2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
2014–15 season
Chairman Les Scadding
Manager Justin Edinburgh
(until 7 February 2015)
Jimmy Dack
(from 7 February 2015)
Stadium Rodney Parade
League Two 9th
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
League Trophy 1st round
Top goalscorer League: Aaron O'Connor 11
All: Aaron O'Connor 12
Highest home attendance 5,020 vs Plymouth Argyle (26 December 2014)
Lowest home attendance 1,882 vs Swindon Town (23 September 2014) Football League Trophy round 1
Average home league attendance 3,213
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in Football League Two, 62nd season in the Football League and 94th season of league football overall. They finished the season in 9th place, narrowly missing out on the play-offs.

Season Review

League

The season started with three straight league defeats, including a 3–2 defeat at Morecambe where County were leading 2–0 at half time. However, with Newport lying just outside the relegation places they entered a run of form that saw them lose just two more games in the first half of the season. Highlights included home wins over Northampton Town, AFC Wimbledon, York City, Southend United, Stevenage and Plymouth Argyle; and away wins at Portsmouth, Dagenham & Redbridge, Bury, Carlisle United and Cheltenham Town. At the halfway point in the season County were in the play-off positions in 5th place, just three points from an automatic promotion spot.

In the new year, the good results kept coming: Home wins over Carlisle and Portsmouth put County in third place. However, there was speculation that County's success had led to interest in manager Justin Edinburgh from other clubs.[1] There had been approaches in the previous season: On 2 December 2013, County rejected an approach from Edinburgh's former club Portsmouth to be interviewed as a successor to Guy Whittingham as Portsmouth manager.[2] In January 2014 Edinburgh stated he had rebuffed an unofficial approach directly to himself to be considered as manager of Northampton Town[3] Following the win over Portsmouth, County had now lost three games in a row, as the speculation about Edinburgh's future grew. On 3 February Gillingham made an official approach, and on 7 February he was announced as the new Gills' boss. His departure was confirmed just two hours before kick-off at AFC Wimbledon and, under caretaker manager Jimmy Dack, County slipped to a fourth successive defeat.[4] County halted a run of four straight defeats with a 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers in Dack's first home game in charge. Despite the poor run of form Newport were still within the play-off positions, in 6th place.[5] However, with only five more wins in the remaining 16 games, County slipped out of the play-off places, eventually finishing 9th.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 11 17 50 52  −2 65 9 7 7 29 23  +6 9 4 10 21 29  −8

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source:

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLDWDWDDWLWWWDDDWWWLWWWWLLLLDWLWLLDWDWDLLLLWL
Position2321222219191717161518139878987677543566666877998766789999

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burton Albion (C, P) 46 28 10 8 69 39 +30 94 Promotion to Football League One
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 27 8 11 67 31 +36 89
3 Bury (P) 46 26 7 13 60 40 +20 85
4 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 15 8 67 45 +22 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Southend United (O, P) 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84
6 Stevenage 46 20 12 14 62 54 +8 72
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 11 15 55 37 +18 71
8 Luton Town 46 19 11 16 54 44 +10 68
9 Newport County 46 18 11 17 51 54 −3 65
10 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 61 65 −4 64
11 Morecambe 46 17 12 17 53 52 +1 63
12 Northampton Town 46 18 7 21 67 62 +5 61
13 Oxford United 46 15 16 15 50 49 +1 61
14 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 17 8 21 58 59 −1 59
15 AFC Wimbledon 46 14 16 16 54 60 −6 58
16 Portsmouth 46 14 15 17 52 54 −2 57
17 Accrington Stanley 46 15 11 20 58 77 −19 56
18 York City 46 11 19 16 46 51 −5 52
19 Cambridge United 46 13 12 21 61 66 −5 51
20 Carlisle United 46 14 8 24 56 74 −18 50
21 Mansfield Town 46 13 9 24 38 62 −24 48
22 Hartlepool United 46 12 9 25 39 70 −31 45
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 14 23 40 67 −27 41 Relegation to the National League
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 12 25 45 67 −22 39
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Squad statistics

Squad information

Caps and goals as at 10 May 2015 as per Soccerbase.

