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1898-99
The 1899-00 Season
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1900-01

G. Llewellyn Lloyd took over the captaincy in 1899-1900 which was not a great season but nevertheless 416 points were scored compared with previous season's 192. Newport were also without their captain Llewellyn Lloyd for the last 9 matches.

This was a season of rebuilding the back division with Lloyd and Phillips left at half and Alexander at threequarter. A fullback and another threequarter were needed. Cliff Pritchard (Pontymoile), Johnny Williams and W. Isaacs (Pontnewydd) were selected and eventually D. J. Boots filled the fullback place. Edwin 'Beddoe' Thomas was a noteworthy new forward. In D. J. Boots, Cliff Pritchard and Beddoe Thomas, Newport had found three players who gave great service to Newport and the latter two were to play for Wales.

40 players were used with W. H. Williams (29) E. Thomas and J. E. C. Partridge (28 each) leading the appearances. Hubert Alexander scored 24tries and W. Isaacs 18tries.

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Newport Athletic Club continued to go from strength to strength as the following report in the Western Mail of 31st May 1900 is evidence. It also reports an early example of dedicated service to the club:-

"NEWPORT ATHLETIC CLUB"

"HANDSOME GIFT ANNOUNCED"

"The annual meeting of Newport Athletic Club was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. Horace Lyne in the chair. He moved that the report (as already summarised in these columns) be adopted, and incidentally mentioned the increased facility now given for lawn tennis and cricket. – Mr. L. H. Hornby, in seconding, opined that no club in the kingdom offered facilities equal to those offered by the Newport Club, which included six distinct branches of sport. – The report was adopted."

"The Chairman announced several gratifying details. A communication from Messrs. E. and F. Phillips, sons and executors of the late Mr. Tom Phillips, brewer, proffering the lump sum of £500 to be devoted, in perpetuation of the memory of the deceased, who had always been a keen cricketer and an ardent supporter of the club, to the erection of a pavilion and dressing-rooms on the new cricket ground. He also mentioned that Lord Tredegar had generously agreed to an exchange of frontage on the Corporation-road, whereby both the club , and his lordship benefitted."

"Lord Tredegar was re-elected president for the year, and the whole of the vice-presidents were also re-elected.

"Votes of thanks to the various hon. Officials, including the late secretary, Mr. W. A. Boucher, were passed."

"A presentation of a purse of nearly £100 in recognition of long service to the veteran groundsman, Butcher, was then made by the Chairman. General testimony was borne to his genial nature and hard work. Apart from his 21 years' service, Butcher was looked upon more as a personal friend than a simple servant. – In returning thanks, Mr. Butcher remarked that for the last 42 years he had only been in two services – his Queen's (in the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers) and the Newport Athletic Club."



  • Results
  • Squad
1
Newport
29
- 0Penarth
30 Sep
2
Newport
24
- 0Old Merchant Taylors
07 Oct
3
Newport
16
- 5Moseley
14 Oct
4
Newport
12
- 4Cardiff
21 Oct
5
Blackheath
7
- 5Newport
28 Oct
6
Newport
9
- 0Llanelli
04 Nov
7
Swansea
21
- 6Newport
11 Nov
8
Newport
35
- 0Coventry
18 Nov
9
Cardiff
4
- 3Newport
25 Nov
10
Newport
8
- 0Gloucester
09 Dec
11
Newport
3
- 3Blackheath
23 Dec
12
Newport
38
- 3Castleford
27 Dec
13
Newport
26
- 5Monmouthshire League
30 Dec
14
Newport
17
- 0Barnstaple
08 Jan
15
Bristol Rugby
8
- 5Newport
13 Jan
16
Moseley
5
- 14Newport
20 Jan
17
Newport
0
- 0Old Players
03 Feb
18
Cambridge University
0
- 6Newport
06 Feb
19
Llanelli
9
- 8Newport
10 Feb
20
Newport
3
- 9Swansea
17 Feb
21
Newport
6
- 0Cardiff
24 Feb
22
Newport
31
- 0Stade Francais
26 Feb
23
Coventry
0
- 9Newport
03 Mar
24
Gloucester
5
- 8Newport
10 Mar
25
Newport
3
- 3Blackheath
17 Mar
26
Cardiff
9
- 0Newport
24 Mar
27
Newport
22
- 3Bristol Rugby
31 Mar
28
Penarth
3
- 19Newport
07 Apr
29
Newport
17
- 8Rockcliff
14 Apr
30
Newport
15
- 10Barbarians
16 Apr

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