2023–24 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
2023–24 season
Owner	Newport County AFC Supporters' Trust (until 23 January 2024).; Huw Jenkins (52% from 24 January 2024)
Chairman	Vacant until 23 January 2024.; Huw Jenkins from 24 January 2024
Manager	Graham Coughlan
Stadium	Rodney Parade
League Two	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Will Evans (21); All: Will Evans (25)
Highest home attendance	9,537 v Wrexham (20 January 2024), EFL League Two
Lowest home attendance	800 v West Ham United U21s (31 October 2023), EFL Trophy Southern Group H
Average home league attendance	4,336
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Newport County A.F.C. season is the club's 11th consecutive season in EFL League Two. Newport's 71st season in the English Football League and 103rd season of league football overall. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Newport County reached the second round of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, losing on penalties to Brentford of the Premier League after drawing 1–1 in normal time.^[1]

In October 2023 Newport County Supporters Trust members voted by a 98% majority in favour of selling a controlling interest 52% of shares in the club to former Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins, subject to EFL approval. The Supporters Trust retained 27% of shares and other previous investors retained 21%.^[2] The takeover was confirmed as completed by EFL and the supporters trust on 24 January 2024 with Newport in 14th place in League Two.^[3]

Newport County reached the fourth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup, losing 4–2 to Manchester United of the Premier League.^[4]

Current squad[edit]

As of 9 April 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Nick Townsend	GK	Solihull	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)	Barnsley	4 August 2018	Free	30 June 2025
26	Jonny Maxted	GK	Tadcaster	(1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30)	Northampton Town	28 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Lewis Payne	RB		(2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 (age 19)	Southampton	11 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Adam Lewis	LB	Liverpool	(1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 24)	Liverpool	28 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
4	Ryan Delaney	CB	Wexford	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 27)	Morecambe	21 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
5	James Clarke	CB	Aylesbury	(1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 34)	Walsall	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
6	Declan Drysdale	CB	Birkenhead	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24)	Coventry City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
14	Harrison Bright	RB	Blaenavon	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20)	Academy	10 August 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024
15	Josh Seberry	CB	London	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)	Shelbourne	24 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
19	Shane McLoughlin	RB	The Bronx	(1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27)	Salford City	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
23	Kyle Jameson	CB	Urmston	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25)	Tranmere Rovers	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
28	Matt Baker	CB	Kent	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)	Stoke City	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
33	Matty Bondswell	LB	Nottingham	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)	Newcastle United	1 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
41	Nelson Sanca	CB	Lisbon	(2006-10-10) 10 October 2006 (age 17)	Academy	16 January 2024	Trainee	30 June 2024
Midfielders
8	Bryn Morris	DM	Hartlepool	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)	Grimsby Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
11	James Waite	AM	Sebastopol	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 24)	Penybont	12 January 2022	Free	30 June 2024
17	Scot Bennett	DM	Newquay	(1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 33)	Notts County	1 July 2016	Free	30 June 2024
20	Harry Charsley	CM	Wirral	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 27)	Port Vale	17 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
24	Aaron Wildig	CM	Hereford	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	Morecambe	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
34	Jac Norris	CM		(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Will Evans	CF	Llangedwyn	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 26)	Bala Town	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
9	Omar Bogle	CF	Sandwell	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 30)	Hartlepool United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Offrande Zanzala	CF	Brazzaville	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)	Barrow	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
18	Kiban Rai	CF	Brecon	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
30	Seb Palmer-Houlden	CF	Bristol	(2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 19)	Bristol City	20 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
31	Luke Jephcott	CF	Aberystwyth	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	St Johnstone	25 January 2024	Free	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
13	Joe Day	GK	Brighton	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 33)	Cardiff City	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
16	Sam Bowen	CM		(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23)	Cardiff City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
22	Nathan Wood	LW	Newport	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27)	Penybont	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025

Statistics[edit]

