West Wight F.C.

West Wight were founded in 1925 and joined the Isle of Wight League. Steady progress was made, but they had to wait until 1960 for their first piece of silverware, when they won the Isle of Wight Challenge Cup, followed by the Division 1 title a year later. The eighties saw the club emerge as a force, and after winning the Division 1 title three years running they made a successful application to join the Hampshire League in 1984. Here they consolidated in Division 3 for two seasons, then were moved up to Division 2 after the competition was restructured. West Wight continued to make good progress and won promotion in 1990. However, they found the top-flight much tougher and were relegated two years later after finishing bottom. Fortunes gradually declined further after this, and after two lowly finishes they dropped out in 1994. The new millennium saw West Wight re-emerge as a force within the Isle of Wight League, winning the Division 1 title six years running. In 2009 they also won both the Hampshire Intermediate and Isle of Wight Challenge Cups to complete a treble. ==Honours==

1st Team • Hampshire Football Association • Intermediate Cup Winners 2008–09 • Isle of Wight League • Division 1 Champions 1960–61, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and Runners-up 2023–24 • Isle of Wight Football Association • Gold Cup Finalists 2003-04, 2008-09 and 2017-18 • Challenge Cup Winners 1959–60, 1981–82, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 and 2021–22 • Memorial Cup Winners 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1960–61, 2003–04 and 2008–09 2nd Team • Isle of Wight League • Combination Division 1 Champions 1983–84, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 • Isle of Wight Football Association • Junior 'A' Cup Winners 1993–94 • Junior 'B' Cup Winners 1997–98 ==Hampshire League record 1984-94==

West Wight play at Camp Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9HL. The venue is fully enclosed, with a large clubhouse, floodlights, fixed pitch barrier and stand for spectators. Hampshire League football returned from 1999 to 2001 when the club temporarily merged with Portsmouth side Mayflower. ==Local rivals==

West Wight enjoys a long running friendly rivalry with neighbours Carisbrooke United and Yarmouth & Calbourne. Whitecroft & Barton Sports, with whom they closely contest the league title, are regarded as their main rivals. ==References==