2017–18 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2017–18 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanMalcolm Temple (until 30 September 2017) & Gavin Foxall
ManagerMichael Flynn
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two11th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySouthern Group E
Top goalscorerLeague: Pádraig Amond (13)
All: Pádraig Amond (14)
Highest home attendance9,836 v Tottenham Hotspur (27 January 2018) FA Cup round 4
Lowest home attendance540 v Cheltenham Town (7 November 2017) EFL Trophy Southern Group E
Average home league attendance3,489
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Newport County's fifth consecutive season in Football League Two, 65th season in the Football League and 97th season of league football overall. They finished the season in 11th position in the league, and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Season Review[]

League[]

The season began with three away matches in succession, as the Rodney Parade pitch was being relaid. Following two draws with Stevenage and Crewe Alexandra County found themselves in 16th place in the embryonic league table, the lowest they would ever be. The first visit to Coventry City since August 1961 resulted in a 1–0 win. In the homecoming game against Chesterfield Newport won 4–1 thanks to a 13-minute Frank Nouble hat-trick and County were now in 2nd place. Over the next 11 games, Newport remained in and around the play-off positions, recording five wins and two draws. However, County failed to record a win in the next four games, falling out of the play-off zone and extending the run to six games without a win in total. After this slump, form improved following the away win at Swindon Town, with only one loss in the next nine games. This included a run of three consecutive wins in January, culminating with a 2–1 win over Crawley Town that put County back in the play-offs in 5th place. This was not to last, as Newport then went winless for the next seven league games before recording their second 2–0 win of the season over Yeovil Town. The last ten games of the season saw only three more County victories, resulting in an 11th-place finish, with doubles over Cambridge United and Swindon Town, and victory over promoted Accrington Stanley along the way. During the season Newport managed the double against Grimsby Town, Crawley Town, Yeovil Town, Swindon Town and Cambridge United.

Cup[]

In the EFL Cup, County were drawn at home to League One Southend United in the first round. However, the fixture was switched to Roots Hall as the Rodney Parade pitch was still being relaid. County came away with a 2–0 victory as a result of a second-half brace from Shawn McCoulsky and were rewarded with a home draw against Championship side Leeds United. This too had to be switched to the away ground as Rodney Parade was still not ready. Despite taking the lead at Elland Road, County eventually lost 5–1 and were eliminated.

Newport were placed in Southern Group E for the EFL Trophy, alongside Forest Green Rovers, Swansea City U21s and Cheltenham Town. Losing 2–0, 2–1 and 2–1 respectively, County finished bottom of the group and failed to qualify for the knockout stage.

In the FA Cup, County were drawn at home to League One Walsall in the first round. Despite a late Walsall goal, goals from Frank Nouble and Shawn McCoulsky were enough to see Newport into the hat for the second round. County were again drawn at home, this time to fellow League Two side Cambridge United. Goals from captain Joss Labadie in the 2nd and 82nd minute gave Newport a 2–0 victory and passage to the third round. County were drawn at home to Leeds United for the second time this season, and this time the game was played at Rodney Parade. Gaetano Berardi scored in the 9th minute for Leeds, but in the 76th minute, Conor Shaughnessy put the ball into his own net to level the scores. With the clock ticking down to one minute remaining, Shawn McCoulsky leapt highest from a corner to head the winner, putting County into the fourth round for the first time since the 1978–79 season. In the fourth round, County were again drawn at home, this time to Premier League Tottenham Hotspur. In front of a Rodney Parade record crowd, Newport took the lead in the 38th minute courtesy of a Padraig Amond goal. Into the last 10 minutes, County were looking like recording a famous victory, only for Harry Kane to poke home an equaliser from an 82nd-minute corner. In the resulting replay at Wembley, Dan Butler conceded an own goal in the 26th minute, with Spurs' Erik Lamela adding a second on 34 minutes. That was the final score, with the 7,200 County fans in the crowd of 38,947 left to applaud the County players back to the dressing room.[1]

