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 Two24th
FA CupSecond Round
EFL CupSecond Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Baker-Richardson, Whitmore (3 each)
All: Antwi (4)
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 attendance4,267

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]
  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

For those players released or contract ended before the start of this season, see 2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season.
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
6 August 2025 GK Jacob Carney Glenavon Free [13]
28 August 2025 FW Oliver Greaves Released Free [14]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Date until Ref
27 June 2025 CF Michael Reindorf Cardiff City 31 May 2026 [15]
15 July 2025 RB Habeeb Ogunneye Manchester United [16]
28 July 2025 CAM Ben Lloyd Swansea City 1 January 2026 [17]
1 September 2025 CDM Sammy Braybrooke Leicester City 31 December 2025 [18]
CF Nathan Opoku [19]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
6 August 2025 CM Riley Lonergan Cardiff Metropolitan University 12 January 2026 [20]
8 August 2025 RW Morgan Evans Llanelli Town 31 December 2025 [21]
29 August 2025 CAM Corey Evans Yate Town 31 May 2026 [22]
CB Nelson Sanca Llanelli Town [23]
MF Jac Norris Llanelli Town [24]

New contracts

Date Pos Player Contract until Ref
17 June 2025 CB James Clarke 30 June 2026 [25]
2 July 2025 SS Moses Alexander-Walker Undisclosed[a] [26]
AM Corey Evans [26]
RW Morgan Evans [26]
CM Riley Lonergan [26]
RB Sam Watkins [26]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 28 May, Newport County announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.[27] Five days later a second fixture was confirmed against Worcester City.[28] A third was shortly added after, against Torquay United.[29] A fortnight later, a further two friendlies were added against Pontypridd United and Bristol City.[30]

An XI side would also travel to Barry Town United.[31]

  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

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 4 7 10 20 34 −14 19
21 Crawley Town 21 4 6 11 25 36 −11 18
22 Bristol Rovers 21 5 3 13 16 39 −23 18
23 Harrogate Town 21 4 5 12 18 35 −17 17 Relegation to National League
24 Newport County 21 3 4 14 21 41 −20 13
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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[32]

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
21 3 4 14 21 41  −20 13 0 2 8 9 21  −12 3 2 6 12 20  −8

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425272829303126132333435
GroundHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHA
ResultDWLLLLLDLLLWLWLLLDDLL
Position1391416192022222222242324242424242424242424
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.[33]
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.[33]
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.[34]
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.[35]
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 v Barnet Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
29 December 2025 23 Newport County v Crewe Alexandra Newport
19:45 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
1 January 2026 24 Bromley v Newport County Bromley
15:00 UTC Stadium: Hayes Lane
4 January 2026 25 Newport County v Tranmere Rovers Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
17 January 2026 27 Gillingham v Newport County Gillingham
15:00 UTC Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
24 January 2026 28 Newport County v Chesterfield Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
27 January 2026 29 Newport County v Accrington Stanley Newport
19:45 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
31 January 2026 30 Bristol Rovers v Newport County Bristol
12:30 UTC Stadium: Memorial Stadium
7 February 2026 31 Newport County v Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
11 February 2026 26[36] Swindon Town v Newport County Swindon
20:00 UTC Stadium: County Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January, but was rearranged due to Swindon's FA Cup progression.
14 February 2026 32 Milton Keynes Dons v Newport County Milton Keynes
15:00 UTC Stadium: Stadium MK
17 February 2026 33 Salford City v Newport County Salford
19:45 UTC Stadium: Moor Lane
21 February 2026 34 Newport County v Cambridge United Newport
15:00 UTC Stadium: Rodney Parade
28 February 2026 35 Fleetwood Town v Newport County Fleetwood
15:00 UTC Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 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

Main article: 2025–26 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.[37]

  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

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Newport were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Cardiff City, Exeter City and Arsenal Under 21's.[38]

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 20 December 2025

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  NZL Nik Tzanev 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  WAL Cameron Evans 24 1 12+6 0 1+0 1 1+1 0 1+2 0
3 DF  ENG Anthony Glennon 13 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
4 DF  WAL Matt Baker 16 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG James Clarke 12 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  IRL Ciaran Brennan 12 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
7 FW  CMR Bobby Kamwa 26 0 12+8 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
8 MF  WAL Matthew Smith 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 22 3 10+7 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
11 MF  ENG Cameron Antwi 24 4 16+4 2 1+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0
12 DF  WAL Joe Thomas 14 0 6+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
14 MF  SGP Kai Whitmore 20 3 13+3 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF  WAL Lee Jenkins 25 0 20+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
17 DF  WAL Thomas Davies 16 1 11+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
18 DF  WAL Liam Shephard 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  ENG Gerard Garner 17 2 10+4 2 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
20 MF  WAL Ben Lloyd 19 1 9+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
21 FW  ENG Michael Spellman 19 1 7+8 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 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
24 FW  GHA Nathan Opoku 11 2 5+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
25 DF  ENG Akin Odimayo 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 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 14 0 10+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
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
44 MF  ENG Sammy Braybrooke 19 1 15+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

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  38. ^ FA Trophy draw
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