The 2011–12 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Conference National. The club finished the season in 19th place and were runners-up in the FA Trophy final at Wembley — their first visit to Wembley in the club's 100-year history.[1]
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Chris Blight | ||
| Manager | Anthony Hudson (until 28 September) Justin Edinburgh (from 4 October) | ||
| Stadium | Newport Stadium | ||
| Conference National | 19th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| FA Trophy | Runners-up | ||
| Welsh Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Danny Rose (11) All: Sam Foley (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,362 vs Shrewsbury Town (FA Cup, 12 Nov 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,011 vs Fleetwood Town (17 December 2011) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,349 | ||
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Season review edit
League edit
2011 edit
Manager Anthony Hudson's stated intention was to get Newport County back into the Football League.[2] The season began in the best possible way at Kettering Town's new Nene Park ground with Elliot Buchanan putting County into a 1–0 lead after only six minutes. However hints of the season-to-come's struggles were evident when Kettering scored twice in the second half to lead 2–1. Danny Rose immediately equalised to leave the score 2–2 until Kettering were awarded a 90th-minute penalty. This was duly converted and County lost 3–2.[3] The first home game against Hayes & Yeading was emphatically won 4–0,[4] but thereafter began a run of 10 games without victory that cost Anthony Hudson his job. After draws against Grimsby Town and Ebbsfleet United County suffered five straight defeats including a televised 5–0 humiliation away at Mansfield Town that pushed County into the relegation zone.[5] In each of the next three games County were on course for victory but succumbed to late goals. At home to Stockport County for the first time since August 1987 Danny Rose had given the home side a 30th-minute lead only for an 81st-minute equaliser for the visitors to deny Newport a win.[6] In the next home game against Barrow County were 2–1 up going into injury time but again fell to a 90th-minute penalty, drawing 2–2.[7] Away to Forest Green Rovers County were winning 1–0 only for former County player Charlie Griffin to equalise and yet another game was drawn. This was to prove to be Hudson's last game in charge. With a miserable return of only five points from their last ten games and County lying in last-but-one place in the table he was sacked the next day. Assistant manager Lee Harrison took charge for the next game away at Darlington who themselves were in a bad run of form, but County's miserable run continued. Two first half goals for the home side helped them to their first win in seven games with County remaining rooted in the relegation zone four points from safety.[8] Justin Edinburgh was announced as the new manager on 4 October with the job of saving County from relegation. The enormity of the task was revealed in his first game in charge at home to Southport with three first-half goals condemning County to yet another defeat.[9] The next game away to promotion hopefuls Fleetwood Town began with the home side taking the lead within 52 seconds. However a rout was avoided and against all the odds County eventually ran out 4–1 winners with Sam Foley scoring a hat-trick. This most unlikely of victories was only the second of 15 games so far in the season.[10] After a 2–1 defeat at Tamworth revenge was extracted on Kettering Town in a 3–1 home victory with Danny Rose scoring a hat-trick.[11] After a 0–0 draw at Wrexham and a 1–0 defeat at home to Ebbsfleet United County travelled to Blundell Park to face Grimsby Town. After being 2–0 up inside 17 minutes County again fell to late goals, with Serge Makofo scoring in the 79th minute and Anthony Elding converting an 87th-minute penalty. At home against Luton Town County looked on course to get a point from a 0–0 draw but yet again were undone by a late goal with Danny Crow scoring in the 2nd minute of stoppage time.[12] In the next game at Woking's Kingfield Stadium County achieved a second 4–0 victory over Hayes & Yeading which finally lifted them out of the relegation zone on goal difference.[13] This was followed the first visit of Lincoln City since the Third Division match of March 1986. This match was won 1–0 and County leapfrogged City into 18th place in the table.[14] In the next game at home to 23rd-placed Alfreton Town County's record of conceding late goals continued. After leading from an Eliott Buchanan goal in the 4th minute County were 2–1 behind by the 28th minute. A Gary Warren equaliser in the 60th minute looked to have achieved a point for County, but an 89th-minute winner gave Alfreton just their second win in 14 games.[15] With the proposed Boxing Day fixture at home to Bath City a victim of the weather the last game of 2011 was the home fixture against high-flying Fleetwood Town. Fleetwood maintained their charge at the top of the table with a 75th-minute winner but County saw out the end of the year outside the relegation zone.[16]
