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2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season

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.

Newport County
2024–25 season
OwnerHuw Jenkins (52%),
Newport County AFC Supporters Trust 27%,
Other investors 21%
Head CoachNelson Jardim[1]
StadiumRodney Parade
FA CupEnter in First round
EFL CupEnter in First round
EFL TrophyEnter in Group stage
Welsh League CupEnter in Group stage
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

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   Oliver Greaves   Mickleover Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2024 CB   Matt Baker   Stoke City Compensation [4]
1 July 2024[a] CB   Ciaran Brennan   Sheffield Wednesday Free [5]
1 July 2024[b] GK   Jacob Carney   Sunderland Free [6]
1 July 2024[c] LB   Anthony Glennon   Grimsby Town Free [7]
1 July 2024[d] RB   Joe Thomas   Swansea City Free [8]
1 July 2024[e] CM   Kai Whitmore   Haverfordwest County Free [9]
2 July 2024 LW   Michael Spellman   Sunderland Free [10]
10 July 2024 CM   Cameron Antwi   Cardiff City Undisclosed [11]
10 July 2024 CF   Courtney Baker-Richardson   Crewe Alexandra Free [12]
  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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For those players released or contract ended before the start of this season, see 2023–24 Newport County A.F.C. season.
Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 30 May, County announced their first pre-season friendly, against Kidderminster Harriers.[13] Five days later, a second friendly fixture was confirmed, against Bristol City.[14] A third was added a further day later, versus Barry Town United.[15] A fourth was added against Undy.[16] On 28 June, an additional two pre-season friendlies were added to finalise the plans, against Pontypridd United and Hereford.[17]

  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 v Newport County Barry
14:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
23 July 2024 Friendly Bristol City v Newport County Failand
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly Kidderminster Harriers v Newport County Kidderminster
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Hereford v Newport County Hereford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Edgar Street

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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[18]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Cheltenham Town v Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Whaddon Road
17 August 2024 2 Newport County v Doncaster Rovers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
24 August 2024 3 Newport County v Accrington Stanley Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
31 August 2024 4 Morecambe v Newport County Morecambe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
7 September 2024 5 Newport County v Port Vale Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
14 September 2024 6 Swindon Town v Newport County Swindon
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: County Ground
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[20]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Newport being drawn away against Leyton Orient.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Leyton Orient v Newport County Leyton
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Brisbane Road

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Newport were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cheltenham Town, Reading and West Ham United.[22][23]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA West Ham United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Newport County v Cheltenham Town Newport
19:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
17 September 2024 Group stage Newport County v West Ham United Newport
19:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
12 November 2024 Group stage Reading v Newport County Reading
19:00 GMT Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Welsh League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Welsh League Cup

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.[24]

  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 pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   ENG Jacob Carney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ATG Nick Townsend 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF   WAL Matt Baker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Ciaran Brennan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG James Clarke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Anthony Glennon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Kyle Jameson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Shane McLoughlin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   POR Nelson Sanca 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Josh Seberry 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   WAL Joe Thomas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   ENG Cameron Antwi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Bryn Morris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Jac Norris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Kai Whitmore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Aaron Wildig 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Nathan Wood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   WAL Will Evans 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Oliver Greaves 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   WAL Luke Jephcott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   WAL Kiban Rai 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Michael Spellman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Nelson Jardim appointed Newport County's Head Coach". Newport County AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Jardim Newport Head Coach
  3. ^ "Oliver Greaves signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Newport County Sign Matt Baker On Permanent Deal". Newport County AFC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Newport County confirm signing of Ciaran Brennan". Newport County AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Newport County seal signing of goalkeeper Jacob Carney". Newport County AFC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Newport County complete signing of Anthony Glennon". Newport County AFC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Joe Thomas signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Newport County Complete Signing Of Kai Whitmore". Newport County AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Newport County sign midfielder Cameron Antwi". Newport County AFC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Newport County complete signing of Courtney Baker-Richardson". Newport County AFC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Newport County to face Kidderminster Harriers in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Newport County to face Bristol City in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Newport County to face Barry Town United in pre-season friendly". Newport County AFC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Newport County to face Undy AFC in pre-season schedule". Newport County AFC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Newport County Finalise 2024-25 Pre-Season Schedule". Newport County AFC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Swindon Town game selected for TV coverage". Newport County AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ^ Nathaniel MG Cup
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