The 1978–79 season was Newport County's 17th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 51st season overall in the Football League.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
21
10
15
66
55
+11
52
12
5
6
39
28
+11
9
5
9
27
27
0
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H H H A A H H A A A H A A H A H A H H A A H H A Result L L L W L L L W D D W W D D D L W D W L W D W W W L W L W D L W W W W W L W L L W D L D W W Position 23 24 24 18 21 21 22 22 18 21 20 17 16 17 17 18 15 15 15 17 12 10 8 9 7 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1979. Source:
statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures and results
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Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
19 Aug 1978
Bournemouth
A
1–3
Goddard
3,083
22 Aug 1978
Aldershot
H
1–2
Williams
3,374
26 Aug 1978
Stockport County
H
1–2
Goddard
2,659
2 Sep 1978
Wigan Athletic
A
3–2
Sinclair, Goddard, Woods
5,319
9 Sep 1978
Reading
A
1–2
Vaughan
5,089
12 Sep 1978
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–2
Woods
3,176
16 Sep 1978
Wimbledon
H
1–3
Clark
2,903
23 Sep 1978
Bradford City
A
3–1
Lowndes 2, Sinclair
4,471
25 Sep 1978
Hartlepool United
A
0–0
5,491
30 Sep 1978
York City
H
1–1
Sinclair
3,021
7 Oct 1978
Scunthorpe United
A
3–2
Bailey, Lowndes, Sinclair
2,453
14 Oct 1978
Huddersfield Town
H
2–1
Goddard 2
3,624
17 Oct 1978
Rochdale
H
0–0
3,472
21 Oct 1978
Doncaster Rovers
A
0–0
2,008
28 Oct 1978
Barnsley
H
1–1
Lowndes
4,570
4 Nov 1978
Northampton Town
A
1–3
Bruton
3,065
10 Nov 1978
Wigan Athletic
H
2–1
Goddard, Vaughan
4,142
17 Nov 1978
Stockport County
A
1–1
Warriner
4,009
2 Dec 1978
Darlington
H
2–1
Walden 2
3,450
9 Dec 1978
Grimsby Town
A
0–1
3,667
22 Dec 1978
Hereford United
A
3–0
Bruton, Goddard, Oakes
2,834
26 Dec 1978
Torquay United
H
1–1
OG
6,930
30 Dec 1978
Port Vale
H
1–0
Goddard
4,104
13 Jan 1979
Reading
H
3–2
Goddard 2, Davies
5,968
2 Feb 1979
Hartlepool United
H
3–2
Goddard 2, Lowndes
3,659
20 Feb 1979
Portsmouth
A
1–2
Moore
8,206
24 Feb 1979
Huddersfield Town
A
1–0
Bruton
3,361
27 Feb 1979
Bradford City
H
2–4
Oakes, Tynan
4,225
3 Mar 1979
Doncaster Rovers
H
3–0
Moore, Tynan, Lowndes
2,550
6 Mar 1979
Wimbledon
A
0–0
2,980
10 Mar 1979
Barnsley
A
0–1
9,428
13 Mar 1979
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–0
Tynan
1,459
16 Mar 1979
Northampton Town
H
2–1
Goddard, Bruton
3,018
20 Mar 1979
York City
A
2–1
Tynan, Goddard
2,156
24 Mar 1979
Aldershot
A
3–2
Tynan, Moore, Lowndes
5,243
31 Mar 1979
Halifax Town
H
2–0
Bruton, Vaughan
3,927
7 Apr 1979
Darlington
A
0–1
1,518
11 Apr 1979
Hereford United
H
4–1
Goddard, Moore, Oakes, Lowndes
3,771
14 Apr 1979
Torquay United
A
0–2
3,181
16 Apr 1979
Portsmouth
H
1–2
Goddard
5,421
18 Apr 1979
Scunthorpe United
H
2–0
Thompson, Oakes
2,572
21 Apr 1979
Port Vale
A
1–1
Tynan
2,444
23 Apr 1979
Rochdale
A
0–1
1,457
28 Apr 1979
Grimsby Town
H
1–1
Oakes
3,049
1 May 1979
Bournemouth
H
2–0
Tynan, Vaughan
2,235
5 May 1979
Halifax Town
A
2–1
Goddard 2
1,007
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
1–1
12 Aug 1978
Swansea City
H
2–1
Woods, M.Williams
5,572
1–2
15 Aug 1978
Swansea City
A
0–5
7,834
2–6 agg
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
4
15 Jan 1979
Ton Pentre
H
0–2
1,447
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Re-elected
Failed re-election
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points