2013–14_Newport_County_A.F.C._season

2013–14 Newport County A.F.C. season

2013–14 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 2013–14 football season


The 2013–14 season was Newport County's first season in Football League Two, 61st season in the Football League and 93rd season of league football overall. This season marked County's return to the Football League for the first time since the 1987–88 season. The club finished the season in 14th place.

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Season review

League

2013

The season started with the visit of Accrington Stanley. This game was selected as one of the Football League's "anniversary fixtures" to mark the 125th anniversary of the first Football League season.[1] With Harry Worley scoring the historic first League goal, a brace from Chris Zebroski and a goal from Christian Jolley 10 minutes into the second half, County won 4–1 and were top of the League Two table. In the next game away to Northampton, Conor Washington scored his first League goal but the club suffered a 3–1 loss. The next home game, the Severnside derby with Bristol Rovers saw County's highest gate of the season; Andy Sandell's first-half penalty being enough to take all three points. The next three games were all drawn 1–1 with County slipping out of the play-off places as a result. The next home game, against Morecambe, will forever be remembered as the "Tom Naylor game": Scoring within three minutes, Billy Jones had made the perfect start to his début game before Naylor scored an own goal to level the match. Robbie Willmott restored Newport's lead before Naylor's second own goal again levelled things. With 20 minutes remaining Naylor conceded a penalty which allowed Morecambe to take the lead and eventually win the game. County's first away win of the season in the next game at Exeter, followed by a home win to Torquay United took County back to the brink of the play-off positions, but following the next two games they were back down to 12th. County then embarked on a successful spell, losing only once at Fleetwood until visiting Burton Albion in the last game of 2013. That last game was lost 1–0, but County finished the year in a play-off position.

2014

The new year began in a disastrous fashion: The wettest winter on record in Britain combined with drainage problems with the Rodney Parade pitch caused a rash of game postponements. County failed to beat bottom-of-the-table Northampton and were denied even one point when Andy Sandell's 88th-minute penalty was saved. Previous wins against Accrington, Bristol, Southend and Hartlepool were cancelled out with only two draws to show from the four matches. A solitary home win against Oxford United lifted County back to the brink of the play-offs again, but then another terrible run resulted in only three points from the next eight games. With County now lying in 14th position, any hope of the play-offs was gone. County's first double of the season against Torquay in next game briefly lifted them to 12th, but following the second 0–0 draw with Bury of the season, previous wins against Portsmouth and Chesterfield were cancelled out. Following a home loss against Plymouth Argyle County recorded only their third win of 2014 against relegation-threatened Wycombe Wanderers. In the next two games County squandered leads to draw both games, slipping down to their lowest league position of the season in the process. The penultimate game of the season was the trip to promotion-chasing York. County failed to improve on their recent form as the home side guaranteed themselves a play-off place with a 1–0 win. The final game of the season against Rochdale was an eerie reminder of County's last Football League season in 1987–88. That time the visitors has triumphed 1–0 and they would be hoping for another win to seal the League Two title. Despite taking the lead in the 28th minute, Aaron O'Connor cancelled out the advantage just before half time. Rochdale should have won the game after winning a penalty in the 83rd minute, but Matthew Lund's penalty was saved by Ian McLoughlin. Ten-man County made them pay four minutes later as Robbie Willmott's free kick was headed over Josh Lillis by Kevin Feely to seal a 2–1 victory and a happy end to County's 2013–14 campaign.

Results summary

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Last updated: 3 May 2014.
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

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Transfers

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Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

