1997–98 Newport A.F.C. season

Newport

1997–98 season
Manager	Tim Harris
Southern League Southern	7th
FA Cup	1st qualifying round
FA Trophy	1st qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Evans (17) All: Evans (24)
Highest home attendance	943 vs Cinderford Town (26 Dec 1997)
Lowest home attendance	410 vs Fleet Town (1 Apr 1998)
Average home league attendance	622
Home colours Away colours
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was Newport's first season in the Southern League Southern Division since relegation from the Premier Division the previous season. They finished the season in 7th position and were transferred back to the Midland division for the next season.

Season review

League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	21	6	15	83	65	+18	69	12	3	6	46	27	+19	9	3	9	37	38	−1

Last updated: 2 May 1998.
Source: [1]

Fixtures and results

Southern League Southern

Main article: 1997–98 Southern Football League

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 Aug 1997	Baldock Town	H	3–1	P.Evans, S.Misbah, M.Boyle	633
19 Aug 1997	Clevedon Town	A	4–2	K.Holmans, P.Evans, M.Boyle 2	559
23 Aug 1997	Tonbridge Angels	H	1–0	M.Boyle	715
25 Aug 1997	Weston-super-Mare	A	1–4	P.Burton	585
3 Sep 1997	Yate Town	H	2–2	P.Burton, P.Holmans	530
10 Sep 1997	Fareham Town	A	1–3	P.Burton	224
20 Sep 1997	Waterlooville	A	1–1	P.Evans	236
24 Sep 1997	Clevedon Town	H	3–2	OG, P.Evans, K.Holmans	539
27 Sep 1997	Chelmsford City	H	1–2	K.Bayliss	607
4 Oct 1997	Fisher Athletic	A	3–2	J.Donovan, P.Evans, S.Truman	311
11 Oct 1997	Trowbridge Town	H	5–1	K.Holmans 2, K.Bayliss 2, D.Brazil	541
15 Oct 1997	Weston-super-Mare	H	1–2	D.Brazil	648
25 Oct 1997	Witney Town	A	3–2	K.Bayliss, Evans 2	226
1 Nov 1997	Havant Town	H	0–1		670
8 Nov 1997	Erith & Belvedere	H	2–1	K.Bayliss, D.Brazil	539
15 Nov 1997	Bashley	A	2–2	B.Thomas, D.Brazil	361
18 Nov 1997	Yate Town	A	2–1	P.Preedy, P.Evans	313
22 Nov 1997	Waterlooville	H	2–0	P.Evans, K.Bayliss	631
29 Nov 1997	Baldock Town	A	2–0	P.Evans, K.Bayliss	239
6 Dec 1997	Chelmsford City	A	2–0	B.Thomas 2	585
13 Dec 1997	Margate	A	1–2	S.Truman	326
20 Dec 1997	Newport (IOW)	H	2–2	L.Brown, D.Hill	738
26 Dec 1997	Cinderford Town	H	2–1	D.Hill, S.Truman	943
27 Dec 1997	Havant Town	A	3–2	P.Evans 2, S.Crouch	286
1 Jan 1998	Cirencester Town	A	0–0		447
10 Jan 1998	Tonbridge Angels	A	1–2	P.Evans	605
17 Jan 1998	Fisher Athletic	H	4–2	L.Hall, K.Bayliss 2, D.Brazil	654
24 Jan 1998	Newport (IOW)	A	0–2		483
31 Jan 1998	Dartford	H	3–1	D.Hill, P.Evans, S.Crouch	608
7 Feb 1998	Erith & Belvedere	A	2–0	L.Brown, P.Evans	171
14 Feb 1998	Witney Town	H	0–1		684
21 Feb 1998	Weymouth	A	2–3	P.Evans, Danny Hunt	1,003
28 Feb 1998	Bashley	H	1–1	P.Evans	622
14 Mar 1998	Margate	H	3–0	P.Preedy 2, J.Donovan	534
21 Mar 1998	Fleet Town	A	0–1		145
28 Mar 1998	Weymouth	H	1–3	J.Donovan	812
1 Apr 1998	Fleet Town	H	1–0	K.Bayliss	410
11 Apr 1998	Cirencester Town	H	2–3	C.Smith, S.Truman	476
13 Apr 1998	Cinderford Town	A	3–2	J.Donovan, L.Brown 2	398
18 Apr 1998	Dartford	A	2–4	L.Brown, D.Hill	250
25 Apr 1998	Fareham Town	H	7–1	K.Bayliss 3, Dave Hunt 3, J.Donovan	525
2 May 1998	Trowbridge Town	A	2–3	Dave Hunt, D.Brazil	343

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
P	30 Aug 1997	Maidenhead United	H	2–1	P.Evans 2	607
Q1	13 Sep 1997	Taunton Town	A	2–3	D.Brazil, P.Evans	571

FA Trophy

Main article: 1997–98 FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Q1	18 Oct 1997	Corby Town	A	3–4	K.Bayliss, L.Brown, C.Smith	163

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Weymouth	42	32	2	8	107	48	+59	98	Promoted to Premier Division
2	Chelmsford City	42	29	8	5	86	39	+47	95
3	Bashley	42	29	4	9	101	59	+42	91
4	Newport (IOW)	42	25	9	8	72	34	+38	84
5	Fisher Athletic	42	25	5	12	87	50	+37	80
6	Margate	42	23	8	11	71	42	+29	77
7	Newport	42	21	6	15	83	65	+18	69
8	Witney Town	42	20	9	13	74	58	+16	69
9	Clevedon Town	42	20	7	15	57	55	+2	67
10	Waterlooville	42	17	7	18	69	64	+5	58
11	Dartford	42	17	7	18	60	60	0	58
12	Havant Town	42	13	14	15	65	70	−5	53
13	Fleet Town	42	16	5	21	63	83	−20	53
14	Tonbridge Angels	42	14	10	18	49	55	−6	52
15	Trowbridge Town	42	14	6	22	55	69	−14	48
16	Erith & Belvedere	42	11	13	18	47	68	−21	46
17	Fareham Town	42	12	9	21	75	87	−12	45
18	Cirencester Town	42	12	7	23	63	88	−25	43
19	Weston-super-Mare	42	12	5	25	49	86	−37	41
20	Baldock Town	42	10	5	27	53	81	−28	35	Relegated
21	Cinderford Town	42	6	5	31	40	112	−72	23	Relegated
22	Yate Town	42	5	7	30	44	97	−53	22	Relegated

External links

• Dr Martens South 1997-98 Results