2018–19 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in Football League Two, 66th season in the Football League and 98th season of English league football overall. For this season the club kit was redesigned to match that worn during the 1938–39 Third Division South championship-winning season.[1] County reached the League Two play-off Final but narrowly missed out on promotion. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 1948–49 season, losing to eventual winners Manchester City.

Newport County

2018–19 season
Owner	Newport County AFC Supporters Trust
Chairman	Gavin Foxall
Manager	Mike Flynn
Stadium	Rodney Parade
League Two	7th (play-off finalists)
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Pádraig Amond (15) All: Pádraig Amond (24)
Highest home attendance	9,680 v Manchester City (16 February 2019), FA Cup Round 5
Lowest home attendance	962 v Plymouth Argyle (13 November 2018), EFL Trophy Southern Group C
Average home league attendance	3,409
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season Review

League

The season began with an away loss to Mansfield Town, leaving County in 23rd place in the league table. However, wins at home to Crewe Alexandra, Notts County and Grimsby Town, and an away 1–1 draw at Exeter City lifted Newport into the play-off places after five games had been played. The following two games away at Port Vale and Oldham Athletic were also won, further improving County's league placing to 2nd, missing out on the top spot on goal difference. In the next game, Newport suffered a surprising home six–nil loss to Yeovil Town, dropping to 3rd place, but still within the automatic promotion zone. After briefly rising to 2nd again following the home win against Cambridge United, County consolidated their position in 3rd place until the loss to Crawley Town put them back into the play-off zone. Following the home win over Colchester United Newport were again in 3rd place with 18 games played, but they slowly slipped down the table, falling as low as 15th after 33 games. However after the loss away to Northampton Town in the 36th game, County spent the rest of the season unbeaten, rising up the table back into the last play-off spot. However, going into the last game, any one of Exeter, Colchester, Carlisle or Stevenage could overtake them and qualify for the play-offs. Whereas the others all needed wins, Exeter could mathematically qualify with a draw, due to their superior goal difference. Into the last three minutes of the final game, both Colchester and Stevenage were winning, Exeter were being held to a draw and Newport were losing at Morecambe. This left County in 11th place with the clock ticking towards full time. However, a Jamille Matt equaliser in the 87th minute lifted Newport back into 7th place at full time. Only Exeter could overtake County now, and as their match was still in progress it was several minutes before the league placings could be finalised. With Exeter failing to score, Newport were confirmed in the play-offs.

Play-offs

County's opponents were Mansfield Town, and they would be hoping for a better result than the season-opening's three–nil loss.

In the home leg, Newport found themselves one–nil down after 12 minutes, only for the top-scorer Pádraig Amond to equalise in the 83rd minute, leaving things all square for the away leg. At Field Mill both teams played out the entirety of the 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time without a goal being scored. This took the game to penalties, with County to kick first. Dan Butler scored for Newport, with Nicky Ajose restoring parity for the home side. Pádraig Amond for Newport and CJ Hamilton for Mansfield also scored. Mickey Demetriou scored for Newport, but Tyler Walker's penalty kick was saved by Joe Day. Next up for Mansfield was Malvind Benning who had to score to keep his side in the game. His penalty initially hit the post before ricocheting off Joe Day and into the goal. Newport's next penalty kick was taken by Matty Dolan who made no mistake and booked County's place in the play-off final.

The final at Wembley was contested against Tranmere Rovers, who had been promoted to League Two in the previous season's National League play-off Final. Much like County's previous game with Mansfield, this too lasted the full 90 minutes without a goal being scored. However in the 89th minute Newport's captain Mark O'Brien was sent off for a second yellow card. This meant that County had to play the entirety of extra time with ten men. When it looked certain that this game would also go to penalties, Connor Jennings scored for Tranmere in the last minute of extra time to give them the win and promotion to League One.

