2022–23 Newport County A.F.C. season

Newport County
	2022–23 season
Chairman	Gavin Foxall (until 24 March 2023)
Owner	Newport County AFC Supporters Trust
Manager	James Rowberry; (until 10 October 2022); Darren Kelly (caretaker manager 10 October to 20 October).; Graham Coughlan; (from 20 October)
Stadium	Rodney Parade
League Two	15th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Omar Bogle (17); All: Omar Bogle (19)
Highest home attendance	4,988 v Walsall (6 August 2022), EFL League Two
Lowest home attendance	705 v Southampton Under-21 (18 October 2022), EFL Trophy Southern Group F
Average home league attendance	4,108
Home colours	Away colours
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Newport County A.F.C. season was the club's tenth consecutive season in the EFL League Two. Newport's 70th season in the Football League and 102nd season of league football overall. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Newport reached the third round of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, losing 3–0 to Leicester City of the Premier League.

Former club chairman David Hando died on 16 January 2023. Hando was influential in reforming the club in 1989 after the club had gone bankrupt.^[4]

In March 2023 club chairman Gavin Foxall resigned due to ill health. Foxall had been chairman since 2017, succeeding Tony Pring who had been interim chairman since the supporters trust took ownership of the club in 2015.^[5]

Newport finished the 2022-23 season in 15th position in League Two.^[6]

Managerial changes

On 10 October 2022 James Rowberry was sacked as team manager with Newport in 18th place in League Two after 13 league matches. Assistant manager Carl Serrant was also sacked.^[7] Sporting Director Darren Kelly took the role of caretaker manager.^[2] On 20 October 2022, Graham Coughlan was appointed manager on a two-and-a-half year contract with Newport in 19th place in League Two after 14 league matches of the 2022–23 season.^[8] Joe Dunne was appointed assistant manager to Coughlan^[9]

Darren Kelly resigned his role as Sporting Director on 23 February 2023.^[10] On 30 April 2023 Chris Finn was appointed Head of football operations.^[11]

First-team squad

As of 21 June 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Day	GK	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 33)	275	0	2021	Cardiff City	Free
30	Nick Townsend	GK	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)	102	0	2018	Barnsley	Free
39	Evan Ovendale	GK	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	2022	Academy	Trainee
Defenders
2	Cameron Norman	RB/CB	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28)	62	0	2021	Walsall	Free
3	Declan Drysdale	CB/DM	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24)	12	0	2022	Coventry City	Undisclosed
5	James Clarke	CB	(1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 34)	47	1	2021	Walsall	Free
6	Priestley Farquharson	CB/RB	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	33	0	2021	Connah's Quay Nomads	Undisclosed
14	Aaron Lewis	RB/LB	(1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 25)	67	2	2021	Lincoln City	Free
17	Scot Bennett	CB/DM/CM	(1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 33)	263	11	2016	Notts County	Free
23	Harrison Bright	RB	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20)	5	0	2022	Academy	Trainee
27	Adam Lewis	LB/LM/DM	(1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 24)	12	0	2022	Liverpool	Loan
28	Mickey Demetriou	CB	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)	261	23	2017	Shrewsbury Town	Free
32	Joe Woodiwiss	CB	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	9	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
Midfielders
4	Sam Bowen	CM/DM/AM	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23)	9	0	2022	Cardiff City	Undisclosed
7	Robbie Willmott	RM/LM/AM	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34)	286	21	2017	Chelmsford	Free
8	Matty Dolan	DM/CB/CM	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	213	16	2017	Yeovil Town	Free
11	James Waite	AM/RW	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)	29	4	2022	Penybont	Free
20	Hayden Lindley	DM	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)	5	0	2022	Aston Villa	Loan
22	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	CM	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22)	12	2	2022	Bournemouth	Loan
24	Aaron Wildig	CM/AM/DM	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	9	1	2022	Morecambe	Free
29	Will Evans	LW/AM	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27)	14	3	2022	Bala Town	Undisclosed
33	Lewys Twamley	LW/LM/LB	(2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 21)	4	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
35	Jack Karadogan	CM/AM/DM	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	2022	Academy	Trainee
Forwards
9	Omar Bogle	CF	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 30)	15	7	2022	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed
10	Offrande Zanzala	CF	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)	3	0	2022	Barrow	Free
18	Chanka Zimba	CF	(2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22)	14	2	2022	Cardiff City	Loan
19	Thierry Nevers	LW/CF/RW	(2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22)	7	1	2022	West Ham United	Loan
21	Lewis Collins	SS/AM/RW	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)	73	5	2017	Academy	Trainee

