Newport County AFC vs Walsall - Issue 5 by Newport County AFC

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MICHAEL

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Chairman: Gavin Foxall Directors: Bob Herrin, Colin Faulkner, Joe Crocker, Kelly Anderson, Kevin Ward, Mark Crook, Mike Everett, Paul Marks, Peter Madigan, Shaun Johnson.

I would like to begin by welcoming Matthew Taylor, his staff, players and everyone connected with Walsall to Rodney Parade for this afternoon’s fixture.

Honorary Club President: David Hando Manager: Michael Flynn Assistant Manager: Wayne Hatswell Goalkeeping Coach: James Hollman Senior Physiotherapist: Tom Gittoes Head of Analysis: Jason Windsor Kit Man: Neil Leek General Manager: Nigel Stephenson Club Secretary: Ben Lucey Academy Manager: Damien Broad Media Manager: Callum Ellis Commercial Manager: Matthew Owen Supporter Liaison Officer: Donna Linton Community Development Officer: Norman Parselle

We are heading into this game after a disappointing defeat against Northampton in midweek. It was even more frustrating because the players know they can perform far better than they did and they are all clear on the style of play that we want to play. We made too many mistakes and didn’t ask enough of Northampton who only created a few opportunities themselves. As I said after the game, I will take the blame because the buck stops with the manager, so I will take it on the chin and learn from it going forward. But I’m expecting to see a response this afternoon because we’ve given away too many goals in the last few games and teams have punished us. We had to freshen things up with the amount of travelling we’ve done and we were forced into a few changes because some players were missing too. Matters were made worse after the injury to Scot Bennett but hopefully he isn’t sidelined for too long because he’s an important player for us and someone I can always rely on.

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Similarly to us, Walsall have had a busy summer with the new additions to their squad and they’ve enjoyed good results against Bradford and Mansfield in their last two games. I’m sure Matty has learned a lot over the last few months during his time in charge.

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Hopefully we can put Tuesday behind us and get back on track this afternoon.

Club Chapalain: John Keith Beardmore

Make some noise and enjoy the match. Michael

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FOAK BY DYLAN SCARBOROUGH

Joss Labadie

Former Exile Joss Labadie captained Newport County AFC to both Sky Bet League Two play-off finals against Tranmere Rovers and Morecambe in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Labadie made the move to south Wales in 2016 and began his Newport journey under Warren Feeney and was part of the ‘Great Escape’ side who survived relegation to the National League on the final day of the 2016/17 season. After 146 appearances and 18 goals for the Exiles across five seasons, the midfielder made the move closer to his hometown with Walsall in the summer window where he has featured in five games for the Saddlers, picking up one red card in the process.

Emmanuel Osadebe

Emmanuel Osadebe joined the Exiles on loan during the 2017/18 season from Cambridge United where he made only three appearances before returning to his parent club in March. The midfielder soon went on to join Macclesfield Town, where he scored against the Exiles in a 1-1 draw at Moss Rose, then Walsall in 2020 where he will be looking to add to his 48 appearances for the Saddlers against the Exiles this evening.

George Nurse

Former Bristol City loanee George Nurse netted his first EFL goal with the Exiles when he scored a longrange 90th-minute screamer against Carlisle United in a 1-0 win. Nurse went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions under Michael Flynn during the 2019/20 season before returning to his parent club. The full-back then joined Walsall on loan in August 2020 until the remainder of the season - he racked up 13 appearances scoring one goal and grabbing two assists in the process. After being released by Bristol City in the summer, the 22-year-old signed permanently for League One side Shrewsbury Town.

Cameron Pring

Another Bristol City full-back on the list as Cameron Pring linked up with the Exiles in August 2018 on loan from the Robins. The youngster netted his first senior goal in a 2-0 win against Colchester United at Rodney Parade in November 2018 and made a total of 11 appearances before returning to his parent club in January 2019. Walsall were soon in for the defender as they snapped him up on loan ahead of the 2019/20 campaign and he made 24 appearances in all competitions before signing on loan with League One side Portsmouth the following season. Pring finally made his Bristol City debut this season in a Carabao Cup tie against Forest Green Rovers and has now made four Championship appearances with the Robins.

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boardroom A warm welcome to all the directors, players and officials of Walsall FC for this afternoon’s fixture. For many fans of a certain age, playing Walsall brings back great memories of our promotion season back in the 80s where we sealed victory on the last day to achieve promotion. The drive up from Newport that day still lives with me as I recall counting more than 70 coaches from Sunderland on their way to play Cardiff. We are delighted to have Neil Bailey and Steve Lowndes as guest speakers in hospitality today, names synonymous with that period. I had the pleasure of attending an introductory Zoom meeting this week with our new partner Beyond the White Line - a not-for-profit organisation offering several support services with a focus on well-being within a sporting environment. They will be running several workshop sessions throughout the club, starting with the academy coaches. We are grateful to James Chiffi the CEO for his support and look forward to developing a successful relationship. I recently wrote about things not quite being back to normal as we emerge out of Covid, and

this was apparent in the meeting our general manager and I had with colleagues from Hummel this week. Supporters will be aware that home and away shirts have not been available for some time because of supply chain challenges linked to Covid. I was pleased to hear that these issues are nearing conclusion and we should see stock replenished in the shop and online store shortly and at the latest the end of the month. Keep an eye out on our social media channels! Our academy manager Damien Broad has been working closely with ex-player David Pipe with a view of supporting academy players of all ages. This will now be a feature of their training schedule and it’s great to have Pipey involved with the youth. We have a special guest with us today. John Sharpe has been a volunteer at the club for many years and he has decided to call it a day. Our thanks to John for all his hard work over the years. He is joined by his wife as a guest of the directors. We hope you both enjoy the game. Good luck to the lads this afternoon. Gavin

