2003–04 Newport County A.F.C. season


The 2003–04 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Southern League Premier Division. The club finished seventh in the league.
The advent of the new Conference North and South at the end of the season gave an added edge to the campaign. The top team in the Southern League Premier Division would be promoted to the newly named Conference National and the next twelve teams would qualify for the new regional divisions. County started the season with a run of 10 games before recording a victory but eventually finished seventh and secured a place in the Conference South for the 2004–05 season.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Southern League Premier

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
Sat 16 Aug 2003Welling UnitedH0–0820
Tue 19 Aug 2003WeymouthA1–2N.Davis1,453
Sat 23 Aug 2003Stafford RangersA0–1771
Mon 25 Aug 2003Merthyr TydfilH1–1OG935
Sat 30 Aug 2003Grantham TownA1–2G.Phillips423
Wed 3 Sep 2003Chippenham TownH2–2R.Plant 2751
Sat 6 Sep 2003Nuneaton BoroughA0–21,097
Tue 9 Sep 2003Moor GreenA1–1J.Eckhardt296
Sat 13 Sep 2003Crawley TownH1–2M.Dickeson632
Wed 17 Sep 2003WeymouthH1–1A.Stevenson658
Sat 20 Sep 2003Hinckley UnitedA4–1J.Eckhardt 2, G.Shephard, M.Dickeson480
Sat 4 Oct 2003Dover AthleticH2–1N.Davis, A.Mumford725
Sat 18 Oct 2003Welling UnitedA2–0N.Davis 2550
Wed 22 Oct 2003Weston-super-MareH1–4J.Eckhardt539
Sat 25 Oct 2003Chelmsford CityH1–0S.Morgan648
Sat 1 Nov 2003Worcester CityA5–1N.Davis 2, J.Phillips 2, G.Phillips1,180
Sat 8 Nov 2003Eastbourne BoroughA2–1J.Eckhardt, OG451
Sat 15 Nov 2003Dorchester TownH0–0637
Sat 22 Nov 2003Hednesford TownA2–1J.Eckhardt, N.Davis565
Sat 6 Dec 2003Hinckley UnitedH0–3676
Sat 13 Dec 2003Tiverton TownA0–0600
Fri 26 Dec 2003Merthyr TydfilA1–1S.Morgan871
Thu 1 Jan 2004Bath CityH2–1G.Phillips, J.Moralee928
Sat 3 Jan 2004Havant & WaterloovilleA3–0G.Shephard, G.Phillips, J.Phillips385
Sat 10 Jan 2004Worcester CityH0–4641
Sat 17 Jan 2004Cambridge CityA2–0G.Shephard, A.Stevenson494
Sat 31 Jan 2004Chippenham TownA1–2G.Lloyd739
Sat 7 Feb 2004Grantham TownH2–2S.O'Sullivan, G.Shephard560
Wed 25 Feb 2004Stafford RangersH3–1G.Shephard, G.Jones, G.Lloyd 541
Sat 28 Feb 2004Dover AthleticA0–2902
Sat 6 Mar 2004Tiverton TownH2–1N.Davis 2668
Tue 9 Mar 2004Weston-super-MareA0–0446
Sat 27 Mar 2004Nuneaton BoroughH1–2G.Lloyd644
Sat 3 Apr 2004Chelmsford CityA0–0370
Sat 10 Apr 2004Moor GreenH1–1J.Eckhardt556
Mon 12 Apr 2004Bath CityA0–1918
Sat 17 Apr 2004Cambridge CityH1–0L.Phillips541
Wed 21 Apr 2004Hednesford TownH1–1G.Lloyd 523
Sat 24 Apr 2004Dorchester TownA2–1S.Bowen 2771
Mon 26 Apr 2004Crawley TownA2–1S.Bowen, A.Williams1,669
Wed 28 Apr 2004Havant & WaterloovilleH0–2576
Sat 1 May 2004Eastbourne BoroughH1–1S.Bowen607

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
2QSat 27 Sep 2003WeymouthH3–2G.Lloyd, A.Mumford, R.Plant769
3QSat 11 Oct 2003Mangotsfield UnitedH3–6G.Lloyd, R.Plant, J.Eckhardt667

FA Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
2Sat 29 Nov 2003HornchurchA0–1424

FAW Premier Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
Grp BTue 30 Sep 2003Connah's Quay NomadsA1–1G.Lloyd 157
Grp BTue 7 Oct 2003RhylA0–1233
Grp BWed 15 Oct 2003Afan LidoH2–0J.Phillips, G.Phillips237
Grp BTue 4 Nov 2003Afan LidoA5–2J.Phillips 2, G.Shephard, A.Thomas, S.O'Sullivan243
Grp BWed 12 Nov 2003Connah's Quay NomadsH1–1A.Mumford287
Grp BMon 17 Nov 2003RhylH3–0J.Phillips, G.Lloyd, R.Plant340
QFMon 26 Jan 2004Cardiff CityH0–1812

Friendly

League table