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 AM England Matt Dolan Yeovil Town Free [2]
1 July 2017 CF England Frank Nouble Southend United Free [3]
1 July 2017 RB Wales David Pipe Eastleigh Free [4]
1 July 2017 CF England Lamar Reynolds Brentwood Town Free [5]
1 July 2017 AM England Robbie Willmott Chelmsford City Free [4]
23 August 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond Hartlepool United Undisclosed [6]
17 October 2017 CF England Paul Hayes Hemel Hempstead Town Free [7]
5 January 2018 AM Wales Josh Sheehan Swansea City Free [8]
16 April 2018 CB Wales Jay Foulston Youth system N/A [9]
16 April 2018 CF Wales Momodou Touray Youth system N/A [9]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
24 August 2017 FW Wales Rhys Kavanagh Bristol Rovers Compensation [10]
4 September 2017 GK Wales Rhys Davies Leicester City Undisclosed [11]
12 January 2018 CF England Aaron Williams Free agent Released [12]
5 February 2018 FW England Sean Rigg Free agent Released [13]
21 February 2018 DF England Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Free agent Released [14]
18 June 2018 CM England Tom Owen-Evans Falkirk Undisclosed [15]
30 June 2018 GK England James Bittner Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2018 CF England Paul Hayes Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2018 CF England Marlon Jackson Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2018 LW Antigua and Barbuda Calaum Jahraldo-Martin Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2018 CB England Jamie Turley Free agent Released [16]
30 June 2018 MF England Ben Tozer Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2018 CF England Frank Nouble Free agent Released [18]
30 June 2018 MF England Joss Labadie Free agent Released [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 July 2017 CF England Shawn McCoulsky Bristol City 1 January 2018 [20]
1 August 2017 CB England Benjamin White Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 [21]
10 August 2017 CM England Reece Cole Brentford 29 September 2017 [22][a]
18 August 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Joe Quigley AFC Bournemouth 1 January 2018 [24]
4 January 2018 CF Wales Aaron Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [25]
6 January 2018 FB England Tyler Reid Swansea City End of season [26]
18 January 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe Cambridge United 23 March 2018 [27]
  1. ^ On 29 September 2017, Reece Cole's loan was cut short due to injury.[23]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 August 2017 CB England Jamie Turley Boreham Wood 30 June 2018 [28]
15 August 2017 CF England Aaron Williams Brackley Town 2 January 2018 [29]
18 August 2017 FW Wales Momodou Touray Merthyr Town 1 November 2017 [30]
8 November 2017 RB England Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Torquay United 7 January 2018 [31]
4 January 2018 CF England Lamar Reynolds Leyton Orient End of season [32]
4 January 2018 MF Wales Evan Press Undy Athletic End of season [33]
4 January 2018 MF Wales Tom Savigar Port Talbot Town End of season [34]
28 February 2018 MF England Tom Owen-Evans Truro City End of season [35]

Competitions[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

Newport County announced eight pre-season friendlies.[36][37][38]

14 July 2017 Undy 1–1 Newport County Undy
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Wood 56' (pen.) Report Bird 47' Stadium: The Causeway
15 July 2017 Swindon Supermarine 3–4 Newport County South Marston
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Thompson
Bohane
Campbell 		Report Reynolds
Alexander o.g.'
Willmott
Jackson 		Stadium: Webb's Wood Stadium
18 July 2017 Chippenham Town 1–2 Newport County Chippenham
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Sandell 60' Report Willmott 6'
Jackson 74'		 Stadium: Hardenhuish Park
19 July 2017 Merthyr Town 1–1 Newport County Merthyr Tydfil
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Fleetwood 83' (pen.) Report Trialist 15' Stadium: Penydarren Park
22 July 2017 Gloucester City 1–4 Newport County Evesham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore Nouble
Nouble
Dolan
Dolan 		Stadium: Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
25 July 2017 Barry Town United 2–0 Newport County Barry
19:30 BST (UTC+1) McLaggon 4', 22' Report Stadium: Jenner Park
29 July 2017 Northampton Town 2–1 Newport County Northampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Long
Barnett 		Report Reynolds Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Darren England

