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.

Season review

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

Southern League Premier

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
Sat 18 Aug 2001King's LynnA2–4G.Shephard 21,023
Mon 20 Aug 2001Salisbury CityH0–0810
Sat 25 Aug 2001Stafford RangersH2–2S.Walker, J.Eckhardt774
Mon 27 Aug 2001Merthyr TydfilA1–1S.James848
Sat 1 Sep 2001Kettering TownA2–1S.Walker, R.Souter1,324
Mon 3 Sep 2001Bath CityH1–0M.Paul902
Sat 8 Sep 2001Chelmsford CityA1–3J.Eckhardt602
Tue 11 Sep 2001WeymouthA1–2S.Walker804
Sat 15 Sep 2001Welling UnitedH2–1G.Shephard, R.Souter661
Tue 18 Sep 2001Salisbury CityA2–0M.Rose, J.Eckhardt460
Sat 22 Sep 2001Cambridge CityH2–2G.Shephard, S.Walker669
Sat 6 Oct 2001TamworthA0–2812
Tue 9 Oct 2001Bath CityA1–2R.Plant708
Sat 20 Oct 2001Moor GreenH2–1M.Paul, S.Cowe702
Mon 22 Oct 2001WeymouthH1–2M.Paul 716
Sat 10 Nov 2001Hinckley UnitedH0–2709
Sat 24 Nov 2001Tiverton TownH1–1M.Rose807
Sat 8 Dec 2001Worcester CityA0–01,047
Sat 15 Dec 2001King's LynnH2–1G.Shephard, M.Paul655
Wed 26 Dec 2001Merthyr TydfilH3–0A.Carter, S.Cowe, M.Paul1,059
Sat 29 Dec 2001TamworthH2–1G.Shephard 2883
Sat 19 Jan 2002Newport H0–0651
Wed 30 Jan 2002Tiverton TownA0–2642
Sat 9 Feb 2002Hinckley UnitedA2–0S.Walker, M.Rose417
Sat 16 Feb 2002Kettering TownH1–2S.Walker722
Tue 19 Feb 2002Stafford RangersA1–2M.Rose502
Sat 23 Feb 2002Crawley TownA1–0M.Paul1,146
Sat 2 Mar 2002Ilkeston TownH3–0M.Rose, S.Cowe, OG610
Tue 5 Mar 2002Newport A4–0S.Walker 2, L.Phillips, D.Ryan443
Sat 16 Mar 2002Worcester CityH0–2752
Tue 19 Mar 2002Cambridge CityA2–1S.Walker, M.Rose477
Sat 23 Mar 2002Folkestone InvictaA1–3M.Rose434
Mon 25 Mar 2002Hednesford TownA2–3J.Eckhardt, M.Paul602
Sat 30 Mar 2002Havant & WaterloovilleA3–1M.Paul 2, S.Walker726
Mon 1 Apr 2002Hednesford TownH0–1722
Sat 6 Apr 2002Ilkeston TownH1–0OG496
Tue 9 Apr 2002Moor GreenA2–1B.Clark, S.Cowe324
Sat 13 Apr 2002Crawley TownH1–1A.Stevenson653
Mon 15 Apr 2002Folkestone InvictaH4–1M.Rose, M.Paul, S.Walker, OG526
Sat 20 Apr 2002Welling UnitedA0–0649
Mon 22 Apr 2002Havant & WaterloovilleH2–0L.Phillips 2525
Sat 27 Apr 2002Chelmsford CityA3–0M.Paul, A.Stevenson, L.Phillips804

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
2QSat 29 Sep 2001Swindon SupermarineA1–1J.Eckhardt569
2QrMon 1 Oct 2001Swindon SupermarineH3–1G.Shephard, M.Paul 2455
3QSat 13 Oct 2001AndoverA4–0R.Plant 2, B.Clark, D.Ryan642
4QSat 27 Oct 2001WokingA0–02,119
4QrMon 29 Oct 2001WokingH3–1D.Ryan 2, M.Paul1,431
1Sat 17 Nov 2001BlackpoolA2–2B.Clark, OG5,005
1rWed 28 Nov 2001BlackpoolH1–4 a.e.t.M.Rose3,721

FA Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
1Sat 3 Nov 2001Bath CityA3–2M.Paul, D.Ryan, G.Shephard877
2Thu 6 Dec 2001Walton & HershamA3–2M.Paul, OG, S.Cowe136
3Sat 12 Jan 2002Hampton & Richmond BoroughA0–2505

Southern League Cup

FAW Premier Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendance
Grp BTue 16 Oct 2001Carmarthen TownA1–0D.Ryan622
Grp BMon 5 Nov 2001RhylH0–0519
Grp BMon 19 Nov 2001Carmarthen TownH0–0810
Grp BTue 11 Dec 2001Cwmbran TownA3–2B.Clark, M.Rose, J.Eckhardt248
Grp BMon 17 Dec 2001Cwmbran TownH2–0S.Cowe, M.Paul409
Grp BTue 8 Jan 2002RhylA2–1L.Sommers, A.Carter93
QFTue 15 Jan 2002Swansea CityH0–3848

League table