As of 24 September 2023

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Newport County.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ATG	Nick Townsend	33	0	25+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Lewis Payne*	30	2	13+8	1	3+2	1	0+1	0	3+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Adam Lewis*	15	1	11+1	1	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF	IRL	Ryan Delaney	36	1	26+0	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
5	DF	ENG	James Clarke	23	2	16+1	0	4+0	2	1+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Declan Drysdale	11	0	5+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
7	FW	WAL	Will Evans	35	18	26+1	15	4+0	1	1+0	1	2+1	1
8	MF	ENG	Bryn Morris	38	4	27+0	4	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Omar Bogle	26	8	19+1	7	3+0	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
11	MF	WAL	James Waite	25	0	8+10	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
14	DF	WAL	Harrison Bright	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Josh Seberry	12	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Scot Bennett	37	0	26+1	0	5+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
18	FW	WAL	Kiban Rai	16	1	1+10	0	0+1	0	0+2	1	2+0	0
19	DF	IRL	Shane McLoughlin	35	6	26+1	3	5+0	3	0+1	0	2+0	0
20	MF	IRL	Harry Charsley	21	2	10+5	2	2+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW	ENG	Olly Thomas*	9	0	0+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	WAL	Nathan Wood	17	1	3+9	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
23	DF	ENG	Kyle Jameson	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Aaron Wildig	26	2	16+1	0	3+2	1	2+0	1	1+1	0
26	GK	ENG	Jonny Maxted	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
28	DF	WAL	Matt Baker*	19	0	12+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
30	FW	ENG	Seb Palmer-Houlden*	22	5	12+3	3	4+0	1	1+1	1	0+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Matty Bondswell*	27	0	5+14	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	2+1	0

Goals record[edit]

As of 24 September 2023

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	7	FW	Will Evans	15	1	1	1	18
2	9	FW	Omar Bogle	7	1	0	0	8
3	19	DF	Shane McLoughlin	3	3	0	0	6
4	30	FW	Seb Palmer-Houlden	3	1	1	0	5
5	8	MF	Bryn Morris	4	0	0	0	4
6	Own Goals			2	1	0	0	3
7	2	DF	Lewis Payne	1	1	0	0	2
	5	DF	James Clarke	0	2	0	0	2
	20	MF	Harry Charsley	2	0	0	0	2
	24	MF	Aaron Wildig	0	1	1	0	2
11	3	DF	Adam Lewis	1	0	0	0	1
	4	DF	Ryan Delaney	1	0	0	0	1
	18	MF	Kiban Rai	0	0	1	0	1
	22	MF	Nathan Wood	0	0	0	1	1
Total				39	11	4	2	56

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 16 January 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	2		DF	Lewis Payne	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
1	9		FW	Omar Bogle	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
3	7		FW	Will Evans	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	8		MF	Bryn Morris	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	24		MF	Aaron Wildig	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	4		DF	Ryan Delaney	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
6	17		MF	Scot Bennett	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	5		DF	James Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11		MF	James Waite	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	19		DF	Shane McLoughlin	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	33		DF	Matty Bondswell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
12	3		DF	Adam Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6		DF	Declan Drysdale	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		MF	Harry Charsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	28		DF	Matt Baker	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	20		MF	Harry Charsley	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		MF	Nathan Wood	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		DF	Kyle Jameson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					42	1	0	10	0	0	6	0	0	6	0	0	64	1	0

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	CB	Kyle Jameson	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2023	DM	Bryn Morris	Grimsby Town	Free Transfer	^[6]
1 July 2023	AM	Nathan Wood	Penybont	Free Transfer	^[7]
10 July 2023	RB	Shane McLoughlin	Salford City	Free Transfer	^[8]
21 July 2023	CB	Ryan Delaney	Morecambe	Free Transfer	^[9]
24 July 2023	CB	Josh Seberry	Shelbourne	Free Transfer	^[10]
28 July 2023	GK	Jonny Maxted	Northampton Town	Free Transfer	^[11]
25 January 2024	ST	Luke Jephcott	St Johnstone	Free Transfer	^[12]

Out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	LB	Matty Bondswell	Newcastle United	End of Season	^[13]
20 July 2023	CF	Seb Palmer-Houlden	Bristol City	End of Season	^[14]
28 July 2023	LB	Adam Lewis	Liverpool	End of Season	^[15]
11 August 2023	RB	Lewis Payne	Southampton	End of Season	^[16]
1 September 2023	CB	Matt Baker	Stoke City	End of Season	^[17]
1 September 2023	CF	Olly Thomas	Bristol City	24 November 2023^[a]	^[18]^[19]

^ On 24 November, Olly Thomas returned to parent club Bristol City.

