2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2020–21 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanGavin Foxall
ManagerMichael Flynn
StadiumRodney Parade & Cardiff City Stadium (9 March 2021 - 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)
Away colours
Third colours

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.

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 2020-21 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[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 August 2020 CB England Scot Bennett Unattached Free transfer [11]
20 August 2020 CB England David Longe-King England St Albans City Free transfer [12]
20 August 2020 CF England Ryan Taylor England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [13]
2 September 2020 RB Wales Liam Shephard England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [14]
4 September 2020 LW England Kevin Ellison England Morecambe Free transfer [15]
8 January 2020 CM Wales Jack Evans Wales Swansea City Free transfer [16]
28 January 2021 CF England Dom Telford England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [17]
29 January 2021 CB England Priestley Farquharson Wales Connah's Quay Nomads Undisclosed [18]
18 March 2021 CM Wales Joe Ledley Australia Newcastle Jets Free transfer [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 August 2020 CF The Gambia Saikou Janneh England Bristol City 2 January 2021 [20]
3 September 2020 CF England Scott Twine England Swindon Town 2 January 2021 [21][22]
7 September 2020 CB Wales Brandon Cooper Wales Swansea City 5 January 2021 [23]
18 September 2020 CB England Bradley Webb England Bristol City 2 January 2021 [24]
16 October 2020 RB Wales Aaron Lewis England Lincoln City 2 January 2021 [25]
16 October 2020 AM Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt England Blackpool 17 January 2021 [26]
16 October 2020 CF England Jamie Proctor England Rotherham United 17 January 2021 [27]
5 January 2021 CF England Owen Windsor England West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2021 [28][29]
8 January 2021 CF England Jake Scrimshaw England AFC Bournemouth End of season [30]
20 January 2021 AM Malta Luke Gambin England Colchester United End of season [31]
25 January 2021 CM England Anthony Hartigan England AFC Wimbledon End of season [32]
2 February 2021 CF England Nicky Maynard England Mansfield Town End of season [33]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 August 2020 FW England Corey Whitely England Boreham Wood End of season [34]
28 August 2020 CB England Marvel Ekpiteta England Ebbsfleet United 8 September 2020[a] [36]
4 September 2020 RB England Daniel Leadbitter England Yeovil Town 18 January 2021 [37]
21 January 2021 CB England Kyle Howkins England Solihull Moors End of season [38]
1 February 2021 CF England Tristan Abrahams England Leyton Orient End of season [39]
1 February 2021 RM England Robbie Willmott England Exeter City End of season [40]
2 February 2021 RB England Daniel Leadbitter England Gloucester City End of season [41]
  1. ^ Loan deal cut short enabling a permanent transfer elsewhere.[35]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 September 2020 CB England Marvel Ekpiteta England Macclesfield Town Free [42]
14 September 2020 CF England Ade Azeez England Dover Athletic Released [43][44]
23 October 2020 MF Wales Evander Grubb England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [45]
30 June 2021 CF England Tristan Abrahams England Carlisle United Free [46]
30 June 2021 RB Wales Ash Baker Wales The New Saints Released [47]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Jack Evans Wales Penybont Released [47]
30 June 2021 CB England Kyle Howkins Free agent Released [47]
30 June 2021 GK Wales Tom King England Salford City Released [47][48]
30 June 2021 CM England Joss Labadie England Walsall Free [49][50]
30 June 2021 RB England Daniel Leadbitter England Gloucester City Released [47]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Joe Ledley Free agent Released [47]
30 June 2021 CB England David Longe-King England Grimsby Town Released [47]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Josh Sheehan England Bolton Wanderers Free [47][51]
30 June 2021 RB Wales Liam Shephard England Salford City Free [52]
30 June 2021 CF England Ryan Taylor England Grimsby Town Released [47][53]
30 June 2021 SS England Corey Whitely England Bromley Released [47][54]

Pre-season[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table[]

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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

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 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[]

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[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[56]

