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Newport (IOW) F.C.

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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,
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Newport were Division Two runners-up in 1970–71, earning promotion back to Division One. 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
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The club are awaiting a promised new stadium build by developers South Coast Leisure (SCL) at The Racecourse, between Newport and Wootton Bridge. SCL cannot open their proposed retail development on the site of St Georges Park until the club is handed the keys of a newly built ground.
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in 1898. They won the Isle of Wight Challenge Cup in 1904–05, 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
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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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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
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In 1929 Newport were placed in Division One of the league and went on to win the league title in the 1929–30 season, also winning the
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saw them finish bottom of Division One South & West, resulting in relegation back to the Premier Division of the Wessex League.
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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
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in the second round. The club were Hampshire League champions in 1949–50, starting a decade of sustained success for the club.
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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
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in a replay. The club were transferred to the Eastern Division in 1999 and were Eastern Division champions in
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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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the club returned to the Isle of Wight League, returning to the Hampshire League after the war. In the
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Winners (10) 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997–98
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The club initially played at Well's Field, which was later renamed Church Litten before moving to
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the club reached the FA Cup first round for the first time since the 1950s, losing 3–2 at home to
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Winners (8) 1925–26, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82
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in the second. The club went on to win a third league title in 1938–39. During
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The club was established on 27 January 1888, and were founder members of the
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from 2022 to 2023, after agreeing a two-year deal with Ryde Saints and the
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John Davies (club), Steve Rackett (supporters trust - majority owners).
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Winners (6) 1904–05, 1907–08, 1928–29, 1953–54, 1985–86, 2000–01
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first round appearance resulting in a 6–0 defeat at home to
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saw them reach the first round again, before losing 2–1 to
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In 2004 Newport were transferred to Division One of the
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Beatrice Avenue
Wessex League
2023–24
Wessex League
Club website
Home colours
Away colours
football
Newport
Isle of Wight
Wessex League
East Cowes Vics
Isle of Wight League
Hampshire League
Isle of Wight Senior Cup
Hampshire Senior Cup
FA Cup
Yeovil & Petters United
Southall
World War II
1945–46 FA Cup
Leyton Orient
Aldershot
FA Cup
Swindon Town
Hinckley Athletic
FA Cup
Watford
1957–58

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