Newquay Association Football Club is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, England. Nicknamed "The Peppermints", they are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Mount Wise Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1890 as Newquay Football Club, but did not play any competitive games until entering the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1896–97. 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 Cornwall Senior Cup 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 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. Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West. In 2024–25 they were Premier Division West champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Western League.

Season-by-season record

SeasonDivisionPositionNotes
1951–52South Western League5/12
1952–53South Western League9/14
1953–54South Western League8/17
1954–55South Western League7/15
1955–56South Western League4/15
1956–57South Western League5/15
1957–58South Western League2/14Runners-up
1958–59South Western League1/16Champions
1959–60South Western League1/16Champions
1960–61South Western League6/15
1961–62South Western League4/14
1962–63South Western League12/16
1963–64South Western League3/16
1964–65South Western League12/16
1965–66South Western League13/15
1966–67South Western League6/17
1967–68South Western League13/15
1968–69South Western League6/17
1969–70South Western League6/18
1970–71South Western League4/18
1971–72South Western League6/18
1972–73South Western League11/17
1973–74South Western League5/16
1974–75South Western League8/19
1975–76South Western League11/19
1976–77South Western League5/18
1977–78South Western League1/17Champions
1978–79South Western League3/19
1979–80South Western League1/19Champions
1980–81South Western League3/20
1981–82South Western League1/19Champions
1982–83South Western League13/20
1983–84South Western League1/20Champions
1984–85South Western League3/19
1985–86South Western League2/20Runners-up
1986–87South Western League8/19
1987–88South Western League1/20Champions
1988–89South Western League4/18
1989–90South Western League4/17
1990–91South Western League4/17
1991–92South Western League2/18Runners-up
1992–93South Western League3/17
1993–94South Western League2/18Runners-up
1994–95South Western League14/18
1995–96South Western League7/18
1996–97South Western League10/16
1997–98South Western League13/16
1998–99South Western League14/17
1999–00South Western League10/18
2000–01South Western League13/19
2001–02South Western League10/19
2002–03South Western League11/19
2003–04South Western League17/18
2004–05South Western League11/17
2005–06South Western League14/18
2006–07South Western League12/19
2007–08South West Peninsula League Division One West6/16
2008–09South West Peninsula League Division One West2/17Runners-up
2009–10South West Peninsula League Division One West5/16
2010–11South West Peninsula League Division One West9/16
2011–12South West Peninsula League Division One West1/17Champions, promoted
2012–13South West Peninsula League Premier Division12/19
2013–14South West Peninsula League Premier Division11/20
2014–15South West Peninsula League Premier Division15/19
2015–16South West Peninsula League Premier Division18/20
2016–17South West Peninsula League Premier Division19/20
2017–18South West Peninsula League Premier Division14/20
2018–19South West Peninsula League Premier Division13/20
2019–20South West Peninsula League Premier Division West

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 West Bromwich Albion. The club's record attendance of 3,500 was set for a friendly match against Manchester City on 14 July 1998, with the visitors winning 6–0.

Honours

  • South West Peninsula League Premier Division West champions 2024–25 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 FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1990–91
  • Record attendance: 3,500 vs Manchester City, friendly match, 14 July 1998

See also

  • Newquay A.F.C. players
  • Newquay A.F.C. managers

External links

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