2012 edit
The new year began with the short away trip to bottom-placed Bath City. County again took an early lead through Nat Jarvis in the 13th minute but lost the game 3–2 to give Bath only their third victory of the season.[17] That loss pushed County back to the brink of the relegation zone, only staying out on goal difference. Away to Luton Town County lost 2–0 after debutant Ryan Charles was sent off after 32 minutes.[18] After a home 0–0 draw with Forest Green Rovers County made the long trip to Gateshead. Finding themselves 2–0 down after 53 minutes Elliot Buchanan pulled a goal back in the 57th minute. As the game drew to a close another County defeat looked likely. However County were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute. Sam Foley's spot-kick was initially saved but he was quick to tap in the rebound. The comeback was complete in the 94th minute when substitute Jake Harris scored a 20-yard winner.[19] Despite the victory County had now slipped back into the relegation zone. County's next game saw a return to Stockport County's Edgeley Park for the first time since January 1988. Finding themselves 1–0 behind after just seven minutes Andy Sandell equalised in the 50th minute before being sent off just eight minutes later. After Daniel Rowe grabbed his second of the game just minutes later the hosts were back in front with Newport a man down. As the clock ticked towards full-time Jake Harris scored the equaliser in the 87th minute having only been on the pitch for nine minutes.[20] The next game saw a 1–0 revenge victory at home over Bath City. County had now left the relegation zone and leapt four places to 17th in the table.[21] The following game saw another 1–0 revenge victory, this time against high-flying Mansfield Town. That victory took County to 16th in the table – the highest they had been since August.[22] In the next game away at Tamworth County took an early lead through a 6th-minute Sam Foley penalty. As the game entered the final minutes this looked to be the third straight County victory but Tamworth equalised in the 83rd minute. Two minutes later and the hosts had won it, the final score a 2–1 County defeat.[23] After an away 1–1 draw at Southport[24] County were at home to mid-table Braintree Town. After only seven minutes on the clock Lee Minshull was sent off. County eventually lost 4–3 having played 83 minutes of normal time and 12 minutes of stoppage time with only ten men.[25] By this point in the season County knew they had made the FA Trophy Final at Wembley but were still in danger of relegation. Away at Cambridge United County trailed 1–0 until Andy Sandell scored a penalty five minutes from time to earn County a 1–1 draw.[26] Next up was a first trip to Lincoln City's Sincil Bank since the Third Division encounter in October 1985. The game was lost 2–0 and County found themselves just one place and one point above the relegation zone.[27] County achieved their second double of the season in the next game, beating Gateshead 1–0 at home, but were still only one place and one point above relegation.[28] The next game was the first of the three encounters with promotion hopefuls York City. County won 2–1.[29] The third home game in a week resulted in a 0–0 draw against Telford United to take seven points out of the nine available.[30] Away to Kidderminster Harriers Jake Reid scored for County within 10 seconds of kick-off and Sam Foley doubled the lead on 36 minutes. With full-time approaching Elliot Buchanan gave away a penalty in the 86th minute. Substitute Nick Wright duly converted it and full-time was up. However, in a disastrous spell of injury time Wright scored Kidderminster's equaliser in the 93rd minute and then the winner in the 95th minute for his hat-trick.[31] The next game was the second of three games against York City. County again started well with Nat Jarvis scoring in the 4th minute. York equalised in the 59th minute and the game ended a 1–1 draw.[32] County now knew that they only needed a point against relegated Darlington to secure league safety barring some statistically improbable results elsewhere. That point came with a 0–0 draw.[33] Any doubts that County were now safe were extinguished by the following 1–0 victory over Alfreton Town.[34] Manager Justin Edinburgh had achieved his aim of avoiding relegation.[35] The final two league games of the season, results now immaterial, were a home 1–0 loss to second-placed Wrexham[36] and a 3–1 loss to Barrow.[37]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 |
Last updated: 28 Apr 2012.
