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Newport opening day Stagsnet statistical preview

Postby Sweden Stag » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:16 pm

For the third time in six seasons overall and for the second time at home, the Stags face Newport County in an opening day fixture.

Last time out at Mansfield, it was in the final season outside the FL. Then, almost six years ago, seven goals were scored with the Newport emerging as winners. Maybe that fixture was to prove a pointer in terms of hitting the net for both sides, as the Stags then went on to score 92 Conference goals, exactly two per game, and Newport went on to score on 85 occasions, thus being the two highest-scoring sides that term, with the Stags as Champions following a Matt Green penalty against Wrexham at home, and Newport a few weeks later as playoff winners thanks to two very late goals, incidentally against Wrexham.

Two of the Newport scorers on the opening day of the 2012-13 season, Aaron O’Connor and Jefferson Louis, had previously starred for the Stags, while the then Newport keeper, Lenny Pidgeley, was to play a few Stags games on loan a few seasons later. Matt Green, one of the Stags’ scorers, had played in the FA Cup for Newport during the 2006-07 season. And one of the then Newport players, David Pipe, returned to Newport before last season after Conference spells at Forest Green and Eastleigh respectively and played in both fixtures against the Stags last campaign.

And since the FL return, the Stags have won every home fixture against the Newport Exiles, last season out a 5-0 rout last February with four goals inside the first 35 minute. Little did the fans know, that this was to be the Stags' final home League Two victory last term, as the following games ended up in five 1-1 draws and two defeats, which cost the Stags big time. But the position of eighth was the Stags’ best League Two position since 2003-04.

Two seasons ago, the sides faced each other at Newport on the opening day. Then, an injury-time wonder strike by Kevan Hurst, last season at Guiseley, sealed the tie in favour of the Stags.

What will this season bring? Remains to be seen.

Newport pulled off a great relegation escape two seasons ago and fared much better last term, eventually ending up in 11th position, their second-best following promotion, the best being 9th in 2014-15. And the Exiles also made a very good FA Cup run last term. Beating Leeds at home in the round was rewarded with a bumper home tie against Tottenham Hotspurs. Then, Newport much more than held their own against the PL opponents, close to dumping them out. But the Spurs equalized with seven minutes left and then won the Wembley replay to a 2-0 scoreline,

After the somewhat un lucky defeat at Swindon last Saturday, the Stags are at home now. This time around, it is against the side which followed the Stags back into League Two almost five years ago, Newport County.

And since the return to the FL, the Stags have won every home fixture against the Newport Exiles, last season to a 2-1 scoreline almost a year ago.

This is the ninth consecutive season the Stags face the current Newport side, which came into being after the older one, formed in 1912, busted in February 1989 after two consecutive seasons from then Division Three 30 years ago (when the Stags beat Newport 1-0 at home and 3-0 away) to the current National League. By the time of the old Newport club leaving that league, Newport had won four games, drawn seven, and lost eighteen, their then final game being a 2-1 defeat away to the old Maidstone club, which a few months later gained entry to the old fourth division. During the 1988-89 season, Newport faced a few current and recent League Two sides: Wycombe, Barnet and Cheltenham as well as three which later played in the League, being Macclesfield, Kidderminster and Boston.

The Stags’ very first game away to the current Newport club on September 18, 2010, saw two twin brothers in the respective dug-outs. Dave Holdsworth for the Stags, Dean for Newport. But by the time of the return fixture at Mansfield, both had left. Dave resigned, while Dean left for the current Aldershot club.

Played for both sides: Walter Akers, Neville Chamberlain, Roddy Collins, Fred Flanders, Dai Jones, Kevin Kent, Terence Melling, John Moore, Tommy Pritchard, Mick Vinter, Alan Waddle. Current Newport side: Jon Challinor, Adam Chapman, Rob Duffy, Matt Green, Jefferson Louis, Tom Naylor, Aaron O'Connor, Lenny Pidgeley, Mitchell Rose, Glyn Thompson.

Home:P 9, W 6, D 2, L 1, GF 14, GA 7
Away:P 9, W 3, D 2, L 4, GF 7, GA 7

Home games Away games

1937-38 1-1 1937-12-04 0-1 1938-04-16 Division 3 (S)
1938-39 0-2 1939-11-01 0-0 1939-04-01 Division 3 (S)
1958-59 2-1 1959-01-31 0-1 1958-09-13 Division 3 (old)
1959-60 3-1 1959-11-21 1-0 1960-04-09 Division 3 (old)
1962-63 2-1 1963-04-20 1-1 1962-12-01 Division 4 (old)
1972-73 0-0 1973-03-26 1-0 1972-09-02 Division 4 (old)
1973-74 2-1 1974-02-24 0-2 1973-10-09Division 4 (old)
1974-75 3-0 1974-12-28 1-2 1975-03-31Division 4 (old)
1986-87 1-0 1986-11-25 3-0 1987-03-17Division 3 (old)

FA Cup

1964-65 0-3 1964-12-05 2nd round at Somerton Park, Newport

All stats above are regarding the old Newport club.

Current Newport club:

Home:P 8, W 6, D 1, L 1, GF 24, GA 9
Away:P 8, W 2, D 2, L 4, GF 6, GA 9

2010-11 3-3 2011-02-12 0-1 2010-09-18 BSP
2011-12 5-0 2011-09-10 0-1 2012-02-18 BSP
2012-13 3-4 2012-08-11 0-2 2013-02-12 BSP
2013-14 2-1 2014-03-08 1-1 2013-09-07 League Two
2014-15 1-0 2014-08-19 1-0 2015-03-03 League Two
2015-16 3-0 2015-10-03 0-1 2016-03-05 League Two
2016-17 2-1 2017-02-25 3-2 2016-08-06 League Two
2017-18 5-0 2018-02-13 1-1 2017-10-21 League Two

FA Trophy
2010-11 4-2 2011-01-15 2nd round at Field Mill
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Re: Newport opening day Stagsnet statistical preview

Postby PEAR CIDER » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:57 pm

It just goes to show how 'un'random the fixture list really is... they have locked down the criteria that much with formulas that the fixtures run kind of similar each year throughout the leagues.
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