Cup

County's FA Cup began with a trip to Southern League Metropolitan Police. Goals either side of half time by Pádraig Amond and Jamille Matt completed a comfortable 2–0 win for Newport. County were again drawn away in the second round, this time to National League side Wrexham. The game, broadcast on BT Sport, ended in a 0–0 draw, necessitating a reply at Rodney Parade. The draw for the third round had been made before the replay had taken place, with the winners rewarded with a home tie against 2015–16 Premier League champions Leicester City. Newport won the replay 4–0 and had still to concede a goal in the competition. In the third round, televised on the BBC, County took the lead against Leicester after just 10 minutes thanks to a Jamille Matt header. With the clock ticking down towards full time, Leicester's Rachid Ghezzal scored an equaliser in the 82nd minute. Newport had conceded an equaliser at exactly the same late stage in the previous season's fourth round match with Tottenham Hotspur, but this time they found an even later winner. Leicester's Albrighton conceded a penalty for handball, which was duly converted by Amond, to put Newport into the fourth round for the second season in succession. In the fourth round, County were drawn away at Middlesbrough, in what was dubbed the Transporter Bridge Derby.[2] At the Riverside, Daniel Ayala put Boro into the lead in the 51st minute and that is how the score remained at the 90th minute. Despite piling on the pressure in the last ten minutes, Newport could not find an equaliser, until former Boro academy player Matty Dolan scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to force a replay. The draw for the fifth round had been made before the replay had taken place, with the winners rewarded with a home tie against Premier League champions Manchester City. The Middlesbrough replay, broadcast by BT Sport, was a completely different affair to the first game, with Newport running out comfortable 2–0 winners in a game they completely dominated. Manchester City had won both their previous FA Cup games 7–0 against Rotherham United and 5–0 against Burnley, but they found County a much sterner test. Newport kept the scoreline to 0–0 at half time, but shortly after the break Leroy Sané scored for the visitors, but their expected goal rush never materialised. It was not until the 75th minute that City scored their second through Phil Foden. Pádraig Amond got a goal back for County in the 88th minute, leaving the score 1–2 in the 89th minute. However, almost immediately Foden grabbed his second, with Riyad Mahrez scoring City's fourth in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Although County were out, Pádraig Amond, who had scored in all five rounds, remained the FA Cup top goalscorer until Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scored twice in their record-equalling final to share the honour. Newport had lost just two of their last 12 FA Cup matches, each time to one of the Premier League's 'big six' sides.

In the EFL Cup, Newport were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round. County cruised to a 4–0 lead by the 90th minute, only to be denied a clean sheet by an Ade Azeez penalty. In the second round, Newport were drawn at home to Oxford United, but failed in their attempt at the Oxbridge double, losing 3–0.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Andrew Crofts	Scunthorpe United	Free	[3]
1 July 2018	CB		Fraser Franks	Stevenage	Free	[4]
1 July 2018	RB		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	[5]
1 July 2018	RW		Keanu Marsh-Brown	Forest Green Rovers	Free	[6]
1 July 2018	CF		Jamille Matt	Blackpool	Free	[7]
4 August 2018	CB		Nick Townsend	Free agent	Free	[8]
23 October 2018	MF		Joss Labadie	Free agent	Free	[9]
31 January 2019	RW		Ade Azeez	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	[10]
9 March 2019	RW		Will Randall	Free agent	Free	[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2018	LW		Lamar Reynolds	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free	[12]
21 March 2019	CB		Fraser Franks	Retired	N/A	[13]
30 June 2019	DF		David Pipe	Retired	N/A	[14]
30 June 2019	CM		Andrew Crofts	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2019	RW		Will Randall	Free agent	Released	[16]
30 June 2019	RB		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Free agent	Released	[17]
30 June 2019	MF		Tom Hillman	Free agent	Released	[18]
30 June 2019	MF		Owen Taylor	Free agent	Released	[19]
30 June 2019	DF		Dan Butler	Peterborough United	Free	[20]
30 June 2019	GK		Joe Day	Cardiff City	Free	[21]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Charlie Cooper	Forest Green Rovers	13 December 2018	[6]
18 July 2018	CF		Antoine Semenyo	Bristol City	27 January 2019	[22]
30 July 2018	CM		Tyreeq Bakinson	Bristol City	End of Season	[23][24]
2 August 2018	FW		Mark Harris	Cardiff City	2 January 2019	[25]
31 August 2018	DF		Cameron Pring	Bristol City	3 January 2019	[26][27]
4 January 2019	LB		Vashon Neufville	West Ham United	3 April 2019	[28]
18 January 2019	CB		Regan Poole	Manchester United	End of Season	[29]
31 January 2019	CF		Ben Kennedy	Stevenage	End of Season	[30]
31 January 2019	CF		Harry McKirdy	Aston Villa	End of Season	[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
27 July 2018	CF		Momodou Touray	Barry Town United	End of Season	[32]
10 January 2019	CB		Jay Foulston	Merthyr Town	End of Season	[33]
27 March 2019	RB		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Salford City	End of Season	[34]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Bristol City v Newport County