No. Name Position Nationality Place of irth Date of birth (Age) Club caps
all competitions		 Club goals
all competitions		 Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Lenny PidgeleyGKEnglandTwickenham7 February 1984740Exeter City1 August 2012Free2015
22Simon ThomasGKCanadaVictoria, British Columbia12 April 199000Vancouver Whitecaps8 August 2014Free2014
25Jamie StephensGKEnglandWotton-under-Edge24 August 1993130Liverpool10 July 2013Free2015
30Joe DayGKEnglandBrighton13 August 1990380Peterborough United29 December 2014Undisclosed2017
Defenders
2Ryan JacksonRBEnglandStreatham31 July 1990730Macclesfield Town24 July 2013Compensation2015
3Kevin FeelyCBRepublic of IrelandKildare30 August 1992341Charlton Athletic30 May 2014Free2016
5Darren JonesCBWalesNewport26 August 1983454AFC Wimbledon20 May 2014Free2016
6Ismail YakubuCBEnglandNigeria Kano8 April 198513116AFC Wimbledon1 July 2011Free2015
13Andy SandellLBEnglandCalne8 September 198312114Chippenham Town1 January 2012Free2015
15Scott TancockCBWalesSwansea29 December 199340Swansea City26 September 2014Loan2014
16Andrew HughesLBWalesCardiff5 June 19921234Youth system1 July 2009Trainee2015
21Curtis ObengRBEnglandStretford14 February 198960Swansea City24 October 2014Loan2014
26Regan PooleCBWalesCardiff18 June 1998120Youth system15 September 2014Trainee2015
27David TutondaCBDemocratic Republic of the Congo11 October 1995122Cardiff City13 February 2015Loan2015
31Kieran ParselleDFEnglandEngland Portishead00Youth system21 March 2015Trainee2015
Byron AnthonyCBWalesNewport20 September 1984323Hereford United16 Nov 2012Free2014
Midfielders
4Max PorterCMEnglandHornchurch29 June 1987884AFC Wimbledon1 July 2012Free2015
7Adam ChapmanCMNorthern IrelandEngland Doncaster29 November 1989896Oxford United1 July 2013Undisclosed2015
8Lee MinshullCMEnglandChatham11 November 198513514AFC Wimbledon1 July 2012Free2015
12Robbie WillmottMFEnglandHarlow16 May 19909213Cambridge United10 January 2013Free2015
17Michael FlynnCMWalesNewport12 October 1980945Bradford City26 July 2012Free2015
18Yan KlukowskiCMEnglandChippenham1 January 1987416Forest Green Rovers20 May 2014Free2016
19Kyle PattenMFWales21 July 199410Youth system23 August 2014Trainee2015
22Tom Owen-EvansMFWales18 March 199710Youth system15 September 2014Trainee2015
33Mark ByrneCMRepublic of IrelandDublin9 November 1988444Barnet14 July 2014Free2015
Forwards
9Rene HoweCFEnglandBedford22 October 1986303Burton Albion9 January 2014Free2015
10Aaron O'ConnorFWEnglandNottingham9 August 19838731Luton Town24 July 2012Free2015
11Chris ZebroskiFWEnglandSwindon26 October 19867720Eastleigh1 July 2013Free2015
14Shaun JeffersFWEnglandBedford14 April 1992353Peterborough United28 January 2014Free2015
20James LoveridgeFWWalesLlanelli16 May 199480Swansea City3 October 2014Loan2014
20Miles StoreyFWEnglandWest Bromwich4 January 1994182Swindon Town30 January 2015Loan2015
23Christian JolleyFWEnglandFleet12 May 19887217AFC Wimbledon11 January 2013Undisclosed2015
24Joe ParkerFWEngland11 March 199540Gloucester City19 November 2013Free2015
28Danny CrowCFEnglandGreat Yarmouth26 January 1986658Luton Town1 July 2012Free2015
39Aaron CollinsFWWalesNewport27 May 199730Youth system15 September 2014Trainee2015
45Joe PigottFWEnglandMaidstone24 November 1993113Charlton Athletic11 September 2014Loan2014

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
20 May 2014DFWales Darren JonesEngland AFC WimbledonFree[6]
20 May 2014MFEngland Yan KlukowskiEngland Forest Green RoversFree[6]
30 May 2014DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin FeelyEngland Charlton AthleticFree[7]
14 July 2014MFRepublic of Ireland Mark ByrneEngland BarnetFree[8]
8 August 2014GKCanada Simon ThomasCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree
29 December 2014GKEngland Joe DayEngland Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed record[9]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
1 September 2014GKCanada Simon ThomasReleased
15 January 2015FWEngland Danny CrowReleased[10][11]
21 January 2015FWEngland Christian JolleyReleased[12]
25 March 2015FWEngland Rene HoweReleased[12]
17 April 2015FWEngland Chris ZebroskiReleased[12]
12 May 2015MFWales Mike FlynnReleased[12]
12 May 2015FWEngland Shaun JeffersReleased[12]
12 May 2015FWEngland Aaron O'ConnorReleased[12]
12 May 2015MFEngland Lee MinshullReleased[12]
12 May 2015MFWales Kyle PattenReleased[12]
12 May 2015GKEngland Lenny PidgeleyReleased[12]
12 May 2015GKEngland Jamie StephensReleased[12]
12 May 2015MFEngland Max PorterReleased[12]
12 May 2015FWEngland Joe ParkerReleased[12]
12 May 2015DFEngland Andy SandellReleased[12]
12 May 2015FWEngland Robbie WillmottReleased[12]
12 May 2015DFEngland Ismail YakubuReleased[12]
15 May 2015MFNorthern Ireland Adam ChapmanMansfield Townfree[13]
15 May 2015DFWales Darren JonesForest Greenfree[14]
26 May 2015DFEngland Ryan JacksonGillinghamfree[15]

