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The 1985–86 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Third Division and their 58th season overall in the Football League.

Season review

Results summary

Note: Three points for a win

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 18 17 52 65  −13 51 7 8 8 35 33  +2 4 10 9 17 32  −15

Last updated: 3 May 1986.
Source: [1]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultDWLWWLDLLDDLDDDDDLLDWDDWDWLDWLLLLLLLLDWLDWDWWD
Position106138279121416161819191818181819191919191818141817151717181818202020201920202020201919
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1986. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

Main article: 1985–86 Football League § Third Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
17 Aug 1985 Doncaster Rovers H 2–2 Boyle, Carter 2,375
24 Aug 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Miles 2 6,073
26 Aug 1985 Cardiff City H 1–2 Carter 5,027
31 Aug 1985 Bournemouth A 1–0 Carter 3,381
7 Sep 1985 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 James, Staniforth, Dowman 2,775
14 Sep 1985 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 3,686
17 Sep 1985 Swansea City A 1–1 Boyle 5,534
21 Sep 1985 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 2,212
28 Sep 1985 Walsall A 0–2 4,586
1 Oct 1985 Bristol City H 1–1 Lewis 3,776
5 Oct 1985 Lincoln City A 1–1 Staniforth 1,989
12 Oct 1985 Reading H 0–2 6,449
19 Oct 1985 Brentford A 0–0 3,646
22 Oct 1985 Rotherham United H 0–0 1,817
26 Oct 1985 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 3,719
2 Nov 1985 Gillingham H 1–1 P.Jones 1,970
6 Nov 1985 York City H 1–1 OG 1,529
9 Nov 1985 Chesterfield A 1–3 Gill 2,420
23 Nov 1985 Notts County H 1–2 Carter 1,946
14 Dec 1985 Blackpool H 1–1 Berry 1,991
21 Dec 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 Mardernborough 2, Boyle 2,222
26 Dec 1985 Bury A 1–1 Mardenborough 3,013
28 Dec 1985 Cardiff City A 1–1 Staniforth 7,450
11 Jan 1986 Bournemouth H 2–1 Boyle, Staniforth 2,333
18 Jan 1986 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Relish 2,336
25 Jan 1986 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 Staniforth, Berry, OG 3,007
1 Feb 1986 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 3,284
4 Feb 1986 Rotherham United A 0–0 2,975
16 Feb 1986 Swansea City H 2–0 Relish, Mayes 2,805
22 Feb 1986 Bolton Wanderers A 0–4 4,063
28 Feb 1986 Walsall H 1–5 Boyle 1,530
4 Mar 1986 Bristol City A 1–3 Mardenborough 4,395
8 Mar 1986 Lincoln City H 1–2 James 1,540
11 Mar 1986 Brentford H 1–2 Berry 1,508
15 Mar 1986 Reading A 0–2 4,783
18 Mar 1986 Darlington A 2–3 Carter, Latchford 2,508
22 Mar 1986 Wigan Athletic H 3–4 Latchford 2, Mardenborough 1,700
29 Mar 1986 Derby County A 1–1 Carter 11,251
31 Mar 1986 Bury H 1–0 Staniforth 1,983
5 Apr 1986 York City A 1–3 Lewis 3,038
12 Apr 1986 Chesterfield H 3–3 Carter, Latchford, Staniforth 1,940
19 Apr 1986 Notts County A 2–1 Staniforth, Mardenborough 3,279
22 Apr 1986 Derby County H 1–1 Boyle 3,049
26 Apr 1986 Darlington H 3–0 Mardenborough, Latchford, Staniforth 2,848
29 Apr 1986 Gillingham A 1–0 L.Jones 2,566
3 May 1986 Blackpool A 0–0 3,407

FA Cup

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
1 16 Nov 1985 Southend United A 1–0 Mardenborough 3,343
2 7 Dec 1985 Torquay United H 1–1 Berry 2,386
2r 10 Dec 1985 Torquay United A 3–2 a.e.t. P.Jones, Boyle, James 1,937
3 4 Jan 1986 Sunderland A 0–2 12,352

Football League Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
1–1 20 Aug 1985 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 2,777
1–2 3 Sep 1985 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Reck 2,012 1–2 agg

Welsh Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 26 Nov 1985 Ton Pentre A 4–2 Mardenborough 2, L.Jones, OG 1,200
4 14 Jan 1986 Kidderminster Harriers H 3–3 Gill 2, L.Jones 1,138
4r 3 Feb 1986 Kidderminster Harriers A 1–2 Gill 1,008

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Reading 46 29 7 10 67 51 +16 94
2 Plymouth Argyle 46 26 9 11 88 53 +35 87
3 Derby County 46 23 15 8 80 41 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 23 14 9 82 48 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 22 13 11 81 54 +27 79
6 Walsall 46 22 9 15 90 64 +26 75
7 York City 46 20 11 15 77 58 +19 71
8 Notts County 46 19 14 13 71 60 +11 71
9 Bristol City 46 18 14 14 69 60 +9 68
10 Brentford 46 18 12 16 58 61 −3 66
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 16 14 45 52 −7 64
12 Blackpool 46 17 12 17 66 55 +11 63
13 Darlington 46 15 13 18 61 78 −17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 61 59 +2 57
15 Bournemouth 46 15 9 22 65 72 −7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 14 12 20 51 75 −24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 61 64 −3 53
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 8 23 54 68 −14 53
19 Newport County 46 11 18 17 52 65 −13 51
20 Bury 46 12 13 21 63 67 −4 49
21 Lincoln City 46 10 16 20 55 77 −22 46
22 Cardiff City 46 12 9 25 53 83 −30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 10 25 57 98 −41 43
24 Swansea City 46 11 10 25 43 87 −44 43
Key
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