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Truro City won only their second South Western League title and their first double of the SWL championship and the Cornwall Senior Cup. They won the league by pipping Falmouth Town to the coveted prize by just two points as City had to avoid defeat on the final day of the season. The two Colins – Chegwyn and Fice – were in fine form and having their own battle for top scorer in the City team, that was until Mr Fice left Truro to go and play for St Austell. Roger Slee – former Plymouth Argyle and Yeovil centre-half – joined Truro City as did Terry Askey and John Amos who both signed from Newquay. All in all, not bad going considering Truro’s captain put in a request to leave the club after just nine games of the league campaign!

Make it a double!

South Western League

1 – Newton Abbot Spurs (A) W 6-1 (Anderson 20, 23, Amos, Wardle x2, Fice) Sat 16 Aug

On the evidence of this match alone, it is safe to forecast that Truro City will challenge strongly for honours this season. In their opening South-Western League clash at Newton Abbot the City played with promising skill and verve and were good value for their 6-1 victory. Newton Abbot have fielded weaker sides in the past but they were never in with a chance as Truro settled into a rhythm which kept creating goal chances. The score would have been into double figures but for the excellent work of the Spurs goalkeeper, who was in tip-top form. Feature of the City’s performance was the manner in which the newcomers settled into the team. Powerful right-winger John Amos made two goals, scored one and hit an upright, centre-half Roger Slee bottled up the opposing centre-forward and did much to stabilise the defence, and Terry Askey showed improving form at right-back. Dave Hunt returned to the side at left-half, leaving Peter Foweraker as substitute. Despite his reputation he will have to fight to get into the team for Brian Adams completes his suspension on Saturday and Len Ellery will also be available then. Skipper Len Anderson opened Truro’s account in the 20th minute with a goal which will probably prove to be one of the best of the season. From well outside the penalty area, he blasted home an Amos cross before the Spurs keeper could move a finger. Only three minutes later Truro forced a corner and from Wardle’s kick Anderson headed the second. Before half-time, Amos went through on his own to make it 3-0. Colin Chegwyn who was unlucky not to open his own account, provided the opening for Johnny Wardle to score the City’s fourth. Then Newton Abbot hit back with a well-taken goal by inside-right Jones. Trevor Salsbury having no chance of saving his drive from just inside the area. Amos, who earlier had had a header hit the inside of an upright and bounce clear, made a second goal for Wardle and a great four-man move ended with Chegwyn teeing up a score for Colin Fice, who looked the sharpest of the City forwards and who was unlucky not to score more than one. In the last minute Chegwyn rattled an upright with a tremendous drive, and from the rebound Fice gave him a second chance. This time his shot was tipped for a corner. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser

2 – Porthleven (H) W 1-0 (Fice 88) Wed 20 Aug

Truro kept their supporters on tenterhooks in their opening home South Western League game. They dominated the play throughout and were impressively sound in defence, but it was not until two minutes from time that they managed to score the decisive goal, Colin Fice heading in following a corner. Earlier Porthleven had concentrated on defence, with Gerald Ladner making some inspired saves and centre forward Mike Orchard in command in the middle. The ball did not run kindly for Truro, but that did not excuse their lack of ideas in front of goal. Roger Heayn’s scrapbook

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Brian Adams, his period of suspension ended returns to the Truro City team which entertains South Western League newcomers Bodmin at Treyew Road on Wednesday (6:30pm). Adams comes in at inside-right for his first game of the season. Skipper Len Anderson returns at inside-left and Dave Knapman at left-half. Len Ellery being named as substitute. A switch in attack sees Johnny Wardle move on to the left wing and Colin Fice take over at centre-forward.

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3 – Bodmin (H) W 7-0 (Wardle x3, Fice x3, Ellery) Wed 27 Aug

Bodmin started well, but they had the misfortune to meet a Truro side which hit devastating form. Bodmin used their speed to trouble the City defence in the first 20 minutes, but they failed to score. However, midway through the half, Truro hit two goals in a minute through left-winger Johnny Wardle and inside-right Colin Fice. Bodmin wilted under the continuous pressure and Truro, playing delightful football, added five more after the interval. Fice and Wardle each took their personal tally to three and the other came from right-half Len Ellery. Roger Heayn’s scrapbook

4 – Nanpean Rovers (A) L 1-2 (Ellery 84) Sat 30 Aug

Nanpean had the Truro defence in many tangles in the first 20 minutes. After 35 minutes centre-forward Pollard and outside-right Blake combined well and split the rearguard wide for Blake to hit home the first goal. Ironically, Truro had two chances and both shots were brilliantly saved by Rowlands, a boy Nanpean signed from a Truro junior side. The second half saw Nanpean playing as a team and a frantic Truro wilting under severe pressure. After 65 minutes a good Dyer move enabled Truscott to put Nanpean further ahead. Truro’s Colin Fice was booked by the referee, and six minutes from the end Truro obtained a scrambled consolation goal through Ellery, their best player. Cornish Guardian

