The EXILE 12 - Newport County AFC v Colchester United - FA Cup

NEWPORT COUNTY AFC OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME 2022-23 | ISSUE 12 | £2.00

COLCHESTER UNITED 05/11/22

KICK-OFF 3.00PM

EMIRATES FA CUP, FIRST ROUND

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

Sporting Director: Darren Kelly Honorary Club President: David Hando Manager: Graham Coughlan Assistant Manager: Joe Dunne First Team Coach: Jarred Harvey Goalkeeping Coach: James Hollman Senior Physiotherapist: Ryan Harrison Analyst: Conor McGaharan Kit Man: Neil Leek General Manager: Nigel Stephenson Club Secretary: Matthew Higgins Academy Manager: Media Manager: Ben Wills Media Assistant: Louis Cartwright-Walls Commercial Manager: Matthew Owen Supporter Liaison Officer: Donna Linton Community Development Officer: Norman Parselle Club Chaplain: Keith Beardmore STADIUM ADDRESS NEWPORT COUNTY AFC RODNEY PARADE RODNEY ROAD, NP19 0UU CONTACT US t: 01633 302 012 e: office@newport-county.co.uk

GRAHAM COUGHLAN I would like to begin by offering you all a warm welcome back to Rodney Parade for today’s fixture against Colchester United in the FA Cup.

I

t feels like quite a while since my first game in charge back on the 22nd October here at Rodney Parade but it’s great to be back in front of our home fans again today, coincidentally against the same opposition as that day!

Since that day we’ve had two really tough away trips, with both of them coming at teams who are up competing at the top end of the table. It was really pleasing to come away from trips to Mansfield and Northampton unbeaten and it was brilliant that so many Exiles followed us up to Nottingham on a Tuesday evening and then Northampton on Saturday. I said that I’ve inherited a good squad here and I feel as though the boys have shown that over the past week or so. However, I think it’s fair to say we can come away from the past week, somewhat disappointed to only have come away with two points.

Firstly, our trip to Mansfield last Tuesday was a really difficult one and I felt as though the boys worked really hard and on the balance of chances, I think it would have been difficult to argue if we’d come away with the three points. We did really well to nullify their threats and cause them problems of our own but in the end, it was a solid away performance. It was much the same with our trip on Saturday to Northampton. That’s another tough place to go and to take an early lead and hold out for as long as we did was really pleasing, although of course, it was bitterly disappointing to concede in stoppage time. No matter what our disappointment in the final result after the way the game went, there were definitely positives to take from it and one that keeps our unbeaten run going.

Leading onto today, it will prove to be another competitive game against a team who will be looking to avenge the result here back on the 22nd October. As with any team from our league, Colchester have some good players and we will need to be focused on putting in a strong performance in order to come away with the result we want. On that note, I want to welcome Matt Bloomfield, the technical staff, directors, players and supporters from Colchester United and hope they have a safe journey to and from Rodney Parade.

Regardless of the fact that this a break from the league, this is a game we want to win and the club’s relationship with cup competitions over the last few years means that everyone around the club knows how important a good a cup run can be.

Hopefully we can get a good atmosphere at Rodney Parade today and deliver a performance that gives you more to feed off. The support over the past week has been fantastic and I am hoping you can create a real cup atmosphere and help drive the boys on.

Enjoy the game and get behind the lads.

Graham O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3

CHRIS SHINGLER

AMBER FROM THE ATTIC When the draw was made for today’s FA Cup tie with Colchester United, memories came flooding back to older supporters of another cup tie with The U’s, way back in January 1979 where a home tie with Manchester United awaited the victors...

T

he original date was Saturday the 30thof January, but due to a very cold snap in the weather that brought icy conditions the match was put back until the following Tuesday, so, by the time the game was played, the Fifth Round draw had already been made and excitement levels rose to meteoric levels when County or Colchester were paired against Dave Sexton’s Red Devil’s from Old Trafford.

The programme printed for the Saturday date was duly used and that brisk evening’s ‘Amber Note’ would have cost the overexcited fan high with cup fever fifteen pence and gave you an excellent twenty pages for your money. Heck, it even featured a small image of the cup itself to add a touch more drama to proceedings!

A rather young looking Len Ashurst opened proceedings with his’Amber Talk’and noted that due to recent postponements this match was the start of regular twomatches-a-week until late in the season.

Due to some away matches similarly falling victim to the artic weather, this was the sixth home match on the trot, and, if that wasn’t enough, we had Hartlepool due down to this neck of the woods the following Friday.

Jeepers, it was hardly worth the Amber Army going home!

One thing I must mention here is Len’s ambition to win the Welsh Cup the following season; indeed, he called it “A Prime target” as just a week after humbling West

4 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

Ham United in the Third Round of the English Cup we were suitably embarrassed ourselves by Welsh League outfit Ton Pentre, who beat us 2-0 at Somerton in our homeland version. Hmm, possibly your beloved club summed up in just one short sentence there! However, our supporters didn’t christen Mr. Ashurst “Sir Len” for nothing, and true to his word we lifted the cup the following season.

At the bottom of Len’s piece there is an absolute belter of a photograph taken at the Wayfayer’s Cafe, a regular haunt for the lads after training situated on Chepstow Road, whose owners had generously offered the fellas a free steak for beating the Hammers.

Pictured eagerly taking up the offer were Colin Sinclair, John Relish, Tony Byrne, Dave Bruton and Steve Warriner.

Page four and almost all of five gave us a look at Colchester, who were a level above us at the time and a few of their players are still well remembered by yours truly in the likes of Ian Allinson, Bobby Hodge, Steve Leslie, future Everton manager Mike Walker, as well as a future County player too (albeit briefly) in the imposing Steve Dowman.

They were managed at the time by the Edinburgh-born Bobby Roberts and details are also given of our only previous FA Cup meeting - November 15th, 1969, was the date in question and County progressed to Round Two thanks to a 2-1-win courtesy of goals by Andy White and Jeff Thomas. I doubt they got given free steaks though!

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

Amidst an incredibly busy page seven, a cursory look is taken behind the scenes from the Saturday morning’s abortive trip to Wimbledon, which likewise fell foul to Jack Frost, as well as a round-up of news from our fellow Division Four clubs. Only two other sides from our level, namely Aldershot and York City had made it through to Round Four of the world’s greatest and oldest cup competition.

The Shots were at home to Swindon Town whilst the Minstermen had a date at the City Ground with Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.

Aldershot duly beat Swindon 2-1 at the Recreation Ground whereas York went down, not unexpectedly, 3-1 to Forest.

In the ‘Nostalgia Spot’ there is a glance back at our 1-2 defeat at First Division Burnley in the 4th Round which took place in the1963/64 season, whenan excited 1,500 Ironsides ventured north, many on special trains to watch our unlucky defeat at Turf Moor against the team that finished 3rd the previous season.

This edition’s ‘Player Profile’ featured our midfielder Nigel Vaughan, who was now an established first team regular. Nigel, then just 19-years-old, had already featured in 22 first-team league and cup matches with the season only just over halfway through, and had set himself high standards. He had also started to notch a few goals to compliment his excellent all-round game, which lead him to become a full Welsh International in the early 1980s whilst still adorning the amber shirt. At the time, the elf-like Nige had two youth caps and was hoping to get recognised at the next level in the Under 21s.

Following some terrific action photos of our recent 3-2 win over Reading at a foggy Somerton Park, up pops Richard Shepherd’s ‘Inside Somerton’ and Rich is in overdrive weighing in with eleven snippets of happenings for us. Up first was news of a victory over Cardiff City. OK, it was only in the Radio Wales Sports Quiz, but our team of Alan Cording, Jeff Challingsworth and Robert Watkins clipped the Bluebirds’ wings 28-23, so well done to them!

News too was delivered of the planned upgrade to the Somerton floodlights that were initially installed in 1957, as the new system was going to make them around six times stronger than the ones being currently used.

The previously mentioned Reading match had also been watched by Watford’s players and officials as their fixture with Swansea City had been called off, but alas, Elton John was not amongst their number, however our goalkeeper’s dad Eddie Plumley, the Hornet’s secretary, certainly was and enjoyed watching his lad Gary earn us that win.

The penultimate page was where we found all we

wanted to know regarding results, fixtures and team line-ups with ‘When-Where-Who’.

