2016–17 Newport County A.F.C. season

2016–17 season

Chairman

Malcolm Temple & Gavin Foxall

Manager

Warren Feeney until 28 September 2016
Sean McCarthy & James Bittner (caretaker managers) until 9 October 2016
Graham Westley from 10 October 2016

Stadium

24th

2nd Round

1st Round

Southern Group B

Top goalscorer

League: Rhys Healey (5)
All: Rhys Healey (6)

Highest home attendance

3,460 v Plymouth Argyle (22 October 2016)

Lowest home attendance

368 v AFC Wimbledon (8 November 2016) League Trophy Southern Group B

Average home league attendance

2,539

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season is Newport County's fourth consecutive season in Football League Two, 64th season in the Football League and 96th season of league football overall.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB	Dan Butler	Torquay United	Free transfer	^[1]
1 July 2016	RB	Jazzi Barnum-Bobb	Cardiff City	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	CB	Scot Bennett	Notts County	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016	GK	James Bittner	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2016	LW	Jack Compton	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2016	CM	Joss Labadie	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free transfer	^[6]
1 July 2016	LM	Jennison Myrie-Williams	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2016	CM	Mark Randall	Barnet	Free transfer	^[8]
1 July 2016	RW	Sean Rigg	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	^[9]
1 July 2016	CB	Jamie Turley	Eastleigh	Free transfer	^[10]
4 July 2016	DM	Ben Tozer	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	^[11]
17 July 2016	CF	Jon Parkin	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	^[12]
27 July 2016	CF	Marlon Jackson	Oxford City	Free transfer	^[13]
30 July 2016	RB	Paul Bignot	Solihull Moors	Free transfer
25 August 2016	GK	Marcus Beauchamp	Norwich City	Free transfer	^[14]
8 November 2016	LM	Jack Jebb	Unattached	Free transfer
8 November 2016	CF	Josh O'Hanlon	Unattached	Free transfer
25 November 2016	CB	Abdoulaye Méïté	Unattached	Free transfer

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2016	ST	Jordan Green	AFC Bournemouth	3 January 2017	^[15]
8 August 2016	CM	Josh Sheehan	Swansea City	3 January 2017	^[15]
31 August 2016	DF	Kyle Cameron	Newcastle United	3 January 2017	^[16]
31 August 2016	ST	Reece Grego-Cox	Queens Park Rangers	3 January 2017	^[17]
31 August 2016	ST	Rhys Healey	Cardiff City	3 January 2017	^[18]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until
2 August 2016	FW	Tom Meechan	Weston-super-Mare	3 January 2017
4 August 2016	DF	Kieran Parselle	Salisbury	3 January 2017
31 August 2016	FW	Dafydd Jones	Monmouth Town	3 January 2017
31 August 2016	DF	Ben Jones	Abergavenny Town	3 January 2017
23 September 2016	MF	Tom Owen-Evans	Gloucester City	7 November 2016
30 November 2016	FW	Jon Parkin	York City	3 January 2017

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 5 July 2016, Newport County announced a pre-season tour of Poland.^[19]

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) Friendly	Caldicot Town	2–2	Newport County	Caldicot
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Carey 12' (pen.) James 42'	Report	Jackson 15' (pen.) Compton 90+1'	Stadium: Jubilee Way Referee: Phil Bates

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	KS Polkowice	0–2	Newport County	Polkowice, Poland
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Jackson Meechan	Stadium: Stadion KS Polkowice

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	FC Hradec Králové	2–0	Newport County	Walbrzych, Poland
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Walbrzych

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) Friendly	Undy Athletic	1–0	Newport County	Undy
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Clayton 15'			Stadium: The Causeway

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Newport County	0–2	Coventry City	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)			Thomas 43' Willis 57'	Stadium: Newport Stadium

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	1–8	Newport County	Weston-super-Mare
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mawford 42'		Rigg Randall Randall (pen.) Myrie-Williams Parkin Labadie Jackson Jackson	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium

28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Friendly	Ton Pentre	5-0	Newport County	Ton Pentre
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Reed Jacka Shephard Morris Reed			Stadium: Ynys Park

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	4–3	Newport County	Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Murphy 2' Tubbs 71', 76' Moore 78'	Report	Jackson 25' Rigg 57' Myrie-Williams 85' (pen.)	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 624 (165 County fans)

1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Friendly	Gloucester City	1-0	Newport County	Cinderford
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Parker 69'			Stadium: Causeway Stadium

League Two table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Accrington Stanley	19	5	6	8	20	25	−5	21
21	Exeter City	19	6	2	11	20	25	−5	20
22	Leyton Orient	19	5	3	11	21	26	−5	18
23	Cheltenham Town	19	3	9	7	20	28	−8	18	Relegation to the National League
24	Newport County	18	4	5	9	22	27	−5	17	Relegation to the National League

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Newport County	2–3	Mansfield Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Compton 18' Labadie 78'	Report	Green 12' Rose 66' Hurst 90+3'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,790 (339 away) Referee: Robert Jones