Squad statistics

Source:^[12]^[13]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked

left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Newport County.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

As of 11 February 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Joe Day	20	0	14+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Cameron Norman	35	2	27+1	2	2+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Declan Drysdale	25	0	16+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
4	MF		Sam Bowen	12	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	3+1	0
5	DF		James Clarke	18	0	15+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF		Priestley Farquharson	24	3	17+0	2	2+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW		Omar Bogle	36	9	24+4	7	2+0	0	1+1	0	2+2	2
10	FW		Offrande Zanzala	13	3	8+3	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	MF		James Waite	28	3	15+6	0	2+0	0	2+1	2	1+1	1
14	DF		Aaron Lewis	30	1	19+3	1	1+1	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
16	FW		Calum Kavanagh*	2	1	0+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Scot Bennett	28	1	23+0	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
19	FW		Charlie McNeill*	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Harry Charsley	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Nathan Moriah-Welsh*	31	3	19+4	3	2+0	0	1+1	0	2+2	0
24	MF		Aaron Wildig	20	1	8+9	0	0+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
27	DF		Adam Lewis*	26	2	16+3	1	1+0	1	3+0	0	3+0	0
28	DF		Mickey Demetriou	34	1	27+0	1	2+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
29	MF		Will Evans	34	4	18+9	2	2+0	0	1+1	1	2+1	1
30	GK		Nick Townsend	17	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF		Robbie Willmott	17	0	4+8	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
8	MF		Matt Dolan	15	1	5+5	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
21	FW		Lewis Collins	27	1	3+15	0	0+2	0	3+0	1	2+2	0
23	DF		Harrison Bright	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club:
18	FW		Chanka Zimba*	20	2	0+13	0	0+1	0	2+1	1	2+1	1
19	FW		Thierry Nevers*	17	1	5+7	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
20	MF		Hayden Lindley*	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 11 February 2023

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	CF	Omar Bogle	7	0	0	2	9
2	29	LW	Will Evans	2	0	1	1	4
3	6	CB	Priestley Farquharson	2	1	0	0	3
	10	CF	Offrande Zanzala	3	0	0	0	3
	11	AM	James Waite	0	0	2	1	3
	22	CM	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	3	0	0	0	3
7	2	RB	Cameron Norman	2	0	0	0	2
	18	CF	Chanka Zimba	0	0	1	1	2
	27	LB	Adam Lewis	1	1	0	0	2
10	8	CM	Matt Dolan	1	0	0	0	1
	14	LB	Aaron Lewis	1	0	0	0	1
	16	CF	Calum Kavanagh	1	0	0	0	1
	17	CB	Scot Bennett	1	0	0	0	1
	19	LW	Thierry Nevers	1	0	0	0	1
	21	CF	Aaron Collins	0	0	1	0	1
	24	CM	Aaron Wildig	0	0	1	0	1
	28	CB	Mickey Demetriou	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals				1	1	0	1	3
Total				27	3	6	6	42

Disciplinary record

As of 11 February 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	3		CB	Declan Drysdale	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1
2	22		CM	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
3	17		CB	Scot Bennett	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	28		CB	Mickey Demetriou	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	2		RB	Cameron Norman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	14		LB	Aaron Lewis	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	11		AM	James Waite	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	27		LB	Adam Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	29		LW	Will Evans	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	5		CB	James Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	4		DM	Sam Bowen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6		CB	Priestley Farquharson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	7		RM	Robbie Willmott	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	1		GK	Joe Day	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Omar Bogle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		CF	Offrande Zanzala	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		LW	Thierry Nevers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		CM	Harry Charsley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		CF	Aaron Collins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CM	Aaron Wildig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		GF	Nick Townsend	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					53	0	1	2	0	0	7	0	0	4	0	0	66	0	1

Transfers

For those players released or contract ended before the start of this season, see 2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season.

Transfers In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
21 June 2022	CF	Offrande Zanzala	Barrow	Free Transfer	^[14]
10 June 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	CM	Sam Bowen	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	^[15]
10 June 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]}	CB	Declan Drysdale	Coventry City	Undisclosed	^[16]
10 June 2022^{[lower-alpha 3]}	CF	Will Evans	Bala Town	Undisclosed	^[17]
1 July 2022	CF	Omar Bogle	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	^[18]
1 July 2022^{[lower-alpha 4]}	CM	Aaron Wildig	Morecambe	Free transfer	^[19]
15 September 2022	CM	Josh Edwards	Swansea City	Free Transfer	^[20]
17 January 2023	CM	Harry Charsley	Port Vale	Free Transfer	^[21]

