Newquay Association Football Club is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, England. Nicknamed "The Peppermints", they are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West and play at Mount Wise Stadium.
| Full name | Newquay Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Peppermints, Towns Club | ||
| Founded | 1890 | ||
| Ground | Mount Wise Stadium, Newquay | ||
| Chairman | Barrie Yelland | ||
| Manager | Craig Ainslie | ||
| League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West | ||
| 2021–22 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, 11th of 17 | ||
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The club was established in 1890 as Newquay Football Club,[1][2] but did not play any competitive games until entering the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1896–97.[3] They were renamed Newquay One and All in 1903 and went on to win the Cornwall Charity Shield in 1906–07.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] However, the club disbanded in 1937.[2]
The current incarnation of the club was formed in 1946,[2] rejoining the Cornwall Senior League.[3] In 1951 they were founder members of the South Western League.[4] 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.[4] They were league champions the following season and retained the title in 1959–60.[4] The club won the league again in 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 and 1983–84, before finishing as runners-up in 1984–85.[4] 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.[4]
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.[4] Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West.
| Season | Division | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | South Western League | 5/12 | |
| 1952–53 | South Western League | 9/14 | |
| 1953–54 | South Western League | 8/17 | |
| 1954–55 | South Western League | 7/15 | |
| 1955–56 | South Western League | 4/15 | |
| 1956–57 | South Western League | 5/15 | |
| 1957–58 | South Western League | 2/14 | Runners-up |
| 1958–59 | South Western League | 1/16 | Champions |
| 1959–60 | South Western League | 1/16 | Champions |
| 1960–61 | South Western League | 6/15 | |
| 1961–62 | South Western League | 4/14 | |
| 1962–63 | South Western League | 12/16 | |
| 1963–64 | South Western League | 3/16 | |
| 1964–65 | South Western League | 12/16 | |
| 1965–66 | South Western League | 13/15 | |
| 1966–67 | South Western League | 6/17 | |
| 1967–68 | South Western League | 13/15 | |
| 1968–69 | South Western League | 6/17 | |
| 1969–70 | South Western League | 6/18 | |
| 1970–71 | South Western League | 4/18 | |
| 1971–72 | South Western League | 6/18 | |
| 1972–73 | South Western League | 11/17 | |
| 1973–74 | South Western League | 5/16 | |
| 1974–75 | South Western League | 8/19 | |
| 1975–76 | South Western League | 11/19 | |
| 1976–77 | South Western League | 5/18 | |
| 1977–78 | South Western League | 1/17 | Champions |
| 1978–79 | South Western League | 3/19 | |
| 1979–80 | South Western League | 1/19 | Champions |
| 1980–81 | South Western League | 3/20 | |
| 1981–82 | South Western League | 1/19 | Champions |
| 1982–83 | South Western League | 13/20 | |
| 1983–84 | South Western League | 1/20 | Champions |
| 1984–85 | South Western League | 3/19 | |
| 1985–86 | South Western League | 2/20 | Runners-up |
| 1986–87 | South Western League | 8/19 | |
| 1987–88 | South Western League | 1/20 | Champions |
| 1988–89 | South Western League | 4/18 | |
| 1989–90 | South Western League | 4/17 | |
| 1990–91 | South Western League | 4/17 | |
| 1991–92 | South Western League | 2/18 | Runners-up |
| 1992–93 | South Western League | 3/17 | |
| 1993–94 | South Western League | 2/18 | Runners-up |
| 1994–95 | South Western League | 14/18 | |
| 1995–96 | South Western League | 7/18 | |
| 1996–97 | South Western League | 10/16 | |
| 1997–98 | South Western League | 13/16 | |
| 1998–99 | South Western League | 14/17 | |
| 1999–00 | South Western League | 10/18 | |
| 2000–01 | South Western League | 13/19 | |
| 2001–02 | South Western League | 10/19 | |
| 2002–03 | South Western League | 11/19 | |
| 2003–04 | South Western League | 17/18 | |
| 2004–05 | South Western League | 11/17 | |
| 2005–06 | South Western League | 14/18 | |
| 2006–07 | South Western League | 12/19 | |
| 2007–08 | South West Peninsula League Division One West | 6/16 | |
| 2008–09 | South West Peninsula League Division One West | 2/17 | Runners-up |
| 2009–10 | South West Peninsula League Division One West | 5/16 | |
| 2010–11 | South West Peninsula League Division One West | 9/16 | |
| 2011–12 | South West Peninsula League Division One West | 1/17 | Champions, promoted |
| 2012–13 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 12/19 | |
| 2013–14 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 11/20 | |
| 2014–15 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 15/19 | |
| 2015–16 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 18/20 | |
| 2016–17 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 19/20 | |
| 2017–18 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 14/20 | |
| 2018–19 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 13/20 | |
| 2019–20 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West |
The club have played at Mount Wise on Clevedon Road since 1922, when Newquay Urban District Council leased the site to the club.[3] Floodlights were erected in the 1980s and inaugurated with a friendly match against West Bromwich Albion.[3] The club's record attendance of 3,500 was set for a friendly match against Manchester City on 14 July 1998,[3] with the visitors winning 6–0.[5]
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