Over time there have been many different players that have shared the shirts of both Newport County and Cambridge United over the past several seasons.
Robbie Willmott
Robbie Willmott who now plays for Cymru Premier side Barry Town is well known for his time playing at Newport; however, the Englishman began his career at Cambridge. Willmott was brought through at the Cambridge academy and made his league debut against Crawley Town in a 2-1 win on the 15 September 2007.
Willmott first joined Newport in January 2013 from the U’s in which he stayed until 2015 where he was a part of the National league playoff winning side to get the Exiles back into league football. However, Willmott was transferred Ebbsfleet where he played for several clubs for the next few years.
But, in 2017 Willmott returned for his second stint at the club in which during this time he would feature in historic matches for the club such as the FA Cup fixture against Leicester in which the Exiles won 2-1 with Willmott getting an assist. The FA Cup 1-1 draw against Tottenham in which again Willmott provided an assist. He has also been a part of the team that beat Middlesbrough where he contributed to both goals as well as the 2-1 win against Leeds.
Mickey Demetriou
Mickey Demetriou who is seen as a Newport County legend previously played for Cambridge before his long stint at the Welsh club. Demetriou was loaned out to the U’s from Shrewsbury Town for the 2015/16 season on a short-term loan. During his time at Cambridge he made 18 appearances in which he got an assist in his first two league games. However, after his loan at Cambridge he remained at Shrewsbury till the end of the season where his contract expired.
But in January 2017 Newport County signed the Englishman where he would stay for the next five and a half years as well as captaining the club for a variety of matches. Demetriou was also a part of the playoff final squads in which the Exiles would see heartbreak both times missing out on promotion in added extra time.
Demetriou made a total of 300 appearances throughout his tenure at the club and helped to create many memories such as the FA Cup success against Leicester and Middlesbrough and forcing a replay against Tottenham.
Danny Potter
Danny Potter first joined the U’s in 2007 from Stevenage where he would be a prominent figure for the next three seasons he would spend at the club. The shot stopper made 126 appearances for Cambridge where he kept 45 clean sheets as well as playing in the national league play offs in two of the three seasons.
Potter later joined the Exiles after a stint at Torquay United where he played 17 games for the Exiles as well as keeping five clean sheets as well as being a key starter for most of the fixtures he was available for.