Monday 5th April 2021.
Newport County v Bolton Wanderers.

Competitive matches between both clubs over the decades was zero as Bolton were continually competing in the upper two tiers of English football bar two seasons in the early 1970's. After those two seasons, they had ten successive seasons back in the top two tiers. They were relegated to Division Three at the conclusion of 1982 / 1983. From the following season 1983 / 1984, County and Bolton competed in the same division for five successive seasons, ten league games in total.

1983 / 1984:
Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Newport County.
OG, Tony Reid and Roy Carter for County.

Newport County 2-3 Bolton Wanderers.
Tarki Micallef and Chris Lillygreen for County.

1984 / 1985:
Newport County 3-2 Bolton Wanderers.
Terry Boyle, Neville Chamberlain and Steve Cooper for County.

Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Newport County.
Steve Cooper for County.

1985 / 1986:
Newport County 0-1 Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Newport County.

1986 / 1987:
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Newport County.
Glynne Millett for County.

Newport County 2-1 Bolton Wanderers.
Robbie Taylor and Andy Thackeray for County.

1987 / 1988:
Newport County 0-1 Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton Wanderers 6-0 Newport County.

2020 / 2021:
Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newport County.
This early season encounter saw County take three points with two second half goals from Tristan Abrahams.

County's record v Bolton:
Wins 5
Draws 0
Losses 6
F 14
A 23

Managers:
Newport County - Mike Flynn
Bolton Wanderers - Ian Evatt

Head to head:
Mike Flynn 1
Ian Evatt 1 (as manager of Chesterfield)
Draws 0

Some players who've had connections with both Newport County and Bolton Wanderers.
Nathan Blake
Jimmy Carney
Dean Holdsworth
Abdoulaye Meite
Jamie Proctor

Referee:
Graham Salisbury.
Newport County matches refereed by Graham Salisbury since 2013 / 2014:
Reds indicate the club had a player sent off.

2013 / 2014:
County 3-0 York.

2014 / 2015:
Stevenage 3-1 County.

2015 / 2016:
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 County.
County 1-4 Bristol Rovers.

2016 / 2017:
County 2-2 Barnet.

2017 / 2018:
County 1-2 Barnet.
Grimsby 1-2 County.
County 2-2 Cambridge.

2018 / 2019:
County 1-0 Mansfield.

2019 / 2020:
Macclesfield 1-1 County.
County 1-0 Macclesfield.
Carlisle 2-0 County.

1. County have failed to win any of their latest four L2 matches played at Rodney Parade.
2. County have won only one of their latest seven L2 matches played at Rodney Parade.
3. County have won only two of their latest nine L2 home matches, two being played in Cardiff.
4. In seventeen L2 home matches thus far this season, County have had just one penalty scored against them. That was Jamille Matt for Forest Green.
5. County have failed to score in five of their latest eight home matches, two of the eight being played in Cardiff.
6. Bolton are unbeaten in the latest fourteen L2 matches.
7. Bolton have scored at least once during all of their latest thirteen L2 matches away.
8. Of Bolton's latest five L2 matches away, they've not conceded a goal during four of them. The exception being Bradford scoring during added time 90+2 in a 1-1 draw.
9. Only once have Bolton won a L2 match ''away'' this season from a 0-1 deficit.

Watching the intro to Dragons v Northampton on S4C and the pitch looks stunning.

[Edit: Doesn't look quite so good from the match camera position, but still improved out of all recognition.]

I was at the game in 1983/84. Great game with County scoring a late goal to win 3-2.

I suppose we should get the maximum away supporters' revenue from iFollow for this match. Let's hope we disappoint them.

Who thinks we might actaully score a goal?

Goals win Matches wrote:Who thinks we might actaully score a goal?

I gotta feeling we will win today

most teams who score early,then settle down and keep doing the same things and look for more.We score early and already start playing for the final whistle,we drop off deeper,stop pushing men forward and invite teams to attack us.The ideal situation is,like at Walsall,score with 20 left,that way we have a chance of hanging on.

Percy plunkett wrote:most teams who score early,then settle down and keep doing the same things and look for more.We score early and already start playing for the final whistle,we drop off deeper,stop pushing men forward and invite teams to attack us.The ideal situation is,like at Walsall,score with 20 left,that way we have a chance of hanging on.

Strange how we watch the same game, yet interpret it differently. I thought we lost at Barrow mainly because we went looking for the 2nd goal when 1-0 up by pushing Dolan into midfield,with the wingbacks still high up the pitch leaving us short at the back and susceptible to the long ball over the top.

Team

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyNjF0LWUAI ... name=large

I thought Labadie was suspended for 10 yellows ??

County Exile wrote:Team

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyNjF0LWUAI ... name=large

I thought Labadie was suspended for 10 yellows ??

Labs has 8 yellows not 10.

faerun exile wrote:

County Exile wrote:Team

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyNjF0LWUAI ... name=large

I thought Labadie was suspended for 10 yellows ??

Labs has 8 yellows not 10.

8? Christ above, I thought he was on about 45692 by now.

8 league and 2 cup. Presumably cup match yellows counted separately for suspensions this season.

Baker, Gambin and Evans totally frozen out again. Don't understand the Baker omission from squad when Shephard, for all his decent approach play, seems incapable of putting a decent final ball into the box!

faerun exile wrote:

County Exile wrote:Team

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyNjF0LWUAI ... name=large

I thought Labadie was suspended for 10 yellows ??

Labs has 8 yellows not 10.

That will soon change.

Gambin still doesn't make the bench. Ledley drops to bench. No Baker, Haynes, Evans. Yet again no creativity or speed. Not sure I'll fork out another tenner.

OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote:

Percy plunkett wrote:most teams who score early,then settle down and keep doing the same things and look for more.We score early and already start playing for the final whistle,we drop off deeper,stop pushing men forward and invite teams to attack us.The ideal situation is,like at Walsall,score with 20 left,that way we have a chance of hanging on.

Strange how we watch the same game, yet interpret it differently. I thought we lost at Barrow mainly because we went looking for the 2nd goal when 1-0 up by pushing Dolan into midfield,with the wingbacks still high up the pitch leaving us short at the back and susceptible to the long ball over the top.

No,I remember early second half,the ball played down the channel and Matty coming across to tackle.He did move forward later,it may have been at 1-1 or after they went in front.