Year formed | 1912 (reformed 1989) |
Turned professional | |
Limited company | 1989 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | Rodney Parade, Newport, South Wales NP19 0UU (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 112 x 72 yards (102 x 66 metres) |
Ground capacity | 11,676 (reduced to 7,012 for football) |
Record attendance at present ground | 9,836 v Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup 4th round, 27th January 2018 (drew 1-1) |
League career | Southern League Division Two: 1912 - 1914 Southern League Division One: 1914 - 1920 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1931 (not re-elected) Southern League Western section: 1931 - 1932 Division Three (South): 1932 - 1939 Division Two: 1946 - 1947 Division Three (South): 1947 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1962 Division Four: 1962 - 1980 Division Three: 1980 - 1987 Division Four: 1987 - 1988 Conference: 1988 - 1989 (expelled and record expunged) Hellenic League: 1989 - 1990 Southern League Midland Division: 1990 - 1995 Southern League Premier Division: 1995 - 1997 Southern League Southern Division: 1997 - 1998 Southern League Midland Division: 1998 - 1999 Southern League Premier Division: 1999 - 2004 Conference South: 2004 - 2010 Conference: 2010 - 2013 League Two: 2013 - . |
First Football League game | 28 August 1920 v Reading, Division Three, lost 0-1 |
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Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Three (South) champions: 1938-39 Conference South champions: 2009-10 Southern League Midland Division champions: 1994-95 Southern League Midland Division runners-up: 1998-99 Hellenic League champions: 1989-90 |
Domestic - Cup | Welsh Cup winners: 1979-80 Welsh Cup runners-up: 1962-63, 1986-87 FAW Premier Cup winners: 2007-08 FAW Premier Cup runners-up: 2002-03, 2006-07 FA Trophy runners-up: 2011-12 |
Best League position | 22nd, Division Two, 1946-47 |
Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four, 1987-88 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 5th round, 1948-49, 2018-19 |
Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 2020-21 |
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Most League points | |
2 for a win | 61, Division Four, 1979-80 |
3 for a win | 78, Division Three, 1982-83 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 22, Division Three, 1961-62 |
3 for a win | 25, Division Four, 1987-88 |
Most League goals scored | 85, Division Four, 1964-65 |
Most League goals conceded | 133, Division Two, 1946-47 |
Fewest League goals scored | 32, League Two, 2019-20 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 39, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most wins in a League season | 27, Division Four, 1979-80 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Four, 1987-88 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, Division Three, 1985-86 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1946-47 |
Most losses in a League season | 33, Division Four, 1987-88 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 9, Division Three (South), 1938-39 |
Record League win | 10-0 v Merthyr Town, Division Three (South), 10 April 1930 |
Record Cup win | 7-0 v Woking, 24 November 1928 |
Record League Cup win | 6-0 v Exeter City, League Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 14 September 1982 |
Record defeat | 0-13 v Newcastle United, Division Two, 5 October 1946 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-8 v Southampton, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 25 August 2021 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | tbc |
in total | 99, Reg Parker, 1948-54 |
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Most League goals scored in one match | tbc |
Most League appearances | 526, Len Weare, 1955-70 |
Most capped player | 3, Nigel Vaughan for Wales |
Youngest League player | |
Highest transfer fee received | £100,000+ (undisclosed) for Craig Reid to Stevenage, 31 January 2011 £100,000+ (undisclosed) for Paul Bignot to Blackpool, 22 July 2011 £100,000+ (undisclosed) for Lee Evans to Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2013 |
Highest transfer fee paid | £80,000 for Alan Waddle from Swansea City, December 1980 |