Workington

[AlwaysAway2]

Last time Bristol Rovers played Workington was in 1967. They played Newport into the mid-70s but if you are confident that it was at Eastville it is unlikely that the opposition was Workington.

I was at the Newport Workington game at Somerton Park around 1972.
I recall the game was all over after about 8 minutes as Newport I think were 2-0 up.
My good friend long dead walked out on 10mins after announcing this is shit. 🤣

[splott parker]

So we’ve never played Workington then, not surprising really, I doubt they ever got out of the 3rd Division North and were gone before our dungeon adventures.

[The Lone Gunman]

So we’ve never played Workington then, not surprising really, I doubt they ever got out of the 3rd Division North and were gone before our dungeon adventures.

They were promoted from Division 4 to Division 3 in 1964 and narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two in 1966, but they were relegated in 1967 and spent the next decade in the bottom tier before being voted out of the league (Wimbledon replaced them).

[Joe Gillis]

Wasn't it a football special to Swindon back in 1973? Game postponed and it stopped for signal lights at Stapleton Road on the way back. A lot of our more 'excitable' fans got off and headed to Eastville.

[The Lone Gunman]

I was at the Newport Workington game at Somerton Park around 1972.
I recall the game was all over after about 8 minutes as Newport I think were 2-0 up.
My good friend long dead walked out on 10mins after announcing this is shit. ��

Newport's home results against Workington during the relevant period:

1969/70 = 0-1
1970/71 = 2-2
1971/72 = 0-1
1972/73 = 2-0
1973/74 = 4-0
1974/75 = 3-1

Curiously, Workington's final two matches in the Football League (1976/77) were against Newport in May 1977. County won both games 1-0.

[splott parker]

Curiously, Workington's final two matches in the Football League (1976/77) were against Newport in May 1977. County won both games 1-0.[/QUOTE]
You’d have thought that at least one of those was a rearrangement as the game up north was the 14th and the game at Somerton 3 days later. Most probably a waterlogged postponement from earlier in the season, I remember that 1976 was a ‘splitting the flagstones summer’ but then the most successful politician in his role ever, the ex football referee, Dennis Howell was appointed as Minister of Drought, he was so successful that after his Autumn appointment it lashed down continually for weeks.