Rugby team

Newport County AFC

Club · United Kingdom · League Two

«The Exiles»

367 Matches

127 wins

80 draws

160 losses

463–531 Goals

−68 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form D W L D L L

League Two is where Newport County have spent every season since promotion in 2013. Rodney Parade, shared with the city's rugby side, holds around 8,700 for football, though the exact figure shifts with the layout the pitch is set up for that week.

The club's oldest nickname belongs to the town rather than the team. Newport built its name on steel, and The Ironsides came from that. After the club went under in 1989 it spent years without a home ground of its own, moving between borrowed stadiums, and the supporters who followed it around gave it the name it still carries. The Exiles .

What came back in 1989 was not the club that had been wound up. It restarted at the bottom, and its first honour after reforming was the Hellenic League title in 1989–90.

The high point sits further back. The Welsh Cup win of 1980 sent Newport into the European Cup Winners' Cup, and they reached the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 edition.

That remains their best in the competition, matched only by the 1948–49 side.

The club, founded in 1912, plays in amber and black.

Latest results

All matches

5 Sep	League Two	Northampton Town FC A	0:1	L
1 Sep	League Two	Salford City A	1:2	L
29 Aug	League Two	Tranmere Rovers H	2:2	D
22 Aug	League Two	Bristol Rovers A	3:5	L
15 Aug	League Two	Rochdale H	3:0	W
8 Aug	League Cup	AFC Wimbledon A	1:1	D

Standing

League Two

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
18	Chesterfield	5	1	2	2	6:7	5
19	Accrington ST	5	1	2	2	9:11	5
20	Newport County AFC	5	1	1	3	9:10	4
21	Crawley Town	5	1	1	3	5:8	4
22	Rochdale	5	1	0	4	5:10	3

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 367

367 Matches

127 wins

80 draws

160 losses

463–531 Goals

−68 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 367

127 80 160

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	367	176	191
Scored	463	238	225
Conceded	531	245	286
Scored per game	1.3	1.4	1.2
Conceded per game	1.4	1.4	1.5
Difference	−68	−7	−61

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Cameron James Evans Midfielder 18 Matches

Jordan Ian Wright Goalkeeper 18 Matches

Harrison Biggins Midfielder 17 Matches

Thomas Alfred Davies Defender 16 Matches

Shaun MacDonald Goalkeeper 16 Matches

M. Baker Defender 15 Matches

Sven Michael Sprangler Midfielder 15 Matches

Ben Lloyd Midfielder 15 Matches

Squad of Newport County AFC

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
2	Cameron James Evans	Midfielder	18
1	Jordan Ian Wright	Goalkeeper	18
10	Harrison Biggins	Midfielder	17
3	Thomas Alfred Davies	Defender	16
33	Shaun MacDonald	Goalkeeper	16
4	M. Baker	Defender	15
5	Sven Michael Sprangler	Midfielder	15
20	Ben Lloyd	Midfielder	15
19	Gerard Garner	Forward	14
16	J. Croul	Midfielder	14
24	N. Opoku	Forward	14
12	Joe Thomas	Defender	13
8	Matthew Robert Smith	Midfielder	13
7	Bobby Kamwa	Forward	12
23	Ryan Liam Delaney	Defender	12
21	Michael Spellman	Forward	11
6	Ciaran Brennan	Midfielder	10
5	Lee Thomas Jenkins	Defender	10
40	Cole Jarvis	Midfielder	10
9	Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson	Forward	10
3	Anthony Driscoll-Glennon	Defender	7
18	Liam Shephard	Defender	6
21	Tanatswa Nyakuhwa	Forward	4
22	Lewis Jamieson	Forward	4
4	Kyle Milne Cameron	Defender	3
22	Cameron Pearce Norman	Defender	3
34	Daniel Sassi	Defender	3
32	Jaden Warner	Defender	3
9	S. Gwengwe	Midfielder	2
25	Jake Turner	Goalkeeper	2
20	Y. Bamba	Midfielder	2
29	Keenan Patten	Midfielder	2
27	Christian Rhys Doidge	Forward	2
20	Yahya Bamba	Midfielder	1
24	Matthew Max Dibley-Dias	Midfielder	1
7	Kieron Thomas Evans	Forward	1
16	Matthew James Jacob	Defender	1
23	M. Adu Pokou	Forward	1
17	A. Merritt	Defender	1
14	M. Alexander-Walker	Forward	1