2018–19 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2018–19 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanGavin Foxall
ManagerMichael Flynn
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two7th (play-off finalists)
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pádraig Amond (15)
All: Pádraig Amond (24)
Highest home attendance9,680 v Manchester City (16 February 2019), FA Cup round 5
Lowest home attendance962 v Plymouth Argyle (13 November 2018), EFL Trophy Southern Group C
Average home league attendance3,409

The 2018–19 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in Football League Two, 66th season in the Football League and 98th season of English league football overall. For this season the club kit was redesigned to match that worn during the 1938–39 Third Division South championship-winning season.[1] County reached the League Two play-off final but narrowly missed out on promotion. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 1948–49 season, losing to eventual winners Manchester City.

Season Review[edit]

League[edit]

The season began with an away loss to Mansfield Town, leaving County in 23rd place in the league table. However, wins at home to Crewe Alexandra, Notts County and Grimsby Town, and an away 1–1 draw at Exeter City lifted Newport into the play-off places after five games had been played. The following two games away at Port Vale and Oldham Athletic were also won, further improving County's league placing to 2nd, missing out on the top spot on goal difference. In the next game, Newport suffered a surprising home six–nil loss to Yeovil Town, dropping to 3rd place, but still within the automatic promotion zone. After briefly rising to 2nd again following the home win against Cambridge United, County consolidated their position in 3rd place until the loss to Crawley Town put them back into the play-off zone. Following the home win over Colchester United Newport were again in 3rd place with 18 games played, but they slowly slipped down the table, falling as low as 15th after 33 games. However after the loss away to Northampton Town in the 36th game, County spent the rest of the season unbeaten, rising up the table back into the last play-off spot. However, going into the last game, any one of Exeter, Colchester, Carlisle or Stevenage could overtake them and qualify for the play-offs. Whereas the others all needed wins, Exeter could mathematically qualify with a draw, due to their superior goal difference. Into the last three minutes of the final game, both Colchester and Stevenage were winning, Exeter were being held to a draw and Newport were losing at Morecambe. This left County in 11th place with the clock ticking towards full time. However, a Jamille Matt equaliser in the 87th minute lifted Newport back into 7th place at full time. Only Exeter could overtake County now, and as their match was still in progress it was several minutes before the league placings could be finalised. With Exeter failing to score, Newport were confirmed in the play-offs.

Play-offs[edit]

County's opponents were Mansfield Town, and they would be hoping for a better result than the season-opening's three–nil loss.

In the home leg, Newport found themselves one–nil down after 12 minutes, only for the top-scorer Pádraig Amond to equalise in the 83rd minute, leaving things all square for the away leg. At Field Mill both teams played out the entirety of the 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time without a goal being scored. This took the game to penalties, with County to kick first. Dan Butler scored for Newport, with Nicky Ajose restoring parity for the home side. Pádraig Amond for Newport and CJ Hamilton for Mansfield also scored. Mickey Demetriou scored for Newport, but Tyler Walker's penalty kick was saved by Joe Day. Next up for Mansfield was Mal Benning who had to score to keep his side in the game. His penalty initially hit the post before ricocheting off Joe Day and into the goal. Newport's next penalty kick was taken by Matty Dolan who made no mistake and booked County's place in the play-off final.

The final at Wembley was contested against Tranmere Rovers, who had been promoted to League Two in the previous season's National League play-off final. Much like County's previous game with Mansfield, this too lasted the full 90 minutes without a goal being scored. However in the 89th minute Newport's captain Mark O'Brien was sent off for a second yellow card. This meant that County had to play the entirety of extra time with ten men. When it looked certain that this game would also go to penalties, Connor Jennings scored for Tranmere in the last minute of extra time to give them the win and promotion to League One.

Cup[edit]

