2019–20 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Newport County's seventh consecutive season in Football League Two, after missing out on promotion at the 2019 EFL League Two play-off final. It was Newport's 67th season in the Football League and 99th season of league football overall. The 2019–20 season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic with Newport 15th in League Two.^[1] The League Two season was formally terminated on 9 June 2020 with Newport having ten league matches unplayed.^[2] Points per game was subsequently adopted to determine the final League Two table with Newport County rising one place to 14th in the league.

Newport County

2019–20 season
Owner	Newport County AFC Supporters Trust
Chairman	Gavin Foxall
Manager	Michael Flynn
Stadium	Rodney Parade
League Two	14th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Pádraig Amond (8) All: Pádraig Amond (13)
Highest home attendance	6,382 v West Ham United (27 August 2019), EFL Cup round 2
Lowest home attendance	635 v Exeter City (8 October 2019), EFL Trophy Southern Group E
Average home league attendance	3,867
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB		Marvel Ekpiteta	Hungerford Town	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2019	CB		Kyle Howkins	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2019	GK		Tom King	Millwall	Free transfer	[5]
1 July 2019	RB		Daniel Leadbitter	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer	[6]
1 July 2019	CB		Lazar Stojsavljevic	Millwall	Free transfer	[7]
1 July 2019	FW		Corey Whitely	Ebbsfleet United	Free transfer	[8]
12 July 2019	LB		Ryan Haynes	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[9]
25 July 2019	FW		Tristan Abrahams	Norwich City	Free transfer	[10]
2 September 2019	FW		Dominic Poleon	Crawley Town	Free transfer	[11]
13 January 2020	RB		Ash Baker	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[12]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 July 2019	LB		George Nurse	Bristol City	15 May 2020	[13]
31 July 2019	RB		Danny McNamara	Millwall	6 January 2020	[14]
1 August 2019	MF		Taylor Maloney	Charlton Athletic	3 January 2020	[15]
23 August 2019	CB		Ryan Inniss	Crystal Palace	9 June 2020	[16]
7 January 2020	SS		Billy Waters	Northampton Town	9 June 2020	[17]
9 January 2020	CM		Dale Gorman	Leyton Orient	9 June 2020	[18]
14 January 2020	RW		Jordan Green	Barnsley	9 June 2020	[19]
31 January 2020	LW		Otis Khan	Mansfield Town	9 June 2020	[20]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
11 July 2019	CB		Jay Foulston	Chippenham Town	22 April 2020	[21]
2 August 2019	CF		Momodou Touray	Torquay United	2 September 2019	[22]
2 September 2019	CF		Momodou Touray	Barry Town United	22 April 2020	[23]
12 October 2019	CB		Marvel Ekpiteta	Ebbsfleet United	22 April 2020	[24]
10 January 2020	SS		Corey Whitely	Bromley	22 April 2020	[25]
21 January 2020	MF		Dom Jefferies	Salisbury	18 February 2020	[26]
30 January 2020	CF		Dominic Poleon	Dover Athletic	22 April 2020	[27]
10 February 2020	CF		Ade Azeez	Torquay United	22 April 2020	[28]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
12 August 2019	LB		Jay Williams	Fulham	Undisclosed	[29]
3 September 2019	CB		Lazar Stojsavljevic	Free agent	Released	[30]\
23 December 2019	RW		Keanu Marsh-Brown	Free agent	Released	[31]
15 June 2020	CB		Mark O'Brien	Retired	N/A	[32]
30 June 2020	FW		Jamille Matt	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	DF		Scot Bennett	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	FW		Dominic Poleon	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	MF		Dom Jefferies	Free agent	Released	[34]
30 June 2020	FW		Momodou Touray	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	DF		Jay Foulston	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	MF		Elis Watts	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	DF		Ioan Evans	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	DF		Ryan George	Free agent	Released	[33]
30 June 2020	DF		Callum Jones	Free agent	Released	[33]

Pre-season

On 24 June 2019, Newport announced their pre-season schedule.^[35] A XI friendly against Moreton Rangers was later confirmed.^[36] The Exiles also travelled to Spain for a week training camp where they faced Egyptian side Al Ahly.^[37]

