Barrow 1-2 Newport: County survive in League Two as home side are relegated
Saturday 2 May 2026 18:45, UK
Second-half goals from Tom Davies and Bobby Kamwa ensured Newport retained their League Two status on the final day of the season as Barrow were relegated following a 2-1 defeat.
Both sides were destined to go down following Charlie McCann's opener before Davies' leveller moved the Exiles out of the drop zone before Kamwa secured victory at Holker Street.
McCann fired the hosts - who needed a lot to go their way elsewhere for a chance of survival - into an early lead after the ball was cleared into his path.
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Jordan Wright pulled off a good stop to push another McCann strike wide and Wright was at it again to keep out Charlie Raglan before MJ Williams saw his follow up cleared off the line.
Josh Gordon wasted a golden opportunity for Barrow early in the second half as he hit a penalty straight at Wright after Ciaran Brennan handled the ball in the box.
Newport's pressure eventually told when Killian Barrett's clearance was closed down as Davies levelled with 15 minutes to go.
And Kamwa put County's survival beyond doubt when he grabbed a second late on.
Foley: I feel for the fans
Barrow interim boss Sam Foley:
"It's disappointing, obviously. It was inevitable, it was in the coming. We'd seen it over the last few weeks.
"Since day one, the lads have been brilliant, they've done everything I've asked of them and they've just come up short.
"Today was a representation of our season in a nutshell really. The damage was done before I came in. Things started to go wrong when we kept losing games regularly.
"Questions about reviews and stuff like that are for other people. I was asked to lead the team. I came into it blind, but I wanted to help the football club.
"One day I was a player and the next I was managing the team. It was hard watching the boys suffering when I was out injured. I feel for the fans, but they will be here supporting the team, no matter what."
