2002–03 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
2002–03 season
Chairman	Wallace Brown
Manager	Tim Harris; (until 14 November 2002); Peter Nicholas; (from 15 November 2002)
Stadium	Newport Stadium
Southern League Premier	10th
FA Cup	Third qualifying round
FA Trophy	Third round
FAW Premier Cup	Final
Highest home attendance	1,160 vs Cardiff City (FAWPC, 24 Mar 2003)
Lowest home attendance	548 vs Cambridge City (21 Mar 2003)
Average home league attendance	713
Home colours	Away colours

The 2002–03 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished in 10th position in the league and reached their first FAW Premier Cup final.

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	15	11	16	53	52	+1	56	8	7	6	30	26	+4	7	4	10	23	26	−3

Last updated: 1 May 2003.
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Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Notes
Fri 19 Jul 2002	Newport YMCA	A	1–0	S.Walker (P)
Sat 20 Jul 2002	Cinderford Town	A	3–1	M.Rose, S.Walker, B.Clark
Mon 22 Jul 2002	Shrewsbury Town	H	1–3	R.Plant
Thu 25 Jul 2002	Wimborne Town	A	2–2	G.Sheppard, B.Clark
Sat 27 Jul 2002	Lymington & New Milton	A	2–2	A.Stevenson, S.Walker (P)
Mon 29 Jul 2002	Steaua Bucharest[1]	H	1–5	D.Robison	Billy Lucas Memorial Trophy
Wed 7 Aug 2002	Cwmbran Town	H	3–1	M.Fowler, M.Dickeson, C.Belle
Sat 10 Aug 2002	Afan Lido	A	1–1	M.Fowler
Mon 12 Aug 2002	Pill	H	5–0	G.Sheppard, M.Dickeson, M.Rose, R.Plant, S.Cowe

Southern League Premier

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Sat 17 Aug 2002	Cambridge City	A	3–1	N.Davis 2, G.Shephard	375
Mon 19 Aug 2002	Weymouth	H	3–0	M.Rose, G.Shephard, M.Dickeson	906
Sat 24 Aug 2002	Ilkeston Town	H	3–0	S.James, N.Davis, R.French	887
Mon 26 Aug 2002	Worcester City	A	1–2	OG	1,549
Sat 31 Aug 2002	Folkestone Invicta	H	1–2	S.Walker	884
Tue 3 Sep 2002	Stafford Rangers	A	0–1		631
Sat 7 Sep 2002	Crawley Town	A	0–2		1,041
Mon 9 Sep 2002	Tiverton Town	H	0–1		674
Sat 14 Sep 2002	Chelmsford City	A	1–1	G.Shephard	496
Mon 16 Sep 2002	Chippenham Town	H	3–1	N.Davis, A.Thomas 2	741
Sat 21 Sep 2002	Moor Green	H	1–1	N.Davis	789
Sat 5 Oct 2002	Hinckley United	A	2–0	G.Shephard, D.D'Auria	344
Tue 8 Oct 2002	Tiverton Town	A	1–3	J.Eckhardt	697
Sat 19 Oct 2002	Dover Athletic	H	0–1		643
Sat 2 Nov 2002	Havant & Waterlooville	H	0–0		571
Sat 9 Nov 2002	Grantham Town	A	2–1	M.Fowler, G.Shephard	458
Sat 16 Nov 2002	Hednesford Town	H	1–0	G.Shephard	628
Sat 23 Nov 2002	Dover Athletic	A	0–0		1,006
Sat 7 Dec 2002	Grantham Town	H	3–2	J.Eckhardt, G.Shephard, A.Thomas	571
Sat 14 Dec 2002	Welling United	H	0–2		602
Sat 21 Dec 2002	Bath City	A	3–4	M.Rose, M.Fowler, J.Eckhardt	898
Thu 26 Dec 2002	Worcester City	H	2–1	R.Plant, G.Shephard	927
Sat 28 Dec 2002	Folkestone Invicta	A	3–2	R.Ashington, J.Eckhardt, S.Walker	456
Sat 4 Jan 2003	Hinckley United	H	3–2	M.Fowler, J.Luntala, G.Shephard	658
Sat 18 Jan 2003	Chippenham Town	A	0–0		1,067
Sat 25 Jan 2003	Bath City	H	1–1	R.Plant	856
Sat 8 Feb 2003	Hastings United	H	1–1	N.Davies	667
Sat 15 Feb 2003	Tamworth	H	0–1		804
Sat 1 Mar 2003	Weymouth	A	0–2		823
Sat 8 Mar 2003	Hednesford Town	A	0–1		454
Tue 11 Mar 2003	Havant & Waterlooville	A	0–1		349
Sat 15 Mar 2003	Cambridge City	H	1–1	N.Davis	548
Tue 18 Mar 2003	Halesowen Town	A	2–1	G.Shephard, K. Dimond	555
Sat 22 Mar 2003	Hastings United	A	3–1	M.Rose, G.Shephard (P), R.Plant	390
Sun 30 Mar 2003	Welling United	A	0–1		559
Tue 1 Apr 2003	Ilkeston Town	A	0–1		312
Sat 5 Apr 2003	Stafford Rangers	H	1–0	M.Rose	548
Sat 12 Apr 2003	Crawley Town	H	3–3	K. Dimond, J.Fox, N.Davis	583
Sat 19 Apr 2003	Moor Green	A	2–1	N.Davies 2	254
Mon 21 Apr 2003	Halesowen Town	H	1–1	B.Clark	604
Sat 26 Apr 2003	Tamworth	A	0–0		1,396
Sat 3 May 2003	Chelmsford City	H	2–5	M.Dickeson, A.Stevenson	890

