League Record
SEASON – DIV – P – W – D – L – F – A – PTS – POS
1951-52 – SWL – 22 – 06 – 06 – 10 – 045 – 059 – 018 – 11th
1952-53 – SWL – 26 – 07 – 02 – 17 – 048 – 095 – 016 – 13th
1953-54 – SWL – 32 – 12 – 09 – 11 – 068 – 068 – 033 – 9th
1954-55 – SWL – 28 – 18 – 05 – 05 – 070 – 041 – 041 – 2nd
1955-56 – SWL – 28 – 13 – 04 – 11 – 066 – 063 – 030 – 8th
1956-57 – SWL – 28 – 14 – 03 – 11 – 078 – 079 – 031 – 7th
1957-58 – SWL – 26 – 15 – 05 – 06 – 061 – 036 – 035 – 4th
1958-59 – SWL – 30 – 21 – 05 – 04 – 098 – 053 – 047 – 3rd
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1951-1952 South Western League
1 – St Austell (A) L 3-4 (Webber 14, 20, Wannell 48) Sat 25 Aug
Team – R. J. Harris (GK), C. A. McDowell, R. D. Shorthouse, Rex Jennings, Alan Jenkins, Johnny Kendall, A. Wannell, D. J. Newcombe, Des Webber, E. J. Kitt, K. J. Stokes
Assists – Kitt 14, Wannell 20
Enter soccer – although, perhaps, it would be more appropriate this season to say “Enter the South Western Football League” For make no mistake, this league has come to stay. And if Truro City’s game against St Austell, at Poltair, on Saturday, was any criterion, the standard of Cornish football will be lifted from the “rut” it had gradually been carving for itself. For the record book, Truro City lost by four goals to three, a much better performance than their critics thought probable. Truro did extremely well against a side which, although it had only played together once – they drew at Falmouth – included eight professionals. Despite the driving rain, which made the field little better than a quagmire, the large number of Truro supporters saw from the display of their “new look” team more than a glimmer of hope for their first year in the competition. Although Truro, for the most part, kept to their usual close-passing game, it was good to see them go for the ball instead of being content to wait for it. St Austell deserved to win this game, but only by the odd goal. Looking at the Truro side one could see little cause for changes except, perhaps, at goalkeeper and full-back. Outstanding was short stocky centre-forward, R. D. Webber, who is as dangerous a leader as Truro has had for some years. He is a brainy player, with a beautiful body swerve, and, what is most important, he knows where the goal is. When the rest of the forward line settles down they should be a formidable combination. A. Jenkins looks like the best centre-half since the departure of R. W. Mainwaring. Jenkins, a short man, is a grand stopper who cuts out the “frills.” He hasn’t a very hard kick, and so most of his clearances are neat passes along the ground. Rex Jennings, at right-half, and former Truro Minors’ left-half, 18-year old John Kendall, complete the middle line. Jennings plays well in any company, and Kendall, with a little more experience, will do likewise. Perhaps after a few matches. McDowell and Shorthouse will settle down. On Saturday they did some good things and some bad ones. And the goalkeeper? It is true that two, and possibly three, goals were scored after Harris had fumbled the ball, but it must be said in his favour that it was an extremely greasy ball to handle. Pick of the St Austell side were Carder, inside-left, and Hill, right-back. St Austell went straight into the attack and appeared to adapt themselves to the conditions better than Truro. Attack, attack and attack was St Austell’s motto, and in one of their raids, Jenkins did well to divert a strong shot for a corner. Truro seemed to have weathered the initial storm, but in the 12th minute, outside-left Vellensworth put a high shot which Harris failed to gather. In the resulting scramble, centre-forward Williams forced the ball over the line. Within two minutes, Truro were on level terms. Inside-left Kitt put Webber through and he steered the ball past the advancing Hodge. It was St Austell’s turn to attack, but one of their forwards missed a good chance by ballooning the ball over the bar. Truro went ahead in the 20th minute with the best goal of the match. Wannell made a good run along the right-wing, and from his centre Webber dived to head the ball into the corner of the net. It wasn’t long, however, before St Austell equalised: Harris fumbled a free-kick and Vellensworth following up, gave him no chance with the second shot. In another Truro raid, Webber put the ball in the back of the net but was given off-side. Then Ward, St Austell’s outside-right, found himself in front of an open goal in the 37th minute, and St Austell were leading 3-2. After the interval Williams made it 4-2, but shortly after Wannell reduced the arrears. Harris made two good saves and McDowell kicked off the line. Indeed, the second half belonged to St Austell, but they could get no more goals. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
2 – Falmouth Town (A) L 0-3 Sat 1 Sep
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), McDowell, Shorthouse, Rex Jennings, Alan Jenkins, Johnny Kendall, Wannell, Dunstan, Des Webber, Kitt, Stokes
3 – St Blazey (H) W 4-1 (Wannell, Webber x2, Thomas) Sat 8 Sep Att. 1,600
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), R. D. Shorthouse, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, C. A. McDowell, Johnny Kendall, A. Wannell, E. J. Newcombe, Des Webber, E. J. Kitt, T. Thomas