That mammoth run of home matches had begun on Boxing Day when Torquay United had held us 1-1. This was followed up by a 1-0 win on December 30th over Port Vale before we KO’d John Lyall’s West Ham 2-1. Up next was that Reading five-goal thriller, when we had been 1-2 down before that infamous reverse to mighty Ton Pentre! The Hartlepool clash also ended in a 3-2 home win, for the record. Life was seldom boring!

This encounter with the U’s ended in a disappointing 0-0 stalemate, watched by 10,329; some no doubt attracted by a voucher given at the turnstile to ensure a Manchester United ticket … if needed. Alas, it wasn’t, and we still haven’t faced United in a competitive encounter to this very day. The Essex boys beat us 1-0 in the Layer Road replay that was played on February the 5th. Colchester lost to United 0-1 in the Fifth Round and the Old Trafford outfit made it all the way to Wembley before falling in the final to Arsenal and Alan Sunderland, who beat them 3-2.

Teams:

County: Gary Plumley, Richard Walden, Tony Byrne (Steve Warriner), Trevor Thompson, Grant Davies, Dave Bruton, Keith Oakes, Steve Lowndes, Howard Goddard, Eddie Woods, Nigel Vaughan.

Colchester (as printed): Mike Walker, Micky Cook, Steve Wright, Bobby Hodge, Steve Wignall, Steve Dowman, Steve Foley, Bobby Gough, Paul Dyer, Trevor Lee, Ian Allison.

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 5

EVERY GOAL EVERY CELEBRATION EVERY MOMENT EVERY TEAM FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE ON

FREE faplayer.thefa.com

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

A LOOK BACK…

AT OUR RECENT RECORD IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FA CUP.

T

here is something of a rarity happening this afternoon as we play our first home game in the first round of the FA Cup since the 2017/18 season.

On that occasion we entertained Walsall and pulled off a fine 2-1 victory.

Since then, though, we have been drawn away four times on the bounce as we can see below.

• Last season we were drawn away at League One, Morecambe, and before a disappointing crowd of 1879 we suffered a 1-0 defeat when Aaron Wildig scored a sixty eighth minute winner.

the game and were leading 2-0 with goals from Frank Nouble and Shawn McCoulskey., and although the Saddlers pulled a goal back through Amadou Bakayoko, it was County that hung on to claim their place in the next round.

•

A trip to Alfreton Town in 2016/17 ended in a 1-1 draw but County won the replay 4-1 although they needed extra time to do so.

•

A trip to another non-league side in 2015/16 took us to Brackley Town and the teams played out a 2-2 draw with Curtis McDonald equalising in time added on for the home side.

•

County got off to a perfect start in the replay when Lenell John-Lewis gave us a first minute lead and our place in round two was sealed after a comfortable 4-1 win.

•

The previous season took us to the East end of London and a game at Leyton Orient.

•

Ashley Baker, gave us the lead, eight minutes before the break but just three minutes later the O`s equalised with a goal from Hector Kyrorianou.

•

County, though grabbed a winner thirteen minutes from the end when Jamie Devitt fired home the winner.

•

•

Another away tie in 2019/0 took us to the east side of England and a trip to Grimsby Town.

The draw in 2014/15 again gave us an away tie, this time at Luton Town who went on to win a very entertaining game 4-2.

•

•

Luke Waterfall gave the Mariners the lead, just two minutes before the break, but ten minutes from time County drew level thanks to a goal from Padraig Amond who converted a penalty.

We failed to make the first round proper in season 2012/13 but in 2011/12 we were drawn at HOME against Shrewsbury Town.

•

A crowd of 2362 turned up to see Terry Gornell give the Shrews the win after scoring the only goal of the game four minutes before the break.

•

Swansea City came a calling back in 2006/07 and by half time were already into the next round leading 3-0, with Lee Trunde giving them a seventh minute lead and Leon Britton finished off the scoring for the visitors with a goal on the stroke of half time.

•

In 2001/0 we were drawn away at Blackpool and after drawing 2-2 we lost the replay 4-1, with Brett Ormerod on the scoresheet twice.

•

In the replay second half goals, from Amond again, and Joss Labadie, were enough to see us through to the second round.

•

In 2018/19 we were drawn away to Metropolitan Police but we made no mistake giving a professional performance which resulted in a 2-0 victory.

•

We have already mentioned that our last first round home tie was back in 2017/18 when we entertained Walsall but a superb County performance saw us through after a fine 2-1 victory.

•

County were dominant for seventy minutes of

So, what does this afternoon hold in store, we are soon to find out!

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 7

View From The Boardroom A warm welcome to all the Directors, Players, and Officials of Colchester United for this afternoon’s First Round FA Cup tie.

I

t has been a busy introduction for the new management team with 3 games within a week. It was great for Graham and Joe to get off to a winning start against Colchester and then follow that up with two impressive draws against Mansfield and Northampton respectively.

A very promising start and in no small part due to the fans who turned up in their numbers both home and away. Thank you as always for the tremendous support.

To mark Graham’s arrival, we will be holding a ‘Meet the Manager’ evening in a couple of weeks. More details to follow on that shortly. Following on the theme of events and to celebrate Wales being in the World Cup the fan zone will be active for all the Wales group fixtures.

Again, we will communicate details of what is on shortly.

Supporters would have seen the event we are holding in collaboration with the Dragons for the opening fixture against the USA on the 21st November. Graham and a number of the players will be in attendance.

Next week’s game against Stockport (12th) will be our Remembrance game where we will remember the fallen.

The following day the club will be part of the Remembrance Day parade within the city. The club will have representation throughout the club covering Directors, Officials, Supporters, Academy etc. This event has become a firm feature in the club’s calendar.

It was really nice to see our Clwb Spytty members watching the first team training session this week. As always, the players and staff took the time to engage with our junior supporters. Thanks to everyone involved.

There is always lots going on in and around the club, but it would be remiss of me not to congratulate the families of Matty Dolan and Adam Lewis who both welcomed new arrivals to their households. Welcome to the amber army!

Focusing on today’s game We would like to extend a big welcome to Griffithstown FC Reds as our Club of the Day. They are a Junior Football League Club, who play football in the Torfaen League.

8 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

They are situated in the County of Gwent, South Wales, in one of the “Valley” areas that covers from South to North, Cwmbran, Pontypool to Blaenavon.

The Club, in its current form, has been running since 1976 and they are pleased to say that they still have a few of the founder members involved with running the club today. All their committee members, Managers and Coaches are volunteers and give their time freely to encourage the local youngsters to take part in a competitive sporting activity.

The club cater for Boys and Girls aged between 6 to 16 years, all play in various age banded leagues, More info can be found at www.griffithstownafc.net/ As part of our Remembrance activities, we would like to welcome the Newport Veteran’s Hub as our Charity of the Day. The NVH Newport Veterans Hub is a veterans social and support group that was established on 15 November 2019. Their aim is to bring veterans out of isolation and give them a place to socialise and make new friends, creating their own support network.

Their mission is to make Newport one of the best places for supporting veterans and their families.

They are located at Newport Stadium, Newport International Sports Village, Stadium Way, Newport, NP19 4PT and opening times are 14:30-20:00 every Thursday.

More information on the great work they do can be found at https://www.newportveteranshub.org.uk/ All at Newport County AFC were saddened to hear of the passing of former County star and FA Cup legend, Ronnie Radford. Ronnie joined our club in 1969 and made an immediate impression by winning the Supporters’ Player of the Year award. Ronnie played 68 times for our club and scored 7 goals, one of which was a volley against Bradford Park Avenue which he described as equally as good as his FA Cup effort Good luck to Graham and lads this afternoon.

Gavin

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 9

1 0 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

COUNTY

APPEARANCES & GOALSCORERS 2022-23 SEASON League No Name 1 Joe DAY 2 Cameron NORMAN 3 Declan DRYSDALE 4 Sam BOWEN 5 James CLARKE 6 Priestley FARQUHARSON 7 Robbie WILLMOTT 8 Matty DOLAN 9 Omar BOGLE 10 Offrande ZANZALA 11 James WAITE 14 Aaron LEWIS 17 Scot BENNETT 18 Chanka ZIMBA 19 Thierry NEVERS 20 Hayden LINDLEY 21 Lewis COLLINS 22 Nathan MORIAH-WELSH 24 Aaron WILDIG 27 Adam LEWIS 28 Mickey DEMETRIOU 29 Will EVANS 30 Nick TOWNSEND Up to and including 29/10/22

Apps 5 (0) 16 (1) 7 (2) 3 (2) 13 (0) 6 (0) 4 (6) 5 (1) 17 (0) 2 (0) 9 (5) 9 (2) 14 (0) 0 (13) 5 (6) 3 (2) 2 (10) 11 (3) 7 (4) 10 (3) 16 (0) 11 (5) 12 (0)

Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0

Statistics supplied by Gareth Swattridge * OUT ON LOAN. ** NO LONGER AT THE CLUB.

