Newport County players will wear black armbands during their Checkatrade Trophy tie against Forest Green Rovers at the New Lawn stadium this evening (7.30pm). County supporter Kieran Sanges passed away over the bank holiday weekend. Since Kieran had been diagnosed with cancer the club has been in regular contact with the family and players visited […]

Bernard Jackman has claimed new fans will be attracted to support the Dragons, now they have dropped links with a club they used to “hate”. Arriving in the midst of a rebrand of the region – now simply the Dragons having dropped the ‘Newport Gwent’ that previously preceded it – head coach Jackman will be charged with matching the overhaul off the pitch with results on it. But the former Ireland hooker also believes the region-wide neutrality of the name will enable fans who used to view Newport as the enemy to feel a new affection for the team. Jackman says: “For me the exciting thing is the amount of people who say they support us now because it’s just the

Newport County 4, Chesterfield 1 Frank Nouble was the hat-trick hero in Newport County’s home win against Chesterfield. The former West Ham striker netted three goals in the second half and County emerged convincing winners in their first match on the new £750,000 Desso surface at Rodney Parade. Chesterfield led 1-0 at half-time, but Nouble […]

Newport County players will run out onto a brand new playing surface at Rodney Parade today (Saturday). They take on Chesterfield in their opening home match of the new season and manager Michael Flynn says: “The pitch is green instead of golden sand. It looks fantastic.” A new £750,000 Desso pitch was installed over the […]

Leeds United 5, Newport County 1 Newport County crashed out of the Carabao Cup, but they can look back with a little satisfaction on their performance. They gave Leeds a tough time for more than half the game and certainly did not deserve a 5-1 defeat. This would certainly have been an interesting confrontation had it […]

Newport County take on a huge Carabao Cup task when they take on Leeds United at Elland Road this evening (7.45pm). “It’s a brilliant tie,’ says County manager Michael Flynn, who is upbeat about his teams chances. Flynn’s men were drawn at home against Leeds, but switched the tie to Elland Road because a new […]

Coventry City 0, Newport County 1 It’s been a magnificent week for Newport County manager Michael Flynn. His wife gave birth to their child and his County team earned a League Two away win at Coventry City. “It’s been an eventful week, certainly, with my wife giving birth” said Flynn. “I’m also delighted with a […]

Newport County have signed young striker Joe Quigley from Premier League AFC Bournemouth. The big centre-forward has joined the Exiles on loan until January. Quigley, 20, has had previous loan spells at Poole Town, Torquay United, Wrexham, Woking and Gillingham. “He’s strong, gets hold of the ball and did well when he was on loan at […]

Teenage striker Momodou Touray has signed for Southern League Merthyr Town. Touray, who celebrated his 18th birthday last month, goes straight into the Martyrs squad for their Premier Division match against Dunstable Town away on Saturday (3pm). He has joined Merthyr on loan from League Two club Newport County. Touray played for the Exiles in […]

Crewe Alexandra 1, Newport County 1 Newport County failed to see off 10-man Crewe Alexandra at their Gresty Road ground. The Exiles were 1-0 ahead when Crewe had Perry Ng sent off after 17 minutes for a second bookable offence, but the home team fought back to earn a League Two point. Frank Nouble fired […]

Newport County have signed Brentford midfield player Reece Cole and he goes straight into their squad for Saturday’s League Two match at Crewe Alexandra. Teenager Cole, a 19-year-old product of the Brentford Academy, made his Bees debut in their 3-2 Championship win at Nottingham Forest last season. He has signed a three-year deal with Brentford […]

Cardiff City have been drawn at home against Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup second round. The teams have already clashed in the Championship this season with manager Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds winning 1-0 thanks to a late Kenneth Zohore striker. Premier League Swansea City travel to MK Dons in the second round, while Newport County […]