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.David Hando dies In 2015 Hando had been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to sport.Hando awarded BEM
In March 2023 club chairman Gavin Foxall resigned due to ill health. Foxall had been chairman since August 2016, succeeding Tony Pring who had been interim chairman since the supporters trust took ownership of the club in September 2015.Foxall resigns
Newport finished the 2022-23 season in 15th position in League Two.Newport 15th in League 2
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.Rowberry sacked at Newport Sporting Director Darren Kelly took the role of caretaker manager. 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. Joe Dunne was appointed assistant manager to CoughlanDunne joins Newport County
Darren Kelly resigned his role as Sporting Director on 23 February 2023.Kelly Newport resignation On 30 April 2023 Chris Finn was appointed Head of football operations.Finn joins Newport
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1Joe DayGK27502021 Cardiff CityFree30Nick TownsendGK10202018 BarnsleyFree39Evan OvendaleGK002022AcademyTrainee Defenders2Cameron NormanRB/CB6202021 WalsallFree3Declan DrysdaleCB/DM1202022 Coventry CityUndisclosed5James ClarkeCB4712021 WalsallFree6Priestley FarquharsonCB/RB3302021 Connah's Quay NomadsUndisclosed14Aaron LewisRB/LB6722021 Lincoln CityFree17Scot BennettCB/DM/CM263112016 Notts CountyFree23Harrison BrightRB502022AcademyTrainee27Adam LewisLB/LM/DM1202022 LiverpoolLoan28Mickey DemetriouCB261232017 Shrewsbury TownFree32Joe WoodiwissCB902019AcademyTrainee Midfielders4Sam BowenCM/DM/AM902022 Cardiff CityUndisclosed7Robbie WillmottRM/LM/AM286212017 ChelmsfordFree8 Matty DolanDM/CB/CM213162017 Yeovil TownFree11James WaiteAM/RW2942022 PenybontFree20Hayden LindleyDM502022 Aston VillaLoan22Nathan Moriah-WelshCM1222022 BournemouthLoan24Aaron WildigCM/AM/DM912022 MorecambeFree29Will EvansLW/AM1432022 Bala TownUndisclosed33Lewys TwamleyLW/LM/LB402020AcademyTrainee35Jack KaradoganCM/AM/DM002022AcademyTrainee Forwards9Omar BogleCF1572022 Hartlepool UnitedUndisclosed10Offrande ZanzalaCF302022 BarrowFree18Chanka ZimbaCF1422022 Cardiff CityLoan19Thierry NeversLW/CF/RW712022 West Ham UnitedLoan21Lewis CollinsSS/AM/RW7352017AcademyTrainee
Squad statistics Source:
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
!colspan=14|Players out on loan:
!colspan=14|Players who left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total19CFOmar Bogle 70029229LWWill Evans 2011436 CB 2100310CF 3000311AMJames Waite 0021322CMNathan Moriah-Welsh 3000372 RBCameron Norman 2000218CFChanka Zimba 0011227LBAdam Lewis 11002108 CM 1000114LBAaron Lewis 1000116CFCalum Kavanagh 1000117CBScot Bennett 1000119LWThierry Nevers 1000121CFAaron Collins 0010124CMAaron Wildig 0010128CB 10001Own Goals 11013Total 2736642
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 13 CBDeclan Drysdale 501100200000801222CMNathan Moriah-Welsh 600000000100700317CBScot Bennett 60000000000060028CBMickey Demetriou 40000000010060052 RBCameron Norman 50000000000050014LBAaron Lewis 500000000000500711AMJames Waite 30030000000040027LBAdam Lewis 20000010010040029LWWill Evans 300000100000400105 CBJames Clarke 300000000000300114 DMSam Bowen 1000001000002006 CBPriestley Farquharson 1000000001002007 RMRobbie Willmott 000000200000200131 GKJoe Day 1000000000001009 CFOmar Bogle 10000000000010010CF 10000000000010019LWThierry Nevers 10000000000010020CMHarry Charsley 10000000000010021CFAaron Collins 00000000010010024CMAaron Wildig 10000000000010030GFNick Townsend 100000000000100Total 53012007004006601
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 DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 21 June 2022 CF Offrande Zanzala Barrow Free Transfer 10 June 2022 CM Sam Bowen Cardiff City Undisclosed 10 June 2022 CB Declan Drysdale Coventry City Undisclosed 10 June 2022 CF Will Evans Bala Town Undisclosed 1 July 2022 CF Omar Bogle Hartlepool United Undisclosed 1 July 2022 CM Aaron Wildig Morecambe Free transfer 15 September 2022 CM Josh Edwards Swansea City Free Transfer 17 January 2023 CM Harry Charsley Port Vale Free Transfer
Transfers Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeSource 14 June 2023 FW Lewis Collins Torquay United Free transfer Collins joins Torquay 16 June 2023 DF Cameron Norman Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer Norman joins MK Dons 16 June 2023 MF Robbie Willmott Woking Free transfer Willmott joins Woking 23 June 2023 DF Priestley Farquharson Walsall Free transfer Farquharson joins Walsall 30 June 2023 DF Matty Dolan Hartlepool United Free transfer Dolan joins Hartlepool 30 June 2023 DF Joe Woodiwiss Free agent Released 30 June 2023 FW Lewys Twamley Free agent Released 30 June 2023 MF Jack Karadogan Free agent Released 30 June 2023 GK Evan Ovendale Free agent Released 30 June 2023 DF Aaron Lewis Mansfield Town Free transfer Aaron Lewis joins Mansfield 30 June 2023 DF Mickey Demetriou Crewe Alexandra Free transfer Demetriou rejects Newport contract extensionDemetriou joins Crewe
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 10 June 2022 CF Chanka Zimba Cardiff City 1 January 2023 22 June 2022 LB Adam Lewis Liverpool 25 February 2023 10 August 2022 CM Nathan Moriah-Welsh Bournemouth End of Season 18 August 2022 LW Thierry Nevers West Ham United 1 January 2023 1 September 2022 DM Hayden Lindley Aston Villa 1 January 2023 27 January 2023 CB Matt Baker Stoke City End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Calum Kavanagh Middlesbrough End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Charlie McNeill Manchester United End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 1 August 2022 LM Lewys Twamley Pontypridd United 1 January 2023 1 August 2022 CB Joe Woodiwiss Pontypridd United 1 January 2023 5 January 2023 DM Matthew Dolan Hartlepool United End of Season 5 January 2023 RM Robbie Willmott Walsall End of Season 21 January 2023 CM Jack Karadogan Pontypridd United End of Season 30 January 2023 RB Harrison Bright Pontypridd United End of Season 1 February 2023 SS Lewis Collins Torquay United End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On May 24, Newport announced the squad would enjoy a 5-day training camp in Cheshire. Three days later, the club announced four off the six pre-season oppositions. A double-header 60-minute games against Cardiff City was later added. A further addition to the pre-season schedule was added on June 14, against Forest Green Rovers.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.
FA Cup
County were drawn at home to Colchester United in the first round and to the winners between Torquay United or Derby County in the second round.
EFL Cup
Newport were drawn away to Luton Town in the first round and at home to Portsmouth in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Newport County with Exeter City and Forest Green Rovers. Three days later, Southampton U21s joined Southern Group F. In the second round, Newport were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons.
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