Newport County v Al Ahly

11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Friendly	Newport County	1–1	Al Ahly	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amond 22'	Report	El Sheikh 53'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Moreton Rangers v Newport County

12 July 2019 (2019-07-12) Friendly	Moreton Rangers	0–1	Newport County	Moreton-in-Marsh
19:00 BST (UTC+1)			Hillier 85'	Stadium: London Road

Undy Athletic v Newport County

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Undy Athletic	2–4	Newport County	Undy
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mbangam-Pasi 70' Jarman 88'	Report	Trialist4 56' 58' (o.g.) Trialist3 65' Trailist3 80'	Stadium: The Causeway

Shrewsbury Town v Newport County

17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) Friendly	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Newport County	Ludlow
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Matt 57'	Stadium: Ludlow Stadium

Bath City v Newport County

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly	Bath City	1–1	Newport County	Bath
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Stearn 73'	Report	Trialist 42'	Stadium: Twerton Park

Weston-super-Mare v Newport County

22 July 2019 (2019-07-22) Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	1–8	Newport County	Weston-super-Mare
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hendy 78'	Report	Labadie 18' Amond 37', 59' Howkins 43' Whitely 70' Marsh-Brown 73' Sheehan 75' Touray 87'	Stadium: Optima Stadium

Newport County v Chelsea Under-23s

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly	Newport County	1–6	Chelsea Under-23s	Newport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Touray 30' (pen.)	Report	Gallagher 34' Maatsen 43' Castillo 49' Ugbo 65', 80' Broja 78'	Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 693

Hungerford Town v Newport County

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Hungerford Town	0–3	Newport County	Hungerford
13:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Labadie 3' Whitely 34' Amond 60'	Stadium: Bulpit Lane

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
10	Forest Green Rovers	36	13	10	13	43	40	+3	49	1.36
11	Salford City	37	13	11	13	49	46	+3	50	1.35
12	Walsall	36	13	8	15	40	49	−9	47	1.31
13	Crawley Town	37	11	15	11	51	47	+4	48	1.30
14	Newport County	36	12	10	14	32	39	−7	46	1.28
15	Grimsby Town	37	12	11	14	45	51	−6	47	1.27
16	Cambridge United	37	12	9	16	40	48	−8	45	1.22
17	Leyton Orient	36	10	12	14	47	55	−8	42	1.17
18	Carlisle United	37	10	12	15	39	56	−17	42	1.14

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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^[38]

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
36	12	10	14	32	39	−7	46	9	7	3	19	12	+7	3	3	11	13	27	−14

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	11	16	9	12	5	2	2	4	5	7	6	3	3	5	7	7	11	12	12	13	14	13	14	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	16	15	16	16	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were announced.^[39]

Newport County v Mansfield Town

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Newport County	2–2	Mansfield Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Labadie 7' Amond 34' (pen.)	Report	Pearce 47' Rose 49'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,481 Referee: James Adcock

Cambridge United v Newport County

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Cambridge United	0–0	Newport County	Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,949 Referee: Marc Edwards

Newport County v Plymouth Argyle

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Newport County	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Howkins 81'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,048 Referee: Peter Wright

Walsall v Newport County

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Walsall	0–0	Newport County	Walsall
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,337 Referee: Darren Handley

Newport County v Crewe Alexandra

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Newport County	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Amond 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Forest Green Rovers v Newport County

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Newport County	Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Amond 4' Haynes 90+2'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,897 Referee: James Adcock

Newport County v Port Vale

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7	Newport County	1–0	Port Vale	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Matt 77'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: Christopher Pollard Referee: 3,913

Northampton Town v Newport County

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8	Northampton Town	2–0	Newport County	Northampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Williams 5' Hoskins 72'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,616 Referee: Alan Young

Macclesfield Town v Newport County

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Newport County	Macclesfield
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Osadebe 19'	Report	Amond 1'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Newport County v Exeter City

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10	Newport County	1–1	Exeter City	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Abrahams 64' (pen.)	Report	Martin 15'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Neil Hair

