2003–04 Newport County A.F.C. season
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| 2003–04 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Wallace Brown | ||
| Manager | Peter Nicholas | ||
| Stadium | Newport Stadium | ||
| Southern League Premier | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Third qualifying round | ||
| FA Trophy | Second round | ||
| FAW Premier Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Neil Davis Jeff Eckhardt (7 each) All: Jeff Eckhardt G. Lloyd J. Phillips (8 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 935 vs Merthyr Tydfil (25 August 2003) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 523 vs Hednesford Town (21 April 2004) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 657 | ||
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The 2003–04 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished seventh in the league.
The advent of the new Conference North and South at the end of the season gave an added edge to the campaign. The top team in the Southern League Premier Division would be promoted to the newly named Conference National and the next twelve teams would qualify for the new regional divisions. County started the season with a run of 10 games before recording a victory but eventually finished seventh and secured a place in the Conference South for the 2004–05 season.
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 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 |
Last updated: 1 May 2004.
Source: [1]
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Apr 2004. Source: newportcounty-mad.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results[edit]
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 18 Jul 2003 | Newport YMCA | A | 8–1 | N.Davis 3, J.Phillips, F.Zhiyi, N.Davis, A.Thomas, K.Hanbury | |
| Sat 19 Jul 2003 | Chepstow Town | A | 6–1 | J.Perry 2 (1P), J.Phillips, K.Hanbury, S.O'Sullivan, N.Palmer | |
| Tue 22 Jul 2003 | Pill | A | 2–0 | K.Hanbury, Zhang Jia Ping | |
| Sat 26 Jul 2003 | Caerleon | A | 1–0 | R.Plant | |
| Tue 29 Jul 2003 | Carmarthen Town | A | 1–2 | F.Zhiyi | |
| Sat 2 Aug 2003 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | N.Davis | 1,012 |
| Tue 5 Aug 2003 | Mangotsfield United | A | 1–1 | N.Davis | |
| Fri 8 Aug 2003 | Llanelli | A | 2–2 | G.Lloyd 2 | |
| Wed 13 Aug 2003 | Spencer Youth | H | 2–1 | C.Rogers 2 |
Southern League Premier[edit]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 Aug 2003 | Welling United | H | 0–0 | 820 | |
| Tue 19 Aug 2003 | Weymouth | A | 1–2 | N.Davis | 1,453 |
| Sat 23 Aug 2003 | Stafford Rangers | A | 0–1 | 771 | |
| Mon 25 Aug 2003 | Merthyr Tydfil | H | 1–1 | OG | 935 |
| Sat 30 Aug 2003 | Grantham Town | A | 1–2 | G.Phillips | 423 |
| Wed 3 Sep 2003 | Chippenham Town | H | 2–2 | R.Plant 2 | 751 |
| Sat 6 Sep 2003 | Nuneaton Borough | A | 0–2 | 1,097 | |
| Tue 9 Sep 2003 | Moor Green | A | 1–1 | J.Eckhardt | 296 |
| Sat 13 Sep 2003 | Crawley Town | H | 1–2 | M.Dickeson | 632 |
| Wed 17 Sep 2003 | Weymouth | H | 1–1 | A.Stevenson | 658 |
| Sat 20 Sep 2003 | Hinckley United | A | 4–1 | J.Eckhardt 2, G.Shephard, M.Dickeson | 480 |
| Sat 4 Oct 2003 | Dover Athletic | H | 2–1 | N.Davis, A.Mumford | 725 |
| Sat 18 Oct 2003 | Welling United | A | 2–0 | N.Davis 2 | 550 |
| Wed 22 Oct 2003 | Weston-super-Mare | H | 1–4 | J.Eckhardt | 539 |
| Sat 25 Oct 2003 | Chelmsford City | H | 1–0 | S.Morgan | 648 |
| Sat 1 Nov 2003 | Worcester City | A | 5–1 | N.Davis 2, J.Phillips 2, G.Phillips | 1,180 |
| Sat 8 Nov 2003 | Eastbourne Borough | A | 2–1 | J.Eckhardt, OG | 451 |
| Sat 15 Nov 2003 | Dorchester Town | H | 0–0 | 637 | |
| Sat 22 Nov 2003 | Hednesford Town | A | 2–1 | J.Eckhardt, N.Davis | 565 |
| Sat 6 Dec 2003 | Hinckley United | H | 0–3 | 676 | |
| Sat 13 Dec 2003 | Tiverton Town | A | 0–0 | 600 | |
| Fri 26 Dec 2003 | Merthyr Tydfil | A | 1–1 | S.Morgan | 871 |
| Thu 1 Jan 2004 | Bath City | H | 2–1 | G.Phillips, J.Moralee | 928 |
| Sat 3 Jan 2004 | Havant & Waterlooville | A | 3–0 | G.Shephard, G.Phillips, J.Phillips | 385 |
| Sat 10 Jan 2004 | Worcester City | H | 0–4 | 641 | |
| Sat 17 Jan 2004 | Cambridge City | A | 2–0 | G.Shephard, A.Stevenson | 494 |
| Sat 31 Jan 2004 | Chippenham Town | A | 1–2 | G.Lloyd | 739 |