11 July 2018 Friendly	Bristol City	2–2	Newport County	Bristol
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Weimann  37' Watkins  42'	Report	Amond  7' Sheehan  10'

Undy Athletic v Newport County

13 July 2018 Friendly	Undy Athletic	1–1	Newport County	Chepstow
18.45 BST (UTC+1)	Barnes  41'	Report	Trialist  76'	Stadium: Larkfield Park

Chippenham Town v Newport County

14 July 2018 Friendly	Chippenham Town	1–0	Newport County	Chippenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Compton  66'	Report		Stadium: Hardenhuish Park Attendance: 302

Swansea City v Newport County

18 July 2018 Friendly	Swansea City	1–0	Newport County	Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Narsingh  13'	Report		Stadium: Fairwood training ground

Pen-y-Bont v Newport County

18 July 2018 Friendly	Pen-y-Bont	0–0	Newport County	Bridgend
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: KYMCO Stadium

Hereford v Newport County

21 July 2018 Friendly	Hereford	0–2	Newport County	Hereford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Semenyo  43' (pen.) Amond  90'	Stadium: Edgar Street

Newport County v Stoke City Under 23

28 July 2018 Friendly	Newport County	1–3	Stoke City Under 23	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Amond  51'	Report	Jarvis  35' Campbell 78', 80'	Stadium: Rodney Parade

League Two

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6	Tranmere Rovers (O, P)	46	20	13	13	63	50	+13	73
7	Newport County	46	20	11	15	59	59	0	71
8	Colchester United	46	20	10	16	65	53	+12	70
9	Exeter City	46	19	13	14	60	49	+11	70

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [35]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

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	11	15	59	59	0	71	14	6	3	32	22	+10	6	5	12	27	37	−10

Last updated: 30 April 2019.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D
Position	23	16	18	8	5	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	3	5	4	6	8	11	10	12	13	13	13	14	13	15	15	15	12	12	13	11	11	13	13	12	11	11	11	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[36][37]

Mansfield Town v Newport County

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Mansfield Town	3–0	Newport County	Mansfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Walker  12' Khan  56', 64'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Paul Marsden

Newport County v Crewe Alexandra

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Newport County	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Amond  33'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Exeter City v Newport County

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Exeter City	1–1	Newport County	Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Stockley  21'	Report	Harris  81'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,239 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Newport County v Notts County

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Newport County	3–2	Notts County	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Franks  24' Harris  26' Matt  90+5'	Report	Hemmings  12' Dennis  87'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Alan Young

Newport County v Grimsby Town

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Newport County	1–0	Grimsby Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dolan  40'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Neil Hair

Port Vale v Newport County

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Port Vale	1–2	Newport County	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Pope  27'	Report	Bennett  18' Butler  48'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Martin Coy

Oldham Athletic v Newport County

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Newport County	Oldham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Bakinson  69'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Mark Heywood