12 September 2020 1 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Newport County Scunthorpe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Loft Goal 58' Report Taylor Goal 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 Goal 19'
Taylor Goal 48'		 Report Hardcastle Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 78'
Dolan Goal 88' (pen.)		 Report McLaughlin Goal 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 Goal 38', 61' Report Twine Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 1'
Amond Goal 44'
Dolan Goal 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 Goal 51'
Amond Goal 90+1'		 Report Brown Goal 89' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
31 October 2020 10 Newport County 2–1 Harrogate Town Newport
15:00 UTC Amond Goal 30'
Cooper Goal 88'		 Report Muldoon Goal 44' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
3 November 2020 11 Carlisle United 3–2 Newport County Carlisle
19:00 UTC Alessandra Goal 15' (pen.)
Mellish Goal 68', 81'		 Report Devitt Goal 84'
Sheehan Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 23' Report Adebayo Goal 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 Goal 76' Report Abrahams Goal 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 Goal 11'
Dolan Goal 83' (pen.)		 Report Mendes Gomes Goal 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 Goal 25'
Amond Goal 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 Goal 62'
Brophy Goal 70'		 Report Proctor Goal 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 Goal 44' Report Sheehan Goal 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 Goal 8'
Bennett Goal 41'		 Report Keillor-Dunn Goal 14'
McAleny Goal 58'
McCalmont Goal 85'
Dearnley Goal 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 Goal 32' (o.g.) Report Haynes Goal 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 Goal 45+5' Report King Goal 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 Goal 8'
Grant Goal 29'
Demetriou Goal 74' (o.g.)		 Report Scrimshaw Goal 3'
Gambin Goal 40'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
30 January 2021 24 Harrogate Town 2–1 Newport County Harrogate
15:00 UTC March Goal 34'
Martin Goal 66'		 Report Scrimshaw Goal 17' Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
6 February 2021 25 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 UTC Maynard Goal 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 Goal 74' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
16 February 2021 27 Newport County 1–1 Exeter City Newport
19:00 UTC Telford Goal 88' Report Bowman Goal 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 Goal 43'
Matt Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 30'
Amond Goal 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 Goal 77', 90+6' (pen.) Report Cook Goal 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 Goal 20' Report Dolan Goal 8' (pen.)
Sheehan Goal 45+1'
Ellison Goal 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 Goal 12'
Rodney Goal 75'		 Report Scrimshaw Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 56'
Devitt Goal 84'		 Report Bennett Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 84' Report Labadie Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 52'
Lewis Goal 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 Goal 29' (o.g.)
Demetriou Goal 34', 85'
Collins Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 11' Report Demetriou Goal 56' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks

Play-offs[]

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 Goal 31'
Collins Goal 56'		 Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 900
Referee: Charles Breakspear
23 July 2021 2nd leg Forest Green Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 agg.)		 Newport County Nailsworth
18:30 BST (UTC+1) Adams Goal 7'
Collins Goal 8'
Cadden Goal 53'
Matt Goal 87'		 Report Ellison Goal 70'
Labadie Goal 76'
Maynard Goal 119'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
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 Goal 107' (pen.) Report Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Bobby Madley

FA Cup[]

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 Goal 40' Report Baker Goal 37'
Devitt Goal 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 Goal 56'
Amond Goal 75' (pen.)
Janneh Goal 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 Goal 90+6' (o.g.) Report March Goal 90' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties

EFL Cup[]

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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 18' (pen.)
Labadie Goal 28'
Amond Goal 65'		 Report Peñaranda Goal 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 Goal 5' Report Shelvey Goal 87' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties

EFL Trophy[]

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 Goal 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 Goal 2', 49', 75'
Dennis Goal 77'
Martin Goal 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 Goal 30'
Cooper Goal 48', 59'		 Report Amond Goal 64' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable

Welsh League Cup[]

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 fuxture 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[]

