2002–03 Newport County A.F.C. season
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| 2002–03 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Wallace Brown | ||
| Manager | Tim Harris (until 14 November 2002) Peter Nicholas (from 15 November 2002) | ||
| Stadium | Newport Stadium | ||
| Southern League Premier | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | Third qualifying round | ||
| FA Trophy | Third round | ||
| FAW Premier Cup | Final | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,160 vs Cardiff City (FAWPC, 24 Mar 2003) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 548 vs Cambridge City (21 Mar 2003) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 713 | ||
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The 2002–03 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished in 10th position in the league and reached their first FAW Premier Cup final.
Season review[edit]
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 |
Last updated: 1 May 2003.
Source: [1]
Fixtures and results[edit]
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19 Jul 2002 | Newport YMCA | A | 1–0 | S.Walker (P) | |
| Sat 20 Jul 2002 | Cinderford Town | A | 3–1 | M.Rose, S.Walker, B.Clark | |
| Mon 22 Jul 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–3 | R.Plant | |
| Thu 25 Jul 2002 | Wimborne Town | A | 2–2 | G.Sheppard, B.Clark | |
| Sat 27 Jul 2002 | Lymington & New Milton | A | 2–2 | A.Stevenson, S.Walker (P) | |
| Mon 29 Jul 2002 | Steaua Bucharest[1] | H | 1–5 | D.Robison | Billy Lucas Memorial Trophy |
| Wed 7 Aug 2002 | Cwmbran Town | H | 3–1 | M.Fowler, M.Dickeson, C.Belle | |
| Sat 10 Aug 2002 | Afan Lido | A | 1–1 | M.Fowler | |
| Mon 12 Aug 2002 | Pill | H | 5–0 | G.Sheppard, M.Dickeson, M.Rose, R.Plant, S.Cowe |
Southern League Premier[edit]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Aug 2002 | Cambridge City | A | 3–1 | N.Davis 2, G.Shephard | 375 |
| Mon 19 Aug 2002 | Weymouth | H | 3–0 | M.Rose, G.Shephard, M.Dickeson | 906 |
| Sat 24 Aug 2002 | Ilkeston Town | H | 3–0 | S.James, N.Davis, R.French | 887 |
| Mon 26 Aug 2002 | Worcester City | A | 1–2 | OG | 1,549 |
| Sat 31 Aug 2002 | Folkestone Invicta | H | 1–2 | S.Walker | 884 |
| Tue 3 Sep 2002 | Stafford Rangers | A | 0–1 | 631 | |
| Sat 7 Sep 2002 | Crawley Town | A | 0–2 | 1,041 | |
| Mon 9 Sep 2002 | Tiverton Town | H | 0–1 | 674 | |
| Sat 14 Sep 2002 | Chelmsford City | A | 1–1 | G.Shephard | 496 |
| Mon 16 Sep 2002 | Chippenham Town | H | 3–1 | N.Davis, A.Thomas 2 | 741 |
| Sat 21 Sep 2002 | Moor Green | H | 1–1 | N.Davis | 789 |
| Sat 5 Oct 2002 | Hinckley United | A | 2–0 | G.Shephard, D.D'Auria | 344 |
| Tue 8 Oct 2002 | Tiverton Town | A | 1–3 | J.Eckhardt | 697 |
| Sat 19 Oct 2002 | Dover Athletic | H | 0–1 | 643 | |
| Sat 2 Nov 2002 | Havant & Waterlooville | H | 0–0 | 571 | |
| Sat 9 Nov 2002 | Grantham Town | A | 2–1 | M.Fowler, G.Shephard | 458 |
| Sat 16 Nov 2002 | Hednesford Town | H | 1–0 | G.Shephard | 628 |
| Sat 23 Nov 2002 | Dover Athletic | A | 0–0 | 1,006 | |
| Sat 7 Dec 2002 | Grantham Town | H | 3–2 | J.Eckhardt, G.Shephard, A.Thomas | 571 |
| Sat 14 Dec 2002 | Welling United | H | 0–2 | 602 | |
| Sat 21 Dec 2002 | Bath City | A | 3–4 | M.Rose, M.Fowler, J.Eckhardt | 898 |
| Thu 26 Dec 2002 | Worcester City | H | 2–1 | R.Plant, G.Shephard | 927 |
| Sat 28 Dec 2002 | Folkestone Invicta | A | 3–2 | R.Ashington, J.Eckhardt, S.Walker | 456 |
| Sat 4 Jan 2003 | Hinckley United | H | 3–2 | M.Fowler, J.Luntala, G.Shephard | 658 |
| Sat 18 Jan 2003 | Chippenham Town | A | 0–0 | 1,067 | |
| Sat 25 Jan 2003 | Bath City | H | 1–1 | R.Plant | 856 |
| Sat 8 Feb 2003 | Hastings United | H | 1–1 | N.Davies | 667 |
| Sat 15 Feb 2003 | Tamworth | H | 0–1 | 804 | |
| Sat 1 Mar 2003 | Weymouth | A | 0–2 | 823 | |
| Sat 8 Mar 2003 | Hednesford Town | A | 0–1 | 454 | |
| Tue 11 Mar 2003 | Havant & Waterlooville | A | 0–1 | 349 | |
| Sat 15 Mar 2003 | Cambridge City | H | 1–1 | N.Davis | 548 |
