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2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2024–25 season
OwnerHuw Jenkins 52%,
Newport County AFC Supporters Trust 27%,
Other investors 21%
Head CoachNelson Jardim[1]
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two14th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Welsh League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Wildig (4)
All: Aaron Wildig (4)
Highest home attendance4,851 v Port Vale (7 September 2024), EFL League 2
Lowest home attendance697 v West Ham United Under-21s (17 September 2024), EFL Trophy Southern Group H
Average home league attendance4,383
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The 2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season is the club's 12th consecutive season in EFL League Two. Newport's 72nd season in the English Football League and 104th season of league football overall. They would also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and Welsh League Cup.

On 16 July 2024 Nelson Jardim was appointed as Newport County Head Coach.[2]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
28 June 2024 ST England Oliver Greaves England Mickleover Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2024 CB Wales Matt Baker England Stoke City Compensation [4]
1 July 2024[a] CB Republic of Ireland Ciaran Brennan England Sheffield Wednesday Free [5]
1 July 2024[b] GK England Jacob Carney England Sunderland Free [6]
1 July 2024[c] LB England Anthony Glennon England Grimsby Town Free [7]
1 July 2024[d] RB Wales Joe Thomas Wales Swansea City Free [8]
1 July 2024[e] CM Wales Kai Whitmore Wales Haverfordwest County Free [9]
2 July 2024 LW England Michael Spellman England Sunderland Free [10]
10 July 2024 CM England Cameron Antwi Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [11]
10 July 2024 CF England Courtney Baker-Richardson England Crewe Alexandra Free [12]
26 July 2024 FB Wales Cameron Evans England Taunton Town Free [13]
2 August 2024 LW Cameroon Bobby Kamwa England Burton Albion Free [14]
8 August 2024 CF England Hamzad Kargbo England Queens Park Rangers Free [15]
9 August 2024 CM Wales Dan Barton Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [16]
9 August 2024 CM England Amani Babah Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed
  1. ^ Transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
  2. ^ Transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sunderland contract expired
  3. ^ Transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
  4. ^ Transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired
  5. ^ Transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Haverfordwest County contract expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
6 August 2024 CF Wales Will Evans England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [17]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
23 August 2024 AM Wales Kieron Evans Wales Cardiff City End of Season [18]
29 August 2024 DM England Noah Mawene England Preston North End End of Season [19]
29 August 2024 CM England Jamie Miley England Newcastle United End of Season [20]
30 August 2024 CF England Kyle Hudlin England Huddersfield Town End of Season [21]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
31 August 2024 LW Wales Nathan Wood Wales Penybont End of Season [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 30 May, County announced their first pre-season friendly, against Kidderminster Harriers.[23] Five days later, a second friendly fixture was confirmed, against Bristol City.[24] A third was added a further day later, versus Barry Town United.[25] A fourth was added against Undy.[26] On 28 June, an additional two pre-season friendlies were added to finalise the plans, against Pontypridd United and Hereford.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Undy 1–4 Newport County Undy
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Thomas 74' (pen.) Report Spellman 21'
Baker-Richardson 61'
Rai 70'
Jephcott 72'
Stadium: The Causeway
16 July 2024 Friendly Pontypridd United 0–2 Newport County Pontypridd
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Morris 21'
Antwi 61'
Stadium: USW Sports Park
20 July 2024 Friendly Barry Town United 2–1 Newport County Barry
14:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
23 July 2024 Friendly Bristol City 2–0 Newport County Failand
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 Newport County Kidderminster
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers XI 0–2 Newport County Almondsbury
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Own goal
Baker-Richardson 10'
Stadium: Quarters Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
3 August 2024 Friendly Hereford 0–0 Newport County Hereford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Edgar Street

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Salford City 15 5 5 5 14 17 −3 20
14 AFC Wimbledon 12 6 1 5 18 10 +8 19
15 Newport County 15 6 1 8 19 26 −7 19
16 Cheltenham Town 15 5 3 7 19 22 −3 18
17 Tranmere Rovers 14 4 5 5 10 17 −7 17
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 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[28]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 6 1 7 18 24  −6 19 4 1 2 12 11  +1 2 0 5 6 13  −7

