The 2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season was the club's eight consecutive season in the EFL League Two. It was Newport's 68th season in the Football League and 100th season of league football overall. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom fans were not permitted to attend matches until the League 2 Playoff semi-finals and final.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Newport County AFC Supporters Trust | |||
| Chairman | Gavin Foxall | |||
| Manager | Michael Flynn | |||
| Stadium | Rodney Parade and Cardiff City Stadium 9 March 2021 to 21 March 2021 | |||
| League Two | 5th (play-off finalists) | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Welsh League Cup | Enter in first round, competition cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pádraig Amond Matt Dolan Scott Twine (6 each) All: Pádraig Amond (9) | |||
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On 22 September 2020 Newport County beat Championship club Watford 3–1 at home in the third round of the EFL Cup to reach the fourth round for the first time in the club's history.[1] Newport were drawn at home to Premier League club Newcastle United in the fourth round and after drawing 1–1 in normal time Newcastle won the penalty shoot-out.[2] Newport again reached the third round of the FA Cup to face Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion at home on 10 January 2021.[3] Newport lost to Brighton on penalties having drawn 1–1 after extra time.[4] On 19 January 2021 goalkeeper Tom King scored the first goal of his career with a wind-assisted goal kick in the 12th minute of Newport's 1–1 League Two draw at Cheltenham Town.[5] On 21 January 2021, his goal was confirmed to have broken the Guinness World Record for longest football goal, with a distance of 96.01 metres (105 yards), a record previously held by Asmir Begović.[6] In March 2020 Newport were permitted by the EFL to move two home matches to Cardiff City Stadium due to the poor condition of the Rodney Parade pitch.[7] Newport finished the 2020–21 season in 5th place in League Two and qualified for the play-offs.[8] Newport beat Forest Green Rovers 5–4 on aggregate to reach the play-off final for the second time in three seasons.[9] In the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a controversial 107th-minute penalty.[10]
Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | CB |  |
Scot Bennett | Free agent | Free transfer | [11] |
| 20 August 2020 | CB | |
David Longe-King | St Albans City |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 20 August 2020 | CF | |
Ryan Taylor | Plymouth Argyle |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 2 September 2020 | RB |  |
Liam Shephard | Forest Green Rovers |
Free transfer | [14] |
| 4 September 2020 | LW | |
Kevin Ellison | Morecambe |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 8 January 2020 | CM | |
Jack Evans | Swansea City |
Free transfer | [16] |
| 28 January 2021 | CF | |
Dom Telford | Plymouth Argyle |
Undisclosed | [17] |
| 29 January 2021 | CB | |
Priestley Farquharson | Connah's Quay Nomads |
Undisclosed | [18] |
| 18 March 2021 | CM | |
Joe Ledley |  Newcastle Jets |
Free transfer | [19] |
Loans in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2020 | CF |  |
Saikou Janneh | Bristol City |
2 January 2021 | [20] |
| 3 September 2020 | CF | |
Scott Twine | Swindon Town |
2 January 2021 | [21][22] |
| 7 September 2020 | CB | |
Brandon Cooper | Swansea City |
5 January 2021 | [23] |
| 18 September 2020 | CB | |
Bradley Webb | Bristol City |
2 January 2021 | [24] |
| 16 October 2020 | RB | |
Aaron Lewis | Lincoln City |
2 January 2021 | [25] |
| 16 October 2020 | AM |  |
Jamie Devitt | Blackpool |
17 January 2021 | [26] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | |
Jamie Proctor | Rotherham United |
17 January 2021 | [27] |
| 5 January 2021 | CF | |
Owen Windsor | West Bromwich Albion |
1 February 2021 | [28][29] |
| 8 January 2021 | CF | |
Jake Scrimshaw | AFC Bournemouth |
End of season | [30] |
| 20 January 2021 | AM |  |
Luke Gambin | Colchester United |
End of season | [31] |
| 25 January 2021 | CM | |
Anthony Hartigan | AFC Wimbledon |
End of season | [32] |
| 2 February 2021 | CF | |
Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town |
End of season | [33] |
Loans out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | FW | |
Corey Whitely | Boreham Wood |
End of season | [34] |
| 28 August 2020 | CB | |
Marvel Ekpiteta | Ebbsfleet United |
8 September 2020[a] | [36] |
| 4 September 2020 | RB | |
Daniel Leadbitter | Yeovil Town |
18 January 2021 | [37] |
| 21 January 2021 | CB | |
Kyle Howkins | Solihull Moors |
End of season | [38] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | |
Tristan Abrahams | Leyton Orient |
End of season | [39] |
| 1 February 2021 | RM | |
Robbie Willmott | Exeter City |
End of season | [40] |
| 2 February 2021 | RB | |
Daniel Leadbitter | Gloucester City |
End of season | [41] |
Transfers out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | CB | |
Marvel Ekpiteta | Macclesfield Town |
Free | [42] |
| 14 September 2020 | CF | |
Ade Azeez | Dover Athletic |
Released | [43][44] |
| 23 October 2020 | MF | |
Evander Grubb | Huddersfield Town |
Undisclosed | [45] |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | |
Tristan Abrahams | Carlisle United |
Free | [46] |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | |
Ash Baker | The New Saints |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | |
Jack Evans | Penybont |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | |
Kyle Howkins | Free agent | Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | |
Tom King | Salford City |
Released | [47][48] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | |
Joss Labadie | Walsall |
Free | [49][50] |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | |
Daniel Leadbitter | Gloucester City |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | |
Joe Ledley | Free agent | Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | |
David Longe-King | Grimsby Town |
Released | [47] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | |
Josh Sheehan | Bolton Wanderers |
