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 .
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46
15
13
18
64
61
+3
43
11
6
6
38
22
+16
4
7
12
26
39
−13
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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1981. 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
16 Aug 1980
Burnley A
1–1
J.Aldridge
6,715
19 Aug 1980
Charlton Athletic H
1–2
T.Tynan
8,062
23 Aug 1980
Millwall H
2–1
T.Tynan 2
6,620
30 Aug 1980
Carlisle United A
4–1
J.Aldridge, K.Elsey, D.Gwyther, K.Moore
2,859
6 Sep 1980
Gillingham A
2–3
S.Lowndes, K.Oakes
4,712
13 Sep 1980
Oxford United H
0–1
5,256
20 Sep 1980
Chesterfield A
2–3
D.Gwyther, T.Tynan
5,277
27 Sep 1980
Plymouth Argyle H
0–2
6,878
4 Oct 1980
Brentford A
1–0
S.Lowndes
6,360
7 Oct 1980
Reading H
0–0
5,545
11 Oct 1980
Portsmouth H
2–1
K.Oakes 2
7,003
14 Oct 1980
Sheffield United A
0–2
9,776
18 Oct 1980
Walsall A
0–1
4,335
25 Oct 1980
Huddersfield Town H
3–2
K.Oakes, S.Lowndes, D.Gwyther
6,403
28 Oct 1980
Fulham H
2–1
J.Aldridge, OG
6,029
1 Nov 1980
Blackpool A
4–2
K.Oakes 2, J.Aldridge, D.Gwyther
4,556
8 Nov 1980
Hull City H
4–0
K.Oakes, D.Gwyther, N.Bailey, S.Lowndes
5,495
11 Nov 1980
Charlton Athletic A
0–3
6,911
15 Nov 1980
Burnley H
1–2
T.Tynan
5,370
29 Nov 1980
Rotherham United A
0–1
5,512
3 Dec 1980
Chester A
1–1
S.Lowndes
1,640
6 Dec 1980
Barnsley H
0–0
5,537
13 Dec 1980
Chester H
1–1
D.Gwyther
4,149
20 Dec 1980
Colchester United A
0–1
2,160
26 Dec 1980
Swindon Town H
0–2
7,086
27 Dec 1980
Exeter City A
2–2
T.Tynan, D.Gwyther
6,295
3 Jan 1981
Sheffield United H
4–0
D.Gwyther, S.Lowndes, K.Moore, T.Tynan
6,630
10 Jan 1981
Huddersfield Town A
1–4
S.Lowndes
9,063
16 Jan 1981
Rotherham United H
0–1
4,783
31 Jan 1981
Millwall A
0–0
4,913
7 Feb 1981
Oxford United A
1–0
D.Gwyther
4,440
14 Feb 1981
Gillingham H
1–1
D.Gwyther
5,172
18 Feb 1981
Reading A
1–1
S.Lowndes
3,876
21 Feb 1981
Plymouth Argyle A
2–3
T.Tynan, D.Gwyther
4,315
28 Feb 1981
Chesterfield H
5–1
T.Tynan 2, D.Gwyther, K.Oakes, S.Lowndes
5,340
7 Mar 1981
Brentford H
1–1
T.Tynan
5,224
14 Mar 1981
Portsmouth A
0–0
13,208
28 Mar 1981
Fulham A
1–2
D.Gwyther
4,570
4 Apr 1981
Blackpool H
3–1
J.Aldridge 2, A.Waddle
4,514
7 Apr 1981
Walsall H
1–1
K.Moore
5,446
18 Apr 1981
Exeter City H
2–1
T.Tynan, A.Waddle
5,231
20 Apr 1981
Swindon Town A
1–1
A.Waddle
8,435
25 Apr 1981
Colchester United H
1–0
J.Aldridge
4,619
2 May 1981
Barnsley A
1–4
D.Gwyther
15,659
5 May 1981
Carlisle United H
4–0
D.Gwyther 2, T.Tynan, N.Vaughan
3,748
7 May 1981
Hull City A
1–3
K.Elsey
2,059
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Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
1–1
16 Sep 1980
Crusaders Somerton Park
4–0
Bruton, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore
6,285
1–2
1 Oct 1980
Crusaders Seaview 0–0
1,500
4–0 agg
2–1
22 Oct 1980
SK Haugar Sakkestad Stadion
0–0
4,522
2–2
4 Nov 1980
SK Haugar Somerton Park
6–0
Tynan 2, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore
8,855
6–0 agg
QF-1
4 Mar 1981
FC Carl Zeiss Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 2–2
Tynan 2
16,000
QF-2
18 Mar 1981
FC Carl Zeiss Jena Somerton Park
0–1
18,000
2–3 agg
Round
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Notes
3
17 Nov 1980
Worcester City Somerton Park
2–2
Moore, Elsey
2,937
3r
24 Nov 1980
Worcester City St. George's Lane
3–2
Oakes, Lowndes, Aldridge
3,015
4
6 Jan 1981
Ton Pentre Somerton Park
3–0
Gwyther 2, Moore
2,949
5
10 Feb 1981
Bangor City Somerton Park
3–1
Oakes, Vaughan, Tynan
3,018
SF-1
25 Mar 1981
Hereford United Edgar Street
1–2
Moore
5,251
SF-2
31 Mar 1981
Hereford United Somerton Park
1–1
Lowndes
5,994
2–3 agg
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated
