2021–22_Newport_County_A.F.C._season

2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season was the club's ninth consecutive season in the EFL League Two. It was Newport's 69th season in the Football League and 101st season of league football overall. Alongside League Two, they also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Welsh League Cup. On 25 August 2021 Newport County faced Southampton of the Premier League in the second round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup but they lost heavily 8–0.[2] Newport finished the 2021–22 League Two season in 11th place.[3]

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Managerial changes

On 1 October 2021, manager Michael Flynn resigned after nine league matches of the 2021–22 season with Newport 15th in League Two.[1] Newport County's Assistant Manager Wayne Hatswell was appointed as caretaker manager for five games.[4] On 19 October 2021 it was confirmed that the club had appointed Cardiff City First Team Coach James Rowberry as permanent manager with Newport 13th in League Two after 13 league games.[5] Hatswell was retained as assistant manager to Rowberry and Hatswell signed a contract extension in November 2021 until the end of the 2023–24 season.[6] In February 2022 Hatswell resigned his position at Newport and on 22 February 2022 Hatswell was appointed assistant head coach to Michael Flynn at Walsall. [7] On the same day, Cardiff City coach Carl Serrant was appointed assistant manager to Rowberry at Newport County.[8]

Pre-season friendlies

The Exiles confirmed they would have friendly matches against Undy,[9] Blackpool,[9] Chippenham Town,[9] Cinderford Town[9] and Cardiff City[9] as part of their pre-season preparations.

9 July 2021 Friendly Undy 1–5 Newport County Undy
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Stadium: The Causeway
17 July 2021 Friendly Newport County 0–4 Swansea City Lliswerry
BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Newport International Sports Village
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2021 Friendly Chippenham Town 1–2 Newport County Chippenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Griffiths 57' (pen.) Report Trialist 20'
Trialist 65'
Stadium: Hardenhuish Park
27 July 2021 Friendly Cinderford Town 1–6 Newport County Cinderford
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Trialist ?' Report Clarke ?'
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Stadium: Causeway Ground
31 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 2–0 Newport County Cardiff
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Ralls 21'
Harris 82'
Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Competitions

League Two

League table

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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[10]

Results summary

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Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Newport County's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[11] On 7 July, the fixture dates against Mansfield Town were reversed due to pitch renovation work at Newport's Rodney Parade ground during August 2021.[12]