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AMBER FROM THE ATTIC with Chris Shingler

A repeat result of our 1983/84 clash with today’s visitors Walsall would certainly be welcomed by home supporters here at Rodney Parade, so let us once again dust down an old programme and turn its pages ….

It was Sunday 22nd of January 1984 and a certain young striker by the name of John Aldridge was on fire; before this match, “Ollie” had banged home 12 goals in 10 league and cup matches for us. He poached another two against the Saddlers as well in our 3-1 win, so little wonder that within six short weeks John was sold for a paltry £70,000 to Robert Maxwell’s upwardly mobile Oxford United. You can insert your own line here about sell on clauses & daylight robbery, but please do mind your language! Moving swiftly along, our 20page, 30p priced ‘Amber Note’ was a great little read and opens with ‘Colin Addison’s View.’ As ever, the pragmatic Colin was upbeat in praising the younger players used in the midweek victory over Wrexham-based Lex XI in a Welsh Cup tie. Addo notes the … “Useful performances from Mike Pratt, Ceri Williams and Chris Lilygreen, the latter of which scored on his full debut in the side.” All three of these young Ironsides’ players would go onto star for the fledgling Exiles in the early 1990s too, with goals aplenty for Ceri and Chris, whilst Mike is still a very valued member of the County in the Community

team today, doing sterling work with youngsters in Newport and beyond. News of a few loans was given out with Neville Chamberlain heading back to Stoke City the day after this game (Although he would return permanently the following season) and Kenny Stroud, who was currently being loaned out at Bristol City. Classy Kenny was another who became an Exile some years later, albeit sadly all too briefly. It appears he was dragging his heels for a permanent move to the Ashton Gate outfit, but he did indeed move there a week or so later. Pushing on to pages four and five and Richard Shephard’s ‘Inside Somerton’ feature was awash with its usual little snippets of fascination; it’s noted that five

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youth teamers had recently been training with the national squad. They were, in addition to Ceri and Mike, Messrs Shaun Mather, Richard Morse and goalkeeper Neil Welsh. Information is also given about the launch of the Football League’s Associate Members Cup competition, now under the guise of The Papa John’s Trophy of course, while a welcome is given to newcomer John Leyton, a former Hereford United defender who had left Trowbridge to join us in a defensive emergency. There is also a piece on 1938/39 full back Jack Webb who had recently passed away. In ‘Look Back in Amber,’ Richard indeed looked back at a few Co u n t y / Wa l sa l l c l a sh es of yesteryear and in particular our fine 4-2 win over the Midlands club on Easter Friday in 1952. Beriah Moore helped himself to a treble that day with George Beattie also netting. The centre pages are where we find all we ever needed to know about our Saddler friends and ahead of play, they sat proudly top of the pile in the league table, one point ahead of pesky Oxford and three ahead of Hull. Old foe Alan Buckley was in charge and had a decent squad at his disposal. Many names will linger in older fans memories including former West Bromwich Albion pair Ally Brown and Kevin Summerfield, as well as Mark Rees, Ian Handysides, Craig Shakespeare and Kenny Mower. Bettws boy Chris Lilygreen was the focus of ‘Amber Angle’ and just a year and a half prior we learn he was an … “Unknown youngster with Newport YMCA in the Gwent Sunday Youth League.” Then just 18-years old, Chris was introduced to the club by scout Jimmy Jenkins and scored against Cwmbran Town Youth on his County debut. He ended the previous season with 22 goals playing in a wide attacking role, similar to the role

(it’s mentioned) Wales cap Steve Lowndes had performed for us before departing for Millwall the previous summer. Chris had already made two substitute appearances for the first XI and remembers coming off the bench at Oxford the previous November … “I was only on for twenty minutes, but I was equally as tired at the end of it as I am at the end of a full reserve game.” Lils also goes onto mention the benefit he was getting from fulltime training and working out at the club gym. In ‘Dateline 3’ we had news from around our peer clubs and here we discover that AFC Bournemouth had crashed back down to earth, following their famous defeat of Manchester United in the FA Cup, with a 2-0 loss at Preston, while in other news Wimbledon’s Alan Cork was another striker in the goals with nine in his last seven matches. More signs of Maxwell’s dubiously acquired wealth evident here, also, as it’s reported the Manor Ground outfit had signed Chelsea winger Peter Rhodes-Brown for £75,000. Looking at the wonderful pair of stats pages towards the back end of the programme, it’s of no surprise to find Mr Aldridge leading scorer with an impressive 24 goals in all competitions. Sadly, next to him on that list was Nigel Vaughan on five, and he’d left the club for Cardiff City in the September! As ever, the youth team were scoring plenty, especially in the Gwent Youth League, including earlier season massacres over Abergavenny 12-0 and Cwmbran Celtic by just one goal fewer. However, the boys didn’t get it all their own way with defeats in other competitions to Cardiff City and Torquay United. Onto the afternoon’s fayre itself, and a crowd of 4,374, including a fair few

