Newport (Isle of Wight) Football Club is a semi-pro

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club based in

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on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

, England. They are currently members of the and they currently groundshare at Ryde Saints` Smallbrook Stadium.

History

The club was established on 27 January 1888,Newport (IW) FC – Brief History
Horndean F.C. and were founder members of the Isle of Wight League in 1898.History
Isle of Wight FA They won the Isle of Wight Challenge Cup in 1904–05,
RSSSF and again in 1907–08, when they were also league champions. The club went on to retain the league title for the next two years. After winning the league again in 1923–24, they moved up to the East Section of the Hampshire League.Hampshire League 1919–1929
Non-League Matters They won the Isle of Wight Memorial Cup in 1925–26, before being moved into the County Section of the Hampshire League in 1927 and then the South Division the following year as the league was restructured. They won the Isle of Wight Challenge Cup again in 1928–29. In 1929 Newport were placed in Division One of the league and went on to win the league title in the 1929–30 season,
Non-League Matters also winning the

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. They were Division One runners-up the following season and again in 1931–32, a season in which the club also won the Hampshire Senior Cup for the first time. They went on to win the Division One title for a second time in 1932–33. The 1935–36 season saw them finish as runners-up in the division, as well as reaching the first round of the

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for the first time; after beating Yeovil & Petters United 1–0 in the first round, they lost 8–0 at Southall in the second. The club went on to win a third league title in 1938–39. During

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the club returned to the Isle of Wight League, returning to the Hampshire League after the war. In the

1945–46 FA Cup The 1945–46 FA Cup was the 65th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, generally known as the FA Cup, and the first to be held after the Second World War. Derby County were the winners, bea ...

they defeated Leyton Orient 3–1 on aggregate in the first round (to date, their only FA Cup win over a League club) before losing 12–0 to

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in the second round. The club were Hampshire League champions in 1949–50,Hampshire League 1948–1960
Non-League Matters starting a decade of sustained success for the club. After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 1951–52, Newport were Hampshire League champions in 1952–53, a season which saw another first round appearance in the

, losing 5–0 at Swindon Town. They retained the league title the following season and also faced Swindon in the FA Cup first round again, this time losing 2–1. In 1954–55 they were Hampshire League runners-up and lost 4–3 at Hinckley Athletic in the first round of the FA Cup. The 1956–57 season saw the club crowned champions for a fifth time in ten years, with another

first round appearance resulting in a 6–0 defeat at home to

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. Further appearances in the FA Cup first round in 1957–58 and 1958–59 ending with defeats to

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and Shrewsbury Town. Although the club were Division One runners-up in 1958–59, the following season saw them finish in the bottom three of the division. In 1968–69 they finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. Newport were Division Two runners-up in 1970–71, earning promotion back to Division One.Hampshire League 1970–1980
Non-League Matters They were Division One runners-up in 1977–78 and won the league title the following season. The club went on to retain the league title for the next two seasons. In 1986 they were founder members of the Wessex League. After finishing as runners-up in 1989–90, they moved up to the Southern Division of the Southern League. In 1994–95 the club reached the FA Cup first round for the first time since the 1950s, losing 3–2 at home to Aylesbury United. The following season saw them reach the first round again, before losing 2–1 to Enfield in a replay. The club were transferred to the Eastern Division in 1999 and were Eastern Division champions in 2000–01, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated back to the Eastern Division after only a single season. In 2004 Newport were transferred to Division One of the

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, where they played for two seasons before being moved into Division One South & West of the Southern League. The 2007–08 season saw them finish bottom of Division One South & West, resulting in relegation back to the Premier Division of the Wessex League.

Ground

The club initially played at Well's Field, which was later renamed Church LittenNewport IOW
Wessex League before moving to St Georges Park. They currently ground share Smallbrook Stadium with Ryde Saints. The club plan to move to a new stadium, Wightfibre Park between Newport and Wootton Bridge in 2023.

Honours

*Southern League **Eastern Division champions (1) 2000–01 *Hampshire League **Division One champions (11) 1929–30, 1932–33, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 *Isle of Wight League **Champions (4) 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1923–24 * Hampshire Senior Cup **Winners (10) 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997–98 *Russell Cotes Cup **Winners (4) 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 2010–11 *Pickford Cup **Winners (4) 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53 *Isle of Wight Senior Cup **Winners (43) 1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1952–53 (shared with Cowes) 1953–44, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93,1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *Hampshire Floodlit Cup **Winners (2) 1976–77, 1977–78 *Hampshire Intermediate Cup **Winners (2) 1931–32, 1996–97 *Hampshire Combination Cup **Winners (1) 1938–39 *Isle of Wight Memorial Cup **Winners (8) 1925–26, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82 *Isle of Wight Challenge Cup **Winners (6) 1904–05, 1907–08, 1928–29, 1953–54, 1985–86, 2000–01 *Isle of Wight Charity Cup **Winners (2) 1928–29, 1944–45 *Isle of Wight Jubilee Cup **Winners (1) 1973–74

Records

*Best

performance: Second round, 1935–36, 1945–46 *Best

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performance: Fourth round, 1999–2000 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 1991–92, 1992–93 *Record attendance: 2,270 vs

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, friendly match, 7 July 2001Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p453 *Most appearances: Jeff Austin, 540 (1969–1987) *Most goals: Roy Grilfillan, 200 (1951–1957)

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