Matt the Stat – This was Truro City Football Club’s first win in the South Western League
4 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) D 3-3 (Webber x3) Sat 22 Sep
Matt the Stat – This was the first South Western League hat-trick scored by a Truro City Football Club player
5 – Bideford (A) L 1-5 (Wannell 2) Sat 6 Oct
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Jenkins, Shorthouse, Jennings, McDowell, Stokes, Wannell, Kitt, Des Webber, Newcombe, Thomas
6 – Barnstaple Town (A) L 0-2 Sat 20 Oct
7 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 (Webber 14, ??) Sat 27 Oct
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Jenkins, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, McDowell, Stokes, Campbell, Newcombe, Des Webber, Kitt, Wannell
8 – St Blazey (A) L 2-7 (Perry 12, ??) Sat 3 Nov
Team – Martin (GK), Jenkins, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, McDowell, Johnny Kendall, Wannell, Campbell, Perry, Kitt, Thomas
9 – Barnstaple Town (H) W 3-0 (Wannell 5, 44, 59) Sat 24 Nov
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Campbell, Shorthouse, Rex Jennings, Jenkins, Beer, Wannell, Evens, McDowell, Kitt, Thomas
Matt the Stat – This was Truro City Football Club’s first ever clean sheet in the South Western League
10 – St Austell (H) L 4-5 (McDowell 13, ??, Thomas, Evens) Sat 1 Dec
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Campbell, Shorthouse, Rex Jennings, Jenkins, Lentell, Wannell, Evens, McDowell, Kitt, Thomas
11 – Newton Abbot (H) D 1-1 (Webber) Sat 22 Dec
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Walker, Lentell, Rex Jennings, Jenkins, Stokes, Wannell, Evens, Des Webber, Kitt, Thomas
12 – Newquay (A) D 3-3 (Sprague x2, Snell) Sat 29 Dec
13 – Falmouth Town (H) W 3-1 (Webber 30, Kitt 34, 62) Mon 4 Feb
14 – Newton Abbot (A) W 1-0 (Kitt 10) Sat 23 Feb
Team – Sullivan (GK), Walker, Lentell, Rex Jennings, Jenkins, Gleed, Evens, Des Webber, Richards, Snell, Kitt
15 – Torquay United Reserves (A) D 3-3 (Evens 25, Webber, Crawford 88) Sat 1 Mar
16 – Bideford (H) W 4-1 Apr
17 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) L 1-3 (Webber) Sat 12 Apr
18 – Tintagel (for Saltash) (H) W 4-2 (Kitt, Webber, Glenning, Dodd pen) Thu 17 Apr
19 – Newquay (H) L 1-3 (Dodd) Sat 19 Apr
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Norfolk, Lentell, Rex Jennings, Alan Jenkins, Basketter, Wannell, Glenning, Des Webber, Dodd, Kitt
20 – Penzance (H) D 2-2 (Wannell, Webber) Wed 23 Apr
21 – Saltash (A) L 0-3 Mon 28 Apr
22 – Torquay United Reserves (H) L 0-4 Sat 3 May
P-22 W-6 D-6 L-10 F-45 A-59 PTS-18 POS-11th
Scorers
15 – Des Webber
7 – A. Wannell
4 – Kitt
2 – Les Dodd
2 – Evens
2 – McDowell
2 – Perry
2 – Sprague
2 – Trevor Thomas
1 – Crawford
1 – Glenning
1 – Snell
(4 goals missing)
Squad – Crawford, Les Dodd, Glenning, R. J. Harris (GK), Peter Hoggett (GK), Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, E. J. Kitt, Johnny Kendall, C. A. McDowell, D. J. Newcombe, Perry, R. D. Shorthouse, Snell, K. J. Stokes, Charlie Streat, Sullivan (GK), Trevor Thomas, A. Wannell, Des Webber
Final League Position – 11th
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1952-1953 South Western League
1 – Falmouth Town (A) W 3-1 (Neal x3) Sat 23 Aug
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Michael Allen, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Des Webber, Noel Holyoak, Dunstan, Barnicoat, Leslie Neal, Michael, Solomon
2 – Penzance (A) L ?-? Thu 28 Aug
3 – Newquay (A) L 1-5 (Tune 29) Sat 30 Aug
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Michael Allen, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Des Webber, Noel Holyoak, Dunstan, Barnicoat, Leslie Neal, Stapleton, Tune
4 – Penzance (H) W 4-2 (Neal 10, ??, ??, Dunstan) Thu 4 Sep
5 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 1-0 (Allen 13 pen) Sat 6 Sep
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Michael Allen, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Des Webber, Noel Holyoak, Dunstan, Barnicoat, Leslie Neal, McDowell, Michael
6 – Wadebridge (H) L 1-5 Wed 10 Sep
7 – Wadebridge (A) Wed 17 Sep
8 – Bideford (A) L 0-3 Sat 27 Sep
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Michael Allen, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Des Webber, Noel Holyoak, Norfolk, Robinson, Leslie Neal, Michael, John Rich
9 – St Austell (A) L 1-3 (Webber 87) Sat 18 Oct
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Lockett, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Sanderson, Noel Holyoak, Michael Allen, Des Webber, McDowell, Michael, Robinson
10 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) L 1-5 (Allen) Sat 1 Nov
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), J. Lockett, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, L. Sanderson, Noel Holyoak, Michael Allen, Des Webber, C. McDowell, N. Michael, S. Robinson
Newquay (H) P-P Sat 15 Nov
11 – Barnstaple Town (A) L 0-5 Sat 22 Nov
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Bill Lockett, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Sanderson, Noel Holyoak, Michael Allen, Des Webber, Gilbert, Michael, Peter Collins
12 – Tavistock (H) W 4-3 (McDowell, Sanderson, Rees, Collins) Sat 17 Jan
Team – Cox (GK), Norfolk, Bill Lockett, Barnicoat, Sanderson, Beer, Robinson, Des Webber, McDowell, Rees, Peter Collins