| Tue 18 Mar 2003 | Halesowen Town | A | 2–1 | G.Shephard, K. Dimond | 555 |
| Sat 22 Mar 2003 | Hastings United | A | 3–1 | M.Rose, G.Shephard (P), R.Plant | 390 |
| Sun 30 Mar 2003 | Welling United | A | 0–1 | 559 | |
| Tue 1 Apr 2003 | Ilkeston Town | A | 0–1 | 312 | |
| Sat 5 Apr 2003 | Stafford Rangers | H | 1–0 | M.Rose | 548 |
| Sat 12 Apr 2003 | Crawley Town | H | 3–3 | K. Dimond, J.Fox, N.Davis | 583 |
| Sat 19 Apr 2003 | Moor Green | A | 2–1 | N.Davies 2 | 254 |
| Mon 21 Apr 2003 | Halesowen Town | H | 1–1 | B.Clark | 604 |
| Sat 26 Apr 2003 | Tamworth | A | 0–0 | 1,396 | |
| Sat 3 May 2003 | Chelmsford City | H | 2–5 | M.Dickeson, A.Stevenson | 890 |
FA Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Q | Sat 28 Sep 2002 | Gloucester City | A | 1–1 | N.Davis | 774 |
| 2Qr | Mon 30 Sep 2002 | Gloucester City | H | 4–0 | N.Davis 2, S.Walker, Own Goal | 619 |
| 3Q | Sat 12 Oct 2002 | Team Bath | H | 0–3 | 736 |
FA Trophy[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sat 30 Nov 2002 | Epsom & Ewell | H | 2–1 | S.Cowe, G.Shephard | 489 |
| 3 | Sat 11 Jan 2003 | Worcester City | A | 2–3 | S.Walker, R.Plant | 1,128 |
Southern League Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 28 Oct 2002 | Clevedon Town | H | 2–0 a.e.t. | M.Rose, N.Davis | 280 |
| 2 | Tue 26 Nov 2003 | Sutton Coldfield Town | A | 1–2 | N.Davis | 92 |
FAW Premier Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grp B | Tue 24 Sep 2002 | Connah's Quay Nomads | A | 1–1 | B.Clark | 182 | |
| Grp B | Mon 21 Oct 2002 | Total Network Solutions | H | 1–0 | R.French | 305 | |
| Grp B | Mon 4 Nov 2002 | Connah's Quay Nomads | H | 1–1 | S.Walker | 258 | |
| Grp B | Tue 12 Nov 2002 | Total Network Solutions | A | 0–3 | 168 | ||
| Grp B | Mon 18 Nov 2002 | Bangor City | H | 1–1 | S.Walker | 345 | |
| Grp B | Tue 10 Dec 2002 | Bangor City | A | 1–1 | G.Shephard | 301 | |
| QF | Tue 28 Jan 2003 | Swansea City | H | 3–1 | G.Shephard 2, R.Ashington | 843 | |
| SF | Mon 24 Mar 2003 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 a.e.t. | 1,160 | Won 4–2 on penalties | |
| F | Thu 8 May 2003 | Wrexham | A | 1–6 | G.Shephard | 4,014 |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamworth | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 88 | Promoted to Football Conference |
| 2 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 75 | |
| 3 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 71 | |
| 4 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 68 | |
| 6 | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 67 | |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 64 | |
| 8 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57 | |
| 10 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 56 | |
| 11 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Moor Green | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 53 | |
| 13 | Hinckley United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 52 | |
| 14 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 52 | |
| 15 | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 51 | |
| 16 | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 51 | |
| 17 | Weymouth | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 51 | |
| 18 | Cambridge City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 49 | |
| 19 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 49 | Relegated |
| 20 | Hastings United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 43 | Relegated |
| 21 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 92 | −38 | 40 | Relegated |
| 22 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 57 | 105 | −48 | 28 | Relegated |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Relegated |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Food poisoning turns game into disaster". Western Mail. 30 Jul 2002.
External links[edit]
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