The 2013-14 campaign delivered a highly anticipated return to the Football League for Newport County, with The Exiles securing a respectable 14th-place finish in League Two in their first season back after a 25-year absence. Leading the charge was their Player of the Year, Chris Zebroski, whose 12 crucial league goals spearheaded the attack. The season, under manager Justin Edinburgh, began with a celebratory 4-1 opening day victory over Accrington Stanley and, despite a mid-season slump, it was a pivotal year of consolidation that cemented the club's hard-fought return to the national league structure