Position – 3rd

5 – Bugle (A) W 4-0 (Fice x3, Wardle) Sat 6 Sep

Position – 1st

6 – Penzance (A) W 5-1 (Anderson 15, Chegwyn 35, Wardle x2, Ellery 88) Sat 13 Sep

Position – 2nd

7 – Bodmin (A) W 8-0 (Anderson 14 pen, Fice 47, ??, Chegwyn x5) Sat 20 Sep

Bodmin were outclassed for the second time by Truro City who completed a comfortable league double over their rivals, in the course of which they hit 15 goals without reply from the “new boys.” At the interval, Truro with a confidently taken penalty for hands by Len Anderson, were only one up but, on the changeover, their greater thrust in attack soon began to tell its tale. Fice quickly increased the lead from a free-kick and then another Cornwall county player Colin Chegwyn cut loose. Chegwyn began by side-footing a cross by Amos into the net. A solo run brought him his second goal and he completed his hat-trick from a centre by Fice. Then he chased a bad pass back by David Tremain, who had come on as substitute for Hugh Brewer to grab his fourth and after Fice undoubtedly the star of the Truro front line had claimed his second goal, the Launceston schoolmaster brought his personal bag to five with the Bodmin defence reeling under constant pressure. Against a well-drilled Truro rear division, Bodmin’s forwards had few chances even of a shot of goal where Trevor Salsbury dealt confidently with the limited efforts of the home attack. Cornish Guardian

8 – Wadebridge (A) L 0-3 Sat 27 Sep

Position – 2nd

9 – Bugle (H) L 1-3 (Chegwyn) Sat 18 Oct

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Alan Morris, Brian Adams, Roger Slee, Len Ellery, John Amos, Johnny Colston, Colin Fice, Johnny Wardle, Colin Chegwyn

A mammoth problem faces Truro City – how to restore confidence to players who have lost all faith in their own ability and that of their colleagues? It is one which, unless solved very quickly, will lead to others the biggest being the loss of support on the terraces. The depressing displays of the past ten days which have led to home defeats by Torpoint and Bugle are bound to lead to dwindling “gates”. It cannot be disputed that the City have a talented bunch of players, which makes it all the more frustrating when one recalls their fumbling ineptitude against Bugle on Saturday. Almost without exception, the City men were reluctant to gain possession of the ball – probably fearful of what mistake they would make next. The double burden of lack of spirit and little teamwork made lowly Bugle look much the better side. In Geoff Quest and Phil Daley they had a couple of dangerous forwards, and Mike Coker was absolutely dominant in defence. Bob Quest did not impress in goal, but Truro did not take advantage of his persistence in merely parrying the ball. As so often happens when a team loses form, the City also enjoyed little luck. In the seventh minute their morale plunged to rock-bottom when a misunderstanding between Roger Slee and Trevor Salsbury led to the former conceding an own goal. Three minutes later, Daley turned and crashed home a fine goal while the home defenders were expecting a pass. Up the slope and against the strong wind, Truro created a few chances but all were wasted. John Amos failed twice with the goal at his mercy. Bugle continued to look the sharper side in the second half and the Truro goal had a couple of narrow escapes before Colin Chegwyn cut the deficit. It looked as though another golden chance had been wasted, but he was on the spot to make amend. Truro’s hopes were quickly squashed. Only three minutes later Slee was at fault when centre-forward Graham Roach was allowed to run on to the ball, round Salsbury and restore Bugle’s two-goal advantage. Ten minutes later Slee made amend by palming a goal-bound header outside an upright. Salsbury then stopped Ivan Westcott’s spot-kick to save the City from even greater ignominy. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

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Truro City and skipper Len Anderson have parted company – a blow to the club at a time when they are beset by team problems. Anderson announced his intention of leaving the club in a letter to Mr Bill Martin, chairman, on Saturday 18th October. A fine leader, Anderson was the City’s outstanding player last season, but has been unable to capture the same form this term.

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10 – Saltash (H) W 3-1 (Chegwyn x2, Fice 57) Sat 1 Nov

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Alan Morris, Dave Hunt, Roger Slee, Brian Adams, John Amos, Colin Fice, Johnny Wardle, Colin Chegwyn, Phillip Wilkes

Sub – M. Murray

As the match progressed, Truro regained the confidence and form that have been missing for several weeks. Their defence was shaky early on, and after being saved by the woodwork they conceded a goal to right-winger Harris in a goalmouth scramble. But once Colin Chegwyn had equalised with a fine goal near half-time, they never looked back. Colin Fice fired them into the lead following a corner, and Chegwyn – as if out to prove that the selectors were wrong to drop him from the Cornwall team – made it 3-1 with another fine goal. Cornish Guardian

