1976–77 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Newport County's 15th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 49th season overall in the Football League. The season became known as the "Great Escape"[1] as County were entrenched in the re-election places until the very last game of the season and would almost certainly have been voted out of the league had they finished there.

Newport County
1976–77 season
ChairmanRichard Ford
ManagerJimmy Scoular
(until 18 Jan 1977)
Colin Addison
(after 18 Jan 1977)
StadiumSomerton Park
Fourth Division19th
FA Cup2nd round
League Cup1st round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Woods (12)
All: Woods (14)
Highest home attendance8,313 vs Workington (17 May 1977)
Lowest home attendance1,428 vs Darlington (14 Jan 1977)
Average home league attendance2,611

Season review

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 10 22 42 58  −16 38 11 6 6 33 21  +12 3 4 16 9 37  −28

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHHAAAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHHAH
ResultLLLDLWWDDLLDDLDDLLLLLDLLLLWLWLWDLWLWWLWLDWWWWW
Position19222322232119181919192019202120222222222323232324242324222322222222222222222222222121212119
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 1977. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division
Main article: 1976–77 Football League § Fourth Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
21 Aug 1976Stockport CountyH0–12,746
23 Aug 1976DarlingtonA0–12,684
28 Aug 1976BarnsleyA0–24,166
4 Sep 1976Huddersfield TownH1–1Bell2,284
10 Sep 1976Doncaster RoversA0–13,739
18 Sep 1976AldershotH2–1Clark 22,490
25 Sep 1976SouthportA1–0Williams1,313
2 Oct 1976Torquay UnitedH0–02,460
9 Oct 1976BrentfordA1–1Woods5,890
16 Oct 1976Bradford CityA1–3Jones5,057
22 Oct 1976Swansea CityH0–23,416
26 Oct 1976Hartlepool UnitedH1–1Woods2,330
29 Oct 1976Southend UnitedA1–1Villars4,821
2 Nov 1976BournemouthA0–13,570
13 Nov 1976RochdaleA0–02,482
27 Nov 1976Halifax TownH1–1Woods2,901
27 Dec 1976Cambridge UnitedA1–3Woods4,865
1 Jan 1977Colchester UnitedA0–54,614
11 Jan 1977WatfordA0–24,600
14 Jan 1977DarlingtonH0–11,428
21 Jan 1977Stockport CountyA1–2Bell3,450
28 Jan 1977Scunthorpe UnitedH0–01,601
12 Feb 1977Huddersfield TownA0–35,452
22 Feb 1977Colchester UnitedH1–2Emmanuel1,575
26 Feb 1977AldershotA0–43,285
1 Mar 1977Doncaster RoversH1–2Parsons1,714
4 Mar 1977SouthportH3–1Parsons 2, Bruton1,569
12 Mar 1977Torquay UnitedA0–13,283
18 Mar 1977BrentfordH3–1Relish, Clark, White1,737
23 Mar 1977Crewe AlexandraA0–22,110
26 Mar 1977Bradford CityH2–0Clark, Woods2,096
28 Mar 1977BarnsleyH1–1Walker2,319
2 Apr 1977Swansea CityA1–3Relish3,577
5 Apr 1977Cambridge UnitedH4–2Clark 3, Relish2,306
9 Apr 1977Exeter CityA0–15,243
12 Apr 1977BournemouthH1–0Preece2,962
16 Apr 1977Hartlepool UnitedA1–0Woods1,507
19 Apr 1977Scunthorpe UnitedA0–11,883
23 Apr 1977RochdaleH3–0Woods 32,206
26 Apr 1977Exeter CityH0–33,550
30 Apr 1977Halifax TownA0–01,299
3 May 1977WatfordH3–0Clark, Preece, Woods2,218
7 May 1977Crewe AlexandraH2–1Woods, OG2,484
10 May 1977Southend UnitedH3–0Preece 2, Relish3,356
14 May 1977WorkingtonA1–0Preece1,285
17 May 1977WorkingtonH1–0Woods8,313

FA Cup
Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
120 Nov 1976BournemouthA0–04,801
1r23 Nov 1976BournemouthH3–0Parsons 2, Woods3,807
211 Dec 1976Southend UnitedA0–35,724

Football League Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
1–114 Aug 1976Swansea CityA1–4Woods3,281
1–217 Aug 1976Swansea CityH1–0Bell2,6922–4 agg

Welsh Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
418 Jan 1977Swansea CityH1–4Parsons3,755

League table
PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPts
1Cambridge United46261378740+4765
2Exeter City46251297046+2462
3Colchester United46259127743+3459
4Bradford City462313107851+2759
5Swansea City46258139268+2458
6Barnsley46239146239+2355
7Watford461815136750+1751
8Doncaster Rovers46219167165+651
9Huddersfield Town461912156049+1150
10Southend United461519125245+749
11Darlington461813155964−549
12Crewe Alexandra461911164760−1349
13Bournemouth461518135444+1048
14Stockport County461319145357−445
15Brentford46187217776+143
16Torquay United46179205967−843
17Aldershot461611194959−1043
18Rochdale461312215059−938
19Newport County461410224258−1638
20Scunthorpe United461311224973−2437
21Halifax Town461114214758−1136
22Hartlepool461012244773−2632
23Southport46319243377−4425
24Workington464113141102−6119
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

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References
  1. Ambrosen, Tony. Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County F.C. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
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