Newport County v Yeovil Town

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Newport County	0–6	Yeovil Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Arquin  20' Green  38', 48' Jaiyesimi  45+2' Olomola  68' Dickinson  76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,167 Referee: Peter Wright

Tranmere Rovers v Newport County

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Newport County	Tranmere
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Franks  5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Newport County v Cambridge United

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Newport County	4–2	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Demetriou  45+1' (pen.) Amond  49' Matt  60', 63'	Report	Lambe  4', 21'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Newport County v Macclesfield Town

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Newport County	3–3	Macclesfield Town	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Butler  29' Demetriou  59' (pen.) Matt  90+7'	Report	Kelleher  6' Fitzpatrick  11' (pen.) Fitzpatrick  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Forest Green Rovers v Newport County

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Newport County	Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bennett  18' (o.g.)	Report	Amond  38'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Tim Robinson

Newport County v Stevenage

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Newport County	2–1	Stevenage	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dolan  1' Semenyo  90+8'	Report	Wildin  45+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Keith Stroud

Crawley Town v Newport County

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Crawley Town	4–1	Newport County	Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Maguire  1' Morais  64' (pen.) Palmer  72' Nathaniel-George  79'	Report	Matt  59'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,157 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bury v Newport County

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Bury	1–1	Newport County	Bury
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Maynard  24'	Report	Matt  56'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,072 Referee: Martin Coy

Newport County v Morecambe

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Newport County	1–1	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Amond  1'	Report	Ellison  77'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Ollie Yates

Carlisle United v Newport County

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Carlisle United	3–2	Newport County	Carlisle
15:00 UTC	Devitt  9', 12' Grainger  90+2'	Report	Amond  39' Butler  87'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Newport County v Colchester United

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Newport County	2–0	Colchester United	Newport
15:00 UTC	Matt  54' Pring  67'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Roger East

Cheltenham Town v Newport County

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Newport County	Cheltenham
15:00 UTC	Boyle  18' Barnett  44'	Report	Semenyo  89'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Alan Young

Newport County v Northampton Town

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Newport County	3–1	Northampton Town	Newport
19:45 UTC	Sheehan  5' Matt  31' Amond  33'	Report	Williams  33'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Andy Davies

Swindon Town v Newport County

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Swindon Town	2–1	Newport County	Swindon
15:00 UTC	Doughty  1' Woolery  82'	Report	Amond  33'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,204 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Lincoln City v Newport County

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22	Lincoln City	3–2	Newport County	Lincoln
15:00 UTC	Akinde  3' Anderson  7' Pett  67'	Report	Amond  45', 77'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Newport County v Forest Green Rovers

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23	Newport County	1–4	Forest Green Rovers	Newport
15:00 UTC	Amond  45+2' (pen.)	Report	Williams  3', 52', 57' Campbell  53'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,203 Referee: John Busby

Newport County v Crawley Town

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24	Newport County	0–0	Crawley Town	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Antony Coggins

Stevenage v Newport County

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25	Stevenage	1–0	Newport County	Stevenage
15:00 UTC	Revell  85'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,299 Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra v Newport County

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Newport County	Crewe
15:00 UTC	Bowery  34' Porter  88' (pen.) Ainley  90+2'	Report	Semenyo  65' Amond  76'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Newport County v Exeter City

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27	Newport County	1–0	Exeter City	Newport
15:00 UTC	Matt  71'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Newport County v Port Vale

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 28	Newport County	0–0	Port Vale	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Neil Hair

Grimsby Town v Newport County

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29	Grimsby Town	3–0	Newport County	Grimsby
15:00 UTC	Cook  17', 56' Demetriou  84' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Newport County v Mansfield Town

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30	Newport County	1–0	Mansfield Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Willmott  15'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31	Newport County	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report	Aneke  88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Notts County v Newport County

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 32	Notts County	1–4	Newport County	Nottingham
19:45 UTC	Hemmings  10'	Report	Franks  9' Matt  15', 33' Amond  47'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Simon Hooper

