Newport (IOW) F.C.

Did You Know?

• The club initially played at Well's Field, later renamed Church Litten, before moving to St Georges Park.
• Newport played at Smallbrook Stadium from 2022 to 2023 after a two-year deal with Ryde Saints and the Isle of Wight Warriors.
• They ground shared at Westwood Park, home of Cowes Sports FC, during the 2025/26 season.

History

Newport (IOW) F.C. was founded on 27 January 1888 and helped establish the Isle of Wight League as a founding member in 1898. Their first major silverware came with the Isle of Wight Challenge Cup in 1904–05, followed by a second win in 1907–08, a season that also saw them claim the league championship. They held onto that league title for the next two campaigns. After another league victory in 1923–24, the club stepped up to the East Section of the Hampshire League. They added the Isle of Wight Memorial Cup in 1925–26, then shifted to the Hampshire League’s County Section in 1927 and its South Division the year after. A third Isle of Wight Challenge Cup arrived in 1928–29. In 1929, Newport moved into Division One of the Hampshire League and promptly won the title in 1929–30, also lifting the Isle of Wight Senior Cup. They finished as runners-up in Division One the following season and again in 1931–32, a campaign that included their first Hampshire Senior Cup triumph. A second Division One title followed in 1932–33. The 1935–36 season brought another runners-up finish and the club’s debut in the FA Cup first round, where they beat Yeovil & Petters United 1–0 before losing 8–0 at Southall in the second round. A third league championship came in 1938–39. During World War II, the team returned to the Isle of Wight League, then rejoined the Hampshire League after the war. In the 1945–46 FA Cup, they beat Leyton Orient 3–1 on aggregate in the first round—still their only FA Cup win over a league side—before a 12–0 defeat to Aldershot in the second round. They became Hampshire League champions again in 1949–50, kicking off a decade of sustained success.