Last updated: 26 October 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLWWWLLLWWLLLWD
Position15854810131291013151314
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
17 August 2024 2 Newport County 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Scott Simpson
24 August 2024 3 Newport County 3–1 Accrington Stanley Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Aaron Bannister
31 August 2024 4 Morecambe 0–1 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Declan Bourne
7 September 2024 5 Newport County 1–4 Port Vale Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
14 September 2024 6 Swindon Town 4–0 Newport County Swindon
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,857
Referee: Nigel Eady
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[30]
21 September 2024 7 Barrow 2–0 Newport County Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,434
Referee: Elliot Bell
28 September 2024 8 Newport County 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Alan Young
1 October 2024 9 Newport County 3–1 Salford City Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,552
Referee: Scott Jackson
7 October 2024 10 Bradford City 3–1 Newport County Bradford
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
14 October 2024 11 Harrogate Town 1–0 Newport County Harrogate
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Declan Bourne
18 October 2024 12 Newport County 0–3 Chesterfield Newport
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
22 October 2024 13 Gillingham 0–2 Newport County Gillingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Farai Hallam
26 October 2024 14 Newport County 0–0 Fleetwood Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,244
Referee: David Rock
9 November 2024 15 Tranmere Rovers v Newport County Birkenhead
15:00 UTC Stadium: Prenton Park
16 November 2024 16 Newport County v Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
23 November 2024 17 Notts County v Newport County Nottingham
12:30 UTC Stadium: Meadow Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[31]
3 December 2024 18 Wimbledon v Newport County Wimbledon, London
19:45 UTC Stadium: Plough Lane
7 December 2024 19 Newport County v Carlisle United Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
14 December 2024 20 Colchester United v Newport County Colchester
15:00 UTC Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
21 December 2024 21 Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
26 December 2024 22 Bromley v Newport County Bromley
15:00 UTC Stadium: Hayes Lane
29 December 2024 23 Walsall v Newport County Walsall
15:00 UTC Stadium: Bescot Stadium
2 January 2025 24 Newport County v Wimbledon Newport
19:45 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 January, but was moved following agreement from both teams.[31]
5 January 2025 25 Newport County v Morecambe Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 January, but was moved due to Newport playing the Thursday prior.[31]

FA Cup

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Newport County were drawn at home to Peterborough United in the first round.[32][33]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round Newport County 2–4 Peterborough United Newport
15:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,941
Referee: Stephen Martin

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Newport being drawn away against Leyton Orient.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Leyton Orient 4–1 Newport County Leyton, London
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Agyei 1'
Jaiyesimi 45+7'
Cooper 51'
Kelman 74'
Report Clarke 61' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,141
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Newport were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cheltenham Town, Reading and West Ham United.[35][36]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town (A) 3 3 0 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Reading 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 L2 Newport County 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3
4 ACA West Ham United U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: EFL
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Newport County 1–2 Cheltenham Town Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Matthew Russell
17 September 2024 Group stage Newport County 1–0 West Ham United U21 Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 697
Referee: Oliver Mackey
12 November 2024 Group stage Reading v Newport County Reading
19:00 UTC Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Welsh League Cup

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The Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG includes 44 Cymru Premier, Cymru North and Cymru South clubs plus Newport County, Cardiff City and Swansea City as wildcard entries for the 2024-25 season.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Northern Section first round Llandudno 3-0 Newport County Llandudno
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Maesdu Park

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 2 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Antigua and Barbuda ATG Nick Townsend 16 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF England ENG Anthony Glennon 17 1 13+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Wales WAL Matt Baker 13 3 9+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF England ENG James Clarke 6 1 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Brennan 14 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
7 FW Cameroon CMR Bobby Kamwa 18 1 13+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
8 MF England ENG Bryn Morris 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 17 2 9+5 2 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Oliver Greaves 9 2 2+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
11 MF England ENG Cameron Antwi 13 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
12 DF Wales WAL Joe Thomas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Jacob Carney 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Wales WAL Kai Whitmore 7 2 1+4 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Jamie Miley 4 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF Wales WAL Kieron Evans 15 1 7+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
18 FW Wales WAL Kiban Rai 6 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane McLoughlin 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW England ENG Michael Spellman 7 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Wales WAL Nathan Wood 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England ENG Kyle Jameson 15 0 11+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF England ENG Aaron Wildig 14 4 13+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW England ENG Kyle Hudlin 12 3 6+3 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
26 DF Wales WAL Cameron Evans 15 1 9+3 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
27 FW England ENG Hamzad Kargbo 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Portugal POR Nelson Sanca 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 MF England ENG Noah Mawene 9 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
31 FW Wales WAL Luke Jephcott 9 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0

References

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  2. ^ Jardim Newport Head Coach
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  37. ^ Nathaniel MG Cup