Unreliable History
To be written.
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Club Records
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Formed | 1912 (re-formed 1989) |
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Turned Professional | 1912 |
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Became a Limited Company | 1912 |
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Previous names | Newport County = 1912-February 1989 Newport AFC = June 1989-1999 |
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Previous grounds | Somerton Park = 1912-1989 London Road, Moreton-in-the Marsh = 1989-1990 Somerton Park = 1990-1992 Meadow Park, Gloucester = 1992-1994 Newport Stadium (Spytty Park) = 1994-May 2012 |
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Nickname | “THE EXILES” or “THE COUNTY” or “THE PORT” or “THE IRONSIDES” |
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Motto | “FOOTBALL WITH A FUTURE” |
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Club Colours [Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website] |
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Record Football League Win | 10-0 v Merthyr Town (Division 3 South) 10.04.1930 |
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Record Football League Defeat | 0-13 v Newcastle United (Division 2) 05.10.1946 |
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Record Cup Win | 7-0 v Woking (FA Cup First Round) 24.11.1928 |
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Record Fee Paid | £80,000 to Swansea City for Alan WADDLE (December 1980) |
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Record Fee Received | £100,000+ from Stevenage for Craig REID (31 January 2011) £100,000+ from Blackpool for Paul BIGNOT (22 July 2011) £100,000+ from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Lee EVANS (31 January 2013) £100,000+ from Peterborough United for Conor WASHINGTON (28 January 2014) £100,000+ from Manchester United for Regan POOLE (1 September 2015) £100,000+ from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Aaron COLLINS (22 January 2016) |
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Record Appearances | 606 – Len WEARE (1955-1970) |
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Record League Appearances | 526 – Len WEARE (1955-1970) |
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Record League goal-scorer | 99 – Reg PARKER (1948-1954) |
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Record all-time goal-scorer | 110 – Reg PARKER (1948-1954) |
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Record goal-scorer in a League season | 35 – Tudor MARTIN Division 3 South (1929-1930) |
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Most goals scored in a League match | 5 – Tudor MARTIN (Division 3 South) 10.04.1930 5 – Tony BUCK (Division 4) 21.09.1968 |
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Record Home Attendance (Somerton Park) | 24,268 v Cardiff City (Division 3 South) 16.10.1937 |
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Record Home Attendance (Rodney Parade) | 9,836 v Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup Fourth Round) 27.01.2018 |
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Record total of goals in a League season | 85 – Division 4 (1964-1965) |
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Record League points total | 2 points for a win : 61 – Division 4 (1979-1980) (46 games) 3 points for a win : 78 – Division 3 (1982-1983) (?? games) |
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Most Capped Player while at club | 3 – Nigel VAUGHAN (Wales) |
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Youngest Player | Sonny LEWIS – 15 years and 250 days v Cheltenham Town (Football League Trophy) (Home) 08.09.2020 |
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Oldest Player | Kevin ELLISON – 42 years and 66 days v Morecambe (League Two play-off final) 31.05.2021 |
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Stadium details
Address : Rodney Parade, Rodney Road, Newport, Gwent NP19 0UU
Telephone : 01633 302012
Ticket Office : 01633 264572
Capacity : 7,850
Away Allocation : 600
Pitch size : 102m x 65m (116 yards x 71 yards)
Official website : newport-county.co.uk
Directions
There are good directions to Rodney Parade and details for visiting fans on the Newport County website and more information on the Away Days website.