13 – Newquay (H) W 2-0 (Webber 58, Rees 66) Sat 24 Jan
14 – Torquay United Reserves (H) L 1-2 (Streat 22) Sat 7 Feb
Team – Cox (GK), Norfolk, Bill Lockett, Barnicoat, Sanderson, Beer, Robinson, Rees, McDowell, Charlie Streat, Peter Collins
15 – Torquay United Reserves (A) L 1-10 (White) Sat 14 Feb
16 – Bideford (H) L 1-3 (McDowell) Sat 21 Feb
Team – Cox (GK), Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Barnicoat, Sanderson, Beer, Robinson, Des Webber, McDowell, Rees, Thomas
17 – St Blazey (H) D 3-3 (McDowell, Phillips 16 OG, Webber 54) Sat 28 Feb
Team – Cox (GK), Norfolk, Richards, Barnicoat, Sanderson, Mickey Lobb, White, Des Webber, McDowell, Charlie Streat, Peter Collins
18 – Saltash (A) L 3-5 (Perry 10, Gilbert 44, ??) Sat 21 Mar
Team – R. Cox (GK), J. Richards, Charlie Streat, Bill Lockett, L. Sanderson, Peter Collins, J. Watts, Des Webber, E. Gilbert, E. Rees, C. Perry
19 – Tavistock (A) L 0-4 Dixon debut Sat 28 Mar
20 – Barnstaple Town (H) D 4-4 (McDowell x2, Perry x2) Sat 4 Apr
21 – Newton Abbot (A) L 1-9 (Sanderson) Sat 11 Apr
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Champion, Richards, Watts, P. Thomas, Sanderson, W. Thomas, Dunstone
22 – Falmouth Town (H) L 2-3 Wed 15 Apr
23 – St Blazey (A) W 4-2 (Webber, Rees, Dodd, Perry) Sat 18 Apr
Team – E. Cox (GK), D. Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, C. McDowell, J. Richards, J. Watts, Les Dodd, Des Webber, E. Rees, R. Perry
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26 – Newton Abbot (H) L 1-3 (Hasty 28) Sat 2 May
Team – Cox (GK), Keith Trewhela, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Simcock, Beer, John Rich, Dixon, Paddy Hasty, Des Webber, David Reynolds
Scorers
6 – Leslie Neal
5 – McDowell
4 – Perry
4 – Des Webber
3 – Rees
2 – Michael Allen
2 – Gilbert
2 – Sanderson
1 – Peter Collins
1 – Dodd
1 – Ernie Dunstan
1 – Paddy Hasty
1 – Charlie Streat
1 – Tune
1 – White
1 – Own Goal
(12 goals missing)
Squad – Michael Allen, D. Barnicoat, Peter Collins, Cox (GK), Dixon, Dodd, Ernie Dunstan, D. Dunstone, Gilbert, Paddy Hasty, Peter Hoggett (GK), Noel Holyoak, Rex Jennings, Mickey Lobb, Bill Lockett, McDowell, Michael, Leslie Neal, Perry, Rees, Reynolds, John Rich, Sanderson, Stapleton, Charlie Streat, Thomas, Keith Trewhela, Tune, Des Webber, White
Final League Position – 13th
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1953-1954 South Western League
Vince Dillon joins as player-manager
1 – Torquay United Reserves (A) W 2-1 (Jennings 16, Lobb 41) Vince Dillon debut Sat 29 Aug
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Bill Lockett, Charlie Streat, Ted Arthur, Sanderson, Johnny Barnes, Hawkey, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Ernie Dunstan
2 – Tavistock (A) L 0-3 Sat 5 Sep
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Bill Lockett, Charlie Streat, Ted Arthur, Sanderson, Johnny Barnes, Rich, Alan Jenkins, Vince Dillon, Sprague, Ernie Dunstan
3 – United Services (H) D 1-1 (Barnes 2) Wed 9 Sep
4 – Bodmin Town (H) W 2-0 (Dillon x2) Wed 16 Sep
5 – Ilfracombe Town (H) W 8-1 (Dillon 2, 25, ??, 50, Jennings 17, 30, Ryder, Carter OG) Sat 26 Sep
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Allen, Peter Trebilcock, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat
6 – Saltash United (H) W 3-0 (Lobb, Dillon 63, 89) Sat 3 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Allen, Peter Trebilcock, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Ernie Dunstan
7 – Falmouth Town (A) W 3-2 (Jennings x2, Dillon) Sat 17 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Allen, Peter Trebilcock, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat
8 – St Austell (H) L 0-4 Mon 26 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Allen, Ted Arthur, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat
9 – United Services (A) L 4-5 (Streat 48, Lobb 56, Jenkins 75, Ryder 89 pen) Sat 31 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Sanderson, Allen, Peter Trebilcock, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat
10 – St Blazey (A) L 4-5 (Rich 10, ??, Dillon ??, ??) Sat 7 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Peter Trebilcock, Sanderson, Johnny Barnes, Ernie Dunstan, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Rich
11 – Wadebridge (H) L 3-5 (Jennings, Dillon x2) Sat 14 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Rex Roberts, Ryder, Johnny Barnes, Ernie Dunstan, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Mickey Lobb, Rich
12 – Bideford (A) L 0-2 Trevor Greet debut Sat 21 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Ryder, Mickey Lobb, Rex Roberts, Trevor Greet, Allen, Peter Trebilcock, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Johnny Barnes, Ernie Dunstan
13 – Barnstaple (H) W 2-0 (Dillon, Beer 70) Sat 28 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Mickey Lobb, Ted Arthur, Trevor Greet, Fred Beer, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Alan Jenkins, Johnny Barnes, Perry
Matt the Stat – Only 40 minutes each way were played in this match due to Barnstaple’s late arrival
14 – Bodmin Town (A) L 0-3 Sat 5 Dec
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Mickey Lobb, Ted Arthur, Trevor Greet, Fred Beer, Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Johnny Barnes, Perry
15 – St Austell (A) D 2-2 (Reynolds 43, Dillon) Sat 19 Dec
