1987–88 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season June 2020 Newport County 1987–88 John Lewis (until 7 September 1987)Brian Eastick (until 11 March 1988)David Williams (from 11 March 1988) Somerton Park Archie Menzies (until February 1988)Jerry Sherman Fourth Division 24th (relegated) FA Cup First round League Cup Second round League Trophy Southern sectionFirst round Welsh Cup Third round Taylor (4) Taylor (5) 4,022 vs Cardiff City (21 November 1987) 988 vs Peterborough United (9 April 1988) 1,759 1986–87 1988–89 _newport8788 _newport8788 _newport8788 _newport8586 FF8C0D FF8C0D FF8C0D 000000 FF8C0D _newport8586a _newport8586a _newport8586 _newport8586a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 The 1987–88 season was the 60th season played by Newport County in the Football League and the first season played back in the Fourth Division since relegation from the Third Division at the end of the 1986–87 season. The club suffered a second successive relegation and were only the second team to be automatically relegated to the Football Conference. Newport's first Division Four campaign in seven years rapidly turned into an absolute nightmare, against the backdrop of an increasingly desperate financial situation. John Lewis was sacked with the season barely a month old after a return of just one point from County's first five games, and Brian Eastick was called in to take over. Eastick won his first match in charge, but took a month to get another win. Victories over Welsh rivals Swansea City and Wrexham proved to be the sole highlight of this campaign, but were followed by a three-month run without victory, the third successive season Newport suffered such an indignity. January 1988 saw a minor improvement in form, but the already poor campaign totally fell apart afterwards, and Newport earned no wins and just three points in the next four months. Eastick was sacked during this dreadful run, and coach David Williams took charge for the remainder of the season in a fruitless attempt to avoid relegation. Season review Results summary 4 5 14 19 36 2 2 19 16 69 7 May 1988 January 2011 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result D/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L Position 15/21/24/24/24/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/22/22/22/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 7 May 1988 statto.com August 2013 Fixtures and results Fourth Division 1987–88 Football League#Fourth Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance15 Aug 1987Hartlepool UnitedA0–01,92622 Aug 1987BurnleyH0–12,00629 Aug 1987Exeter CityA0–32,62831 Aug 1987Stockport CountyH1–2Giles1,6265 Sep 1987Halifax TownA1–3Collins1,09512 Sep 1987Torquay UnitedH3–1Sherlock, Evans, Withers1,36816 Sep 1987ScarboroughA1–3Evans2,34519 Sep 1987Scunthorpe UnitedA1–3Tupling2,00427 Sep 1987Hereford UnitedH0–01,48029 Sep 1987Leyton OrientA1–4Hodson3,7613 Oct 1987Colchester UnitedH1–2Thomson1,20010 Oct 1987Cambridge UnitedA0–41,87417 Oct 1987Swansea CityA2–1Taylor 23,73921 Oct 1987Peterborough UnitedA0–33,16324 Oct 1987WrexhamH2–0Thackerey, Preece1,47031 Oct 1987Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2Miller6,4673 Nov 1987Bolton WanderersH0–11,5667 Nov 1987Carlisle UnitedA1–3Preece1,76621 Nov 1987Cardiff CityH1–2Miller4,02227 Nov 1987Tranmere RoversA0–43,25219 Dec 1987RochdaleA0–31,49426 Dec 1987Hereford UnitedA2–4Williams, Downes3,20328 Dec 1987Crewe AlexandraH1–2Downes1,9181 Jan 1988Exeter CityH1–1Gibbins1,6919 Jan 1988BurnleyA0–25,30512 Jan 1988DarlingtonH2–1Clement, Brook1,40216 Jan 1988Scunthorpe UnitedH1–1Sherlock1,76029 Jan 1988Stockport CountyA1–5Jones2,5095 Feb 1988Halifax TownH1–0Mann1,50913 Feb 1988Crewe AlexandraA1–2Bodin2,08019 Feb 1988Hartlepool UnitedH2–3Williams 21,88026 Feb 1988Colchester UnitedA0–01,7841 Mar 1988Leyton OrientH0–01,6565 Mar 1988Swansea CityH1–2Brook2,23512 Mar 1988Cambridge UnitedH0–01,20826 Mar 1988WrexhamA1–4Millett1,6272 Apr 1988Carlisle UnitedH1–2Taylor1,3764 Apr 1988Cardiff CityA0–46,5369 Apr 1988Peterborough UnitedH0–498812 Apr 1988ScarboroughH0–41,02519 Apr 1988Torquay UnitedA1–6Hamer3,41623 Apr 1988Bolton WanderersA0–64,35726 Apr 1988Wolverhampton WanderersH1–3Tupling3,40930 Apr 1988Tranmere RoversH0–31,1102 May 1988DarlingtonA2–0Thompson, Taylor1,6757 May 1988RochdaleH0–12,560 FA Cup 1987–88 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance114 Nov 1987Northampton TownA1–2Holtham4,581 Football League Cup 1987–88 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceAggregate1–118 Aug 1987Cardiff CityA2–1Evans 23,3831–225 Aug 1987Cardiff CityA2–2Taylor, Tupling3,5504–32–122 Sep 1987Crystal PalaceA0–46,0852–26 Oct 1987Crystal PalaceH0–21,3030–6 Football League Trophy 1987–88 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceGrp S613 Oct 1987Port ValeH2–0P.Giles, Gibbins569Grp S624 Nov 1987Exeter CityA1–0Thackeray1,006S119 Jan 1988Hereford UnitedH2–3Tupling, Mann1,232 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance330 Nov 1987Haverfordwest CountyH2–4P.Giles, Carr521 League table Fourth Division NPC External links Newport County 1987-1988 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1988 WELSH CUP 1987/88 1987-88 Newport County Newport County