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" 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.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
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

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
120 Nov 1976BournemouthA0–04,801
1r23 Nov 1976BournemouthH3–0Parsons 2, Woods3,807
211 Dec 1976Southend UnitedA0–35,724

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes
1–114 Aug 1976Swansea CityA1–4Woods3,281
1–217 Aug 1976Swansea CityH1–0Bell2,6922–4 agg

Welsh Cup

League table

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points