Source:[66][67]
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
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 Wales Tom King 9 1 3+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Wales Ash Baker 8 1 1+3 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England Ryan Haynes 33 1 25+0 1 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England Joss Labadie 22 1 16+3 0 0+1 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
5 DF England Kyle Howkins 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England Priestley Farquharson 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Robbie Willmott 28 0 5+14 0 2+1 0 1+3 0 2+0 0
8 MF England Matt Dolan 29 3 23+1 3 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond 34 8 12+12 5 1+2 1 3+1 1 3+0 1
10 MF Wales Josh Sheehan 30 2 23+0 2 3+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England Tristan Abrahams 28 8 15+8 4 1+0 0 4+0 4 0+0 0
14 DF Wales Aaron Lewis 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England David Longe-King 9 0 6+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Malta Luke Gambin 4 2 4+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF England Scot Bennett 27 1 14+6 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
18 FW England Nicky Maynard 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England Dom Telford 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF England Anthony Hartigan 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW Wales Lewis Collins 10 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
22 FW England Kevin Ellison 16 1 1+10 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
24 MF Wales Jack Evans 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW England Owen Windsor 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW England Jake Scrimshaw 6 1 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF England Mickey Demetriou 32 1 26+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England Ryan Taylor 14 2 7+2 2 0+1 0 0+3 0 1+0 0
30 GK England Nick Townsend 27 0 23+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Wales Liam Shephard 29 1 22+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
33 DF England Joe Woodiwiss 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
35 FW Wales Ryan Hillier 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
36 FW Wales Lewys Twamley 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
37 MF Wales Sonny Lewis 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
38 GK Wales Callum Brain 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
40 DF Wales Harrison Bright 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
41 MF Wales Callum Ryan-Phillip 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
42 MF Wales Zack Maher 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
45 MF Wales Aneurin Livermore 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club::
6 DF Wales Brandon Cooper 25 1 18+1 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt 11 2 1+7 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England Bradley Webb 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 FW England Jamie Proctor 13 2 5+5 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England Scott Twine 24 7 18+1 6 1+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
20 FW The Gambia Saikou Janneh 12 2 4+4 1 0+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0

Goals record[]

As of 10 February 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 Republic of Ireland CF Pádraig Amond 5 1 1 1 8
11 England CF Tristan Abrahams 4 0 4 0 8
3 19 England CF Scott Twine 6 0 1 0 7
4 8 England CM Matt Dolan 3 0 0 0 3
6 10 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 2 0 0 0 2
14 Republic of Ireland CM Jamie Devitt 1 1 0 0 2
16 Malta RW Luke Gambin 2 0 0 0 2
18 England CF Jamie Proctor 1 1 0 0 2
20 The Gambia CF Saikou Janneh 1 1 0 0 2
29 England CF Ryan Taylor 2 0 0 0 2
11 1 Wales GK Tom King 1 0 0 0 1
2 Wales RB Ash Baker 0 1 0 0 1
3 England LB Ryan Haynes 1 0 0 0 1
4 England CM Joss Labadie 0 0 1 0 1
6 Wales CB Brandon Cooper 1 0 0 0 1
17 England CB Scot Bennett 1 0 0 0 1
18 England CF Nicky Maynard 1 0 0 0 1
22 England LW Kevin Ellison 1 0 0 0 1
27 England CF Jake Scrimshaw 1 0 0 0 1
28 England CB Mickey Demetriou 1 0 0 0 1
32 Wales RB Liam Shephard 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 1 0 0 1
Total 33 6 7 1 47

Disciplinary record[]

As of 10 February 2021
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 4 England CM Joss Labadie 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
2 17 England CB Scot Bennett 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
3 6 Wales CB Brandon Cooper 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 England RM Robbie Willmott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
32 Wales RB Liam Shephard 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
6 10 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
7 3 England LB Ryan Haynes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 England CB Mickey Demetriou 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 England RB Joe Woodiwiss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
10 2 Wales RB Ash Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 England CB Kyle Howkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 Republic of Ireland CF Pádraig Amond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England CF Tristan Abrahams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 England CF Jamie Proctor 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
19 England CF Scott Twine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 England LW Kevin Ellison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 Wales 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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