Source: [1]
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Cup edit
FA Cup edit
County started this season's FA Cup in the 4th qualifying round at home to fellow Conference Premier team Braintree Town. The teams had previously met in the league when County had suffered their fifth straight defeat.[38] This game provided a total of seven goals: The first came when former County loan player Ben Wright put the visitors ahead in the 9th minute. Sam Foley equalised for County in the 25th minute before Craig McAllister put the hosts ahead in the 54th minute. Andy Yiadom equalised for Braintree, making it 2–2 on 67 minutes before Nat Jarvis put County back ahead in the 76th minute. As the game entered the last five minutes it seemed likely that County would progress into the First Round proper for the first time since 2006, however Braintree equalised yet again with captain Kenny Davis' 20-yard strike in the 86th minute. With a replay looking inevitable Paul Rodgers won it for County in the 89th minute with a 45-yard cross that found its way into the visitor's net.[39]
In the First Round County were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town — the teams meeting again for the first time since County's Welsh Cup Final triumph in 1980. The televised match only provided the one goal and it was Shrewsbury who progressed into the Second Round courtesy of a Terry Gornell goal in the 41st minute.[40]
FA Trophy edit
County's run in the FA Trophy started unremarkably with a home 0–0 draw with fellow Conference National side Forest Green Rovers.[41] The replay was won 2–0 thanks to Craig McAllister's second goal of the season in the first half and a Darryl Knights strike in the second.[42]
The twice-postponed second-round match away to Worksop Town finally went ahead on 24 January. County took the lead in the 59th minute, but conceded an equaliser in the 71st minute. In the 84th minute another replay looked likely, but substitute Jake Harris put County back in front having only been on the pitch for four minutes. In the final minute of the game Harris grabbed his second goal in his ten-minute spell on the pitch leaving the final score 3–1.[43]
The third-round game against Carshalton Athletic was won 4–0. Sam Foley opened the scoring in the 4th minute, with Elliott Buchanan adding the second in the 35th minute. Adam Chapman scored County's third just a minute after the second-half restart, with debutant Romone Rose getting the fourth in the 86th minute.[44]
In the fourth round away to Northwich Victoria County found themselves 1–0 down after 26 minutes and 2–0 down after 47. Super-substitute Jake Harris was called for on 52 minutes and four minutes later County were back in the game as he scored to leave County trailing by only one goal. With six minutes of time remaining County looked to be out of the Trophy, but Harris struck again levelling the scores at 2–2. A replay would have been a fair result, but County won it in the 89th minute with Nat Jarvis heading the winner.[45]
The opponents for the two-legged semi-final were 1985 FA Trophy winners Wealdstone. In the home leg County took the lead in the 7th minute as a half-clearance from Stones' 'keeper Jonathon North was headed straight at Elliot Buchanan, who chipped the ball back over him into the unguarded net. County's second goal came in the 21st minute: A Gary Warren header from a corner rebounded off the crossbar and Nat Jarvis was quickest to react to head home. Four minutes into the second half and the visitors were back in the game with Richard Jolley making the scoreline 2–1. County restored their two-goal advantage though in the 78th minute when Darryl Knights scored having only been on the pitch for three minutes.[46]
County took their two-goal advantage into the second leg at Wealdstone, knowing that a win, a draw, or even a 1–0 defeat would be enough to get them to the final at Wembley. The final score of 0–0 was indeed enough and County were headed for their first ever visit to Wembley in 100 years.[47]
Squad statistics edit
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 3 | DF |  Lee Baker |
17 (3) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 21 (3) | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Elliott Buchanan |
26 (11) | 5 | 7 (1) | 3 | 33 (12) | 8 |
| 32 | MF |  Adam Chapman |
4 (1) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 6 (1) | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Ryan Charles |
13 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (1) | 2 |
| 43 | GK | Karl Darlow |
8 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tommy Doherty |
18 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 20 (2) | 0 |
| 36 | MF |  Lee Evans |
3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  Sam Foley |
32 (8) | 10 | 9 (0) | 2 | 41 (8) | 12 |
| 44 | DF | Fraser Franks |
