Newquay Association Football Club is a

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club based in

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. Nicknamed "The Peppermints", they are currently members of the and play at Mount Wise Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1890 as Newquay Football Club,Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p493 History
Newquay A.F.C. but did not play any competitive games until entering the

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in 1896–97.History of Newquay
Cornwall Combination They were renamed Newquay One and All in 1903 and went on to win the Cornwall Charity Shield in 1906–07. 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. In 1931 they were founder members of the Cornwall Senior League, going on to win the league and the

in 1934–35. However, the club disbanded in 1937. The current incarnation of the club was formed in 1946, rejoining the Cornwall Senior League. In 1951 they were founder members of the South Western League. 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. They were league champions the following season and retained the title in 1959–60. The club won the league again in 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 and 1983–84, before finishing as runners-up in 1984–85. 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. In 2007 the South Western League merged with the

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to form the

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, 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. Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West.

Season-by-season record

Ground

The club have played at Mount Wise on Clevedon Road since 1922, when Newquay Urban District Council leased the site to the club. Floodlights were erected in the 1980s and inaugurated with a friendly match against

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. The club's record attendance of 3,500 was set for a friendly match against

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on 14 July 1998, with the visitors winning 6–0.Newquay v Manchester City Friendly 1998/99
City til I die

Honours

*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

*Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80 *Best

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performance: Fourth round, 1990–91 *Record attendance: 3,500 vs

, friendly match, 14 July 1998

References

External links

Official website
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