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Newport County draws its main support from the city of Newport but also the wider surrounding historic Monmouthshire area, as reflected in the original club name of Newport & Monmouth County A.F.C. The club's supporters refer to themselves as the 'Amber Army' in reference to the traditional club colour, and the sporting colours more widely associated with Newport. Newport County have a historic rivalry with Cardiff City, and to a lesser extent Swansea City, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Hereford United but since 1989 Newport County have rarely encountered these clubs. Since 2009 the club has operated the popular and successful Internet radio commentary service for supporters.
The supporters' unofficial anthem is 'Come on the County', originally released in 1973 and written by Ken Buck and Eric Thomas. The song was re-recorded in 1999 to mark the tenth anniversary of the formation of the new club. For the 2012 FA Trophy final singer songwriter Tracey Curtis wrote and released the song 'A Hundred Years of Football (and we're off to Wembley)'.
In the 1970s and 1980s comedian Frank Carson was appointed as a Director and Vice President in order to raise the profile of the club. Newport based rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain are supporters of the club and were the teams shirt sponsors for the 2004–05 season FAW Premier Cup matches
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