2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season
2015–16 season | ||||
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Owner | Newport County AFC Supporters Trust | |||
Chairman | Tony Pring (interim) | |||
Manager | Terry Butcher until 1 October 2015 John Sheridan until 13 January 2016 Warren Feeney from 15 January 2016 | |||
Stadium | Rodney Parade | |||
League Two | 22nd | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | First round | |||
League Trophy | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Scott Boden (13) All: Scott Boden (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 5,083 v Blackburn Rovers (18 January 2016), FA Cup round 3 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,434 v Swindon Town (1 September 2015), Football League Trophy round 1 | |||
Average home league attendance | 2,731 | |||
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The 2015–16 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in League Two and 63rd season in the Football League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It was their 95th season of league football and 27th since reforming in 1989. They finished the season in 22nd place. The club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy, reaching Round 3 of the FA Cup for the first time since 1986.
Season Review
[edit]League
[edit]Former England Manager Terry Butcher had been announced as manager in April 2015, but his tenure lasted just ten games of the 2015-16 season. On 1 October 2015 Newport County Supporters' Trust took over ownership of the club with Tony Pring appointed interim chairman.[1] Butcher was sacked on the same day, with Newport bottom of League Two after gaining just five points from the first 10 matches of the 2015–16 season. John Sheridan was appointed team manager on 2 October. Sheridan managed to get county out of the relegation places and up to 20th in the table by 12 January 2016 when he was poached by former club Oldham Athletic. He had enjoyed a ten-match unbeaten run between mid-20 October and 1 December, with an overall record of five wins, five defeats and seven draws from 17 games in charge. After three defeats and a draw in his last four games he left with County just three points above the relegation zone. Assistant manager Warren Feeney was announced as manager on 15 January. Feeney's tenure started with a win at York City, but he only managed another five wins in the rest of the season. County had risen as high as 17th in the table following the 3–0 win at Portsmouth and 0–0 draw home to Hartlepool United, but a disastrous spell of six straight defeats left them in 22nd place 11 points clear of relegation with 12 left to play for. A 1–1 draw with Oxford United combined with York's win at Portsmouth put County nine points ahead with nine to play for, but with an 11 superior goal difference. Any relegation doubts were extinguished by Newport's 1–1 draw at Luton. However the bad results continued for the remainder of the season and into the next, which ultimately cost Feeny his job. Newport lost the last two games of this season and failed to score a single goal, finishing in 22nd place.
Cup
[edit]In the first round of the League Cup, Newport travelled to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite taking the lead in the 6th minute, the scores were level by the 15th, with County eventually losing 2–1 due to a 58th-minute Wolves penalty.
In the League Trophy Newport were home to Swindon Town. With the game finishing 1–1 it entered a penalty shootout. With Aaron Collins missing the seventh penalty and Will Randall scoring his, Swindon went through 7–6.
In the FA Cup, County were drawn away in the first round to Conference North qualifiers Brackley Town. Newport were leading 2–1 in stoppage time, until former County player Curtis McDonald headed home a 95th-minute equaliser to force a replay. That game was won 4–1 to set up a second round game with fellow League Two side Barnet. Newport recorded a 1–0 victory at The Hive to progress to the third round for the first time since 1986. The third-round game at home to Championship side Blackburn Rovers started in the worst possible way for County with Rovers taking the lead thanks to an 8th-minute penalty. Mark Byrne equalised for County from 25 yards on 30 minutes to leave the scores 1–1 at half time. With 15 minutes remaining in the game Jordan Rhodes scored the winner for Rovers to send them into the 4th round.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 |
Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: [1]
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | MF | Tom Owen-Evans | Academy | Trainee | [2] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Kieran Parselle | Academy | Trainee | [3] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Scott Barrow | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2015 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2015 | FW | Lenell John-Lewis | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Alex Rodman | Gateshead | Free transfer | [5] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Danny Holmes | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer | [6] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Nathan Ralph | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [7] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Seth Nana Twumasi | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [7] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Medy Elito | VVV-Venlo | Free transfer | [8] | |
6 July 2015 | DF | Matt Taylor | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [9] | |
13 July 2015 | FW | Scott Boden | FC Halifax Town | Free transfer | [10] | |
1 September 2015 | DF | Matt Partridge | Basingstoke Town | Free transfer | [11] | |
6 November 2015 | GK | Joe Green | Unattached | Free transfer | ||
21 January 2016 | FW | John-Christophe Ayina | Unattached | Free transfer | ||
25 January 2016 | DF | Darren Jones | Unattached | Free transfer | ||
10 February 2016 | FW | Dean Morgan | Unattached | Free transfer | ||
18 February 2016 | FW | Tom Meechan | St Neots Town | Undisclosed |
Loans in
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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6 August 2015 | DF | Aaron Hayden | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 October 2015 | [12] | |
19 August 2015 | MF | Josh Laurent | Brentford | 8 October 2015 | [13] | |
20 August 2015 | FW | Zak Ansah | Charlton Athletic | 13 December 2015 | [14] | |
24 September 2015 | FW | Tyler Blackwood | Queens Park Rangers | 24 October 2015 | [15] | |
24 September 2015 | DF | Janoi Donacien | Aston Villa | End of season | [16] | |
8 October 2015 | MF | Scot Bennett | Notts County | 31 December 2015 | ||
13 October 2015 | DF | Jazzi Barnum-Bobb | Cardiff City | 7 January 2016 | ||
13 October 2015 | MF | Tommy O'Sullivan | Cardiff City | 7 January 2016 | ||
26 November 2015 | FW | Oli McBurnie | Swansea City | 24 December 2015 | ||
7 January 2016 | DF | Ben Davies | Preston North End | End of season | ||
7 January 2016 | MF | Connor Dymond | Crystal Palace | 14 February 2016 | ||
15 January 2016 | GK | Mitchell Beeney | Chelsea | 25 February 2016 | ||
21 January 2016 | FW | Deane Smalley | Plymouth Argyle | End of season | ||
21 January 2016 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | Bolton Wanderers | 20 March 2016 | ||
26 February 2016 | MF | Jake Gosling | Bristol Rovers | 29 March 2016 | ||
11 March 2016 | MF | Tommy O'Sullivan | Cardiff City | End of season | ||
24 March 2016 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | Peterborough United | End of season |
Transfers out
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 September 2015 | CB | Kevin Feely | Free agent | Mutual consent | [17] | |
1 September 2015 | CB | Regan Poole | Manchester United | Undisclosed | ||
22 January 2016 | FW | Aaron Collins | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | ||
1 February 2016 | DF | Matt Taylor | Free agent | Released | ||
10 May 2016 | GK | Joe Green | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | DF | Scott Barrow | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | DF | Matt Partridge | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | DF | Seth Nana Twumasi | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | DF | Nathan Ralph | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | MF | Yan Klukowski | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
10 May 2016 | FW | Dean Morgan | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
6 June 2016 | DF | Andrew Hughes | Free agent | Released | ||
9 June 2016 | FW | Scott Boden | Free agent | Released | ||
13 June 2016 | FW | John-Christophe Ayina | Free agent | Released | ||
13 June 2016 | MF | Medy Elito | Free agent | Released | ||
13 June 2016 | MF | Mark Byrne | Free agent | Released | ||
13 June 2016 | DF | Danny Holmes | Free agent | Released | ||
18 June 2016 | MF | Alex Rodman | Free agent | Released |
Loans out
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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29 October 2015 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Wrexham | End of season | ||
12 February 2016 | DF | Nathan Ralph | Aldershot Town | End of season |
Managerial statistics
[edit]- Only competitive games from the 2015–16 season are included.
Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | |||||||
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PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | |||||
Terry Butcher | 30 April 2015 | 1 October 2015 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 8.3 | ||
John Sheridan | 2 October 2015 | 13 January 2016 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | +0 | 29.4 | ||
Warren Feeney | 15 January 2016 | – | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 26.1 |
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season friendlies
[edit]On 20 May 2015, Newport County announced their first four friendlies against Undy, Port Talbot Town, Bath City and Eastleigh.[19] A fifth against Weston-super-Mare was added on 21 May.[19] On 11 July 2015, Newport County added a trip to Torquay United.[20]
7 July 2015 Friendly | Undy Athletic | 3–5 | Newport County | Newport |
11 July 2015 Friendly | Port Talbot Town | 1–3 | Newport County | Port Talbot |
14 July 2015 Friendly | Bath City | 2–0 | Newport County | Bath |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Torquay United | 1–3 | Newport County | Torquay |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Eastleigh | 2–1 | Newport County | Eastleigh |
26 July 2015 Friendly | Newport County | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Newport |
28 July 2015 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 2–2 | Newport County | Weston-super-Mare |
League Two
[edit]8 August 2015 1 | Cambridge United | 3–0 | Newport County | Cambridge |
15 August 2015 2 | Newport County | 2–2 | Stevenage | Newport |
18 August 2015 3 | Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Newport County | Hartlepool |
22 August 2015 4 | Newport County | 2–3 | Leyton Orient | Newport |
29 August 2015 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Newport County | Plymouth |
5 September 2015 6 | Newport County | 0–3 | York City | Newport |
12 September 2015 7 | Newport County | 1–2 | Morecambe | Newport |
19 September 2015 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–0 | Newport County | Dagenham |
26 September 2015 9 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Newport County | Carlisle |
29 September 2015 10 | Newport County | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Newport |
3 October 2015 11 | Newport County | 1–1 | Exeter City | Newport |
