Youth Academy
Newport County established a Football Academy in 1998 in partnership with Newport City Council and the club has a youth development programme with around 50 students based at Llanwern High School. The team competes in the South West Counties League and in the 2001–02 season County's youngsters won the English Schools' Football Association under-19 Trophy under the banner of Hartridge High School. In the 2004–05 season they won the FAW Youth Cup. A number of the Academy graduates have progressed to the senior squad.
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