Damian Gerard Stevens was born in Truro, Cornwall on Monday 4th January 1971. He first played football for his school at the age of 10 years old and then his local team, Penfal United Under 12’s in the West Cornwall League as a midfielder. Damo’s dad taxied him everywhere he played for Cornwall through the years, going through the various age groups. On a Sunday in the Summer of 1991, the Stevens household had a call on their landline – no mobile phones back then – Damo’s father answered and shouted to Damian that “There’s some bloke from Truro City called Steve Massey on the phone for you!” To which Damo replied “Who?” An hour later Damian was in The Norway Inn with Steve Massey and Morrish Truscott having a steak dinner, talking tactics and where Damo would be playing. “Steve was very persuasive, I barely got a word in. Before I knew it, Morrish handed me the signing on forms and I was a Truro City player!” said Damian.
Damo made his debut for Truro on Saturday 17th August 1991 away to Appledore in the South Western League and scored his first goals for the club a week later at home to Bugle, a hat-trick in an 8-0 win.
Truro won the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1994-1995, the first time since 1970 and Damian played in 4 out of the 5 games – only missing the final! – he made 3 starts and one substitute appearance, scoring 2 goals.
Damo hit his best goalscoring form in the Senior Cup in 1995-1996 with 6 goals in just 3 starts, including 5 goals in one game against Camelford at home in the third round.
In 1997-1998 Damian and Truro City achieved the double of the South Western League and the Cornwall Senior Cup, in the league Damo played 28 times, scoring 3 goals and in the Senior Cup he was one of only five players to appear in all 6 games, scoring just the one goal in the Semi-Final.
For the 1999-2000 season Truro City Football Club made Damian their club captain.
In what proved to be his last season at Truro in 2000-2001, Damo was top scorer in the league with 17 goals, outscoring City’s usual top marksman Steve Wherry who finished the campaign with 14 goals.
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TCFC Debut – Appledore (A) D 3-3 – South Western League – 17 Aug 1991
First TCFC Goal – Bugle (H) W 8-0 – South Western League – 24 Aug 1991
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League Appearances – Goals
1991-1992 – South Western League – ?? – 13
1992-1993 – South Western League – ?? – 0
1993-1994 – South Western League – ?? – 7
1994-1995 – South Western League – ?? – 16
1995-1996 – South Western League – ?? – 6
1996-1997 – South Western League – ?? – 3
1997-1998 – South Western League – 28 (24 starts – 4 subs) – 3
1998-1999 – South Western League – ?? – 4
1999-2000 – South Western League – ?? – 7
2000-2001 – South Western League – ?? – 17
Total – ??? Appearances – 76 Goals
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Cup Stats
? FA Vase Appearances – 1 FA Vase Goal
?? Cornwall Senior Cup Appearances – 15 Cornwall Senior Cup Goals
?? South Western League Cup Appearances – 8 South Western League Cup Goals
? Cornwall Charity Cup Appearances – 1 Cornwall Charity Cup Goal
Total – ?? Appearances – 25 Goals
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All Competitions
??? Appearances – 101 Goals
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Here’s every Damian Stevens goal scored for Truro City Football Club categorised…
League
1 – Bugle (H) – 24 Aug 1991 – South Western League
2 – Bugle (H) – 24 Aug 1991 – South Western League
3 – Bugle (H) – 24 Aug 1991 – South Western League
4 – Clyst Rovers (A) – 31 Aug 1991 – South Western League
5 – Clyst Rovers (A) – 31 Aug 1991 – South Western League
6 – Torpoint (A) – 14 Sep 1991 – South Western League
7 – Penzance (H) – 17 Sep 1991 – South Western League
8 – Porthleven (H) – 12 Oct 1991 – South Western League
9 – Porthleven (H) – 12 Oct 1991 – South Western League
10 – Porthleven (H) – 12 Oct 1991 – South Western League
11 – Newquay (H) – 15 Oct 1991 – South Western League
12 – St Austell (A) – 26 Oct 1991 – South Western League
13 – Bodmin Town (A) – 30 Nov 1991 – South Western League
14 – Porthleven (A) – 1993-94 – South Western League
15 – Falmouth Town (H) – 1993-94 – South Western League
16 – Wadebridge Town (A) – 1993-94 – South Western League
17 – Devon & Cornwall Police (H) – 1993-94 – South Western League
18 – Porthleven (H) – 1993-94 – South Western League
19 – St Austell (H) – 1993-94 – South Western League
20 – Mullion (H) – 1993-94 – South Western League
21 – Newquay (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
22 – Mullion (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
23 – Bodmin Town (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
24 – Bodmin Town (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
