Wales · England EFL League Two
Newport County
Newport County AFC
Kit impression
Founded
1912 / 1989
Years standing
n/a
Home ground
Rodney Parade
Capacity
7,850 seats
Make The Case
Newport County work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Wales, Rodney Parade, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.
Easy weekend
Bristol Airport (BRS) is about 30km from the ground, and Newport Dock Street railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England EFL League Two is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Wales does not do easy neutrals.
Unrecorded beginnings
Nobody agrees on the founding date, which is its own kind of romance: Newport County exist because people in Wales kept turning up.
Nothing won, everything to play for
Trophyless, so far. That is the pitch: be there before the story turns.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Rodney Parade. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Bristol Airport (BRS)
30 km / 19 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Newport Dock Street railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Rodney Parade
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Rodney Parade
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