Milton Keynes Dons v Newport County

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Newport County	Milton Keynes
15:00 UTC	Cissé  57' Aneke  89'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Newport County v Carlisle United

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34	Newport County	2–0	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 UTC	Azeez  14' Amond  67'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Ross Joyce

Colchester United v Newport County

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35	Colchester United	3–0	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 UTC	Szmodics  20' Senior  45+2' Nouble  63'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Lee Collins

Northampton Town v Newport County

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36	Northampton Town	1–0	Newport County	Northampton
19:45 UTC	Powell  88'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Antony Coggins

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 37	Newport County	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Newport
19:45 UTC	Hussey  54' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,192 Referee: Lee Swabey

Yeovil Town v Newport County

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38	Yeovil Town	1–3	Newport County	Yeovil
15:00 UTC	James  73'	Report	Willmott  62' Kennedy  66' Marsh-Brown  90+1'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,983 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Newport County v Tranmere Rovers

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 39	Newport County	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Alan Young

Newport County v Swindon Town

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 40	Newport County	0–0	Swindon Town	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Cambridge United v Newport County

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 41	Cambridge United	0–3	Newport County	Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Amond  4' Matt  34' McKirdy  90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,294 Referee: Ross Joyce

Newport County v Bury

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 42	Newport County	3–1	Bury	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Demetriou  5', 75' Matt  35'	Report	Maynard  7'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,443 Referee: Peter Wright

Macclesfield Town v Newport County

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Newport County	Macclesfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Matt Donohue

Newport County v Lincoln City

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 44	Newport County	1–0	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bennett  7'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Newport County v Oldham Athletic

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45	Newport County	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	O'Brien  48' Willmott  79'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Newport County

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Morecambe	1–1	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Collins  20'	Report	Matt  87'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Neil Hair

Play-offs

Newport County v Mansfield Town

9 May 2019 1st Leg	Newport County	1–1	Mansfield Town	Newport
19:45	Amond  83'	Report	Hamilton  12'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Mansfield Town v Newport County

12 May 2019 2nd Leg	Mansfield Town	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (3–5 p)	Newport County	Mansfield
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,361 Referee: Michael Salisbury
	Penalties
	Ajose Hamilton Walker Benning		Butler Amond Demetriou Poole Dolan

Newport County v Tranmere Rovers

25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) Final	Newport County	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Jennings  119'	Attendance: 25,217 Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[38] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[39] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[40] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[41] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.[42]

Metropolitan Police v Newport County

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Round 1	Metropolitan Police	0–2	Newport County	Molesey
15:00 UTC		Report	Amond  41' Matt  48'	Stadium: Imber Court Attendance: 1,137 Referee: Matt Donohue

Wrexham v Newport County

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Round 2	Wrexham	0–0	Newport County	Wrexham
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Craig Hicks

Newport County v Wrexham

11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Round 2 replay	Newport County	4–0	Wrexham	Newport
19:45 UTC	Amond  49' Matt  59' Carrington  65' (o.g.) Butler  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Newport County v Leicester City

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Round 3	Newport County	2–1	Leicester City	Newport
16:30 UTC	Matt  10' Amond  85' (pen.)	Report	Ghezzal  82'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,705 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Middlesbrough v Newport County

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Round 4	Middlesbrough	1–1	Newport County	Middlesbrough
15:00 UTC	Ayala  51'	Report	Dolan  90+3'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 15,794 Referee: John Brooks

Newport County v Middlesbrough

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round 4 replay	Newport County	2–0	Middlesbrough	Newport
19:45 UTC	Willmott  47' Amond  67'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,552 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Newport County v Manchester City

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) Round 5	Newport County	1–4	Manchester City	Newport
17:30 UTC	Amond  88'	Report	Sané  51' Foden  75', 89' Mahrez  90+4'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 9,680 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[43] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[44]

Cambridge United v Newport County

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) Round 1	Cambridge United	1–4	Newport County	Cambridge
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Azeez  90' (pen.)	Report	Amond  18', 42' Matt  49' Semenyo  86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Andy Davies