25 – Wadebridge Town (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
26 – Tavistock (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
27 – Appledore (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
28 – Falmouth Town (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
29 – Mullion (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
30 – Mullion (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
31 – Falmouth Town (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
32 – Tavistock (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
33 – Devon & Cornwall Police (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
34 – Appledore (A) – 1994-95 – South Western League
35 – Okehampton (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
36 – Porthleven (H) – 1994-95 – South Western League
37 – Okehampton Argyle (A) – 19 Aug 1995 – South Western League
38 – Tavistock (H) – 9 Sep 1995 – South Western League
39 – Liskeard Athletic (A) – 14 Oct 1995 – South Western League
40 – Bodmin Town (H) – 18 Nov 1995 – South Western League
41 – Saltash United (A) – 6 Dec 1995 – South Western League
42 – St Blazey (H) – 16 Dec 1995 – South Western League
43 – Tavistock (H) – 1996-97 – South Western League
44 – Newquay (A) – 1996-97 – South Western League
45 – Bodmin Town (H) – 1996-97 – South Western League
46 – St Austell (H) – 30 Aug 1997 – South Western League
47 – Torpoint Athletic (A) – 27 Sep 1997 – South Western League
48 – Tavistock (A) – 30 Apr 1998 – South Western League
49 – Penzance (A) – 29 Aug 1998 – South Western League
50 – Penzance (A) – 29 Aug 1998 – South Western League
51 – Tavistock (H) – 6 Oct 1998 – South Western League
52 – Tavistock (H) – 6 Oct 1998 – South Western League
53 – St Austell (H) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
54 – Saltash United (H) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
55 – St Blazey (H) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
56 – Torpoint Athletic (A) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
57 – Newquay (H) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
58 – Wadebridge Town (H) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
59 – Newquay (A) – 1999-2000 – South Western League
60 – Callington Town (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
61 – Liskeard Athletic (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
62 – Liskeard Athletic (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
63 – Newquay (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
64 – Plymouth Parkway (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
65 – Plymouth Parkway (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
66 – Saltash United (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
67 – St Austell (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
68 – St Austell (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
69 – Wadebridge Town (A) – 2000-01 – South Western League
70 – Penzance (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
71 – Penzance (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
72 – St Blazey (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
73 – Bodmin Town (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
74 – Holsworthy (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
75 – Holsworthy (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
76 – Wadebridge Town (H) – 2000-01 – South Western League
FA Vase
1 – Bridport (H) – 2 Nov 1996 – 1st Round
Cornwall Senior Cup
1 – Camelford (H) – 7 Dec 1991 – 3rd Round
2 – Camelford (H) – 7 Dec 1991 – 3rd Round
3 – Wadebridge (A) – 1994 – 2nd Round
4 – Penzance (A) – 4 Feb 1995 – 3rd Round
5 – Launceston (H) – 9 Dec 1995 – 2nd Round Replay
6 – Camelford (H) – 6 Jan 1996 – 3rd Round
7 – Camelford (H) – 6 Jan 1996 – 3rd Round
8 – Camelford (H) – 6 Jan 1996 – 3rd Round
9 – Camelford (H) – 6 Jan 1996 – 3rd Round
10 – Camelford (H) – 6 Jan 1996 – 3rd Round
11 – Bodmin Town (A) – 7 Mar 1998 – Semi-Final
12 – Wadebridge Town (H) – 14 Nov 1998 – 2nd Round
13 – Probus (H) – 20 Nov 1999 – 2nd Round
14 – Probus (H) – 20 Nov 1999 – 2nd Round
15 – Porthleven (N) – 15 Mar 2000 – Semi-Final
South Western League Cup
1 – St Austell (A) – 3 Jan 1994 – Quarter-Final
2 – Torpoint (A) – 14 Apr 1994 – Semi-Final
3 – St Austell (H) – 21 Sep 1994 – 1st Round Replay
4 – Okehampton Argyle (A) – 23 Sep 1995 – 1st Round
5 – Launceston (A) – 1 Jan 1996 – Quarter-Final
6 – Millbrook (A) – 25 Sep 1999 – 1st Round
7 – Torpoint Athletic (A) – 30 Sep 2000 – 1st Round
8 – Torpoint Athletic (H) – 11 Nov 2000 – 1st Round Replay
Cornwall Charity Cup
1 – Saltash United (A) – 29 Sep 1999 – 1st Round
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Honours
🏆 South Western League winner (1995-1996, 1997-1998)
🏆 Cornwall Senior Cup winner (1994-1995, 1997-1998)
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