Free | [47][51] |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | |
Liam Shephard | Salford City |
Free | [52] |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | |
Ryan Taylor | Grimsby Town |
Released | [47][53] |
| 30 June 2021 | SS | |
Corey Whitely | Bromley |
Released | [47][54] |
Pre-season
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Newport County | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Newport |
| 18:30 BST (UTC+1) | Abrahams  |
Hare |
Stadium: Dragon Park |
Competitions
editLeague Two
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
| 4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Result summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 |
Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[56]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Newport County | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Loft 58' |
Report | Taylor 32' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Newport County | 2–1 | Barrow | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Shephard 19' Taylor 48' |
Report | Hardcastle 28' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Newport County | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Abrahams 54', 63' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Newport County | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Twine 78' Dolan 88' (pen.) |
Report | McLaughlin 69' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Newport County | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Mullin 38', 61' |
Report | Twine 67' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Newport County | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Janneh 25' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Newport County | Stevenage |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Abrahams 8' (pen.) |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Bradford City | 0–3 | Newport County | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Demetriou 1' Amond 44'Dolan 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Newport County | 2–1 | Colchester United | Newport |
| 19:00 UTC | Twine 51' Amond 90+1' |
Report | Brown 89' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Newport County | 2–1 | Harrogate Town | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Amond 30' Cooper 88' |
Report | Muldoon 44' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | Newport County | Carlisle |
| 19:00 UTC | Alessandra 15' (pen.) Mellish 68', 81' |
Report | Devitt 84' Sheehan 90+2' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 21 November 2020 12 | Newport County | 1–0 | Port Vale | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Ellison 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 24 November 2020 13 | Newport County | 1–1 | Walsall | Newport |
| 19:00 UTC | Twine 23' |
Report | Adebayo 21' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 1 December 2020 14 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 UTC | Matt 76' |
Report | Abrahams 45+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Newport County | 2–1 | Morecambe | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Amond 11' Dolan 83' (pen.) |
Report | Mendes Gomes 32' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 8 December 2020 16 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 19:00 UTC | Report | Twine 25' Amond 45+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Newport County | Leyton, London |
| 15:00 UTC | Johnson 62' Brophy 70' |
Report | Proctor 25' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Salford City | 1–1 | Newport County | Salford |
| 19:00 UTC | Clarke 44' |
Report | Sheehan 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Newport County | 2–4 | Oldham Athletic | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Twine 8' Bennett 41' |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 14' McAleny 58'McCalmont 85'Dearnley 90+3' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Crawley |
| 15:00 UTC | Demetriou 32' (o.g.) |
Report | Haynes 5' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 16 January 2021 21 | Newport County | 0–0 | Salford City | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 19 January 2021 22 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 UTC | Blair 45+5' |
Report | King 12' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 23 January 2021 23 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Newport County | Oldham |
| 15:00 UTC | Keillor-Dunn 8' Grant 29'Demetriou 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Scrimshaw 3' Gambin 40' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 30 January 2021 24 | Harrogate Town | 2–1 | Newport County | Harrogate |
| 15:00 UTC | March 34' Martin 66' |
Report | Scrimshaw 17' |
Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 6 February 2021 25 | Newport County | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Maynard 51' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 9 February 2021 26 | Newport County | 0–1 | Southend United | Newport |
| 19:00 UTC | Report | Clifford 74' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 16 February 2021 27 | Newport County | 1–1 | Exeter City | Newport |
| 19:00 UTC | Telford 88' |
Report | Bowman 22' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 21 February 2021 28 | Newport County | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 13:00 UTC | Report | Davison 43' Matt 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 24 February 2021 29 | Walsall | 0–1 | Newport County | Walsall |
| 17:30 UTC | Report | Labadie 71' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Newport County | 0–0 | Stevenage | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Newport County | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 UTC | Woolery 7' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Newport County | Colchester |
| 15:00 UTC | Report | Labadie 30' Amond 78' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Newport County | 2–1 | Bradford City | Cardiff |
| 19:00 UTC | Dolan 77', 90+6' (pen.) |
Report | Cook 46' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 13 March 2021 34 | Morecambe | 1–3 | Newport County | Morecambe |