League Two[]

Main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Swindon Town 46 20 8 18 67 65 +2 68
10 Carlisle United 46 17 16 13 62 54 +8 67
11 Newport County 46 16 16 14 56 58 −2 64
12 Cambridge United 46 17 13 16 56 60 −4 64
13 Colchester United 46 16 14 16 53 52 +1 62
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 16 14 56 58  −2 64 9 10 4 32 24  +8 7 6 10 24 34  −10

Last updated: 23 January 2018..
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHAAAHAHAHHHHHAHHAA
ResultDDWWLDWLWWLWWLDLDDLWDWDLDWWWDLLLDDDWDLDLWLWWLD
Position91692712610871086668891091291110111110581011121213131111121213121413111111
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures[]

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 1 Stevenage 3–3 Newport County Stevenage
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Pett 11'
Gorman 61' (pen.)
Newton 72'		 Report Nouble 55'
Demetriou 77'
McCoulsky 90+4'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Martin Coy
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Newport County Crewe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dagnall 18' Report Nouble 13' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 3 Coventry City 0–1 Newport County Coventry
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Cole 53' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 4 Newport County 4–1 Chesterfield Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Nouble 55', 66', 68'
Amond 82'		 Report O'Grady 37' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: David Webb
2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) 5 Exeter City 1–0 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Holmes 57' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: John Brooks
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 6 Newport County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Ben Toner
12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7 Newport County 1–0 Cheltenham Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Amond 35' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 8 Morecambe 2–1 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ellison 34', 80' Report Bennett 36' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 9 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Amond 63' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Antony Coggins
26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 10 Crawley Town 1–2 Newport County Crawley
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Connolly 30' Report Demetriou 40', 51' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Craig Hicks
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 11 Luton Town 3–1 Newport County Luton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sheehan 12'
Hylton 22' (pen.)
Hylton 35'		 Report Labadie 55' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Mark Heywood
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) 12 Newport County 2–0 Yeovil Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Amond 45'
Labadie 55'		 Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Nick Kinseley
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 13 Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Amond 14', 41'
Bennett 78'
McCoulsky 86'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 14 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) McCoulsky 86' Report Jackson 72'
Mandron 77'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Darren England
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 15 Newport County 1–1 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McCoulsky 69' Report Rose 22' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,146
Referee: Charles Breakspear
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 16 Notts County 3–0 Newport County Nottingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Grant 36', 55'
Ameobi 52'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,019
Referee: Craig Hicks
10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) 17 Newport County 1–1 Port Vale Newport
19:45 UTC Dolan 54' Report Forrester 80' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: John Busby
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 18 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Newport County Accrington
15:00 UTC Wilks 88' Report Nouble 48' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 19 Newport County 1–2 Barnet Newport
19:45 UTC White 73' Report Akinde 88'
Coulthirst 90'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 20 Swindon Town 0–1 Newport County Swindon
15:00 UTC Report Tozer 76' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,764
Referee: James Linington
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 21 Newport County 3–3 Carlisle United Newport
15:00 UTC McCoulsky 43'
Dolan 56', 69'		 Report Joyce 46'
Etuhu 52'
Miller 62'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 22 Cambridge United 1–2 Newport County Cambridge
15:00 UTC Brown 72' Report McCoulsky 46'
Labadie 90+4'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Chris Sarginson
23 December 2017 23 Newport County 0–0 Lincoln City Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 December 2017 24 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Newport County High Wycombe
15:00 UTC Tyson 15'
Akinfenwa 78'		 Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 December 2017 25 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 UTC Eisa 77' Report Amond 55' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,637
Referee: Antony Coggins
1 January 2018 26 Newport County 2–1 Exeter City Newport
15:00 UTC Amond 6'
Willmott 66'		 Report Stockley 52' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,318
Referee: Graham Horwood
13 January 2018 27 Grimsby Town 1–2 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 UTC Matt 80' Report Willmott 19'
Nouble 56'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,397
