# 2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 Newport County A.F.C. season is the club's 12th consecutive season in EFL League Two. Newport's 72nd season in the English Football League and 104th season of league football overall. They would also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and Welsh League Cup.
On 16 July 2024 Nelson Jardim was appointed as Newport County Head Coach.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 28 June 2024 | ST | Oliver Greaves | Mickleover | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Matt Baker | Stoke City | Compensation |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Ciaran Brennan | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Jacob Carney | Sunderland | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | LB | Anthony Glennon | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | RB | Joe Thomas | Swansea City | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Kai Whitmore | Haverfordwest County | Free |
| 2 July 2024 | LW | Michael Spellman | Sunderland | Free |
| 10 July 2024 | CM | Cameron Antwi | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2024 | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 26 July 2024 | FB | Cameron Evans | Taunton Town | Free |
| 2 August 2024 | LW | Bobby Kamwa | Burton Albion | Free |
| 8 August 2024 | CF | Hamzad Kargbo | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 9 August 2024 | CM | Dan Barton | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2024 | CM | Amani Babah | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 22 November 2024 | FW | Geoffroy Bony | Nice | Free |
| 2 January 2025 | GK | Lewis Webb | Swansea City | Free |
| 17 January 2025 | LB | Tom Davies | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2025 | LW | Josh Martin | Notts County | Free |
| 31 January 2025 | CB | Jaden Warner | Norwich City | Free |
| 4 February 2025 | CM | Keenan Patten | Barry Town United | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
* ↑ Transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sunderland contract expired
* ↑ Transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
* ↑ Transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired
* ↑ Transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Haverfordwest County contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 6 August 2024 | CF | Will Evans | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 January 2025 | DM | Bryn Morris | Harrogate Town | Undisclosed | |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 31 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window re-opened.

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 23 August 2024 | AM | Kieron Evans | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 29 August 2024 | DM | Noah Mawene | Preston North End | End of Season |
| 29 August 2024 | CM | Jamie Miley | Newcastle United | 13 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Kyle Hudlin | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 16 January 2025 | RW | David Ajiboye | Peterborough United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 13 January, Miley was recalled back to his parent club Newcastle

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 31 August 2024 | AM | Nathan Wood | Penybont | End of Season |
| 3 January 2025 | AM | Jac Norris | Briton Ferry Llansawel | End of Season |
| 3 January 2025 | CB | Nelson Sanca | Briton Ferry Llansawel | End of Season |
| 9 January 2025 | CB | Josh Seberry | Weston-super-Mare | End of Season |
| 20 January 2025 | CF | Hamzad Kargbo | Chippenham Town | End of Season |
| 30 January 2025 | LW | Kiban Rai | Merthyr Town | End of Season |
| 4 February 2025 | CF | Luke Jephcott | Truro City | End of Season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, County announced their first pre-season friendly, against Kidderminster Harriers. Five days later, a second friendly fixture was confirmed, against Bristol City. A third was added a further day later, versus Barry Town United. A fourth was added against Undy. On 28 June, an additional two pre-season friendlies were added to finalise the plans, against Pontypridd United and Hereford.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 49 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 47 |
| 16 | Newport County | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 46 |
| 17 | Barrow | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 44 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25$^2$ | 31 | 19$^1$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 26$^3$ | 37 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
* $^1$ Matchday 19 (vs. Carlisle United) was postponed due to spectator and player safety concerns from Storm Darragh.
* $^2$ Matchday 25 (vs. Morecambe) was postponed due to frozen pitch.
* $^3$ Matchday 26 (vs. Accrington Stanley) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Newport County were drawn at home to Peterborough United in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Newport being drawn away against Leyton Orient.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Newport were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cheltenham Town, Reading and West Ham United.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Welsh League Cup

The Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG includes 44 Cymru Premier, Cymru North and Cymru South clubs plus Newport County, Cardiff City and Swansea City as wildcard entries for the 2024-25 season.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ATG | Nick Townsend | 36 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Anthony Glennon | 34 | 1 | 26+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Matt Baker | 36 | 4 | 31+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | James Clarke | 19 | 1 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Ciaran Brennan | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CMR | Bobby Kamwa | 40 | 8 | 33+2 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Josh Martin | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Courtney Baker-Richardson | 32 | 3 | 17+11 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Oliver Greaves | 17 | 3 | 4+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Cameron Antwi | 33 | 1 | 22+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Joe Thomas | 15 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jacob Carney | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Kai Whitmore | 23 | 3 | 10+10 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Kieron Evans | 32 | 2 | 18+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | WAL | Kiban Rai | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Shane McLoughlin | 30 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Michael Spellman | 24 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Nathan Wood | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Kyle Jameson | 27 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Aaron Wildig | 17 | 4 | 15+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Kyle Hudlin | 25 | 6 | 14+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | WAL | Cameron Evans | 30 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Hamzad Kargbo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Tom Davies | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | POR | Nelson Sanca | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Noah Mawene | 15 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | WAL | Luke Jephcott | 16 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jaden Warner | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | WAL | Geoffroy Bony | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | WAL | Keenan Patten | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | David Ajiboye | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jamie Miley | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Bryn Morris | 20 | 3 | 18+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |