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South Wales Argus
6 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Newport County 2025-26 League Two fixtures revealed
The league campaign will kick off with a home match against Notts County on Saturday, August 2. Other notable dates include the Severnside derbies against Bristol Rovers, scheduled for September 6 at Rodney Parade, with the return fixture at The Memorial Stadium set for January 31. During the Christmas period, County will host Barnet on Boxing Day and Crewe Alexandra on December 29, before starting the new year at Bromley on January 1. The season will conclude with a trip to Barrow on May 2. The 2025-26 fixtures are subject to change, and bookings are now being taken for match ball and match sponsorships. In the 2025-26 Vertu Trophy, Newport County will face Cardiff City, Exeter City, and Arsenal U21 in Group A of the Southern section. The Exiles will play Exeter City and Arsenal at home and travel to Cardiff City. The Vertu Trophy group stage will begin in September, with fixture dates to be announced. Below is the full fixture list for Newport County's 2025-26 League Two season: AUGUST - Saturday, Aug 2: Notts County (H) - Saturday, Aug 9: Crawley Town (A) - Saturday, Aug 16: Grimsby Town (A) - Tuesday, Aug 19: Salford City (H) - Saturday, Aug 23: Milton Keynes Dons (H) - Saturday, Aug 30: Cambridge United (A) SEPTEMBER - Saturday, Sep 6: Bristol Rovers (H) - Saturday, Sep 13: Tranmere Rovers (A) - Saturday, Sep 20: Gillingham (H) - Saturday, Sep 27: Chesterfield (A) OCTOBER - Saturday, Oct 4: Swindon Town (H) - Saturday, Oct 11: Accrington Stanley (A) - Saturday, Oct 18: Cheltenham Town (H) - Saturday, Oct 25: Harrogate Town (A) NOVEMBER - Saturday, Nov 8: Walsall (H) - Saturday, Nov 15: Shrewsbury Town (A) - Saturday, Nov 22: Oldham Athletic (A) - Saturday, Nov 29: Barrow (H) DECEMBER - Tuesday, Dec 9: Crewe Alexandra (A) - Saturday, Dec 13: Fleetwood Town (H) - Saturday, Dec 20: Colchester United (A) - Friday, Dec 26: Barnet (H) - Monday, Dec 29: Crewe Alexandra (H) JANUARY - Thursday, Jan 1: Bromley (A) - Sunday, Jan 4: Tranmere Rovers (H) - Saturday, Jan 10: Swindon Town (A) - Saturday, Jan 17: Gillingham (A) - Saturday, Jan 24: Chesterfield (H) - Tuesday, Jan 27: Accrington Stanley (H) - Saturday, Jan 31: Bristol Rovers (A) FEBRUARY - Saturday, Feb 7: Grimsby Town (H) - Saturday, Feb 14: Milton Keynes Dons (A) - Tuesday, Feb 17: Salford City (A) - Saturday, Feb 21: Cambridge United (H) - Saturday, Feb 28: Fleetwood Town (A) MARCH - Saturday, Mar 7: Colchester United (H) - Saturday, Mar 14: Barnet (A) - Tuesday, Mar 17: Bromley (H) - Saturday, Mar 21: Walsall (A) - Saturday, Mar 28: Shrewsbury Town (H) APRIL - Friday, Apr 3: Crawley Town (H) - Monday, Apr 6: Notts County (A) - Saturday, Apr 11: Harrogate Town (H) - Saturday, Apr 18: Cheltenham Town (A) - Saturday, Apr 25: Oldham Athletic (H) MAY - Saturday, May 2: Barrow (A)
BBC News
14-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Next few games 'massive' in bid to beat drop
Joe Ralls says Cardiff City are facing a "massive" spell in their season as they attempt to pull clear of the Championship relegation Bluebirds are 20th in the table and only two points out of the drop only six points between 18th-placed Portsmouth and bottom-club Luton Town, the battle at the bottom is host Bristol City in the Severnside derby on Saturday (12:30 GMT) before fixtures against fellow strugglers Plymouth and Hull. "I think all the teams that are down there, including us, want to try and get to the next pack in that sort of mid-table, which is not too far away," Cardiff skipper Ralls told BBC Sport Wales."There are some good sides that are really fighting and trying to pick up points and we're in that category as well."We've got massive games coming up where we need to get a couple of points and pull ourselves away from that area. We're in the crunch now."Cardiff have suffered two league defeats so far in February, but Ralls believes the club's January additions will help Omer Riza's side in the weeks eahd."Will [Alves] looks really, really sharp," he said. "Sivert [Mannsverk] as well has settled in really well. They're going to be a massive part of it and we've got a big squad when everyone's fit."That will only be a benefit for us, especially with the games coming through thick and fast."
