2013–14 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
2013–14 season
Chairman Les Scadding
Manager Justin Edinburgh
Stadium Rodney Parade
League Two 14th
FA Cup 2nd round
League Cup 2nd round
League Trophy Southern Area Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer League: Chris Zebroski (12)
All: Chris Zebroski (13)
Highest home attendance 5,387 vs Bristol Rovers (17 August 2013)
Lowest home attendance 1,300 vs Morecambe (11 March 2014)
Average home league attendance 3,398
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2013–14 season was Newport County's first season in Football League Two, 61st season in the Football League and 93rd season of league football overall. This season marked County's return to the Football League for the first time since the 1987–88 season. The club finished the season in 14th place.

Season review

League

2013

The season started with the visit of Accrington Stanley. This game was selected as one of the Football League's "anniversary fixtures" to mark the 125th anniversary of the first Football League season.[1] With Harry Worley scoring the historic first League goal, a brace from Chris Zebroski and a goal from Christian Jolley 10 minutes into the second half, County won 4–1 and were top of the League Two table. In the next game away to Northampton, Conor Washington scored his first League goal but the club suffered a 3–1 loss. The next home game, the Severnside derby with Bristol Rovers saw County's highest gate of the season; Andy Sandell's first-half penalty being enough to take all three points. The next three games were all drawn 1–1 with County slipping out of the play-off places as a result. The next home game, against Morecambe, will forever be remembered as the "Tom Naylor game": Scoring within three minutes, Billy Jones had made the perfect start to his début game before Naylor scored an own goal to level the match. Robbie Willmott restored Newport's lead before Naylor's second own goal again levelled things. With 20 minutes remaining Naylor conceded a penalty which allowed Morecambe to take the lead and eventually win the game. County's first away win of the season in the next game at Exeter, followed by a home win to Torquay United took County back to the brink of the play-off positions, but following the next two games they were back down to 12th. County then embarked on a successful spell, losing only once at Fleetwood until visiting Burton Albion on the last game of 2013. That last game was lost 1–0, but County finished the year in a play-off position.

2014

The new year began in a disastrous fashion: The wettest winter on record in Britain combined with drainage problems with the Rodney Parade pitch caused a rash of game postponements. County failed to beat bottom-of-the-table Northampton and were denied even one point when Andy Sandell's 88th-minute penalty was saved. Previous wins against Accrington, Bristol, Southend and Hartlepool were cancelled out with only two draws to show from the four matches. A solitary home win against Oxford United lifted County back to the brink of the play-offs again, but then another terrible run resulted in only three points from the next eight games. With County now lying in 14th position, any hope of the play-offs was gone. County's first double of the season against Torquay in next game briefly lifted them to 12th, but following the second 0–0 draw with Bury of the season, previous wins against Portsmouth and Chesterfield were cancelled out. Following a home loss against Plymouth Argyle County recorded only their third win of 2014 against relegation-threatened Wycombe Wanderers. In the next two games County squandered leads to draw both games, slipping down to their lowest league position of the season in the process. The penultimate game of the season was the trip to promotion-chasing York. County failed to improve on their recent form as the home side guaranteed themselves a play-off place with a 1–0 win. The final game of the season against Rochdale was an eerie reminder of County's last Football League season in 1987–88. That time the visitors has triumphed 1–0 and they would be hoping for another win to seal the League Two title. Despite taking the lead in the 28th minute, Aaron O'Connor cancelled out the advantage just before half time. Rochdale should have won the game after winning a penalty in the 83rd minute, but Matthew Lund's penalty was saved by Ian McLoughlin. Ten-man County made them pay four minutes later as Robbie Willmott's free kick was headed over Josh Lillis by Kevin Feely to seal a 2–1 victory and a happy end to County's 2013–14 campaign.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 16 16 56 59  −3 58 10 6 7 37 27  +10 4 10 9 19 32  −13

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAAAHHHHHAAHHAHHAHHAHAH
Result W L W D D D L W W D L W D W L W D D W W W L L D L D L W L L D D L L D L W D L D L W D D L W
Position 1 10 7 6 8 9 12 11 8 9 12 10 9 7 10 4 6 8 8 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 10 8 8 9 11 10 11 13 14 14 12 12 15 14 14 13 13 15 15 14