County's FA Cup began with a trip to Southern League Metropolitan Police. Goals either side of half time by Pádraig Amond and Jamille Matt completed a comfortable 2–0 win for Newport. County were again drawn away in the second round, this time to National League side Wrexham. The game, broadcast on BT Sport, ended in a 0–0 draw, necessitating a reply at Rodney Parade. The draw for the third round had been made before the replay had taken place, with the winners rewarded with a home tie against 2015–16 Premier League champions Leicester City. Newport won the replay 4–0 and had still to concede a goal in the competition. In the third round, televised on the BBC, County took the lead against Leicester after just 10 minutes thanks to a Jamille Matt header. With the clock ticking down towards full time, Leicester's Rachid Ghezzal scored an equaliser in the 82nd minute. Newport had conceded an equaliser at exactly the same late stage in the previous season's fourth-round match with Tottenham Hotspur, but this time they found an even later winner. Leicester's Albrighton conceded a penalty for handball, which was duly converted by Amond, to put Newport into the fourth round for the second season in succession. In the fourth round, County were drawn away at Middlesbrough, in what was dubbed the Transporter Bridge Derby.[2] At the Riverside, Daniel Ayala put Boro into the lead in the 51st minute and that is how the score remained at the 90th minute. Despite piling on the pressure in the last ten minutes, Newport could not find an equaliser, until former Boro academy player Matty Dolan scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to force a replay. The draw for the fifth round had been made before the replay had taken place, with the winners rewarded with a home tie against Premier League champions Manchester City. The Middlesbrough replay, broadcast by BT Sport, was a completely different affair to the first game, with Newport running out comfortable 2–0 winners in a game they completely dominated. Manchester City had won both their previous FA Cup games 7–0 against Rotherham United and 5–0 against Burnley, but they found County a much sterner test. Newport kept the scoreline to 0–0 at half time, but shortly after the break Leroy Sané scored for the visitors, but their expected goal rush never materialised. It was not until the 75th minute that City scored their second through Phil Foden. Pádraig Amond got a goal back for County in the 88th minute, leaving the score 1–2 in the 89th minute. However, almost immediately Foden grabbed his second, with Riyad Mahrez scoring City's fourth in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Although County were out, Pádraig Amond, who had scored in all five rounds, remained the FA Cup top goalscorer until Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scored twice in their record-equalling final to share the honour. Newport had lost just two of their last 12 FA Cup matches, each time to one of the Premier League's 'big six' sides.

In the EFL Cup, Newport were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round. County cruised to a 4–0 lead by the 90th minute, only to be denied a clean sheet by an Ade Azeez penalty. In the second round, Newport were drawn at home to Oxford United, but failed in their attempt at the Oxbridge double, losing 3–0.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM Wales Andrew Crofts Scunthorpe United Free [3]
1 July 2018 CB England Fraser Franks Stevenage Free [4]
1 July 2018 RB England Tyler Hornby-Forbes Brighton & Hove Albion Free [5]
1 July 2018 RW Guyana Keanu Marsh-Brown Forest Green Rovers Free [6]
1 July 2018 CF Jamaica Jamille Matt Blackpool Free [7]
4 August 2018 GK Antigua and Barbuda Nick Townsend Free agent Free [8]
23 October 2018 MF England Joss Labadie Free agent Free [9]
31 January 2019 RW England Ade Azeez Cambridge United Undisclosed [10]
9 March 2019 RW England Will Randall Free agent Free [11]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2018 LW England Lamar Reynolds Dagenham & Redbridge Free [12]
21 March 2019 CB England Fraser Franks Retired N/A [13]
30 June 2019 DF Wales David Pipe Retired N/A [14]
30 June 2019 CM Wales Andrew Crofts Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2019 RW England Will Randall Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2019 RB England Tyler Hornby-Forbes Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2019 MF Wales Tom Hillman Free agent Released [18]
30 June 2019 MF Wales Owen Taylor Free agent Released [19]
30 June 2019 DF England Dan Butler Peterborough United Free [20]
30 June 2019 GK England Joe Day Cardiff City Free [21]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2018 CM England Charlie Cooper Forest Green Rovers 13 December 2018 [6]
18 July 2018 CF England Antoine Semenyo Bristol City 27 January 2019 [22]
30 July 2018 CM England Tyreeq Bakinson Bristol City End of Season [23][24]
2 August 2018 FW Wales Mark Harris Cardiff City 2 January 2019 [25]
31 August 2018 DF England Cameron Pring Bristol City 3 January 2019 [26][27]
4 January 2019 LB England Vashon Neufville West Ham United 3 April 2019 [28]
18 January 2019 CB Wales Regan Poole Manchester United End of Season [29]
31 January 2019 CF Northern Ireland Ben Kennedy Stevenage End of Season [30]
31 January 2019 CF England Harry McKirdy Aston Villa End of Season [31]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
27 July 2018 CF Wales Momodou Touray Barry Town United End of Season [32]
10 January 2019 CB Wales Jay Foulston Merthyr Town End of Season [33]
27 March 2019 RB England Tyler Hornby-Forbes Salford City End of Season [34]

