A page in tribute to those Truro City Football Club players and officials who have sadly passed on, may they all rest in peace.
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1933
1933 – Gerald Nicholas (34) – Player
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1938
2 September 1938 – Joe Bertolucci (39) – Player
Joe Bertolucci helped Truro win the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1924 – Scored 2 goals in the 1928 Senior Cup final as City beat Tintagel 5-1
7 November 1938 – Samuel George Hawke (26) – Centre-Half
George Hawke was the Truro City Football Club captain for the 1938-1939 season
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1942
1942 – John Paynter (75) – Player
John Paynter scored 2 goals in the 1895 Cornwall Senior Cup final as City beat Launceston 5-1 to win the Senior Cup for the first time in our history
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1949
9 March 1949 – Charles Stanley Dunstan (63) – Player
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1951
19 November 1951 – William Henry Gay (68) – Secretary, Chairman
19 December 1951 – Henry Sydney Prideaux (69) – Player
Henry Prideaux helped Truro City win the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1911 – Scored in the 1906 Cornwall Charity Cup final
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1959
7 March 1959 – John ‘Paddy’ Wilton (79) – Player
John helped Truro win the 1903 & 1911 Cornwall Senior Cups – Also helped Truro win the 1912 Cornwall Charity Cup – Scored in the 1910 & 1911 Cornwall Senior Cup finals – Scored in the 1912 Cornwall Charity Cup final
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1962
1 November 1962 – William Douglas Gill (??) – Player
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1964
5 November 1964 – Edward John Heayn (67) – Player
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1968
10 May 1968 – Cromwell Bradley (63) – Player
15 May 1968 – Freddie Fox (69) – Goalkeeper
Freddie Fox was part of the Truro City squad that won the Cornwall Senior League for the first time in 1931-1932
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1981
19 February 1981 – Keith Solomon (19) – Goalkeeper
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1985
23 August 1985 – Albert Rowe (82) – Vice-Chairman
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1988
25 November 1988 – Jack Leslie (87) – Inside-Left
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1994
2 February 1994 – Charlie Streat (67) – Left Back
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1996
March 1996 – Jack Hodge (90) – Outside Right
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1997
December 1997 – Johnny Hanley (76) – Goalkeeper
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2000
16 February 2000 – Basil Steer (70) – Striker
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2005
22 September 2005 – Vince Dillon (81) – Centre Forward, Manager
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2006
29 September 2006 – Gerry Gazzard (81) – Inside-Forward
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2007
13 August 2007 – Johnny Porteous (85) – Wing Half
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2010
December 2010 – Barry Pascoe (??) – Public Announcer
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2011
24 May 2011 – John Pope (??) – Groundsman, Treasurer
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2013
15 January 2013 – Ernie Hooper (??) – Player
29 January 2013 – Reg Jenkins (74) – Inside Forward
12 October 2013 – Ricky Prosser (??) – President
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2014
July 2014 – Mike Trethewey (61) – Player
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2015
December 2015 – Dave Thomas (??) – Right Back
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2016
10 June 2016 – Alex Govan (86) – Outside Left, Manager
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2017
2017 – Michael Andrew (??) – Player
15 December 2017 – Trevor Mewton (73) – Reserves Manager
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2018
14 March 2018 – Morrish Truscott (77) – Manager, Assistant Manager
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2019
27 April 2019 – Des Coad (??) – Defender, Reserves Manager
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2021
April 2021 – Tony Roberts (74) – Manager
26 June 2021 – Des Masters (87) – Programme Editor
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2022
9 January 2022 – Neil Imrie (84) – Striker
January 2022 – Norman Morrison (??) – Full Back
6 February 2022 – Marcus Palmer (34) – Barman
15 March 2022 – Keith Trewhela (87) – Player
9 July 2022 – John Garwood (87) – Secretary, Treasurer
9 November 2022 – Harold Jefferies (88) – Centre Half
Harold Jefferies scored the equaliser at Falmouth to gain a point for Truro and give City their first ever South Western League title in 1960-1961
December 2022 – Ian Rennie – Secretary
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2024
14 May 2024 – Dave Waters (54) – Winger
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2025
29 August 2025 – John Hawke (66) – Striker
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Gone but not forgotten.
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