↑ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened
↑ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on 10 June once the transfer window opened
↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on 10 June once the transfer window opened
↑ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on 1 July once Wildig's previous contract expires

Transfers Out

Date	Pos	Transferred to	Fee	Source
14 June 2023	FW	Lewis Collins	Torquay United	Free transfer	^[22] ^[23]
16 June 2023	DF	Cameron Norman	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	^[24]
16 June 2023	MF	Robbie Willmott	Woking	Free transfer	^[22]^[25]
23 June 2023	DF	Priestley Farquharson	Walsall	Free transfer	^[26]
30 June 2023	DF	Matty Dolan	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	^[22]^[27]
30 June 2023	DF	Joe Woodiwiss	Free agent	Released	^[22]
30 June 2023	FW	Lewys Twamley	Free agent	Released	^[22]
30 June 2023	MF	Jack Karadogan	Free agent	Released	^[22]
30 June 2023	GK	Evan Ovendale	Free agent	Released	^[22]
30 June 2023	DF	Aaron Lewis	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[28]
30 June 2023	DF	Mickey Demetriou	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[29]^[30]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
10 June 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	CF	Chanka Zimba	Cardiff City	1 January 2023^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[31]^[32]
22 June 2022	LB	Adam Lewis	Liverpool	25 February 2023	^[33]
10 August 2022	CM	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	Bournemouth	End of Season	^[34]
18 August 2022	LW	Thierry Nevers	West Ham United	1 January 2023^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[35]^[32]
1 September 2022	DM	Hayden Lindley	Aston Villa	1 January 2023^{[lower-alpha 4]}	^[36]^[32]
27 January 2023	CB	Matt Baker	Stoke City	End of Season	^[37]
31 January 2023	CF	Calum Kavanagh	Middlesbrough	End of Season	^[38]
31 January 2023	CF	Charlie McNeill	Manchester United	End of Season	^[39]

↑ The loan agreement was announced on 3 June, and would become active on 10 June, when the transfer window opened
↑ On 29 December, it was announced that Zimba would return to Cardiff City
↑ On 29 December, it was announced that Nevers would return to West Ham United
↑ On 29 December, it was announced that Lindley would return to Aston Villa

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
1 August 2022	LM	Lewys Twamley	Pontypridd United	1 January 2023	^[40]
1 August 2022	CB	Joe Woodiwiss	Pontypridd United	1 January 2023	^[40]
5 January 2023	DM	Matthew Dolan	Hartlepool United	End of Season	^[41]
5 January 2023	RM	Robbie Willmott	Walsall	End of Season	^[42]
21 January 2023	CM	Jack Karadogan	Pontypridd United	End of Season	^[43]
30 January 2023	RB	Harrison Bright	Pontypridd United	End of Season	^[44]
1 February 2023	SS	Lewis Collins	Torquay United	End of Season	^[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 24, Newport announced the squad would enjoy a 5-day training camp in Cheshire.^[46] Three days later, the club announced four off the six pre-season oppositions.^[47] A double-header 60-minute games against Cardiff City was later added.^[48] A further addition to the pre-season schedule was added on June 14, against Forest Green Rovers.^[49]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2022 Friendly	Undy	0–7	Newport County	Undy
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Evans 15' Wildig 31' Bowen 41' Waite 47', 53' Stokes 76' Zanzala 84' (pen.)	Stadium: The Causeway

9 July 2022 Friendly	Newport County	6–0	Hungerford Town	Newport
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Clarke 8' Evans 49' Zimba 55' Karadogan 65' Waite 72' Bogle 108'	Report		Stadium: Dragon Park Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)
Note: 120-minute match split into two 60-minute games.

12 July 2022 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–0	Newport County	Leckwith
18:30 BST	Whyte 77' Crole 81'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

15 July 2022 Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	0–4	Newport County	Weston-super-Mare
19:30 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Collins 3' Zimba 29' Bright 44' Dolan 84'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium

16 July 2022 Friendly	Torquay United	0–0	Newport County	Torquay
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Plainmoor

23 July 2022 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Newport County	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Matt ?' (pen.)	Report	Zanzala ?'	Stadium: The New Lawn

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Trophy	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[50]

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	14	15	17	53	56	−3	57	6	7	10	27	30	−3	8	8	7	26	26	0

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

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Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[51]

30 July 2022 1	Sutton United	1–1	Newport County	Sutton, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bugiel 24'	Report	Bogle 38'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Sam Purkiss

6 August 2022 2	Newport County	0–1	Walsall	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Demetriou 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Alan Young