Loaned out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
28 July 2023	GK	Joe Day	Woking	1 September 2023^[a]	^[20]^[21]
10 August 2023	CM	Sam Bowen	Wealdstone	End of Season	^[22]
31 August 2023	DF	Harrison Bright	Barry Town United	31 December 2023^[b]	^[23]^[24]
1 September 2023	GK	Joe Day	Yeovil Town	End of Season	^[21]
1 February 2024	LW	Nathan Wood	Cork City	End of Season	^[25]

^ Day was recalled back early from his season-long at Woking to join Yeovil.
^ On 31 December, Bright was recalled back early from his loan at Barry Town.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 18 May, Newport County announced their first pre-season fixture, against Undy.^[26] A day later, a trip to face Bristol City was confirmed.^[27] On June 5, a third pre-season opposition was added, against Yeovil Town.^[28] The club later announced a fourth friendly, against Pontypridd United.^[29] On 20 June, County added a trip to face Sheffield.^[30]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Undy	0–4	Newport County	Undy
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Morris 1' (pen.) Waite 34' Rai 76', 90'	Stadium: The Causeway Attendance: 665

11 July 2023 Friendly	Pontypridd United	1–2	Newport County	Pontypridd
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Ahmun 78'	Report	McLoughlin 34' Bowen 80'	Stadium: USW Sports Park

14 July 2023 Friendly	Sheffield	1–0	Newport County	Dronfield
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Mangham 12'	Report		Stadium: Home of Football Ground

18 July 2023 Friendly	Swansea City	5–0	Newport County	Upper Killay
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Cabango 51' Key 54' Piroe 79' (pen.) Thomas 83', 87'	Report		Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

22 July 2023 Friendly	Bristol City	8–0	Newport County	Bristol
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Bell 8' Wells 14', 38', 51' (pen.) Vyner 43' Scott 49', 62', 90'	Report		Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre

25 July 2023 Friendly	Yeovil Town	2–0	Newport County	Yeovil
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Williams 21' Hyde 73'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,177 (153 Newport fans)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	Starting round	Record
Competition	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	Matchday 1	5	3	0	2	12	8	+4	060.00
FA Cup	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	First round	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		7	4	1	2	16	10	+6	057.14

Last updated: 29 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Notts County	45	18	7	20	89	85	+4	61
15	Tranmere Rovers	45	17	6	22	66	66	0	57
16	Morecambe	45	17	9	19	64	78	−14	57^[a]
17	Newport County	45	16	7	22	61	72	−11	55
18	Accrington Stanley	45	15	9	21	59	70	−11	54
19	Swindon Town	45	14	11	20	74	80	−6	53
20	Salford City	45	13	11	21	64	80	−16	50

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. 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^[32]
Notes:

^ On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.^[31]

Results 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
45	16	7	22	61	72	−11	55	9	6	8	37	37	0	7	1	14	24	35	−11

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	35	30²	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	27¹	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	23	9	18	12	6	6	13	12	15	17	14	19	20	19	19	19	20	20	16	15	15	17	17	17	18	18	17	14	13	11	14	14	16	10	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	16	16	16	17

Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 27 (vs Accrington Stanley) was postponed due FA Cup involvement.
² Matchday 30 (vs Harrogate Town) was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[33]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Newport County	Accrington
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nolan 24' Whalley 80' Adedoyin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Martin Woods

12 August 2023 2	Newport County	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Palmer-Houlden 24' Evans 14', 49' Wood 21' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,989 Referee: Thomas Kirk

15 August 2023 3	Crewe Alexandra	4–2	Newport County	Crewe
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Demetriou 8', 57' Long 66' (pen.) Nevitt 71'	Report	Evans 21' Charsley 75'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Adam Herczeg

19 August 2023 4	Forest Green Rovers	0–3	Newport County	Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Evans 1', 25' Lewis 88' (pen.)	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,292 Referee: Scott Jackson

26 August 2023 5	Newport County	3–1	Sutton United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kizzi 70' (o.g.) Charsley 77' Evans 87'	Report	Patrick 53'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,730 Referee: Matthew Corlett

2 September 2023 6	Newport County	2–2	Wimbledon	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 45+2' Bogle 55'	Report	Tilley 9', 30'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Jacob Miles

9 September 2023 7	Crawley Town	4–1	Newport County	Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tsaroulla 5' Campbell 54', 67' Gladwin 79'	Report	Bogle 10'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Scott Tallis

16 September 2023 8	Newport County	1–1	Barrow	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McLoughlin 43'	Report	Campbell 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Martin Coy

23 September 2023 9	Newport County	1–4	Bradford City	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 35'	Report	Cook 14', 29', 90+2' Tulloch 26'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Andy Davies

30 September 2023 10	Salford City	2–1	Newport County	Salford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lund 25' Drysdale 45+6' (o.g.)	Report	Morris 31'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

3 October 2023 11	Newport County	2–1	Colchester United	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 43' Bogle 63'	Report	Tovide 34'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Lewis Smith

