Newport County
Newport County 1970-71 Team Picture Click to see a larger version of the above picture.
The following players appeared in Rothmans 1970-71...
Player-Manager: Bobby Ferguson
Steve Aizlewood
 Click to see more information on Steve
Willie Brown
Graham Coldrick
Mike Deacy
Wynne Hooper
Terry Lynch
Mick McLaughlin
Ray Mabbutt
Sons and Daughters: Sons
(With thanks to Martin Read)
John Macey
Ronnie Radford
Scorer of the FA Cup's most famous goal, when his rocket for Hereford United knocked out Newcastle United and won the Goal of the Season on Match of the Day. Incidentally, a goal that also launched the career of John Motson, who was commentating at the time.
Read Andrew Taylor's interview with Ronnie about his years at Newport County, at Where are they now? Spring 2006
Ronnie scores the best FA Cup goal of the Seventies according to visitors to this website, see Results
Ronnie's old clubs Hereford United and Cheltenham Town both beat Leeds United 1-0 in five days. Ronnie was an ex Leeds United player, but did not play a first team game for them. See Ronnie's Revenge, November 2007
John Saunders
Alan Smith
Martyn Sprague
Jeff Thomas
Andy White
David Williams
Alan Wood
George Young
Further players played in the 1970-71 season include...
Harry Harris Loan from Portsmouth October 1970 to March 1971
Links on this site include...
See Andrew Taylor's interviews with former Newport County players Laurie Sheffield and Richard Walden
See Andrew Taylor's Obituary for Len Hill.
Links on other sites include...
Click to see Newport County 70-71 autographs at Lennart Kristiansson's site:
Notes: 1970-71 season information from :
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71' 1st Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1970, and
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72' 2nd Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1971.
Further information from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005.
Visit Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database
Many thanks to Andrew Taylor for the picture featured above, and lots ot other infomation also.
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