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We’ve been looking forward to this tie since our fantastic result away at Luton in the first round and hopefully we can put on another good performance this evening and give ourselves a chance of progressing into the next round. It was pleasing to be drawn at home for this round as it gives us the chance to play in front of you and your fantastic support which always manages to give us that extra boost.
Chairman: Gavin Foxall Directors: Bob Herrin,
Today will prove to be another competitive game, against a team performing well in the division above. I want to welcome Danny and Nicky Cowley, the technical staff, directors, players and supporters from Portsmouth and hope they have a safe journey to and from Rodney Parade.
Following on from your fantastic support on Tuesday, you were once again a real driving force on Saturday and stuck with the boys even after we’d gone behind, which is a credit to you and the fantastic support you give us. When you do stay behind us, even through the tougher periods, it really embeds the feeling that we are all in this together and makes those moments to celebrate, such as turning Saturday around and getting the three points even sweeter. We look forward to hopefully seeing a packed-out Rodney Parade again this evening.
James
I would like to begin by offering you all a warm welcome back to Rodney Parade for tonight, our second round Carabao Cup tie against Portsmouth, following on from two consecutive home league fixtures. I was delighted following Saturday’s result and felt as though we finally got what we deserved this season. Tranmere are always a difficult team to play against and the way we managed to cause them lots of problems and largely nullify their key threats was really pleasing. I’ve been saying all season that we haven’t been far away and I think Saturday was clear evidence of that. My only issue with Saturday was that we didn’t go on and get the third goal to make things slightly more comfortable, which again would have been thoroughly deserved based on our performance.
Get behind the boys and enjoy the game.
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JAMES ROWBERRY Joe Crocker, Kevin Ward, Mark Crook, Mike Everett,
Overleaf we have all the info you ever needed on Pompey.Theirsquad was strong, as you would expect, with names like Peter Mellor, a cup finalist four years previously with Fulham in goal, our very own Newport-born and for mer County centre-half Steve Aizlewood, Kenny Todd, a £200,000 signing from Port Vale, and forward Jeff Hem merman, now a Newport resident himself. It was a squad that be fitted their club status and tremendous support.
To set the scene: we had won an incredible Tuesday night encounter down on the south coast on the 23rd of October by two goals to nil, with Steve Lowndes and Keith Oakes on However,target.thenight and cel ebrations were dampened by the horrific leg break suffered by our star striker, the very popular Howard Goddard. So, needless to say, County gaffer Len Ashurst was in re flective mood in his opening ‘Amber Talk’ column. Noting that the incident was a complete accident, he urged our fans not to carry out any “Witch-hunt” against the Pompey players. He went onto acknowledge the fact that Portsmouth had “Bent over backwards to help us and Howard” giv ing fans who idolised our blonde centre-forward – who, unbeknown to most at the time was on the verge of a big money move to Luton Town, then of Division Two (Championship) - reassurance that Howard was com fortable at home.
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Frank Burrows was the man in the hot seat, a no-non sense former Swindon Town defender and future man
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This enticing cup draw that sees Portsmouth coming to Rodney Parade tonight gives us a great opportunity to examine an old programme and look back at what’s widely regarded as one of the best games to have ever taken place at our old Somerton Park ground.
Len also brings news of a new signing in Peter Howey; a 21-year-old who had “Lost his way a little bit,” and also of a knock to winger Kevin Moore that had kept him side-lined, although the magical Moore was now back after missing the previous two matches.
However, our 2-0 win at Fratton Park had been followed up with an identical loss at Doncaster Rovers; so, evidence then of a little slump in their form that saw them arrive in Wales occupying second spot.
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I t was the delicious filling in an enthralling Ironsides/ Pompey sandwich; a triple-header of matches in just under a month as the FA Cup draw had also paired the two clubs. The three games were watched by an aggregate just shy of 47,000 fans, with County doing a league double and Pompey ending our Wemb ley dreams, during that epic 1979/80 season.
Another familiar face pictured a page or so on is Steve Aizlewood, who of course was brought up within a good defender’s hoofed clearance from our former home ground and still often watched us in action when he could.
So, the fireworks came a day late this November in 1979, as County completed the league double with a tremendous 4-3 win in front of 7,115 wildly excited fans.
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Most fans who watched us back then will recall most of Keith’s goals for us as headers from set pieces, I’m sure, but there is a photo with this article of him driving home the winner in that Wigan game from the edge of the box!
In ‘Inside Somerton,’ Richard Shepherd’s round-up of all the latest news from around the club, Howard’s catastrophic injury was again mentioned, likewise the response from Pompey getting praised via “Thank yous” to their staff, ambulance men and the medical team at the Queen Alexandria hospital in Cosham.
Indeed, our former Peterborough defender was joint top-scorer with six goals, along-side the now injured Goddard.Mindyou, there was a young lad by the name of John Aldridge who already had netted five times in just seven starts!Inthe article, Keith looked back on his time with us so far and recalled breaking his arm in his ninth County start, during a match against Rochdale the previous season.
