1980–81 Newport County A.F.C. season

Welsh association football club season December 2022 Newport County 1980–81 Len Ashurst Somerton Park Richard Ford Third Division 12th European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-final FA Cup 1st round League Cup 2nd round Welsh Cup Semi-final Gwyther (16) Gwyther (21) 18,000 vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena (ECWC, 18 Mar 1981) 3,748 vs Carlisle United (5 May 1981) 5,658 1979–80 1981–82 _newport7982 _newport7982 _newport7982 _newport7982 _color_3_stripes_black FFBD00 FFBD00 FFBD00 000000 FFBD00 _newport7982 _newport7982 _newport7982 _black_stripes2 _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 1980–81 season was Newport County's first season back in the Third Division since relegation in 1962 and their 53rd season overall in the Football League. The club finished a credible 12th in the Third Division but this season was all about County's first European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Season review Results summary 11 6 6 38 22 4 7 12 26 39 rsssf.com January 2018 Results by round table b Round Ground Home Away A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/D/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/L/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/L Position 13/17/10/7/11/15/21/24/22/20/19/19/20/21/18/14/14/15/18/18/16/16/16/16/17/17/15/17/17/19/17/17/17/18/15/14/16/21/20/18/20/18/15/16/12/12 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 7 May 1981 statto.com August 2013 Fixtures and results Third Division 1980–81 Football League#Third Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance16 Aug 1980BurnleyA1–1J.Aldridge6,71519 Aug 1980Charlton AthleticH1–2T.Tynan8,06223 Aug 1980MillwallH2–1T.Tynan 26,62030 Aug 1980Carlisle UnitedA4–1J.Aldridge, K.Elsey, D.Gwyther, K.Moore2,8596 Sep 1980GillinghamA2–3S.Lowndes, K.Oakes4,71213 Sep 1980Oxford UnitedH0–15,25620 Sep 1980ChesterfieldA2–3D.Gwyther, T.Tynan5,27727 Sep 1980Plymouth ArgyleH0–26,8784 Oct 1980BrentfordA1–0S.Lowndes6,3607 Oct 1980ReadingH0–05,54511 Oct 1980PortsmouthH2–1K.Oakes 27,00314 Oct 1980Sheffield UnitedA0–29,77618 Oct 1980WalsallA0–14,33525 Oct 1980Huddersfield TownH3–2K.Oakes, S.Lowndes, D.Gwyther6,40328 Oct 1980FulhamH2–1J.Aldridge, OG6,0291 Nov 1980BlackpoolA4–2K.Oakes 2, J.Aldridge, D.Gwyther4,5568 Nov 1980Hull CityH4–0K.Oakes, D.Gwyther, N.Bailey, S.Lowndes5,49511 Nov 1980Charlton AthleticA0–36,91115 Nov 1980BurnleyH1–2T.Tynan5,37029 Nov 1980Rotherham UnitedA0–15,5123 Dec 1980ChesterA1–1S.Lowndes1,6406 Dec 1980BarnsleyH0–05,53713 Dec 1980ChesterH1–1D.Gwyther4,14920 Dec 1980Colchester UnitedA0–12,16026 Dec 1980Swindon TownH0–27,08627 Dec 1980Exeter CityA2–2T.Tynan, D.Gwyther6,2953 Jan 1981Sheffield UnitedH4–0D.Gwyther, S.Lowndes, K.Moore, T.Tynan6,63010 Jan 1981Huddersfield TownA1–4S.Lowndes9,06316 Jan 1981Rotherham UnitedH0–14,78331 Jan 1981MillwallA0–04,9137 Feb 1981Oxford UnitedA1–0D.Gwyther4,44014 Feb 1981GillinghamH1–1D.Gwyther5,17218 Feb 1981ReadingA1–1S.Lowndes3,87621 Feb 1981Plymouth ArgyleA2–3T.Tynan, D.Gwyther4,31528 Feb 1981ChesterfieldH5–1T.Tynan 2, D.Gwyther, K.Oakes, S.Lowndes5,3407 Mar 1981BrentfordH1–1T.Tynan5,22414 Mar 1981PortsmouthA0–013,20828 Mar 1981FulhamA1–2D.Gwyther4,5704 Apr 1981BlackpoolH3–1J.Aldridge 2, A.Waddle4,5147 Apr 1981WalsallH1–1K.Moore5,44618 Apr 1981Exeter CityH2–1T.Tynan, A.Waddle5,23120 Apr 1981Swindon TownA1–1A.Waddle8,43525 Apr 1981Colchester UnitedH1–0J.Aldridge4,6192 May 1981BarnsleyA1–4D.Gwyther15,6595 May 1981Carlisle UnitedH4–0D.Gwyther 2, T.Tynan, N.Vaughan3,7487 May 1981Hull CityA1–3K.Elsey2,059 European Cup Winners' Cup 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes1–116 Sep 1980CrusadersSomerton Park4–0Bruton, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore6,2851–21 Oct 1980CrusadersSeaview0–01,5004–0 agg2–122 Oct 1980SK HaugarSakkestad Stadion0–04,5222–24 Nov 1980SK HaugarSomerton Park6–0Tynan 2, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore8,8556–0 aggQF-14 Mar 1981FC Carl Zeiss JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld2–2Tynan 216,000QF-218 Mar 1981FC Carl Zeiss JenaSomerton Park0–118,0002–3 agg FA Cup 1980–81 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance122 Nov 1980Plymouth ArgyleHome Park0–26,719 Football League Cup 1980–81 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes1–19 Aug 1980Hereford UnitedEdgar Street0–17,7451–212 Aug 1980Hereford UnitedSomerton Park5–0Vaughan 2, Aldridge 2, Gwyther5,6835–1 agg2–126 Aug 1980Notts CountySomerton Park1–1Vaughan6,7082–22 Sep 1980Notts CountyMeadow Lane0–24,7141–3 agg Welsh Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes317 Nov 1980Worcester CitySomerton Park2–2Moore, Elsey2,9373r24 Nov 1980Worcester CitySt. George's Lane3–2Oakes, Lowndes, Aldridge3,01546 Jan 1981Ton PentreSomerton Park3–0Gwyther 2, Moore2,949510 Feb 1981Bangor CitySomerton Park3–1Oakes, Vaughan, Tynan3,018SF-125 Mar 1981Hereford UnitedEdgar Street1–2Moore5,251SF-231 Mar 1981Hereford UnitedSomerton Park1–1Lowndes5,9942–3 agg League table Third Division NPC External links Newport County 1980-1981 : Results Newport County football club match record: 1981 WELSH CUP 1980/81 1980-81 Category:English football clubs 1980–81 season Category:Welsh football clubs 1980–81 season