from the West Midlands, made their way to Somerton and saw a very entertaining match in which a rampant County turned a 0-1 interval deficit into a thrilling 3-1 success. Nev Chamberlain got our other goal and Walsall nosedived thereafter in the spring to finish in 6th spot. County were in 13th which too was something of a disappointment after our 4th place finish the season before; but nevertheless, expected in many ways as the financial dark clouds had started to form very heavily over Somerton Bridge & the Ironsides were now being stripped of their stars at a rate of knots.

Teams:

County: Mark Kendall, Eugene Martinez, John Relish (Sub Mike Pratt), Tony Reid, Terry Boyle, Roy Carter, Chris Lilygreen, John Aldridge, Neville Chamberlain, Tarki Micallef, Ceri Williams. Walsall (Printed XI): Ron Green, Brian Caswell, Kenny Mower, Craig Shakespeare, Colin Brazier, Peter Hart, Ian Handysides, Ally Brown, Richard O’Kelly, Kevin Summerfield, Gary Childs.

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MATCHREPORT NORTHAMPTON TOWN

Jon Guthrie’s goal on the stroke of half-time was enough to earn Northampton Town a 1-0 win over Newport County AFC. The defender got on the end of a loose ball in the penalty area and slammed beyond Joe Day to chalk up his third goal of the campaign. County were unable to cause any real trouble for Northampton goalkeeper Liam Roberts, with Cameron Norman’s header with 12 minutes left of normal time the closest they came to drawing level. But the Exiles, who had earned two solid points against Leyton Orient and Harrogate Town, were condemned to their third league defeat of the campaign. Michael Flynn made four changes from the 2-2 draw with Harrogate Town on Friday night as County reverted to a back four, while Day chalked up his 250th appearance for the Exiles. Aneurin Livermore and Jake Cain were handed their first league starts for the Exiles in place of Ed Upson and Matty Dolan. Lewis Collins and Timmy Abraham were also brought in to replace Ollie Cooper and Alex Fisher respectively. It took County less than three minutes to open the scoring in North Yorkshire four days earlier, but it was a quiet opening to proceedings as both sides struggled to get going under the Rodney Parade lights. Robbie Willmott looked lively and helped the home side a string of early corners, but they were fortunate to not be caught out down the opposite end. County looked to create an opening with a set-piece off the training ground but Livermore’s pass failed to pick out Haynes, who was forced to bring down Ali Koiki to prevent a quick Cobblers breakaway. Danny Rose then managed to get on the end of a loose ball in the penalty and fired an effort towards goal but Priestley Farquharson threw his body in the way to deflect it to safety. It took 44 minutes for the first shot on target of the evening to arrive and it resulted in the opening goal. Livermore was shown a yellow card for a rash challenge on Jack Sowerby which allowed the Cobblers to ask a question of the home defence. Mitch Pinnock’s delivery caused problems in the penalty area before the ball 2 2 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H DAY P R O G R A M M E

fell kindly to Guthrie, who rifled beyond Day into the top corner to put the visitors ahead. County came close to finding the equaliser on the hour mark when Ryan Haynes got down the left and teed up Willmott on the edge of the area, but his shot was deflected and looped just over Roberts’ crossbar. Willmott enjoyed another opportunity to test Roberts three minutes later as he found a pocket of space on the edge of the area, only to see his shot sail wide of the post. County then had Day to thank for preventing the Cobblers from doubling their advantage when he got down quickly o palm Nicke Kabamba’s downward header away to safety - an incident which led to another blow for the Exiles as Bennett went down and was taken off on a stretcher. Finn Azaz was sent on in place of Bennett and carved out two opportunities in the space of two minutes for the hosts. First, he got beyond Mitch Pinnock and found an unmarked Norman, who headed straight at Roberts. Abraham then appeared to get the faintest of touches on another delivery from Azaz, but the ball went past the outside of the post. Norman’s long throw-in caused problems in the away side’s penalty area with nine minutes left and forced Roberts to punch the ball to the edge of the area, where Azaz was waiting but his shot flew over the crossbar. The injury to Bennett ensured there were 12 minutes of additional time indicated by the fourth official, but it brought no joy for the Exiles as they fell to defeat. Newport County AFC: Joe Day, Ryan Haynes, Mickey Demetriou (C), Priestley Farquharson, Cameron Norman, Scot Bennett (Finn Azaz 72’), Aneurin Livermore, Jake Cain (Ollie Cooper 57’), Robbie Willmott, Lewis Collins (Kevin Ellison 57’), Timmy Abraham. Subs not used: Nick Townsend, James Clarke, Matty Dolan, Aaron Lewis.