| 15:00 UTC | Songo'o 20' |
Report | Dolan 8' (pen.) Sheehan 45+1'Ellison 79' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 March 2021 35 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Newport County | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:00 UTC | Conlon 12' Rodney 75' |
Report | Scrimshaw 55' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 20 March 2021 36 | Newport County | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff |
| 13:00 UTC | Report | Wilkinson 61' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Barrow | 2–1 | Newport County | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Quigley 56' Devitt 84' |
Report | Bennett 24' |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Newport County | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Maynard 63' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 9 April 2021 39 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Mansfield |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+1) | Sinclair 84' |
Report | Labadie 75' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Newport County | 0–0 | Carlisle United | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Newport County | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Newport |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Drysdale 79' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Newport County | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Shephard 52' Lewis 90+10' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Newport County | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Newport County | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Newport |
| 18:30 BST (UTC+1) | Taft 29' (o.g.) Demetriou 34', 85'Collins 39' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Newport County | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Labadie 4' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Southend United | 1–1 | Newport County | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hobson 11' |
Report | Demetriou 56' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
Play-offs
edit| 18 May 2021 1st Leg | Newport County | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 20:15 BST (UTC+1) | Dolan 31' Collins 56' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 900 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 23 May 2021 2nd leg | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.) | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 18:30 BST (UTC+1) | Adams 7' Collins 8'Cadden 53'Matt 87' |
Report | Ellison 70' Labadie 76'Maynard 119' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 31 May 2021 Final | Morecambe | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Newport County | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Mendes Gomes 107' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Bobby Madley |
FA Cup
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26 October.[57] The second round draw was revealed on Monday 9 November by Danny Cowley.[58] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[59]
| 7 November 2020 First round | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Newport County | Leyton, London |
| 15:00 UTC | Kyprianou 40' |
Report | Baker 37' Devitt 77' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 28 November 2020 Second round | Newport County | 3–0 | Salford City | Newport |
| 13:00 UTC | Proctor 56' Amond 75' (pen.)Janneh 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 10 January 2021 Third round | Newport County | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion | Newport |
| 19:45 UTC | Webster 90+6' (o.g.) |
Report | March 90' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
| Penalties | ||||
EFL Cup
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[60] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[61] The draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.[62]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Newport County | 2–0 | Swansea City | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Abrahams 7', 45' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 15 September 2020 Second round | Newport County | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Twine 80' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 22 September 2020 Third round | Newport County | 3–1 | Watford | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Abrahams 18' (pen.) Labadie 28'Amond 65' |
Report | Peñaranda 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 30 September 2020 Fourth round | Newport County | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Newcastle United | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Abrahams 5' |
Report | Shelvey 87' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| Penalties | ||||
EFL Trophy
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August 2020.[63]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Southern Group F | Newport County | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Reid 70' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 6 October 2020 Southern Group F | Newport County | 0–5 | Norwich City U21 | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Omotoye 2', 49', 75' Dennis 77'Martin 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 10 November 2020 Southern Group F | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Newport County | Plymouth |
| 19:00 UTC | Reeves 30' Cooper 48', 59' |
Report | Amond 64' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
Welsh League Cup
editThe draw for the Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG was made on 2 December 2020 with Newport County and Cardiff City invited as wildcard entries.[64] The fixture was postponed and the competition was subsequently cancelled by the Football Association of Wales due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[65]
| 12 December 2020 Southern Section first round | Newport County | P-P | Undy | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
Squad statistics
edit- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Newport County.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
- As of 10 February 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | WAL