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 January 2018 28 Newport County 2–1 Crawley Town Newport
19:45 UTC Amond 40'
Demetriou 44' (pen.)		 Report Smith 48' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 January 2018 29 Newport County 1–1 Morecambe Newport
19:45 UTC Tozer 14' Report Rose 77' (pen.) Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Kevin Johnson
30 January 2018 30 Lincoln City 3–1 Newport County Lincoln
19:45 UTC Rhead 13'
Green 51'
Palmer 73'		 Report Amond 32' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Scott Oldham
3 February 2018 31 Colchester United 2–0 Newport County Colchester
15:00 UTC Stevenson 59'
Eastman 80'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 February 2018 32 Mansfield Town 5–0 Newport County Mansfield
19:45 UTC Rose 6'
Potter 9', 28', 61'
MacDonald 34'		 Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Ben Toner
17 February 2018 33 Newport County 0–0 Notts County Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,326
Referee: Robert Lewis
24 February 2018 34 Port Vale 0–0 Newport County Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Tom Nield
6 March 2018 35 Newport County 3–3 Forest Green Rovers Newport
19:45 UTC Butler 9'
Hayes 17', 38'		 Report Butler 6' (o.g.)
Gunning 30'
Collins 82'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 March 2018 36 Yeovil Town 0–2 Newport County Yeovil
15:00 UTC Report Sheehan 57'
Hayes 90+4'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Lee Collins
17 March 2018 37 Newport County 1–1 Luton Town Newport
15:00 UTC Sheehan 2' Report Potts 23' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Craig Hicks
24 March 2018 38 Newport County 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Newport
15:00 UTC Demetriou 81' Report McKirdy 26'
Bowery 60'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Darren Handley
30 March 2018 39 Newport County 1–1 Coventry City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 40' Report Biamou 79' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 April 2018 40 Newport County 0–1 Stevenage Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Whelpdale 43' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Ollie Yates
14 April 2018 41 Newport County 2–1 Swindon Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Amond 15'
Tozer 35'		 Report Mullin 62' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Charles Breakspear
21 April 2018 42 Barnet 2–0 Newport County Edgware
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Coulthirst 10'
Santos 82'		 Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,816
Referee: Robert Lewis
24 April 2018 43 Newport County 2–1 Accrington Stanley Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Amond 30'
Nouble 85'		 Report Kee 90' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Lee Swabey
28 April 2018 44 Newport County 2–1 Cambridge United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 26'
Nouble 59'		 Report Maris 81' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 May 2018 45 Chesterfield 1–0 Newport County Chesterfield
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Dennis 71' Report Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 May 2018 46 Carlisle United 1–1 Newport County Carlisle
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ellis 38' Report Amond 38' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,311
Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup
8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) Round 1 Southend United 0–2 Newport County Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report McCoulsky 52', 58' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) Round 2 Leeds United 5–1 Newport County Leeds
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Roofe 44', 49', 65'
Sáiz 78'
Viera 89'		 Report Labadie 33' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,098
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Swansea City U21s (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 L2 Cheltenham Town (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Southern Group E Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Newport County Nailsworth
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Wishart 20'
James 84'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,090
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Southern Group E Newport County 1–2 Swansea City U21s Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) McCoulsky 76' Report Gorré 70'
Foulston 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 750
Referee: Brett Huxtable
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Southern Group E Newport County 1–2 Cheltenham Town Newport
19:30 UTC Reynolds 48' Report Graham 3'
Pell 11'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 540
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Round 1 Newport County 2–1 Walsall Newport
17:15 UTC Nouble 17'
McCoulsky 46'		 Report Bakayoko 77' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) Round 2 Newport County 2–0 Cambridge United Newport
14:00 UTC Labadie 2', 82' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Kevin Johnson
7 January 2018 (2018-01-07) Round 3 Newport County 2–1 Leeds United Newport
12:00 UTC Shaughnessy 76' (o.g.)
McCoulsky 89'		 Report Berardi 9' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,887
Referee: Mike Dean
27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) Round 4 Newport County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newport
17:30 UTC Amond 38' Report Kane 82' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 9,836
Referee: Roger East
7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) Round 4 replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newport County London
20:00 UTC Butler 26' (o.g.)
Lamela 34'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 38,947
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Squad statistics[]