Honours
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Division Three South Champions (Third Tier) | 1938-1939 |
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Conference South Champions (Sixth Tier) | 2009-2010 |
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Welsh Cup Winners | 1980 |
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Welsh Cup Finalists | 1963, 1987 |
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FA Trophy Finalists | 2011-2012 |
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Managers
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Davy McDOUGALL (Player-manager) | 1 July 1912 – 30 June 1913 |
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Sam HOLLIS | 1 July 1913 – 30 June 1917 |
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Harry PARKES (Player-manager) | 1 July 1919 – 30 June 1922 |
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Jimmy HINDMARCH | 1 July 1922 – 30 June 1935 |
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Louis PAGE | 1 July 1935 – 9 September 1937 |
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Billy McCANDLESS | 9 September 1937 – 8 April 1946 |
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Tom BROMILOW | 9 April 1946 – 30 June 1950 |
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Fred STANSFIELD | 1 July 1950 – 30 June 1953 |
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Billy LUCAS (Player-manager) | 1 July 1953 – 30 June 1961 |
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Bobby EVANS (Player-manager) | 1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962 |
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Billy LUCAS (Player-manager) | 1 July 1962 – 30 June 1967 |
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Leslie GRAHAM | 1 July 1967 – 30 June 1969 |
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Bobby FERGUSON (Player-manager) | 1 July 1969 – 30 June 1970 |
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Billy LUCAS (Player-manager) | 1 July 1970 – 30 June 1974 |
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Brian HARRIS | 1 July 1974 – 14 March 1975 |
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Dave ELLIOTT (Player-manager) | 15 March 1975 – 30 June 1976 |
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Jimmy SCOULAR | 1 July 1976 – 30 June 1977 |
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Colin ADDISON | 1 July 1977 – 30 June 1978 |
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Len ASHURST | 1 July 1978 – 30 June 1982 |
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Colin ADDISON | 1 July 1982 – 30 June 1985 |
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Bobby SMITH | 1 July 1985 – 25 March 1986 |
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John RELISH (Player-manager) | 25 March 1986 – 30 June 1986 |
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Jimmy MULLEN (Player-manager) | 1 July 1986 – 5 March 1987 |
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John LEWIS (Player-manager) | 5 March 1987 – 7 September 1987 |
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Brian EASTICK | 7 September 1987 – 11 March 1988 |
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Dave WILLIAMS (Caretaker) | 11 March 1988 – 1 August 1988 |
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Eddie MAY | 1 August 1988 – 31 August 1988 |
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John MAHONEY | 1 September 1988 – 30 June 1989 |
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John RELISH (Player-manager) | 1 July 1989 – 30 June 1993 |
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Graham ROGERS | 1 July 1993 – 30 June 1996 |
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Chris PRICE | 1 July 1996 – 30 June 1997 |
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Tim HARRIS | 1 July 1997 – 14 November 2002 |
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Peter NICHOLAS | 15 November 2002 – 13 September 2004 |
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John CORNFORTH | 29 September 2004 – 13 September 2005 |
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Glyn JONES (Caretaker) | 13 September 2005 – 9 October 2005 |
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Peter BEADLE | 9 October 2005 – 27 April 2008 |
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Dean HOLDSWORTH | 1 June 2008 – 11 January 2011 |
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Tim HARRIS | 11 January 2011 – 1 April 2011 |
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Anthony HUDSON | 1 April 2011 – 28 September 2011 |
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Lee HARRISON (Caretaker/Player-manager) | 29 September 2011 – 3 October 2011 |
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Justin EDINBURGH | 4 October 2011 – 6 February 2015 |
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Jimmy DACK | 7 February 2015 – 4 May 2015 |
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Terry BUTCHER | 4 May 2015 – 1 October 2015 |
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John SHERIDAN | 5 October 2015 – 12 January 2016 |
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Warren FEENEY | 13 January 2016 – 28 September 2016 |
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James BITTNER/Sean McCARTHY (Caretaker Player-manager/Caretaker) | 28 September 2016 – 7 October 2016 |
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Graham WESTLEY | 7 October 2016 – 9 March 2017 |
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Michael FLYNN (Caretaker) | 9 March 2017 – 9 May 2017 |
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Michael FLYNN | 9 May 2017 – |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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Elected to Division Three (Third Tier) | 1920 |
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Division Three (Third Tier) | 1920-1921 |
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Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1921-1931 |
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Not re-elected | 1931 |
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Elected to Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1932 |
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Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1932-1940 |
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Division Two (Second Tier) | 1940-1947 |
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Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1947-1958 |
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Division Three (Third Tier) | 1958-1962 |
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Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1962-1980 |
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Division Three (Third Tier) | 1980-1987 |
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Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1987-1988 |
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Conference (Fifth Tier) | 1988-1989 |
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Re-formed as Newport County | |
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Hellenic League | 1989-1990 |
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Southern League Midlands Division | 1990-1995 |
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Southern League Premier | 1995-1997 |
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Southern League South Division | 1997-1998 |
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Southern League Midlands Division | 1998-1999 |
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Southern League Premier | 1999-2004 |
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Conference South (Sixth Tier) | 2004-2010 |
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Conference (Fifth Tier) | 2010-2013 |
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League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2013- |
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