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League Two

10 August 2013 2 Northampton Town 3–1 Newport County Northampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Blyth 25'
O'Donovan 27'
Deegan 84'
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Washington 89' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 August 2013 3 Newport County 1–0 Bristol Rovers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sandell 42' (pen.) Report
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: Lee Collins
24 August 2013 4 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Newport County Dagenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ogogo 59' Report
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Zebroski 25' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 August 2013 5 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Newport County Scunthorpe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Winnall 2' Report
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Hughes 62' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Graham Horwood
7 September 2013 6 Newport County 1–1 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Zebroski 30' Report
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Clucas 67' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Phillips
14 September 2013 7 Newport County 2–3 Morecambe Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Jones 3'
Flynn 24'
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Naylor 12' (o.g.), 57' (o.g.)
Amond 71' (pen.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Sarginson
21 September 2013 8 Exeter City 0–2 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
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Washington 23'
Worley 70'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,614
Referee: Bond
28 September 2013 9 Newport County 2–1 Torquay United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Yakubu 28'
Crow 36'
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Azeez 58' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Iain Williamson
5 October 2013 10 Bury 0–0 Newport County Bury
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
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Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,093
Referee: Richard Clark
12 October 2013 11 Rochdale 3–0 Newport County Rochdale
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Vincenti 5'
Cummins 38'
Hery 72'
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Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Steven Rushton
19 October 2013 12 Newport County 3–0 York City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Zebroski 23'
Minshull 44'
Crow 89'
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,475
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 October 2013 13 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Newport County Plymouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report
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Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 October 2013 14 Newport County 3–1 Southend United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Washington 23'
Hughes 45+1'
Yakubu 53'
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Coker 41' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: Lee Collins
2 November 2013 15 Fleetwood Town 4–1 Newport County Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Schumacher 4' (pen.), 48', 59' (pen.)
Ball 78'
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Zebroski 71' (pen.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: Andy Haines
15 November 2013 16 Newport County 2–0 Hartlepool United Newport
19:45 GMT Worley 7'
Washington 64'
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Stephen Martin
23 November 2013 17 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report
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Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Andy Madley
26 November 2013 18 Oxford United 0–0 Newport County Oxford
19:45 GMT Report
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Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
1 December 2013 19 Newport County 3–2 Chesterfield Newport
13:00 GMT Crow 6'
Chapman 75' (pen.)
Sandell 87'
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Ryan 62'
Richards 90+1'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 December 2013 20 Portsmouth 0–2 Newport County Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Report
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Flynn 65', 68' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,295
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 December 2013 21 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Newport County High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Report
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Flynn 31' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 December 2013 22 Burton Albion 1–0 Newport County Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report
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Kee 79' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,692
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 January 2014 23 Newport County 1–2 Northampton Town Newport
15:00 GMT Worley 45' Report
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Hope 29'
Carter 47'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Frederick Graham
11 January 2014 24 Accrington Stanley 3–3 Newport County Accrington
15:00 GMT Murphy 23', 88'
Naismith 44'
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Willmott 11'
Burge 71'
Minshull 90+2'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,318
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 January 2014 25 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Newport County Bristol
15:00 GMT Mohamed 45'
Richards 48'
O'Toole 90'
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Howe 57' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 January 2014 26 Southend United 0–0 Newport County Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Report
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Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: James Linington
15 February 2014 27 Hartlepool United 3–0 Newport County Hartlepool
15:00 GMT James 41'
Sandell (og) 55'
Williams 90'
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Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 February 2014 28 Newport County 3–2 Oxford United Newport
19:45 GMT Howe 45'
Burge 71'
Zebroski 83'
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Constable 14'
Potter 88'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 February 2014 29 Newport County 0–1 Cheltenham Town Newport
15:00 GMT Report
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Vincent 23' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Steven Rushton
25 February 2014 30 Newport County 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Newport
19:45 GMT Worner (og) 23' Report
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Sheringham 85'
Sainte-Luce 88'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 March 2014 31 Newport County 2–2 Scunthorpe United Newport
15:00 GMT Minshull 25'
Zebroski 91'
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Madden 61'
Syers 83'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,782
Referee: Carl Berry
4 March 2014 32 Newport County 0–0 Fleetwood Town Newport
19:45 GMT Report
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 March 2014 33 Mansfield Town 2–1 Newport County Mansfield
15:00 GMT Tafazolli 28'
Howell 90'
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Howe 50' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 2014 34 Morecambe 4–1 Newport County Morecambe
19:45 GMT Devitt 57' (pen.)
Ellison 61'
Redshaw 72', 83'
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Naylor 13' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Richard Clark
16 March 2014 35 Newport County 1–1 Exeter City Newport
15:00 GMT Minshull 52' Report
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Worley (og) 51' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,159
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 March 2014 36 Newport County 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Newport
19:45 GMT Wilmott 45' Report
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Elito 10', 33' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Charles Breakspear
22 March 2014 37 Torquay United 0–1 Newport County Torquay
15:00 GMT Report
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Zebroski 8' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 March 2014 38 Newport County 0–0 Bury Newport
19:45 GMT Report
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Chris Sarginson
29 March 2014 39 Newport County 1–2 Portsmouth Newport
15:00 GMT Yakubu 74' Report
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Taylor 22' (pen.)
Wallace 40'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Steve Bratt
5 April 2014 40 Chesterfield 1–1 Newport County Chesterfield
15:00 BST Ryan 49' Report
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Porter 83' Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,659
Referee: Simon Hooper
8 April 2014 41 Newport County 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:45 BST Zebroski 27' Report
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Harvey 21'
Hourihane 30'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: Scott Mathieson
Referee: 3,381
12 April 2014 42 Newport County 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Newport
15:00 BST Jolley 68'
Zebroski 73'
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Stuart Atwell
18 April 2014 43 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Newport County Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Appiah 49'
Francomb 69'
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Zebroski 15'
Flynn 47' (pen.)
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,398
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 April 2014 44 Newport County 1–1 Burton Albion Newport
15:00 BST Sandell 5' Report
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Symes 36' (pen.) Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 April 2014 45 York City 1–0 Newport County York
15:00 BST Coulson 77' Report
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Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
3 May 2014 46 Newport County 2–1 Rochdale Newport
15:00 BST O'Connor 41'
Feely 88'
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Donnelly 28' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,662
Referee: James Adcock

Football League Cup

6 August 2013 Round 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 (a.e.t.) Newport County Brighton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Barnes 18' Report
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Crow 81', 94'
Washington 103'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Malone
27 August 2013 Round 2 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Newport County West Bromwich
20:00 BST Berahino 7', 26', 38' (pen.) Report
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Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,955
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Football League Trophy

8 October 2013 Round 2 Crawley Town 2–3 Newport County Crawley
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Sinclair 13'
Jones 23'
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Zebroski 43'
Chapman 48' (pen.)
Essam 61' (o.g.)
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Rob Lewis replaced by Andy Laver 20'
12 November 2013 Southern Area
Quarter-finals
Newport County 3–0 Portsmouth Newport
19:45 GMT Washington 5', 83'
Oshilaja 19'
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,849
Referee: Graham Scott
10 December 2013 Southern Area
Semi-finals
Newport County 0–3 Peterborough United Newport
19:45 GMT Report
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Ntlhe 13'
McCann 90+1'
Mendez-Laing 90+5'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

9 November 2013 1st Round Braintree Town 1–1 Newport County Braintree
15:00 GMT Isaac 9' Report
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Naylor 50' Stadium: Cressing Road
Referee: Graham Horwood
19 November 2013 1st Round
Replay
Newport County 1–0 Braintree Town Newport
19:45 GMT Willmott 45' Report
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Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Andy Davies
7 December 2013 2nd Round Kidderminster Harriers 4–2 Newport County Kidderminster
15:00 GMT Gash 19', 63'
Gittings 28', 43'
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Willmott 79', 83' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,636
Referee: Mark Heywood

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

References

  1. "League announces anniversary fixtures". The Football League. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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