EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 8 · 26 Sep 2026
Newport County vs Grimsby in the EFL League Two 2026/27.
At Rodney Parade, Casnewydd.
Newport County beat Grimsby 2–1. Christian Doidge opened the scoring for Newport County after 57 minutes. Shaquille Gwengwe made it 2–0 after 69 minutes, and that was the winner.
Newport County went into the match 19th and came out of it 17th, on 9 points. Grimsby went into the match 3rd and came out of it 6th, on 13 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 7 | +7 | 15 |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 8 | +4 | 15 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 | York | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| 5 | Walsall | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 8 | Crewe | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 9 | Tranmere | 8 | +2 | 11 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 8 | +1 | 11 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Rotherham | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Salford City | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Colchester | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Newport County | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 | Oldham | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 | Accrington ST | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 22 | Northampton | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 7 | -7 | 4 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.