1986–87 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season December 2021 Newport County 1986–87 Jimmy Mullen (until 5 March 1987)John Lewis (from 5 March 1987) Somerton Park Archie Menzies Third Division 24th (relegated) FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Welsh Cup Runner-up P.Gibbins (8) P.Gibbins (12) 7,172 vs Everton (FA Cup, 7 Oct 1986) 1,193 vs Bolton Wanderers (4 April 1987) 2,069 1985–86 1987–88 _newport8687h _newport8687h _newport8687h _newport8687 _newport8687h FFE014 FFE014 FFE014 000000 FFDD00 _newport8687h _newport8687h _newport8687h _newport8687a _newport0406a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 1986–87 season was Newport County's seventh consecutive season in the Third Division, their 40th in the third tier and 59th overall in the Football League. They finished the season in 24th place and were relegated to the Fourth Division for the 1987–88 season. Caretaker manager John Relish surprisingly wasn't chosen to continue as manager despite saving the club from relegation the previous year, and Jimmy Mullen was instead brought in as player-manager. The club started the season okay, albeit somewhat inconsistently, and occupied mid-table until the start of November. Things went horribly wrong after that however, and the club ensured a second successive season spending three months without a win. A 1–0 win over Doncaster on Valentine's Day saw a temporary improvement in form, but a 5–2 thumping at the hands of Notts County cost Mullen his job, with John Lewis stepping up to the manager's job for the rest of the season. The club picked up enough points here and there to maintain an outside chance of survival until the final weeks of the season, but a dismal return of just one point from the last six games saw them finish rock-bottom. Season review Results summary 4 9 10 26 34 4 4 15 23 52 9 May 1987 August 2013 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/D/W/W/W/L/L/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/D/L/D/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/L Position 19/21/21/18/11/9/10/14/16/23/19/19/19/16/18/18/20/20/19/21/22/23/23/23/24/22/22/22/22/22/23/22/22/22/23/24/22/22/24/22/22/22/23/23/23/24 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 9 May 1987 statto.com August 2013 Fixtures and results Third Division 1986–87 Football League#Third Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance23 Aug 1986GillinghamH1–2Lewis2,53330 Aug 1986BournemouthA1–2Carter2,7996 Sep 1986Swindon TownH2–2Berry, Mardenborough3,79613 Sep 1986Wigan AthleticA2–1Lewis, Berry2,00416 Sep 1986DarlingtonA3–1Staniforth, Carter, Berry1,80520 Sep 1986Doncaster RoversH3–2Carter, Lewis, Vinter2,38227 Sep 1986BuryA3–4Mardenborough, Carter, Vinter2,1364 Oct 1986BrentfordA0–23,23111 Oct 1986Chester CityH2–2Carter, Gibbins2,11925 Oct 1986ChesterfieldA2–3Carter, Vinter1,89528 Oct 1986Carlisle UnitedH1–1Gibbins1,5401 Nov 1986Notts CountyH1–1Mardenborough1,9604 Nov 1986York CityH1–1Vinter2,0798 Nov 1986Bolton WanderersA1–0Millett4,53022 Nov 1986MiddlesbroughH0–12,78825 Nov 1986Mansfield TownA0–12,31929 Nov 1986BlackpoolA1–1Mardenborough3,2812 Dec 1986Bristol CityH0–13,20514 Dec 1986Bristol RoversA2–2Gibbins 22,66020 Dec 1986Rotherham UnitedH1–2OG1,76026 Dec 1986WalsallA0–26,85527 Dec 1986Port ValeH0–22,1031 Jan 1987FulhamH0–02,3883 Jan 1987MiddlesbroughA0–29,58525 Jan 1987Swindon TownA0–36,62014 Feb 1987Doncaster RoversA1–0Gibbins1,83717 Feb 1987GillinghamA1–1Gibbins3,54221 Feb 1987BuryH2–2Gibbins 21,91424 Feb 1987BournemouthH0–12,14328 Feb 1987Carlisle UnitedA2–2Gilligan, Vinter2,1923 Mar 1987Notts CountyA2–5Staniforth, Vinter3,8148 Mar 1987ChesterfieldH1–0Carter1,56714 Mar 1987Bristol CityA0–49,13717 Mar 1987Mansfield TownH0–31,38321 Mar 1987Chester CityA0–22,56131 Mar 1987Wigan AthleticH1–2Balley1,4284 Apr 1987Bolton WanderersH2–1Taylor, Thackeray1,1937 Apr 1987BrentfordH2–2Giles, Staniforth1,59611 Apr 1987York CityA0–32,20214 Apr 1987DarlingtonH3–0Lewis, Thackeray, Taylor1,31518 Apr 1987FulhamA0–24,23420 Apr 1987WalsallH2–4Taylor, Thackeray2,00325 Apr 1987Rotherham UnitedA1–3Compton2,5552 May 1987BlackpoolH1–1Staniforth1,2474 May 1987Port ValeA1–6Compton2,7339 May 1987Bristol RoversH0–13,165 FA Cup 1986–87 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance115 Nov 1986Bromsgrove RoversA1–0Vinter3,44026 Dec 1986FulhamA0–24,052 Football League Cup 1986–87 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceAggregate1–127 Aug 1986Exeter CityA0–01,5451–22 Sep 1986Exeter CityH1–0Gibbins1,6201–02–124 Sep 1986EvertonA0–411,9592–27 Oct 1986EvertonH1–5Carter7,1721–9 Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes311 Nov 1986Swansea CityA3–1P.Jones, Millett, OG4,756410 Feb 1987Shrewsbury TownA1–0Vintner634511 Mar 1987Aberystwyth TownA3–3Gibbins, Vintner, Millett3,0005r24 Mar 1987Aberystwyth TownH3–0Gibbins, Vintner, Compton1,420SF-116 Apr 1987WrexhamH2–1Thackeray, Taylor2,109SF-222 Apr 1987WrexhamA2–2Thackeray, Gibbins1,9894–3 aggregateF17 May 1987Merthyr TydfilN2–2Thackeray 27,150At Ninian ParkFr21 May 1987Merthyr TydfilN0–16,010At Ninian Park League table Third Division NPC References External links Newport County 1986-1987 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1987 WELSH CUP 1986/87 1986-87 Newport County Newport County