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INTERNATIONAL EXILES

Newport County AFC youngsters Sonny Lewis, Jack Karadogan and Lewys Twamley were all called up for Wales duty in the recent international window.

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Lewis started in midfield for Wales' under-17s side in a 1-1 draw with Scotland in Stirling before being named on the bench in a thrilling 4-3 win in the second game of their double-header. It was under-18s duty for Karadogan as Wales played out a 1-1 draw at Spytty Park against England. Matty Jones’ side took the lead in the 20th minute through Fulham’s Luke Harris and led until the 76th minute before the visitors found the equaliser. Karadogan came off the bench to replace Forest Green Rovers’ Murphy Bennett at half-time and played 45 minutes for Jones’ side. Wales under-19s manager Rob Edwards started Twamley in the young Dragons’ first game of the international break and he played 45 minutes in a 2-0 loss against Croatia in Zagreb. Next up, Wales faced Austria in an end-toend encounter which finished 3-2 to the Austrians. Twamley replaced Leicester City’s Oliver Ewing in the 83rd minute and helped produce Wales' second goal which was scored by Manchester United’s Charlie Savage - the son of former Wales international Robbie Savage.

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WELCOME

WALSALL fc by Richard Taylor WELCOME …

We extend a warm welcome to WALSALL, who arrive at Rodney Parade unbeaten in their last three League Two encounters. ‘The Saddlers’ look to have invested impressively in the summer and Head Coach Matt Taylor will be hoping that his side are in the promotion picture next spring.

SADDLERS’ STATS…

2013-14

League One

4806

2014-15

League One

4391

2015-16

League One

3 (play-offs) 5381

2016-17

League One

5072

2017-18

League One

4760

2018-19

League One

22 (rel.)

4927

2019-20

League Two

4664

2020-21

League Two

Formed:

1888.

Previous Name:

Walsall Town Swifts (1888-95).

Ground:

escot (Banks’s) Stadium, Bescot B Crescent, Walsall WS1 4SA.

SADDLERS’ 2021-22 … V

F-A Att:

Capacity:

11,300 (all-seated).

07 Aug: Tranmere Rovers

0-1

Previous Grounds:

he Chuckery (1888-93), West Bromwich T Road Ground (1893-96 and 1900-03), Fellows Park (1896-1900 and 1903-90).

10 Aug: D oncaster Rovers (EFL Cup R1) (lost 3-4 on pens)

0-0 2,384

14 Aug: Forest Green Rovers

1-3

4,310

17 Aug: Scunthorpe United

1-1

4,009

21 Aug: Hartlepool United

0-2

4,677

28 Aug: Stevenage

H 1-0 4,257

04 Sep: Bradford City

1-1

15,822

11 Sep:

3-1

5,203

1-0

1,222

Best League Position: 6th Division 2, 1898-99. Best in FA Cup:

ound 5 on seven occasions, most R recently 2002-03.

Best in League Cup:

Semi-Finalists, 1983-84.

Best in FL Trophy:

Runners-up, 2014-15.

Record Win:

10-0 v Darwen, Division 2, March 1899.

Record Defeat:

-12 v Small Heath, Division 2, December 0 1892 and 0-12 v Darwen, Division 2, December 1896.

Record Attendance:

5,453 v Newcastle United, Division 2, 2 August 1961.

Record Appearances: Colin Harrison, 473 (1964-82) Record Scorers:

ony Richards, 184 (1954-63) and Colin T Taylor, 184 (1958-63, 1964-68 and 1969-73)

Record Signing:

ndreas Makris, £350,000 from Anorthosis A Famugusta, August 2016.

Record Departure:

ico Henry, £1.5m (rising to £5m) to R Brentford, August 2016.

Most Capped Player: Mick Kearns, 15 (18) for Republic of Ireland.

SADDLERS’ LEAGUE JOURNEY…

1888-89 Midland Association; 1889-92 Football Alliance; 1892-95 Division 2; 1895-96 Midland League; 1896-1901 Division 2; 1901-03 Midland League; 1903-21 Birmingham League; 1921-27 Division 3 (N); 1927-31 Division 3 (S); 1931-36 Division 3 (N); 1936-58 Division 3 (S); 1958-60 Division 4; 1960-61 Division 3; 1961-63 Division 2; 1963-79 Division 3; 1979-80 Division 4; 1980-88 Division 3; 1988-89 Division 2; 1989-90 Division 3; 1990-92 Division 4; 1992-95 Division 3 (fourth tier); 1995-99 Division 2; 1999-2000 Division 1; 2000-01 Division 2; 2001-04 Division 1; 2004-06 League One; 2006-07 League Two; 2007-19 League One; 2019- League Two.

SADDLERS’ LAST TEN SEASONS … Season

League

Position

Average Att.

2012-13

League One

4234

2011-12

League One

4274

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Mansfield Town

14 Sep: Brighton & HA U21s (EFL Trophy)

7,728

Scorers: Miller 2, Phillips 2, Kiernan 1, Taylor 1, White 1, Wilkinson 1.

IN THE BEGINNING …

Noisy neighbours Football in the West Midlands town winds its way back to 1874 with the formation of Walsall Town. A year later Walsall Swifts flew onto the scene and the two battled for civic supremacy while sharing The Chuckery ground in the east of the town for the next 13 years. The minority of residents, whose complaints about ‘raucous noise levels’ were reported in local newspapers, were presumably relieved when the merger of the clubs into Walsall Town Swifts in 1888 ensured that the decibel count rose fortnightly rather than weekly. The merged club were founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892 and, to the relief of the noiseabatement brigade, moved to West Bromwich Road a year later. A rebrand as Walsall FC followed in 1895 and, after a couple of failed re-election bids to the Football League, Saddlers returned for a so-far unbroken spell in 1921.

HIGHLIGHTS

Walsall’s best ever season was their sixth place finish in Division 2 in 1898-99. Led by secretary-manager G. Hughes, our visitors fell just short of promotion to the top tier, finishing four points off runners-up Glossop North End. The first half of the 2003-04 second tier campaign was a halcyon time to be a Saddler and had fans again dreaming of a place in the top flight. Thrilling 4-1 home victories over Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest were particularly well-received, while a 1-0 Boxing Day success at Cardiff City saw the club on the verge of the play-offs. Unfortunately, the

W W W. N E W P O RT- CO U N T Y.CO. U K bubble was to burst in near-explosive style with a late season crash in form leading to the departure of manager Colin Lee and subsequent relegation, Walsall hold the unusual distinction of being founder members of the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions, achieving the latter feat by default in 1958 through finishing in the bottom half of the final Division 3 (North). Their stay in the new Football League basement lasted just two seasons, as manager Bill Moore, led our visitors to their first ever league title in 1960 with the Division 4 championship.

DON’T MENTION

• T welve-nil! To misquote Oscar Wilde, to lose once by such a score line might be considered careless, but twice in four years? Such a fate first befell Saddlers in December 1892, who were on the wrong end of the dreaded dozen in a Second Division encounter at neighbours Small Heath (now Birmingham City). Four years later, they repeated the feat, this time succumbing to Darwen in the same competition. At least, our visitors were able to exact belated revenge, as in March 1899 they trounced the Lancashire side and 1881 FA Cup semi-finalists 10-0 at Fellows Park. • T he 1988-89 campaign. Walsall returned to the second tier for the first time in 25 years, but it all ended in tears. A promising 2-2 draw at Brighton in October was followed by 15 consecutive defeats before a surprise 3-0 victory at mid-table Sunderland four months later. Not surprisingly, the club finished bottom, 16 points adrift of Hull City in 21st place. • S hrewsbury Town! A 2019 Football Rivalry study by Chris Whiting sees Shrews fans name Walsall as their number one nemesis. The animosity is not entirely reciprocated however, as the Shropshire side are ranked third by polled Saddlers supporters, who rank the out-of-sight duo of West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers as one and two.

SADDLERS TODAY

Into the Play-offs Loan signing George Miller netted a brace on his home debut seven days ago as Walsall inflicted a fifth successive defeat on Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town. The deadline day arrival from Barnsley scored early in each half, while Ash Taylor was also on target prior to Danny’s Johnson’s late consolation. The 3-1 success, following on from the battling 1-1 draw at Bradford City - where former County midfielder Joss Labadie received a 43rd minute red card ruling him out of this afternoon’s encounter - and earlier home victory over Stevenage have lifted the spirits of all at the Bescot.

HEAD COACH’S VIEW

Matt Taylor, in his first season in charge following his summer appointment, was in buoyant mood speaking to the press after the Mansfield win. ‘The players are really confident, and I am hoping that confidence will continue to grow. We are extremely confident in the group we have, and you are starting to see some snippets where the players are showing that. The players were exceptional against Mansfield in their work rate and attitude. For large spells of the game, we were in control. Maybe we should not have conceded the goal, but at that time they had four forwards on the pitch. ‘To a man, every single player did their job. That is what I asked of them, and they went out and did it. Mansfield did not have a second to breathe or relax. We continually harried them. We were superior in our work rate, which is fantastic as I think Mansfield are a good team with some very good footballers. We need to enjoy this feeling and understand how hard we have to work for this feeling.’

FANS’ VIEWS

‘Our key player will be Conor Wilkinson. For once, we have signed a striker who knows where the net is. It could be the difference between excitement and obscurity. Head Coach Matt Taylor can clearly sell the club. He followed an excellent media unveiling by signing three proven League Two players whose clubs were upset to see them go.’ Rob Jones, talking to ‘FourFourTwo’ magazine, hails the virtues of our former loan striker Conor Wilkinson, who netted Leyton Orient’s winner against us in South Wales last season. One of those ‘proven League Two players’ is of course suspended this afternoon. ‘Newport will be there or thereabouts again.’ ‘jjunior9’ talking up County on the ‘Up the Saddlers’ fans’ forum. ‘A bit of footage (from You Tube) from the 1979-80 season when Newport did get the result they needed at Fellows Park. Think the claim was they brought over 6,000. They brought a lot. But not that many.’ ‘PT’, from the same forum, spoiling the County hyperbole from the 1979-80 promotion campaign. No official away figures then, but a 50/50 split in a crowd of 9,251 does not seem far off from an amber-hazed memory.