Cup YC 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 0

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

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

Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0

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

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

Apps 9 (0) 19 (2) 11 (3) 7 (3) 14 (1) 10 (0) 8 (6) 7 (1) 18 (3) 2 (2) 11 (7) 12 (3) 15 (1) 4 (13) 7 (6) 3 (2) 5 (12) 12 (6) 9 (5) 14 (3) 18 (1) 14 (5) 13 (0)

Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0

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

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

League Table Pos

Team

1 LEYTON ORIENT 2 STEVENAGE 3 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 4 BARROW AFC 5 SWINDON TOWN 6 BRADFORD CITY 7 CARLISLE UNITED 8 SALFORD CITY 9 MANSFIELD TOWN 10 TRANMERE ROVERS 10 DONCASTER ROVERS 12 WALSALL 13 GRIMSBY TOWN 14 STOCKPORT COUNTY 15 AFC WIMBLEDON 16 CREWE ALEXANDRA 17 SUTTON UNITED 18 NEWPORT COUNTY AFC 19 CRAWLEY TOWN 20 GILLINGHAM 21 HARROGATE TOWN 22 ROCHDALE 23 HARTLEPOOL UNITED 24 COLCHESTER UNITED Up to and including 01.11.22

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 17 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17

12 11 9 10 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 2

3 3 5 1 6 6 6 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 7 4 4 5 7 3 3 6 5

1 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 7 5 8 9 8 7 10 10 9 10

26 24 29 24 23 21 23 19 25 18 20 21 18 21 20 15 16 15 18 6 14 12 15 14

9 15 19 17 17 13 16 13 21 13 21 16 14 19 24 20 23 20 28 17 24 23 30 25

17 9 10 7 6 8 7 6 4 5 -1 5 4 2 -4 -5 -7 -5 -10 -11 -10 -11 -15 -11

39 36 32 31 30 27 27 27 27 25 25 23 23 22 19 19 19 16 14 13 12 12 12 11

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 1 1

Supported by 1 2 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

1 4 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 1 5

LAST TIME AT HOME NEWPORT COUNTY AFC 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 0

Saturday 22 October 2022 | Kick-Off 3.00pm SKY BET LEAGUE TWO

G

raham Coughlan's Newport County reign began with victory thanks to Will Evans' early goal.

Coughlan had just one training session with his players after being named Newport boss on the Thursday before the game.

But the new era started in ideal fashion when Evans headed in from Adam Lewis' cross.

Colchester's Noah Chilvers forced a sharp save from Joe Day as Newport held on for just a second home league win of the season.

Luke Hannant also went close for the visitors, who drop to twenty third in the table having won just once in nine league matches.

Newport striker Omar Bogle came close when his effort clipped the bar, while Aaron Wildig saw a shot saved.

Evans' early effort proved enough, though, to give

1 6 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

Coughlan the ideal start to life at Rodney Parade, with his new side climbing to 18th.

Newport boss Graham Coughlan: "It was tense, it was nervy - I would say there was a lot of pressure on both teams going into the fixture, given the magnitude of it.

"I thought our lads handled it very, very well - they came out of the traps and showed a signal of intent.

"We had a number of opportunities to score, we just couldn't kill the game off. We had chance after chance, but I have to say from one to 11, the character, the spirit, the fight, the determination the work-rate, the attitude - all of them superlatives.

"I'm really, really proud of them to be honest and I've said that to them."

We caught up with a little of the action

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 1 7

Today’s Mascot

Name: LILY TYLER Age: 11 School: ST JOSEPHS RC HIGH SCHOOL Who do you play for? CAERLEON U12’S & NEWPORT COUNTY ACADEMY GIRLS U12’S Position: MIDFIELDER Favourite Newport County AFC Player? LEWIS COLLINS Best Memory from Watching County?

GREAT ESCAPE GAME AND THE FA CUP TIES WITH LEICESTER AND MAN CITY What made you become a county fan?

I WANTED TO SUPPORT MY LOCAL TEAM AND GRANDAD IS A LIFELONG COUNTY SUPPORTER AND MEMBER OF THE NEWPORT COUNTY TRUST. For more info, contact office@newport-county.co.uk

1 8 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 1 9

MATCH-BY-MATCH STA DATE JULY Sat 30 AUGUST Sat 6 Tue 9 Sat 13 Tue 16 Sat 20 Tue 23 Sat 27 Tue 30 SEPTEMBER Sat 3 Tue 13 Sat 17 Tue 20 Sat 24 OCTOBER Sat 1 Tue 4 Sat 8 Sat 15 Tue 18 Sat 22 Tue 25 Sat 29 NOVEMBER Sat 5 Tues 8 Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat 26 DECEMBER Fri 2 Sat 10 Sat 17 Mon 26 Fri 30 JANUARY Mon 2 Sat 7 Sat 14 Sat 21 Sat 28 FEBRUARY Sat 4 Sat 11 Tue 14 Sat 18 Sat 25 MARCH Sat 4 Sat 11 Sat 18 Sat 25 APRIL Sat 1 Fri 7 Mon 10 Sat 15 Tue 18 Sat 22 Sat 29 MAY Sat 6

OPPONENTS

COMP

F-A

ATT

POS LINE-UP

Sutton United

L2

1-1 3169 (483)

11 Townsend Norman n

Evans

Drysdale

Dolan

Demetriou

Bowen l n

Bennett n

WALSALL Luton Town Bradford City SALFORD CITY TRANMERE ROVERS PORTSMOUTH Harrogate Town Exeter City

L2 CCR1 L2 L2 L2 CC R2 L2 PJT

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

4988(857) 3827(207) 16704(171) 3678(79) 4070(252) 3866(911) 1757(150est) 1902(96)

17 -22 23 19 -16 --

Townsend Day Townsend Townsend Townsend Day Townsend Day

Norman (AA)Lewis Norman n (AA)Lewis Norman Norman Norman (AA)Lewis

Evans l (AD)Lewis n (AD)Lewis (AD)Lewis l n (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis l

Drysdale Farquharson l Drysdale n Norman Clarke n Farquharson l Clarke Farquharson n

Dolan l Drysdale n Dolan l Clarke Drysdale Drysdale n Drysdale l n Dolan

Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou n Demetriou Willmott n Demetriou Willmott

Bowen l Bowen l n Willmott l Bowen l MORIAH-WELSH1 l Bowen l Moriah-Welsh l Bowen

Bennett n Willmott n Bennett n BENNETT 1 Bennett WILDIG 1 l Bennett Wildig n

GRIMSBY TOWN Stevenage BARROW AFC FOREST GREEN ROVERS CARLISLE UNITED

L2 L2 L2 PJT L2

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

4251(405) 2109(117) 3793(133) 948(96) 3876(188)

17 17 19 ---18

Townsend Townsend Townsend Day Townsend

Norman Norman l Norman Norman Norman

(AA)Lewis l (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis

Clarke Clarke Farquharson Clarke Clarke

Drysdale l Drysdale Demetriou Drysdale Demetriou

Demetriou Farquharson l Lindley l Dolan Lindley l

Bennett l n Bennett l Bennett Bowen l Bennett n

Moriah-Welsh Dolan Moriah-Welsh Willmott MORIAH-WEL

Leyton Orient Swindon Town ROCHDALE Crawley Town SOUTHAMPTON U21 COLCHESTER UNITED Mansfield Town Northampton Town

L2 L2 L2 L2 PJT L2 L2 L2

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

7403(243) 9325(648) 3824(125) 2839(232) 705(34) 3994(193) 5624(115) 5102(231)

16 17 18 19 -18 18 18

Townsend Townsend Day Day Townsend Day Day Day

(AA)Lewis (AA)Lewis (AA)Lewis l Norman n Norman Norman Norman Norman

(AD)Lewis (AD)Lewis n (AD)Lewis (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis n (AD)Lewis l (AD)Lewis (AD)Lewis

