2015–16 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
2015–16 season
OwnerNewport County AFC Supporters Trust
ChairmanTony Pring (interim)
ManagerTerry Butcher until 1 October 2015
John Sheridan until 13 January 2016
Warren Feeney from 15 January 2016
StadiumRodney Parade
League Two22nd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Boden (13)
All: Scott Boden (15)
Highest home attendance5,083 v Blackburn Rovers (18 January 2016), FA Cup round 3
Lowest home attendance1,434 v Swindon Town (1 September 2015), Football League Trophy round 1
Average home league attendance2,731

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

League

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

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

Overall Home Away
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLLLDWLDLLWWDDDDWLDLLWDLWWDWLWLWDLLLLLLDDLL
Position22202123242424242424242424242221212121212120202020202020202019191919181717171821212222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 MF England Tom Owen-Evans Academy Trainee [2]
1 July 2015 MF England Kieran Parselle Academy Trainee [3]
1 July 2015 DF Wales Scott Barrow Macclesfield Town Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 GK Wales Rhys Taylor Macclesfield Town Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 FW England Lenell John-Lewis Grimsby Town Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 MF England Alex Rodman Gateshead Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 DF England Danny Holmes Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 DF England Nathan Ralph Yeovil Town Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 DF Ghana Seth Nana Twumasi Yeovil Town Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 MF Zaire Medy Elito VVV-Venlo Free transfer [8]
6 July 2015 DF England Matt Taylor Cheltenham Town Free transfer [9]
13 July 2015 FW England Scott Boden FC Halifax Town Free transfer [10]
1 September 2015 DF England Matt Partridge Basingstoke Town Free transfer [11]
6 November 2015 GK England Joe Green Unattached Free transfer
21 January 2016 FW France John-Christophe Ayina Unattached Free transfer
25 January 2016 DF Wales Darren Jones Unattached Free transfer
10 February 2016 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan Unattached Free transfer
18 February 2016 FW England Tom Meechan St Neots Town Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 August 2015 DF England Aaron Hayden Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 October 2015 [12]
19 August 2015 MF England Josh Laurent Brentford 8 October 2015 [13]
20 August 2015 FW England Zak Ansah Charlton Athletic 13 December 2015 [14]
24 September 2015 FW England Tyler Blackwood Queens Park Rangers 24 October 2015 [15]
24 September 2015 DF Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien Aston Villa End of season [16]
8 October 2015 MF England Scot Bennett Notts County 31 December 2015
13 October 2015 DF England Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Cardiff City 7 January 2016
13 October 2015 MF Wales Tommy O'Sullivan Cardiff City 7 January 2016
26 November 2015 FW Scotland Oli McBurnie Swansea City 24 December 2015
7 January 2016 DF England Ben Davies Preston North End End of season
7 January 2016 MF England Connor Dymond Crystal Palace 14 February 2016
15 January 2016 GK England Mitchell Beeney Chelsea 25 February 2016
21 January 2016 FW England Deane Smalley Plymouth Argyle End of season
21 January 2016 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers 20 March 2016
26 February 2016 MF Gibraltar Jake Gosling Bristol Rovers 29 March 2016
11 March 2016 MF Wales Tommy O'Sullivan Cardiff City End of season
24 March 2016 FW Ivory Coast Souleymane Coulibaly Peterborough United End of season

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 September 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Kevin Feely Free agent Mutual consent [17]
1 September 2015 CB Wales Regan Poole Manchester United Undisclosed
22 January 2016 FW Wales Aaron Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
1 February 2016 DF England Matt Taylor Free agent Released
10 May 2016 GK England Joe Green Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 GK Wales Rhys Taylor Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 DF Wales Scott Barrow Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 DF England Matt Partridge Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 DF Ghana Seth Nana Twumasi Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 DF England Nathan Ralph Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 MF England Yan Klukowski Free agent Released [18]
10 May 2016 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan Free agent Released [18]
6 June 2016 DF Wales Andrew Hughes Free agent Released
9 June 2016 FW England Scott Boden Free agent Released
13 June 2016 FW France John-Christophe Ayina Free agent Released
13 June 2016 MF England Medy Elito Free agent Released
13 June 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Byrne Free agent Released
13 June 2016 DF England Danny Holmes Free agent Released
18 June 2016 MF England Alex Rodman Free agent Released

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 October 2015 GK Wales Rhys Taylor Wrexham End of season
12 February 2016 DF England Nathan Ralph Aldershot Town End of season