16 – Newquay (H) W 4-1 (Kendall 44, Reynolds x2, Dunstan) Sat 26 Dec
17 – Helston (H) L 2-3 (Dillon ??, ?? pen) Sat 2 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Mickey Lobb, Rex Jennings, Trevor Greet, Buzza, Ernie Dunstan, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Johnny Kendall, Nott
18 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 (Lobb, Triggs 89 OG) Sat 9 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Trevor Greet, Fred Beer, Norfolk, Vince Dillon, Peter Trebilcock, Mickey Lobb, Ernie Dunstan
19 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 3-1 (Lobb 33, Dillon 85 pen, 88) Sat 16 Jan
Ben Slater joins from Newquay – 16 Jan
20 – Helston (A) L 1-4 (Trebilcock 86) Ben Slater debut Sat 30 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Charlie Streat, Johnny Barnes, Trevor Greet, Fred Beer, Alan Jenkins, Peter Trebilcock, Mickey Lobb, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater
21 – Penzance (H) W 2-0 (Dillon 5, Slater 20) Sat 6 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Charlie Streat, Johnny Barnes, Trevor Greet, Mickey Lobb, Kinlock, Peter Trebilcock, Vince Dillon, Johnny Kendall, Ben Slater
22 – Plymouuth Argyle ‘A’ (H) L 3-7 (Kendall 4, Dillon 25 pen, 66 pen) Sat 20 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Charlie Streat, Johnny Barnes, Trevor Greet, Mickey Lobb, Stenner, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Johnny Kendall, Ben Slater
23 – Newquay (A) L 2-7 (Reynolds 12, Dillon pen) Sat 27 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Allen, Mickey Lobb, Rex Jennings, Trevor Greet, Johnny Barnes, Stenner, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Johnny Kendall, Ben Slater
24 – Bideford (H) W 1-0 (Dillon 60) Sat 6 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Johnny Kendall, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Fred Beer, Stenner, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
25 – Wadebridge (A) D 0-0 Sat 13 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Stenner, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
26 – Barnstaple Town (A) D 2-2 (Reynolds 37, Dillon 72) Sat 20 Mar
27 – Torquay United Reserves (H) D 1-1 (Dillon 49 pen) Sat 27 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Stenner, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
28 – St Blazey (H) W 5-1 (Dillon 13 pen, Reynolds ??, 55, 73, Slater 53) Thu 8 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Stenner, Vince Dillon, David Reynolds, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
29 – Ilfracombe Town (A) D 1-1 Fri 16 Apr
30 – Falmouth Town (H) D 1-1 (Pierce 83) Tue 20 Apr
31 – Saltash United (A) D 3-3 (Lobb 46, Dillon 75, Jenkins 89) Sat 24 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), D. Norfolk, Charlie Streat, Johnny Kendall, Rex Jennings, Fred Beer, Alan Jenkins, Vince Dillon, Tony Sim, Mickey Lobb, Ernie Dunstan
32 – Tavistock (H) W 1-0 (Lawrence OG) Sat 1 May
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Ernie Dunstan, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
Scorers
28 – Vince Dillon
8 – David Reynolds
6 – Rex Jennings
6 – Mickey Lobb
3 – Own Goals
2 – Alan Jenkins
2 – Johnny Kendall
2 – Rich
2 – Ryder
2 – Ben Slater
1 – Johnny Barnes
1 – Fred Beer
1 – Ernie Dunstan
1 – Barry Pierce
1 – Charlie Streat
1 – Peter Trebilcock
(1 goal missing)
Squad – Allen, Ted Arthur, Johnny Barnes, Fred Beer, Vince Dillon, Ernie Dunstan, Trevor Greet, Johnny Hanley (GK), Alan Jenkins, Rex Jennings, Johnny Kendall, Mickey Lobb, D. Norfolk, Barry Pierce, David Reynolds, Rich, Rex Roberts, Ryder, Tony Sim, Ben Slater, Charlie Streat, Peter Trebilcock
Final League Position – 9th
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1954-1955 South Western League
1 – Newquay (A) W 2-0 (Short 65, Kendall 82) Bill Longdon debut Sat 21 Aug
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Barry Pierce, Johnny Kendall, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater
2 – Falmouth Town (A) W 2-1 (Slater, Dillon 70) Sat 28 Aug
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Rex Jennings, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Barry Pierce, Johnny Kendall, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater
3 – Helston (H) D 1-1 (Short 9) Sat 11 Sep
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Mickey Lobb, Charlie Streat, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Vince Dillon, Alan Short, Peter Collins, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
4 – Helston (A) W 4-2 (Dillon 13, ?? pen, 86, Short 89) Sat 18 Sep
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Johnny Kendall, Charlie Streat, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Barry Pierce, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater, Peter Collins
5 – Bodmin Town (H) W 1-0 (Pierce 82) Sat 9 Oct
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, H. Kellaway, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
6 – Bideford (A) D 2-2 (Dillon 29, Pierce 59) Sat 16 Oct
Team – Vic Beman (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
7 – St Austell (H) W 2-0 (Pierce 49, Dillon 75 pen) Sat 30 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Burton, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Tony Sim