11 – Liskeard (H) D 2-2 (Fice 30, 89) Sat 15 Nov

12 – Newquay (A) D 2-2 (Adams, Fice) Sat 22 Nov

The South Western League encounter at Mount Wise was a hard, fast and incident-packed match, with the City making and wasting more clear-cut chances than their old rivals, and twice being thwarted by the woodwork. Although it was a game they might easily have won, Truro were well content with a point which keeps them in second place. For Newquay’s talented youngsters were tough opposition. In fact they have dropped three fewer points than the City, having played five fewer matches and it will take a very good team to beat them on their own ground. This was the first home point Newquay have dropped this season. It was a particularly interesting contest for the Truro contingent of supporters, who formed the greater part of the “gate.” For Newquay had three Truro youngsters in attack. Eric Walkey, David Streat and Malcolm Lock. It was from a Lock centre that Walkey headed Newquay into a fifth minute lead, but for the most part they failed to get the better of the City defence. And Streat was not as impressive at inside-left as in his normal left-half position. Newquay’s best player was Ernie Hooper, another ex-City player, who, with Stuart Lenton, formed the backbone of their tough-tackling defence. Truro fielded a much-changed side from that which drew with Liskeard the previous week. Brian Adams moved up to centre-forward to take some of the pressure off strikers Colin Fice and Colin Chegwyn. He scored their first goal, and only blotted his copybook once when overeagerness resulted in him fluffing his shot when he had only goalkeeper Mike Beckerlegge to beat. Len Ellery switched to left-half but disappointed, failing to move forward with the ball and spending too much time “on the deck.” Alan Morris, at centre-half, had an outstanding match, and Colin Garthwaite, the former St Luke’s player, came in at left-back for his first game of the season. Given time to settle he could be an asset to the club. Newquay went ahead five minutes after the restart, Walkey heading in Lock’s cross, but Truro were quickly on terms. Chegwyn and Fice breaking and making the opening for Adams to score. Play was end-to-end and full of incident with the City having an edge in attack and being unlucky when a Fice drive hit the bar. Another fine Fice drive put Truro ahead early in the second half, and Newquay’s fight-back was blunted by a defence in which Terry Askey had his best game of the season against his former clubmates. Chegwyn hit the bar with a tremendous shot, and Truro were unlucky not to increase their lead. Then their rhythm was upset by their substitution of Johnny Colston for John Amos on the right wing. Newquay snatched a point with an equaliser in the last five minutes. Lenton, standing unchallenged, heading in a free-kick lobbed into the goalmouth by Hooper. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

Position – 2nd

Colin Fice joins St Austell

13 – Penzance (H) W 2-1 (Adams 23, 74) Sat 29 Nov

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Colin Garthwaite, Dave Hunt, Alan Morris, Len Ellery, John Amos, Colin Chegwyn, Brian Adams, Johnny Wardle, Phillip Wilkes

Sub Used – Derek Hawke

Truro City took over the leadership of the South-Western League from Torpoint by virtue of their close 2-1 win over Penzance. Both teams are level on points but Truro have a better goal average while Torpoint have a game in hand. Truro’s game was highlighted by an immaculate display by centre-half Alan Morris. Cornish Guardian

Is Brian Adams the man to take over Colin Fice’s role as Truro City’s ace striker? He scored the two goals against Penzance on Saturday which returned the City to the winning trail – and, more important, he got them in a manner which suggested he could well be the answer to the club’s most pressing problem. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

Position – 1st

14 – St Blazey (A) W 3-1 (Chegwyn 57, Wardle 80, Amos 85) Sat 6 Dec

15 – Helston (H) W 3-1 (Chegwyn x2) Sat 13 Dec

Although without two of their main defenders, Adams and Morris, Truro City beat Helston 3-1 at home on Saturday to stay on top of the South-Western League. The only surprising thing about the game was that Truro City did not score more goals. Cornish Guardian

