The Carabao Cup draw tonight could result in a Welsh derby, but that won’t be Cardiff City v Swansea City. Both are seeded in the second round which means they can’t be drawn against each other, but either could face League Two Newport County. Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock made it clear after the 2-1 win […]

Southend United 0, Newport County 2 Shawn McCoulsky took his goals tally to three in two fixtures thanks to a Carabao Cup double in Essex. He led Newport County to victory in their first round tie against League One Southend United at Roots Hall. McCoulsky, 20, grabbed a late equaliser for County at Stevenage on […]

Frank Nouble has set himself a target of 20 goals for Newport County this season. He scored on his League Two debut for the Exiles, during their 3-3 draw at Stevenage, is hungry to hit the net against his former club Southend United in the Carabao Cup this evening (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Newport manager Mike Flynn […]

Stevenage 3, Newport County 3 New boy Shawn McCoulsky made a breathtaking Newport County debut off the substitutes bench. The striker, signed on loan from Bristol City, struck with an injury time equaliser in County’s League Two match at Stevenage. McCoulsky scored 31 goals last season and struck gold again after being sent on with […]

Goals ace Shawn McCoulsky is fired up for Newport County’s new League Two season. The Exiles open their campaign against Stevenage away on Saturday (3pm) and 20-year-old striker McCoulsky, who netted 31 goals in 2016-17, says: “I’ll bring pace, power and hopefully goals to the team. “There are lot of experienced players in the team, […]

Northampton Town 2, Newport County 1 Newport County completed their pre-season fixtures with a heartening team performance at Sixfields Stadium. The Exiles led at half-time thanks to a goal from substitute Lamar Reynolds before League One Northampton hit back to win. Former Cardiff City striker Alex Revell led the home attack, but County, playing in […]

Newport County have started their pre-season training programme just over a fortnight before their first friendly at Undy Athletic. Manager Mike Flynn will again have coach Wayne Hatswell and first team consultant Lennie Lawrence working alongside him, while County currently have 20 players in their squad. Winger Jennison Myrie-Williams is the only player from last […]

Newport County start their 2017-18 League Two season away against Stevenage on Saturday, August 5. They are due to host Crewe Alexandra at Rodney Parade a week later, but that fixture will be rearranged because of work on the playing surface. A new pitch is being laid at County’s home stadium. That means Chesterfield will […]

Former Cardiff City and Merthyr Town footballer Elliot Scotcher has signed for newly-promoted Welsh Premier League club  Barry Town United. Scotcher, 23, is the third signing for Barry manager Gavin Chesterfield, following Kayne McLaggon from Merthyr and Cambrian winger Sam Jones. “Throughout our discussions, Elliot has shown a real desire to be part of our […]

World Cup winner Thierry Henry says Newport County will make progress in League Two after their Great Escape last season. French ace Henry is a close pal of County manager Michael Flynn after they met at the Uefa Pro Licence coaching course run by the Football Association of Wales in Newport. The former Arsenal striker […]

Michael Flynn has made a strong start to Newport County’s player recruitment for 2017-18. He has confirmed seven signings, while former Cardiff City manager Lennie Lawrence and Wayne Hatswell will continue to be working alongside the County team boss. Tom Owen-Evans, goalkeeper Joe Day, Mark O’Brien, Marlon Jackson, David Pipe, Robbie Wilmott and Mickey Demetriou […]

Harri Houdini, a Hungarian-American notorious for his amazing escape acts, must surely have visited Newport during his lifetime, for Wales’ third city has just completed a hat-trick worthy of the man himself – all in the space of a week. Firstly, came Newport County’s sensational survival as a Football League club, courtesy of an 89th minute winner.