13 August 2022 3	Bradford City	2–0	Newport County	Bradford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Smallwood 7' Chapman 53'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,704 Referee: Will Finnie

16 August 2022 4	Newport County	2–3	Salford City	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bennett 72' Bogle 75'	Report	Bolton 54' Norman 57' (o.g.) Leak 83'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,678 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

20 August 2022 5	Newport County	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moriah-Welsh 29' Bogle 38' (pen.)	Report	Aaron Lewis 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Tom Nield

27 August 2022 6	Harrogate Town	0–4	Newport County	Harrogate
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Bogle 4', 44' Ramsay 9' (o.g.) Nevers 22'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Carl Boyesen

3 September 2022 7	Newport County	0–2	Grimsby Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Morris 63' Clifton 83'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Scott Oldham

13 September 2022 8	Stevenage	1–0	Newport County	Stevenage
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Gilbey 48'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Oliver Langford

17 September 2022 9	Newport County	0–2	Barrow	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Gordon 45' Gordon 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,793 Referee: James Oldham

24 September 2022 10	Newport County	1–1	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moriah-Welsh 30'	Report	Whelan 76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Keith Stroud

1 October 2022 11	Leyton Orient	1–2	Newport County	Leyton, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Drinan 64'	Report	Evans 22' Bogle 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Dean Whitestone

4 October 2022 12	Swindon Town	1–0	Newport County	Swindon
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Jephcott 51'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Peter Wright

8 October 2022 13	Newport County	0–1	Rochdale	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Ball 5'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,824 Referee: David Rock

15 October 2022 14	Crawley Town	2–1	Newport County	Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tilley 40' Nadesen 57'	Report	Moriah-Welsh 79'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Ben Toner

22 October 2022 15	Newport County	1–0	Colchester United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 7'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

25 October 2022 16	Mansfield Town	0–0	Newport County	Mansfield
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,624 Referee: Samuel Barrott

29 October 2022 17	Northampton Town	1–1	Newport County	Northampton
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hoskins 90+3'	Report	Bogle 2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Thomas Kirk

12 November 2022 18	Newport County	1–2	Stockport County	Newport
15:00 UTC	Aaron Lewis 40'	Report	Hussey 40' Madden 57'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Andy Woolmer

19 November 2022 19	Newport County	2–0	Gillingham	Newport
15:00 UTC	Farquharson 43', 56'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Ollie Yates

2 December 2022 20	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Newport County	Crewe
19:45 UTC	Brook 13'	Report	Norman 62' Zanzala 85'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Rebecca Welch

10 December 2022 21	Newport County	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report	Knoyle 58'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,798 Referee: Adam Herczeg

26 December 2022 22	Wimbledon	1–1	Newport County	Wimbledon, London
15:00 UTC	Chislett 58'	Report	Zanzala 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,784 Referee: Paul Howard

30 December 2022 23	Newport County	0–0	Leyton Orient	Newport
19:45 UTC		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,313 Referee: Peter Wright

2 January 2023 24	Newport County	2–2	Crawley Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Dolan 83' Zanzala 90+2'	Report	Telford 36' Telford 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,184 Referee: Alan Young

7 January 2023 25	Rochdale	1–1	Newport County	Rochdale
15:00 UTC	Rodney 34'	Report	Adam Lewis 46'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Andy Haines

14 January 2023 26	Carlisle United	2–0	Newport County	Carlisle
15:00 UTC	Dennis 45+2' Gordon 57'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,603 Referee: Martin Woods

4 February 2023 27	Newport County	2–1	Swindon Town	Newport
15:00 UTC	Norman 54' Kavanagh 78'	Report	Adeloye 90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Neil Hair

11 February 2023 28	Barrow	0–1	Newport County	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 UTC		Report	Demetriou 90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,804 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

14 February 2023 29	Newport County	2–2	Stevenage	Newport
19:45 UTC	Bogle 43' Bogle 84' (pen.)	Report	Norris 3' Roberts 50'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Ollie Yates

18 February 2023 30	Walsall	1–1	Newport County	Walsall
15:00 UTC	Hutchinson 32'	Report	Norman 78'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Sam Purkiss

21 February 2023 31	Hartlepool United	0–1	Newport County	Hartlepool
19:45 UTC		Report	Demetriou 90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,901 Referee: Ben Speedie

25 February 2023 32	Newport County	0–2	Sutton United	Newport
15:00 UTC		Report	Rowe 9' Smith 65'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,968 Referee: Tom Nield

