Ticketmaster Sport and Newport County AFC are delighted to announce a new ticketing partnering arrangement delivering sports ticketing technology solutions for the next 5 seasons.

Season ticket holders will be the first to experience a transformed ticketing website for the 2022/23 Season renewal process and all supporters will enjoy a frictionless digital ticket buying process, ensuring the best experience possible from the industry leading company.

The industry leading platform is already utilised by a range of leading clubs and organisations including Arsenal, Tottenham, The RFU, WRU and Newport Dragons.

Here are some of the benefits supporters can expect to experience:

  • Simple flow getting you to the right tickets with a multiple filtering options
  • Fully mobile optimised so you can view/buy/enter all on your mobile device
  • Digital season and match tickets
  • Manage your own tickets, forward or upgrade tickets using the new website
  • Friends and family functionality makes it easier to buy 
  • Enhanced accessibility sales

Chris Gratton, Chief Operating Officer, Ticketmaster Sport commented: “We’re delighted to have agreed this new deal with Newport County and look forward to working with the team to evolve the partnership. Ticketmaster’s range of tech solutions will elevate the experience for existing fans and our continual addition of upgrades and new features will ensure the platform continues to adapt to fans needs.”

Nigel Stephenson, General Manager, Newport County AFC added “We undertook a robust market engagement exercise involving a number of ticket providers and other sporting clubs. Ticketmaster Sport proved to be an excellent fit for our club reflecting our approach today but also allowing us the opportunity to move towards an increased digital approach. We look forward to developing the relationship with Ticketmaster Sport.”

We will communicate more over on the system capabilities over the coming months.