1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Gilligan |
3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Troy Greening |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Jake Harris |
1 (9) | 2 | 0 (7) | 4 | 1 (16) | 6 |
| 17 | DF | Wayne Hatswell |
9 (3) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 12 (4) | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Andrew Hughes |
36 (2) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 44 (3) | 0 |
| 27 | FW |  Felino Jardim |
4 (4) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Nathaniel Jarvis |
20 (11) | 6 | 5 (3) | 3 | 25 (14) | 9 |
| 11 | MF | Darryl Knights |
12 (11) | 1 | 6 (3) | 2 | 18 (14) | 3 |
| 21 | FW | Robbie Matthews |
6 (3) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 8 (3) | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Craig McAllister |
19 (6) | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 22 (7) | 2 |
| 30 | MF | Lee Minshull |
17 (0) | 1 | 4 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Tom Miller |
20 (4) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 23 (4) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | David Pipe |
33 (1) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 | 42 (1) | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Max Porter |
13 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 16 (0) | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Danny Potter |
16 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Luke Prosser |
0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 41 | FW | Jake Reid |
5 (7) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (8) | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Paul Robson |
7 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Paul Rodgers |
30 (7) | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 | 37 (8) | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Scott Rogers |
8 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (5) | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Danny Rose |
25 (0) | 11 | 5 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 11 |
| 31 | FW | Romone Rose |
4 (4) | 2 | 2 (3) | 1 | 6 (7) | 3 |
| 28 | MF | Andy Sandell |
10 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 2 |
| 18 | GK | Glyn Thompson |
22 (1) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 28 (1) | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  Guillaume Velez |
3 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gary Warren |
35 (0) | 3 | 7 (1) | 0 | 42 (1) | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Ismail Yakubu |
26 (0) | 5 | 8 (0) | 0 | 34 (0) | 5 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2011 | ST | Craig McAllister |
Crawley Town | Free |
| 29 May 2011 | GK | Danny Potter |
Torquay United | Free |
| 11 Jun 2011 | MF | Tommy Doherty |
Bradford City | Free |
| 22 Jun 2011 | DF |  Ismail Yakubu |
AFC Wimbledon | Free |
| 15 Jul 2011 | FW | Elliott Buchanan |
Hayes & Yeading United | Free |
| 28 Jul 2011 | FW | Felino Jardim |
RBC Roosendaal | Free |
| 28 Jul 2011 | DF | Paul Robson |
Crystal Palace Baltimore | Free |
| 2 Aug 2011 | DF | Paul Rodgers |
Northampton Town | Free |
| 10 Aug 2011 | MF | Guillaume Velez |
Toulouse | Free |
| 6 Jan 2012 | DF | Andy Sandell |
Chippenham Town | Free |
| 31 Jan 2012 | FW | Jake Reid |
Salisbury City | Free |
Out edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2011 | GK | Glyn Garner |
Bath City | Free |
| 24 May 2011 | DF | Chris Todd |
Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 2 Jun 2011 | MF | Jamie Collins |
Aldershot Town | Free |
| 7 Jun 2011 | DF |  Eddie Odhiambo |
Gateshead | Free |
| 14 Jun 2011 | FW | Steven Lennon |
Released | Free |
| 22 Jul 2011 | DF | Paul Bignot |
Blackpool | £100,000 + |
| 14 Oct 2011 | DF | Paul Robson |
Released | Free |
| 2 Dec 2011 | DF | Scott Rogers |
Eastleigh | Free |
| 1 Jan 2012 | MF | Danny Rose |
Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 10 Jan 2012 | FW | Robbie Matthews |
Salisbury City | Undisclosed |
| 31 Jan 2012 | MF | Tom Miller |
Released | Free |
| 31 Jan 2012 | MF | Tommy Doherty |
Released | Free |
| 8 Mar 2012 | GK | Danny Potter |
Released | Free |
Loans in edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2011 | MF | Ryan Gilligan |
Northampton Town | January transfer window |
| 9 Sep 2011 | FW |  Nathaniel Jarvis |
Cardiff City | 9 Oct 2011 |
| 1 Jan 2012 | FW | Nathaniel Jarvis |
Cardiff City | End of season |
| 6 Jan 2012 | FW | Ryan Charles |
Cambridge United | End of season |
| 13 Jan 2012 | DF | Lee Minshull |
AFC Wimbledon | 13 Jan 2012 |
| 27 Jan 2012 | MF | Adam Chapman |
Oxford United | End of season |
| 1 Mar 2012 | MF | Max Porter |
AFC Wimbledon | End of season |
| 8 Mar 2012 | GK | Karl Darlow |
Nottingham Forest | 8 Apr 2012 |
| 22 Mar 2012 | DF | Fraser Franks |