4 March 2023 33	Salford City	3–1	Newport County	Salford
15:00 UTC	Hendry 9' McAleny 65' Smith 90+1'	Report	Charsley 29'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,394 Referee: Charles Breakspear

7 March 2023 34	Grimsby Town	1–1	Newport County	Cleethorpes
19:45 UTC	McAtee 55'	Report	Farquharson 36'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,851 Referee: Bobby Madden

11 March 2023 35	Newport County	1–1	Bradford City	Newport
15:00 UTC	Ridehalgh 61' (o.g.)	Report	Cook 36'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Sam Allison

14 March 2023 36	Newport County	1–1	Wimbledon	Newport
19:45 UTC	Charsley 69'	Report	Al-Hamadi 5'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Tom Reeves

18 March 2023 37	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 UTC	Hendry 90+2'	Report	Wildig 25' McNeill 30' Kavanagh 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Darren Drysdale

1 April 2023 38	Colchester United	0–0	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,086 Referee: Martin Woods

7 April 2023 39	Newport County	3–0	Northampton Town	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 43' Bogle 90+1' (pen.) McNeill 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Leigh Doughty

10 April 2023 40	Stockport County	4–0	Newport County	Stockport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wootton 9', 45+3' Stretton 65' Knoyle 89'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,179 Referee: Carl Brook

15 April 2023 41	Newport County	2–0	Hartlepool United	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 17' Demetriou 44'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Darren Handley

18 April 2023 42	Newport County	1–2	Mansfield Town	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Wildig 86'	Report	Boateng 24' Gale 73'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,575 Referee: Thomas Kirk

22 April 2023 43	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Newport County	Doncaster
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hurst 12'	Report	Farquharson 64' Wildig 71' Norman 79'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Simon Mather

25 April 2023 44	Newport County	2–3	Harrogate Town	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 3', 79'	Report	Folarin 5' Thomson 9'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Neil Hair

29 April 2023 45	Gillingham	1–2	Newport County	Gillingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nichols 17' (pen.)	Report	Norman 9' Bogle 78'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,872 Referee: Craig Hicks

8 May 2023 46	Newport County	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 77' Bogle 90+1'	Report	Adebisi 56' Brook 90+3'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

FA Cup

County were drawn at home to Colchester United in the first round^[52] and to the winners between Torquay United or Derby County in the second round.^[53]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 November 2022 First round	Newport County	2–0	Colchester United	Newport
15:00 UTC	Kieran O'Hara 28' (o.g.) Lewis 76'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Bobby Madden

27 November 2022 Second round	Newport County	1–2	Derby County	Newport
15:15 UTC	Farquharson 41'	Report	Sibley 54' McGoldrick 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Newport were drawn away to Luton Town in the first round and at home to Portsmouth in the second round.^[54]^[55]

9 August 2022 First round	Luton Town	2–3	Newport County	Luton
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Mendes Gomes 30' Lockyer 50'	Report	Collins 36' Zimba 52' Waite 76'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Ollie Yates

23 August 2022 Second round	Newport County	3–2	Portsmouth	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 14' Wildig 49' Waite 74'	Report	Curtis 9', 25'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,866 Referee: John Busby

8 November 2022 Third round	Leicester City	3–0	Newport County	Leicester
19:45 UTC	Justin 44' Vardy 70', 82'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Newport County with Exeter City and Forest Green Rovers.^[56] Three days later, Southampton U21s joined Southern Group F.^[57] In the second round, Newport were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons.^[58]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts

Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage	Exeter City	1–2	Newport County	Exeter
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Chauke 52'	Report	Zimba 57' Bogle 82'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Darren Drysdale

20 September 2022 Group stage	Newport County	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Evans 90+2'	Report	Stevenson 69' Fiabema 79'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 946 Referee: Lee Swabey

18 October 2022 Group stage	Newport County	2–1	Southampton U21s	Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 11' (pen.) Waite 60'	Report	Bellis 76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 705 Referee: Darren Handley

22 November 2022 Round 2	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Newport County	Milton Keynes
19:00 UTC	Burns 27' Dennis 59' Grigg 77'	Report	Tucker 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 635 Referee: Carl Brook

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[15] The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened

[17] The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on 10 June once the transfer window opened

[19] The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on 10 June once the transfer window opened

[22] The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on 1 July once Wildig's previous contract expires

[35] The loan agreement was announced on 3 June, and would become active on 10 June, when the transfer window opened

[36] On 29 December, it was announced that Zimba would return to Cardiff City

[41] On 29 December, it was announced that Nevers would return to West Ham United

[43] On 29 December, it was announced that Lindley would return to Aston Villa

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