Competitions[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

11 July 2018 Friendly Bristol City 2–2 Newport County Bristol
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Weimann 37'
Watkins 42'
Report Amond 7'
Sheehan 10'
13 July 2018 Friendly Undy Athletic 1–1 Newport County Chepstow
18.45 BST (UTC+1) Barnes 41' Report Trialist 76' Stadium: Larkfield Park
14 July 2018 Friendly Chippenham Town 1–0 Newport County Chippenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Compton 66' Report Stadium: Hardenhuish Park
Attendance: 302
18 July 2018 Friendly Swansea City 1–0 Newport County Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Narsingh 13' Report Stadium: Fairwood training ground
18 July 2018 Friendly Pen-y-Bont 0–0 Newport County Bridgend
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: KYMCO Stadium

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 14 12 68 47 +21 74 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
6 Tranmere Rovers (O, P) 46 20 13 13 63 50 +13 73
7 Newport County 46 20 11 15 59 59 0 71
8 Colchester United 46 20 10 16 65 53 +12 70
9 Exeter City 46 19 13 14 60 49 +11 70
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [35]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

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 11 15 59 59  0 71 14 6 3 32 22  +10 6 5 12 27 37  −10

Last updated: 30 April 2019.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultLWDWWWWLWWDDWLDDLWLWLLLDLLWDLWLWLWLLWWDDWWDWWD
Position23161885223323334446354681110121313131413151515121213111113131211111177
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[36][37]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Mansfield Town 3–0 Newport County Mansfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Walker 12'
Khan 56', 64'
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Paul Marsden
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Newport County 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Amond 33' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Brett Huxtable
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Exeter City 1–1 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stockley 21' Report Harris 81' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Chris Sarginson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Newport County 3–2 Notts County Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Franks 24'
Harris 26'
Matt 90+5'
Report Hemmings 12'
Dennis 87'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: Alan Young
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dolan 40' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Neil Hair
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Port Vale 1–2 Newport County Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Pope 27' Report Bennett 18'
Butler 48'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Martin Coy
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Newport County Oldham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Bakinson 69' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Mark Heywood
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Newport County 0–6 Yeovil Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Arquin 20'
Green 38', 48'
Jaiyesimi 45+2'
Olomola 68'
Dickinson 76'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,167
Referee: Peter Wright
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newport County Tranmere
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Franks 5' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,745
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Newport County 4–2 Cambridge United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 45+1' (pen.)
Amond 49'
Matt 60', 63'
Report Lambe 4', 21' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Newport County 3–3 Macclesfield Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Butler 29'
Demetriou 59' (pen.)
Matt 90+7'
Report Kelleher 6'
Fitzpatrick 11' (pen.)
Fitzpatrick 82' (pen.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bennett 18' (o.g.) Report Amond 38' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Tim Robinson
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Newport County 2–1 Stevenage Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dolan 1'
Semenyo 90+8'
Report Wildin 45+1' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Crawley Town 4–1 Newport County Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Maguire 1'
Morais 64' (pen.)
Palmer 72'
Nathaniel-George 79'
Report Matt 59' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Charles Breakspear
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Bury 1–1 Newport County Bury
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Maynard 24' Report Matt 56' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,072
Referee: Martin Coy
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Newport County 1–1 Morecambe Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Amond 1' Report Ellison 77' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: Ollie Yates
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Carlisle United 3–2 Newport County Carlisle
15:00 UTC Devitt 9', 12'
Grainger 90+2'
Report Amond 39'
Butler 87'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,541
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Newport County 2–0 Colchester United Newport
15:00 UTC Matt 54'
Pring 67'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Roger East
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 UTC Boyle 18'
Barnett 44'
Report Semenyo 89' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: Alan Young
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Newport County 3–1 Northampton Town Newport
19:45 UTC Sheehan 5'
Matt 31'
Amond 33'
Report Williams 33' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,730
Referee: Andy Davies
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Swindon Town 2–1 Newport County Swindon
15:00 UTC Doughty 1'
Woolery 82'
Report Amond 33' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22 Lincoln City 3–2 Newport County Lincoln
15:00 UTC Akinde 3'
Anderson 7'
Pett 67'
Report Amond 45', 77' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Thomas Bramall
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23 Newport County 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Newport
15:00 UTC Amond 45+2' (pen.) Report Williams 3', 52', 57'
Campbell 53'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: John Busby
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24 Newport County 0–0 Crawley Town Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Antony Coggins
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25 Stevenage 1–0 Newport County Stevenage
15:00 UTC Revell 85' Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Andy Haines
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Newport County Crewe
15:00 UTC Bowery 34'
Porter 88' (pen.)
Ainley 90+2'
Report Semenyo 65'
Amond 76'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Nick Kinseley
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27 Newport County 1–0 Exeter City Newport
15:00 UTC Matt 71' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Charles Breakspear
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 28 Newport County 0–0 Port Vale Newport
19:45 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Neil Hair
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29 Grimsby Town 3–0 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 UTC Cook 17', 56'
Demetriou 84' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Newport County 1–0 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 UTC Willmott 15' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31 Newport County 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Newport
19:45 UTC Report Aneke 88' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,860
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 32 Notts County 1–4 Newport County Nottingham
19:45 UTC Hemmings 10' Report Franks 9'
Matt 15', 33'
Amond 47'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Newport County Milton Keynes
15:00 UTC Cissé 57'
Aneke 89'
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Newport County 2–0 Carlisle United Newport
15:00 UTC Azeez 14'
Amond 67'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Colchester United 3–0 Newport County Colchester
15:00 UTC Szmodics 20'
Senior 45+2'
Nouble 63'
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Lee Collins
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
19:45 UTC Powell 88' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Antony Coggins
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 37 Newport County 1–0 Cheltenham Town Newport
19:45 UTC Hussey 54' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,192
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Yeovil Town 1–3 Newport County Yeovil
15:00 UTC James 73' Report Willmott 62'
Kennedy 66'
Marsh-Brown 90+1'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,983
Referee: Nick Kinseley
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 39 Newport County 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,170
Referee: Alan Young
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 40 Newport County 0–0 Swindon Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,314
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 41 Cambridge United 0–3 Newport County Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Amond 4'
Matt 34'
McKirdy 90'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 42 Newport County 3–1 Bury Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 5', 75'
Matt 35'
Report Maynard 7' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Peter Wright
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Newport County Macclesfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 44 Newport County 1–0 Lincoln City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bennett 7' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,605
Referee: Kevin Johnson
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45 Newport County 2–0 Oldham Athletic Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) O'Brien 48'
Willmott 79'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Craig Hicks
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Morecambe 1–1 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Collins 20' Report Matt 87' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Neil Hair

