THE EXILE: Newport vs Barrow by Newport County AFC

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Chairman: Gavin Foxall Directors: Bob Herrin, Colin Faulkner, Joe Crocker, Kevin Ward, Mark Crook, Mike Everett, Paul Marks, Peter Madigan, Shaun Johnson. Honorary Club President: David Hando Manager: James Rowberry 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: Matthew Higgins Academy Manager: Damien Broad Media Manager: Ben Wills Commercial Manager: Matthew Owen Supporter Liaison Officer: Donna Linton Community Development Officer: Norman Parselle Club Chaplain: Keith Beardmore

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JAMES ROWBERRY Good afternoon everyone and welcome to today’s game against Barrow. I extend my welcome to Mark Cooper and his staff. It’s great that you will all be back in the ground after two home games behind closed doors. We missed you here and your brilliant support at Scunthorpe and Leyton Orient was hugely appreciated by the whole group. Speaking of those two games, they were both well-fought 1-0 victories that were against teams hard to break down thanks to the management of two coaches who have been in the game a long time and who I have the utmost respect for. So I’m proud to get maximum points from two hard games. Barrow will pose a similar challenge this afternoon and, although they are not where they might not want to be in the table, we will need to be at our best to get the win today. Welcome back to Rodney Parade and enjoy the game. James

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AMBER FROM THE ATTIC with Chris Shingler

All being well, we once again gather here at Rodney Parade after being excluded for the last two matches and warmly welcome Barrow FC and their hardy supporters, who have made the lengthy trip down the M6 and M5.

This afternoon, we look back to the 1964-65 season and our Cumbrian friends’ visit to Somerton Park on Saturday the 20th of February, through the pages of the 4d priced programme that was issued that day. The eight-page effort opened on page two with ‘Today’s Visitors’ and a look at their squad. Most of the nine players featured are either local lads or born “Oop North;” in fact, the most southern-based club mentioned in the pen pics that a player had played for by my reckoning was Notts County! On that same page we have a panel showing forthcoming matches where Rochdale and Bradford City were up next for our first XI in the English league, while Gwynfi were the next opponents lying in wait for our second string in the Welsh version. On page three,the obligatory ‘Editorial’ was taken up with some topical non- County gossip in the shape of the government’s announcement that the stadiums being used to host the 1966 World Cup in England were being given an improvement in their facilities ahead of the tournament, the winners of which escape me for now….

There is also a plug for a new “Wales Supporters’ Club” that was being set up by a chap from Llanelly (Llanelli) by the name of Mr A. Rowcliffe.It was intended to encourage more people to support the Welsh side and hoped that the enthusiasm generated could help Wales in their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Greece, in March in Cardiff. There may have been something in it mind as Wales won 4-1! In ‘Supporters’ Club C h a tte r ’ t h e re w e re nods towards “Grand Stopwatch” competition draw tickets, Car stickers (priced at 2d) and team photographs (9d), aswell as old programmes that were priced at 1d. Oh my,as a programme disciple myself I do wonder what absolute gems could have been picked up back then! The current membership of the club was 1,500 strong and Ron Jones was the gentleman to see to join or re-join.

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Of course, no programme would be complete from this era without a cursory reminder that Bingo was held in the club every Wednesday evening. House! After the team line-ups lodged in the issue’s central berth, we come to the league table that was bang up to date and County found themselves in 14th position, with 31 points from 32games played. The Barrow boys were fairing less well however and found themselves down in 22nd spot with just 21 points gleaned from 34 matches. Top of the pile were Tranmere Rovers on 47 from 33, whilst bottom were Stockport County who had struggled toamass just 14 points but had only played 30 times. For the brave-hearted Cromwell End boys (and girls), there is an announcement of train times for our upcoming away clash at Millwall! For the record, it was a 4-0 defeat, which I’m pretty sure was celebrity broadcaster and partisan Lions’ fan Danny Baker’s first ever trip to the Den, taken as a young lad by his father. The inside-back page was where we found the players‘Appearances and Goals’ chart and eight players had appeared in over 30 league and cup games, with goalkeeper and record appearance holder for the Ironsides, Len Weare playing in a maximum 38. Leading scorer was Laurie Sheffield with 21 goals from 32 matches, while he was ably supported by Ken Morgan, the former Busby Babe and Munich survivor as well as being current player

Aaron Lewis’ uncle. Kenny had netted 14 in 36 for the record and finished on 20 from 50 starts. Back page was where we found the‘Results and Fixtures’and it showeda very mixed bag indeed, but we had reached the FA Cup Third Round where, after home wins over non-league Spalding United (5-3) and Mansfield Town (3-0), we then drew at Elm Park Reading (22), but alas slipped to a single goal defeat in the Somerton replay in front of a healthy 13,118 crowd. So, onto the game and a Ray Brennan strike in the first minute certainly gave our visitors a great start but they were pegged back nine minutes later when future Welsh cap Gil Reece equalised. Not content with scoring in the first minute once, Barrow repeated the trick in the first minute of the second half as well though Roy McCarthy! However, John “Polly” Rowlands got our second leveller of the afternoon just after the hour mark, and 2,057 fans had an entertaining few hours out for their shilling. We finished in 16th spot, while Barrow had to seek reelection finishing i n 2 1 s t p l a c e. Halifax Town and Lincoln City were the others sitting precariously on the trap door with, not surprisingly, the still bottomp l a c e d Sto c k p o r t . At the champagne end of the table, corks were popped at Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall, York City and Oxford United, all of whom were promoted. Teams:

County: Len Weare, George Walters, John Frowen, John Rowland, Graham Rathbone, Len Hill, George Smith, Ken Morgan, Laurie Sheffield, Jackie Swindells, Gil Reece. Barrow:Lionel Duffin, Jimmy Nelson, Malcolm Edwards, David Worthington, Garbutt Richardson, Keith Eddy, Roy McCarthy, Bobbie Tait, Ray Brennan, Don Watson, Brian Pilkington.

