2025–26 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
2025–26 season
OwnerHuw Jenkins 52%,
Newport County AFC Supporters Trust 27%,
Other investors 21%
ManagerDavid Hughes
(until 15 November 2025)[1]
Christian Fuchs
(from 20 November 2025)
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two22nd
FA CupSecond Round
EFL CupSecond Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Opoku, Spellman (5 each)
All: Opoku, Spellman, Antwi (5 each)
Highest home attendance5,305 v Bristol Rovers (6 September 2025), EFL League 2
Lowest home attendance838 v Exeter City (11 November 2025), EFL Trophy Southern Group A
Average home league attendance4,151

The 2025–26 season is the 114th season in the history of Newport County Association Football Club and their thirteenth consecutive season in EFL League Two. In addition to the league, the club participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Managerial changes

Prior to the season starting, David Hughes was appointed as the club's new manager on a two-year contract with Wayne Hatswell returning to the club as Assistant Manager.[2] On 15 November 2025, Hughes and Hatswell were sacked by Newport with the club bottom of League Two on 11 points after 16 league games of the 2025-26 season and a win ratio of 18.18% from 22 games in all competitions.[3] Christian Fuchs was appointed Newport County manager on 20 November 2025, his first managerial appointment.[4]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
16 June 2025[a] DM Matthew Smith St Johnstone Free [5]
17 June 2025[b] GK Nik Tzanev Northampton Town [6]
19 June 2025[c] CF Ged Garner Barrow [7]
23 June 2025[d] CB Lee Jenkins Haverfordwest County [8]
30 June 2025[e] GK Jordan Wright Grimsby Town [9]
6 August 2025 RB Liam Shephard Salford City [10]
7 October 2025 GK Shaun MacDonald Exeter City [11]
24 October 2025 CB Akin Odimayo Northampton Town [12]
14 January 2026 CF James Crole Penybont Undisclosed [13]
16 January 2026 FW Lewis Jamieson Sacramento Republic Free [14]
3 February 2026 CM Cole Jarvis Merthyr Town Undisclosed [15]
  1. ^ The transfer would become official on 1 July once his contract at St Johnstone had expired
  2. ^ The transfer would become official on 1 July once his contract at Northampton had expired
  3. ^ The transfer would become official on 1 July once his contract at Barrow had expired
  4. ^ The transfer would become official on 1 July once his contract at Haverfordwest had expired
  5. ^ The transfer would become official on 1 July once his contract at Grimsby had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
6 August 2025 GK Jacob Carney Glenavon Free [16]
28 August 2025 FW Oliver Greaves Buxton [17][18]
1 January 2026 MF Morgan Evans Llanelli Town [19]
1 January 2026 DF Sam Watkins Released [19]
2 January 2026 DF Akin Odimayo Crawley Town [20][21]
22 January 2026 DF James Clarke Retired [22]
23 January 2026 MF Cameron Antwi Gillingham Undisclosed [23]
2 February 2026 GK Nik Tzanev Huddersfield Town Free [24]
MF Kai Whitmore Released [25]
3 February 2026 MF Corey Evans [26]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Date until Ref
27 June 2025 CF Michael Reindorf Cardiff City 6 January 2026[a] [27][28]
15 July 2025 RB Habeeb Ogunneye Manchester United 14 January 2026[b] [29][30]
28 July 2025 CAM Ben Lloyd Swansea City 31 May 2026[c] [31][32]
1 September 2025 CDM Sammy Braybrooke Leicester City 31 December 2025 [33]
1 September 2025 CF Nathan Opoku Leicester City 31 May 2026 [34]
3 January 2026 CM Harrison Biggins Shrewsbury Town [35]
14 January 2026 LW Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Cardiff City [36]
15 January 2026 CB Ryan Delaney Swindon Town [37]
2 February 2026 CM Sven Sprangler St Johnstone [38]
  1. ^ On 6 January, Reindorf's season-long loan from Cardiff was terminated
  2. ^ On 14 January, Ogunneye's initial season-long loan from Manchester United was terminated
  3. ^ On 13 January, Lloyd's loan from Swansea City was extended until the end of the season

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
6 August 2025 CM Riley Lonergan Cardiff Metropolitan University 12 January 2026 [39][40]
8 August 2025 RW Morgan Evans Llanelli Town 31 December 2025 [41][40]
29 August 2025 CAM Corey Evans Yate Town 12 January 2026 [42][40]
CB Nelson Sanca Llanelli Town [43][40]
MF Jac Norris Llanelli Town [44][45]
30 January 2026 SS Moses Alexander-Walker Bath City 31 May 2026 [46]
2 February 2026 MF Jac Norris Barry Town United [47]
MF Keenan Patten Barry Town United [48]
6 February 2026 CM Riley Lonergan Newport City [49]

New contracts

Date Pos Player Contract until Ref
17 June 2025 CB James Clarke 30 June 2026 [50]
2 July 2025 SS Moses Alexander-Walker Undisclosed[a] [51]
AM Corey Evans [51]
RW Morgan Evans [51]
CM Riley Lonergan [51]
RB Sam Watkins [51]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 28 May, Newport County announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.[52] Five days later a second fixture was confirmed against Worcester City.[53] A third was shortly added after, against Torquay United.[54] A fortnight later, a further two friendlies were added against Pontypridd United and Bristol City.[55]

An XI side would also travel to Barry Town United.[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2025 Friendly Pontypridd United 1–1 Newport County Pontypridd
19:30 BST (UTC+1) 60' Report Davies 50' Stadium: USW Sports Park
5 July 2025 Friendly Undy 0–1 Newport County Undy
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: The Causeway
12 July 2025 Friendly Worcester City 0–1 Newport County Worcester
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sixways Stadium
15 July 2025 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 0–1 Newport County Weston-super-Mare
19:15 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • Alexander-Walker 88'
Stadium: The Optima Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly Torquay United 3–1 Newport County Torquay
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Plainmoor
22 July 2025 Friendly Bristol City 1–0 Newport County Failand
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
25 July 2025 Friendly Barry Town United 2–0 Newport County XI Barry
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
  • Owen 8'
  • Hulbert 40'
Report Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Tranmere Rovers 38 9 9 20 48 68 −20 36
21 Crawley Town 38 6 13 19 36 59 −23 31
22 Newport County 38 8 7 23 38 65 −27 31
23 Harrogate Town 38 7 9 22 29 57 −28 30 Relegation to National League
24 Barrow 37 7 8 22 36 58 −22 29
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. 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[57]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 7 23 38 65  −27 31 3 4 12 18 32  −14 5 3 11 20 33  −13

Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324272829303126232333435251363738
GroundHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAH
ResultDWLLLLLDLLLWLWLLLDDLLDWLLWLLDLLWLDWLWL
Position139141619202222222224232424242424242424242323232423232323232424242422232122
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Newport County 1–1 Notts County Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
9 August 2025 2 Crawley Town 1–2 Newport County Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: James Oldham
16 August 2025 3 Grimsby Town 2–1 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,402
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
19 August 2025 4 Newport County 0–1 Salford City Newport
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: James Durkin
23 August 2025 5 Newport County 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Newport
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,821
Referee: Stuart Morland
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[58]
30 August 2025 6 Cambridge United 2–0 Newport County Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
6 September 2025 7 Newport County 2–3 Bristol Rovers Newport
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,305
Referee: Oliver Mackey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[58]
13 September 2025 8 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Newport County Birkenhead
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Alan Young
20 September 2025 9 Newport County 1–3 Gillingham Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Leigh Doughty
27 September 2025 10 Chesterfield 4–1 Newport County Chesterfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,726
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
4 October 2025 11 Newport County 0–1 Swindon Town Newport
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved on police advice.[59]
11 October 2025 12 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Newport County Accrington
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,074
Referee: David Rock
18 October 2025 13 Newport County 0–2 Cheltenham Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,910
Referee: Peter Wright
25 October 2025 14 Harrogate Town 0–3 Newport County Harrogate
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,822
Referee: Simon Mather
8 November 2025 15 Newport County 2–4 Walsall Newport
15:00 UTC
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Ben Atkinson
15 November 2025 16 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Newport County Shrewsbury
15:00 UTC
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Elliott Swallow
22 November 2025 17 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Newport County Oldham
15:00 UTC
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,056
Referee: Andrew Miller
29 November 2025 18 Newport County 2–2 Barrow Newport
15:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Carl Brook
10 December 2025 19 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Newport County Crewe
19:45 UTC
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,895
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 December, but was rescheduled due to also being in FA Cup involvements on the preceding Sunday.[60]
13 December 2025 20 Newport County 0–2 Fleetwood Town Newport
15:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,358
Referee: Matthew Corlett
20 December 2025 21 Colchester United 4–1 Newport County Colchester
15:00 UTC
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,717
Referee: Harry Wager
26 December 2025 22 Newport County 0–0 Barnet Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
29 December 2025 23 Newport County 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Newport
19:45 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,925
Referee: Abigail Byrne
1 January 2026 24 Bromley 2–1 Newport County Bromley
15:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 4,946
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
17 January 2026 27 Gillingham 3–2 Newport County Gillingham
15:00 UTC
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,548
Referee: Carl Brook
24 January 2026 28 Newport County 2–1 Chesterfield Newport
15:00 UTC
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Declan Brown
27 January 2026 29 Newport County 1–4 Accrington Stanley Newport
19:30 UTC
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: James Durkin
31 January 2026 30 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Newport County Bristol
12:30 UTC
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,591
Referee: Will Finnie
7 February 2026 31 Newport County 0–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,898
Referee: Declan Bourne
11 February 2026 26[61] Swindon Town 2–0 Newport County Swindon
20:00 UTC
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January 2026 but was rearranged due to Swindon's FA Cup progression.
14 February 2026 32 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Newport County Milton Keynes
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,444
Referee: Harrison Blair
17 February 2026 33 Salford City 1–3 Newport County Salford
19:45 UTC
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: David Rock
21 February 2026 34 Newport County 0–2 Cambridge United Newport
15:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: Lewis Sandoe
28 February 2026 35 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Newport County Fleetwood
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,506
Referee: Scott Jackson
3 March 2026 25[62] Newport County 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Newport
19:45 UTC
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,656
Referee: Isaac Searle
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January 2026 but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[63]
7 March 2026 36 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
15:00 UTC
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,328
Referee: Steven Copeland
14 March 2026 37 Barnet 1–2 Newport County Edgware, London
15:00 UTC
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,256
Referee: Oliver Mackey
17 March 2026 38 Newport County 0–1 Bromley Newport
19:30 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Paul Howard
21 March 2026 39 Walsall v Newport County Walsall
15:00 UTC Stadium: Bescot Stadium
28 March 2026 40 Newport County v Shrewsbury Town Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
3 April 2026 41 Newport County v Crawley Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
6 April 2026 42 Notts County v Newport County Nottingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Meadow Lane
11 April 2026 43 Newport County v Harrogate Town Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
18 April 2026 44 Cheltenham Town v Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Whaddon Road
25 April 2026 45 Newport County v Oldham Athletic Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
2 May 2026 46 Barrow v Newport County Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Holker Street

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round Newport County 2–2
(4–3 p)
Gillingham Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Ross Martin
Penalties
7 December 2025 Second round Boreham Wood 3–0 Newport County Borehamwood
14:30 UTC
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Paul Howard

EFL Cup

Newport County took part in a Preliminary Round of the EFL Cup due to the number of Premier League teams being involved in European competitions. They faced Barnet with the home team and fixture date confirmed on 26 June 2025.[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 July 2025 Preliminary round Barnet 2–2
(2–4 p)
Newport County Edgware, London
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
12 August 2025 First round Newport County 0–1 Millwall Newport
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Newport were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Cardiff City, Exeter City and Arsenal Under 21's.[65]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Cardiff City (A) 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Exeter City (A) 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 L2 Newport County (E) 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 ACA Arsenal U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 September 2025 Group stage Newport County 1–2 Arsenal Under-21 Newport
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Aaron Farmer
7 October 2025 Group stage Cardiff City 0–1 Newport County Cardiff
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 8,505
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 November 2025 Group stage Newport County 0–1 Exeter City Newport
19:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 838
Referee: Scott Jackson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 14 March 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  WAL Cameron Evans 32 2 19+7 1 1+0 1 1+1 0 1+2 0
3 DF  ENG Anthony Glennon 24 1 16+4 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
4 DF  WAL Matt Baker 32 1 28+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
5 MF  AUT Sven Sprangler 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  IRL Ciaran Brennan 22 0 9+8 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
7 FW  CMR Bobby Kamwa 37 1 22+9 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
8 MF  WAL Matthew Smith 17 0 11+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 31 4 18+8 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF  ENG Harrison Biggins 13 1 11+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  WAL Joe Thomas 26 0 12+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
15 DF  WAL Lee Jenkins 34 1 26+3 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
16 FW  WAL James Crole 11 1 4+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF  WAL Thomas Davies 27 1 19+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
18 DF  WAL Liam Shephard 9 1 7+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  ENG Gerard Garner 25 2 14+8 2 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
20 MF  WAL Ben Lloyd 32 2 13+14 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
21 FW  ENG Michael Spellman 35 5 21+10 5 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
22 FW  SCO Lewis Jamieson 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF  IRL Ryan Delaney 12 1 11+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW  GHA Nathan Opoku 25 5 12+11 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
27 FW  ENG Moses Alexander-Walker 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 GK  ENG Jordan Wright 30 0 26+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
32 DF  ENG Jaden Warner 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
33 FW  WAL Tanatswa Nyakuhwa 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF  WAL Harri Pugh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
39 MF  WAL Myles McKenzie 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
40 FW  WAL Cole Jarvis 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
1 GK  NZL Nik Tzanev 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG James Clarke 15 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  ENG Cameron Antwi 28 5 18+6 3 1+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0
14 MF  WAL Kai Whitmore 21 3 13+4 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF  ENG Habeeb Ogunneye 20 1 14+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
23 FW  ENG Michael Reindorf 21 1 10+6 0 0+1 0 1+1 1 1+1 0
25 DF  ENG Akin Odimayo 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF  ENG Sammy Braybrooke 21 2 17+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

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