The club was formed in 1880, as Newton Stewart Athletic. In 1891 the club merged with the Newton Stewart Clerks club, and briefly took on the Newton Stewart name; after reverting to Athletic, the club settled on Newton Stewart Football Club in 1902. They are nicknamed the Creesiders, because the town stands on the banks of the River Cree.
They compete in the South of Scotland Football League, which they have won on three occasions and finished 2nd in the 2014–15 season.
Home matches are played at Blairmount Park, which holds around 1,500 spectators. There was a stand at the ground at one stage, but this was demolished due to being unsafe, leaving Blairmount Park a fairly open and undeveloped football venue which has recently been converted into an all-weather 4G surface.[1]
Newton Stewart won their first trophy for 13 years in 2014-15 after defeating local rivals Wigtown & Bladnoch 2–1 in the J. Haig Gordon Cup Final. They then followed that by beating Mid-Annandale 4–0 in the final of the Potts Cup to claim their second trophy of the season. The club ended the season with a cup double which has been their most successful season for many years. The Club captured the South of Scotland League Cup in 2016-17 after a penalty shoot out win in the Final against Threave Rovers at St Marys Park, Kircudbright.[2]
The club's original colours were blue and red hoops with white knickers.[4] After merging with the Clerks, the club adopted the latter's shirt design of half-inch chocolate and grey stripes with white knickers.[5] In 1896 the club changed to a more simple navy blue;[6] but in 1899 adopted claret and amber.[7] The club has worn black and white since at least the 1960s.[8]
Ground
The club originally played at Kirroughtree Park, a mile from the station.[9] In 1893 it moved to Holm Park.[10]