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boardroom A warm welcome to all the Directors, Players and Officials of Barrow to this afternoon’s EFL League Two home fixture. I am delighted to welcome you all back to Rodney Parade today. It is so important on so many different fronts having fans back in the stadium. On the note of supporters and how important they are, many thanks to those that travelled to Scunthorpe taking advantage of the coaches the club provided. It was really pleasing to see the pictures and hear the many positive stories. The noise on the day certainly made a difference to the team. It was really enjoyable day. Then followed very quickly by our evening fixture in East London. Again, many thanks to those that made the journey on a cold Tuesday night. Another great victory with another clean sheet! We welcome two local clubs to today’s game, Llanyrafon AFC and Ysgol Griffithstown U8’s. I hope you all have an enjoyable day. The charity at today’s game is The Samaritans (116 123 free from any phone or 0330 094 5717 local call charges apply) #ExilesHereToListen. In addition, our friends at Newport City Radio will be providing the entertainment in the marquee before the game. NCR have recently become our official podcast partner and will be producing a podcast with officials and players of the club. I recently had the pleasure of

being invited on to the podcast with Ian, John, and Luke. It was really enjoyable, and I know the NCR team have a whole host of people lined up for the rest of the season. The work undertaken on a match day by NCR, County in the Community, our partners and not forgetting Joe Crocker (and most of his family 😊) was recently subject to the EFL “mystery shopper” Family Excellence scheme. The feedback was really positive, and we have managed to maintain our good rating which is tremendous. Well done all and thank you! There will be a minute’s applause before the start of today’s game to remember former player Lee Brown (Beaver) and lifelong supporter and sponsor Matthew Wulf. Our condolences and thoughts are with both families at this difficult time. Welcome to Rob Street who has joined the club this week on loan from Crystal Palace. I am sure the Amber Army will give him a warm welcome! Good luck to the lads this afternoon. Thanks for your support as always. Stay safe everyone. Gavin

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Newport Veterans Hub We are now open every Thursday 15:00-18:00 at our new facility in Newport stadium, NP19 4RB.

Our drop in Hub holds coffee evenings where vulnerable veterans can come together in a non-threatening, comfortable environment to socialise, allowing our specialist volunteers to identify those most at risk, offer them wellbeing strategies, and signpost them to alternative therapies and treatments. In partnership with Newport County AFC and Newport RFC we provide free match day tickets available to veterans and service children. We have activity sessions available to veterans and families every Thursday 17:0018:00 at the Geraint Thomas National velodrome of Wales NP19 4RB. Funding is provided by the National lottery community Fund with sessions delivered by County in the Community.

For more information, please email Info@newportveteranshub.org.uk Or visit our website: Newportveteranshub.org.uk

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www.kidscape.org.uk Kidscape are really pleased to have been invited to be at the home game against Swindon this weekend to mark the end of anti-bullying week, and to continue to send the message of One Kind Word which is the theme this year. Kidscape has been a charity partner with Newport County AFC since 2019 and we have delivered some of our training programmes to their coaching staff and we continue to be proud working with them. Founded in 1984, Kidscape are passionate about working with and supporting children and families who through no fault of their own, have been faced with bullying and the trauma felt when going through it, which can last for several years. Through our work, we have been fortunate to meet so many children who we have helped deal with negative behaviour and who have gained strength, confidence, and resilience after attending one of our ZAP workshops. The workshops are about having fun but throughout the workshops, we deliver a set of Kidscape tools which we share with children in learning how to deal with and manage conflict and behaviour that has negative connotations and teach them that responding in a negative way, only serves to escalate the problem. When bullied, children lose all sense of worth, value, confidence, feel lonely and isolated and the pandemic has heightened the sense of segregation as children are unsure where they fit into previous friendship groups and as a result, feel distant from friends. Kidscape also deliver online ZAP workshops, as well as face to face which gives families a diverse way in which they can engage in our workshops. I am pleased to say that we can return to delivering our Community ZAP full day workshops in Newport on Monday 21st February 2022, venue yet to be confirmed, that we would encourage families to access, free of charge.

The objectives of the Community ZAP workshops are:

• Raising self-esteem

• Exploring bullying roles • Assertiveness skills • Positive body language • Cyberbullying e run alongside the children workshop, a session for W parents which has the following objectives:

• Assertiveness training • Open discussion

• Understanding modelling behaviour • Support sources. If you feel your child would benefit from attending one of the Community ZAP workshops, please do get in touch. carole@kidscape.org.uk Please look at our website and get in touch if you want to access any of our training, and be part of the journey of Kidscape in Wales, as we are always welcome volunteers to support and help us deliver our message of hope and courage to all children and young people who have been bullied. We strive to make children feel wanted, loved, valued and be a part of the Kidscape family. The Kidscape Team

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Academyupdate

FOUNDATION PHASE & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE As the penultimate week of January comes to end, we would like to share some of our stories from our Academy Schoolboy Programme (U9 – U16) from this month. Our Academy age groups have competed extremely well within fixtures against the likes of Cheltenham Town & Bristol City FC. Which is credit to the collective hard work of everyone involved in each player’s journey, from parents, to staff and of course the player themself. Our U15 age group has continued to represent the Football Club, Academy and themselves well within the U15 Floodlit Cup Competition, competing against the likes of Cardiff City & Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle & Exeter City FC. Recently our U9’s & U10’s were extremely lucky to have the opportunity to support our first team in their behind closed doors, 4-0 win against Harrogate. Our Academy players came in as ball boys, they did an fantastic job and were fortunate enough to meet some of the players (picture left). Ryan Morley (FDP Lead) & Bobby-McKenzie Black (YDP Lead)

The Academy scholars had a special visitor last week as Kevin Ellison popped in to work with the group. Kevin is currently undertaking his coaching badges and it was brilliant for the players to learn from his experience on the day.

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APPEARANCES & GOALSCORERS 2021-22 SEASON * OUT ON LOAN ** NO LONGER AT THE CLUB. UP TO AND INCLUDING: 25.01.22

Statistics supplied by Gareth Swattridge League No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 31 41 42 43 49 50 55 56

Name Joe DAY Cameron NORMAN Ryan HAYNES Josh PASK James CLARKE Priestley FARQUHARSON Robbie WILLMOTT Matty DOLAN Padraig AMOND * Courtney BAKER-RICHARDSON Alex FISHER Aaron LEWIS Louis HALL * Timmy ABRAHAM Scot BENNETT Finn AZAZ Dom TELFORD Courtney SENIOR Lewis COLLINS Kevin ELLISON Jake CAIN James WAITE Mickey DEMETRIOU Nick TOWNSEND Ollie COOPER Joe WOODIWISS * Lewys TWAMLEY * Ryan HILLIER Ieystyn EVANS Harrison BRIGHT Zack MAHER Aneurin LIVERMORE

Apps 20 (0) 27 (0) 19 (2) 3 (0) 20 (2) 6 (4) 21 (0) 17 (3) 0 (0) 18 (2) 7 (9) 9 (4) 0 (0) 3 (9) 12 (2) 15 (8) 17 (1) 0 (0) 3 (6) 1 (8) 7 (6) 0 (2) 22 (0) 7 (0) 21 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1)

Goals 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 3 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cup YC 0 6 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

RC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Apps 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (2) 5 (0) 3 (1) 4 (1) 1 (0) 3 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 2 (2) 3 (2) 3 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 3 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 2 (0) 0 (1) 3 (0)

Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LEAGUE TABLE 2021-22 GP

Total YC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Apps 21 (0) 28 (0) 20 (2) 3 (0) 23 (2) 7 (4) 24 (0) 20 (3) 0 (0) 19 (2) 8 (11) 14 (4) 3 (1) 7 (10) 13 (2) 18 (8) 19 (2) 0 (0) 5 (8) 4 (10) 10 (6) 0 (2) 23 (0) 12 (0) 23 (1) 3 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 2 (0) 0 (1) 5 (1)

Goals 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 8 2 0 0 3 1 3 19 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

YC 0 6 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3

RC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Up to: 25.01.22

Pos

Team

Forest Green Rovers

GA 30

GD 55

PTS

Tranmere Rovers

Newport County AFC

Sutton United

Northampton Town

Swindon Town

Mansfield Town

Exeter City

Salford City

Port Vale

Bradford City

Harrogate Town

Bristol Rovers

-3

Leyton Orient

Crawley Town

-6

Hartlepool United

-12

Walsall

-6

Rochdale

-2

Stevenage

-17

Carlisle United

-14

Barrow

-7

Colchester United

-13

Scunthorpe United

-27

Oldham Athletic

-20

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OVER HALF A MILLION SKY BET CUSTOMERS USE DEPOSIT LIMITS TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 6 WEMBLEYS. 201 ALLY PALLYS. OR 8 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP DAYS. (THAT’S A LOT OF TWEED)

ALL GOOD BOOKMAKERS HAVE DEPOSIT LIMITS. SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, SET AN APPROPRIATE ONE FOR YOU AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. DEPOSIT LIMITS

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MATCHBYMATCH

Follow The Exiles throughout the 2021/22 SEASON DATE AUGUST Sat 07 Tues 10 Sat 14 Sat 21 Wed 25 Sat 28 Tues 31 SEPTEMBER Sat 04 Fri 10 Tues 14 Sat 18 Fri 24 OCTOBER Sat 02 Sat 09 Tues 12 Sat 16 Tues 19 Sat 23 Sat 30 NOVEMBER Sat 06 Tues 09 Fri 12 Sat 20 Tues 23 Fri 26 DECEMBER Tues 07 Sat 11 Sat 18 JANUARY Sat 01 Sat 08 Sat 15 Sat 22 Tue 25 Sat 29 FEBRUARY Sat 05 Tues 08 Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat 26 MARCH Tue 1 Sat 05 Sat 12 Tues 15 Fri 18 Sat 26 APRIL Sat 02 Sat 09 Fri 15 Mon 18 Fri 22 Sat 30 MAY Sat 07

OPPOSITION

COMP

ATT

AWAY F-A POS

Oldham Athletic Ipswich Town Mansfield Town Tranmere Rovers SOUTHAMPTON Salford City PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

A A A A H A H

L2 CCR1 L2 L2 CCR2 L2 PJT

4094 6144 3793 6160 5920 1687 1032

317 131 156 181 1031 277 155

1-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-8 0-3 2-0

6 -13 9 -15 --

Day Townsend Day Day Townsend n Day Townsend

Norman n A Lewis Norman Norman Lewis n Norman Bright n

Haynes Hall Haynes n Haynes Hall Haynes Lewis n

Farquharson Woodiwiss Farquharson Farquharson Farquharson Farquharsonl Woodiwiss

Dolan l J Clarke Bennett Bennett Dolan l (J)Clarke Dolan l

LEYTON ORIENT Harrogate Town NORTHAMPTON TOWN WALSALL Barrow AFC

H A H H A

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

3845 2670 3168 3825 2427

396 110 161 547 91

2-2 2-2 0-1 2-1 1-2

15 14 19 12 14

Day Day Day Townsend Townsend

Willmott Norman l Norman Norman Norman

Haynes Haynes Haynes Lewis Lewis

Norman Farquharson Farquharson Clarke 1 Clarke

Dolan 1 l Demetriou Dolan l Demetriou n Demetriou Bennett l Demetriou 1 Dolan Dolan l Haynes

Bennett l n Bennett 1 Livermore n Upson l n Upson

SCUNTHORPE UNITED BRADFORD CITY ARSENAL U21 Exeter City CARLISLE UNITED Bristol Rovers STEVENAGE

H H H A H A H

L2 L2 PJT L2 L2 L2 L2

3213 4089 1426 5078 2962 7515 3439

98 450 91 614 108 1032 92

3-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 3-1 5-0

12 13 -14 13 12 8

Day Day Townsend Day Day Day Day

Norman Norman Lewis Norman Norman Norman Norman

Haynes Haynes Hall Haynes Haynes n n Lewis Lewis

Clarke Clarke Woodiwiss n Clarke Clarke Clarke n Clarke

Dolan Dolan Missilou n Dolan Dolan Dolan l Demetriou

Demetriou Demetriou Cain Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Willmott l

Upson Upson l Livermore Upson Upson n n Cain AZAZ 1

Morecambe Swindon Town Hartlepool United SWINDON TOWN Crawley Town Colchester United

A A A H A A

FACR1 PJT L2 L2 L2 L2

1879 2125 5764 5141 1438 2401

167 157 114 1027 130 83

0-1 0-1 2-1 1-2 1-1 1-1

--5 8 9 9

Day Townsend Day Day Day Day

Norman Bright Norman Norman Norman n Norman

Lewis l Haynes Haynes Haynes Lewis n Haynes

Clarke Dolan l Clarke Clarke n Clarke n Clarke n

Demetriou Missilou n Dolan Dolan n Dolan l Bennett

Willmott Upson n Demetriou n Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou

Azaz Collins Upson n Upson l Upson l n Willmott

SUTTON UNITED PORT VALE Rochdale

H H A

L2 L2 L2

3368 4074 2232

90 340 344

3-2 2-1 0-3

8 4 6

Day Day Day

Norman Norman Norman n

Haynes l Lewis n Lewis l

Clarke l Clarke Clarke

DOLAN 1 Dolan Dolan l

Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou n

Willmott Willmott Willmott

Walsall SALFORD CITY HARROGATE TOWN Scunthorpe United Leyton Orient BARROW AFC

A H H A A H

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

4946 BCD BCD 2604 3413

722 0 0 453 169

*3-3 0-2 4-0 1-0 1-0

7 7 6 5 3

Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend

Norman l Norman n Norman n Norman NORMAN 1

Lewis Lewis l Haynes Haynes Haynes

Clarke Clarke Pask Pask l Pask

Dolan Demetriou

Bennett Willmott Bennett l Bennett Bennett

Willmott Cain l Cain Cain Cain l

Forest Green Rovers Northampton Town OLDHAM ATHLETIC MANSFIELD TOWN TRANMERE ROVERS

A A H H H

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

FOREST GREEN ROVERS BRISTOL ROVERS Stevenage Carlisle United HARTLEPOOL UNITED Bradford City

H H A A H A

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

EXETER CITY Swindon Town CRAWLEY TOWN Sutton United COLCHESTER UNITED Port Vale

H A H A H A

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

ROCHDALE

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DEMETRIOU 1

Demetriou Demetriou n

Demetriou Missilou J Clarke l J Clarke J Clarke Bennett Livermore n

Upson Livermore l n Upson Upsonn Bennett l Missilou l Cain l

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Key: Goalscorer(s) in Bold1; Sub 1 l; 1 Sub 2 l; Sub 3 l; Sub 4 l; Sub 5 l; Yellow Card n; Red Card n; * Own Goal.