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
28 August 2014GKEngland Joe DayEngland Peterborough United28 November 2014
11 September 2014FWEngland Joe PigottEngland Charlton Athletic22 November 2014[16]
26 September 2014DFWales Scott TancockWales Swansea City21 November 2014[17][18]
2 October 2014FWWales James LoveridgeWales Swansea City31 November 2014[19]
23 October 2014DFEngland Curtis ObengWales Swansea City18 December 2014[18][20]
30 January 2015FWEngland Miles StoreyEngland Swindon TownEnd of season
13 February 2015DFDemocratic Republic of the Congo David TutondaWales Cardiff CityEnd of season[21][22]

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Expiry
12 September 2014MFWales Kyle PattenEngland Bath City12 October 2014
18 September 2014FWEngland Joe ParkerEngland Gloucester City18 November 2014
19 September 2014FWEngland Shaun JeffersEngland Brackley Town19 November 2014
25 September 2014FWEngland Christian JolleyEngland Forest Green Rovers25 November 2014
17 October 2014GKEngland Jamie StephensEngland Gloucester City17 November 2014
10 December 2014FWEngland Joe ParkerEngland Gloucester City10 January 2015
8 January 2015MFWales Kyle PattenWales Merthyr Town12 April 2015
8 January 2015FWWales Aaron CollinsWales Merthyr Town8 March 2015
2 February 2015GKEngland Lenny PidgeleyEngland Mansfield TownEnd of Season

Managerial statistics

Only competitive games from the 2014–15 season are included.
Name Nat. From To Record Honours
PLDWDLGFGAGDW%
Justin Edinburgh England — 7 February 2015 31 13 7 11 40 40 +0 041.9
Jimmy Dack England 7 February 2015 — 18 5 4 9 15 21 −6 027.8

Match details

Pre-season friendlies

[23][24]

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Reports
Tuesday 8 July 2014Evesham UnitedSpiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium4–2Byrne  32', Howe  40', Klukowski  61', Zebroski  81'Report
Saturday 12 July 2014Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium5–0O'Connor  37', Howe  50', 58', Parker  69', Flynn  82'Report
Tuesday 15 July 2014Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium2–0O'Connor  46', Jolley  81'Report
Saturday 19 July 2014Gloucester CityCauseway Ground2–0Howe  73', 86'Report
Tuesday 22 July 2014Basingstoke TownThe Camrose1–1O'Connor  30'Report
Saturday 26 July 2014Germany Carl Zeiss JenaNewport Stadium1–0Jones  63'2,630Report
Tuesday 29 July 2014Coventry CityNewport Stadium1–0Yakubu  20'828Report
Saturday 2 August 2014West Ham United U-21Little Heath Sports Ground3–0Klukowski  28', Zebroski  64', Howe  67'Report

League Two

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Gillingham make approach for County manager Justin Edinburgh". South Wales Argus. 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Justin Edinburgh explains why he rejected Portsmouth approach – BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. ↑ "Justin Edinburgh 'approached to be Northampton boss' – BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Dack remains positive despite defeat". South Wales Argus. 2015-02-07.
  5. ↑ "We won't give up on promotion dream, says Jimmy Dack". South Wales Argus. 2015-02-11.
  6. 1 2 "Double delight at New Signings for County". Newport County. 20 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Welcome Back For New Signing". Newport County AFC. 30 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Byrne signs for County!". Newport County. 14 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "County to sign Day". Newport County. 29 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Danny Crow leaves County". Newport County. 15 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Crow flies into the meadow". Lowestoft Town F.C. 15 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Newport county released players
  13. ↑ Chapman joins Mansfield
  14. ↑ Jones joins Forest Green players
  15. ↑ Gills sign Jackson
  16. ↑ "Joe Pigott signs for County". Newport County A.F.C. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "County swoop for Swans youngster on loan". South Wales Argus. 26 September 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Curtis Obeng signs on loan". Newport County A.F.C. 23 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "James Loveridge signs on loan". Newport County A.F.C. 2 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Obeng makes Swansea return". TEAMtalk. 18 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Cardiff City youngster joins County on loan". South Wales Argus. 13 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "David Tutonda extends stay with County". Newport County A.F.C. 17 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Pre Season Friendlies Announced". Newport County A.F.C. 2 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "It's Jena in July". Newport County A.F.C. 2 May 2014.
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