Position – 1st

P-15 W-10 D-2 L-3 F-48 A-18 PTS-22 POS-1st

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Top of the South Western League for the past three weeks, Truro City could be in a strong championship position by the first week in the New Year. They have two very attractive – and vital – games, at home to St Austell on Boxing Day in the annual Christmas fixture, and home to Falmouth on January 3, when most of the other teams will be engaged in the Charity Cup competition. Truro have not been beaten in the league since Bugle smashed their home record on October 13. That in itself is something of a mystery for few clubs could have survived the hard blows of losing three top players like Dave Knapman (to Falmouth), Len Anderson (to St Austell) and Colin Fice (to St Blazey). Several people have suggested that Truro’s continued success has been due to the fact that they have a very strong second team, yet the first team seldom seem to play reserve team men. A fortnight ago, for example, with Len Ellery playing for the Cornwall Youth XI and Colin Fice opposing them at St Blazey, Truro brought in two new players and had two of their reserve team in the stand. The two newcomers were Peter Waterfield, 25-year-old centre-forward brother of better-known Mike Waterfield who has moved around the South Western League clubs somewhat but was probably best known when playing with Torpoint and St Blazey, and Chris Chilcott, brother of Mike Chilcott a former Truro City player. Chilcott is the more experienced of the two and already looks like being one of the stars of Truro’s championship challenge. Waterfield, a big, tall centre-forward has a lot to learn, but he certainly has potential. Truro’s team manager, John Rich, said he was prepared to give Waterfield an extended trial. “We are often accused of going after ready-made players,” he said. “It is not true. Players like Alan Morris, six seasons with the City, Dave Hunt and Brian Adams came to us from junior teams in Plymouth. Adams has not played senior football for any other club. We have gone for Waterfield and Chilcott because we want a good go at the Cornwall Senior Cup this season and that challenge would be hampered if we signed players who are cup-tied.” he said. One of the reasons for Truro’s success in recent weeks is the terrific form being shown by Alan Morris since he moved to centre-half. His potential in this sphere was probably first noted by Cornwall team manager Dick Roberts who played him as a twin centre-half. Centre-half Roger Slee was having a bad patch and Morris took over. Now Slee is having to show good form as sweeper in order to stay in the team. Truro are certainly in a happy position as far as their defence and half-back line are concerned. They also have Colin Garthwaite on the injured list with a pulled muscle. In attack, Truro are beginning to show more enterprise as the players get to know each other. Young John Amos was all set to return to Newquay, but after the game at St Blazey, he tore up his transfer papers – an indication of the changed outlook at Truro. Truro supporters must also be delighted at the way Colin Chegwyn is working these days. Certainly against St Blazey he lived down the slur that he is not a 90-minute player and is not prepared to work for others as well as himself. Wearing the number 11 shirt, he worked like a beaver in midfield and was even involved in some un-Chegwyn like clashes. This new found enthusiasm could ensure his retaining his county place. But the man who makes this Truro attack really tick is the man who gets least praise at all John Wardle. Without his finishing power Truro would not be top of the league, and without his skill and work-rate the Truro attack would be second rate. Johnny Wardle’s scrapbook

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16 – St Austell (H) W 2-0 (Adams 20, McCarthy 80) Ian McCarthy debut Fri 26 Dec

Like many holiday matches, the Truro City-St Austell clash on Boxing Day did not reach any great heights of soccer ability. Far too many passes went astray and too many chances were missed. St Austell failed because for the third successive match they did not find the net. They badly missed big Fred Yorke, who asked to be dropped because he has not been scoring goals. He should have played for his deputy, team manager Mike Howard, wasted some great chances. Goalkeeper Trevor Salsbury and Roger Slee were prominent in the City defence which was helped by their opponents’ lack of power in front of goal. Truro dominated the early exchanges and, but for Brian Mitchell would have scored before Brian Adams put them ahead in the 20th minute. Adams scored from a free-kick after Colin Chegwyn, always a thorn in the side of the St Austell defence, had been brought down on the edge of the area. St Austell always looked likely to force an equaliser but they failed, and the City made certain of both points 10 minutes from time when Chegwyn avoided three lunging tackles and pulled the ball across the goal for 18-year-old right-winger Ian McCarthy to score a debut goal. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

17 – Newquay (H) W 5-1 (Chegwyn x2, D. Hawke, McCarthy, Ellery) Sat 27 Dec

On Saturday, Newquay played better than the 5-1 score-line at Truro suggests. It was not until the last seven minutes that their defence collapsed and conceded three goals. Truro were worthy of their victory for they always looked more dangerous in front of goal than did a Newquay side which was without three regular players, two of them forwards. The first half particularly was spoiled by the number of offside decisions, and it was only after many chances had been missed that Colin Chegwyn put the City ahead just before half-time from a McCarthy square pass. Chegwyn made it 2-0 with a fine header from a Wardle chip, but immediately Newquay hit back through centre-forward Eric Walkey to keep alive their hopes of a point. Then came the late blitz which brought Truro further goals from substitute centre-forward Derek Hawke, McCarthy and left-back Len Ellery. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

It was a very happy Christmas for Truro City, the only South Western League team to take maximum points from their holiday games. A 2-0 victory over champions St Austell on Boxing Day, followed by a flattering 5-1 hammering of Newquay on Saturday, boosted the City into a six-point lead – although it must be remembered that their rivals for the title all have games in hand. Truro have now gone nine matches without defeat since their October slump but face their stiffest test on Saturday when they entertain second place Falmouth who have conceded four points fewer than any other club in the competition. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

The Christmas successes against St Austell and Newquay having consolidated our league leadership, should give the City all the confidence necessary to stay there. While it is still possible for other teams to “catch us up,” they still have to win those matches in hand as we already have our points. Most supporters watching the Christmas games could not have failed to be impressed by the City defence, which gives very little away, and the form of Colin Chegwyn. New player, Ian McCarthy, made a promising debut, scoring in both matches, and only having shortly recovered from flu. Today’s team should be very much strengthened with the inclusion of John Copp, new signing from Plymouth Argyle. Truro City Football Club Programme