Newport County v Oxford United

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Round 2	Newport County	0–3	Oxford United	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Demetriou  2' (o.g.) Baptiste  4' Whyte  90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the Under 21 invited clubs was announced.[45] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[46]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Chelsea U21s (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	9	3	+6	6	Round 2
2	L2	Newport County (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	L2	Swindon Town (E)	3	2	0	0	1	4	4	0	6
4	L1	Plymouth Argyle (E)	3	0	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Swindon Town v Newport County

11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) Southern Group C	Swindon Town	1–0	Newport County	Swindon
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Doughty  77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Antony Coggins

Newport County v Chelsea Under 21s

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Southern Group C	Newport County	3–0	Chelsea Under 21s	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Matt  36', 46' Semenyo  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Newport County v Plymouth Argyle

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Southern Group C	Newport County	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
19:45 UTC	Semenyo  33' Harris  45'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 962

Cheltenham Town v Newport County

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Round 2	Cheltenham Town	1–1 (7–6 p)	Newport County	Cheltenham
19:45 UTC	Addai  68'	Report	Amond  18'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 739
	Penalties
	Thomas Forster Tozer Clements Jones Mooney Field		Amond Butler Labadie Sheehan Semenyo Demetriou Harris

Squad statistics

As of 13 September 2019[47][48]

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		Joe Day	52	0	46+0	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		David Pipe	26	0	16+3	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
3	DF		Dan Butler	60	4	48+0	3	6+0	1	2+0	0	3+1	0
4	MF		Joss Labadie	21	0	12+4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
7	MF		Robbie Willmott	43	3	32+2	2	5+1	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
8	MF		Matt Dolan	42	3	27+8	2	3+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Pádraig Amond	59	23	46+2	15	7+0	5	1+1	2	1+1	1
10	MF		Keanu Marsh-Brown	21	1	3+14	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
11	FW		Jamille Matt	57	20	39+7	14	7+0	3	2+0	1	2+0	2
12	FW		Will Randall	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Ade Azeez	15	1	3+12	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Tyreeq Bakinson	42	1	26+5	1	6+1	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
16	MF		Josh Sheehan	46	1	24+12	1	2+2	0	1+1	0	3+1	0
17	DF		Scot Bennett	50	2	39+2	2	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
18	DF		Jay Foulston	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW		Ben Kennedy	10	1	7+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	20	0	13+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
22	MF		Andrew Crofts	12	0	5+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Mark O'Brien	46	2	29+8	2	4+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	DF		Regan Poole	26	0	23+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Harry McKirdy	13	1	2+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Mickey Demetriou	58	4	48+0	4	7+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
30	GK		Nick Townsend	10	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
31	MF		Tom Hillman	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	MF		Owen Taylor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
38	MF		Lewis Collins	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who have left the club during the season:
5	DF		Fraser Franks	34	3	25+0	3	4+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
14	FW		Mark Harris	20	3	5+11	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
20	DF		Cameron Pring	11	1	1+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
33	MF		Charlie Cooper	15	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	3+1	0
42	FW		Antoine Semenyo	32	6	12+9	3	3+2	0	1+1	1	3+1	2
44	DF		Vashon Neufville	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 13 September 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Pádraig Amond	15	5	2	1	23
2	11		CF	Jamille Matt	14	3	1	2	20
3	42		CF	Antoine Semenyo	3	0	1	2	6
4	3		LB	Dan Butler	3	1	0	0	4
	28		CB	Mickey Demetriou	4	0	0	0	4
6	5		CB	Fraser Franks	3	0	0	0	3
	7		RM	Robbie Willmott	2	1	0	0	3
	8		CM	Matt Dolan	2	1	0	0	3
	14		RW	Mark Harris	2	0	0	1	3
10	17		CB	Scot Bennett	2	0	0	0	2
	25		CB	Mark O'Brien	2	0	0	0	2
12	10		CM	Keanu Marsh-Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	14		RW	Ade Azeez	1	0	0	0	1
	15		CM	Tyreeq Bakinson	1	0	0	0	1
	16		CM	Josh Sheehan	1	0	0	0	1
	19		CF	Ben Kennedy	1	0	0	0	1
	20		CB	Cameron Pring	1	0	0	0	1
	27		CF	Harry McKirdy	1	0	0	0	1
Total					59	11	4	6	80