10 October 2015 12 | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Newport County | Mansfield |
17 October 2015 13 | Newport County | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Newport |
20 October 2015 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | Newport County | High Wycombe |
24 October 2015 15 | Bristol Rovers | 1–4 | Newport County | Bristol |
31 October 2015 16 | Newport County | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Newport |
14 November 2015 17 | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 | Newport County | Accrington |
21 November 2015 18 | Newport County | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Newport |
24 November 2015 19 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Newport County | Oxford |
28 November 2015 20 | Newport County | 3–0 | Luton Town | Newport |
12 December 2015 21 | Notts County | 4–3 | Newport County | Nottingham |
19 December 2015 22 | Newport County | 2–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Newport |
26 December 2015 23 | Barnet | 2–0 | Newport County | Edgware |
28 December 2015 24 | Newport County | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Newport |
16 January 2016 25 | York City | 0–1 | Newport County | York |
23 January 2016 26 | Newport County | 2–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Newport |
26 January 2016 27 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Newport County | Leyton |
30 January 2016 28 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Newport County | Morecambe |
13 February 2016 29 | Newport County | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Newport |
20 February 2016 30 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Newport County | Exeter |
27 February 2016 31 | Newport County | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
1 March 2016 32 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Newport County | Crawley |
5 March 2016 33 | Newport County | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Newport |
8 March 2016 34 | Newport County | 0–3 | Barnet | Newport |
12 March 2016 35 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Newport County | Portsmouth |
15 March 2016 36 | Newport County | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Newport |
19 March 2016 37 | Newport County | 1–4 | Bristol Rovers | Newport |
25 March 2016 38 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Newport County | Northampton |
28 March 2016 39 | Newport County | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
2 April 2016 40 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Newport County | Yeovil |
9 April 2016 41 | Newport County | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Newport |
16 April 2016 42 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Newport County | Stevenage |
19 April 2016 43 | Newport County | 1–1 | Oxford United | Newport |
23 April 2016 44 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Luton |
30 April 2016 45 | Newport County | 0–1 | Notts County | Newport |
7 May 2016 46 | A.F.C. Wimbledon | 1–0 | Newport County | Kingston upon Thames |
League Cup
[edit]11 August 2015 round 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Newport County | Wolverhampton |
Football League Trophy
[edit]On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott.
1 September 2015 round 1 | Newport County | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Swindon Town | Newport |
FA Cup
[edit]8 November 2015 round 1 | Brackley Town | 2–2 | Newport County | Brackley |
17 November 2015 round 1 replay | Newport County | 4–1 | Brackley Town | Newport |
5 December 2015 round 2 | Barnet | 0–1 | Newport County | Barnet |
18 January 2016 round 3 | Newport County | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Newport |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fans' Newport County takeover a step closer". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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- ^ "NEWS: Kieran Parselle Signs Newport County Contract". Newport County AFC. 5 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "BREAKING NEWS: Butcher Announces Trio Of New Arrivals". Newport County AFC. 29 May 2015.
- ^ "SIGNING: Alex Rodman Signs For County". Newport County AFC. 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Newport County sign Danny Holmes from Tranmere". BBC Sport. 24 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Newport County sign two Ghanaian defenders". News Ghana. 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Medy Elito third signing of the day for County". South Wales Argus. 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Newport County confirm the signing of Cheltenham Town defender Matt Taylor". Wales Online. 6 July 2015.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Scott Boden signs for County". Newport County AFC. 13 July 2015.
- ^ "County sign defender Matt Partridge". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "County sign Aaron Hayden on a youth loan deal". Newport County FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "County sign Josh Laurent on loan". Newport County AFC. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "County sign Zak Ansah". Newport County AFC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "County sign Tyler Blackwood". Newport County AFC. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "County sign Janoi Donacien". Newport County AFC. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Feely mutually agrees to terminate contract". Newport County AFC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Retained List 16/17". Newport County AFC. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "FIXTURES: Friendly Fixtures Announced". Newport County AFC. 20 May 2015.
- ^ "County add trip to Torquay". Newport County AFC. 11 July 2015.