7 August 2021 1 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Newport County Oldham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Ellison 88' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Tom Nield
14 August 2021 2 Mansfield Town 2–1 Newport County Mansfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Maris 7'
Clarke 43'
Report Willmott 9' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,793
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 August 2021 3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newport County Birkenhead
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Fisher 60' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: Robert Lewis
28 August 2021 4 Salford City 3–0 Newport County Salford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wright 1'
McAleny 18'
Henderson 30'
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Ben Speedie
4 September 2021 5 Newport County 2–2 Leyton Orient Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dolan 45+2' (pen.)
Telford 80'
Report Smith 34', 53' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 September 2021 6 Harrogate Town 2–2 Newport County Harrogate
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Muldoon 34'
Armstrong 43'
Report Bennett 3'
Willmott 38'
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 1,883
Referee: Sam Allison
14 September 2021 7 Newport County 0–1 Northampton Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Guthrie 43' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 September 2021 8 Newport County 2–1 Walsall Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 9'
Clarke 87'
Report Shade 45+2' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 September 2021 9 Barrow 2–1 Newport County Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Kay 63'
Gordon 78'
Report Azaz 10' Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Bobby Madley
2 October 2021 10 Newport County 3–0 Scunthorpe United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cooper 6'
Baker-Richardson 69'
Telford 84'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Steve Martin
9 October 2021 11 Newport County 0–0 Bradford City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Sam Purkiss
16 October 2021 12 Exeter City 2–2 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Jay 22'
Nombe 55'
Report Willmott 12'
Baker-Richardson 28'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,078
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 October 2021 13 Newport County 2–2 Carlisle United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Telford 27', 30' Report Riley 1'
Clough 67' (pen.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: David Rock
23 October 2021 14 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Newport County Bristol
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Pitman 45+2' Report Baker-Richardson 27'
Telford 31', 61'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,515
Referee: Scott Oldham
30 October 2021 15 Newport County 5–0 Stevenage Newport
15:00 UTC Telford 12', 28', 48'
Baker-Richardson 34'
Azaz 50'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Will Finnie
12 November 2021 16 Hartlepool United 1–2 Newport County Hartlepool
19:45 UTC Ferguson 63' Report Baker-Richardson 32'
Telford 90+3'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Samuel Barrott
20 November 2021 17 Newport County 1–2 Swindon Town Newport
15:00 UTC Telford 74' Report Azaz 73' (o.g.)
Payne 88'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: James Bell
23 November 2021 18 Crawley Town 1–1 Newport County Crawley
19:45 UTC Appiah 55' Report Telford 84' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Sam Allison
26 November 2021 19 Colchester United 1–1 Newport County Colchester
19:45 UTC Sears 78' Report Telford 36' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Christopher Pollard
7 December 2021 20 Newport County 3–2 Sutton United Newport
19:45 UTC Collins 53'
Baker-Richardson 64'
Dolan 90+3' (pen.)
Report Ajiboye 24', 42' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,368
Referee: Oliver Langford
11 December 2021 21 Newport County 2–1 Port Vale Newport
15:00 UTC Telford 69'
Azaz 75'
Report Garrity 25' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,074
Referee: Paul Howard
18 December 2021 22 Rochdale 3–0 Newport County Rochdale
15:00 UTC Beesley 2', 72'
Kelly 89'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 January 2022 23 Walsall 3–3 Newport County Walsall
15:00 UTC Wilkinson 53', 90+5'
Dolan 65' (o.g.)
Report Telford 4', 66'
Wilkinson 56' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,946
Referee: Rebecca Welch
8 January 2022 24 Newport County 0–2 Salford City Newport
15:00 UTC Report Azaz 44' (o.g.)
Thomas-Asante 52'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0 (Welsh Government Covid-19 crowd restriction)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
15 January 2022 25 Newport County 4–0 Harrogate Town Newport
15:00 UTC Demetriou 8' (pen.)
Telford 43', 49'
Baker-Richardson 55'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0 (Welsh Government Covid-19 crowd restriction)
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 January 2022 26 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Newport County Scunthorpe
15:00 UTC Report Baker-Richardson 56' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Sam Purkiss
25 January 2022 27 Leyton Orient 0–1 Newport County Leyton, London
19:45 UTC Report Norman 85' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: James Bell
29 January 2022 28 Newport County 2–1 Barrow Newport
15:00 UTC Telford 2', 12' Report Mickey Demetriou 63' (o.g.) Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 February 2022 29 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 UTC Stevens 33', 61' Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,817
Referee: David Rock
8 February 2022 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
19:45 UTC Horsfall 82' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,255
Referee: Ben Speedie
12 February 2022 31 Newport County 3–3 Oldham Athletic Newport
15:00 UTC Haynes 14'
Telford 40'
Demetriou 89'
Report Keillor-Dunn 28'
Fondop 49', 82'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,901
Referee: Robert Lewis
19 February 2022 32 Newport County 1–1 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 UTC Telford 82' (pen.) Report Pask 68' (o.g.) Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Will Finnie
26 February 2022 33 Newport County 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Newport
15:00 UTC Lewis 49'
Telford 57' (pen.)
Azaz 87'
Telford 90+2'
Report Dacres-Cogley 65'
Demetriou 84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 March 2022 34 Newport County 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Newport
19:45 UTC Azaz 3' Report Aitchison 55' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Charles Breakspear
5 March 2022 35 Newport County 1–0 Bristol Rovers Newport
15:00 UTC Waite 33' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Darren Handley
12 March 2022 36 Stevenage 0–2 Newport County Stevenage
15:00 UTC Report Street 48'
Haynes 71'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,733
Referee: Ben Toner
15 March 2022 37 Carlisle United 1–2 Newport County Carlisle
19:45 UTC Patrick 80' Report Demetriou 15'
Azaz 65'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,445
Referee: Martin Coy
18 March 2022 38 Newport County 2–3 Hartlepool United Newport
19:45 UTC Bogle 16' (o.g.)
Street 71'
Report Sterry 35'
Molyneux 45+3'
Byrne 73'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Alan Young
26 March 2022 39 Bradford City 0–0 Newport County Bradford
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,716
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 April 2022 40 Newport County 0–1 Exeter City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Dieng 72' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,697
Referee: Chris Sarginson
9 April 2022 41 Swindon Town 0–1 Newport County Swindon
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Conroy 90' (o.g.) Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,408
Referee: Neil Hair
15 April 2022 42 Newport County 1–2 Crawley Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Waite 59' Report Nadesan 15'
Francillette 21'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Simon Mather
18 April 2022 43 Sutton United 1–0 Newport County Sutton, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Milsom 45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 April 2022 44 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Telford 40' Report Akinde 68'
Chilvers 77'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,989
Referee: Tom Reeves
2 May 2022 45 Port Vale 1–2 Newport County Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Garrity 51'
Martin Yellow card 86'
Report Haynes 3'
Azaz 72'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 9,048
Referee: Carl Brook
7 May 2022 46 Newport County 0–2 Rochdale Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Done 16'
Odoh 90+2'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Lee Swabey

FA Cup

6 November 2021 First round Morecambe 1–0 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 UTC Wildig 68' Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Chris Sarginson

EFL Cup

10 August 2021 First round Ipswich Town 0–1 Newport County Ipswich
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Abraham 4' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Neil Hair
25 August 2021 Second round Newport County 0–8 Southampton Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Broja 9', 57'
Tella 25'
Walker-Peters 44'
Elyounoussi 48', 55', 90+1'
Redmond 69'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Newport County were drawn into Southern Group F.[13] The dates for the group stage fixtures were confirmed on 3 August 2021.[14][15]

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31 August 2021 Group game 1 Newport County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Telford 58'
Abraham 84'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Tom Reeves
12 October 2021 Group game 2 Newport County 3–4 Arsenal U21 Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Greenidge 19'
Abraham 62'
Fisher 68'
Report Giraud-Hutchinson 33'
Oulad M'Hand 53'
Olayinka 86'
Sagoe Jr. 90+2'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,426
Referee: Chris Sarginson
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Swindon Town 1–0 Newport County Swindon
19:00 UTC Mitchell-Lawson 57' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: James Oldham

Welsh League Cup

The draw for the Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG was made on 24 June 2021 with Newport County and Denbigh Town invited as wildcard entries.[16]

17 July 2021 Southern Section First Round Llanelli Town 5–0 Newport County Llanelli
15:00 BST (UTC+1) 18'
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Report Stadium: Stebonheath Park

Transfers

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References

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  29. "Ryan Hillier loaned to Cardiff Met". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  35. "SIGNING: Yeovil reel in Fisher for second spell". www.ytfc.net. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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