Farquharson l Norman l Norman Clarke Farquharson l Clarke Clarke Clarke

Clarke Clarke Clarke n Dolan l Drysdale Farquharson Farquharson Farquharson

Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou Demetriou n Demetriou

Lindley l Willmott Willmott Willmott l Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett

Moriah-Welsh Moriah-Welsh Moriah-Welsh Bennett n Moriah-Welsh Moriah-Welsh Moriah-Welsh Moriah-Welsh

COLCHESTER UNITED Leicester City STOCKPORT COUNTY GILLINGHAM Emirates FA Cup R2

FAC 1R CCR3 L2 L2 L2

Crewe Alexandra DONCASTER ROVERS Hartlepool United AFC Wimbledon LEYTON ORIENT

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

CRAWLEY TOWN Rochdale Carlisle United AFC WIMBLEDON Grimsby Town

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

SWINDON TOWN Barrow AFC STEVENAGE Walsall SUTTON UNITED

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

Salford City BRADFORD CITY Tranmere Rovers HARROGATE TOWN

L2 L2 L2 L2

Colchester United NORTHAMPTON TOWN Stockport County HARTLEPOOL UNITED MANSFIELD TOWN Doncaster Rovers Gillingham

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

CREWE ALEXANDRA

L2

2 0 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

ATS 2022-23 Key: Goalscorer(s) in Bold1; Sub 1 l; Sub 2 l; Sub 3 l; Sub 4 l; Sub 5 l; Yellow Card n; Red Card n; * Own Goal.

SUBS

REF

Wildig

BOGIE 1 l

Zanzala l

Collins l

Willmott l

Zimba l

(AA) Lewis

Day

Waite

(AD) Lewis

Mr. S. Purkiss

Wildig l WAITE 1 Wildig l Waite l Waite l Collins Waite l n Collins l

Bogle l COLLINS 1 l Collins l Collins Nevers l Zimba l NEVERS 1 l ZIMBA 1 l

Zanzala ZIMBA 1 l Bogle l BOGLE 1 n BOGLE1 l EVANS 1 n BOGLE 2 l Evans l

(AA)Lewis l Norman l Waite l n Moriah-Welsh l Collins l Demetriou l Dolan l BOGLE 1 l

Waite l Bennett l Bowen Evans l Bowen l Moriah-Welsh l Wildig l Waite l

Collins l Zanzala l (AA)Lewis Zimba l (AD)Lewis l WAITE 1 l Collins l Moriah-Welsh l

(AD)LEWIS l Wildig l Evans Day Zimba l Bogle l Evans l Drysdale l

Zimba l Dolan Zimba l Farquharson Dolan Townsend Willmott l Clarke l

Day Evans Day Dolan Evans Dolan Day Townsend

Willmott Stokes Moriah-Welsh Stokes Day (AA)Lewis (AD)Lewis Nevers

Mr.A.Young Mr.O.Yates Mr. W. Finnie Mr. S. Gill Mr. T. Nield Mr.JBusby Mr.C.Boyeson Mr. D. Drysdale

Waite Waite Bogle hn EVANS 1 LSH 1 Evans n

Bogle Bogle Nevers Zimba l Bogle l

Nevers l Evans l Waite l Nevers l Nevers l n

Willmott l Moriah-Welsh l Evans l Collins n l Waite l

Evans l n Nevers l Zimba l Bogle l Zimba l

Collins l (AD)Lewis l Day Moriah-Welsh l Willmott l

Zimba l Lindley l Bowen Townsend Day

Day Day Clarke Bennett Drysdale

Farquharson Demetriou Dolan (AD)Lewis (AA)Lewis

Dolan Zimba (AA)Lewis Waite Wildig

Mr. S. Oldham Mr.O.Langford Mr.J.Oldham Mr.L.Swabey Mr.K.Stroud

h hl hl

BOGLE 1 Bogle Bogle Bogle l BOGLE 1 l Bogle l Bogle BOGLE 1 l

EVANS 1 l Evans l Evans l Evans Nevers l EVANS 1 l Evans l Evans l

Willmott l Waite l Collins l MORIAH-WELSH 1 l n Collins l Willmott l Wildig l Wildig l

Collins l Lindley l Nevers l Nevers l (AA) Lewis l Wildig l Nevers l Nevers l

Norman l Collins l Zimba l Zimba l Zanala l Nevers l Townsend Zimba l

Drysdale l Zimba l Waite l Collins l Bowen l Collins l Drysdale Drysdale l

Day Day Drysdale Townsend Day Townsend Willmott Towsend

Waite Drysdale Ovendale Drysdale Willmott Drysdale Dolan Willmott

Zimba Bennett Bennett (AD)Lewis Zimba Dolan Collins Collins

Mr.D.Whitestone Mr.P.Wright Mr. D. Rock Mr.B.Toner Mr. D. Handley Mr.A.Kitchen Mr.S.Barrott Mr.T.Kirk

h

hn h hn hl

Wildig l Wildig l Wildig l Wildig l WAITE 1 l Waite l Waite l Waite l

YOUR TRUST YOUR CLUB YOUR TRUST – YOUR CLUB

more details and to join simply scan our unique QR code

or visit us at www.ncafctrust.org

or email us at info@ncafctrust.org

For more details and to join simply scan our unique QR code or visit us at www.ncafctrust.org or email us at info@ncafctrust.org

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 2 1

COUNTY IN THE COMMUNITY

College Programme Have you just started year 11?

Do you love football?

Interested in starting a career within the sports industry?

Then join us on Thursday 10th November at Llanwern High School for our Football & Education ‘Open Evening’ to meet the team and find out more about the exciting opportunities that we can offer.

You will have the opportunity to; • Represent Newport County AFC • Play in the EFL CEFA League • Be a part of a professional club • Gain A-Levels or a BTEC Level 3 in sport • Register today by emailing David Lewis on the address below: • Dave.lewis@newport-county.co.uk

For more information contact Liam Jenkins liam.jenkins@newport-county.co.uk 2 2 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

Soccer Tots Walking Football Throughout 2022 the County in the Community Walking Football programme has continued for its 7th. year with around 10 to 15 participants attending each week.

We have a fantastic group of people that continue to support our sessions and as an organisation we are delighted to see the great friendships that have been developed over time.

Session Details: Day – Monday (Indoor Sports Hall) & Thursday (Outdoor 3G) Time – 6pm – 7pm Cost - £4 If anyone maybe interested in joining us at one of our sessions then please contact Dave Lewis dave.lewis@ newport-county.co.uk or phone 01633 251246

Soccer Tots sessions are up and running again Tuesday 4.30pm – 5.30pm Aged 3–6-year-olds Llanwern High School Hartridge Farm Road Newport NP18 2YE £4 per session Contact Cori for more information cori.busuttil@ countyinthecommunity.co.uk

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 2 3

2022/2023 STAT PACK NEWPORT COUNTY

ROCHDALE

MATCH FACTS & TOTAL CARDS Newport County have won just one of their last seven matches against Rochdale in the Football League (L6), winning 2-1 in May 2014 under the late Justin Edinburgh.

19

Rochdale completed the double over Newport County in League Two last season, keeping a clean sheet in both victories (2-0 away, 3-0 home).

22 1

0

�� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� 12

7

GOALS

114

8.8

15

EXPECTED GOALS

96

SHOTS

11.4

44.7

18

12.1

GOALS CONCEDED

49

10.5

AVERAGE POSSESSION %

1

EXPECTED GOALS AGAINST

7.3

SHOT CONVERSION RATE %

14.1

4

1

CLEAN SHEETS

1

2

POINTS GAINED AFTER TRAILING

2

POINTS DROPPED AFTER LEADING

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

SCORED

CONCEDED

2 5 3 0 2 0

1 2 1 5 3 3

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

Data excludes matches played after October 3.