Managerial statistics

Only competitive games from the 2015–16 season are included.
Name Nat. From To Record Honours
PLD W D L GF GA GD W%
Terry Butcher England 30 April 2015 1 October 2015 12 1 2 9 8 21 −13 008.3
John Sheridan England 2 October 2015 13 January 2016 17 5 7 5 26 26 +0 029.4
Warren Feeney Northern Ireland 15 January 2016 23 6 5 12 17 27 −10 026.1

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

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]

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Bath City 2–0 Newport County Bath
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Watkins File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
McCootie File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Report Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 283 (43 travelling fans)
26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Friendly Newport County 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Newport
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,840 (283 travelling fans)

League Two

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Cambridge United 3–0 Newport County Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Corr File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 65'
Simpson File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: Darren Handley
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Hartlepool United 1–0 Newport County Hartlepool
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Fenwick File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Ben Toner
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Newport County Plymouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Carey File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,811
Referee: Andy Davies
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Newport County 0–3 York City Newport
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Berrett File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Oliver File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Newport County 1–2 Morecambe Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Barrow File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Report Goodall File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Mullin File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Robert Lewis
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–0 Newport County Dagenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
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Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Carlisle United 0–1 Newport County Carlisle
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
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Blackwood File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Kevin Wright
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Newport County 0–3 Crawley Town Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Edwards File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 42'
Harrold File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Newport County 1–1 Exeter City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) John-Lewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Report Grant File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Newport County 0–1 Portsmouth Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Tubbs File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: James Adcock
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Newport County High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Bean File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (o.g.)
Boden File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Fred Graham
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Newport County 0–0 Yeovil Town Newport
15:00 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: Mark Heywood
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Oxford United 1–1 Newport County Oxford
19:45 (UTC) Hoban File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Report John-Lewis File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,479
Referee: Andy Madley
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Newport County 3–0 Luton Town Newport
15:00 UTC McBurnie File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 79', 86' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: David Coote
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Newport County 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Newport
15:00 UTC Rodman File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Robinson File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' o.g.
Report Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 79' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 December 2015 23 Barnet 2–0 Newport County Edgware
15:00 UTC Akinde File:Soccerball shade.svg 54 pen.', 89' Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Newport County 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Newport
15:00 UTC BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Report Jervis File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Brunt File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,314
Referee: Fred Graham
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 25 York City 0–1 Newport County York
15:00 UTC Report Collins File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Darren England
26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 27 Leyton Orient 1–0 Newport County Leyton
19:45 UTC Simpson File:Soccerball shade.svg 85 pen.' Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Andy Davies
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 28 Morecambe 1–2 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 UTC MillerFile:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Report BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 69' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Mark Brown
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 29 Newport County 1–0 Carlisle United Newport
13:00 UTC BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Lee Collins
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 30 Exeter City 1–1 Newport County Exeter
13:00 UTC TillsonFile:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Report BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 84' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Mark Heywood
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 31 Newport County 1–0 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 UTC BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,361
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 33 Newport County 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Newport
15:00 UTC BodenFile:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Michael Bull
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 34 Newport County 0–3 Barnet Newport
19:45 UTC Report YiadomFile:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
RandallFile:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 35 Portsmouth 0–3 Newport County Portsmouth
15:00 UTC Report Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Boden File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,245
Referee: Ben Toner
15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 36 Newport County 0–0 Hartlepool United Newport
19:45 UTC Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Brendan Malone
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
15:00 UTC Marquis File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39 Newport County 0–2 Accrington Stanley Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report KeeFile:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Windass File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Yeovil Town 1–0 Newport County Yeovil
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Compton File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,063
Referee: Keith Hill
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Newport County 0–1 Cambridge United Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Dunne File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Darren England
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Stevenage 2–1 Newport County Stevenage
15:00 BST (UTC+1) MulraneyFile:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
O'Connor File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Report RodmanFile:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Iain Williamson
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Newport County 1–1 Oxford United Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) ElitoFile:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Report Bowery File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,847
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Luton Town 1–1 Newport County Luton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Marriott File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Report Coulibaly File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Fred Graham
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Newport County 0–1 Notts County Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Snijders File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,903
Referee: Nick Kinseley
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 A.F.C. Wimbledon 1–0 Newport County Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Olusanya File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (pen.) Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

League Cup

Football League Trophy

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.

FA Cup

5 December 2015 round 2 Barnet 0–1 Newport County Barnet
15:00 UTC Report Boden File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Dean Whitestone

References

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