Some Old Trophies
Newport Quoiting Club
The quoiting ground and pavilion were between the Cupar Road and the railway line, where the present-day nature trail crosses the Cupar Road.
The Quoiting Club Inkwell
Presented to the Newport Quoiting Club by William Berry, Vice-President 1897
Engraved 'In hoc signo vinces', 'L'esperance me comforte', with a shield.
| 1897 | William Walker |
| 1898 | James Fulton |
| 1899 | Joseph Keay |
| 1900 | James Dingwall |
| 1901 | Joseph Keay |
| 1902 | James Fulton |
| 1903 | James Fulton |
| 1904 | P. Lakie |
| 1905 | P. Lakie |
| 1906 | Joseph Keay |
| 1907 | A. Carmichael |
| 1908 | J. J. Don |
| 1909 | George Gibson |
| 1910 | J. J. Don |
| 1911 | George Motion |
| 1912 | William Anderson |
| 1913 | George Motion |
| 1919 | James Brunton |
| 1923 | John Drummond |
| 1924 | Henry Young |
| 1925 | James Brunton |
| 1926 | A. Doctor |
| 1927 | C. Anderson |
| 1928 | A. Doctor |
| 1929 | T. Meldrum |
| 1930 | A. Doctor |
| 1931 | A. Doctor |
| 1932 | J. Brunton |
| 1933 | J. Begg |
| 1934 | J. Walton |
| 1935 | A. Cunningham |
| 1936 | G. Grant |
| 1937 | J. Gordon |
| 1938 | G. Henderson |
Newport Swimming Club
The swimming club operated in the River, beside the 'Big Rock' at the foot of Robert Street.
Newport Swimming Club Ladies Trophy
Presented by Stewart F. Ramsay, 1928
| 1928 | Agnes A. Milne |
Rowing Clubs on the river
Wormit Boating Club had their Clubhouse just to the east of the railway bridge, in Bay Road.
The Tay Inter-Club Relay Race Trophy
This trophy is not a Wormit Boating Club trophy, but was for a relay competition between the rowing clubs on the river: Wormit Boating Club, Dundee Corinthian Boating Club (premises at Craig Pier, Dundee - where the 'Discovery' is now berthed) and Broughty Ferry Boating Club (premises at the Grassy Beach, West Ferry). The Newport Boating Club (boatsheds on the Braes by the 'Big Rock' at the foot of Robert Street) closed about 1930.
| 1923 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1924 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1925 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1926 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1927 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1928 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1930 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1931 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1932 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1933 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1934 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1935 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1936 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1937 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1938 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1939 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1948 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1949 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1950 | Dundee Corinthian Boating Club |
| 1951 | Dundee Corinthian Boating Club |
| 1952 | Broughty Ferry Boating Club |
| 1953 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1954 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1955 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1956 | Dundee Corinthian Boating Club |
| 1961 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1963 | Wormit Boating Club |
| 1965 | Wormit Boating Club |
The 2nd Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers, Newport
The Artillery Volunteers had their parade ground initially to the east of Craighead Cottage, then nearer Greenside fishing bothy.
For more information about the Volunteers see Wikipedia.
The Artillery Cup
Presented to the 2nd Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers, Newport, by Capt. J. F. Millar, 10 January 1869.
| Sgt. Petrie | 19 June 1869 |
| Gunner Archibald Bell | 23 July 1870 |
| Gunner Richardson | 20 May 1871 |
| Sgt. R. H. Boyd | 10 August 1872 |
| Gunner George B. Smith | 14 June 1873 |
| Bombardier Andrew Richardson | 26 September 1874 |
| Gunner D. G. Just | 28 August 1875 |
| Sgt. James Chapman | 19 August 1876 |
| Gunner Thomas McLean | 4 August 1877 |
| Corp. David Lawson | 1878 |
| Corp. R. B. McIntosh | 1879 |
| Gunner David Millar | 25 September 1880 |
| Sgt. R. B. McIntosh | 10 September 1881 |
| Sgt. Major Foggie | 9 September 1882 |
| Capt. Cappon | 15 September 1883 |
| Sgt. D. Millar | 13 September 1884 |
| Sgt. D. Millar | 5 September 1885 |
| Sgt. T. M. Cappon | 28 August 1886 |
| Sgt. D. Millar | 20 August 1887 |
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