Play-offs[edit]

9 May 2019 1st Leg Newport County 1–1 Mansfield Town Newport
19:45 Amond 83' Report Hamilton 12' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 May 2019 2nd Leg Mansfield Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–5 p)
Newport County Mansfield
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,361
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Penalties
Ajose soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with red X
Benning soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Butler
soccer ball with check mark Amond
soccer ball with check mark Demetriou
soccer ball with check mark Poole
soccer ball with check mark Dolan
25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) Final Newport County 0–1 (a.e.t.) Tranmere Rovers Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Jennings 119' Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup[edit]

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[38] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[39] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[40] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[41] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.[42]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Round 1 Metropolitan Police 0–2 Newport County Molesey
15:00 UTC Report Amond 41'
Matt 48'
Stadium: Imber Court
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Round 2 Wrexham 0–0 Newport County Wrexham
20:00 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Round 2 replay Newport County 4–0 Wrexham Newport
19:45 UTC Amond 49'
Matt 59'
Carrington 65' (o.g.)
Butler 90+1'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Round 3 Newport County 2–1 Leicester City Newport
16:30 UTC Matt 10'
Amond 85' (pen.)
Report Ghezzal 82' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,705
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Round 4 Middlesbrough 1–1 Newport County Middlesbrough
15:00 UTC Ayala 51' Report Dolan 90+3' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,794
Referee: John Brooks
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round 4 replay Newport County 2–0 Middlesbrough Newport
19:45 UTC Willmott 47'
Amond 67'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) Round 5 Newport County 1–4 Manchester City Newport
17:30 UTC Amond 88' Report Sané 51'
Foden 75', 89'
Mahrez 90+4'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 9,680
Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup[edit]

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[43] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[44]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) Round 1 Cambridge United 1–4 Newport County Cambridge
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Azeez 90' (pen.) Report Amond 18', 42'
Matt 49'
Semenyo 86'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Andy Davies
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Round 2 Newport County 0–3 Oxford United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Demetriou 2' (o.g.)
Baptiste 4'
Whyte 90+1'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,228
Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy[edit]

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the Under 21 invited clubs was announced.[45] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[46]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Chelsea U21 3 2 0 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 L2 Swindon Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
4 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) Southern Group C Swindon Town 1–0 Newport County Swindon
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Doughty 77' (pen.) Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Antony Coggins
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Southern Group C Newport County 3–0 Chelsea Under 21s Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Matt 36', 46'
Semenyo 90+1'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Southern Group C Newport County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:45 UTC Semenyo 33'
Harris 45'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 962

