sep 2001 |
H |
1–0 |
M.Paul |
902 |
|
Sat 8 Sep 2001 |
A |
1–3 |
J.Eckhardt |
602 |
|
Tue 11 Sep 2001 |
A |
1–2 |
S.Walker |
804 |
|
Sat 15 Sep 2001 |
H |
2–1 |
G.Shephard, R.Souter |
661 |
|
Tue 18 Sep 2001 |
A |
2–0 |
M.Rose, J.Eckhardt |
460 |
|
Sat 22 Sep 2001 |
H |
2–2 |
G.Shephard (P), S.Walker |
669 |
|
Sat 6 Oct 2001 |
A |
0–2 |
812 |
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Tue 9 Oct 2001 |
A |
1–2 |
R.Plant |
708 |
|
Sat 20 Oct 2001 |
H |
2–1 |
M.Paul (P), S.Cowe |
702 |
|
Mon 22 Oct 2001 |
H |
1–2 |
M.Paul (P) |
716 |
|
Sat 10 Nov 2001 |
H |
0–2 |
709 |
||
Sat 24 Nov 2001 |
H |
1–1 |
M.Rose |
807 |
|
Sat 8 Dec 2001 |
A |
0–0 |
1,047 |
||
Sat 15 Dec 2001 |
H |
2–1 |
G.Shephard, M.Paul |
655 |
|
Wed 26 Dec 2001 |
H |
3–0 |
A.Carter, S.Cowe, M.Paul |
1,059 |
|
Sat 29 Dec 2001 |
H |
2–1 |
G.Shephard 2 |
883 |
|
Sat 19 Jan 2002 |
H |
0–0 |
651 |
||
Wed 30 Jan 2002 |
A |
0–2 |
642 |
||
Sat 9 Feb 2002 |
A |
2–0 |
S.Walker, M.Rose |
417 |
|
Sat 16 Feb 2002 |
H |
1–2 |
S.Walker |
722 |
|
Tue 19 Feb 2002 |
A |
1–2 |
M.Rose |
502 |
|
Sat 23 Feb 2002 |
A |
1–0 |
M.Paul |
1,146 |
|
Sat 2 Mar 2002 |
H |
3–0 |
M.Rose, S.Cowe, OG |
610 |
|
Tue 5 Mar 2002 |
A |
4–0 |
S.Walker 2, L.Phillips, D.Ryan |
443 |
|
Sat 16 Mar 2002 |
H |
0–2 |
752 |
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Tue 19 Mar 2002 |
A |
2–1 |
S.Walker (P), M.Rose |
477 |
|
Sat 23 Mar 2002 |
A |
1–3 |
M.Rose |
434 |
|
Mon 25 Mar 2002 |
A |
2–3 |
J.Eckhardt, M.Paul |
602 |
|
Sat 30 Mar 2002 |
A |
3–1 |
M.Paul 2, S.Walker |
726 |
|
Mon 1 Apr 2002 |
H |
0–1 |
722 |
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Sat 6 Apr 2002 |
H |
1–0 |
OG |
496 |
|
Tue 9 Apr 2002 |
A |
2–1 |
B.Clark, S.Cowe |
324 |
|
Sat 13 Apr 2002 |
H |
1–1 |
A.Stevenson |
653 |
|
Mon 15 Apr 2002 |
H |
4–1 |
M.Rose, M.Paul, S.Walker, OG |
526 |
|
Sat 20 Apr 2002 |
A |
0–0 |
649 |
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Mon 22 Apr 2002 |
H |
2–0 |
L.Phillips 2 |
525 |
|
Sat 27 Apr 2002 |
A |
3–0 |
M.Paul, A.Stevenson, L.Phillips |
804 |
FA Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2Q |
Sat 29 Sep 2001 |
A |
1–1 |
J.Eckhardt |
569 |
|
2Qr |
Mon 1 Oct 2001 |
H |
3–1 |
G.Shephard, M.Paul 2 |
455 |
|
3Q |
Sat 13 Oct 2001 |
A |
4–0 |
R.Plant 2, B.Clark, D.Ryan |
642 |
|
4Q |
Sat 27 Oct 2001 |
A |
0–0 |
2,119 |
||
4Qr |
Mon 29 Oct 2001 |
H |
3–1 |
D.Ryan 2, M.Paul |
1,431 |
|
1 |
Sat 17 Nov 2001 |
A |
2–2 |
B.Clark, OG |
5,005 |
|
1r |
Wed 28 Nov 2001 |
H |
1–4 a.e.t. |
M.Rose |
3,721 |
FA Trophy
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sat 3 Nov 2001 |
A |
3–2 |
M.Paul, D.Ryan, G.Shephard |
877 |
|
2 |
Thu 6 Dec 2001 |
A |
3–2 |
M.Paul, OG, S.Cowe |
136 |
|
3 |
Sat 12 Jan 2002 |
A |
0–2 |
505 |
Southern League Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mon 12 Nov 2001 |
H |
1–3 |
R.Jones |
333 |
FAW Premier Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grp B |
Tue 16 Oct 2001 |
A |
1–0 |
D.Ryan |
622 |
|
Grp B |
Mon 5 Nov 2001 |
H |
0–0 |
519 |
||
Grp B |
Mon 19 Nov 2001 |
H |
0–0 |
810 |
||
Grp B |
Tue 11 Dec 2001 |
A |
3–2 |
B.Clark, M.Rose, J.Eckhardt |
248 |
|
Grp B |
Mon 17 Dec 2001 |
H |
2–0 |
S.Cowe, M.Paul |
409 |
|
Grp B |
Tue 8 Jan 2002 |
A |
2–1 |
L.Sommers, A.Carter |
93 |
|
QF |
Tue 15 Jan 2002 |
H |
0–3 |
848 |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |- ! style="background:#d0f0c0;" |
1 |
42 |
27 |
6 |
9 |
80 |
41 |
+39 |
87 |
Promoted to Football Conference |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
42 |
24 |
13 |
5 |
81 |
41 |
+40 |
85 |
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3 |
42 |
22 |
9 |
11 |
74 |
50 |
+24 |
75 |
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4 |
42 |
22 |
9 |
11 |
67 |
47 |
+20 |
75 |
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5 |
42 |
19 |
9 |
14 |
61 |
48 |
+13 |
66 |
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6 |
42 |
17 |
10 |
15 |
70 |
63 |
+13 |
61 |
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7 |
42 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
64 |
62 |
+2 |
61 |
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8 |
42 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
65 |
54 |
+11 |
60 |
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9 |
42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
70 |
62 |
+8 |
60 |
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10 |
42 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
58 |
61 |
−3 |
58 |
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11 |
42 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
59 |
67 |
−8 |
56 |
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12 |
42 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
64 |
62 |
+2 |
55 |
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13 |
42 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
51 |
61 |
−10 |
54 |
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14 |
42 |
12 |
16 |
14 |
60 |
70 |
−10 |
52 |
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15 |
42 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
69 |
66 |
−3 |
51 |
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16 |
42 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
59 |
70 |
−11 |
51 |
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17 |
42 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
56 |
65 |
−9 |
50 |
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18 |
42 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
63 |
75 |
−12 |
50 |
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19 |
42 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
38 |
61 |
−23 |
48 |
Relegated |
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20 |
42 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
43 |
57 |
−14 |
45 |
Relegated |
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21 |
42 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
53 |
71 |
−18 |
44 |
Relegated |
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22 |
42 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
36 |
87 |
−57 |
26 |
Relegated |
Key |
|
|---|---|
Division Champions |
|
Relegated |