18 – Falmouth Town (H) W 2-1 (Waterfield 5, Chegwyn 40) John Copp debut Sat 3 Jan

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, John Amos, Colin Chegwyn, Peter Waterfield, John Copp, Johnny Wardle

In a needle match on Saturday, South Western League leaders Truro City beat their nearest challengers, Falmouth Town, by 2-1 to increase their lead at the top to eight points. But second placed Falmouth have five games in hand. Cornish Guardian

The pitched battle between the two top South-Western League teams provided 90 minutes of thrilling football at Treyew Road on Saturday. Any lack of quality was more than compensated for by the endless goalmouth excitement and, for the City supporters, the satisfaction of victory over their closest rivals for the title. Against the run of play, Truro built up a two-goal interval lead. Then Falmouth’s pressure enabled them to make it 2-1 with 15 minutes to play, setting the stage for a great finale. Truro’s overworked defence held out for victory – and now their lead at the top of the table is a handsome eight points. True, Falmouth can still overhaul them as they have five games in hand, but the City are now in a very strong position. The greasy conditions and the tension which mounted as the game grew older was probably largely responsible for the mistakes made by both sides. It was cup-tie rather than quality soccer, with neither side giving an inch in the fight for supremacy. Territorially, Falmouth won the honours. But it is goals that count – and because Truro took their chances and throughout showed greater spirit and determination they deserved to win. Falmouth were let down by their forwards. They created plenty of clear-cut openings, the masterly midfield play of Norman Ashe keeping the pressure on the City defence. But they badly missed the services of Roger Thompson and with Bill Pedrick – newly chosen as Cornwall’s centre-forward – looking slow and cumbersome against his county colleague Alan Morris, they frittered their chances away. Top honours in the Truro defence went to Morris, hard-working Roger Slee and goalkeeper Trevor Salsbury, whose fearless dives at the feet of advancing forwards saved Truro more than once. Weak link, which Falmouth failed to exploit to fullest advantage, lay at left-back, where Dave Hunt caused many anxious moments because of his failure to clear his lines quickly. He was not the only offender in this respect, for other Truro players tended to get caught in possession – but he was the biggest. Most promising feature of the City attack was the vastly improved play of centre-forward Peter Waterfield. He struck a vital early blow by opening the scoring in the fifth minute, put a lot more effort into his play than in previous matches, used the ball well, and blotted his copybook only late in the game when he missed two comparatively easy chances when Truro desperately needed a goal to blunt their opponents’ spirit. John Copp did not shine at inside-left, but showed in glimpses that given time to settle down, he will be an asset to the club. Playing up the slope in the first-half, Truro made a great start. They forced Falmouth back on their heels and in the fifth minute went ahead when Copp and Colin Chegwyn combined to make Waterfield’s goal. Johnny Wardle almost fired a free-kick past Peter Neale, and Falmouth pulled ten men back in defence when they conceded a couple of corners. It was not long before Falmouth gained a territorial initiative, but the City always looked a little more dangerous in their frequent breaks and John Amos twice troubled Neale. Dave Ewings and Ashe had shots streak only inches wide before Truro went two up in the 40th minute, Chegwyn running on to a through ball and putting it past the ‘keeper. Copp nearly made it three, shooting just over after having been brought down in the penalty area. Truro had more of the play in the second period and they forced a number of corners without success. Waterfield was always prominent, but he missed badly when he headed a superb Chegwyn cross over the bar. A goal then would have finished Falmouth – but they kept up the pressure and looked sharper when Richard Gray substituted for Pedrick. In the 31st minute they were rewarded, Ashe swinging the ball over for Kenny Grogan to score in-off an upright. Salsbury slipping in the mud as he moved to cover. Credit to Truro’s defence for not cracking in the closing minutes, when Falmouth slung everything into the attack. They left in their own rearguard and from one breakaway in particular the City should have made it 3-1. Waterfield shooting wide after Chegwyn had beaten three men. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser

19 – Newton Abbot Spurs (H) W 15-0 (Waterfield x5) Sat 17 Jan

League leaders Truro City beat Newton Abbot 15-0 at Truro to equal the league record. Their opponents were forced to make seven changes ‘because of flu’ and their goalkeeper was injured early in the game, Terry Dark taking over in goal in the second half when 12 goals were scored. Cornish Guardian

Truro City hammered 15 goals on Saturday to equal the South Western League record – yet they should have smashed it by a handsome margin, for at least half a dozen of the easiest of chances went begging. Their victims were unlucky Newton Abbot, who were forced to make seven late changes because of players going down with ‘flu, and then were handicapped by a hand injury to goalkeeper Roger Lang early in the game. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