8 – Torquay United Reserves (A) D 1-1 (Dillon) Sat 6 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, Roy Nail, Barry Pierce, Tony Sim
9 – Ilfracombe Town (H) W 4-0 (Kendall 31, Reynolds ??, 76, Short 73) Sat 13 Nov
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), C. Noakes, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, David Reynolds, Roy Nail, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater
10 – Wadebridge (A) W 3-1 (Dillon x3) Sat 20 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Webber, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Roy Nail, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater, Tony Sim
11 – Saltash United (H) W 7-3 (Dillon x3, Jennings x2, Longdon, Slater) Sat 4 Dec
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
12 – Bodmin Town (A) W 2-1 (Dillon x2) Sat 18 Dec
Team – Peter Hoggett (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater, Charlie Streat
13 – Barnstaple Town (H) W 4-0 (Slater ??, Dillon ?? pen, ??, Jennings ??) Sun 26 Dec
P-13 W-10 D-3 L-0 F-25 A-12 PTS-23 POS-2nd
14 – Bideford (H) W 3-2 (Dillon x2, Slater) Sat 1 Jan
P-14 W-11 D-3 L-0 F-38 A-14 PTS-25 POS-1st
15 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 (Dillon, Sim) Sat 22 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Barry Pierce, Vince Dillon, Tony Sim, Ben Slater
16 – St Blazey (A) L 2-4 (Short, Slater) Sat 5 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Johnny Barnes, Bill Longdon, Alan Short, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
Vince Dillon announces his decision to retire at the end of the season – 7 Feb
17 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) D 2-2 (Dillon ??, 80 pen) Sat 5 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Rex Jennings, Peter Collins, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Alan Short, Mickey Lobb, Vince Dillon, Tony Sim, Trevor Thomas
18 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (A) W 2-1 (Short 55, Pierce) Sat 19 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater, Trevor Thomas
19 – Falmouth Town (H) W 5-2 (Chivers 11, ??, Short, Pierce x2) Peter Chivers debut Sat 26 Mar
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Vince Dillon, Barry Pierce, Peter Chivers, Ben Slater
20 – Wadebridge (H) W 4-3 (Slater 27, Pierce 30, Kendall 68, Dillon 88) J. King debut Sat 2 Apr
Team – J. King (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Johnny Kendall, Barry Pierce, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater
21 – Tavistock (H) L 0-3 Fri 8 Apr
22 – Saltash United (A) W 3-0 (Reynolds 10, ??, Slater 46) Sat 9 Apr
23 – Penzance (H) L 3-4 (Webber x3) Thu 14 Apr
24 – Newquay (H) W 2-0 (Slater 63, Dillon 81 pen) Sat 16 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Barnes, Lodge, Fred Beer, Alan Short, Johnny Kendall, Vince Dillon, Ben Slater, Trevor Thomas
25 – St Blazey (H) L 0-2 Tue 19 Apr
26 – St Austell (A) W 5-1 (Reynolds x5) Thu 28 Apr
27 – Barnstaple Town (A) W 3-0 (Short 30, Slater 70, Pierce 89) Sat 30 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Burton, Mickey Lobb, Lodge, Dave Davies, Tony Sim, Alan Short, Johnny Kendall, David Reynolds, Barry Pierce, Ben Slater
28 – Tavistock (A) L 1-2 (Davies pen) Mon 2 May
P-28 W-18 D-5 L-5 F-70 A-41 PTS-41 POS-2nd
Scorers
24 – Vince Dillon
9 – David Reynolds
9 – Ben Slater
8 – Barry Pierce
8 – Alan Short
3 – Rex Jennings
3 – Johnny Kendall
3 – Des Webber
2 – Peter Chivers
1 – Dave Davies
1 – Bill Longdon
1 – Tony Sim
Squad – Johnny Barnes, Vic Beman (GK), Peter Chivers, Peter Collins, S. H. Davey, Vince Dillon, Johnny Hanley (GK), Peter Hoggett (GK), Rex Jennings, Johnny Kendall, King (GK), Mickey Lobb, Bill Longdon, Roy Nail, C. Noakes, Barry Pierce, David Reynolds, Alan Short, Tony Sim, Ben Slater, Trevor Thomas, Des Webber
Final League Position – 2nd
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1955-1956 South Western League
Vince Dillon joins Falmouth Town
Rex Jennings joins Falmouth Town
Ben Slater re-joins Newquay
1 – Newquay (A) L 5-7 (T. Jones x2, Short, Neal 46, Kendall 49) Trevor Jones debut Sat 27 Aug
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Edgar Hill, Peter Collins, Doug Phillips, Dave Davies, Johnny Barnes, Short, Alec Machin, Trevor Jones, Graham Neal, Johnny Kendall
2 – Falmouth Town (H) L 2-3 (Machin x2) Sat 3 Sep
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Doug Phillips, Dave Davies, Edgar Hill, Short, Inghs, Jones, Machin, Johnny Kendall
3 – Bodmin Town (H) W 5-2 (T. Jones 1, Lobb 30, Cox 78 OG, Olver 81 OG, Machin 87) Sat 17 Sep
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Noel Holyoak, Edgar Hill, Johnny Barnes, Dave Davies, Doug Phillips, Short, Mickey Lobb, Trevor Jones, Machin, Johnny Kendall
4 – Wadebridge Town (H) W 3-0 (Morgan 29, Hobbs 38, 56) Colin Hobbs debut – Godfrey Morgan debut Sat 1 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Edgar Hill, Peter Collins, Noel Holyoak, Dave Davies, Bill Longdon, Colin Hobbs, Doug Phillips, Trevor Jones, Mickey Lobb, Godfrey Morgan
Assists – Phillips 29, Jones 38
Can one man make a great difference to a team? Apparently he can, for on Saturday, Truro City’s captain, Bill Longdon, returned to the side for the first time since he broke his ankle against Wadebridge last season and led them to a 3-0 win over Wadebridge. It was not so much Longdon’s own play – he was not back to his best form of last season, though he often used the ball well – but rather the way he drove Truro on whenever they looked like flagging. For the first time this season it seemed as if there was someone in charge, someone dictating the play. One result of Longdon’s return was the great improvement in left-back Peter Collins’s play. Filled with a great confidence, he subdued Wadebridge’s Der. Hooper to such an extent that in the second half he moved to the other side of the field. But it made no difference, for centre-half Dave Davies was in complete command of the middle and Wadebridge’s attack was reduced to just so many units. The result of this defensive superiority was that Truro’s own attack saw plenty of the ball. Had they made full use of all the chances that came their way we should be recording the biggest win of the season. But they didn’t, and it was left to the two teenagers making their debuts on the wings to get the vital goals. It is always difficult to sum up a player’s prospects on just one match, unless of course, he is so obviously outstanding or so poor as to be discarded without further comment. These two lads, Godfrey Morgan on the left-wing and Colin Hobbs on the left, were neither poor nor outstanding. They have definite promise, and of course, they scored goals. Morgan had a better first half than he had second, while Hobbs had a much better second half than he had first. They certainly added speed to the Truro attack: this week we did not see the attack held up half as much as it was at Penzance last week. Indeed, the whole team played with much more speed and cohesion. They spent the majority of the game on the attack and, while there were times when a little less speed and more control would have been advantageous, it was good to see men going to meet the ball and chasing it even when the hope of getting it was greater than the prospect. A player who improved as the game went on until, in the second half, he was giving a masterly display was young Noel Holyoak. For the first time he got a game in the position he prefers right-half. But those games he played at right-back were not wasted, for they improved his tackling, as we saw on Saturday when, on at least two occasions, he came out with the ball from tackles with Bill Murphy. The one big fault with Truro was their finishing. Doug Phillips played quite well at inside-right, but he should have had three goals: Mickey Lobb, without over-exerting himself, was as thoughtful as ever and had hard luck on at least two occasions, while Trevor Jones was the mainspring of the attack. He made the second goal for Hobbs and made several openings that should have resulted in goals. But he, too, missed chances, or is it a case that this lively leader has a jinx upon him? For instance, on one occasion he did extremely well to get to a ball and then saw his quick shot from only a couple of yards spin along the outside of the post. What of Wadebridge? They are not the same force as they were last year despite the fact that the majority of their players are the same. As individuals their forwards had some nice touches, but there was little cohesion and their defence was very prone to panic. Their attack seemed at times not to be on speaking terms with their defence and Longdon and Holyoak made full use of the gap left in midfield. The nearest Wadebridge came to scoring was in the first minute when Hill headed off the goal-line and Hawkey’s shot hit the crossbar. They played their best football in the first half, for in the second half they were nearly always on the defensive. Their attacks were reduced to long punts downfield in the hope that the forwards would get them and they did not change those tactics even when it became so obvious that Davies, Collins, and Hill (despite pulling a muscle) were not going to be beaten that way. Morgan got the first goal in the 29th minute when Davies made a sortie upfield to slip the ball to Phillips to give Morgan a through pass. Hobbs got the second in the 38th minute when Jones raced upfield in the inside-right position with two defenders in attendance and suddenly switched the ball back for Hobbs to slam in the net. The third came in the 11th minute of the second half from Hobbs following some nice combination between him, Phillips, and Jones. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
5 – Camelford (A) W 5-2 (Morgan, T. Jones x2, Phillips, Barnes) Sat 8 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Noel Holyoak, Dave Davies, Bill Longdon, Doug Phillips, Johnny Barnes, Trevor Jones, Johnny Kendall, Godfrey Morgan
6 – St Austell (H) D 1-1 (T. Jones 82) Sat 15 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Edgar Hill, Peter Collins, Noel Holyoak, Dave Davies, Bill Longdon, Phillips, Lobb, Trevor Jones, Johnny Kendall, Godfrey Morgan
7 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 4-1 (R. Jones x2, Morgan, T. Jones) Ron Jones debut Sat 29 Oct
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Noel Holyoak, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Colin Hobbs, Dave Davies, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
8 – Tavistock (A) L 1-2 (T. Jones 89) Sat 5 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Noel Holyoak, Edgar Hill, Bill Longdon, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Phillips, Dave Davies, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Colin Hobbs