Howard, by all accounts had even received cards and letters of good wishes from “Fratton Enders” who had also sent along a gift to our stricken striker.
As mentioned, Pompey pipped us on November the 24th, 1-0 at Fratton Park in the cup, and the two sides were to play each other regularly over the next few years in the Third Division.
Both clubs of course were eventually promoted, with us going up in third place to Portsmouth’s fourth spot.
Pompey (As printed): Peter Mellor, John McLaughlin, Archie Styles, Terry Brisley, Steve Aizlewood, Peter Ellis, Colin Garwood, Joe Laidlaw, Jeff Hemmerman, Steve Bryant and Ian Purdie.
The scoring, I believe, went 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3 and finally 4-3 in your archetypal “ding dong” battle!
Teams:County:Gary Plumley, Richard Walden, John Relish, Grant Davies, Keith Oakes, Neil Bailey, Nigel Vaughan, Steve Lowndes, Tommy Tynan, John Aldridge, Kevin Moore. Sub: Dave Bruton (Oakes).
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Nevertheless, his form at the start of this campaign had been magnificent and, given the way we were playing, Keith was confident of our chances in this quick-fire return match mentioning that even when in our last home match, when visiting Wigan had taken a two-goal lead, he wasn’t too worried and knew we would win when Tommy Tynan pulled a goal back not long after the Latic’s second.
Elsewhere, good wishes were sent out to a group of fans who had been injured in an accident on the way home from Fratton Park in David Lewis, Roy Fairclough, John Lavender and Terry Lloyd. The player featured in the ‘Spotlight’ was our captain and still regarded by older supporters as our finest cen tre-back, Keith Oakes. Which was rather fitting as Keith was on the scoresheet in this match with a thunderous header that I can still see flying into the Railway End net.
If tonight’s Carabo Cup tie reaches anywhere near the heights of Tuesday the 6th of November 1979, we will be in for a rare treat!
As well as Keith’s goal, Tynan nabbed a brace, including the winner, and Aldridge also a vital strike as white-hot Somerton reached fever pitch!
There was also a round-up of news from the previous week’s Rod Jones Testimonial fixture, one that saw Derby County bring a strong squad to Somerton to honour our former part-time hero.
Over the page, funnily enough, is a snap of Tynan’s second in that Latic’s match with Tommy coolly slotting home to make it 2-2 from close range.
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Newport City Radio will be hosting the pre-match warmup with player interviews where fans have a chance to win a signed ball.
A fter our victory in the first round against Champion ship Luton Town, it was nice to be drawn at home in this round. I often hear and read that there is no money attached to this competition, like there is with the FA Cup. Well, that is not strictly correct. The competition is a really important source of revenue for the EFL. Whilst there is not any direct prize money in the early rounds of the competition, each of the 72 EFL clubs benefit significantly through their basic award that they receive from the EFL each month. This award derives a significant contribution from the sponsorship of this competition. Hope that helps put the record straight.
Aaron Wildig and Robbie Willmott enjoyed a special day at a Barnardo’s Life Beyond Caring event where young carers were given a voice and celebrated for the great work they do, often very much unnoticed, in OUR community.
The pre- match entertainment has, as always, a full programme before today’s game. We have the fantastic County in the Community in the marquee entertaining our younger supporters with some exciting activities as well as The Welsh Sweet Company and R & N Inflatables.
Finally, I must mention the atmosphere on Saturday, which was terrific. The noise generated really did help the players get the result everyone wanted. The manager, staff and the players really do value the support from everyone. So please do keep that noise coming. Enjoy the game!
Good luck to James and lads this evening. Gavin
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The club were very conscious of having 3 consecutive home games in a short period of time coupled with the cost-of-living challenges, As a result we have priced the game accordingly. It is important when we are able to do so we take a considered approach of the ever-changing climate. At times there is not a great deal of flexibility with ticket pricing so when the opportunity arises its important, we try and reach a balance. Well done to James and the team on the home win Saturday. It was nice to get that win at home.
A warm welcome to all the Directors, Players, and Officials of Portsmouth FC for this evening’s home game in the Carabao Cup.
Our guests as charity of the evening tonight are Bar nardo’s Cymru. Our club and Barnardo’s have a close relationship and we are thrilled to have some of their representatives here at Rodney Parade tonight. Last week
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Our club of the evening are Cwmbran Celtic AFC Un der-8’s who are excited to kick off the 2022-23 season in the Torfaen Junior League, with goalkeepers being added into the mix. They have some exciting new additions both on and off the pitch and the team have really gelled over pre-season, having taken part in a number of friendlies and round-robin style tournaments. For many of the team, this will be their first trip to Rodney Parade to see the Exiles in action this season. Welcome and enjoy the game!
There will be a special video from Barnardo’s on the big screen at half-time and you can find out more about their work at www.barnardos.org.uk/wales. Welcome and keep up the great work.
