This is a list of notable players of
Newport County Football Club.
Newport County Hall of Fame
The Newport County Hall of Fame was launched on 3 April 2009 by Andrew Taylor, club programme columnist and author of ''Look Back in Amber: Memories of Newport County''. Fans can nominate players to be considered by a committee. To date there have been five sets of inductions with further inductions planned regularly.
International honours
Full internationals
The following players received the following full international caps while playing for Newport County:
Semi-pro internationals
The following players have received semi-pro international caps while playing for Newport County:
Youth internationals
The following players have received schoolboy, under 17, under 19 or under 21 international caps while playing for Newport County:
PFA Team of the Year
The following players were selected for the
PFA Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...
whilst playing for Newport County:
*1973–74
Brian Godfrey
Brian Cameron Godfrey (1 May 1940 – 11 February 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Brian was an inside forward who started his league career at Everton where he only made one appearance before joining Scunthorpe United in June 1960. ...
(Fourth Division)
*1979–80
Keith Oakes
Keith Brian Oakes (born 3 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.
At Newport County Oakes was selected in the 1980 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year an ...
(Fourth Division)
*1985–86
Terry Boyle
Terence David John Boyle (born 29 October 1958) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 500 appearances in the Football League and made two appearances for the Wales national team in 1981. A centre-half, he wa ...
(Third Division)
*2020-21
Josh Sheehan
Joshua Luke Sheehan (born 30 March 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Wales national team.
Club career Swansea City
Sheehan joined Swansea City academy at the age ...
(League Two)
*2021-22
Dom Telford
Dominic David Telford (born 5 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Crawley Town.
Early life
Telford was born in Burnley and grew up in Clitheroe where he attended Ribblesdale High School. He pl ...
(League Two)
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
appearances for Newport County
Over 200 football league appearances since 1989 (as at 5 January 2023)
Over 100 football league appearances since 1989
Over 200 football league appearances before 1989
Over 100 football league appearances before 1989
Other notable former players
''Note: Inclusion criteria should be stated''
# On the list of
Football League 100 Legends, a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by
The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football.
References
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