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2Q	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Gloucester City	A	1–1	N.Davis	774
2Qr	Mon 30 Sep 2002	Gloucester City	H	4–0	N.Davis 2, S.Walker, Own Goal	619
3Q	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Team Bath	H	0–3		736

FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Epsom & Ewell	H	2–1	S.Cowe, G.Shephard	489
3	Sat 11 Jan 2003	Worcester City	A	2–3	S.Walker, R.Plant	1,128

Southern League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	Mon 28 Oct 2002	Clevedon Town	H	2–0 a.e.t.	M.Rose, N.Davis	280
2	Tue 26 Nov 2003	Sutton Coldfield Town	A	1–2	N.Davis	92

FAW Premier Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
Grp B	Tue 24 Sep 2002	Connah's Quay Nomads	A	1–1	B.Clark	182
Grp B	Mon 21 Oct 2002	Total Network Solutions	H	1–0	R.French	305
Grp B	Mon 4 Nov 2002	Connah's Quay Nomads	H	1–1	S.Walker	258
Grp B	Tue 12 Nov 2002	Total Network Solutions	A	0–3		168
Grp B	Mon 18 Nov 2002	Bangor City	H	1–1	S.Walker	345
Grp B	Tue 10 Dec 2002	Bangor City	A	1–1	G.Shephard	301
QF	Tue 28 Jan 2003	Swansea City	H	3–1	G.Shephard 2, R.Ashington	843
SF	Mon 24 Mar 2003	Cardiff City	H	0–0 a.e.t.		1,160	Won 4–2 on penalties
F	Thu 8 May 2003	Wrexham	A	1–6	G.Shephard	4,014

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Tamworth	42	26	10	6	73	32	+41	88	Promoted to Football Conference
2	Stafford Rangers	42	21	12	9	76	40	+36	75
3	Dover Athletic	42	19	14	9	42	35	+7	71
4	Tiverton Town	42	19	12	11	60	43	+17	69
5	Chippenham Town	42	17	17	8	59	37	+22	68
6	Worcester City	42	18	13	11	60	39	+21	67
7	Crawley Town	42	17	13	12	64	51	+13	64
8	Havant & Waterlooville	42	15	15	12	67	64	+3	60
9	Chelmsford City	42	15	12	15	65	63	+2	57
10	Newport County	42	15	11	16	53	52	+1	56
11	Hednesford Town	42	14	13	15	59	60	−1	55
12	Moor Green	42	13	14	15	49	58	−9	53
13	Hinckley United	42	12	16	14	61	64	−3	52
14	Bath City	42	13	13	16	50	61	−11	52
15	Welling United	42	13	12	17	55	58	−3	51
16	Grantham Town	42	14	9	19	59	65	−6	51
17	Weymouth	42	12	15	15	44	62	−18	51
18	Cambridge City	42	13	10	19	54	56	−2	49
19	Halesowen Town	42	12	13	17	52	63	−11	49	Relegated
20	Hastings United	42	10	13	19	44	57	−13	43	Relegated
21	Ilkeston Town	42	10	10	22	54	92	−38	40	Relegated
22	Folkestone Invicta	42	7	7	28	57	105	−48	28	Relegated

Key
	Division Champions
	Relegated

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References

"Food poisoning turns game into disaster". Western Mail. 30 July 2002.

External links

Newport County's results from season 2002/2003

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[1] "Food poisoning turns game into disaster". Western Mail. 30 July 2002.