7 October 2023 12	Newport County	1–2	Harrogate Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 58'	Report	Thomson 42' O'Connor 52'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Rebecca Welch

14 October 2023 13	Swindon Town	2–0	Newport County	Swindon
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kemp 8' Hepburn-Murphy 82'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,628 Referee: David Rock

20 October 2023 14	Newport County	3–3	Walsall	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Morris 4', 67' Evans 45+4'	Report	Draper 16', 53', 90+6'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

24 October 2023 15	Notts County	3–0	Newport County	Nottingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Crowley 24' Langstaff 34', 54'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,095 Referee: Charles Breakspear

28 October 2023 16	Gillingham	0–2	Newport County	Gillingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Bogle 20' (pen.), 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,869 Referee: Tom Reeves

11 November 2023 17	Newport County	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Ben Atkinson

18 November 2023 18	Mansfield Town	2–0	Newport County	Mansfield
15:00 UTC	Keillor-Dunn 4', 52'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Thomas Kirk

25 November 2023 19	Newport County	2–1	Stockport County	Newport
15:00 UTC	Morris 45+5' McLoughlin 68'	Report	Olaofe 90+6'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 November 2023 20	Morecambe	1–2	Newport County	Morecambe
19:45 UTC	Mellon 12'	Report	Evans 28' Palmer-Houlden 57'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Ross Joyce

9 December 2023 21	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 UTC	Morris 57' Jennings 88'	Report	Evans 22'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

16 December 2023 22	Newport County	1–1	Grimsby Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Bogle 72'	Report	Rose 78'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Tom Nield

23 December 2023 23	Wrexham	2–0	Newport County	Wrexham
15:00 UTC	Jones 64' Lee 87'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,095 Referee: John Busby

26 December 2023 24	Newport County	4–2	Forest Green Rovers	Newport
15:00 UTC	Evans 60', 63' Payne 69' Delaney 84'	Report	Delaney 2' (o.g.) Stevens 33'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Stephen Martin

29 December 2023 25	Newport County	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
19:45 UTC	Evans 64'	Report	Long 48'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Ben Speedie

1 January 2024 26	Sutton United	1–1	Newport County	Sutton, London
15:00 UTC	Fadahunsi 90'	Report	McLoughlin 79'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,737 Referee: Alan Young

13 January 2024 28	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Newport County	Doncaster
15:00 UTC		Report	Palmer-Houlden 90+3'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,889 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

20 January 2024 29	Newport County	1–0	Wrexham	Newport
15:00 UTC	Palmer-Houlden 34'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 9,537 Referee: Simon Mather

3 February 2024 31	Newport County	2–1	Swindon Town	Newport
12:45 UTC	Evans 53' Palmer-Houlden 74'	Report	Glatzel 46'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Matthew Corlett
Note: Fixture was originally set for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed forward following a safety assessment.^[34]

10 February 2024 32	Walsall	0–3	Newport County	Walsall
15:00 UTC		Report	Morris 4' Evans 15' Charsley 38'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,454 Referee: Lee Swabey

13 February 2024 33	Newport County	1–3	Notts County	Newport
19:45 UTC	Evans 90' (pen.)	Report	Langstaff 22', 59' McGoldrick 35'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: Charles Breakspear Referee: 4,426

17 February 2024 34	Newport County	1–0	Gillingham	Newport
15:00 UTC	Evans 61'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Ollie Yates

24 February 2024 35	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Newport County	Milton Keynes
15:00 UTC	Kemp 12' Payne 23' Gilbey 29'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,354 Referee: Ben Atkinson

27 February 2024 30^[35]	Harrogate Town	1–4	Newport County	Harrogate
19:45 UTC	Thomson 78'	Report	Evans 31' (pen.) Zanzala 33', 52' Palmer-Houlden 70'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 26 January 2024, but was postponed due to Newport's FA Cup fixture clash.

