Newquay Association Football Club is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, England. Nicknamed "The Peppermints", they are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West and play at Mount Wise Stadium.
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| Full name | Newquay Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Peppermints, Towns Club | ||
| Founded | 1890 | ||
| Ground | Mount Wise Stadium, Newquay | ||
| Chairman | Jack Hunter | ||
| Manager | Shaun Middleton | ||
| League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West | ||
| 2023–24 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, 4th of 17 | ||
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History
editThe club was established in 1890 as Newquay Football Club,[1][2] but did not play any competitive games until entering the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1896–97.[3] They were renamed Newquay One and All in 1903 and went on to win the Cornwall Charity Shield in 1906–07.[3] After folding in 1912, the club was re-established as Newquay Rovers in 1920. The new club joined the Plymouth & District League, but left in 1927 due to the cost of travelling.[3] In 1931 they were founder members of the Cornwall Senior League, going on to win the league and the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1934–35.[3] However, the club disbanded in 1937.[2]
The current incarnation of the club was formed in 1946,[2] rejoining the Cornwall Senior League.[3] In 1951 they were founder members of the South Western League.[4] They won the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1952–53, 1954–55 and 1956–57, before finishing as runners-up in the South Western League in 1957–58.[4] They were league champions the following season and retained the title in 1959–60.[4] The club won the league again in 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 and 1983–84, before finishing as runners-up in 1984–85.[4] They were South Western League champions for a seventh time in 1987–88 and finished as runners-up in 1991–92,as well as winning the Cornwall Senior Cup. They finished second in the league again in 1993–94.[4]
In 2007 the South Western League merged with the Devon County League to form the South West Peninsula League, with Newquay placed in Division One West. They were runners-up in the division in 2008–09 and then champions in 2011–12, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4] Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West.
Season-by-season record
editGround
editThe club have played at Mount Wise on Clevedon Road since 1922, when Newquay Urban District Council leased the site to the club.[3] Floodlights were erected in the 1980s and inaugurated with a friendly match against West Bromwich Albion.[3] The club's record attendance of 3,500 was set for a friendly match against Manchester City on 14 July 1998,[3] with the visitors winning 6–0.[5]
Honours
edit- South West Peninsula League
- Division One West champions 2011–12
- South Western League
- Champions 1958–59, 1959–60, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1987–88
- League Cup winners 1955–56, 1988–89
- Cornwall Senior League
- Champions 1934–35
- Cornwall Senior Cup
- Winners 1934–35, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1991–92
- Cornwall Charity Cup
- Winners 1906–07, 1908–09, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1988–89, 2009–10
Records
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p493 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ a b c History Newquay A.F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i History of Newquay Cornwall Combination
- ^ a b c d e f g h Newquay at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Newquay v Manchester City Friendly 1998/99 City til I die