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League Cup Total No Name Apps Goals YC RC Apps Goals YC RC Apps Goals YC RC 1 Joe DAY 0 (0) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 2 Cameron NORMAN 5 (0) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 2 0 3 Declan DRYSDALE 4 (0) 0 0 1 1 (0) 0 1 0 5 (0) 0 1 1 4 Sam BOWEN 3 (2) 0 1 0 1 (0) 0 1 0 4 (2) 0 2 0 5 James CLARKE 2 (0) 0 1 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 2 (0) 0 1 0 6 Priestley FARQUHARSON 0 (0) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 7 Robbie WILLMOTT 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 8 Matty DOLAN 3 (0) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 3 (0) 0 0 0 9 Omar BOGLE 5 (0) 3 1 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 (0) 3 1 0 10 Offrande ZANZALA 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 11 James WAITE 2 (2) 0 1 0 1 (0) 1 0 0 3 (2) 1 1 0 14 Aaron LEWIS 2 (2) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 3 (2) 0 0 0 17 Scot BENNETT 5 (0) 1 3 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 5 (1) 1 3 0 18 Chanka ZIMBA 0 (5) 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0 0 1 (5) 1 0 0 19 Thierry NEVERS 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 21 Lewis COLLINS 2 (3) 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0 0 3 (3) 1 0 0 22 Nathan MORIAH-WELSH 1 (1) 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 0 0 24 Aaron WILDIG 3 (0) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 27 Adam LEWIS 2 (2) 0 1 0 1 (0) 0 1 0 3 (2) 0 2 0 28 Mickey DEMETRIOU 5 (0) 0 1 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 6 (0) 0 1 0 29 Will EVANS 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 30 Nick TOWNSEND 5 (0) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 (0) 0 0 0 Correct and Up To Date on 20.8.2022 Pos Team P W D L F A GD PTS 1 LEYTON ORIENT 5 4 1 0 8 2 6 13 2 STEVENAGE 5 4 1 0 8 4 4 13 3 BARROW AFC 5 4 0 1 9 6 3 12 4 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 5 3 2 0 11 8 3 11 5 DONCASTER ROVERS 5 3 2 0 8 5 3 11 6 SALFORD CITY 5 3 1 1 9 4 5 10 7 CREWE ALEXANDRA 5 3 1 1 8 6 2 10 8 MANSFIELD TOWN 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 9 9 WALSALL 5 2 2 1 7 3 4 8 10 AFC WIMBLEDON 5 2 2 1 8 7 1 8 11 BRADFORD CITY 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 7 12 HARROGATE TOWN 5 2 1 2 5 4 1 7 13 SWINDON TOWN 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6 14 CARLISLE UNITED 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 15 SUTTON UNITED 5 1 2 2 3 4 -1 5 16 GRIMSBY TOWN 4 1 2 1 2 3 -1 5 17 TRANMERE ROVERS 5 1 1 3 5 5 0 4 18 COLCHESTER UNITED 5 1 1 3 5 8 -3 4 19 NEWPORT COUNTY AFC 5 1 1 3 5 8 -3 4 20 GILLINGHAM 5 1 1 3 1 7 -6 4 21 STOCKPORT COUNTY 5 1 0 4 6 9 -2 3 22 HARTLEPOOL UNITED 5 0 2 3 2 9 -7 2 23 CRAWLEY TOWN 5 0 1 4 2 7 -5 1 24 ROCHDALE 5 0 0 5 1 8 -7 0 Up To Date @ 20.8.22 LeagueCOUNTYTable APPEARANCES & GOALSCORERS 2022-23 SEASON Statistics supplied by Gareth Swattridge * OUT ON LOAN. ** NO LONGER AT THE CLUB. WWW.NEWPORT-COUNTY.CO.UK OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2022-23 | 11
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DATE OPPONENTS COMP F-A ATT POS LINE-UP JULY Sat 30 Sutton United L2 1-1 3169 (483) 11 Townsend Norman n Evans Drysdale Dolan Demetriou Bowen l n Bennett SatAUGUST6 WALSALL L2 0-1 4988(857) 17 Townsend Norman Evans l Drysdale Dolan l Demetriou Bowen l Bennett Tue 9 Luton Town CCR1 3-2 3827(207) Day (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis n Farquharson l Drysdale n Demetriou Bowen l n Willmott Sat 13 Bradford City L2 0-2 16704(171) 22 Townsend Norman n (AD)Lewis Drysdale n Dolan l Demetriou Willmott l Bennett Tue 16 SALFORD CITY L2 2-3 3678(79) 23 Townsend (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis l n Norman Clarke Demetriou n Bowen l Bennett Sat 20 TRANMERE ROVERS L2 2-1 4070(252) 19 Townsend Norman (AA)Lewis Clarke n Drysdale Demetriou MORIAH-WELSH1 l Bennett Tue 23 PORTSMOUTH CC R2 Sat 27 Harrogate Town L2 Tue 30 Exeter City PJT SatSEPTEMBER3 GRIMSBY TOWN L2 Sat 10 Swindon Town L2 Tue 13 Stevenage L2 Sat 17 BARROW AFC L2 Tue 20 FOREST GREEN ROVERS PJT Sat 24 CARLISLE UNITED L2 OCTOBER Sat 1 Leyton Orient L2 Sat 8 ROCHDALE L2 Sat 15 Crawley Town L2 