M. Baker · career
Matthew Baker
Full Back · Newport County · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
The record covers 4 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 1 club — 129 appearances with 8 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Newport County — Season rating 36, 4 goals and 0 assists in 41 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at Newport County. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (21 → 17). The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County | 38 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Newport County | 41 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | Newport CountyLoan | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Stoke City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Newport County | 18 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 6 | 0 |
| Wales U19 | 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Wales U17 | 2020/21 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 1 |
Honours
Youth Alliance Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 38 | 3349 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Wales U21 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | — |
| League Cup | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| EFL Trophy | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played16 not in squad· 3619 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Worcester City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Weston-super-Mare | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Torquay | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | League Cup | A Barnet | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Millwall | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 30 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 2-3 | Played | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| Sep 23 | EFL Trophy | H Arsenal U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Cardiff | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Walsall | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Exeter City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | A Boreham Wood | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | League Two | A Crewe | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 11 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 14 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Salford City | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | H Tranmere | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Walsall | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Oldham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |