2008–09 Newport County A.F.C. season


The 2008–09 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004.
After the sacking of Peter Beadle following the team's failure to make the play-offs for two consecutive seasons, Dean Holdsworth was announced as manager on 18 May 2008. After a poor first half to the season where County only achieved four wins, the second half was a big improvement, with 12 wins and the beginning an unbeaten streak that would last a third of the way into the next season.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Squad statistics

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Conference South

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
Sat 9 Aug 2008AFC WimbledonH1–4D.Collins2,546
Tue 12 Aug 2008EastleighA2–3K.Cooper, D.Rose787
Sat 16 Aug 2008Chelmsford CityA0–01,093
Sat 23 Aug 2008Dorchester TownH4–4D.Rose, A.Harris, J.Easter, C.Hughes852
Mon 25 Aug 2008Team BathA0–2563
Sat 30 Aug 2008Hampton & Richmond BoroughH1–0C.Hughes931
Wed 3 Sep 2008Havant & WaterloovilleH0–2859
Sat 13 Sep 2008Bishop's StortfordA1–1R.Duffy 414
Sat 20 Sep 2008St Albans CityH0–1886
Sat 4 Oct 2008BromleyH3–0P.Bignot, C.Reid, C.Hughes746
Sat 18 Oct 2008Braintree TownA2–3J.Roberts, C.Reid626
Mon 20 Oct 2008Weston-super-MareA1–1D.Rose528
Sat 25 Oct 2008Welling UnitedH0–0772
Sat 1 Nov 2008Basingstoke TownA0–0419
Sat 8 Nov 2008Hayes & YeadingH1–5C.Reid679
Sat 15 Nov 2008Havant & WaterloovilleA1–1P.Cochlin601
Tue 18 Nov 2008Maidenhead UnitedA1–0C.Reid315
Sat 29 Nov 2008Bishop's StortfordH0–1654
Sat 6 Dec 2008ThurrockA0–0309
Sat 20 Dec 2008AFC WimbledonA0–32,945
Fri 26 Dec 2008Worcester CityH1–0A.Harris822
Sat 3 Jan 2009Chelmsford CityH3–1C.Reid 3902
Sat 17 Jan 2009Fisher AthleticA3–1S.Butterworth, C.Reid, M.Giles249
Mon 19 Jan 2009Worcester CityA0–0759
Sat 24 Jan 2009Basingstoke TownH3–0A.Cook, D.Rose, C.Reid841
Wed 28 Jan 2009Weston-super-MareH1–0A.Cook913
Sat 31 Jan 2009Bath CityA1–2C.Reid1,137
Wed 11 Feb 2009Bognor Regis TownH2–1D.Rose, P.Cochlin618
Sat 14 Feb 2009Maidenhead UnitedH0–1672
Sat 21 Feb 2009BromleyA1–2D.Rose 561
Wed 25 Feb 2009EastleighH0–1540
Sat 28 Feb 2009Hayes & YeadingA0–2311
Tue 3 Mar 2009Hampton & Richmond BoroughA1–0P.Cochlin409
Sat 7 Mar 2009Braintree TownH2–1C.Reid, P.Cochlin712
Wed 18 Mar 2009Bath CityH0–4734
Sat 21 Mar 2009St Albans CityA1–1S.Foley494
Sat 28 Mar 2009Bognor Regis TownA1–0C.Reid362
Sat 4 Apr 2009Fisher AthleticH4–0M.Giles, C.Reid, S.Foley, D.Rose641
Sat 11 Apr 2009Dorchester TownA1–0C.Reid519
Mon 13 Apr 2009Team BathH4–2C.Reid, W.Turk, P.Cochlin, D.Rose758
Sat 18 Apr 2009ThurrockH1–1C.Reid809
Sat 25 Apr 2009Welling UnitedA2–0S.Foley 2724

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
2Q24 Sep 2008Dorchester TownAR.Duffy, D.Rose396
2Qr1 Oct 2008Dorchester TownHC.Reid653

FA Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceNotes
3Q22 Nov 2008AndoverAD.Rose, C.Reid, C.Hughes264
113 Dec 2008Rushden & DiamondsHC.Reid603
1r13 Dec 2008Rushden & DiamondsHC.Reid421Lost 3–5 on penalties

Gwent Senior Cup

League table

¹ Team Bath resigned from the league
² Bognor Regis Town deducted 7 points