9 – St Blazey (H) L 1-5 (Morgan) Sat 12 Nov
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Edgar Hill, Noel Holyoak, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Kendall, Short, Dave Davies, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
10 – Bideford (H) W 4-2 (Short 8, R. Jones 9, 76, Morgan 75) Sat 17 Dec
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Noel Holyoak, Mickey Lobb, Longman, Dave Davies, Johnny Kendall, Colin Hobbs, Alan Short, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
Assists – T. Jones 9, 75, Morgan 76
For some weeks past we have been bemoaning the fact that Truro’s attack is not as good as the defence and half-back line. On Saturday, when Truro defeated Bideford 4-2, that charge could not be levelled. Indeed, it was the defence that nearly let the attack down. True, the defence were without left-back Peter Collins and had Mickey Lobb at left-back and Noel Holyoak at right-back. But it was not a case of either having bad games. Rather was it a case of centre-half Dave Davies having something of an off-day. He failed to hold the opposing centre-forward in his usual vice-like grip and Dougie Jones became the first leader to score two goals this season while Davies has been playing centre-half. Mind you, Davies still did a lot of good work. Yes the attack played with much more cohesion and a great deal more threat than for several weeks past. They played almost as well as they did last week against much poorer opposition. Two goals in the eighth minute gave them the confidence they needed. Hanley, he made a most welcome return to form, had brought off a brilliant save in the fifth minute when both sides were playing some very good football. Three minutes later, Sims brought off an equally brilliant save diving to push a close-range shot from Short out to the right. But he had no chance with Short’s header to the return cross. Within 45 seconds Truro were awarded an indirect free-kick for obstruction. Bideford had to line up on the goal-line. Trevor Jones slipped the ball to Ron Jones and he hit it into the top of the net. Two well-taken goals and Truro were well on top. But they failed to add to their score. That was partly due to some poor finishing and partly to some excellent defensive play by Parash and goal-keeper Sims. The goalkeeping was a feature of this game, especially in the second half. One of the best players on the field was Bideford’s young right-half Commins. His ball control was a delight to watch and he used the ball well. It was from a move started by him that Bideford’s Jones streaked down the middle and going away to his left, hit a peach of a shot from the edge of the penalty area that beat Hanley completely. It was now Bideford’s turn to be on top. Truro’s defence looked decidedly shaky. Five minutes from half-time right-winger Larkworthy sent in a shot that hit an upright, but two minutes later Jones equalised with another great shot. And so to the second half with the score 2-2 and Truro having to play up the slope. For a full 15 minutes there was only one team in it – Bideford. They concentrated on attack but failed to manoeuvre the ball until it was in such a position that a score was very likely. Rather did they try to beat Hanley with long-range, but exceedingly clever, shots. But Hanley was in great form tipping shot after shot over the bar in a style reminiscent of last season when he was dubbed ‘the little cat.’ Bideford burned themselves out and Truro lasted the pace better. It was now Sims turn to come under fire. And some Truro supporters, forgetting perhaps the grand saves Hanley had made said “It’s a good job they’ve got a goal-keeper.” He brought off some fine saves and had no chance to save the two goals scored in the 30th and 31st minutes. They were coin of the same type and exemplified the value of that short, on-the-carpet back-pass for a colleague to run on to. For the first Jones jinked his way through and put the ball back for Morgan to hit into the net. For the second Morgan emulated Jones and gave R. Jones the chance to make it 4-2. Truro’s half-backs were again their strong point and Johnny Kendall again gave the county selectors – they met in Truro on Saturday to pick the team to play Devon – a reminder that he is back to last season’s form. Pick of the attack was the terrier-like Ron Jones while the best defenders were Hanley and Mickey Lobb. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
11 – Falmouth Town (A) D 1-1 (Reynolds 16) Sat 24 Dec
12 – Newquay (H) L 2-3 (Short, T. Jones) Mon 26 Dec
13 – Helston Athletic (H) W 2-1 (T. Jones 2 pen, Reynolds) Sat 31 Dec
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Noel Holyoak, Dave Davies, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Dave Reynolds, Bill Longdon, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
14 – St Austell (A) W 4-3 (Longman, R. Jones, Collins, Morgan) Sat 7 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Noel Holyoak, Peter Collins, Mickey Lobb, Dave Davies, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, George Longman, Bill Longdon, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
P-14 W-7 D-2 L-5 F-40 A-33 PTS-16 POS-9th