POWERED BY

2 4 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

SCORED

CONCEDED

0 2 1 3 1 0

3 1 6 2 2 4

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

2022/2023 STAT PACK ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LEAGUE TWO TOP FIVES GOALS 2 3 4 5

ASSISTS 11

SAM HOSKINS

1

5

BEN WHITFIELD

9

ANDY COOK

2

4

CALLUM AINLEY

7

KRISTIAN DENNIS

3

4

MITCHELL PINNOCK

7

JOSH GORDON

4

3

JACOB WAKELING

6

OMAR BOGLE

5

3

BEN GLADWIN

100 80 60 100 97 87 74 100 94 89 80 100 98 94 75 100 82 64 55 100 89 84 79 100 89 85 77 75 100 89 84 78

1

TOTAL SHOTS 1 2 3 4 5

CHANCES CREATED

42

CALLUM HENDRY

1

30

MITCHELL PINNOCK

37

SAM HOSKINS

2

29

ELLIOT WATT

35

OMAR BOGLE

3

26

BEN WHITFIELD

35

DONOVAN WILSON

4

22

BEN GLADWIN

33

ALEX PATTISON

5

22

THEO ARCHIBALD

% OF GOALS INVOLVED IN

SUCCESSFUL PASSES

1 2 3 4 5

75

1

655

ELLIOT WATT

66.7 SCOTT KASHKET 63.6 DANNY JOHNSON

2

613

THEO VASSELL

3

578

IBOU TOURAY

57.1

4

520

RICHARD SMALLWOOD

5

519

ADAM CLAYTON

BEN KILLIP

JOSH UMERAH

ALEX PATTISON

55.6 ANDY COOK

DRIBBLES COMPLETED

SAVES

1 2 3 4 5

18

JORDAN GIBSON

1

43

16

AYOUB ASSAL

2

42

SOLOMON BRYNN

15

LUKE BOLTON

3

40

COREY ADDAI

14

HARRY CHAPMAN

4

32

MAX CROCOMBE

14

BEN GLADWIN

5

32

ARTHUR OKONKWO

ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LEAGUE TWO SPOTLIGHT Andy Cook has scored nine goals in 11 league games this season for Bradford City - since the start of last season, he has 13 more league goals than any other Bantams player (21).

Kieran Agard has been involved in five goals in 10 league appearances for Doncaster this season (3 goals, 2 assists). He is averaging a goal or assist every 52 minutes.

Data excludes matches played after October 3.

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 2 5

SUPPORTERS' TRUST

WHAT IS THE SUPPORTERS' TRUST?

HOW CAN YOU HELP THE TRUST?

The Newport County AFC Supporters' Trust is one of more than 140 Supporters' Trusts that exist under the umbrella of Supporters' Direct, a national body that provides assistance to supporters "who wish to play a responsible part in the life of the football club they support".

There are a variety of ways in which County supporters can help the Trust.

The Trust was originally formed in 2001 and took a controlling stake in the football club in October 2015 following a community share issue which saw County supporters raise a magnificent £236,000 in just a month.

Since then, Newport County AFC has been a supporter-owned, community-based club.

The primary purpose of the Trust is to provide funding to the club. Our aim is to donate at least £100,000 a season to the club.

As well as being owners of an EFL club, Trust members receive a range of benefits depending on their membership tier. All members have guaranteed priority tickets for cup matches.

More details about the Trust can be found on our website: www.ncafctrust.org WHO IS ON THE TRUST BOARD?

BECOME A MEMBER: Becoming a Trust member guarantees you a range of benefits and helps the Trust donate more money to the club. Our aim is to donate £100,000 a season to help the manager.

The membership packages are as follows...

Bronze: £5 a month; Silver: £10 a month; Gold: £20 a month; Platinum: £50+ a month.

Corporate membership is available at £1,000 a year or £600 for six months. More details here: www.ncafctrust.org/join EASYFUNDRAISING: Join eosyfundroising and you can collect free donations for theTrust (and therefore the Club) every time you buy something online. It won't cost you a penny extra. Just start your online shopping first at www.eosyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ncafctrus t/, then shop as normal. Retailers will then make a small donation to say 'thank you'.

There are more than 3,200 retailers to choose from and so far this scheme hos raised almost £18,500 for the Trust.

The Board of the Supporters' Trust currently consists of seven elected directors and two co­opted directors. As the Trust is the majority shareholder in the club, all Trust directors ore also registered with the Football League as directors of the club having passed the EFL's Owners and Directors Test.

VOLUNTEER: The Trust and the Club appreciates the many outstanding volunteers who give up their time to help in a variety of ways. If you have the time and skills you think could benefit the club, then please email info@ncafctrust.org

Your Trust/Club elected directors are: Paul Marks (Trust chairman), Gavin Foxall, Shaun Johnson, Mike Everett, Joe Crocker, Bob Herrin and Kevin Ward. The two co-opted directors are Mark Crook and Peter Madigan.

CONTACT THE TRUST If you have any queries, suggestions, questions or proposals for the Trust, you can contact us via email info@ncafctrust.org or

2 6 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

our w ebsite www.ncafctrust.org/contact-us

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

Join the Supporters’ Trust BRONZE £5 per month (or £60 per annum)

SILVER

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

£10 per month a 5% Club Shop discount (or £120 per annum) a Invites to selected training sessions All Silver benefits, PLUS

GOLD

£20 per month a Monthly ‘Golden Ticket’ draw (or £240 per annum) a One free hospitality experience All Gold benefits, PLUS

PLATINUM

a £50 per month a (or £600 per annum) a

CORPORATE £1,000 per annum

CLWB SPYTTY & TEEN EXILES £15 per annum

Player appearance at business or club Opportunity to purchase cup final tickets ‘Director for a Day’ experience

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 Exciting bespoke memberships for our younger supporters: a Clwb Spytty: 0 to 11 years of age a #TeenExiles: 12 to 16 years of age

There is a Trust membership for everyone. To join, just go to www.ncafctrust.org/join or scan this QR code on your mobile:

Your Club, Your Trust Rodney Parade, Newport, NP19 0UU @ncafctrust

@ncfctrust

www.ncfactrust.org

info@ncafctrust.org

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 2 7

01633 253724 shop@robsantwriscarpets.co.uk

63 Lower Dock St. Newport, NP20 1EF

About Us With over 30 years of trading behind us, Rob Santwris Carpets provide the same level of friendly service whether you want a single bedroom carpeted or a range of flooring solutions for a full working environment. With a fantastic range of synthetic and wool carpets for you to choose from, we offer free consultations, visiting your home at a time that suits you.

MEASURE & QUOTE

FREE GRIP-BAAAA We Work With..

What We Offer..

We Beat ANY...

- Home Owners - Commercial / Businesses - Landlords - Property Developers - New Build Associations

- Carpets - Vinyl Flooring - Artificial Turf - Wooden Flooring - Luxury Vinyl Tiles

- Price - Service - Available Selection - Lead Time + Free Gripper (Forever)

Get your house in Ship Shape with weekly payments with Snap Finance!

Representative Example: Cost of Goods £915, Deposit £15, Amount of Credit £900, Fixed Interest Rate 69.75% Weekly Payment £21.03, Term 65 weeks, Total Payable £1381.95, Representative APR 99.9%

wo

ol-

i-a

m

UTC!

2 8 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

Barnardo’s Cymru believes that every child deserves a happy and healthy childhood, no matter who they are or what they have been through. We work with vulnerable children, young people, families, and communities across Wales, helping them to build a better future.

Around 1 in 3 children in the UK are now living in poverty and we continue to support families across Wales with advice and support such as food vouchers and specialist support through our partnership with Citizen’s Advice. We have launched new helplines including one for Ukrainian refugees, and online advice to support parents through our virtual Barnardo’s Family Space and teachers through the Barnardo’s Education Community.

We are very proud to provide a range of support across Newport including family support, mental health and wellbeing, disability support, young carers, care leavers, domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation victims and Fostering.

It is fantastic to have the support of Newport County AFC who have helped us provide opportunities for young people and families to attend matches, get involved more in their communities as well as supporting us directly in our services. Thank you, Newport County!

barnardos.org.uk/wales

@BarnardosCymru

Rhifau Cofrestu’r Elusen 216250 a SC037605

Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605

RICHARD TAYLOR

INTRODUCING

COLCHESTER UNITED Welcome …

C

OLCHESTER UNITED to Rodney Parade for this afternoon’s FA Cup First Round tie just two weeks after Will Evans’ seventh minute header earned County all three points in the Leaguer Two encounter between the two sides. Since then, Matt Bloomfield’s ‘U’s’ slipped to the foot of the table after successive home draws, while four days ago made the long trek to Cumbria to face fifth placed Barrow.

FACT FILE…

Formed: Ground:

Capacity: Previous Ground: Best League Position: Best in FA Cup: Best in League Cup: Best in EFL Trophy: Best in FA Trophy: Record Win:

Record Defeat: Record Crowd: Record Appearances: Record Scorer: Record Signing: Record Departure: Most Capped Player:

1937.

JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester CO4 5UP. 10,105 (all-seated).

