Newport City F.C.
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| Full name | Newport City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Steelmen | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Ground | Newport Stadium, Newport | ||
| Capacity | 4,300 (1,100 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Crawford Chalmers | ||
| Manager | Ben Gifford | ||
| League | Welsh Football League Division Two | ||
| 2014-15 | Welsh Football League Division Two, 5th (of 16) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Newport City F.C. is a football club based in the Llanwern area of the City of Newport, South Wales. The club currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.
History
The club was founded as Spencer Works in 1963 and later changed to Llanwern, the area of Newport where the club's previous main sponsor Corus were based. The club play their home games at Newport Stadium and train on the brand new 3G facility at Newport International Sports Village.
After 53 years, Llanwern Football Club announced that they would no longer be named, “Llanwern”, and would now become “Newport City”. Newport City were initially named “Spencer Works”, back in 1963, and subsequently changed their founding name to Llanwern in 1988. It was in May 2016 the FAW agreed that the club could change its name to Newport City for the 2016-17 season.[1]
Honours
- Welsh Football League Cup winners 2002
Current squad
March 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff and board members
- Manager: Ben Gifford
- Secretary: Nicolas Webb
- Treasurer: Matthew Rake
- Chairman: Crawford Chalmers
References
External links
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