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 13 September 2019[47][48]
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 England ENG Joe Day 52 0 46+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Wales WAL David Pipe 26 0 16+3 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF England ENG Dan Butler 60 4 48+0 3 6+0 1 2+0 0 3+1 0
4 MF England ENG Joss Labadie 21 0 12+4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 MF England ENG Robbie Willmott 43 3 32+2 2 5+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
8 MF England ENG Matt Dolan 42 3 27+8 2 3+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Pádraig Amond 59 23 46+2 15 7+0 5 1+1 2 1+1 1
10 MF England ENG Keanu Marsh-Brown 21 1 3+14 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
11 FW Jamaica JAM Jamille Matt 57 20 39+7 14 7+0 3 2+0 1 2+0 2
12 FW England ENG Will Randall 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF England ENG Ade Azeez 15 1 3+12 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF England ENG Tyreeq Bakinson 42 1 26+5 1 6+1 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
16 MF Wales WAL Josh Sheehan 46 1 24+12 1 2+2 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
17 DF England ENG Scot Bennett 50 2 39+2 2 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
18 DF Wales WAL Jay Foulston 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW Northern Ireland NIR Ben Kennedy 10 1 7+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Tyler Hornby-Forbes 20 0 13+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
22 MF Wales WAL Andrew Crofts 12 0 5+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark O'Brien 46 2 29+8 2 4+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
26 DF Wales WAL Regan Poole 26 0 23+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW England ENG Harry McKirdy 13 1 2+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF England ENG Mickey Demetriou 58 4 48+0 4 7+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
30 GK England ENG Nick Townsend 10 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
31 MF Wales WAL Tom Hillman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 MF Wales WAL Owen Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
38 MF Wales WAL Lewis Collins 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Player(s) who have left the club during the season:
5 DF England ENG Fraser Franks 34 3 25+0 3 4+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW Wales WAL Mark Harris 20 3 5+11 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
20 DF England ENG Cameron Pring 11 1 1+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
33 MF England ENG Charlie Cooper 15 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
42 FW England ENG Antoine Semenyo 32 6 12+9 3 3+2 0 1+1 1 3+1 2
44 DF England ENG Vashon Neufville 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record[edit]

As of 13 September 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 Republic of Ireland CF Pádraig Amond 15 5 2 1 23
2 11 Jamaica CF Jamille Matt 14 3 1 2 20
3 42 England CF Antoine Semenyo 3 0 1 2 6
4 3 England LB Dan Butler 3 1 0 0 4
28 England CB Mickey Demetriou 4 0 0 0 4
6 5 England CB Fraser Franks 3 0 0 0 3
7 England RM Robbie Willmott 2 1 0 0 3
8 England CM Matt Dolan 2 1 0 0 3
14 Wales RW Mark Harris 2 0 0 1 3
10 17 England CB Scot Bennett 2 0 0 0 2
25 Republic of Ireland CB Mark O'Brien 2 0 0 0 2
12 10 England CM Keanu Marsh-Brown 1 0 0 0 1
14 England RW Ade Azeez 1 0 0 0 1
15 England CM Tyreeq Bakinson 1 0 0 0 1
16 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 1 0 0 0 1
19 Northern Ireland CF Ben Kennedy 1 0 0 0 1
20 England CB Cameron Pring 1 0 0 0 1
27 England CF Harry McKirdy 1 0 0 0 1
Total 59 11 4 6 80

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 13 September 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 3 England LB Dan Butler 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
3 16 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
28 England CB Mickey Demetriou 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
5 4 England CM Joss Labadie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 England CB Fraser Franks 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
25 Republic of Ireland CB Mark O'Brien 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
8 17 England CB Scot Bennett 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
9 11 Jamaica CF Jamille Matt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 2 Wales RB David Pipe 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
26 Wales CB Regan Poole 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 7 England RM Robbie Willmott 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
9 Republic of Ireland CF Pádraig Amond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 14 Wales RW Mark Harris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 England RB Tyler Hornby-Forbes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 Wales CM Andrew Crofts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 England CM Charlie Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 England CF Antoine Semenyo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 8 England CM Matt Dolan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 England RW Ade Azeez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England CM Tyreeq Bakinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 Northern Ireland CF Ben Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 England CF Harry McKirdy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 75 0 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 84 0 3

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