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Leyton Orient	0–1	Newport County	Leyton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Turley 34'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,184 Referee: Michael Salisbury

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Luton Town	2–1	Newport County	Luton
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	McGeehan 62' (pen.) McGeehan 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Myrie-Williams 70'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Newport County	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kiwomya 16'	Report	Rigg 81'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,268 Referee: John Brooks

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Hartlepool United	2–2	Newport County	Hartlepool
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Featherstone 2' Amond 38'	Report	Rigg 4' Parkin 27'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Andy Haines

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 6	Newport County	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Parkin 18', 37'	Report	Hall 11' Wright 34'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Carl Boyeson

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 7	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Newport County	Doncaster
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Coppinger 17' Williams 59'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,254 Referee: David Webb

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 8	Newport County	1–2	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Healey 10'	Report	Ikpeazu 61' Berry 83'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Nick Kinseley

27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 9	Grimsby Town	1–0	Newport County	Grimsby
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,296 Referee: Ben Toner

8 October 2016 10	Colchester United	0–0	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Mark Haywood

15 October 2016 11	Yeovil Town	1–0	Newport County	Yeovil
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Butler 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,353 Referee: Dean Whitestone

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 12	Newport County	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Parkin 50'	Report	Carey 38' (pen.) Carey 55' (pen.) Slew 78'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Michael Salisbury

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) 13	Newport County	2–2	Barnet	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Tozer 32' Rigg 89' (pen.)	Report Report	Akinde 76', 85'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Graham Salisbury

29 October 2016 14	Accrington Stanley	1-3	Newport County	Accrington
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Healey 47' Barnum-Bobb 62' Sheehan 90+4'	Report	Donacien 79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Robert Jones

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 15	Newport County	2-0	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 UTC	Sheehan 2' Healey 72'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Darren England

19 November 2016 16	Notts County	0-3	Newport County	Nottingham
15:00 UTC		Report	Rigg 34' Healey 38' Sheehan 62'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Andy Haines

22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 17	Newport County	0-1	Wycombe Wanderers	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report	Jombati 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,010 Referee: John Busby

26 November 2016 18	Blackpool	4-1	Newport County	Blackpool
15:00 UTC	Potts 4' Payne 61' Vassell 72' Mellor 83'	Report	Healey 21'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Mark Heywood

6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) 19	Newport County	v	Stevenage	Newport
19:45 UTC				Stadium: Rodney Parade

League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Round 1	Newport County	2-3	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Jackson 31' Randall 55' (pen.)	Report	Bowditch 63' (pen.) Tilney 70' Bowditch 90'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Swansea City Academy	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Plymouth Argyle	3	1	2	5	5	0	3
4	L2	Newport County	3	1	2	4	6	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southern Group B	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Newport County	Plymouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Slew 51' Jervis 58' Bulvitis 69' Tanner 90+3'	Report	Green 19'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Andy Davies

4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southern Group B	Newport County	1-2	Swansea City Under 23	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Myrie-Williams 90+3'	Report	Biabi 35' Samuel 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 807 Referee: Brett Huxtable

8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Southern Group B	Newport County	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Newport
19:30 UTC	Bennett 7' Barnum-Bobb 85'	Report Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 368 Referee: Andy Davies

FA Cup

Main article: 2016-17 FA Cup

6 November 2016 Round 1	Alfreton Town	1–1	Newport County	Alfreton
14:00 UTC	Kennedy 74'	Report	Sheehan 65'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Graham Horwood

15 November 2016 Round 1 replay	Newport County	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Alfreton Town	Newport
19:45 UTC	Healey 68' Green 97' Sheehan 110' Barnum-Bobb 117'	Report Report	Priestley 74'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,189 Referee: Brett Huxtable

3 December 2016 Round 2	Plymouth Argyle	0-0	Newport County	Plymouth
15:00 UTC		Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,071 Referee: John Brooks

13 December 2016 Round 2 Replay	Newport County	v	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
19:45 UTC				Stadium: Rodney Parade

References

↑ "Daniel Butler signs for County…". Newport County Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
↑ "Scot Bennett Signs For The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
↑ "James Bittner Signs For The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
↑ "Jack Compton Joins The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
↑ "Joss Labadie Signs For The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
↑ "Jennison Myrie-Williams Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
↑ "Mark Randall Signs For The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ "Sean Rigg Joins The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
↑ "County Sign Defender Jamie Turley". Newport County Official Site. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ "Ben Tozer Signs For The Exiles". Newport County Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Striker Jon Parkin Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ "Striker Marlon Jackson Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
↑ "Goalkeeper Marcus Beauchamp Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
1 2 "Jordan Green & Josh Sheehan Sign On Loan". Newport County Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ Cameron loan to Newport
↑ Greco-Cox loan to Newport
↑ Healey loan to Newport
↑ "FIXTURES: Friendly Fixtures Announced". Newport County AFC. 5 July 2016.

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2016 transfers
Winter 2016–17 transfers
Summer 2017 transfers

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