Swindon Town v Newport County

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11	Swindon Town	0–2	Newport County	Swindon
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	O'Brien 38' Matt 82'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,843 Referee: David Rock

Newport County v Carlisle United

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12	Newport County	1–0	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nurse 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,681 Referee: Antony Coggins

Newport County v Scunthorpe United

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13	Newport County	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Amond 45+4' Sheehan 56'	Report	O'Brien 49' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,936 Referee: Tom Nield

Newport County v Crawley Town

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 14	Newport County	1–1	Crawley Town	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Abrahams 74' (pen.)	Report	Nathaniel-George 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Newport County

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 15	Colchester United	3–1	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Jackson 33' Stevenson 44' Senior 75'	Report	Abrahams 5'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,955 Referee: James Oldham

Newport County v Salford City

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16	Newport County	1–2	Salford City	Newport
15:00 UTC	Pond 45+1' (o.g.)	Report	Burgess 40' Maynard 54'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Will Finnie

Newport County v Oldham Athletic

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17	Newport County	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report	Mills 45+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bradford City v Newport County

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18	Bradford City	1–0	Newport County	Bradford
15:00 UTC	Vaughan 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,016 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Newport County v Stevenage

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19	Newport County	1–1	Stevenage	Newport
15:00 UTC	Matt 90+2'	Report	Sonupe 12'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Morecambe v Newport County

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 20	Morecambe	2–1	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 UTC	Stockton 68' O'Sullivan 80'	Report	Labadie 14'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Paul Marsden

Exeter City v Newport County

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 21	Exeter City	1–0	Newport County	Exeter
15:00 UTC	Martin 14'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,968 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Newport County v Leyton Orient

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 22	Newport County	1–1	Leyton Orient	Newport
15:00 UTC	Amond 81'	Report	Sotiriou 2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,447 Referee: Lee Swabey

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 23	Newport County	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Abrahams 47'	Report	Tozer 86'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Peter Wright

Scunthorpe United v Newport County

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 24	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Newport County	Scunthorpe
15:00 UTC	Eisa 38'	Report	Matt 72' Amond 76'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Scott Oldham

Newport County v Swindon Town

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 25	Newport County	2–0	Swindon Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Sheehan 1' Matt 49'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,981 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Leyton Orient v Newport County

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 26	Leyton Orient	2–1	Newport County	Leyton, London
15:00 UTC	Haynes 81' (o.g.) Sotiriou 89'	Report	Matt 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,084 Referee: David Rock

Newport County v Macclesfield Town

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 27	Newport County	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Newport
19:45 UTC	Labadie 34'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,354 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Newport County

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 28	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Newport County	Plymouth
15:00 UTC	Bakinson 5'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,956 Referee: Ollie Yates

Newport County v Cambridge United

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 29	Newport County	0–1	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report	O'Neil 68'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Lee Swabey

Newport County v Walsall

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 30	Newport County	0–0	Walsall	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Mansfield Town v Newport County

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31	Mansfield Town	1–0	Newport County	Mansfield
15:00 UTC	Rose 29'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Newport County v Bradford City

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32	Newport County	2–1	Bradford City	Newport
15:00 UTC	Inniss 28' Bennett 33'	Report	Donaldson 26'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Josh Smith

Grimsby Town v Newport County

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33	Grimsby Town	4–2	Newport County	Cleethorpes
19:45 UTC	Garmston 1' Hanson 61' Benson 40' Wright 84'	Report	Green 10' Amond 68'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Newport County

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 34	Oldham Athletic	5–0	Newport County	Oldham
15:00 UTC	Rowe 25', 52' Dearnley 27' Hamer 62' Smith 83'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Newport County v Morecambe

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35	Newport County	1–0	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 UTC	Gorman 69'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Neil Hair

Carlisle United v Newport County

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 36	Carlisle United	2–0	Newport County	Carlisle
19:45 UTC	Patrick 5' Kayode 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,822 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Stevenage v Newport County

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 37	Stevenage	v	Newport County	Stevenage
15:00 UTC				Stadium: Broadhall Way
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[40]

Crawley Town v Newport County

17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) 38	Crawley Town	v	Newport County	Crawley
19:45 UTC				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Newport County v Colchester United