2 March 2024 36	Newport County	0–1	Mansfield Town	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report	Maris 50'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,833 Referee: Adam Herczeg

9 March 2024 37	Stockport County	1–0	Newport County	Stockport
15:00 UTC	Madden 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,865 Referee: Tom Reeves

12 March 2024 38	Newport County	5–3	Morecambe	Newport
19:45 UTC	Wildig 12', 54' Lewis 18' Charsley 78' Palmer-Houlden 90+7'	Report	Edwards 31', 74' Stokes 70'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Scott Simpson

16 March 2024 39	Wimbledon	0–2	Newport County	Wimbledon, London
15:00 UTC		Report	Morris 10' Jameson 55'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Thomas Parsons

23 March 2024 40	Barrow	0–1	Newport County	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 UTC	Stockton 20'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,379 Referee: Ben Speedie

29 March 2024 41	Colchester United	2–1	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 UTC	Iandolo 75' Mingi 90+2'	Report	Zanzala 42'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,308 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

1 April 2024 42	Newport County	0–4	Crawley Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Conroy 1' Darcy 26' Maguire 69' Campbell 90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Martin Woods

6 April 2024 43	Grimsby Town	1–0	Newport County	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Rose 33'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,951 Referee: Bobby Madley

9 April 2024 27^[36]	Newport County	1–3	Accrington Stanley	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Morris 31'	Report	Henderson 22' Leigh 46' Pritchard 67'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January 2024, but was postponed due to Newport's FA Cup fixture clash.

13 April 2024 44	Newport County	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 20'	Report	Apter 25', 36'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: Craig Hicks Referee: 4,549

20 April 2024 45	Newport County	0–1	Salford City	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Smith 90+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Edward Duckworth

27 April 2024 46	Bradford City	v	Newport County	Bradford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Valley Parade

FA Cup[edit]

Newport were drawn at home to National League club Oldham Athletic in the first round,^[37] home to National League club Barnet in the second round,^[38] home to National League Eastleigh in the third round and home to Premier League Manchester United in the fourth round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round	Newport County	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Newport
15:00 UTC	McLoughlin 20', 80'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,541 Referee: David Middleton

2 December 2023 Second round	Newport County	1–1	Barnet	Newport
15:00 UTC	McLoughlin 44'	Report	Collinge 89'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Jacob Miles

12 December 2023 Second round replay	Barnet	1–4	Newport County	Barnet, London
19:45 UTC	Pritchard 37'	Report	Payne 6' Bogle 13' Collinge 25' (o.g.) Palmer-Houlden 76'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Craig Hicks

6 January 2024 Third round	Newport County	1–1	Eastleigh	Newport
15:00 UTC	Clarke 56'	Report	Maguire 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Edward Duckworth

16 January 2024 Third round replay	Eastleigh	1–3	Newport County	Eastleigh
19:45 UTC	McCallum 48'	Report	Wildig 3' Clarke 60' Evans 79'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Sam Allison

28 January 2024 Fourth round	Newport County	2–4	Manchester United	Newport
16:30 UTC	Morris 36' Evans 47'	Report	Fernandes 7' Mainoo 13' Antony 68' Højlund 90+4'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 9,086 Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup[edit]

Newport were drawn at home to EFL League One club Charlton Athletic in the first round^[39] and at home to Premier League club Brentford in the second round.^[40]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Newport County	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wildig 63' Evans 76' Palmer-Houlden 80'	Report	Kanu 43'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Scott Simpson

29 August 2023 Second round	Newport County	1–1 (0–3 p)	Brentford	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Rai 90+6'	Report	Jensen 87'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,916 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Lewis Wood Morris		Mbeumo Wissa Lewis-Potter

EFL Trophy[edit]

On 22 June 2023, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Newport County with Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town and West Ham United Under 21's.^[41]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Newport County	3	1	2	2	2	0	3
4	L1	Cheltenham Town	3	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 October 2023 Group stage	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Newport County	Cheltenham
19:30 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Wood 26' Evans 53'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Matthew Russell

31 October 2023 Group stage	Newport County	0–1	West Ham United U21s	Newport
19:30 UTC		Report	Kodua 62'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 800 Referee: Craig Hicks

14 November 2023 Group stage	Newport County	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report	Evans 37'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,346 Referee: Farai Hallam

References[edit]

