 The first match was played against a team already then established as Torino, who won 2–1, with the first Novara goal scored by Mario Menendez.In the years between World War I and World War II, Novara merged with Pro Vercelli, Alessandria and Casale to make the so-called ""quadrilatero piemontese" (Piedmont Quadrilateral)".Novara's highest finish came in 1952 when they finished in eighth place in Serie A.