Newquay A.F.C.

Newquay Association Football Club is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West. After winning the SWPL Div 1 West Title in 2011–12, the first team now play in the. Their reserves were founder members of the Cornwall Combination in 1959, and have remained there ever since. HistoryThe club can trace its roots back to January 1890. It has had many names and variations since that time and are known locally as the 'Towns Club'. 1890–1903 Newquay FC 1903–1912 Newquay One and All FC 1920–1937 Newquay Rovers FC 1946–present Newquay AFC It is generally thought that Mr G R Card, a master at Newquay Grammar School, was responsible for the introduction of soccer to the town. It was in January 1890, in the grounds of the Newquay Grammar School (now the Pendennis Hotel, Mount Wise) that the first team match took place under the Association Rules. Following this match sufficient enthusiasm was worked up to form the first Newquay Football Club. Newquay Football Club did not play competitive matches until season 1896 /97 when the team were grouped with Truro, Camborne School of Mines, Illogan, St Agnes and Penzance in the Western Division of the Cornwall County Cup (Senior Cup). Newquay won their first trophy in season 1906 /07 defeating Looe 4–1 Bodmin to win the Cornwall Charity Shield.

Newquay Association Football Club is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West. After winning the SWPL Div 1 West Title in 2011–12, the first team now play in the. Their reserves were founder members of the Cornwall Combination in 1959, and have remained there ever since. HistoryThe club can trace its roots back to January 1890. It has had many names and variations since that time and are known locally as the 'Towns Club'. 1890–1903 Newquay FC 1903–1912 Newquay One and All FC 1920–1937 Newquay Rovers FC 1946–present Newquay AFC It is generally thought that Mr G R Card, a master at Newquay Grammar School, was responsible for the introduction of soccer to the town. It was in January 1890, in the grounds of the Newquay Grammar School (now the Pendennis Hotel, Mount Wise) that the first team match took place under the Association Rules. Following this match sufficient enthusiasm was worked up to form the first Newquay Football Club. Newquay Football Club did not play competitive matches until season 1896 /97 when the team were grouped with Truro, Camborne School of Mines, Illogan, St Agnes and Penzance in the Western Division of the Cornwall County Cup (Senior Cup). Newquay won their first trophy in season 1906 /07 defeating Looe 4–1 Bodmin to win the Cornwall Charity Shield.