^ Newport v Brentford
^ Jenkins Newport purchase
^ Jenkins Newport takeover confirmed
^ Newport v Man United
^ "Newport County sign Kyle Jameson". Newport County AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Newport sign ex-Grimsby midfielder Morris". British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Nathan Wood signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Shane McLoughlin joins Newport on two-year deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Newport sign former Ireland U21 defender Delaney". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Josh Seberry is an Exile". Newport County AFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Newport recruit goalkeeper Maxted after Day exit". British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Luke Jephcott: Newport sign ex-Wales U21 striker from St Johnstone". British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Matty Bondswell joins on loan from Newcastle United". Newport County AFC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Seb Palmer-Houlden Joins the Exiles On Loan". Newport County AFC. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "Adam Lewis Returns To Newport On Loan". Newport County AFC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Lewis Payne joins The Exiles on a season-long loan". Newport County AFC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Matt Baker re-joins the Exiles from Stoke City". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Newport County sign young prospect Olly Thomas from Bristol City". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Olly Thomas Returns to Bristol City". Newport County AFC. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Joe Day Signs". Woking FC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Joe Day joins on loan". Yeovil Town FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ Bowen Wealdstone loan
^ Bright Barry Town United loan
^ "Newport County recall Bright from Barry loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Nathan Wood Joins Cork City On Loan". Newport County AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Newport County AFC to play Undy AFC in pre-season friendly fixture". Newport County AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Newport County to take on Bristol City in a pre-season friendly on Saturday 22nd July". Newport County AFC. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Newport County AFC to play Yeovil Town in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Newport County AFC to face Pontypridd United in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Newport County AFC to take on Sheffield FC in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Independent Disciplinary Commission Hearing". Morecambe FC. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Newport County AFC 2023/24 Fixture Release List". Newport County AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Change to Swindon Town Kick-off Time". Newport County AFC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Date Confirmed for Harrogate Clash". Newport County AFC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Date Confirmed For Accrington Fixture". Newport County AFC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Newport To Host Oldham Athletic In FA Cup Round One". Newport County AFC. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Newport County to Host Barnet in Round Two of the FA Cup". Newport County AFC. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Newport County to face Charlton Athletic". Newport County AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Newport County to host Brentford in round two of the Carabao Cup". Newport County AFC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "County to play Exeter and Forest Green in EFL Trophy". BBC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[18] On 24 November, Olly Thomas returned to parent club Bristol City.

[21] Day was recalled back early from his season-long at Woking to join Yeovil.

[25] On 31 December, Bright was recalled back early from his loan at Barry Town.

[table_hth_MOR0.25843808113525-35] On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.^[31]

[1] Newport v Brentford

[2] Jenkins Newport purchase

[3] Jenkins Newport takeover confirmed

[4] Newport v Man United

[5] "Newport County sign Kyle Jameson". Newport County AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[6] "Newport sign ex-Grimsby midfielder Morris". British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[7] "Nathan Wood signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[8] "Shane McLoughlin joins Newport on two-year deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[9] "Newport sign former Ireland U21 defender Delaney". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[10] "Josh Seberry is an Exile". Newport County AFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[11] "Newport recruit goalkeeper Maxted after Day exit". British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[12] "Luke Jephcott: Newport sign ex-Wales U21 striker from St Johnstone". British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[13] "Matty Bondswell joins on loan from Newcastle United". Newport County AFC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[14] "Seb Palmer-Houlden Joins the Exiles On Loan". Newport County AFC. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[15] "Adam Lewis Returns To Newport On Loan". Newport County AFC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[16] "Lewis Payne joins The Exiles on a season-long loan". Newport County AFC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[17] "Matt Baker re-joins the Exiles from Stoke City". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[19] "Newport County sign young prospect Olly Thomas from Bristol City". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[20] "Olly Thomas Returns to Bristol City". Newport County AFC. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[22] "Joe Day Signs". Woking FC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[JDay-23] "Joe Day joins on loan". Yeovil Town FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[24] Bowen Wealdstone loan

[26] Bright Barry Town United loan

[27] "Newport County recall Bright from Barry loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[28] "Nathan Wood Joins Cork City On Loan". Newport County AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[29] "Newport County AFC to play Undy AFC in pre-season friendly fixture". Newport County AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[30] "Newport County to take on Bristol City in a pre-season friendly on Saturday 22nd July". Newport County AFC. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[31] "Newport County AFC to play Yeovil Town in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[32] "Newport County AFC to face Pontypridd United in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[33] "Newport County AFC to take on Sheffield FC in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[34] "Independent Disciplinary Commission Hearing". Morecambe FC. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb-36] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[37] "Newport County AFC 2023/24 Fixture Release List". Newport County AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[38] "Change to Swindon Town Kick-off Time". Newport County AFC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[39] "Date Confirmed for Harrogate Clash". Newport County AFC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[40] "Date Confirmed For Accrington Fixture". Newport County AFC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[41] "Newport To Host Oldham Athletic In FA Cup Round One". Newport County AFC. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[42] "Newport County to Host Barnet in Round Two of the FA Cup". Newport County AFC. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[43] "Newport County to face Charlton Athletic". Newport County AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[44] "Newport County to host Brentford in round two of the Carabao Cup". Newport County AFC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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