|
Tom King | 9 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL
|
Ash Baker | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Ryan Haynes | 33 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
Joss Labadie | 22 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Kyle Howkins | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Priestley Farquharson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Robbie Willmott | 28 | 0 | 5+14 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Matt Dolan | 29 | 3 | 23+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL
|
Pádraig Amond | 34 | 8 | 12+12 | 5 | 1+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | WAL
|
Josh Sheehan | 30 | 2 | 23+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Tristan Abrahams | 28 | 8 | 15+8 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | WAL
|
Aaron Lewis | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
David Longe-King | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | MLT
|
Luke Gambin | 4 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG
|
Scot Bennett | 27 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG
|
Nicky Maynard | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Dom Telford | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
|
Anthony Hartigan | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | WAL
|
Lewis Collins | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG
|
Kevin Ellison | 16 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL
|
Jack Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG
|
Owen Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG
|
Jake Scrimshaw | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG
|
Mickey Demetriou | 32 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Ryan Taylor | 14 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG
|
Nick Townsend | 27 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | WAL
|
Liam Shephard | 29 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Woodiwiss | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | WAL
|
Ryan Hillier | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | WAL
|
Lewys Twamley | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | WAL
|
Sonny Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | WAL
|
Callum Brain | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | WAL
|
Harrison Bright | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | WAL
|
Callum Ryan-Phillip | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | WAL
|
Zack Maher | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | WAL
|
Aneurin Livermore | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
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| 6 | DF | WAL
|
Brandon Cooper | 25 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL
|
Jamie Devitt | 11 | 2 | 1+7 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Bradley Webb | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG
|
Jamie Proctor | 13 | 2 | 5+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Scott Twine | 24 | 7 | 18+1 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | GAM
|
Saikou Janneh | 12 | 2 | 4+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Goals record
edit- As of 10 February 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
CF | Pádraig Amond | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | |
CF | Tristan Abrahams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
CF | Scott Twine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | |
CM | Matt Dolan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 10 | |
CM | Josh Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | |
CM | Jamie Devitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | |
RW | Luke Gambin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | |
CF | Jamie Proctor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | |
CF | Saikou Janneh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | |
CF | Ryan Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | |
GK | Tom King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | |
RB | Ash Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | |
LB | Ryan Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | |
CM | Joss Labadie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | |
CB | Brandon Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | |
CB | Scot Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | |
CF | Nicky Maynard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | |
LW | Kevin Ellison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | |
CF | Jake Scrimshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | |
CB | Mickey Demetriou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | |
RB | Liam Shephard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 47 | ||||
Disciplinary record
edit- As of 10 February 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | |
CM | Joss Labadie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 17 | |
CB | Scot Bennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | |
CB | Brandon Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | |
RM | Robbie Willmott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | |
RB | Liam Shephard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | 10 | |
CM | Josh Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 3 | |
LB | Ryan Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | |
CB | Mickey Demetriou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | |
RB | Joe Woodiwiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | |
RB | Ash Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | |
CB | Kyle Howkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | |
CF | Pádraig Amond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | |
CF | Tristan Abrahams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | |
CF | Jamie Proctor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | |
CF | Scott Twine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | |
LW | Kevin Ellison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | |
RB | Aaron Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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