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) 39	Newport County	v	Colchester United	Newport
15:00 UTC				Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Cheltenham Town v Newport County

24 March 2020 (2020-03-24) 40	Cheltenham Town	v	Newport County	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Salford City v Newport County

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) 41	Salford City	v	Newport County	Salford
15:00 UTC				Stadium: Moor Lane
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Newport County v Grimsby Town

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) 42	Newport County	v	Grimsby Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Crewe Alexandra v Newport County

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) 43	Crewe Alexandra	v	Newport County	Crewe
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Newport County v Forest Green Rovers

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) 44	Newport County	v	Forest Green Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Port Vale v Newport County

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) 45	Port Vale	v	Newport County	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Newport County v Northampton Town

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) 46	Newport County	v	Northampton Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Season was suspended until at least 30 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[41] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.^[42] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[43]

Grimsby Town v Newport County

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) Round 1	Grimsby Town	1–1	Newport County	Grimsby
15:00 UTC	Waterfall 43'	Report	Amond 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,086 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Newport County v Grimsby Town

20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) Round 1 replay	Newport County	2–0	Grimsby Town	Newport
19:45 UTC	Amond 50' Labadie 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Darren Handley

Maldon & Tiptree v Newport County

29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) Round 2	Maldon & Tiptree	0–1	Newport County	Maldon
19:55 UTC		Report	Amond 90'	Stadium: Wallace Binder Ground Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Millwall v Newport County

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3	Millwall	3–0	Newport County	Bermondsey, London
12:01 UTC	Smith 7' Mahoney 64' (pen.) Bradshaw 82'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,009 Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[44] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[45]

Gillingham v Newport County

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Round 1	Gillingham	2–2 (1–4 p)	Newport County	Gillingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Hanlan 26' (pen.) Ndjoli 90' (pen.)	Report	Abrahams 84' Amond 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Jones Mandron Marshall		Sheehan Amond Demetriou Abrahams

Newport County v West Ham United

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Round 2	Newport County	0–2	West Ham United	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Wilshere 43' Fornals 65'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Stephen Martin

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[46] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.^[47] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.^[48]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Exeter City	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Newport County	3	1	0	0	2	11	11	0	3
3	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	1	0	0	2	9	11	−2	3
4	L2	Cheltenham Town	3	1	0	0	2	8	11	−3	3

Source: EFL.com

Newport County v West Ham United U21

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) Southern Group E	Newport County	4–5	West Ham United U21	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Abrahams 11' Whitely 12' Collins 33' Hillier 42'	Report	Scully 2', 88' Powell 47' (pen.) Parkes 53' Corbett 83'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 581 Referee: John Busby

Newport County v Exeter City

8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Southern Group E	Newport County	0–2	Exeter City	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Jay 40', 72'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 635 Referee: Lee Swabey

Cheltenham Town v Newport County

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Southern Group E	Cheltenham Town	4–7	Newport County	Cheltenham
19:45 UTC	Sheaf 17' Addai 34' Long 37' Tozer 84'	Report	Maloney 8', 45+2', 53' Dolan 27' (pen.) Abrahams 30', 43', 68'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 774

Brighton & Hove Albion U21 v Newport County

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round 2	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	0–0 (4–5 p)	Newport County	Brighton
19:00 UTC		Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Sam Purkiss
	Penalties
	Davies Cashman Gwargis Yapi Tolaj		Abrahams Haynes Matt Maloney Nurse

Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Round 3	Newport County	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
19:30 UTC	Abrahams 4' Amond 25' Sorinola 35' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 767 Referee: John Busby

Newport County v Leicester City U21

4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Quarter-final	Newport County	1–0	Leicester City U21	Newport
19:00 UTC	Bennett 13'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Ben Toner

Newport County v Salford City

19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Semi-final	Newport County	0–0 (5–6 p)	Salford City	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Demetriou Sheehan Abrahams Labadie Dolan Matt Inniss		Rooney Touray Jervis Conway Thomas-Asante Gibson Wilson

Squad statistics

Source:^[49][50]