Source:[39][40]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
1 GK  ENG Joe Day 46 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 54 0 0 0
2 DF  WAL David Pipe 33 (2) 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 41 (2) 0 2 0
3 DF  ENG Dan Butler 40 (4) 1 5 0 1 0 3 0 49 (4) 1 3 1
4 MF  ENG Joss Labadie 24 (1) 3 4 2 1 (1) 1 0 0 29 (2) 6 9 1
6 DF  ENG Benjamin White * 42 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 49 1 6 0
7 MF  ENG Robbie Willmott 36 (3) 2 4 (1) 0 2 0 1 0 43 (4) 2 4 0
8 MF  ENG Matthew Dolan 39 (1) 3 3 (2) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 44 (2) 3 6 0
9 FW  IRL Pádraig Amond 37 (6) 13 3 (2) 1 0 0 0 (3) 0 40 (11) 14 1 0
10 FW  ENG Frank Nouble 38 (7) 9 5 1 0 (2) 0 0 0 43 (9) 10 9 0
11 FW  ENG Lamar Reynolds 1 (9) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5 (9) 1 1 0
12 MF  ENG Ben Tozer 33 (6) 3 4 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 38 (7) 3 3 0
13 FW  ENG Marlon Jackson 0 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (6) 0 0 0
14 DF  ENG Jazzi Barnum-Bobb 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
15 FW  ENG Shawn McCoulsky * 8 (19) 6 2 (3) 2 2 2 1 1 13 (22) 11 2 0
17 DF  ENG Scot Bennett 21 (7) 2 3 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 28 (8) 2 2 0
18 DF  WAL Jay Foulston 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
19 Left club during playing season FW  ENG Aaron Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ENG Tyler Reid * 3 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 0 0 0
20 MF  ENG Tom Owen-Evans 3 (9) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 (9) 0 2 0
21 MF  WAL Lewis Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
22 Left club during playing season MF  ENG Reece Cole * 2 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (3) 1 0 0
22 MF  IRL Emmanuel Osadebe * 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
23 MF  WAL Michael Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  WAL Momodou Touray 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
25 DF  IRL Mark O'Brien 26 (2) 0 2 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 29 (4) 0 4 1
27 FW  ENG Sean Rigg 9 (7) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 13 (8) 0 2 0
28 DF  ENG Mickey Demetriou 46 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 46 7 5 0
29 Left club during playing season FW  IRL Joe Quigley * 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 (2) 0 1 0
30 GK  ENG James Bittner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
31 MF  WAL Josh Sheehan 9 (4) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (4) 2 0 0
32 DF  ATG Calaum Jahraldo-Martin 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 0 0
33 MF  WAL Evan Press 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
34 MF  WAL Tom Hillman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF  WAL Owen Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
39 FW  ENG Paul Hayes 3 (10) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (10) 3 0 0
45 FW  WAL Aaron Collins * 6 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (4) 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
16 DF  ENG Jamie Turley

References[]

  1. ^ "County knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur". Newport County Official Site. 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Matt Dolan joins Newport County AFC". Newport County Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Frank Nouble signs for The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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  7. ^ "DONE DEAL | Striker Paul Hayes signs for the Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ^ Sheehan joins Newport
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  12. ^ Williams leaves Newport
  13. ^ Rigg released by Newport County
  14. ^ Barnum-Bobb released by Newport County
  15. ^ Owen-Evans joins Falkirk
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  17. ^ Tozer declines contract
  18. ^ Nouble declines contract
  19. ^ Labadie out of contract
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  25. ^ Collins joins Newport on loan
  26. ^ Reid joins Newport on loan
  27. ^ Osadebe joins Newport on loan
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  32. ^ Reynolds joins Orient on loan
  33. ^ Press work experience loan
  34. ^ Savigar work experience loan
  35. ^ Owen-Evans Truro City loan
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