2001–02 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished the season in 5th place in the league and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time since the 1988–89 season.

Newport County

2001–02 season
Chairman	Wallace Brown
Manager	Tim Harris
Stadium	Newport Stadium
Southern League Premier	5th
FA Cup	First round
FA Trophy	Third round
FAW Premier Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: M.Paul S.Walker (11 each) All: M.Paul (17)
Highest home attendance	3,721 vs Blackpool (FA Cup, 28 Nov 2001)
Lowest home attendance	496 vs Ilkeston Town (6 Apr 2002)
Average home league attendance	714
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season review

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	19	9	14	61	48	+13	66	10	6	5	32	20	+12	9	3	9	29	28	+1

Last updated: 27 Apr 2002.
Source:

Results by round

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W
Position	16	18	16	14	7	13	16	14	10	12	12	14	14	14	16	17	18	14	12	12	13	14	13	14	13	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	8	7	7	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 27 Apr 2002. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers
Fri 13 Jul 2001	Bishops Cleeve	A	2–0	Paul
Sat 14 Jul 2001	Pill	A	6–0	Donovan 2, Edwards, Ryan, OG, Plant
Sat 21 Jul 2001	Newport YMCA	A	1–1	Thomas
Mon 23 Jul 2001	Swansea City	H	2–1	Ryan, Shephard
Wed 25 Jul 2001	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–3
Sat 28 Jul 2001	Evesham United	A	2–1	Paul, Eckhardt
Wed 1 Aug 2001	Forest Green Rovers	H	1–1	Walker
Wed 8 Aug 2001	Yeovil Town	H	2–3	Walker, Paul (P)
Sat 11 Aug 2001	Gloucester United	A	4–1	Griffin, Walker, Souter, Shephard (P)

Southern League Premier

Main article: 2001–02 Southern Football League

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Sat 18 Aug 2001	King's Lynn	A	2–4	G.Shephard 2	1,023
Mon 20 Aug 2001	Salisbury City	H	0–0		810
Sat 25 Aug 2001	Stafford Rangers	H	2–2	S.Walker, J.Eckhardt	774
Mon 27 Aug 2001	Merthyr Tydfil	A	1–1	S.James	848
Sat 1 Sep 2001	Kettering Town	A	2–1	S.Walker, R.Souter	1,324
Mon 3 Sep 2001	Bath City	H	1–0	M.Paul	902
Sat 8 Sep 2001	Chelmsford City	A	1–3	J.Eckhardt	602
Tue 11 Sep 2001	Weymouth	A	1–2	S.Walker	804
Sat 15 Sep 2001	Welling United	H	2–1	G.Shephard, R.Souter	661
Tue 18 Sep 2001	Salisbury City	A	2–0	M.Rose, J.Eckhardt	460
Sat 22 Sep 2001	Cambridge City	H	2–2	G.Shephard (P), S.Walker	669
Sat 6 Oct 2001	Tamworth	A	0–2		812
Tue 9 Oct 2001	Bath City	A	1–2	R.Plant	708
Sat 20 Oct 2001	Moor Green	H	2–1	M.Paul (P), S.Cowe	702
Mon 22 Oct 2001	Weymouth	H	1–2	M.Paul (P)	716
Sat 10 Nov 2001	Hinckley United	H	0–2		709
Sat 24 Nov 2001	Tiverton Town	H	1–1	M.Rose	807
Sat 8 Dec 2001	Worcester City	A	0–0		1,047
Sat 15 Dec 2001	King's Lynn	H	2–1	G.Shephard, M.Paul	655
Wed 26 Dec 2001	Merthyr Tydfil	H	3–0	A.Carter, S.Cowe, M.Paul	1,059
Sat 29 Dec 2001	Tamworth	H	2–1	G.Shephard 2	883
Sat 19 Jan 2002	Newport (IOW)	H	0–0		651
Wed 30 Jan 2002	Tiverton Town	A	0–2		642
Sat 9 Feb 2002	Hinckley United	A	2–0	S.Walker, M.Rose	417
Sat 16 Feb 2002	Kettering Town	H	1–2	S.Walker	722
Tue 19 Feb 2002	Stafford Rangers	A	1–2	M.Rose	502
Sat 23 Feb 2002	Crawley Town	A	1–0	M.Paul	1,146
Sat 2 Mar 2002	Ilkeston Town	H	3–0	M.Rose, S.Cowe, OG	610
Tue 5 Mar 2002	Newport (IOW)	A	4–0	S.Walker 2, L.Phillips, D.Ryan	443
Sat 16 Mar 2002	Worcester City	H	0–2		752
Tue 19 Mar 2002	Cambridge City	A	2–1	S.Walker (P), M.Rose	477
Sat 23 Mar 2002	Folkestone Invicta	A	1–3	M.Rose	434
Mon 25 Mar 2002	Hednesford Town	A	2–3	J.Eckhardt, M.Paul	602
Sat 30 Mar 2002	Havant & Waterlooville	A	3–1	M.Paul 2, S.Walker	726
Mon 1 Apr 2002	Hednesford Town	H	0–1		722
Sat 6 Apr 2002	Ilkeston Town	H	1–0	OG	496
Tue 9 Apr 2002	Moor Green	A	2–1	B.Clark, S.Cowe	324
Sat 13 Apr 2002	Crawley Town	H	1–1	A.Stevenson	653
Mon 15 Apr 2002	Folkestone Invicta	H	4–1	M.Rose, M.Paul, S.Walker, OG	526
Sat 20 Apr 2002	Welling United	A	0–0		649
Mon 22 Apr 2002	Havant & Waterlooville	H	2–0	L.Phillips 2	525
Sat 27 Apr 2002	Chelmsford City	A	3–0	M.Paul, A.Stevenson, L.Phillips	804