Layer Road (1937-2008).

10th Championship, 2006-07.

Quarter-Finalists, 1970-71.

Quarter-Finalists, 1974-75 and 2018-19.

Runners-up, 1996-97.

Winners 1991-92.

9-1 v Bradford City, Division 4, December 1961, and v Leamington, FA Cup Round 1, November 2005.

0-8 v Leyton Orient, Division 4, October 1988.

19,072 v Reading, FA Cup Round 1, November 1948.

Micky Cook, 700 games (1969-84).

Martyn King, 136 (1956-64) Steve Gillespie, £400,000 from Cheltenham Town, July 2008.

Greg Halford, £2.5m to Reading, January 2007.

Luke Gambin, 11 (includes 2 on loan at Newport County) (34) Malta.

1937-2022

1937-50 Southern League; 1950-58 Division 3 (S); 1958-61 Division 3; 1961-62 Division 4; 1962-65 Division 3; 1965-66 Division 4; 1966-68 Division 3; 1968-74 Division 4; 1974-76 Division 3; 1976-77 Division 4; 1977-81 Division 3; 1981-90 Division 4; 1990-92 Conference; 1992-98 Division 3; 1998-2004 Division 2; 2004-06 League One; 2006-08 FL Championship; 2008-16 League One; 2016– League Two.

LAST 10FA CUP SEASONS …

Season 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Round Round 1 Round 1 Round 3

Opposition Chelmsford City A Sheffield United H Cardiff City A

Result 1-3 2-3 1-3

Att: 3017 2509 4194

3 0 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Round 4 Tottenham H. Round 1 Chesterfield Round 1 Oxford City Round 1 Accrington Stan.

Round 1 Coventry City Round 1 Marine (lost 3-5 on pens.)

Round 2 Wigan Athletic

FA CUP STORY …

H H H A H H

1-4 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1

9920 1840 1775 1267 2919 BCD

H

1-2 2056

Mention of Colchester United and the FA Cup inevitably brings memories of their historic Fifth Round 3-2 victory over Don Revie’s Leeds United in February 1971, possibly the greatest FA Cup shock of all time. There are just four surviving members of the starting 11 from that historic afternoon at Layer Road, and one of them, twogoal Ray Crawford, is still remembered for his brace, even though he managed two caps for England, scoring in a 4-1 victory over Austria, one cap for Malaya while on national service and the Football League Championship for Ipswich Town in 1962.

Now 86, the Portsmouth-born striker recalled the events of February 1971 in an interview with ‘The Guardian’: ‘We had a good week’s training out on the practice pitch. Our manager, Dick Graham, had sent one of our injured players up to Leeds to watch them and he came back with little things we thought we could exploit. We focused on corners and free-kicks and it came off for us. I always played well against Jack Charlton and said before the match that I usually scored against him. When I met him again at Sir Alf Ramsey’s funeral, he introduced me to someone else and said: “That fella over there, he is not tall but he always seemed to beat me in the air.” That was a lovely compliment.’

Colchester’s Cup dream ended at the next stage, with a 5-0 Quarter Final defeat at Everton, while Crawford left the club at the end of the season, heading for Durban City in South Africa. He retired from football in 1984 after spells coaching at Brighton & Hove Albion and Portsmouth, though his autobiography, ‘Curse of the Jungle Boy’, recalls his adventures at Layer Road and elsewhere: ‘Afterwards Don Revie came in our dressing room, shook our hands and congratulated us. We never saw the players afterwards. Their bus left 15 minutes after the final whistle. The funny thing is that I’ve won the League title, played for England and scored300-odd goals, but I get far more publicity and glory from that 90 minutes than from anything else.’

Colchester: Graham Smith, Brian Hall, Bobby Cram, John Gilchrist, Brian Garvey, John Kurila, Brian Lewis, Dave Simmons (scored 54), Mick Mahon, Ray Crawford (scored 18, 24), Brian Gibbs.

Sub not used: Micky Cook.

Leeds: Gary Sprake, Paul Reaney, Terry Cooper, Mick Bates, Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter (scored 60), Peter Lorimer, Allan Clarke, Mick Jones, Johnny Giles (scored 78), Paul Madeley. Sub not used: Rod Belfitt.

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

PAST MANAGER …

DICK GRAHAMwas the man in charge at United for the Leeds giant killing and the former Crystal Palace goalkeeper was one of three inaugural inductees into the club’s hall of fame in 2007. He had managed Palace, Orient and Walsall prior to his appointment to the Layer Road hotseat in 1968 and led U’s to sixth and 10th place finishes in the fourth tier ahead of the 1970-71 campaign, which ended with our visitors one more finishing in sixth spot, two points adrift of fourth placed York City who claimed the final promotion place.

However, the cup glory was not over for ‘Graham’s Grandads’, as the media named the aging Layer Road squad, as the 1971-72 campaign started with United taking part in the short-lived Watney Cup, a knock-out competition for the highest goal scorers in each of the top four divisions not to have been promoted or won the league.

The final was to be televised live, an added bonus as only the FA Cup received such an honour half a century ago and Graham’s side ensured that they contested it with victories over Luton Town and Carlisle United. Top-flight West Bromwich Albion stood between Colchester and silverware and Graham’s side triumphed on penalties after an exciting 4-4 draw, with midfielder Phil Bloss tucking away the winning spot-kick in the first televised penalty shoot-out.

Graham remained in charge for one more season, which ended in an 11th placed finish and a double defeat to Newport County, leaving the club in September 1972 following a disagreement with a shareholder.

He passed away in March 2013 at the age of 90, with his former goalkeeper Barry Smith, who joined his hometown club shortly after the Leeds game, telling ‘The East Anglian Gazette’: ‘When I left Colchester, we still kept in touch and I met up with him many times since. He wasn’t just interested in you when you were his player, he followed your career afterwards.He may have had a gruff exterior but he was a genuine and caring man. He instilled a lot of belief into the team and that is why they beat Leeds that day.’

COUNTY v UNITED

County’s FA Cup tie with this afternoon’s visitors in January 1979, and its resulting heartache for Newport supporters, is featured in Chris Shingler’s ‘Amber in the Attic’, though the two clubs also met in the same competition nine seasons earlier with an altogether happier outcome for those of a tangerine persuasion. As with the case this afternoon, the two sides had locked horns in Newport in League action shortly before, with Bobby Ferguson’s Ironsides despatching Colchester 4-1 and it was the same outcome, though a narrower score line in the FA Cup, with goals from Andy White and Jeff Thomas either side of a Ferguson own goal, securing a 2-1 victory over Dick Graham’s U’s in front of a Somerton Park crowd of 3800.

County: Len Weare, Dai Williams, Mike McLaughlin, Bobby Ferguson (o.g. 24), Allen Wood, Len Hill, Jeff Thomas (scored 50), Ronnie Radford, Ray Mabbutt, Albert Derrick (junior), Andy White (scored 1). Sub not used: Martyn Sprague.

Colchester: Graham Smith, Micky Cook, Brian Hall, Brian Wood, Dave Bickles, Eddie Presland, Micky Brown, Brian Gibbs, Roy Massey (sub. Jim Oliver, HT), Danny Light, Ray Whittaker.

UNITED TODAY …

Work ahead Stevenage manager Steve Evans believes U’s Head Coach Matt Bloomfield has a ‘humongous amount of work to do’ to turn around Colchester’s season.The Lamex Stadium boss saw his promotion-chasing side held 1-1 by our Essex visitors last weekend, who dropped to the bottom of the League Two table. The experienced Evans, who has enjoyed spells in charge of Boston United, Crawley Town, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Gillingham among others, reflected: ‘I only look at ourselves.I have enough mental issues trying to deal with my group rather than worry about what Matty is trying to do with his group.If I have a lot of work to do, he has a humongous amount of work to do.’

HEAD COACH’S VIEW …

Matt Bloomfield reflecting on his side’s home point against high-flying Stevenage seven days ago: ‘I thought we deserved the draw. Stevenage have a very good team, with some very good footballers. I thought our boys stood up to the task. We went ahead and, when it went to 1-1, I thought we were losing a little bit of the ascendancy so we changed formation, made a couple of changes and I thought it sparked more energy and life into us.’

FAN’S VIEW …

‘Don’t know why people are bringing the fact we’re bottom of the league into this. MB is taking extra steps to build a relationship with the fans. No harm in that. We complain about there being no connection, but when the head coach tries to, some still complain.’ @TheLatestColUwith a positive message.