| Sat 7 Feb 2004 | Grantham Town | H | 2–2 | S.O'Sullivan, G.Shephard | 560 |
| Wed 25 Feb 2004 | Stafford Rangers | H | 3–1 | G.Shephard, G.Jones, G.Lloyd (P) | 541 |
| Sat 28 Feb 2004 | Dover Athletic | A | 0–2 | 902 | |
| Sat 6 Mar 2004 | Tiverton Town | H | 2–1 | N.Davis 2 | 668 |
| Tue 9 Mar 2004 | Weston-super-Mare | A | 0–0 | 446 | |
| Sat 27 Mar 2004 | Nuneaton Borough | H | 1–2 | G.Lloyd | 644 |
| Sat 3 Apr 2004 | Chelmsford City | A | 0–0 | 370 | |
| Sat 10 Apr 2004 | Moor Green | H | 1–1 | J.Eckhardt | 556 |
| Mon 12 Apr 2004 | Bath City | A | 0–1 | 918 | |
| Sat 17 Apr 2004 | Cambridge City | H | 1–0 | L.Phillips | 541 |
| Wed 21 Apr 2004 | Hednesford Town | H | 1–1 | G.Lloyd (P) | 523 |
| Sat 24 Apr 2004 | Dorchester Town | A | 2–1 | S.Bowen 2 | 771 |
| Mon 26 Apr 2004 | Crawley Town | A | 2–1 | S.Bowen, A.Williams | 1,669 |
| Wed 28 Apr 2004 | Havant & Waterlooville | H | 0–2 | 576 | |
| Sat 1 May 2004 | Eastbourne Borough | H | 1–1 | S.Bowen | 607 |
FA Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Q | Sat 27 Sep 2003 | Weymouth | H | 3–2 | G.Lloyd (P), A.Mumford, R.Plant | 769 |
| 3Q | Sat 11 Oct 2003 | Mangotsfield United | H | 3–6 | G.Lloyd, R.Plant, J.Eckhardt | 667 |
FA Trophy[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sat 29 Nov 2003 | Hornchurch | A | 0–1 | 424 |
FAW Premier Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grp B | Tue 30 Sep 2003 | Connah's Quay Nomads | A | 1–1 | G.Lloyd (P) | 157 |
| Grp B | Tue 7 Oct 2003 | Rhyl | A | 0–1 | 233 | |
| Grp B | Wed 15 Oct 2003 | Afan Lido | H | 2–0 | J.Phillips, G.Phillips | 237 |
| Grp B | Tue 4 Nov 2003 | Afan Lido | A | 5–2 | J.Phillips 2, G.Shephard, A.Thomas, S.O'Sullivan | 243 |
| Grp B | Wed 12 Nov 2003 | Connah's Quay Nomads | H | 1–1 | A.Mumford | 287 |
| Grp B | Mon 17 Nov 2003 | Rhyl | H | 3–0 | J.Phillips, G.Lloyd, R.Plant | 340 |
| QF | Mon 26 Jan 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 | 812 |
Friendly[edit]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 31 Mar 2004 | Manchester United XI | H | 0–1 | 4,300 |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crawley Town | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 84 | Promoted to Conference National |
| 2 | Weymouth | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 72 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 3 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 68 | Qualified for Conference North |
| 4 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 66 | Qualified for Conference North |
| 5 | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 63 | Qualified for Conference North |
| 6 | Hinckley United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 59 | Qualified for Conference North |
| 7 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 59 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 57 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 9 | Welling United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 56 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 10 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 55 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 11 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 55 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 12 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 55 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 13 | Moor Green | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 54 | Qualified for Conference North |
| 14 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 53 | |
| 15 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 51 | |
| 16 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 51 | |
| 17 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 51 | Qualified for Conference South |
| 18 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 49 | Transferred to Isthmian League |
| 19 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 49 | Transferred to Isthmian League |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 48 | |
| 21 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 47 | |
| 22 | Grantham Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 45 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Failed to qualify |
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