Newport (IOW) F.C.
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| Full name | Newport (Isle of Wight) Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Port | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | St. George's Park, Newport | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 (300 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Stuart Ross | ||
| Manager | Andy Sampson | ||
| League | Wessex League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Wessex League Premier Division, 10th | ||
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Newport (IW) F.C. (also known as Newport (IoW) F.C. or Newport (Isle of Wight) F.C.) are a football club based in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. The club competes in the Wessex League Premier Division and is affiliated to the Isle of Wight Football Association, which is a division of the Hampshire Football Association.[1]
History
The club was formed in 1888, and in 1898 became founder members of the Isle of Wight League.[2] The club went on to win the league championship four times before joining the Hampshire League in 1927.[2] The club remained in the Hampshire league until 1986 when they joined the Wessex League on its formation.[3] A second-place finish in 1990 saw them promoted to the Southern League, initially in the Southern (later renamed Eastern) Division.[4][5] In 2001 they were promoted to the Premier Division after winning the Southern League east division but were relegated straight back again.[3]
The club started to struggle financially and in December of the 2003–04 season the club was placed in administration.[2] For the 2004–05 season the club was moved into the Isthmian League Division One. The following season they finished in a relegation position but were spared the drop due to Banstead Athletic's resignation from the league.[6] Due to another reorganisation of the National League System, they were moved back to the Southern League, playing in Division One South and West for the 2006–07 season.[3]
In 2008 ownership of the club was fully transferred to the supporter's trust.[7] The club was relegated back to the Wessex league at the end of the 2007–08 season after finishing bottom of Division One South and West of the Southern league.[3] The club has since remained in the Wessex League Premier Division.[3]
Ground
Newport play their home games at St Georges Park, St Georges Way, Newport PO30 2QH.
The ground has one seated stand and shelters at each end. Capacity for the ground is 3,200. The record attendance for a home game involving Newport (IOW) F.C. is 3,112, vs Portsmouth F.C. in a pre-season fixture in summer 2007.
Honours
League honours
- Southern League Eastern Division[3]
- Winners (1): 2000–01
- Wessex League[3][8]
- Runners-up (1): 1989–90
- Hampshire League[3][8]
- Winners (11): 1929–30, 1932–33, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81
- Runners-up (7): 1930–31, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1958–59, 1977–78
- Hampshire League Division 2[8]
- Runners-up (1): 1970–71
- Isle of Wight League[2]
- Winners (4): 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1923–24
Cup honours
- Hampshire Senior Cup:[8][9]
- 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[8]
- Winners (1): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 2010–11
- Pickford Cup[8]
- Winners (1): 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53
- Isle of Wight Senior Gold Cup[10]
- Winners (37): 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
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
- Hampshire Floodlit Cup[8]
- Winners (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
- Hampshire Intermediate Cup[8]
- Winners (2): 1931–32, 1996–97
- Hampshire Combination Cup[8]
- Winners (1): 1938–39
- Isle of Wight Memorial Cup[10]
- Winners (8): 1925–26, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82
- Isle of Wight Challenge Cup[10]
- Winners (6): 1904–05, 1907–08, 1928–29, 1953–54, 1985–86, 2000–01
- Isle of Wight Charity Cup[10]
- Winners (2): 1928–29, 1944–45
- Wessex League Cup[11]
- Runners-up (1): 2015-16
Club records
- Best league performance: 19th in Southern League Premier Division, 2001–02 (Highest league played in)
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Round, 1935–36, 1945–46[3]
- Best FA Trophy performance: 4th Round, 1999–2000[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th Round, 1991–92 and 1992–93[3]
Former players
- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
Tom Brewis
Frank Campbell- Fred Chandler
- Norman Cole
- Joe Cummins
- Arthur Dominy
- Danny Hatcher
- Samuel Booth
- Sammy Meston
- Denny Mundee
- Adrian Randall
- Bill Rawlings
Brendan Rodgers- John Westcott
- Guy Whittingham
- Arthur Wood
Former coaches
- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
See also
References
- ↑ "Isle of Wight FA Clubs". Iowdfa.org.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Newport (IW) FC – Brief History". Newport IW FC. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NEWPORT I O W at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "Wessex League 1986–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "Southern League 1980–1991". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database – Isthmian League 2005–06". Fchd.info. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "england supporter-owned-football-clubs_2010-11attendances_map-of-the-21-fan-owned-clubs_t.gif". billsportsmaps.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Newport (IW) Football club: The Port". Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database – Hampshire County Cups". Fchd.info. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "England – Isle of Wight – List of Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ http://wessexleague.co.uk/?wfl-reports=team-solent-v-newport-iow-sydenhams-league-cup-final
