2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Newport County AFC Supporters Trust | |||
| Chairman | Gavin Foxall | |||
| Manager | Mike Flynn | |||
| Stadium | Rodney Parade | |||
| League Two | Preseason | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
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The 2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season will be the club's eight consecutive season in EFL League Two. It is Newport's 68th season in the Football League and 100th season of league football overall.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | CB |  |
Scot Bennett | Unattached | Free transfer | [1] |
| 20 August 2020 | CB | |
David Longe-King | St Albans City |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 20 August 2020 | CF | |
Ryan Taylor | Plymouth Argyle |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 2 September 2020 | RB |  |
Liam Shephard | Forest Green Rovers |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 4 September 2020 | LW | |
Kevin Ellison | Morecambe |
Free transfer | [5] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2020 | CF |  |
Saikou Janneh | Bristol City |
30 June 2021 | [6] |
| 3 September 2020 | CF | |
Scott Twine | Swindon Town |
30 June 2021 | [7] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | FW | |
Corey Whitely | Boreham Wood |
End of season | [8] |
| 28 August 2020 | CB | |
Marvel Ekpiteta | Ebbsfleet United |
1 January 2021 | [9] |
| 4 September 2020 | RB | |
Daniel Leadbitter | Yeovil Town |
End of season | [10] |
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Newport County | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Newport |
| 18:30 BST (UTC+1) | Abrahams  |
Hare |
Stadium: Dragon Park |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Hereford | 0–4 | Newport County | Hereford |
| 13:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Collins 12' Taylor 49' Janneh 66' Trialist 3 76' |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
Competitions
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[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 June 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[12]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Scunthorpe United | v | Newport County | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Glanford Park |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Newport County | v | Barrow | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Postponed
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[13]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Newport County | v | Swansea City | Newport |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Rodney Parade Referee: Kevin Johnson |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August 2020.[14]
| 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 | v | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
| 6 October 2020 Southern Group F | Newport County | v | Norwich City U21 | Newport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
| 10 November 2020 Southern Group F | Plymouth Argyle | v | Newport County | Plymouth |
| 19:00 UTC | Stadium: Home Park |
Squad statistics
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † 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
References
- ^ Bennett rejoins Newport
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Defender David Longe-King joins Exiles". Newport County A.F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Ryan Taylor joins Exiles". Newport County A.F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Liam Shephard joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County A.F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Ellison joins Exiles on one-year deal". Newport County A.F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Saikou Janneh joins Exiles on season-long loan". Newport County A.F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Scott Twine joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". Newport County A.F.C. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Whitely loan to Boreham Wood
- ^ "Marvel-lous news as Fleet make new signing". Ebbsfleet United F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Leadbitter signs on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Newport County". FootballSquads. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2020.