THE COUNTY CONNECTION Season 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1929-30 1930-31 1930-31 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1938-39 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53

Competition Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) FA Cup Round 2 Division 3 (South) FA Cup Round 2 Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) FA Cup Round 3 Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) FA Cup Round 1 Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South)

Home 4-1 (5561) 3-1 (6035) 3-2 (4260) 2-3 (4121) 1-1 (2125) 0-4 (7676) 1-2 (9238) 1-2 (3766) 2-1 (9870) 0-2 (9645) 4-2 (13591) 1-1 (14536) 2-1 (8840) 3-0 (13160) 4-2 (13891) 4-2 (9385) 3-2 (8231)

Away 3-0 (11738) 1-3 (5940) 1-2 (5424)

Home 2-1 (10000) 4-2 (3770) 1-0 (7914) 2-0 (8008) 2-2 (9115) 1-0 (12085) 2-0 (7700) 4-2 (5585) 1-3 (4765) 0-1 (7452) 1-1 (5446) 2-2 (3484) 1-1 (3572) 3-1 (4374) 1-2 (2098) 1-5 (1530) 2-4 (2003) 2-1 (2701) 0-0 (3049) 1-1

Away

0-1 (3321) 2-1 (2760) 1-3 (3621) 1-1 (7500) 1-1 (16847) 1-3 (12711) 0-2 (10846) 0-0 (7832) 1-0 (7700) 3-1 (10062)

WALSALL Season 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1956-57 1957-58 1960-61 1974-75 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 2017-18 2019-20 2020-21

Competition FA Cup Round 1 Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) Division 3 (South) FA Cup Round 1 Division 3 (South) Division 3 FA Cup Round 2 Division 4 Division 3 Division 3 Division 3 Division 3 Division 3 Division 3 Division 3 FA Cup Round 1 League Two League Two

1-0 (6187) 3-3 (12059) 3-3 (14443) 0-0 (10894) 0-3 (7668) 2-2 (6700) 4-2 (9251) 0-1 (4335) 1-3 (4169) 1-2 (5141) 2-3 (2818) 1-1 (4694) 0-2 (4586) 0-2 (6855) 0-0 (4437) 1-0

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MEET THE PLAYERS & STAFF OF

Walsall FC by PHIL TANNER

01 Jack Rose

04 Joss Labadie

Joined in September 2020 after a season-long loan from Southampton. Born in Solihull, Jack came through West Brom’s academy and made his senior debut on loan to Accrington in 2014, making eight appearances. A similar spell at Crawley in 2015-16 saw him play five games, and he left West Brom for Southampton in August 2017. He played 15 EFL games last season as understudy to Liam Roberts, now with Northampton.

Captains the side, as he did County before a summer switch, but ruled out today by suspension. In his five seasons at Rodney Parade Joss played almost 150 games, overcame serious injury and was a key figure in two promotion challenges and great cup runs. After playing youth football for West Brom with loans to Shrewsbury and Cheltenham he moved on to Tranmere, Notts County and Torquay, then joined County from Dagenham.

GOALKEEPER

MIDFIELDER

02 Hayden White

05 Ash Taylor

Joined Walsall in the summer of 2020. The right back played 30 times in his first season and was rewarded w i t h a n ew co n t ra c t . Greenwich-born Hayden came through the Sheffield Wednesday academy, then turned pro with Bolton. He was loaned to Carlisle, Bury and Notts County before a season-long loan to Blackpool for 2015-16. On the expiry of his Bolton deal he signed for Peterborough, then he joined Mansfield in 2016-17.

C e n t re b a c k w h o h a s moved between England and Scotland over several seasons. Ash began his career with five years at Tranmere, topping 200 games in League One. The Wales U21 cap, now 30, joined Aberdeen in 2014 and helped them to three successive second-place finishes, then returned south in 2017 to join Northampton. He spent two years at Sixfields before returning to Aberdeen in 2019 for a further two seasons.

DEFENDER

03 Stephen Ward DEFENDER

Veteran signed in July from Ipswich Town. The Ireland cap began his career at home with Bohemians before joining Wolves in January 2007. In 239 appearances he helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 2009. After a loan at Brighton in 2013-14 he left Molineux for Burnley. Stephen spent five seasons at Turf Moor and left in 2019 to join Stoke in the Championship. He moved to Ipswich a year later.

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06 Manny Monthe DEFENDER

A regular opponent in recent years, including the 2019 playoff final. Cameroonborn Manny started as a youth team striker for QPR and went into non-league with clubs including Hayes & Yeading, Havant and Bath City. He joined the Saddlers this summer from Tranmere Rovers where he topped 100 games after being recruited from Forest Green in 2018. He was a key player in Rovers’ back-to-back promotions to League One.

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07 Brendan Kiernan

10 Emmanuel Osadebe

Summer signing who made 30 EFL appearances last season for Harrogate in their first league campaign. Brendan joined the Yorkshire club in 2019 after helping Welling United to a third place finish in National League South. He made his debut for Wimbledon in 2011 at age 18 before moving on to a series of leading non-league clubs in the Southeast including Bromley, Ebbsfleet, Hayes & Yeading and Hampton & Richmond.