Tue 18 SOUTHAMPTON U1 PJT Sat 22 COLCHESTER UNITED L2 Tue 25 Mansfield Town L2 Sat 29 Northampton Town L2 NOVEMBER Sat 5 Emirates FA Cup R1 L2 Sat 12 STOCKPORT COUNTY L2 Sat 19 GILLINGHAM L2 Sat 26 Emirates FA Cup R2 L2 DECEMBER Sat 3 Crewe Alexandra L2 Sat 10 DONCASTER ROVERS L2 Sat 17 Hartlepool United L2 Mon 26 AFC Wimbledon L2 Thu 29 LEYTON ORIENT L2 SunJANUARY1 CRAWLEY TOWN L2 Sat 7 Rochdale L2 Sat 14 Carlisle United L2 Sat 21 AFC WIMBLEDON L2 Sat 28 Grimsby Town L2 SatFEBRUARY4 SWINDON TOWN L2 Sat 11 Barrow AFC L2 Tue 14 STEVENAGE L2 Sat 18 Walsall L2 Sat 25 SUTTON UNITED L2 MARCH Sat 4 Salford City L2 Sat 11 BRADFORD CITY L2 Sat 18 Tranmere Rovers L2 Sat 25 HARROGATE TOWN L2 APRIL Sat 1 Colchester United L2 Fri 7 NORTHAMPTON TOWN L2 Mon 10 Stockport County L2 Sat 15 HARTLEPOOL UNITED L2 Tue 18 MANSFIELD TOWN L2 Sat 22 Doncaster Rovers L2 Sat 29 Gillingham L2 SatMAY6 CREWE ALEXANDRA L2 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS 20 | OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2022-23
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Many young people progress from our provision into local clubs to continue playing football and begin the competitive game. The Soccer Tots sessions County in the Community provide for young people have had several different coaches over time but as of right now we currently have Cori Busuttil who takes lead on the Soccer Tots programme and Aimee Parfitt who supports with coaching. Cori and Aimee provide fun and exciting sessions for the children to en joy, where they can also learn and develop different skills.
ounty in the Community Soccer Tots provision has been delivered at Llan wern High School since 2017. Soccer Tots is targeted at children aged 3-6 years with the aim of providing children with a fun introduction to football which will hopefully promote an active lifestyle around sport.
Over the years the Soccer Tots partici pants have shown real enthusiasm for the sessions including visits from the Newport County AFC mascot, Spytty the Dog, New port County academy manager Damien Broad, and the introduction of fun-filled celebratory sessions.
For more information contact Liam Jenkins liam.jenkins@newport-county.co.uk
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WWW.NEWPORT-COUNTY.CO.UK OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2022-23 | 31 Join the Supporters’ Trust There is a Trust membership for everyone. To join, just go to www.ncafctrust.org/join or scan this QR code on your mobile: Benefits include: a Voting rights a Regular Trust news & emails a Priority tickets for selected fixtures a Be a member of the Trust that owns & runs Newport County AFC All Bronze benefits, PLUS a 5% Club Shop discount a Invites to selected training sessions All Silver benefits, PLUS a Monthly ‘Golden Ticket’ draw a One free hospitality experience Exciting bespoke memberships for our younger supporters: a Clwb Spytty: 0 to 11 years of age a #TeenExiles: 12 to 16 years of age For local businesses: a Logo advertised on Club/Trust websites, teamsheets and programme a Advertorial in two programmes a Player appearance at business a Two boardroom experience places All Gold benefits, PLUS a Player appearance at business or club a Opportunity to purchase cup final tickets a ‘Director for a Day’ experience BRONZE £5 per month (or £60 per annum) SILVER £10 per month (or £120 per annum) GOLD £20 per month (or £240 per annum) PLATINUM £50 per month (or £600 per annum) CORPORATE £1,000 per annum CLWB SPYTTY & TEEN EXILES £15 per annum Your Club, Your Trust @ncafctrust @ncfctrust www.ncfactrust.org info@ncafctrust.org Rodney Parade, Newport, NP19 0UU
Record Win: 9-1 v Notts County, Division 2, April 1927. Record Defeat: 0-10 v Leicester City, Division 1, October 1928.
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Best in FA Cup: Winners 1938-39, 2007-08. Best in League Cup: Round 5, 1960-61, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2004-05, 2009-10. Best in FL Trophy: Winners 2018-19. Best in Europe: UEFA Cup group stage2008-09.
One 5 (p/offs) 17,804 2020-21 League One 8 BCD 2021-22 League One 10 15,003 BACK STORY …
Record Attendance: 51,385 v Derby County, FA Cup Round 6, February 1949. Record Appearances: Jimmy Dickinson, 764 (1946-65).