AFC Wimbledon | 22 Apr 2012 |
Loans out edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2011 | FW | Robbie Matthews |
Forest Green Rovers | 19 Sep 2011 |
| 23 Sep 2011 | FW | Robbie Matthews |
Salisbury City | 23 Oct 2011 |
| 26 Sep 2011 | DF | Ismail Yakubu |
Cambridge United | 26 Oct 2011 |
| 3 Nov 2011 | MF | Ryan Newman |
Merthyr Town | 3 Dec 2011 |
| 3 Nov 2011 | MF | Troy Greening |
Merthyr Town | 3 Dec 2011 |
| 18 Jan 2012 | FW | Craig McAllister |
Luton Town | End of season |
Fixtures and results edit
Pre-season friendlies edit
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 Jul 2011 | Chepstow Town | Larkfield Park | 3–1 | Achaemdong 2 (1P), Ampleford | c. 260 |
| Wed 13 Jul 2011 | Merthyr Town | Penydarren Park | 4–1 | Rose, Baker, Kelleher 2 | 491 |
| Sat 16 Jul 2011 | Stoke City | Newport Stadium | 1–1 | Warren | 2,120 |
| Wed 20 Jul 2011 | Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street | 2–1 | Jardim, OG | c. 250 |
| Sat 23 Jul 2011 | Cheltenham Town | Newport Stadium | 1–0 | Yakubu | 961 |
| Sat 30 Jul 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | Newport Stadium | 1–3 | Buchanan | 2,007 |
| Wed 3 Aug 2011 | Real Betis | Newport Stadium | 0–3 | 855 | |
| Fri 5 Aug 2011 | Neath | The Gnoll | 5–2 | Foley, Buchanan 3, Miller | 386 |
| Sun 7 Aug 2011 | Undy Athletic | Playing Fields | 6–2 | Hughes, Hall, Matthews, Rodgers, Greening, Thomas | c. 300 |
Conference National edit
| 13 August 2011 1 | Kettering Town | 3–2 | Newport County | Irthlingborough |
| 15:00 | Marna  51' Cunnington 60' Marna 90' (pen.) |
Buchanan 6' Rose 61' |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Andrew Davies |
| 16 August 2011 2 | Newport County | 4–0 | Hayes & Yeading United | Newport |
| 19:45 | Rogers 14' Buchanan 53' Rose 62' Rose 66' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,519 Referee: Justin Amey |
| 20 August 2011 3 | Newport County | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Rob Merchant |
| 23 August 2011 4 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–1 | Newport County | Northfleet |
| 19:45 | West 90+4' |
Buchanan 4' |
Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 992 Referee: Graham Norwood |
| 27 August 2011 5 | Telford United | 2–1 | Newport County | Telford |
| 15:00 | Preston 17' Newton 57' (pen.) |
Rose 41' |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 2,147 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 29 August 2011 6 | Newport County | 1–3 | Kidderminster Harriers | Newport |
| 15:00 | Foley 50' |
Byrne 49' Miller 65' (OG) Jones 80' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 3 September 2011 7 | Newport County | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Newport |
| 15:00 | Charles 15' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 10 September 2011 8 | Mansfield Town | 5–0 | Newport County | Mansfield |
| 17:15 | Green 12' Briscoe 34' Dyer 56' Briscoe 72' O'Neil 75' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,324 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 17 September 2011 9 | Braintree Town | 1–0 | Newport County | Braintree |
| 15:00 | Wright 20' |
Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 786 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| 20 September 2011 10 | Newport County | 1–1 | Stockport County | Newport |
| 19:45 | Rose 31' |
Elliot 82' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 24 September 2011 11 | Newport County | 2–2 | Barrow | Newport |
| 15:00 | Jarvis 9' Rose 73' |
Boyes 5' Baker 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,315 Referee: Aluin-Wyn Davies |
| 27 September 2011 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 | Griffin 66' |
Jarvis 38' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Rob Merchant |
| 1 October 2011 13 | Darlington | 2–0 | Newport County | Darlington |
| 15:00 | Bridge Wilkinson 31' (pen.) Purcell 45' |
Stadium: Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 8 October 2011 14 | Newport County | 0–3 | Southport | Newport |
| 15:00 | Grand 30' Ledsham 40' Gray 44' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Justin Amey |
| 11 October 2011 15 | Fleetwood Town | 1–4 | Newport County | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 | Sheddon 1' |
Foley 15' Rose 23' (pen.) Foley 29' Foley 59' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth |
| 15 October 2011 16 | Newport County | 1–2 | Tamworth | Newport |
| 15:00 | Knights 74' |
St. Aimie 47' Christie 59' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,310 Referee: John Hopkins |
| 18 October 2011 17 | Newport County | 3–1 | Kettering Town | Newport |
| 19:45 | Rose 34' (pen.) Rose 53' Rose 62' |
Ashikodi 45' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 22 October 2011 18 | Wrexham | 0–0 | Newport County | Wrexham |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 5 November 2011 19 | Newport County | 0–1 | Ebbsfleet United | Newport |
