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| The original stand at Church Litten, picture taken around 1920 1927/28 was the season when Newport were to take over Gosport Albion's fixtures,who were in bottom place in the Hampshire League. This came about as they weren't able to continue having started the season. Newport The Island side were able to generate bigger crowds with this higher standerd football and finished the season with their status intacted. 1928/29 Saw Newport sign former Tottenham Full back Bob Brown and finished a creditable 5thplace in the clubs first season with no success coming from the cup competions. 1929/30 In less than three years Newport were Hampshire League Champions!. Frank Harrison added to the 50 goals he scored in his first season by adding a further 61 in his second. This season saw us enter the F.A Challenge Cup for the first time losing out to Cowes in the first qualifying round. Locally, we were to win the IW Gold Cup beating Ryde 4-1. |
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| Newport team 1920/21 Left to right: H.Green, F.Dennis, E. Lockwood, H.Yelland, J.Baker,F.Gale, H.Frampton,?, G.Genny, G.Taylor, ?, C.Woodford, S.Howard, ?,A.Urry, S.Jacobs. 1921/22 saw Newport missing out on any honours yet again, this time ending the season in third place. This was the season that saw the introduction of the IW Gold Cup. 1922/23 sixth place was achived and successes in appearing as finalist in both the Hampshire Junior cup and IW Challenge Cup without returning any silverware. It was the first time also that Newport entered a national competition, the F.A. Amature Cup and the first of 31 years of treasurer by Mr E W Barton. The IW league Championship returned to the club after a 14 year absents winning the title by six points in 1923/24. In the cup competions (seven entered) we didn't go beyond the second round in any of them. The season 1924/25 saw a eventful period at the club.Off the field, the Church Litten site owners decided to sell the ground for building work. The club having looked into every avenue available were able to retain our home ground, by purchasing some of the site for £3000 whilst the frontages were built on. On field activities saw a few challenges also. This season was the first of a primative Pyramid League, involving the club in a divisional section of the Hampshire League, the need to enter this format was vital if the club were to progress. In the two leagues that Newport were now entered we finished 5th in both. 1925/26 saw a disappointing season finishing near the foot of both tables in the two leagues that were being played by us. We were able to have something to cheer when we won the IW Memorial Cup, beating West Wight Athletic 1-0. 1926/27 saw Newport becoming the IW League Champions for the fifth time though as joint holders with Shanklin. On the Hampshire Division League front we finnished a creditable 4th ( after losing 11-1 to Emsworth, our biggest Hampshire league defeat) the cup Competions however were to prove uneventful. |
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| The Football club were able to re-commence playing in the season 1919/20. The Prince of Wales public house was to provide a room for the players to change in, as the the stands own changing rooms were uninhabitable. The Club and supporters were able to raise around £200 and erect a new stand with changing rooms to the rear. On the the playing front Newport reached the semi-final of the IW Challenge Cup and were to finish runners up to the Royal Irish Rifles. 1920/21 saw Newport finish as runners up again, this time losing out to Ryde Sports and lost out to Hampshire League side Cowes in the Brooklyn Charity Cup. |
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