September 2020 signing as a free agent, having secured his release from doomed Macclesfield the previous January. Manny had a brief loan to County from Cambridge United four years ago but returned east after just three appearances as a substitute. A former Spurs youth player, he was on the books of Dundalk and joined Gillingham in 2015 and played 52 times for them in League One. Capped by Ireland at U21.

MIDFIELDER

08 Liam Kinsella

11 George Miller

Tenacious midfielder who has been a regular for several years and played 43 games in L2 last season. Liam joined the Saddlers aged eight and was named Apprentice of the Season in 2013-14. He made his first-team debut in August 2014 and was Young Player of the Season in 2018-19, when he also won Goal of the Season. Capped by Ireland at U19 and U21, following in the footsteps of father Tony who was a full international.

Deadline day loan arrival from Barnsley. The 23-yearold was Matt Taylor’s 13th summer signing. George began at Bury and made his debut in February 2016. He was snapped up by Middlesbrough in 2017 and was loaned to Wrexham, then back to Bury where he scored eight in 19 games. After a loan to Bradford City he signed for Barnsley and was loaned straight back to Bradford. A further loan in 2019-20 took him to Scunthorpe.

MIDFIELDER

09 Conor Wilkinson STRIKER

Played on loan to County from Bolton Wanderers in 2015-16, one of numerous spells away from the Trotters. Conor made a substantive move to Gillingham in 2017 and then scored consistently for Dagenham in the National League after joining them initially on loan. He joined Orient two summers ago and scored 17 in 63 + 5 games for them in the EFL before joining Walsall in June. Capped by Ireland up to U21 level.

STRIKER

12 Carl Rushworth GOALKEEPER

Joined the Saddlers on a season-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion in July, soon after turning 20. Carl was a youth player at Huddersfield Town and Halifax before moving to the south coast in January 2019. He spent 2019-20 on loan at Worthing in the seventh tier, making 30 appearances. Yet to play a senior game for the Seagulls, he played three times for their U21s in the group stage of last season’s EFL Trophy.

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14 Rory Holden

18 Tom Leak

Diminutive winger signed permanently from Bristol City in August 2020 after a fruitful loan the previous season when he made 36 appearances, scoring twice. The Northern Irishman, 24, started his career with hometown club Derry City before moving to Ashton Gate in August 2017. He also enjoyed a loan spell with Barrow in the National League and played six League One matches on loan at Rochdale during the 2018-19 season.

Centreback who made his senior debut in March after returning from a month on loan to Bath City in National League South. Tom, who turns 21 next month, signed his first full deal in May 2019 before two successful loan spells with Salisbury in the Southern League during the 2019-20 season. He joined the Saddlers from local football in April 2015 and was the Under-16s’ Player of the Year for 2016-17.

MIDFIELDER

15 Kieran Phillips STRIKER

On loan from hometown club Huddersfield where he has made 10 Championship appearances, all off the bench with his debut in January. He also made one start in the FA Cup. Kieran joined Everton from Huddersfield as a junior and at one stage missed more than two years of football after a double knee fracture. He moved back to Yorkshire in January 2020, initially on loan, and made the switch permanent the following summer.

16 Alfie Bates MIDFIELDER

Named the club’s Apprentice of the Season for 2018-19. The 20-year-old played youth football for hometown Coventry and Birmingham before signing for Walsall in March 2017. Most comfortable in the number 10 position, he made his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy in October 2018. Last season he made 41 appearances in all competitions but as of the time of writing he has yet to feature in the current campaign.

17 Jack Earing MIDFIELDER

Came through Bolton’s academy and made his debut five years ago in the EFL Trophy. After a loan to Curzon Ashton, Jamie joined Halifax Town when his Bolton contract expired in July 2019. There he crossed paths with Saddlers Technical Director Jamie Fullarton. He had loans at Spennymoor and Farsley in 2019-20 as well as helping Halifax reach the National League play-offs, and he joined Walsall on a two-year deal in July.

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DEFENDER

19 Joe Willis MIDFIELDER

Youngster who signed his first professional contract with the Saddlers in July 2020. Jack had already made his firstteam debut in January that year, coming off the bench against Portsmouth in the last 16 of the EFL Trophy. He went on to have a short loan spell at Salisbury FC in the Southern League that February. Made his EFL debut at the end of last season but at the time of writing yet to appear this term.

20 Sam Perry MIDFIELDER

Another who signed his first professional contract in July 2020 after coming through the academy and made his first-team debut in the Trophy six months previously, when he won the man of the match award for his performance. Sam made his league debut in February and ended last season with 16 games to his name.

22 Zak Mills DEFENDER

Zak, 29, began his career with non-league club Histon where he spent almost four seasons before moving to Boston United in March 2014. He stepped up to the EFL in 2016 when he joined Grimsby Town. Two years later he joined Morecambe and won their Player of the Year award for the 2018-19 season. Further moves saw him spend a season each at Oldham Athletic and Port Vale before his switch to the Banks’s Stadium in July.