Position – 1st

P-19 W-14 D-2 L-3 F-72 A-20 PTS-30 POS-1st

20 – Wadebridge (H) W 3-0 (Waterfield 25, Chilcott 68, Wyatt OG 81) Sat 21 Feb

In a match packed with goalmouth incident, leaders Truro City dominated the play with excellent football. But they had to wait until late in the second half to clinch a revenge victory. A powerful, hard-fighting side, Wadebridge defended well but were lucky not to concede more. Alan Johns was in tremendous form in goal. Time and again the ball was somehow scrambled clear, and twice in the second half right-back Roberts hit the ball against his own woodwork. In the sixth minute Truro’s Peter Waterfield was pulled down by the goalkeeper. Colin Chegwyn put the resultant penalty inches wide. In the 25th minute Waterfield ended Truro’s frustration with a fine left foot drive, and Chris Chilcott scored against his old club to make it 2-0 in the 68th. The third came when Wadebridge centre-half Reg Wyatt headed a Wardle cross into his own goal nine minutes from time. Johnny Wardle’s scrapbook

21 – Torpoint (A) D 3-3 (Chilcott x2, Chegwyn) Sat 28 Feb

Truro City’s run of ten successive victories was ended by Torpoint on Saturday but the City did well to fight back from a two-goal deficit to force a 3-3 South Western League draw. This stretched their unbeaten run to 15 games. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

22 – Saltash (A) L 0-2 Sat 21 Mar

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, John Amos, Chris Chilcott, Peter Waterfield, Johnny Wardle, John Copp

Saltash reduced Truro’s lead at the top of the table to one point despite a second-half blitz on the home side’s goal. The Truro forwards, with Chilcott prominent, rained in shots from all angles, but Saltash held on with quick tackling and a little luck. In the first half Saltash moved the ball around well and after Higgins had given them the lead, they kept Truro in check. But after the interval it was all Truro until Hayden added a second goal to make sure of a win which Saltash just about deserved. Cornish Guardian

Position – 1st

23 – St Austell (A) W 3-2 (Ellery, Slee, Waterfield 87) Fri 27 Mar

Possibly because they were holding themselves back for Monday’s cup final, Truro City were in very sluggish form in the first half of the game at St Austell. They lacked drive and could not match St Austell’s running off the ball. If the home side had accepted their chances the City would never have got back into the game, let alone win with a header by centre-forward Peter Waterfield three minutes from the end. Dave Northcott gave St Austell a 13th minute lead and should have had a hat-trick and Colin Fice netted the second. In the second period Truro began to play more as a team and Len Ellery and Roger Slee pulled them level. St Austell continued to miss chances while Waterfield’s header was on target to clinch both points. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

24 – Torpoint (H) W 5-1 (Waterfield, Wardle 25, Ellery, Adams 55 pen, Chegwyn 90) Sat 4 Apr

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Len Ellery, John Copp, Chris Chilcott, Peter Waterfield, Colin Chegwyn, Johnny Wardle

Sub – John Colston

25 – Liskeard (A) W 3-1 (Chegwyn 33, Wardle 44, Copp 65) Sat 11 Apr

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Len Ellery, John Copp, Chris Chilcott, Peter Waterfield, Colin Chegwyn, Johnny Wardle

Sub – John Amos

26 – St Luke’s College (H) W 3-1 (Waterfield ??, ??, Chegwyn ??) Thu 16 Apr

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Len Ellery, John Copp, Chris Chilcott, Peter Waterfield, Johnny Wardle, Colin Chegwyn

Sub – John Amos

Position – 2nd

27 – Porthleven (A) W 4-0 (Amos x2) Thu 23 Apr

28 – Helston (A) W 5-0 (Chegwyn x4) Sat 25 Apr

29 – St Luke’s College (A) W 2-1 (Chilcott 10, Waterfield 80) Tue 28 Apr

30 – Nanpean Rovers (H) W 3-0 (Slee 37, Waterfield 64, ??) Wed 6 May

Despite dominating throughout, forcing 13 corners without reply, Truro were frustrated in their bid to give their goal average a hefty boost. From the start Nanpean were intent on defence, packing their goal area and often trapping the City attack offside. Truro went ahead with a 37th-minute headed goal by Roger Slee from a Chegwyn corner. Centre-forward Peter Waterfield got both second-half goals, the first in the 64th minute with a header from a Chilcott corner, and the second with a lob past Mike Rowlands, whose fine play was largely responsible for keeping the score down. Cornish Guardian

31 – Falmouth Town (A) D 2-2 (Chegwyn) Sun 10 May

In a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday, Falmouth and Truro drew 2-2, but Truro were fortunate to get a point. Cornish Guardian

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32 – Tavistock (H) W 5-0 (Slee 18, Wardle 28, Chegwyn 39, Adams 74, Copp) Wed 13 May