| 15:00 | Shakes 20' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Declan Ford |
| 19 November 2011 20 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 | Makofo 79' Elding 87' (pen.) |
Hatswell 2' Jarvis 17' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 26 November 2011 21 | Newport County | 0–1 | Luton Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Crow 90' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 29 November 2011 22 | Hayes & Yeading United | 0–4 | Newport County | Woking |
| 19:45 | Rose 22' Foley 38' Yakubu 45' Yakubu 75' |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 303 Referee: Mike Bullen |
| 3 December 2011 23 | Newport County | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Newport |
| 15:00 | Yakubu 24' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Karl Evans |
| 6 December 2011 24 | Alfreton Town | 3–2 | Newport County | Alfreton |
| 19:45 | Church 29' Moult 38' Jarman 89' |
Buchanan 4' Warren 60' |
Stadium: North Street (stadium) Attendance: 579 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 17 December 2011 25 | Newport County | 0–1 | Fleetwood Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Cavanagh 75' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,011 Referee: John Hopkins |
| 3 January 2012 26 | Bath City | 3–2 | Newport County | Bath |
| 19:45 | Connolly 23' Canham 30' Murray 47' |
Jarvis 13' Warren 54' |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 7 January 2012 27 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Newport County | Luton |
| 15:00 | O'Connor 35' Crow 66' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,108 Referee: Karl Evans |
| 21 January 2012 28 | Newport County | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Andrew Davies |
| 28 January 2012 29 | Gateshead | 2–3 | Newport County | Gateshead |
| 15:00 | Hatch 45+2' Shaw 53' |
Buchanan 57' Foley 90' (pen.)Harris 90+4' |
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 704 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 11 February 2012 30 | Stockport County | 2–2 | Newport County | Stockport |
| 15:00 | Rowe 8' Rowe 60' |
Sandell 50' Harris 87' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 14 February 2012 31 | Newport County | 1–0 | Bath City | Newport |
| 19:45 | Minshull 11' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Bratt |
| 18 February 2012 32 | Newport County | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Foley 33' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,285 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 21 February 2012 33 | Tamworth | 2–1 | Newport County | Tamworth |
| 19:45 | Barrow 83' Thomas 85' |
Foley 6' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 815 Referee: Handley |
| 3 March 2012 34 | Southport | 1–1 | Newport County | Southport |
| 15:00 | Warren 18' (o.g.) |
Yakubu 40' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 6 March 2012 35 | Newport County | 3–4 | Braintree Town | Newport |
| 19:45 | Foley 29' Warren 44'Charles 90' |
Assombalonga 22' 49' Marks 32'Wright 35' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Rob Merchant |
| 20 March 2012 36 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Newport County | Cambridge |
| 19:45 | Dawkin 24' |
Sandell 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,815 Referee: Rees |
| 24 March 2012 37 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Newport County | Lincoln |
| 15:00 | McCammon 24' Nutter 42' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 31 March 2012 38 | Newport County | 1–0 | Gateshead | Newport |
| 19:45 | Charles 11' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,261 Referee: Justin Amey |
| 3 April 2012 39 | Newport County | 2–1 | York City | Newport |
| 19:45 | Jarvis 32' Rose 69' |
McLaughlin 39' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,241 Referee: R. Whitton |
| 6 April 2012 40 | Newport County | 0–0 | Telford United | Newport |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,540 Referee: A. Davies |
| 9 April 2012 41 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–2 | Newport County | Kidderminster |
| 15:00 | Wright 86' (pen.) 90+4' 90+6' |
Reid 1' Foley 37' |
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,275 Referee: S. Martin |
| 14 April 2012 42 | York City | 1–1 | Newport County | York |
| 15:00 | Walker 59' |
Jarvis 4' |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,824 Referee: R. Clark |
| 17 April 2012 43 | Newport County | 0–0 | Darlington | Newport |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 21 April 2012 44 | Newport County | 1–0 | Alfreton Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Rose 38' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Barratt |
