NEWPORT County AFC have gone through plenty of drama and change in 2021 with play-off delight and then despair, a managerial change and hope of another promotion push.
Test your knowledge with look back on the Exiles’ year…
1: Dom Telford scored just once last season after signing in January, who was it against?
2: County brought on five of their seven subs in the play-off final defeat to Morecambe, who was left on the bench? (Point each)
3: Wayne Hatswell was unbeaten in the league as caretaker boss, how many points did County win with him in charge between Michael Flynn’s exit and James Rowberry’s arrival?
4: Who did Lewis Collins score his first League Two goal against in April?
5: County have had just one goalless draw so far this season, against who?
6: Loanees Ollie Cooper and Jake Cain signed on deadline day. Who did they make their County debuts against?
7: Who were the scorers of the Exiles’ goals in the 5-4 play-off semi-final win against Forest Green Rovers? (Both legs, point for each)
8: What did Matty Dolan do in March that Kevin de Bruyne managed in November?
9: Which County player won the League Two title last season?
10: Name the three current League Two teams that Padraig Amond has played for. (Point for each)
11: County needed a point from their final game of last season to secure a play-off spot. Who scored the equaliser in Southend?
12: County captain Joss Labadie left for Walsall in the summer, which two players came the other way?
ANSWERS
1: Exeter City, a late header to level against the nine-man Grecians.
2: Goalkeeper Nick Townsend and midfielder Joe Ledley. Michael Flynn brought on Ryan Taylor, Anthony Hartigan, Nicky Maynard, Kevin Ellison and Priestley Farquharson.
3: Six – County beat Scunthorpe and drew with Bradford, Exeter and Carlisle.
4: Scunthorpe. He had previously scored against West Ham U21s in the EFL Trophy.
5: Bradford City in October.
6: Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.
7: Matty Dolan, Lewis Collins, Kevin Ellison, Joss Labadie, Nicky Maynard.
8: He scored at Cardiff City Stadium, although he got a double unlike Belgium’s star (at the Canton Stand, but no extra points for that).
9: Finn Azaz, who was on loan at Cheltenham.
10: Hartlepool, County and Exeter. He has also played for League One Morecambe and Accrington plus Grimsby of the National League.
11: Mickey Demetriou, although Tom King then saved a penalty… and other results went County’s way anyway.
12: Cameron Norman and James Clarke
TOTAL: __ out of 20
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