[2] Its first match against an external side took place in January 1869, under the rugby football code, against Nottingham Forest.

Newark had the advantage of Forest not knowing the rugby rules, but the match ended in a draw.

[3] For the next season, the club adopted the association code, and its first recorded match under the FA laws was a 3–0 defeat to Notts County in November 1869, the heavier Newark side unable to cope with the speed of the County players; also not helped by Newark playing with 10 men against 12.

[7] The following season was the club's second and last entry into the main draw, ending in the first round with a defeat at home to Sheffield F.C.

[8] The club had not turned professional as the rest of the game did, and played in the Midland League from 1892 to 1896, and 1899 to 1909.