RECENT RESULTS …

F-A Att: 30 July: Northampton Town A 2-3 5463 06 Aug: Carlisle United H 1-1 3137 09 Aug: Ipswich Town(League Cup R1) A 1-0 11654 13 Aug: Stockport County A 0-1 7826 16Aug: Bradford City H 1-0 3011 20 Aug: Leyton Orient H 1-3 4340 23 Aug: Brentford (League Cup R2) H 0-2 5516 27 Aug: Tranmere Rovers A 0-2 5041 03 Sep: Hartlepool United H 1-1 2983 06 Sep: Brighton & HA U21s (EFL Trophy) H 2-1 479 13 Sep: Walsall A 1-1 4327 17 Sep: Grimsby Town H 0-1 3167 24 Sep: Rochdale H 0-1 2784 01 Oct: AFC Wimbledon A 1-2 7328 04 Oct: Charlton Athletic H 2-1 880 08 Oct: Harrogate Town H 2-1 2750 11 Oct: Gillingham (EFL Trophy) A 1-1 828(won 5-4 on pens.)

15 Oct: Swindon Town A 0-1 8632 22 Oct: Newport County A 0-1 3994 25 Oct: Crawley Town H 2-2 2931 29 Oct: Stevenage H 1-1 3486 01 Nov: Barrow A 1-3 3224 Scorers: Chilvers 3, Nouble 3, Sears 3 (1 pen.), Akinde 2, Appiah 2, Eastman 2, Hannant 1, Lubala 1, Miranda 1, Newby 1, Tchamadeu 1.

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3 1

PHIL TANNER

MEET THE PLAYERS & MANAGEMENT OF

COLCHESTER UNITED 01 Sam Hornby

05 Tommy Smith

Signed permanently in the summer from Bradford City after eight games on loan last season as cover for Shamal George, who is now in the Scottish Premier with Livingston.

Sam also made six appearances in L2 for Bradford last season as well as playing three Trophy ties. After a youth career with Hednesford and Redditch he turned pro at Burton Albion in 2015. He has also played on loan for Brackley, Kidderminster and Chester.

Club captain. The Ipswich Town academy graduate, primarily a centre back, topped 240 games for them before moving on to MLS side Colorado Rapids, Sunderland in February 2020 and Colchester in August that year. Tommy lived in New Zealand as a child and after England youth caps became the All Whites’ youngest ever captain, featuring for them at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2012 London Olympics.

GOALKEEPER

DEFENDER

03 Ryan Clampin

06 Tom Dallison

With United since he was eight years old, coming through the club’s development centre and academy.

Before his debut off the bench in September 2018 Ryan spent all of 2017-18 on loan locally at Maldon & Tiptree where he was an almost ever-present and scored 10 in 41 appearances. The left back’s 2021-22 campaign was curtailed by a serious knee injury in November but he has returned to fitness this term.

January 2022 arrival from Crawley Town, where he made almost 100 appearances. Tom was with West Ham and Arsenal as a junior before spending five years at Brighton from 2013. His EFL debut came on loan with Crawley in 2015, with other loan spells at Cambridge and Accrington. Leaving Brighton in 2018, he spent half a season with Scottish Championship side Falkirk before rejoining Crawley on a permanent basis in 2019.

DEFENDER

04 Luke Chambers DEFENDER

Joined in June 2021 afterleaving Ipswich Town. Luke was a near ever-present last season and now has more than 800 senior games to his name. The move reunited him with former Ipswich teammate Tommy Smith. His career began in 2003 in his home county with Northampton. He joined Nottingham Forest in 2007 and had five years at the City Ground before nine at Ipswich, for whom only eight players have made more appearances.

3 2 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

DEFENDER

07 Luke Hannant MIDFIELDER

Summer 2021 signing from Cambridge United. Luke was with them as a youth player before a scholarship at Northumbria University, where he graduated in 2016 in Sport and Exercise Science. While studying he played for Dereham Town in Norfolk and for Team Northumbria in the Northern League. He moved on to Gateshead and spent 18 months with Port Vale before returning to Cambridge in 2019.

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

08 Cole Skuse

11 Freddie Sears

One of numerous experienced former Ipswich Town players in the squad. Cole was United’s first summer signing of 2021-22after spending eight years at Portman Road and played 41 times in L2 last term. He began his career at hometown Bristol City and made his debut for them as a sub - against Colchester - in 2005.He went on to clock up more than 300 appearances for the Robins, followed by almost 300 for Ipswich.

Rejoined in July last year after almost six years at Ipswich Town and was top scorer with 17 in all competitions. Freddie, 32, started at West Ham where he scored on his debut off the bench in the Premier League in 2008. After loans at Crystal Palace, Coventry and Scunthorpe he initially joined Colchester on loan in 2011-12 with the move made permanent that summer. He netted 36 goals before making the switch to Ipswich.

MIDFIELDER

STRIKER

09 Kwesi Appiah

13 Kieran O’Hara

August loan signing from Crawley, where he netted 11 in 18 + 12 appearances in League 2 last season.

Kwesi spent the previous year in the Indian Super league. Before that he spent three years with Wimbledon, who signed him from Crystal Palace.

Palace spotted him at non-league Margate in 2011-12 and he had no fewer than eight loans away from Selhurst Park including one in Norway. Seven full caps for Ghana.

Ireland cap signed in the summer who contests the shirt with Sam Hornby. The Mancunian, 26, spent the second half of last season with Fleetwood and played four games.

He came through the academy at Old Trafford and had numerous loans including the whole of 2018– 2019 at Macclesfield and 2019–2020 with Burton Albion. He then joined Burton permanently and had an emergency loan to Scunthorpe a year ago.

STRIKER

10 Alan Judge MIDFIELDER

Another ex-Ipswich man signed last summer. Dubliner Alan’s career began at Blackburn, then in the Premier League, in 2008-09 with loans to Plymouth and Notts County followed by a permanent move to Notts, then back to Blackburn for a further season. He was then a regular at Brentford, helping them reach the Championship and making almost 150 appearances, and joined Ipswich in 2019. Nine caps for Ireland.

GOALKEEPER

14 Noah Chilvers MIDFIELDER

Local lad with the academy since he was playing at U9 level. Noah signed on as a scholar in July 2017, captained the U18 side in 2018-19 and became a regular in the U23s.

He made his senior debut off the bench against County in March 2019.After a loan to National League South side Bath City in 2019-20 he nailed down a regular place and he has now passed a century of appearances in all competitions.

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3 3

15 Beryly Lubala STRIKER

Twenty-four-year-old Blackpool striker who will be with the U’s until the end of the season after being signed close to deadline day. Bez progressed through the ranks at Birmingham City’s academy before making his Championship debut in April 2018.He signed for Crawley Town in the summer of 2019, scoring 13 before the season was curtailed.

Blackpool then paid an undisclosed fee to take him to the Northwest in summer 2020.

17 Ossama Ashley MIDFIELDER

Summer signing after he was freed

by West Ham. Ossama joined AFC Wimbledon’s youth set-up in 2017 after a spell in the Fulham academy.

He made a single Trophy appearance as a sub. When he was released

by Wimbledon he was picked up by the Hammers after a successful trial and spent two seasons there, with a loan to Colchester’s neighbours Billericay Town in NL South. Recently featured at right back.

18 Tom Eastman DEFENDER

Having signed in the summer of 2011, Tom is by far the club’s longest serving player and has made more than 450 first-team appearances while still only just turned 31. He began with the academy at Ipswich Town, where he started aged eight and came through the ranks to play 10 league games. Soon after joining United he had a brief loan to Crawley Town. He has collected the Player of the Year award four times.

19 Alex Newby MIDFIELDER

Joined United on an initial two-year deal after being released by Rochdale earlier in the summer. Alex’s career began at his hometown club with Barrow, after a spell in Bolton’s youth set-up. He played almost 100 games for Chorley and helped them win promotion from National League North before getting his first EFL move to Rochdale in 2020. He played 43 games in his first year at with Dale in League 1 and 39 in League 2 last term.

3 4 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

22 Junior Tchamadeu DEFENDER

Became the youngest player ever to start a first-team game for United when he made his debut in a win against Grimsby Town in December 2020, when he was just short of his seventeenth birthday. Junior played youth football for Charlton before joining Colchester. He signed a three-year contract extension ahead of last season and became a regular last term, earning a divisional Apprentice of the Year nomination.