Disciplinary record

As of 13 September 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	3		LB	Dan Butler	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1
3	16		CM	Josh Sheehan	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
	28		CB	Mickey Demetriou	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
5	4		CM	Joss Labadie	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	5		CB	Fraser Franks	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
	25		CB	Mark O'Brien	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
8	17		CB	Scot Bennett	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	11		CF	Jamille Matt	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	2		RB	David Pipe	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	26		CB	Regan Poole	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	7		RM	Robbie Willmott	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	9		CF	Pádraig Amond	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	14		RW	Mark Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		RB	Tyler Hornby-Forbes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	22		CM	Andrew Crofts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	33		CM	Charlie Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	42		CF	Antoine Semenyo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	8		CM	Matt Dolan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		RW	Ade Azeez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CM	Tyreeq Bakinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		CF	Ben Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27		CF	Harry McKirdy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					75	0	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	84	0	3

References

1. "Introducing the 2018/19 Newport County AFC Kit". Newport County A.F.C. 10 July 2018.
2. "Winners of the Transporter Bridge Derby to Receive a Special Canvas". Newport County A.F.C. 21 January 2019.
3. "Newport sign Wales midfielder Crofts". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
4. "Franks joins Newport as Owen-Evans leaves". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. "Newport sign Brighton full-back Forbes". BBC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
6. "Newport sign Rovers' Cooper on season loan". BBC. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
7. "Jamille Matt: Newport sign former Blackpool striker". BBC. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
8. Newport sign Townsend
9. Newport re-sign Labadie
10. "Ade Azeez Leaves U's To Join Newport County For An Undisclosed Fee". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
11. Randall joins Newport
12. Reynolds joins Dagenham & Redbridge
13. Franks retires
14. Pipe retires
15. Newport release players
16. Newport release players
17. Newport release players
18. Newport release players
19. Newport release players
20. Butler joins Peterborough
21. Day joins Cardiff
22. "18-year-old Antoine Semenyo joins County on loan from Bristol City". Newport County A.F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
23. Bakinson loan to Newport
24. "Bakinson Extends Loan Stay at County Until the End of the Season". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
25. "Newport County AFC sign Mark Harris on loan". Newport County A.F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
26. Pring loan to Newport
27. "Cameron Pring departs Rodney Parade". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
28. "Newport County sign West Ham United defender Vashon Neufville on loan". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
29. "Defender Regan Poole re-joins the Exiles on Loan until the end of the Season". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
30. "Versatile Attacking Midfielder Ben Kennedy Signs on Loan from Stevenage". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
31. "Third Signing of #DeadlineDay Confirmed as Striker Harry McKirdy Signs". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
32. "Newport County striker Momodou Touray heads to Barry Town United on loan". South Wales Argus. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
33. "Jay Foulston Joins Merthyr Town on Loan". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
34. "Tyler Forbes joins Salford City on loan until the end of the Season". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
35. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
36. "EFL fixtures for 2018–19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
37. "Newport County Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
38. "First round draw". The Football Association. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
39. "Guiseley to face Fleetwood in FA Cup second round". BBC. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
40. "Emirates FA Cup Third Round Draw Made At Stamford Bridge". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
41. "Two London Derbies And Three All Premier League Ties Among Emirates FA Cup Draw". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
42. "The Draw For The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round Was Made Live On The BBC's One Show". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
43. "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
44. "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
45. "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
46. "Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Draw Confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
47. "Newport County". FootballSquads. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
48. "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.