FACT FILE… Formed 1898. Ground: Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, HampshirePO4 8RA. Capacity: 18,948 (all-seated). Best League Position: 1st, Division 1 (top tier), 1948-49, 1949-50.
Record Scorer: Peter Harris, 194 (1946-60).
Record Signing: Peter Crouch, £9m (rising to £11m) from Liverpool, July2008. Record Departure: Lassana Diarra, £18.8m to Real Madrid,Jan uary 2009. Most Capped Player: Jimmy Dickinson, 48 caps for England. 1898-2022 … 1898-1911 Southern League Division 1; 1911-12 Southern League Division 2; 1912-20 Southern League Division 1; 1920-21 Division 3; 1921-24 Division 3 (S); 1924-27 Division 2; 1927-59 Division 1; 1959-61 Division 2; 1961-62 Division 3; 1962-76 Division 2; 1976-78 Division 3; 1978-80 Division 4; 1980-83 Division 3; 1983-87 Division 2; 1987-88 Division 1; 1988-92 Division 2; 1992-2003 Division 1 (second tier); 200310 FA Premier League; 2010-12 FL Championship; 2012-13 League One; 2013-17 League Two; 2017- League One. 10 SEASONS League Position Average Att. 2012-13 League One 24 (rel.) 12,232 2013-14 League Two 13 15,458 2014-15 League Two 16 15,242 2015-16 League Two 6 (p/offs) 16,391 2016-17 League Two 1 (prom.) 16,823 2017-18 League 8 17,917 2018-19 League League
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Welcome … F or our third home match in eight days, we welcome Danny Cowley’s PORTSMOUTH to Rodney Parade who make their second visit to South Wales in the Carabao Cup following their 3-0 win at Cardiff City two weeks ago.
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This evening’s visitors are not the first club to represent the island city, with that honour belonging to Royal Artillery Portsmouth FC, who were FA Amateur Cup runners up in 1895-96. Unfortunately, ‘Royal ’lost its standing three years later after being suspended by the Football Association for violating their amateur status by taking players away for a week’s special training before an Amateur Cup-tie. Portsmouth FC were formed in 1898 at the offices of local solicitor Alderman JE Pink, who gathered together a group of football enthusiasts to buy a patch of land in Fratton. Said ‘patch’ has been home to ‘Pompey’ever since. Twice Football League champions, Blues’ first title success came a few months after they defeated County 3-2 in an FA Cup Fifth Round tie at Fratton Park in February 1949. Away supporters boarded eight special trains more in hope than expectation as County, third from bottom of Division 3 (South), faced South Coast opponents unbeaten at home for 14 months. Incredibly, Newport took their illustrious hosts to extra time, though that would have been averted had Eddie Carr’s 75th minute ‘goal’ not been disallowed in the most bizarre of offside decisions. The home side’s winner came five minutes from the end of extra time, as future County boss Jimmy Scoular set up the opening for England international Jack Froggatt to score. The last League Cup meeting between Newport and Portsmouth came in the 1977-78 campaign, with ‘Blues’ edging out County 5-4 on aggregate. Ironsides’ 3-2 second leg win at Somerton Park, 45 years ago this month, was overshadowed somewhat in newspaper dead lines by the death earlier in the day of the King of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, at the age of 42. Portsmouth have reached the Fifth Round of the competition on five occasions, including its inaugural year in 1960-61, when they lost to Rotherham United in the quarter finals.
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PAST MANAGER … Newport-born TONY PULIS left Bristol City to manage this evening’s visitors in January 2000. However, despite guiding Blues from the bot tom three to mid-table, the former Bristol Rovers and County midfielder, who made 89 appearances for his hometown club between 1984 and 1986, was replaced by Steve Claridge after 10 months.At the time of his appointment, chairman Milan Mandaric said:‘Pulis strikes me as someone who is tireless, dynamic and achieves things the old-fashioned way, through hard work. I want the kind of guy with the Portsmouth
Fratton plans ‘Hampshire Live’ reports that Blues’ Chief Executive Officer Andrew Cullen has spoken of increasing the capacity of Fratton Park to ‘as high as 30,000’in the future.The iconic stadium, nicknamed ‘The Old Girl’, has been tinkered with in recent years, with the number of seats ranging from just over 20,000 to as low as 15,000 due to safety works.
RECENT RESULTS …… F-A Att: 30 July: Sheffield Wednesday A 3-3 26,901 06 Aug: Lincoln City H 0-0 17,855 09 Aug: Cardiff City (League Cup R1) A 3-0 6,303 13 Aug: Cheltenham Town A 2-0 4,649 16 Aug: Cambridge United H 4-1 17,702 20 Aug: Bristol Rovers H 3-1 18,842 Scorers: Bishop 5, Curtis 2, Dale 1, Jacobs 2, Ogilvie 3, Pigott 2. WWW.NEWPORT-COUNTY.CO.UK OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2022-23 | 33
philosophy of hard work and commitment in his blood.’ Unfortunately, the bromance was short lived. Tony’s son Anthony, 38, followed his father into management six months ago, taking charge of US second tier outfit Miami FC. COUNTY v PORTSMOUTH Season Competition Home Away 1919-20 Southern League Div. 1 1-0 (10,371) 1-3 (13,800) 1920-21 Division 3 1-0 (9,000) 2-0 (13,679) 1921-22 Division 3 (South) 0-0 (8,000) 3-4 (13,000) 1922-23 Division 3 (South) 0-0 (9,000) 0-2 (14,294) 1923-24 Division 3 (South) 2-1 (8,000) 0-5 (7,353) 1945-46 Football League (South) 4-2 (8,632) 3-2 (10,261) 1948-49 FA Cup Round 5 2-3 (48,581) 1961-62 Division 3 0-5 (5,655) 2-2 (14,006) 1977-78 League Cup Round 1 3-2 (2,895) 1-3 (7,541) 1978-79 Division 4 1-2 (5,421) 1-2 (8,206) 1979-80 Division 4 4-3 (7,115) 2-0 (20,755) 1979-80 FA Cup Round 1 0-1 (19,459) 1980-81 Division 3 2-1 (7,003) 0-0 (13,208) 1981-82 Division 3 1-1 (4,209) 0-0 (8,787) 1982-83 Division 3 0-3 (10,419) 2-1 (10,833) 2013-14 League Two 1-2 (4,261) 2-0 (15,295) 2013-14 EFL Trophy Round 3 (S) 3-0 (2,849) 2014-15 League Two 1-0 (4,575) 1-0 (16,191) 2015-16 League Two 0-1 (3,298) 3-0 (16,245) 2016-17 League Two 2-3 (3,714) 1-2 (17,364) POMPEY TODAY … iPhone 13 needed Pompey boss Danny Cowley was hoping to recruit an eighth attacking option last weekend, with local newspaper reports linking our visitors with Cambridge United duo Shilow Tracey and Harvey Knibbs, both of whom impressed in their side’s 4-1 defeat at Fratton Park seven days ago. According to ‘The News’, former Braintree Town, Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town boss Cowley was locked in lengthy talks with U’s Director of Football Ben Strang following the game, with the attacking duo offering the versatility and adaptability that the Blues’ boss seeks. Eleven players have arrived this summer, including former County loanee Joe Pigott on a similar arrangement from Ipswich Town, with Cowley explaining to ‘The News’
Pompey have spent £11.5million on upgrades, though in the event of promotion to the Championship, the CEO says the capacity of the ground, which hosted its first match in 1899, is likely to be increased: ‘If we can create the demand through the club progressing through the leagues or by more seats being sold - we can start to consider the next stage of development.That would begin with a much bigger North Stand, meaning a capacity of over 25,000. Depending on different models, it could be as high as 30,000.’
MANAGER’S VIEW … Danny Cowley with his thoughts on the League Cup victory at Cardiff two weeks ago. ‘It was a really good evening for us after making the number of changes we did against a Championship club.That level of performance bodes well and shows the depth of our squad – we wouldnot have been able to do that last season.There were five players in the starting 11 who are aged 21 or under and that is great for the future of this football club.’
‘We would like to bring in an eighth attacking player, that would be really important to us. We have to see if that is possible. We want them to be like an iPhone 13. When we were young, you used to have a Walkman, a camera and a phone. Now you get an iPhone 13. So I want an iPhone 13 - one who can do a bit of everything!’
FAN’S VIEW … Supporter Brendon Boneassessing Pompey’s progress and prospects with ‘FourFourTwo’ magazine: ‘This season is our sixth running in League One. It is the Cowley brothers’ third transfer window and more serious questions will be asked if they fail this time. There is genuine hope that we might sustain a promotion push. We have got Marlon Park back this season, which is brilliant as he can smash midfields in League One but our most underrated player is Joe Morrell, our World Cup-bound Welsh midfielder. If we can get him firing, he will take the league by storm. We will finish in the play-offs. Anything less is a failure.’
Patient Pigott Danny Cowley has spoken highly on the club website of striker, Joe Pigott, who was on target in the 3-0 First Round victory over Cardiff City two weeks ago. The 28-year-old, who scored three goals in 10 games for County in 2014, arrived on a season-long loan from League One rivals Ipswich Town earlier this month, but has had to bide his time at Fratton Park thus far, returningto the bench for last week’s 4-1 League One win over Cambridge United: ’We have a player who is really hungry - he loves football and was starved of that a bit last season.He hasn’t moaned, hasn’t whinged and came on and made a difference for us.There are a lot of unselfish boys who are willing to put the team first here.That gives us a real collective strength.’
TheDEFENDERPompey academy graduate signed his first professional deal with the club just before Christmas2019. Right back or centreback Haji, born in Portsmouth, is a rare Tanzanian in the EFL with three full caps after representing England at U17 level. He has spent time away from Frat ton Park on loan to Bognor Regis, Bromley and Weymouth where he played 22 games in the National League last season.
06 Connor Ogilvie
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BornDEFENDERinCambridge and signed in the summer from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. Zak was with the Gunners from the age of six and signed his first professional contract in April 2019. He didn’t make the first team at the Emirates but played for the U21s across two seasons in the EFL Trophy. He went out on loan to Dutch second-tier side MVV Maastricht ahead of 2020-21 but was recalled that December.
SwitchedDEFENDERtoFratton Park after leav ing Gillingham at the start of last season. Connor has mostly featured at leftback but is also comfortable in the centre. He came through the ranks at Spurs, with loans at Stevenage and Gillingham.Joining the Gills permanently in the summer of 2019, he was named Player of the Year in his first seasonat Priestfield and went on to a total of 171 appear ances, scoring 10 goals. PORTSMOUTH
CentrebackDEFENDERwho joined from Rother ham ahead of last season and was named captain. The Scotland U21 cap began with hometown Aber deen and signed for Blackpool in 2015. Clark topped a century of appearances and helpedwin the 2016-17 L2 playoff final against Ex eter. He moved to Rotherham the following year and helped secure promotion to the Championship, in all playing 69 games for the Millers.
05 Haji Mnoga
03 Denver Hume
01 Josh Griffiths
OnGOALKEEPERloanfortheseason from West Bromwich Albion. Josh was on the receiving end of a world-record goal two seasons ago when he was on loan at Cheltenham Town and County’s Tom King beat him with a goalkick. He played 44 games in L2 that season and 33 on loan at Lincoln City in the next campaign. Still not quite 21, he was born in Her eford and has two caps for England at U18 level.
TheDEFENDERleft-sided player made the switch to Pompey from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee in January this year, seeking more game time after only four appearances up to that point last term. He scored three goals in 84 appearances for the Black Cats, having joined their academy at the age of 10. Denver was in the Sunderland side when Pompey beat the Wearsiders on penalties in the 2019 EFL Trophy final.
02 Zak Swanson
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SummerMIDFIELDER2021signing from Luton. Ryan came through the ranks at Manchester United and made a couple of senior appearances. After several spells out on loan he briefly featured for Fulham in the Premier League, followed by two years with Millwall from 2017 and then a move to Luton. He made a total of 68 appearances in two years with the Hatters, helping to establish them in the second tier.
08 Ryan Tunnicliffe
09 Colby Bishop MadeSTRIKERahandful of appearances for Notts County before dropping into non-league with Worcester City, Boston United and Leaming ton. Twenty goals in 28 games for them in 2018-19 earned a move to Accrington and Colby continued to score consistently in L1 with ten in each of the next two seasons. He joined Pompey this summer on a three-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.
Irish international winger who has been a mainstay for several seasons and started the campaign with 41 EFL goals in 160 appearances. Ronanmoved to Don egal as a child and broke into senior football with Derry City, attracting the attention of clubs in the UK and mainland Europe before joining Pompey four years ago. He was an EFL Trophy winner at Wembley in his first season at Fratton.
RejoinedMIDFIELDERhishometown club this summer from Cardiff City, where he made 99 EFL appearances across three seasons. Marlon played a single game for Pompey in the Championship in 2010-11. After loans to Wycombe, Dagenham and Cheltenham he joined the latter per manently and was twice named in the L2 Team of the Year. His upward career trajectory continued with six seasons as a regular for Bristol City.
13 Kieron Freeman VersatileDEFENDERdefender who returned to Pompey in July 2021, having left Swansea City after a single season there. Kieron had a loan spell at Fratton Park from Sheffield United at the end of the 2015-16 campaign. As well as numerous loans he has also played substantively for Nottingham Forest, Derby and Swindon. His hon ours include one cap for Wales and promotion from L1 to the Premier League with the Blades.
10 Joe Pigott
07 Marlon Pack
11 Ronan Curtis London-bornMIDFIELDER
14 Jayden Reid MakingSTRIKERalate start to his Portsmouth career after missing all of 2021-22 because of an injury in a pre-sea son friendly. The winger moved to Pompey in July 2021 after leaving Birmingham City. Jayden came through the ranks at Manchester United and Swansea City before signing for Birmingham in 2019.He made four Championship appear ances for them and also spent time on loan with Barrow and Walsall.
OnetimeSTRIKERCounty loanee from Char lton who netted three times for us in 2014-15 in one of several stints away from The Valley. Joe moved on substantively to Cambridge, Maidstone in the National League and AFC Wimbledon. There he scored 47 goals in 147 EFL appear ance, including the first ever goal at the new Plough Lane stadium. He moved on to Ipswich in 2021 and is on loan to Pompey from there.