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2Q	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Swindon Supermarine	A	1–1	J.Eckhardt	569
2Qr	Mon 1 Oct 2001	Swindon Supermarine	H	3–1	G.Shephard, M.Paul 2	455
3Q	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Andover	A	4–0	R.Plant 2, B.Clark, D.Ryan	642
4Q	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Woking	A	0–0		2,119
4Qr	Mon 29 Oct 2001	Woking	H	3–1	D.Ryan 2, M.Paul	1,431
1	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Blackpool[1]	A	2–2	B.Clark, OG	5,005
1r	Wed 28 Nov 2001	Blackpool[2]	H	1–4 a.e.t.	M.Rose	3,721

FA Trophy

Main article: 2001–02 FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Bath City	A	3–2	M.Paul, D.Ryan, G.Shephard	877
2	Thu 6 Dec 2001	Walton & Hersham	A	3–2	M.Paul, OG, S.Cowe	136
3	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Hampton & Richmond Borough	A	0–2		505

Southern League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	Mon 12 Nov 2001	Bath City	H	1–3	R.Jones	333

FAW Premier Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FAW Premier Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Grp B	Tue 16 Oct 2001	Carmarthen Town	A	1–0	D.Ryan	622
Grp B	Mon 5 Nov 2001	Rhyl	H	0–0		519
Grp B	Mon 19 Nov 2001	Carmarthen Town	H	0–0		810
Grp B	Tue 11 Dec 2001	Cwmbran Town	A	3–2	B.Clark, M.Rose, J.Eckhardt	248
Grp B	Mon 17 Dec 2001	Cwmbran Town	H	2–0	S.Cowe, M.Paul	409
Grp B	Tue 8 Jan 2002	Rhyl	A	2–1	L.Sommers, A.Carter	93
QF	Tue 15 Jan 2002	Swansea City	H	0–3		848

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Kettering Town	42	27	6	9	80	41	+39	87	Promoted to Football Conference
2	Tamworth	42	24	13	5	81	41	+40	85
3	Havant & Waterlooville	42	22	9	11	74	50	+24	75
4	Crawley Town	42	22	9	11	67	47	+20	75
5	Newport County	42	19	9	14	61	48	+13	66
6	Tiverton Town	42	17	10	15	70	63	+13	61
7	Moor Green	42	18	7	17	64	62	+2	61
8	Worcester City	42	16	12	14	65	54	+11	60
9	Stafford Rangers	42	17	9	16	70	62	+8	60
10	Ilkeston Town	42	14	16	12	58	61	−3	58
11	Weymouth	42	15	11	16	59	67	−8	56
12	Hinckley United	42	14	13	15	64	62	+2	55
13	Folkestone Invicta	42	14	12	16	51	61	−10	54
14	Cambridge City	42	12	16	14	60	70	−10	52
15	Welling United	42	13	12	17	69	66	−3	51
16	Hednesford Town	42	15	6	21	59	70	−11	51
17	Bath City	42	13	11	18	56	65	−9	50
18	Chelmsford City	42	13	11	18	63	75	−12	50
19	Newport (IOW)	42	12	12	18	38	61	−23	48	Relegated
20	King's Lynn	42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45	Relegated
21	Merthyr Tydfil	42	12	8	22	53	71	−18	44	Relegated
22	Salisbury City	42	6	8	28	36	87	−57	26	Relegated

Key
	Division Champions
	Relegated

References

1. "Blackpool 2-2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 17 November 2001.
2. "Newport County 1-4 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 28 November 2001.

External links

• Newport County's results from season 2001/2002