Key: Goalscorer(s) in Bold ; Sub 1 l; Sub 2 l; Sub 3 l; Sub 4 l; Sub 5 l

Statistics byn;Gareth Swattridge Yellow Cardsupplied n; Red Card * Own Goal; (P) Penalty.

Statistics supplied by Gareth Swattridge Subs

Bennett Abraham 1 Azazl Hylton Azaz l Greenidge Missilouln Abraham Upson Fishe 1l Cooper

SUBSTITUTES L Collins l Willmott Azaz l Willmott J Clarkel1 Willmott Upsonl Azaz Fisherl l Hylton Abrahaml Abraham 1

Upson Cooper Upson Cooper Cain l Willmott Livermore l Cooper Azaz 1 l Willmott

Hylton l Ellison l Greenidge Missilou l n Abraham n Abrahamsl Ellison 1l l Missilou Hylton l Fishe1 L Collinsln Telford l l Hillier Willmott l L Collins Abraham Greenridge l Lewis Willmott l Missilou Fisher Ellison l l Lewis Telford 1 Willmott l Abraham l Willmott 1 Collins l Telford

Fisher Fisher l Abraham Fisher l Baker-Richardson l Fisher

Willmott Willmott Collins WILLMOTT 1 Willmott Willmott n Cain

Cooper 1 l Baker-Richardson 1 l Cooper n Baker-Richardson n GREENIDGE 1 l Hylton l BAKER-RICHARDSON Cooper l 1 n l Cooper l TELFORD 2 l TELFORD 2 l Cooper TELFORD 3 l Cooper

Cain l Ellison Cooper l n Cooper l Cooper Cooper n

Cooper l Hylton l n Azaz Azaz Azaz Azaz

Telford Abraham l TELFORD 1 TELFORD 1 TELFORD 1 TELFORD 1

Cooper Cooper n Cooper

Azaz AZAZ 1 l Azaz

COLLINS 1 TELFORD 1 l Telford

Cooper Cooper Cooper l n Cooper l Cooper

Azaz Azaz l Azaz Azaz Willmott l

TELFORD 2 l Telford TELFORD 2 l Telford l n Fisher l

Telford 1 l Telford l Ellison Telford l Baker-Richardson BAKER-RICHARDSON 1ln BAKER-RICHARDSON 1 l

Baker-Richardson

Fisher BAKER-RICHARDSON 1 l

Baker-Richardson l

Ellison l Baker-Richardson

BAKER-RICHARDSON 1 l

Baker-Richardson l Baker-Richardson

Baker-Richardson l n Baker-Richardson BAKER-RICHARDSON 1 BAKER-RICHARDSON 1

Baker-Richardson

J Clarke l Abrahams l Upson l L Collins l n FisherGreenridge l Greenridge Townsendl Abraham l S Lewis Ellisonl Karadogan Upson l n Ellison l Woodiwiss Livermore DolanL Collins l Lewis Greenridge Ovendale Bullock

Referee Ellison 1 l Telford l Collins l Missilou l Ovendale Greenidgel Townsend Abraham l Townsend Maher l

REFEREE Greenridge Townsend Missilou Hillier S Lewis Lewis Mr T Nield Woodiwiss Lewis Mr N Hair L Collins L Collins Haynes Mr A Blackhouse (L)Collins Mr RlLewisEllison Stokes Williams

Karadogan Livermore Greenridge Hylton Townsend Hiller l

Ovendale Townsend Townsend Day Evans l

Mr T Nield Mr N Hair Mr A Blackhouse Mr R Lewis Mr D Drysdale Mr. B. Speedie Mr. T. Reeves

Townsend Townsend Townsend Haynes Day

(J)Clarke (J)Clarke (J) Clarke Farquharson Farquharson l n

Farquharsonl Lewis l Dolan

Lewis Abraham l Lewis Baker-Richardson l Abraham Hylton l Abraham l

Telford 1 l Azaz l Azaz l Azaz l Ellison

Cain Telford Ellison l Ellison Missilou

Livermore l Cain Cooper l Missilou l Cooper

Mr. L. Doughty Mr. S. Allison Mr. C. Hicks Mr. L. Swabey Mr. R. Madley

Fisher l Fisher l Ovendale Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend

Lewis Lewis FISHER 1 l Fisher l Fisher l Fisher Haynes

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2021/2022 STAT PACK ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LEAGUE TWO TOP FIVES GOALS 2 3 4 5

ASSISTS 18

DOMINIC TELFORD

MITCHELL PINNOCK

JAMILLE MATT

KANE WILSON

MATT STEVENS

OLIVER COOPER

HARRY SMITH

JAMILLE MATT

MATT JAY

COREY O’KEEFFE

100 100 78 67 100 87 83 74 68 100 89 88 81 79 100 93 87 82 81 100 89 84 62 56 100 95 89 100 91 89 82 76 100 71 59 57 54

TOTAL SHOTS 1 2 3 4 5

CHANCES CREATED

HARRY MCKIRDY

JEVANI BROWN

MATT JAY

CALLUM COOKE

DOMINIC TELFORD

NICKY CADDEN

HARRY SMITH

GEORGE THOMSON

MATT STEVENS

KANE WILSON

% OF GOALS INVOLVED IN

SUCCESSFUL PASSES

2 3 4 5

FREDDIE SEARS

45.1

1368 LOUIS REED 1212 DION CONROY

JAMILLE MATT 44.2 DOMINIC TELFORD 40.6 MITCHELL PINNOCK

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1200 AKINWALE ODIMAYO 1097 NICKY FEATHERSTONE

37.8

1069 EOGHAN O’CONNELL

AARON DRINAN

DRIBBLES COMPLETED

SAVES

1 2 3 4 5

KANE WILSON

GLENN MORRIS

JACK DIAMOND

DEAN BOUZANIS

DYLAN BAHAMBOULA

PAUL FARMAN

ALEX GILLIEAD

LIAM ROBERTS

DAVID AJIBOYE

RORY WATSON

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BARROW

MATCH FACTS & TOTAL CARDS Newport have lost each of their last two Football League games against Barrow, not since January 1971 have they lost three successive Football League games against the Bluebirds.