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23 Mat Sadler

28 Tyrese Shade

Veteran who returned for a second spell in July 2019 and added a coaching role ahead of last season, when he played 29 games. The 36-year-old was a league ever-present during his first stint with the Saddlers in 2011-12. Capped by England at three youth levels, Mat started out with hometown Birmingham City and including loans went on to feature for Northampton, Watford, Walsall, Crawley, Oldham and Shrewsbury.

Twe n t y- o n e - ye a r- o l d frontman on loan for the season from Leicester City, Tyrese was in the Foxes’ U21 squad in the EFL Trophy two years ago but didn’t play in their group game against County. He joined City from Solihull Moors in the National League in the summer of 2017. Before joining Moors he was with Birmingham City’s academy up to the age of 15. Capped by St Kitts & Nevis at U20 level.

STRIKER

DEFENDER

30 Danny Coogan

24 Rollin Menayese

DEFENDER

One of two young defenders who put pen to paper on their first professional contracts in June, along with Joe Foulkes who is now on loan at Kidderminster Harriers after impressing against them in a pre-season friendly. Danny is a right back or central midfielder and was officially released by the Saddlers in May 2020 but was invited back to train with the team by then manager Darrell Clarke, leading to a return to the fold.

Newport lad on loan from Mansfield. Rollin attended St Joseph’s High and was at Cardiff City’s academy. After his release he joined Weston-super-Mare, from where he was picked up by Bristol Rovers. He was sent off here three seasons ago when he was on loan from Rovers to Swindon Town. He followed former Rovers boss Graham Coughlan to Mansfield but spent the second half of last season on loan at Grimsby. Wales cap at U17.

Matt Taylor

Head Coach

One of two namesakes in charge at League Two clubs, which makes the Saddlers’ trip to Exeter early next month the Matt Taylor derby. Turning 40 in November, Matt was appointed in May this year as successor to Brian Dutton. He joined the Saddlers from Tottenham Hotspur, where he was part of the coaching team concentrating on the development of young talent. He had brief managerial experience in interim control at Swindon Town while still playing in 2018, after the departure of David Flitcroft. A year later he acquired his UEFA Pro licence. Matt’s back-up team includes former Carlisle boss Neil McDonald as first-team coach, Northern Ireland international Maik Taylor (no relation) in charge of goalkeeping and physio Marc Czuczman. Matt played almost 750 career games as a left-footed fullback or midfielder, deadly at set pieces. He was arguably one of the best players of his generation not to win a full England cap, although he did play three times for the U21s. He spent 12 seasons in the Premier League with Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham and Burnley and was also a regular in the EFL for Luton Town, Northampton Town and Swindon.

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Forest Green Rovers

PTS 16

Harrogate Town

Northampton Town

Leyton Orient

Hartlepool United

Rochdale

Bradford City

Swindon Town

Exeter City

Colchester United

Port Vale

Carlisle United

Barrow

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H A H A H

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Scunthorpe United

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NEWPORT COUNTY AFC

WALSALL

1 Joe Day (GK) 2 Cameron Norman 3 Ryan Haynes 4 Ed Upson 5 James Clarke 6 Priestley Farquharson 7 Robbie Willmott 8 Matty Dolan 10 Courtney Baker-Richardson 11 Jermaine Hylton 12 Alex Fisher 14 Aaron Lewis 15 Louis Hall 16 Timmy Abraham 17 Scot Bennett 18 Finn Azaz 19 Dom Telford 20 Courtney Senior 21 Lewis Collins 22 Kevin Ellison 24 Jake Cain 27 Christopher Missilou 28 Mickey Demetriou 29 Jordan Greenidge 30 Nick Townsend (GK) 31 Ollie Cooper 41 Joe Woodiwiss 42 Lewys Twamley 43 Ryan Hillier

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Manager: Michael Flynn

14.00 KICK OFF

NORTHAMPTON VS SWINDON TOWN

15.00 KICK OFF

BRADFORD CITY VS BARROW AFC BRISTOL ROVERS VS LEYTON ORIENT CARLISLE UNITED VS SCUNTHORPE UNITED COLCHESTER UNITED VS CRAWLEY TOWN EXETER CITY VS SUTTON UNITED MANSFIELD TOWN VS ROCHDALE NEWPORT COUNTY AFC VS WALSALL OLDHAM ATHLETIC VS HARTLEPOOL UNITED PORT VALE VS HARROGATE TOWN STEVENAGE VS FOREST GREEN ROVERS TRANMERE ROVERS VS SALFORD CITY

Head Coach: Matt Taylor

Jack Rose (GK) Hayden White Stephen Ward Joss Labadie Ash Taylor Manny Monthe Brendan Kiernan Liam Kinsella Conor Wilkinson Emmanuel Osadebe George Miller Carl Rushworth (GK) Rory Holden Kieran Phillips Alfie Bates Jack Earing Tom Leak Joe Willis Sam Perry Zak Mills Mat Sadler Rollin Menayese Tyrese Shade Danny Coogan

IN CHARGE

Referee: Lee Swabey Assistant: Andrew Hendley | Assistant: Grant Taylor | Fourth Official: Marvyn Amphlett

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