| 24 April 2012 45 | Newport County | 0–1 | Wrexham | Newport |
| 19:45 | Cieslewicz 10' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Bratt |
| 28 April 2012 46 | Barrow | 3–1 | Newport County | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 13:00 | Cook 6' Baker 50'Boyes 68' |
Yakubu 14' |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 900 Referee: Evans |
FA Cup edit
| 29 October 2011 4Q | Newport County | 4–3 | Braintree Town | Newport |
| 15:00 | Foley 25' McAllister 55' Jarvis 75' Rodgers 89' |
Wright 9' Yiadom 66' Davis 86' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,234 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 12 November 2011 1 | Newport County | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Newport |
| 12:30 | Rose  75' Hatswell 81' |
Gornell 41' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
FA Trophy edit
| 10 December 2011 1 | Newport County | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| 13 December 2011 1r | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 | McAllister 33' Knights 68' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 368 Referee: Rob Merchant |
| 24 January 2012 2 | Worksop Town | 1–3 | Newport County | Worksop |
| 19:45 | McDonald 70' |
Buchanan 58' Harris 87'Harris 90' |
Stadium: Sandy Lane Attendance: 538 Referee: J. Simpson |
| 7 February 2012 3 | Newport County | 4–0 | Carshalton Athletic | Newport |
| 19:45 | Foley 4' Buchanan 36'Chapman 47'Rose 88' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 975 Referee: R. Whitton |
| 25 February 2012 QF | Northwich Victoria | 2–3 | Newport County | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 | Kearney 36' Wade 47' |
Harris 59' Harris 84'Jarvis 89' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 601 Referee: J. Simpson |
| 10 March 2012 SF-1 | Newport County | 3–1 | Wealdstone | Newport |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 6' Jarvis 24'Knights 79' |
Jolly 49' |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 17 March 2012 SF-2 | Wealdstone | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | Newport County | Ruislip |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 2,092 Referee: James Linington |
Final
| Newport County | 0–2 | York City |
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| Report | Blair 65' Oyebanjo 72' |
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Welsh Cup edit
| 30 November 2011 3 | Newport County | 3–2 | Barry Town | Newport |
| 19:45 | Buchanan 40' Jardim 71'Rogers 86' |
Nagi 26' Jones 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 353 Referee: H. Jones |
| 28 January 2012 4 | The New Saints | 4–0 | Newport County | Oswestry |
| 14:30 | Rawlinson 15' Darlington 19'Draper 26'Jones 43' |
Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 278 |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 48 | +54 | 103 | Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Wrexham | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 98 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 48 | +39 | 89 | Play-offs |
| 4 | York City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 83 | Play-off winners, promoted |
| 5 | Luton Town | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 81 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 76 | |
| 7 | Southport | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 76 | |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 74 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 71 | |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 70 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 70 | |
| 12 | Braintree Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 62 | |
| 13 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 76 | −14 | 60 | |
| 14 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 54 | |
| 15 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 86 | −24 | 54 | |
| 16 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 49 | |
| 18 | Tamworth | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 48 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 47 | |
| 20 | Telford United | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 46 | |
| 21 | Hayes & Yeading United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 58 | 90 | −32 | 41 | Relegated |
| 22 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 36 | Ten points deducted, relegated |
| 23 | Bath City | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 89 | −46 | 31 | Relegated |
| 24 | Kettering Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 100 | −60 | 30 | Three points deducted, relegated |
| Key | |
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| Division Champions | |
| Promoted | |
| Into play-offs | |
| Relegated |
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