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GOALS

379

303

SHOTS

35.5

33.2

EXPECTED GOALS

51.5

26.8

GOALS CONCEDED

52.6

11.3

AVERAGE POSSESSION %

27.5

EXPECTED GOALS AGAINST

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SHOT CONVERSION RATE %

CLEAN SHEETS

POINTS GAINED AFTER TRAILING

POINTS DROPPED AFTER LEADING

GOAL TIMES 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90

SCORED

CONCEDED

9 5 7 8 7 7

4 5 9 5 6 5

0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90

SCORED

CONCEDED

2 4 3 8 3 6

5 4 4 7 6 5

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Barrow afc WITH Richard Taylor BLUE BIRDSSTATS …

BLUEBIRDS’ LAST 10 GAMES…

F-A

Att:

0-0

6425

2-0

2863

15 Dec:

Ipswich Town (FA Cup Round 2 replay) H

2-0

2758

th, Division 3 (N),1931-32 (3 tiers) and 8th 5 Division 3, 1967-68 (4 tiers).

27 Dec:

Tranmere Rovers

0-2

7431

29 Dec:

Oldham Athletic

0-0

3495

Best in FA Cup:

Round 3 13 times, most recently 2021-22.

01 Jan:

Bradford City

1-2

3463

Best in League Cup:

Round 3, 1962-63 and 1967-68.

05 Jan:

Best in FA Trophy:

Winners 1989-90 and 2009-10.

Barnsley (FA Cup Round 3)

4-5

4755

Record Win:

12-1v Gateshead, Division 3 (N), May 1934.

15 Jan:

Colchester United

2-0

2297

Record Defeat:

1 -10 v Hartlepools United, Division 4, April 1967.

22 Jan:

Mansfield Town

1-3

3224

25 Jan:

Salford City

0-2

3510

Record Crowd:

1 6,874 v Swansea City, FA Cup Round 3, January 1954.

Scorers: Banks 10 (5 pens), Gordon 6 (1 pen), Zanzala (on loan to Exeter City) 5, Stevens 4, Gotts 3, Key 3, Jones 2, Sea 2, Arthur 1, Driscoll-Glennon 1, Grayson 1, Williams 1.

Formed:

1901.

Ground:

he Dunes Hotel Stadium, Holker Street, T Wilkie Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5UW.

Previous Grounds:

he Strawberry (1901-04), Ainslie Street T (1904-05), Little Park (1905-09).

Capacity:

5916 (1006 seated).

Best League Position:

Record Appearances: Brian Arrowsmith, 512 (1961-71 and 1974-78). Record Scorer:

Billy Gordon, 145 (1949-58).

Most Capped Player:

Harry Panayiotou, 5 (29), St Kitts & Nevis.

BLUEBIRDS’ LEAGUE JOURNEY … 1901-03 Lancashire League; 1903-05 Lancashire Combination Division 2; 1905-08 Lancashire Combination Division 1; 1908-11 Lancashire Combination Division 2; 1911-21 Lancashire Combination Division 1/Division A; 1921-58 Division 3 (N); 1958-67 Division 4; 196770 Division 3; 1970-72 Division 4; 1972-79 Northern Premier League; 1979-83 Alliance Premier League; 1983-84 Northern Premier League; 1984-86 Alliance Premier League; 1986-87 Northern Premier League; 1987-89 Northern Premier League: Premier Division; 1989-92 Conference; 1992-98 Northern Premier League: Premier Division; 1998-99 Conference; 1999-2004 Northern Premier League: Premier Division; 2004-08 Conference North; 2008-13 Conference Premier; 2013-15 Conference North; 2015-20 National League; 2020- League Two..

BLUEBIRDS’ LAST 10 SEASONS …

04 Dec:

Ipswich Town (FA Cup Round 2)

11 Dec:

Swindon Town

IN THE BEGINNING …

With thousands flocking to Barrow in the 1880s for employment in the iron and subsequently steel industry, the demand for organised football grew. A football club was established around that time on the site of the current Furness Cricket Club, though by 1894 it appears to have disbanded. With more and more people arriving from nearby Scotland, interest in football continued to grow, with local publican, Mr Hinds chairing a meeting at the town’s Drill Hall in 1901, resulting in the formation of the present club.. With limited opportunity locally, Barrow joined the Lancashire League and initially attracted crowds of between three and four thousand to their then Strawberry Ground home. After a couple of other ‘ground hops’, they settled at Holker Street eight years later and have remained ever since, becoming founder members of Division 3 (North) in 1921.

HIGHLIGHTS

Season

League

Position

2011-12

Conference Premier

2012-13

Conference Premier

22 (rel.)

2013-14

Conference North

2014-15

Conference North

2015-16

National League

2016-17

National League

1293

2017-18

National League

1181

2018-19

National League

1375

2019-20

National League

1 (prom.)

2010

2020-21

League Two

1 (prom.) 11

Av. Att. 1259 979 736 1459 1355

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Barrow’s sole promotion as a Football League club came in 196667, when Don McEvoy’s side, containing the likes of goalkeeper Fred Else, defender and record appearance holder Brian Arrowsmith and 18-goal striker Jim Mulholland, finished third in Division 4. Our visitors confirmed promotion with a 1-0 victory at Somerton Park on the penultimate day of the season, a repeat of the score line in Cumbria seven weeks earlier. Bluebirds achieved national fame on the opening day of the 1965-66 season, when Bobby Knox became the first substitute to score in the Football League as he netted in the 4-2 victory over Wrexham at the Racecourse.Three months later, the locally born player again made the headlines in the role of ‘super sub’ as he replaced injured goalkeeper Lionel Duffin and saved a penalty at Doncaster Rovers, as goals from Keith Eddy and Keith Hartland secured a battling 2-1 victory in South Yorkshire.

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Dallas businessman Paul Casson completed a takeover at Holker Street in May 2014, and the Bluebirds won the Conference North title the following season. Within months, manager Darren Edmondson was dismissed after a mediocre start to the 2015-16 campaign, and subsequent bosses Paul Cox, Micky Moore and Ady Pennock also lost their jobs as the American targeted a Football League return for the club who lost that cherished status in 1972. Casson sold the club in October 2018, though his last managerial appointment, current Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt, delivered the coveted prize as Barrow led the National League for the vast majority of the Covid-curtailed 2019-20 campaign, ending 48 years of hurt as the final league table was decided on a points-per-game basis.

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he 1971-72 campaign. Barrow may have applied for re-election T on 11 occasions, one more than County, though they felt hard done by on losing their Division 4 status, as both Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra finished below them in the table! The conspiracy theorists felt that Bluebirds’ remote Cumbrian location went against them in the Football League’s AGM at Lancaster Gate, plus there was a desire to accommodate media darlings Hereford United following their Ronnie Radford inspired FA Cup heroics against Newcastle United. arrow’s nickname may not win them too many fans in this part B of the world, though more mature fans of our visitors will think it preferable to its alternative. In the late 1960s, club mascot Jimmy Caldwell and friends manufactuired a ‘Zigger’, essentially a stuffed army kit bag painted blue and white. The group paraded their creation pitch side for several seasons prior to Barrow’s demise as a Football Leaguie outfit, encouraging the chant: ‘Zigger-Zagger-Zigger-Zagger-Oi-Oi-Oi’. Older fans have never quite forgiven the Zigger, which is presumably burioed deep within a Cumbrian rubbish tip! arrow’s first season in the Northern Premier League in 1972-73 B saw them attract a crowd of just 143 for a home fixture with South Liverpool. However, those dark days paled into insignificance compared to the chaos of ther late 1990s, when a liquidator was appointed because of the club’s debts accrued under a previous regime. Despite finishing outside of the Conference relegation zone, Bluebirds were demoted to the Northern Premier League where they remained for the next five years.

BLUEBIRDS’ TODAY

Wetherby Road return? Barrow went into Tuesday’s home clash with Salford City two places and seven points ahead of Scunthorpe United. Three days earlier, Mark Cooper’s side lost 3-1 to in-form Mansfield Town at Holker Street, despite the Stags playing 51 minutes with 10 men following the first half dismissal of defender Farrend Rawson. However, there is some cause for cheer in Cumbria with the decision of midfielder Ollie Banks to commit his long-term future to the club. Bluebirds’ 10-goal top scorer penned a new two-and-a-half year contract with our visitors having arrived from Tranmere Rovers in January 2021, and told the club’s You Tube channel: ‘I am delighted. The season we have had has been positive in a lot of ways. Results have not always gone to plan, but we have seen that we can put in some really good performances. I struggled without fans last season as I love playing in front of a crowd. Football is nothing without fans as we have seen. There are a great bunch of lads here too, and everyone is pulling in the same direction. Hopefully, we can show that results wise this next part of the season.’

MANAGER’S VIEW

Mark Cooperhoping for a positive end to the campaign. ‘I have said to our players this week that if we can win three or four on the trot then we will be looking at an entirely different end to the season. Of course, we want to make sure we get enough points that we are not involved in a scrap at the end, so if we can do that early then different things can open up. That is what we have to be looking at – we have to test ourselves and we have to believe. I think we play better against the better opposition; we seem to rise to the occasion.’

FANS’ VIEWS

A quick peak at ‘www.barrowafc.net’, Bluebirds’ unofficial fans’ forum, with thanks to the posters named. ‘It is not that long ago that we put in a tremendous second half performance to beat Newport, capped off with a fantastic strike from Josh Gordon. All was looking very promising at that stage. How did we slip from that sort of performance?’ ‘pjdaly’ getting nostalgic for that September Saturday in Cumbria that proved to be Michael Flynn’s last game in charge at County. ‘Courtney Baker-Richardson has put Newport ahead at Scunthorpe.’ ‘SKIPPER’ keeping tabs on former Bluebird Courtney, who spent last term at Holker Street, ‘With a 2-1 lead and with 10 men, Mansfield decided to sit back, give us all the possession and see what Barrow had to offer. Nothing, as it turned out! We were devoid of ideas in the final third.’ SayitagainSam’ commenting on the Harrogate travelling support at Luton Town last weekend.

THE COUNTY CONNECTION

Season

Competition

Home

Away

1962-63

Division 4

6-0 (5733)

0-3 (3640)

1963-64

Division 4

3-0 (3274)

1-1 (4137)

1964-65

Division 4

2-2 (2057)

4-1 (2718)

1965=66

Division 4

3-2 (2741)

2-2 (3532)

1966-67

Division 4

0-1 (2263)

0-1 (5186)

1970-71

Division 4

3-2 (1542)

1-3 (2075)

1971-72

Division 4

2-1 (3443)

0-1 (2196)

2010-11

Conference Premier

5-0 (1331)

1-2 (1089)

2011-12

Conference Premier

2-2 (1315)

1-3 (900)

2012-13

Conference Premier

0-2 (2107)

3-0 (802)

2020-21

League Two

2-1

1-2

2021-22

League Two

1-2 (2427)

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MEET THE PLAYERS & STAFF OF

BARROW AFC by PHIL TANNER

01 Paul Farman

04 Jason Taylor

Mark Cooper ’s second signing as Barrow boss. Paul was a regular for Carlisle last season but turned down a new deal at Brunton Park, where he spent a year after leaving Stevenage. From the northeast, he was with Blyth Spartans and Gateshead before making his name at Lincoln City. He made more than 200 appearances for the Imps in six years, including promotion to the EFL and a run to the last eight of the FA Cup.

Now player-coach after being a key member of the 2019-20 promotion side. The Mancunian began with Oldham and moved on to Stockport and Rotherham, spending 2009-10 on loan at Rochdale. After three years and nearly 150 games back at Rotherham, Jason joined Cheltenham and then Northampton. He then dropped into the National League with Eastleigh and Fylde before joining Barrow in summer 2018.

GOALKEEPER

MIDFIELDER

02 Connor Brown

05 Matthew Platt

A survivor from the National League winning side of 201920. Born in Sheffield, Connor began his career there with United with loans to nonleague Eastwood Town and Hinckley. He then spent four years with Oldham, playing 89 games, and also had a loan with Carlisle. In summer 2016 he joined Guiseley, moving on to York City after 51 appearances, and he signed for Barrow after being freed by York in June 2018.

Joined Barrow permanently ahead of last season after two earlier loans from Blackburn Rovers, one from August 2019 which took in 32 games in the truncated 2019-20 campaign. Matthew was first at Holker Street late in 2016-17. He went to Accrington Stanley of League One on a planned seasonlong loan in August 2018 but returned to Blackburn in January 2019 and ended 2018-19 on loan at Southport in NL North.

DEFENDER

03 Patrick Brough DEFENDER

Born in Carlisle, where he came through the youth team and made his debut in August 2013. Patrick made 40 senior appearances over the next four years with loans out to Lincoln City in the National League and Salford, then in National League North. He then spent a season each with League Two Morecambe and Falkirk in the Scottish Championship before joining Barrow where he has now passed 100 games.

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DEFENDER

06 Mark Ellis DEFENDER

Joined last summer following his release by Tranmere. Centreback Mark ended last season on loan at Notts County. At 33 he has more than 400 senior games under his belt and he played under Mark Cooper at Forest Green Rovers. The former Bolton youngster made his name in his native Devon with Torquay and his other clubs include Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town, Carlisle United and Leyton Orient.