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad statistics

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
21DFWales Byron Anthony7 (0)00 (0)01 (0)00 (0)08 (0)0
24FWEngland George Barker0 (2)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (2)0
GKEngland James Bittner0 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)0
16DFWales Darcy Blake8 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)08 (0)0
15MFEngland Ryan Burge12 (5)20 (0)00 (0)00 (0)015 (5)2
7DFNorthern Ireland Adam Chapman35 (4)23 (0)02 (0)01 (1)141 (5)3
9FWEngland Danny Crow13 (14)33 (0)01 (1)22 (1)019 (16)5
20DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin Feely10 (0)10 (0)00 (0)00 (0)010 (0)1
17MFWales Michael Flynn18 (14)31 (2)00 (1)02 (1)021 (18)3
24DFWales Aaron Holloway0 (4)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (4)0
45FWEngland Rene Howe12 (3)30 (0)00 (0)00 (0)012 (3)3
3DFWales Andrew Hughes23 (3)21 (0)01 (1)02 (0)027 (4)2
18DFEngland Ryan Jackson26 (3)02 (1)02 (0)01 (1)031 (5)0
5DFWales Tony James5 (1)00 (0)00 (1)01 (0)06 (2)0
14FWEngland Shaun Jeffers4 (10)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)04 (10)0
23FWEngland Christian Jolley20 (12)22 (1)01 (0)02 (0)025 (13)2
16DFEngland Billy Jones6 (1)11 (0)00 (0)00 (0)07 (1)1
33GKRepublic of Ireland Ian McLoughlin12 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)012 (0)0
8MFEngland Lee Minshull34 (6)41 (1)02 (0)01 (1)038 (8)4
19DFEngland Tom Naylor24 (9)13 (0)11 (0)03 (0)031 (9)2
10FWEngland Aaron O'Connor1 (3)10 (0)00 (0)00 (0)01 (3)1
20DFEngland Adedeji Oshilaja8 (0)02 (0)00 (0)02 (0)112 (0)1
29GKEngland Elliot Parish7 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)07 (0)0
27FWEngland Joe Parker0 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)0
1GKEngland Lenny Pidgeley25 (0)03 (0)01 (0)00 (1)029 (1)0
2DFWales David Pipe22 (3)01 (0)00 (0)02 (1)025 (4)0
4MFEngland Max Porter15 (7)10 (0)00 (0)00 (0)015 (7)1
26DFWales Ellis Redman0 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)0
13DFEngland Andy Sandell21 (2)30 (1)02 (0)01 (0)024 (3)3
25GKEngland Jamie Stephens2 (0)00 (0)01 (0)03 (0)06 (0)0
GKEngland Conor Thompson0 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)00 (0)0
14FWNorthern Ireland Conor Washington16 (8)42 (1)01 (1)12 (1)221 (11)7
12FWEngland Robbie Willmott40 (6)32 (0)32 (0)03 (0)047 (6)6
22DFEngland Harry Worley26 (0)43 (0)02 (0)02 (0)033 (0)4
6DFEngland Ismail Yakubu22 (3)32 (0)01 (0)02 (0)027 (3)3
11FWEngland Chris Zebroski32 (3)121 (0)01 (1)01 (0)135 (4)13

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 June 2013MFNorthern Ireland Adam ChapmanOxford UnitedUndisclosed
5 June 2013FWEngland Chris ZebroskiEastleighFree
20 June 2013DFEngland Harry WorleyOxford UnitedFree
9 July 2013GKEngland Jamie StephensLiverpoolFree
2 August 2013DFEngland Ryan JacksonMacclesfield TownCompensation undisclosed
27 July 2013GKEngland James BittnerUnattachedFree
30 August 2013MFEngland Ryan BurgeUnattachedFree
12 September 2013DFEngland Billy JonesUnattachedFree
20 November 2013FWEngland Joe ParkerGloucester CityFree
9 January 2014FWEngland Rene HoweUnattachedFree
28 January 2014FWEngland Shaun JeffersPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed
6 February 2014GKNorthern Ireland Conor ThompsonUnattachedFree
13 February 2014FWWales Aaron HollowayUnattachedFree
21 March 2014DFWales Darcy BlakeUnattachedFree

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
9 July 2013FWWales Rhys GriffithsReleased
30 August 2013GKEngland James BittnerReleased
10 January 2014DFEngland Billy JonesReleased
28 January 2014DFNorthern Ireland Conor WashingtonPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed
6 March 2014GKNorthern Ireland Conor ThompsonReleased
24 April 2014DFWales David PipeReleased
5 May 2014DFWales Tony JamesRetired
5 May 2014FWWales Aaron HollowayReleased
5 May 2014DFEngland Harry WorleyReleased
5 May 2014MFEngland Ryan BurgeReleased
5 May 2014DFWales Darcy BlakeReleased

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
12 August 2013DFEngland Tom NaylorDerby CountyEnd of season
31 October 2013DFEngland Adedeji OshilajaCardiff CityJanuary 2014
22 November 2013FWEngland George BarkerBrighton & Hove AlbionJanuary 2014
10 February 2014GKEngland Elliot ParishBristol CityMarch 2014
11 March 2014GKRepublic of Ireland Ian McLoughlinMilton Keynes DonsEnd of season
21 March 2014DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin FeelyCharlton AthleticEnd of season

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Expiry
20 November 2013FWEngland Joe ParkerGloucester CityJune 2014

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

[2][3]

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Notes
Wed 10 Jul 2013Swindon SupermarineWebb's Wood Stadium2–1Washington  33' Jolley  63'c. 250
Sat 13 Jul 2013Carl Zeiss JenaWimaria-Stadion, Weimar2–2Anthony  31' O'Connor  90'c. 2,800110th anniversary match
Tue 16 Jul 2013Taunton TownWordsworth Drive6–0O'Connor  1', 17', 39' Jolley  31' Sandell  80' (pen.) Crow  86'279
Sat 20 Jul 2013Havant & WaterloovilleWest Leigh Park3–0Minshull  34' Sandell  61' Pipe  83'312
Tue 23 Jul 2013Reading XINewport Stadium3–3Zebroski  7', 26' Minshull  90'765Tony Gilbert testimonial
Thu 25 Jul 2013Pegasus JuniorsOld School Lane2–0Washington  46', 70' (pen.) Newport County XI
Sun 28 Jul 2013Aston Villa XIRodney Parade5–2Jolley  30'  68' Hughes  54' Minshull  59'  80'2,984

League Two

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Bury 46 13 20 13 59 51 +8 59
13 Portsmouth 46 14 17 15 56 66 10 59
14 Newport County 46 14 16 16 56 59 3 58
15 Accrington Stanley 46 14 15 17 54 56 2 57
16 Exeter City 46 14 13 19 54 57 3 55
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

External links

References

  1. "League announces anniversary fixtures". The Football League. 18 June 2013.
  2. "Newport County to play friendly against Germany's Carl Zeiss Jena". BBC Sport. 13 May 2013.
  3. "Newport to face Aston Villa in pre-season friendly". Newport County A.F.C. 31 May 2013.
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