# 2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season was the club's ninth consecutive season in the EFL League Two. It was Newport's 69th season in the Football League and 101st season of league football overall. Alongside League Two, they also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Welsh League Cup. On 25 August 2021 Newport County faced Southampton of the Premier League in the second round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup but they lost heavily 8–0. Newport finished the 2021–22 League Two season in 11th place.

## Managerial changes

On 1 October 2021, manager Michael Flynn resigned after nine league matches of the 2021–22 season with Newport 15th in League Two. Newport County's Assistant Manager Wayne Hatswell was appointed as caretaker manager for five games. On 19 October 2021 it was confirmed that the club had appointed Cardiff City First Team Coach James Rowberry as permanent manager with Newport 13th in League Two after 13 league games. Hatswell was retained as assistant manager to Rowberry and Hatswell signed a contract extension in November 2021 until the end of the 2023–24 season. In February 2022 Hatswell resigned his position at Newport and on 22 February 2022 Hatswell was appointed assistant head coach to Michael Flynn at Walsall. On the same day, Cardiff City coach Carl Serrant was appointed assistant manager to Rowberry at Newport County.

## Pre-season friendlies

The Exiles confirmed they would have friendly matches against Undy, Blackpool, Chippenham Town, Cinderford Town and Cardiff City as part of their pre-season preparations.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Sutton United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 75 |
| 10 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 61 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

Newport County's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021. On 7 July, the fixture dates against Mansfield Town were reversed due to pitch renovation work at Newport's Rodney Parade ground during August 2021.

### EFL Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Newport County were drawn into Southern Group F. The dates for the group stage fixtures were confirmed on 3 August 2021.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |

### Welsh League Cup

The draw for the Welsh League Cup sponsored by Nathaniel MG was made on 24 June 2021 with Newport County and Denbigh Town invited as wildcard entries.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Barrow | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | James Clarke | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Joe Day | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | LW | Jermaine Hylton | Ross County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Cameron Norman | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Ed Upson | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2021 | DM | Christopher Missilou | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2021 | FW | Tom Stokes | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2021 | RW | Courtney Senior | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2021 | LB | Louis Hall | Oxford City | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2021 | CF | Jordan Greenidge | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2021 | CF | Alex Fisher | Exeter City | Free transfer |
| 12 January 2022 | CM | James Waite | Penybont | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 26 July 2021 | CM | Finn Azaz | Aston Villa | End of season |
| 28 July 2021 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Fulham | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Jake Cain | Liverpool | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | AM | Oli Cooper | Swansea City | End of season |
| 11 January 2022 | CB | Josh Pask | Coventry City | End of season |
| 26 January 2022 | CF | Rob Street | Crystal Palace | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 10 August 2021 | CF | Pádraig Amond | Exeter City | End of season |
| 10 January 2022 | LM | Lewys Twamley | Salisbury | End of season |
| 14 January 2022 | CB | Joe Woodiwiss | Merthyr Town | End of season |
| 25 January 2022 | LB | Louis Hall | Gloucester City | End of season |
| 27 January 2022 | FW | Ryan Hillier | Cardiff Metropolitan University | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 13 December 2021 | DM | Christopher Missilou | Free agent | Released |
| 4 January 2022 | CM | Ed Upson | Stevenage | Released |
| 6 January 2022 | CF | Jordan Greenidge | Weymouth | Released |
| 9 January 2022 | LW | Jermaine Hylton | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Pádraig Amond | Woking | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Charlie Bullock | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Kevin Ellison | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Iestyn Evans | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Alex Fisher | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Louis Hall | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Ryan Haynes | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Ryan Hillier | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Dixon Kabongo | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Aneurin Livermore | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RM | Zack Maher | Merthyr Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Ethan Morgan | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Kian Pritchard | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Callum Ryan-Phillips | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Courtney Senior | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Dom Telford | Crawley Town | Free transfer |