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07 Jamie Devitt

13 Tom White

January 2021 signing from Blackpool who came straight from a loan with County, mostly appearing for us off the bench. The move marked a return to Cumbria for the Dubliner, who scored 22 in 130 games for Carlisle between 2016 and 2019. Jamie came through Hull City’s academy and Including loans went on to feature for Darlington, S h r e w s b u r y, G r i m s b y, Accrington, Bradford City, Rotherham. Chesterfield and Morecambe.

Returned on a permanent deal last summer after a loan from Blackburn Rovers in 2019-20 when he played a big role in the Bluebirds’ promotion to the Football League. A former Carlisle United youth player, Tom joined Gateshead in 2015 and became a first-team regular in 2018-19. Blackburn won the race for his signature that summer. He spent time last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers and then at Hartlepool.

MIDFIELDER

08 Mike Jones

14 James Jones

In his second season with Barrow. Born in Birkenhead, Mike began his senior career with Tranmere in 2006. He had a spell on loan with Shrewsbury and was then a regular for Bury over threeand-a-half years. In January 2012 he signed for Sheffield Wednesday and that August for Crawley, where he played 82 games. Summer 2014 saw him back north with Oldham, followed by four seasons at Carlisle United.

Born in Wrexham, James came though the academy at Cymru Premier side The New Saints and made eight senior appearances before leaving for Altrincham in summer 2017. He spent three seasons at Moss Lane, chipping in with 13 goals in 115 appearances, before moving to Barrow in July 2020. Not to be confused with the midfielder James Jones who played for Crewe Alexandra and is now with Wrexham.

MIDFIELDER

DEFENDER

11 Josh Kay

15 Robbie Gotts

Freed at the end of last season but new boss Mark Cooper quickly brought Josh back on board. He began his career with Blackpool club Squires Gate in the North-West Counties League and moved on to AFC Fylde and in February 2016 to Barnsley, from where he was loaned back to Fylde and to Tranmere. In January 2018 he signed short-term for Chesterfield and he then moved to Barrow in the summer of the same year.

Joined on August deadline day from Leeds United, where he came through the ranks as a right back before converting to midfield. Robbie was part of the Leeds U23 side which won the Professional Development League North title in 201819. He spent time on loan at Lincoln City in League One early last season before starring for Salford City in the second half of the campaign, making 23 appearances.

MIDFIELDER

12 Josh Gordon STRIKER

Scored the winner against County at Holker Street in September. Josh signed in the summer from Walsall, where he scored 21 in 107 EFL games after joining them from Leicester City. The 27-year-old spent eight years with hometown club Stoke before playing nonleague while taking a degree in Sports Development and Coaching at Staffordshire University. He then landed a dream move to Leicester from Stafford Rangers.

MIDFIELDER

16 Tom Beadling MIDFIELDER

Born in Barrow, Tom moved to Australia at an early age and returned to the UK in 2015 to join the academy at Sunderland. In January 2017 he was loaned for the remainder of the season to Bury and the following year he had a spell at Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic, followed by a permanent move there. He made 40 appearances for the Pars before joining Barrow ahead of last season.

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17 Will Harris STRIKER

On loan from Sunderland since early in the current window for the remainder of the season but had to delay his debut because of covid isolation. From South Shields, the 21-year-old has played six firstteam games for the Wearsiders since his League One debut in October. Formerly with Burnley’s academy, Will has been a regular in Sunderland’s U23 side, scoring 12 goals in 30 games in all competitions.

18 Joe Grayson DEFENDER

Signed last summer following his departure from Blackburn Rovers. The son of Fleetwood Town boss Simon Grayson, Joe had been on the books at Ewood Park since he was eight and made his senior debut in an EFL Cup tie in 2018. Most comfortable in midfield, he can also play in the centre of defence or anywhere down the left and has played on loan for Grimsby Town in 2019 and Oxford United last season.

19 Anthony Glennon DEFENDER

On loan from Burnley for the rest of the campaign, initially covering an injury to Joe Grayson. The 22-yearold prefers the left side of defence and has been at Turf Moor since the summer of 2018, having come through the ranks at Liverpool where he played alongside Trent AlexanderArnold in the youth team. Anthony captained Burnley’s U23s and played on loan for Grimsby in the curtailed 201920 season

20 Jacob Wakeling MIDFIELDER

On loan from Leicester City for the remainder of the campaign. The 20-year-old has been with the Foxes since November 2020 when he won his first pro contract after a successful trial. Jacob came through the ranks at West Brom and following his release in the summer of 2020 he had a prolific spell in non-league with Alvechurch. He has been a regular for Leicester’s U23s and started against Barrow in the EFL Trophy.

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21 Josh Lillis

GOALKEEPER

Player-coach signed as last season got under way as a free agent after leaving Rochdale. Josh, 34, has so far appeared for the Bluebirds only in cup games. He played more than 250 times for Rochdale in all competitions, having begun his career at Scunthorpe with loan time at Notts County and Grimsby. His father Mark was a striker with clubs including Manchester City and is now assistant manager at Scunthorpe.

23 George Williams MIDFIELDER

Signed a one-year deal in August after leaving Grimsby Town. The Welsh cap can play through the middle or on the wing and was signed by Mark Cooper for Forest Green. George came through the ranks at MK Dons and was their youngest ever scorer. Fulham paid an undisclosed fee to sign him in 2012 before loans back at MK, Gillingham and St Johnstone, then a permanent switch to Forest Green in 2018.

24 Remeao Hutton DEFENDER

June arrival on the expiry of his deal at Birmingham City. Most at home as a wingback, Remeao can slot in anywhere across defence or on either flank. A former Walsall trainee, he dropped into non-league with clubs including Sutton Coldfield and Hednesford and moved to St Andrew’s at the end of the 2016-17 season after a successful trial. He played on loan at Yeovil and Stevenage in the last two seasons.

26 Dimitri Sea STRIKER

Yo u n g F re n c h fo r wa rd signed in October 2020 after leaving Aston Villa. All his EFL appearances to date have been off the bench. Dmitri left his native Paris for England in 2017 when Villa reportedly fought off several clubs. He went on to be a regular scorer for their U23s. After being released he was invited to train with Barrow and the club took up a one-year option on his contract at the end of his debut season.

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28 Ollie Banks MIDFIELDER

Extended his contract recently. Most at home in central midfield, Ollie joined in January 2021 from Tranmere Rovers for whom he featured against County in the 2019 League Two playoff final. He arrived at Prenton Park in May 2018 having been freed by Oldham Athletic, after an earlier loan. Ollie began at Rotherham United and his subsequent clubs before Oldham included FC United of Manchester and Chesterfield.