Truro City are just 180 minutes away from capturing the coveted South Western League title for only the second time in 18 years. A handsome 5-0 victory over Tavistock at Treyew-Road cut Falmouth’s lead to only two points. Truro have a game in hand and the margin of their success gave their goal average advantage a welcome boost. But those 180 minutes will be tough, Truro have to play the return game with Tavistock and it is regrettable at this vital stage that six of the City players will have represented their counties the previous day. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser

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Len Ellery, the first Truro City player to win England youth international honours, signed on Wednesday 13th May for Division III side Aston Villa. Ellery, who is 18, will travel to Amsterdam with an Aston Villa party this week and has been selected to play in a series of friendlies. He played in all three England youth international matches this season, twice captaining the team.

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33 – Tavistock (A) W 5-1 Sun 17 May

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, John Copp, Chris Chilcott, Peter Waterfield, Johnny Wardle, Colin Chegwyn

Sub – John Amos

Position – 1st

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34 – St Blazey (H) W 4-1 (Waterfield 9, 35, 89, Chegwyn 52) Wed 20 May

Assists – Chegwyn 9, Chilcott 35

Winning their last match in convincing style, Truro took the South Western League championship with a two-point lead over Falmouth. St Blazey almost took a shock lead in the second minute, but Truro luckily scrambled the ball clear and throughout the first half played some excellent football. Wingers Chegwyn and John Copp were particularly dangerous and Chegwyn raced through in the ninth minute to provide the pass for centre-forward Peter Waterfield to open the scoring. Later, Waterfield made it 2-0 from a Chris Chilcott cross in the 35th minute. Chegwyn, the City’s leading scorer, notched his 32nd of the season with a great drive in the 52nd minute. Then St Blazey forced their way back into the game, prompted by left-half Viv Folley and the City’s play deteriorated badly. They looked a tired and jaded team when they conceded a 73rd minute goal to inside-right Bobby Moxham from a Tony Greenham free-kick, but one minute from time they broke through again and Waterfield got his third of the game. Cornish Guardian

Position – CHAMPIONS!!!

1969/1970 SWL Squad – Brian Adams, John Amos, Len Anderson, Terry Askey, Colin Chegwyn, Chris Chilcott, John Copp, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Colin Garthwaite, Derek Hawke, Dave Hunt, Ian McCarthy, Alan Morris, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Roger Slee, Johnny Wardle, Peter Waterfield, Phillip Wilkes

Cornwall Senior Cup

1st Round – Launceston (A) W 5-1 (Ellery, Wardle, Fice x2, Chegwyn) 8 Nov

Launceston were soon a goal down when Ellery netted with a fine shot from 20 yards. Playing against a strong wind Launceston had to defend grimly and Lavers distinguished himself with some fine saves. In the second half, Truro piled on more pressure, and Johnny Wardle put them two up after a good movement down the left-wing. But almost immediately Ken Downing reduced the arrears. Then Colin Fice scored Truro’s third goal and minutes later Colin Chegwyn managed to beat off a Hodge challenge and put the visitors 4-1 up. Fice concluded the scoring. Cornish Guardian

2nd Round – RAF St Mawgan (H) W 10-1 (Waterfield x4, Chegwyn x2, Wardle, Amos, Hunt, Newton OG) Sat 24 Jan

Truro took their goal tally to 25 from two matches, and centre-forward Peter Waterfield, who is improving with every match, hit four to add to the five he scored the previous week. St Mawgan, who are struggling near the foot of the Cornwall Combination League table, never stood a chance against the South Western League leaders. But, to their credit, they never gave up fighting, and they were worthy of more than the one goal scored by Ken Lakin in the 35th minute. In atrocious conditions, Truro led 6-1 at half-time. Apart from Waterfield, their scorers were inside-right Colin Chegwyn (2), inside-left John Wardle, right-winger John Amos, left-back Dave Hunt and St Mawgan defender Denby Newton. Cornish Guardian

Quarter-Final – Falmouth Docks (H) W 2-0 (Waterfield 7, Chegwyn 56) 7 Feb

Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, John Amos, Len Ellery, Peter Waterfield, Colin Chegwyn, John Wardle

South Western League leaders Truro City found Falmouth Docks tough fighters but were never really extended and were content with a goal in each half. Docks defended well, with sweeper Tony Annear always prominent, while in the Truro side young England youth international Len Ellery took the honours. Truro’s first goal came from a superb left-foot drive by centre-forward Peter Waterfield in the seventh minute. Inside Colin Chegwyn got the second. Cornish Guardian

Semi-Final – St Austell (N) W 5-3 (Wardle 10, Ellery 21, Waterfield, Slee, Chegwyn) 7 Mar

Squad – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, Colin Chegwyn, John Wardle, Peter Waterfield, John Copp, Len Ellery, John Amos

