Newport County 2020/21

Newport County finished 5th of 24 in the 2020/21 League Two with 73 points (won 20, drawn 13, lost 13; scored 57, conceded 42). They were top of the table after 14 matches of 46; lowest 10th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Newport County
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Sep 2020	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Sat 19 Sep 2020	Barrow (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	7th
3	Sat 26 Sep 2020	Bolton (away)	2–0 W	Won	7	3rd
4	Sat 3 Oct 2020	Mansfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 10 Oct 2020	Cambridge (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	3rd
6	Sat 17 Oct 2020	Tranmere (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	2nd
7	Tue 20 Oct 2020	Stevenage (away)	1–0 W	Won	16	2nd
8	Sat 24 Oct 2020	Bradford (away)	3–0 W	Won	19	1st
9	Tue 27 Oct 2020	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	22	1st
10	Sat 31 Oct 2020	Harrogate (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	1st
11	Tue 3 Nov 2020	Carlisle (away)	2–3 L	Lost	25	1st
12	Sat 21 Nov 2020	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	1st
13	Tue 24 Nov 2020	Walsall (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	1st
14	Tue 1 Dec 2020	Forest Green (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	1st
15	Sat 5 Dec 2020	Morecambe (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	1st
16	Tue 8 Dec 2020	Grimsby (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	1st
17	Sat 12 Dec 2020	Leyton Orient (away)	1–2 L	Lost	36	1st
18	Tue 15 Dec 2020	Salford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	37	1st
19	Sat 19 Dec 2020	Oldham (home)	2–4 L	Lost	37	1st
20	Sat 26 Dec 2020	Crawley Town (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	1st
21	Sat 16 Jan 2021	Salford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	39	2nd
22	Tue 19 Jan 2021	Cheltenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	40	2nd
23	Sat 23 Jan 2021	Oldham (away)	2–3 L	Lost	40	3rd
24	Sat 30 Jan 2021	Harrogate (away)	1–2 L	Lost	40	7th
25	Sat 6 Feb 2021	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	4th
26	Tue 9 Feb 2021	Southend (home)	0–1 L	Lost	43	5th
27	Tue 16 Feb 2021	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	44	5th
28	Sun 21 Feb 2021	Forest Green (home)	0–2 L	Lost	44	7th
29	Wed 24 Feb 2021	Walsall (away)	1–0 W	Won	47	6th
30	Sat 27 Feb 2021	Stevenage (home)	0–0 D	Drew	48	6th
31	Tue 2 Mar 2021	Tranmere (away)	0–1 L	Lost	48	8th
32	Sat 6 Mar 2021	Colchester (away)	2–0 W	Won	51	6th
33	Tue 9 Mar 2021	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	54	6th
34	Sat 13 Mar 2021	Morecambe (away)	3–1 W	Won	57	4th
35	Tue 16 Mar 2021	Port Vale (away)	1–2 L	Lost	57	4th
36	Sat 20 Mar 2021	Leyton Orient (home)	0–1 L	Lost	57	7th
37	Fri 2 Apr 2021	Barrow (away)	1–2 L	Lost	57	7th
38	Mon 5 Apr 2021	Bolton (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	7th
39	Fri 9 Apr 2021	Mansfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	7th
40	Tue 13 Apr 2021	Carlisle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	62	6th
41	Sat 17 Apr 2021	Cambridge (home)	0–1 L	Lost	62	7th
42	Tue 20 Apr 2021	Crawley Town (home)	2–0 W	Won	65	7th
43	Sat 24 Apr 2021	Exeter (away)	0–0 D	Drew	66	7th
44	Tue 27 Apr 2021	Scunthorpe (home)	4–0 W	Won	69	6th
45	Sat 1 May 2021	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	5th
46	Sat 8 May 2021	Southend (away)	1–1 D	Drew	73	5th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.