31 Kgosi Ntlhe DEFENDER

South African left back in his second season after joining from Scunthorpe. Kgosi arrived in the UK in 2005 and was spotted playing local football by Peterborough United in 2010, going on to spend five years at London Road. He moved to Stevenage in August 2016, playing 24 games in his only season there before joining Rochdale. He was capped five times at U20 before a single full cap as a sub in 2013.

33 Luke James STRIKER

In his second stint with Barrow after a loan from Forest Green in 2017-18. Luke came through the youth team at Hartlepool and was Pools’ youngestever scorer. Then came a move to Peterborough and loans to Bradford City, Bristol Rovers and back to Hartlepool before he joined Forest Green in 2017. He then spent two more seasons with Hartlepool but turned down a new deal to sign for Barrow in summer 2020.

35 Jordan Stevens MIDFIELDER

Central player or winger who signed for the Bluebirds on deadline day last August after leaving Leeds United. Jordan came through the ranks at Forest Green under Mark Cooper before being sold for an undisclosed fee to Leeds in 2018. He made his Championship debut in January 2019 and played a key role for their successful U23s. Further first-team experience came via loans at Swindon and Bradford last season.

MEET THE HEAD COACH

MARK COOPER

One of our most regular adversaries in recent years, Mark has been in charge at Holker Street since May last year. Until the previous month he was in charge at Forest Green Rovers for just short of five years, a very unusual length of tenure at this level of football. Mark was in charge of Darlington when County visited for the first game after our return to the Conference in 2010. More recently, as well as with Forest Green he was here with Notts County during a brief spell as manager at the end of 2015-16 and in charge of Swindon Town when they won on penalties here in the EFL Trophy early in the same campaign. The son of Leeds and England left back Terry Cooper and father of former County loanee Charlie, Mark made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the 1990s, taking in clubs including Exeter City, Birmingham City and Fulham and a long career outside the Football League. Among other clubs he played for Forest Green and Tamworth, where he made the jump into management in 2004. His later CV includes managing Darlington to an FA Trophy win at Wembley in 2011. O F F I C I A L M ATC H DAY P R O G R A M M E | 33

Welcome home…again! It’s been really quiet without you and we’ve missed you so much! We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and messages on email, twitter and facebook, we hope you have enjoyed us sharing the content from Newport County AFC and our other partners too. Clwb Spytty and County in the Community are pleased to welcome back youth teams from the area to take part in match day activities. We’re lucky to invite Llanyrafon AFC U7s and Ysgol Griffithstown U8s to Rodney Parade.

Football League and was only formed this year. The team is run by parents and helpers, volunteering their time to give the kids a great football experience, with the emphasis on having fun. Griffithstown AFC U8s are delighted to have been invited to perform the Guard of Honour at the match v Barrow and hope that the day will provide long-lasting memories for the kids as they progress through the age groups with the dream of one day becoming a Newport County AFC player. For your club to get involved with match day activities please contact Donna at office@newport-county.co.uk.

Established in 1966, Llanyrafon AFC are based in Cwmbran. We have both boys & girls teams ranging from U5's to U18's as well as a senior side. Our U7s have been together since 2018 and currently play weekly matches in the Torfaen Junior League against other local sides. We are very much looking forward to our matchday experience and cheering on County!

Joining us in the Marquee for the Barrow fixture will be Newport City Radio providing the pre-match warm up with top tunes, Q&A with players and a special giveaway competition where someone can win a singed NCAFC ball! We also have R&N inflatables giving the kids a chance to expend some of that energy and The Welsh Sweet Co will have their stall full of popcorn and candyfloss to replenish that lost energy! County in the Community will be in support allowing children of all ages to show their skills in the Community Corner and of course there will be Spytty the Dog (causing the usual mayhem) and the Newport County AFC Supporters’ Trust table with NCAFC Directors available to answer questions and to join up new members – both adults and younger supporters. We’ve also got a NCAFC pop-up shop in the marquee selling some items – this is on a cash-only basis. It’s been a tough time recently and Newport County AFC are really pleased to support The Samaritans as the Charity of the Day. Please do go and say hello to the team in marquee and learn a little about the fantastic work that they do. More information from them can be found in the match day e-programme and also on their website www.samaritans.org/branches/newport. Finally, we’d love to hear feedback on how your visit to Rodney Parade for Newport County AFC fixtures – please email joec@ ncafctrust.org with any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve things, we’ll also be happy to hear from you if you’ve had a great time too!

Griffithstown AFC was founded in 1976 and provides the opportunity for Juniors in many age groups and abilities to play organised football. The U8s plays in the Torfaen Junior and Youth

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SQUADCHECK NEWPORT COUNTY AFC

BARROW AFC

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Manager: James Rowberry

TODAY’S SKYBET LEAGUE TWO FIXTURES (All games kick-off at 3.00 PM unless stated otherwise)

Bradford City vs Crawley Town Bristol Rovers vs Walsall Carlisle United vs Sutton United Colchester United vs Swindon Town Exeter City vs Hartlepool United Mansfield Town vs Leyton Orient Newport County AFC vs Barrow AFC Northampton Town vs Salford City Oldham Athletic vs Rochdale Port Vale vs Scunthorpe United Stevenage vs Harrogate Town Tranmere Rovers vs Forest Green Rovers

MANAGER: MARK COOPER

Joe Day (GK) Cameron Norman Ryan Haynes Josh Pask James Clarke Priestley Farquharson Robbie Willmott Matty Dolan Courtney Baker-Richardson Rob Street Alex Fisher Aaron Lewis Timmy Abraham Scot Bennett Finn Azaz Dom Telford Courtney Senior Lewis Collins Kevin Ellison Jake Cain James Waite Mickey Demetriou Nick Townsend (GK) Ollie Cooper

PAUL FARMAN (GK) CONNOR BROWN PATRICK BROUGH JASON TAYLOR MATTHEW PLATT MARK ELLIS JAMES DEVITT MIKE JONES OFFRANDE ZANZALA JOSH KAY JOSH GORDON TOM WHITE JAMES JONES ROBBIE GOTTS TOM BEADLING WILL HARRIS JOE GRAYSON ANTHONY GLENNON JACOB WAKELING JOSH LILLIS GEORGE WILLIAMS REMEAO HUTTON DIMITRI SEA OLLIE BANKS KGOIS NTLHE LUKE JAMES JORDAN STEVENS

INCHARGE Assistant - Michael Begley

Referee - Craig Hicks Assistant - Samuel Ogles

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SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2022 KICK-OFF 3.00PM SKYBET LEAGUE TWO

Fourth Official - Brett Huxtable

ON THE ROAD

FOREST GREEN ROVERS SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2022 KICK-OFF 3.00 SKYBET LEAGUE TWO

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