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2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

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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.

Newport County
2020–21 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanGavin Foxall
ManagerMichael Flynn
StadiumRodney Parade and
Cardiff City Stadium 9 March 2021 to 21 March 2021
League Two5th (play-off finalists)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Welsh League CupEnter in first round, competition cancelled
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pádraig Amond
Matt Dolan
Scott Twine (6 each)
All:
Pádraig Amond (9)

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

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Transfers in

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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

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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

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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]
  1. ^ Loan deal cut short enabling a permanent transfer elsewhere.[35]

Transfers out

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) Friendly Newport County 1–1 Bristol Rovers Newport
18:30 BST (UTC+1) Abrahams   Hare   Stadium: Dragon Park
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Hereford 0–4 Newport County Hereford
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Collins   12' Taylor   49' Janneh   66' Trialist 3   76' Stadium: Edgar Street

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

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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

Result summary

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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

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAAHAHAAAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHAHHA
ResultDWWWLWWWWWLWDDWWLDLDDDLLWLDLWDLWWWLLLWDDLWDWWD
Position10931322111111111111122374557668664457776777655
Updated 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

Matches

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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

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Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
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 (2021-05-31) 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

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   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

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   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

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   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

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Main article: 2020–21 Welsh League Cup

The 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

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Source:[66][67]
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
Players who left the club::
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

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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

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As of 10 February 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
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 6   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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