As of 3 April 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Tom King	35	0	31+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Daniel Leadbitter	6	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ryan Haynes	40	1	32+0	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Joss Labadie	32	4	24+3	3	3+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Kyle Howkins	23	1	10+6	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
6	MF	ENG	Dale Gorman	8	1	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Robbie Willmott	31	0	25+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Matt Dolan	34	1	13+9	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	7+0	1
9	FW	IRL	Pádraig Amond	41	13	25+7	8	3+1	3	1+1	1	2+1	1
10	MF	WAL	Josh Sheehan	43	2	34+0	2	4+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
11	FW	JAM	Jamille Matt	40	6	26+7	6	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
12	DF	WAL	Ash Baker	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	ENG	Tristan Abrahams	46	10	17+16	4	4+0	0	2+0	1	5+2	5
16	MF	ENG	George Nurse	27	1	9+9	1	2+1	0	1+0	0	3+2	0
17	DF	ENG	Scot Bennett	37	2	25+3	1	3+0	0	1+1	0	3+1	1
21	FW	WAL	Lewis Collins	13	1	0+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+2	1
22	FW	ENG	Billy Waters	6	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	IRL	Mark O'Brien	28	1	21+0	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Ryan Inniss	29	1	21+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Mickey Demetriou	25	0	21+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
29	MF	WAL	Dom Jefferies	6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Nick Townsend	14	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Otis Khan	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ENG	Jordan Green	13	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
34	MF	WAL	Ioan Evans (footballer)	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
38	MF	WAL	Ryan George	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	FW	WAL	Ryan Hillier	3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	1
47	DF	ENG	Joe Woodiwiss	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Players currently out on loan:
20	FW	ENG	Corey Whitely	19	1	3+7	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	4+0	1
24	FW	ENG	Dominic Poleon	12	0	0+5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Marvel Ekpiteta	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
37	MF	WAL	Elis Watts	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
40	DF	WAL	Callum Jones	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club:
6	DF	SRB	Lazar Stojsavljevic	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	IRL	Danny McNamara	23	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Taylor Maloney	16	3	5+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	3

Goals record

As of 3 April 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Pádraig Amond	8	3	1	1	13
2	15		CF	Tristan Abrahams	4	0	1	5	10
3	11		CF	Jamille Matt	6	0	0	0	6
4	4		CM	Joss Labadie	3	1	0	0	4
5	22		DM	Taylor Maloney	0	0	0	3	3
6	10		CM	Josh Sheehan	2	0	0	0	2
	17		CB	Scot Bennett	1	0	0	1	2
8	3		LB	Ryan Haynes	1	0	0	0	1
	5		CB	Kyle Howkins	1	0	0	0	1
	6		CM	Dale Gorman	1	0	0	0	1
	8		CM	Matt Dolan	0	0	0	1	1
	16		CM	George Nurse	1	0	0	0	1
	20		SS	Corey Whitely	0	0	0	1	1
	21		CF	Lewis Collins	0	0	0	1	1
	25		CB	Mark O'Brien	1	0	0	0	1
	27		CB	Ryan Inniss	1	0	0	0	1
	33		RW	Jordan Green	1	0	0	0	1
	39		CF	Ryan Hillier	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	1	1
Total					32	4	2	15	53

Disciplinary record

As of 3 April 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	4		CM	Joss Labadie	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
2	27		CB	Ryan Inniss	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	2
3	10		CM	Josh Sheehan	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
	11		CF	Jamille Matt	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0
5	15		CF	Tristan Abrahams	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	12		RB	Danny McNamara	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	3		LB	Ryan Haynes	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	8		CM	Matt Dolan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	17		CB	Scot Bennett	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
10	5		CB	Kyle Howkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	7		RM	Robbie Willmott	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CM	George Nurse	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	25		CB	Mark O'Brien	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	28		CB	Mickey Demetriou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
15	1		GK	Tom King	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6		CM	Dale Gorman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9		CF	Pádraig Amond	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	12		RB	Ash Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29		CM	Dom Jefferies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	30		GK	Nick Townsend	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33		RW	Jordan Green	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					65	1	1	7	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	1	82	1	2