Despite heavy hailstorms shortly before the kick-off of this Cornwall Senior Cup semi-final, a big crowd at Priory Park, Bodmin, braved the bitter weather to watch Truro take a sweet revenge for their decisive defeat a year ago on the same ground and at the same stage of the Senior Cup competition. Yet in many ways, this was a curious match, played at a cracking pace on a heavy pitch and with St Austell the cupholders, often serving up the more attractive-looking stuff. Indeed, at one stage in the second period when St Austell had hit back to make the score line 3-2, it looked as if the cup-holders might have snatched the initiative. But a neat header from wing-half Roger Slee from a corner kick, put Truro back in the ascendant and a long shot by Colin Chegwyn set the seal on the City’s victory. Truro had taken the lead in the tenth minute when inside-left John Wardle hammered home a fine shot and eleven minutes later England amateur youth skipper Len Ellery nodded in No. 2. But at this stage St Austell were still very much in the game, and in the 29th minute centre-forward Dave Northcott, who turned in an impressive performance, latched on to a short pass from Fred Yorke to beat Salsbury in the Truro goal from close range. Shortly before half time right-back Barry Popplestone went down with a leg injury and St Austell brought on Roger Olver as substitute, a move that did not materially weaken their rear division. Early in the final period, half-back Brian Adams floated over a free-kick for Peter Waterfield, the Truro leader, to nod home as the St Austell defence stood bog-footed but there was still plenty of fight left in the Poltair club. Juan Escrig made ground on the right, flung over a well-placed cross and Northcott was there to head the ball in with complete aplomb. But those goals from Slee and Chegwyn were the writing on the wall for St Austell, who brought some measure of respectability to the score line when Brian Rimes converted a penalty in the dying moments of the tie. Cornish Guardian

Final – Newquay (N) W 6-1 (Wardle 15, Ellery 34, Adams 35, Waterfield 37, 73, Chegwyn 44) 30 Mar

Squad – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Hunt, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Roger Slee, Colin Chegwyn, John Wardle, Peter Waterfield, John Copp, Len Ellery, John Amos

Four goals in a devastating 10 minutes just before the interval sank Newquay’s hopes of winning the coveted Cornwall Senior Cup for the first time since 1957 at Penzance. It was the 11th time Truro had won the cup – a record. To say Newquay’s performance in front of a 3,000-plus crowd was an anti-climax after their defeat of Falmouth would be the understatement of the year. At half-time Truro were leading 5-0, having given Newquay a lesson in taking chances and in creating them by quick thinking allied to incisive action. And for the first time for years, spectators were streaming out of the ground with 15 minutes to go. A 6-1 scoreline suggests a hiding. It was not. For long periods Newquay had Truro reeling with sustained attacks but their build-up was far too slow and their final shots were all too often delayed enabling the strong Truro defence to cover up. Had Newquay been able to convert their superiority of the first 20 minutes into goals it might have been a different story. Some people behind the Truro goal are convinced Newquay did score but former Newquay player, Terry Askey was adjudged by the referee to have cleared Bernard Hamley’s header after it had beaten Trevor Salsbury. It was all Newquay until in the 15th minute Stuart Lenton unnecessarily handled a long lob down the middle only a yard outside the box. John Wardle quickly placed the ball and rammed it into the net before Newquay even thought about forming a wall. Newquay were recovering when a goal avalanche hit them. Len Ellery ran through brilliantly to pick up a great pass and score in the 34th minute, a minute later Brian Adams scored through a crowd of players, two more minutes and Peter Waterfield made it 4-0 following a wonderful run by John Copp and a minute before half-time Colin Chegwyn took a Wardle pass to make it 5-0. With such a lead it was really “no contest” from then on. Give Newquay their due, they did not give up and Eric Walkey pulled one back in the 51st minute. Whereas Truro had been expected to try for a scoring record, they were held to just one more goal by Waterfield in the 73rd minute. Cornish Guardian

In scoring a record eleventh Cornwall Senior Cup final victory at Penzance on Monday, Truro City gave a Jekyll and Hyde performance. Deadly finishing in the first half swept them to a 5-0 interval lead, three of their goals coming in one four minute spell. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser

1969/1970 Cornwall Senior Cup Squad – Brian Adams, John Amos, Terry Askey, Colin Chegwyn, John Copp, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Dave Hunt, Alan Morris, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Roger Slee, Johnny Wardle, Peter Waterfield

Cornwall Senior Cup Appearances & Goals

Brian Adams – 1 goal

John Amos – 1 goal

Terry Askey – 0 goals

Colin Chegwyn – 5 apps – 6 goals

John Copp – 0 goals

Len Ellery – 3 goals

Colin Fice – 2 goals

Dave Hunt – 1 goal

Alan Morris – 0 goals

Trevor Salsbury (GK) – 0 goals

Roger Slee – 1 goal

Johnny Wardle – 4 goals

Peter Waterfield – 8 goals

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