2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2021–22 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanGavin Foxall
ManagerMichael Flynn
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two12th
FA CupEnter in First round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Welsh League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robbie Willmott (2)
All:
Robbie Willmott
Dom Telford
Timmy Abraham (2 each)
Highest home attendance7,002 v Southampton (25 August 2021), EFL Cup Round 2
Lowest home attendance1,032 v Plymouth Argyle (31 August 2021), EFL Trophy Southern Group F
Average home league attendance3,507
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Newport County's 33rd season since being reformed and their ninth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football. Alongside League Two, they will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Welsh League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

The Exiles confirmed they would have friendly matches against Undy,[1] Blackpool,[1] Chippenham Town,[1] Cinderford Town[1] and Cardiff City[1] as part of their pre-season preparations.

9 July 2021 Friendly Undy 1–5 Newport County Undy
TBC BST (UTC+1) Goal Report Trialist Goal
Trialist Goal Goal
Livermore Goal
Hillier Goal		 Stadium: The Causeway
17 July 2021 Friendly Newport County 0–4 Swansea City Lliswerry
BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Newport International Sports Village
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2021 Friendly Chippenham Town 1–2 Newport County Chippenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Griffiths Goal 57' (pen.) Report Trialist Goal 20'
Trialist Goal 65'		 Stadium: Hardenhuish Park
27 July 2021 Friendly Cinderford Town 1–6 Newport County Cinderford
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Trialist Goal ?' Report Clarke Goal ?'
Amond Goal ?'
Farquharson Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?' (pen.)		 Stadium: Causeway Ground
31 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 2–0 Newport County Cardiff
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Ralls Goal 21'
Harris Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bradford City 8 3 3 2 11 9 +2 12
10 Swindon Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
15 Barrow 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 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[2]


Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 3 2 3 9 11  −2 11 1 1 1 4 4  0 2 1 2 5 7  −2

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundAAAAHAHH
ResultWLWLDDLW
Position61381515141912
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Newport County's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[3] On July 7, the fixture dates against Mansfield Town were reversed due to pitch renovation work at Rodney Parade.[4]

7 August 2021 1 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Newport County Oldham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Ellison Goal 88' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Tom Nield
14 August 2021 2 Mansfield Town 2–1 Newport County Mansfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Maris Goal 7'
Clarke Goal 43'		 Report Willmott Goal 9' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,793
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 August 2021 3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newport County Birkenhead
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Fisher Goal 60' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: Robert Lewis
28 August 2021 4 Salford City 3–0 Newport County Salford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wright Goal 1'
McAleny Goal 18'
Henderson Goal 30'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Referee: Ben Speedie
4 September 2021 5 Newport County 2–2 Leyton Orient Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dolan Goal 45+2' (.pen)
Telford Goal 80'		 Report Smith Goal 34', 53' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 September 2021 6 Harrogate Town 2–2 Newport County Harrogate
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Muldoon Goal 34'
Armstrong Goal 43'		 Report Bennett Goal 3'
Willmott Goal 38'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,883
Referee: Sam Allison
14 September 2021 7 Newport County 0–1 Northampton Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Guthrie Goal 43' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 September 2021 8 Newport County 2–1 Walsall Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou Goal 9'
Clarke Goal 87'		 Report Shade Goal 45+2' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 September 2021 9 Barrow v Newport County Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Holker Street
2 October 2021 10 Newport County v Scunthorpe United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
9 October 2021 11 Newport County v Bradford City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
16 October 2021 12 Exeter City v Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: St James Park
19 October 2021 13 Newport County v Carlisle United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
23 October 2021 14 Bristol Rovers v Newport County Bristol
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
30 October 2021 15 Newport County v Stevenage Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup
6 November 2021 First round v
15:00 UTC

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Newport were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round[5][6] and home to Southampton in the second round.[7]

10 August 2021 First round Ipswich Town 0–1 Newport County Ipswich
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Abraham Goal 4' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Neil Hair
25 August 2021 Second round Newport County 0–8 Southampton Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Broja Goal 9', 57'
Tella Goal 25'
Walker-Peters Goal 44'
Elyounoussi Goal 48', 55', 90+1'
Redmond Goal 69'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Newport County were drawn into Southern Group F.[8] The dates for the group stage fixtures were confirmed on 3 August 2021.[9][10]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Newport County 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 ACA Arsenal U21 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 L1 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Newport County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Telford Goal 58'
Abraham Goal 84'		 Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Tom Reeves
12 October 2021 Group game 2 Newport County v Arsenal U21s Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Swindon Town v Newport County Swindon
19:00 UTC Stadium: County Ground

Welsh League Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Welsh League Cup

The draw for the Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG was made on 24 June 2021 with Newport County and Denbigh Town invited as wildcard entries.[11]

17 July 2021 Southern Section First Round Llanelli Town 5–0 Newport County Llanelli
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Goal 18'
Goal 23'
Goal 25'
Goal ?' (pen.)
Jones Goal ?'		 Report Stadium: Stebonheath Park

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CF England Courtney Baker-Richardson England Barrow Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 CB England James Clarke England Walsall Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 GK England Joe Day Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 LW England Jermaine Hylton Scotland Ross County Free transfer [15]
1 July 2021 RB England Cameron Norman England Walsall Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 CM England Ed Upson England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [17]
2 July 2021 DM Republic of the Congo Christopher Missilou England Swindon Town Free transfer [18]
5 July 2021 FW Wales Tom Stokes Wales Swansea City Free transfer [19]
6 July 2021 RW England Courtney Senior England Colchester United Free transfer [20]
29 July 2021 LB England Louis Hall England Oxford City Free transfer [21]
4 August 2021 CF England Jordan Greenidge Free agent N/A [22]
14 August 2021 CF England Alex Fisher England Exeter City Free transfer [23]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 July 2021 CM England Finn Azaz England Aston Villa End of season [24]
28 July 2021 CF England Timmy Abraham England Fulham End of season [25]
31 August 2021 CM England Jake Cain England Liverpool End of season [26]
31 August 2021 AM Wales Oli Cooper Wales Swansea City End of season [27]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond England Exeter City End of season [28]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Exiles scheduled to play five pre-season friendly fixtures". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Newport County AFC's 2021/22 fixture schedule released". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Details of Exiles' Sky Bet League Two fixtures against Mansfield Town". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Exiles to take on Ipswich Town FC in Carabao Cup first round". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Newport County AFC's Carabao Cup first round tie against Ipswich Town has been confirmed". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Newport County AFC's Papa John's Trophy group stage fixtures confirmed". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Newport County AFC's Papa John's Trophy fixtures confirmed". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Northampton Town and Plymouth Argyle fixtures rearranged". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ Nathaniel MG Cup draw
  12. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. ^ "James Clarke joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Joe Day re-joins Exiles on three-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Jermaine Hylton joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Cameron Norman joins Exiles on two-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Ex-Bristol Rovers midfielder joins Newport County". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Christopher Missilou joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Nine new scholars confirmed for 2021/22 season". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Courtney Senior joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Louis Hall joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Jordan Greenidge joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  23. ^ "DONE DEAL | Alex Fisher joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Azaz joins Aston Villa and seals Newport loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  25. ^ "Timmy Abraham joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Jake Cain joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Ollie Cooper joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Padraig Amond completes Exeter City loan switch". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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