15 Owen Dale WingerMIDFIELDERonloan for the season from Blackpool, who he joined ahead of last season from Crewe Alexandra after an earlier loan was cut short by injury. Owen came through Crewe’s renowned academy and was named senior Player of the Year for 2020-21, also winning a further three club awards. He made his first Pompey start in the 3-0 win at Cardiff in the first round of this season’s EFL Cup which set up this game.
21 Josh Oluwayemi
CentrebackDEFENDERwho initially joined Pompey on a season-long loan from Norwich in the summer of 2019 before making the move permanent a year later. Sean came through the ranks at Dover in the NL and made more than 100 appearances before signing for Lincoln, where he played under Danny Cowley and famously scored a late FA Cup winner at Pre mier League Burnley as the Imps reached the last eight.
16 Joe Morrell
17 Joe Rafferty
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19 Dane Scarlett OnSTRIKERloanfor the season from Tot tenham Hotspur. Dane scored five when Spurs’ U18s recovered from 2-0 down to beat County 6-2 in the FA Youth Cup in January 2021, including a “perfect hat-trick” and a penalty. Seen as one of England’s top prospects, he has netted 12 goals in 14 appearances for his country’s U21s and has made two appearances for Spurs in the Pre mier League, both as a sub.
MerseysiderDEFENDERwho was in the youth programme at Anfield and cap tained the U18s . Joe started his EFL career with Rochdale where he made more than 250 appearances. The left back joined Preston in the January 2019 window and was re leased at the end of last season after 61 games, prompting a move south to Pompey this July. Joe, now 28, was capped by Ireland at U18 and U19 levels.
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24 Michael Jacobs
LeftMIDFIELDERwingerstarting his third season with Pompey. Michael began his career at hometown Northampton Town and won back-to-back Player of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012. He moved to Derby and then helped Wolves secure a record points tally for L1. Moving on to Wigan Athletic in 2015, he picked up two more Championship winner’s medals clocking up a total of 188 games and 32 goals for the Latics.
FormerGOALKEEPERSpurskeeper who deputises for loanee Josh Griffiths, Alex Bass having departed for Sunderland. The 21-year-old has signed a oneyear deal with a further year’s option. Josh spent 10 years with Spurs and was one of four stoppers to leave the North London giants at the end of last season in an overhaul of their keeping department.
SignedMIDFIELDERfromLuton Town for an undisclosed fee in August 2021.The Wales international, with 28 caps, started all four games at last sum mer’s delayed European Champion ships. Joe came through the ranks at Bristol City and had several spells out on loan – including full seasons at Cheltenham and Lincoln City, the latter under current Pompey boss Danny Cowley.He then signed for Luton in October 2020.
23 Louis Thompson
SignedSTRIKERfrom non-league Bromley in 2020. Reeco progressed through the ranks at Dagenham & Redbridge and signed for Charlton after a successful trial. He made 24 appearances for the Addicks before a summer 2019 move to Bromley. Since joining Pompey he has had loan stints back with his previous club and also at Southend United in their relegation season, when he featured against County.
20 Sean Raggett
LeftMIDFIELDERNorwichat the end of last sea son and joined Pompey in August. The Wales U21 international began his career at Swindon and switched to Norwich in 2014. Louis played 14 times for them and has had several spells out on loan, including one at MK Dons in L1 last season.Older brother Nathan made 78 appear ances during two campaigns with Pompey and was in the side that lifted the EFL Trophy in 2019.
25 Jay Mingi
StayedMIDFIELDERinL1with Pompey after the relegation of his previous club Crewe Alexandra at the end of last season, signing on for three years. Tom is one of numerous graduates of the Alex academy playing across the EFL and beyond. He signed his first senior contract in 2016 and went on to make 151 appearances as a defensive midfielder. Called up to train with Wales ahead of last season’s Euros.
SignedMIDFIELDERasafree agent in Septem ber 2021having spent last summer training with Pompey. Jay was in West Ham’s academy and made two senior appearances for Charlton before leaving at the end of 2020-21. He played three games for Pompey in L1 late last season, all of them coming off the bench, and also played eight for National League Maidenhead after a loan switch soon after he joined Portsmouth.
A graduate in physical education from the University of Greenwich, Danny combined his early managerial career with teaching. He took Concord Rangers from the Essex Senior League to NL South and then Braintree Town to third spot in the National League.
After Lincoln’s promotion back to the Football League and a memorable FA Cup quarter-final, he moved on to Huddersfield but was less successful in the Championship in 2019-20 - while still recording a one-game-in-three win rate. Danny has been assisted in all his managerial roles by his brother Nicky and took charge of Pompey in March 2021, succeeding Kenny Jackett.
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VeteranDEFENDERof34with just over 600 EFL games on his CV, including the rare stat of reaching three figures with four different clubs. The East Ang lian came through the youth team at Cambridge United and went on to feature for Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic, Bir mingham City and Reading, where he spent three seasons before joining Pompey in July when his contract expired.
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HEAD COACH L ast here in 2018-19 with Lincoln City, who he took from the National League to L1. At that time Danny had an unusual profile in never having played League football, although he was a youth player with the original Wimbledon.
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