23 Daniel Chesters MIDFIELDER

One of numerous West Ham youngsters getting valuable game time via a loan to League 2, signing late in the August window. Not turning 21 until April, Daniel played for the Hammers’ U21 side in the EFL Trophy over four campaigns up to last season. He made a single Premier League appearance late last term off the bench at Anfield and also featured in the UEFA Conference League.

24 John Akinde STRIKER

Netted what would have been the fastest ever goal here - timed at 23 seconds - for Barnet in 2016, only for it to be expunged as the game was abandoned. John scored 87 goals that did count for the Bees and helped win promotion to the EFL. He joined last January after three seasons at Gillingham, preceded by promotion to League 1 with Lincoln. His previous substantive clubs include Crawley, Portsmouth and Bristol City.

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

25 Matty Longstaff MIDFIELDER

Newcastle United midfielder signed on loan on deadline day in August.

The 22-year-old was on loan at Mansfield Town last season and at Aberdeen in 2020-21. Matty has scored twice in 14 Premier League appearances, one winning a PL Goal of the Month award. Older brother Sean was in the Toon side which won here on penalties in the 2020-21 EFL Cup and their dad Dave was a GB ice hockey player. England U20 cap.

30 Al-Amin Kazeem DEFENDER

Youth team graduate who is establishing himself in the first team this season. Left back Al-Amin is one of numerous United youngsters whose development has included time on loan at local club Maldon & Tiptree and he played against County in our hard-earned 1-0 win there in the FA Cup three years ago.

33 Marley Marshall-Miranda MIDFIELDER

Joined United as a youth player in 2019-20 from Brighton & Hove Albion and played on loan for Isthmian League Worthing in the middle of that season, making his debut for the U’s early in 2020-21.

Born in Madrid, he played his first junior football in Spain and moved to England at the age of 12.

45 Frank Nouble STRIKER

Always a handful for defenders, Frank ended last season on loan at Leyton Orient. He is well remembered by County fans for his 49 games and nine goals in 2017-18, after which he had an initial spell with United and then joined Plymouth.

He has built up one of the longest CVs in the League since coming through the youth programme at West Ham, including loans running to more than 20 clubs, two of them in China.

MATT BLOOMFIELD HEAD COACH

T

he UEFA A Licence coach took over from Wayne Brown at the end of September after a brief spell with technical director Steve Ball in caretaker charge.

Brown was fired after five defeats in United’s opening nine games left them fourth-bottom, with sporting director Dmitri Halajko indicating a preference for bringing in an outside candidate – Brown and his predecessors Joe Dunne, Tony Humes, John McGreal, Steve Ball and Hayden Mullins were all promoted from within. Matt was one of five candidates eventually shortlisted.

Matt ended a long association with Wycombe Wanderers, where he was first-team coach under Gareth Ainsworth. He made more than 550 appearances over 18 years, having started his career at Ipswich Town.

He captained the side to promotion from League One and then made 16 appearances in Wycombe’s first ever season in the second tier before taking up a coaching role. He finally hung up his boots early this year on medical advice.

During his playing days Matt gained an honours degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting and in the last year he has also gained a diploma in Football Management O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3 5

FROM THE CHAPLAIN A belated but nevertheless warm welcome to Graham Coughlan and Joe Dunne to the club. We hope they will be happy and of course successful.

Today we are playing in the FA Cup and we look back with pleasure on some of our past successes. Let us hope that this season will bring a successful cup run. We must also remember next week’s Carabao cup match and hope for success there.

Best wishes, Keith, club chaplain.

3 6 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3 7

Football is a game of many opinions, but there is one that we must all share. There is no place for discrimination in our game. If you do not agree, then you are not welcome.

If you see or hear discrimination in this stadium, please report it to the nearest steward or via the Kick it Out App. Because we are all #TogetherAgainstDiscrimination Download the Kick it Out app for free from your app store.

3 8 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

EFL.com

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

PROUD TO SPONSOR NEWPORT COUNTY AFC Hi! We’re PrintProUK, a relatively new company based in the heart of Newport! We started in a garage and are pleased to have grown into a larger commercial unit where we process hundreds of orders a year for individuals, businesses and charitable organisations!

Brands We’ve Worked with:

Our key feature is our new online designer tool where you can upload your own logo, text and images to almost any garment!

We’re so proud to sponsor Newport County and wish the boys all the best this season!

GO ONLINE AND CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE DESIGNER!

Unit 36, Orion Suite, Enterprise Way, Newport NP20 2DX

07398 176073 @printprouk

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 3 9

4 0 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 4 1

4 2 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 4 3

4 4 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

57 TYRES WE ARE YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT TYRE FITTERS IN BRIDGEND AND NEWPORT. OUR MECHANICS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON DELIVERING A FAST AND FRIENDLY SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST AND RELY ON. WE HAVE TYRES TO FIT EVERY BUDGET, FROM ECONOMY CHEAP TYRES TO PREMIUM ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE TYRES.

HTTPS://WWW.57TYRES.CO.UK/ 01633 290962

4 6 | O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3

W W W. N E W P O RT- C O U N T Y. C O. U K

O F F I C I A L M ATC H D AY P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 | 4 7

TODAY’S FIXTURES EMIRATES FA CUP ROUND 1

(ALL GAMES KICK-OFF AT 3.00 Games involving Sky Bet League Two clubs only) AFC Fylde Vs Gillingham Barrow Vs Mansfield Town Bradford City Vs Harrogate Town Bristol Rovers Vs Rochdale Carlisle United Vs Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield Vs Northampton Town Crawley Town Vs Accrington Stanley Crewe Alexandra Vs Leyton Orient Doncaster Rovers Vs King’s Lynn Town Gateshead Vs Stevenage Grimsby Town Vs Plymouth Argyle Newport County AFC Vs Colchester Utd Peterborough United Vs Salford City Solihull Moors Vs Hartlepool United Stockport County Vs Swindon Town Sutton United Vs Farnborough Weymouth Vs AFC Wimbledon Wycombe Wanderers Vs Walsall

MATCH OFFICIALS ROBERT MADDEN Referee

Assistant

SIMON SHAW Assistant

JACK CLENCH Fourth Official

DALE WOOTTON

SQUADCHECK NEWPORT COUNTY AFC

MANAGER: GRAHAM COUGHLAN 1 JOE DAY (GK) 2 CAMERON NORMAN 3 DECLAN DRYSDALE 4 SAM BOWEN 5 JAMES CLARKE 6 PRIESTLEY FARQUHARSON 7 ROBBIE WILLMOTT 8 MATT DOLAN 9 OMAR BOGLE 10 OFFRANDE ZANZALA 11 JAMES WAITE 14 AARON LEWIS 17 SCOT BENNETT 18 CHANKA ZIMBA 19 THIERRY NEVERS 20 HAYDEN LINDLEY 21 LEWIS COLLINS 22 NATHAN MORIAH-WELSH 23 HARRISON BRIGHT 24 AARON WILDIG 27 ADAM LEWIS 28 MICKEY DEMETRIOU 29 WILL EVANS 30 NICK TOWNSEND (GK) 31 JOSHUA EDWARDS 35 JACK KARADOGAN 39 EVAN OVENDALE (GK)

COLCHESTER UNITED

HEAD COACH: MATT BLOOMFIELD 1 SAM HORNBY (GK) 3 RYAN CLAMPIN 4 LUKE CHAMBERS 5 TOMMY SMITH 6 TOM DALLISON 7 LUKE HANNANT 8 COLE SKUSE 9 KWESI APPIAH 10 ALAN JUDGE 11 FREDDIE SEARS 13 KIERAN O`HARA (GK) 14 NOAH CHILVERS 15 BERLYL LUBALA 17 OSSAMA ASHLEY 19 ALEX NEWBY 20 CHARLIE OWENS 21 GENE KENNEDY 22 JUNIOR TCHAMADEU 24 JOHN AKINDE 25 MATTY LONGSTAFF 28 EMYR HUWS 30 AL-AMIN KAZEEM 33 MARLEY MARSHALL-MIRANDA 45 FRANK NOUBLE

NEXT UP AT HOME

ON THE ROAD

SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2022

TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2022

STOCKPORT COUNTY KICK-OFF 3.00PM SKY BET LEAGUE TWO

LEICESTER CITY KICK-OFF 7.45PM

CARABAO CUP, ROUND THREE