15 – Bugle (H) W 2-0 (R. Jones 20, Lobb 70) Sat 21 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, George Longman, Dave Davies, Johnny Kendall, Short, Trevor Jones, Bill Longdon, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
Matt the Stat – Truro City finished the game with nine men as George Longman and Ron Jones went off injured in the first half
Johnny Moir joins from Falmouth Town – Fri 27 Jan
16 – Bugle (A) W 2-1 (T. Jones, Davies 80) Johnny Moir debut Sat 28 Jan
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Noel Holyoak, Mickey Lobb, Johnny Kendall, Bob Enderby, Dave Davies, Alan Short, Trevor Jones, Bill Longdon, Johnny Moir, Godfrey Morgan
17 – Camelford (H) L 1-2 (Longdon 30) Sat 18 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Paddy Fitzgerald, Bob Enderby, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Johnny Moir, Bill Longdon, Dave Davies, Godfrey Morgan
18 – St Blazey (A) L 1-6 (Longdon) Sat 25 Feb
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Mickey Lobb, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Bob Enderby, Dave Davies, Alan Short, Johnny Moir, Bill Longdon, Ron Jones, Godfrey Morgan
P-18 W-9 D-2 L-7 F-46 A-42 PTS-20 POS-8th
19 – Bodmin (A) L 1-5 (Neal) Sat 10 Mar
20 – Tavistock (H) D 2-2 (R. Jones 44, Morgan) Eric Lawton debut Sat 17 Mar
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Mickey Lobb, Paddy Fitzgerald, George Longman, Dave Davies, Peter Collins, Alan Short, Ron Jones, Bill Longdon, Graham Neal, Godfrey Morgan
P-20 W-9 D-3 L-8 F-49 A-49 PTS-21 POS-9th
21 – Saltash (H) W 4-0 (Reynolds x2, Longdon x2) Fri 30 Mar
A large Truro crowd saw the home team beat Saltash 4-0. The game was slow, but Truro outplayed their opponents. Their passing was generally superior to that of Saltash. In the first half centre-forward David Reynolds headed Truro’s first two goals. The next came in the second half when Longdon hit the ball harder with his head than the average player does with his foot. The last goal also came from Longdon, who tapped in from a pass by left-winger Morgan. Cornish Guardian
22 – Bideford (A) W 2-1 (Hobbs, Solomon 89) Ernie Dunstan debut Sat 31 Mar
23 – Wadebridge Town (A) W 3-1 (Davies pen, Moir ??, 80) Sat 7 Apr
P-23 W-12 D-3 L-8 F-58 A-51 PTS-27 POS-6th
24 – Penzance (A) L 0-3 Sat 21 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Trevor Jones, Peter Collins, George Longman, Dave Davies, Ron Jones, Ted Treganowan, Bill Longdon, Johnny Moir, Godfrey Morgan, Ernie Dunstan
25 – Penzance (H) W 5-1 (Treganowan 35, Collins 41, 57, Morgan 52, Moir 55) Thu 26 Apr
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Trevor Jones, Claude Phillips, George Longman, Dave Davies, Ron Jones, Ted Treganowan, Graham Neal, Johnny Moir, Godfrey Morgan, Peter Collins
26 – Saltash United (A) L 1-2 (Morgan) David James debut – John Wilkinson debut Sat 28 Apr
Team – Johnny Hanley (GK), Trevor Jones, Claude Phillips, George Longman, Dave Davies, John Wilkinson, David James, Ron Jones, Johnny Moir, Godfrey Morgan, Peter Collins
27 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (A) L 1-5 (Moir) Mon 30 Apr
P-27 W-13 D-3 L-11 F-65 A-61 PTS-29 POS-7th
28 – Helston Athletic (A) D 1-1 (Moir) Thu 3 May
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), John Wilkinson, Brian Penhaligon, Dave Davies, Sid Carpenter, Peter Collins, Ted Treganowan, Johnny Moir, Trevor Jones, Graham Neal, Godfrey Morgan
P-28 W-13 D-4 L-11 F-66 A-62 PTS-30 POS-8th
Scorers
11 – Trevor Jones
9 – Godfrey Morgan
7 – Ron Jones
5 – Johnny Moir
4 – Bill Longdon
4 – David Reynolds
3 – Peter Collins
3 – Colin Hobbs
3 – Alec Machin
3 – Alan Short
2 – Dave Davies
2 – Mickey Lobb
2 – Graham Neal
2 – Own Goals
1 – Johnny Barnes
1 – Johnny Kendall
1 – George Longman
1 – Phillips
1 – Solomon
1 – Ted Treganowan
Squad – Johnny Barnes, Sid Carpenter, Peter Collins, Dave Davies, Ernie Dunstan, Bob Enderby, Paddy Fitzgerald, Johnny Hanley (GK), Edgar Hill, Colin Hobbs, Noel Holyoak, David James, Ron Jones, Trevor Jones, Johnny Kendall, Eric Lawton (GK), Mickey Lobb, Bill Longdon, George Longman, Alec Machin, Johnny Moir, Godfrey Morgan, Graham Neal, Brian Penhaligon, Claude Phillips, Doug Phillips, David Reynolds, Alan Short, Ted Treganowan, John Wilkinson
Final League Position – 8th
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1956-1957 South Western League
Leslie Cousins joins
Vince Dillon re-joins
1 – Helston (A) L 0-3 Leslie Cousins debut Sat 25 Aug
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Trevor Jones, Claude Phillips, Johnny Kendall, Peter Collins, Ron Jones, Bill Longdon, Leslie Cousins, David Reynolds, Les Dodd, Vince Dillon
2 – Falmouth Town (H) W 2-1 (Kendall 62, Neal 63) Sat 1 Sep
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Les Dodd, Graham Neal, David Reynolds, Godfrey Morgan, Vince Dillon
Godfrey Morgan joins the Royal Air Force – Thu 6 Sep
3 – St Austell (A) W 4-2 (Reynolds x2, Dillon, Kendall) Sat 8 Sep
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Alan Short, Noel Roberts, Vince Dillon, Graham Neal, David Reynolds
4 – Bodmin (H) W 2-1 (Dillon x2) Ian Fisher debut Sat 15 Sep
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Les Dodd, Noel Roberts, Vince Dillon, Graham Neal, Ian Fisher
P-4 W-3 D-0 L-1 F-8 A-7 PTS-6 POS-7th
5 – Wadebridge Town (A) L 5-6 (Neal 10, ??, 50, Dillon 44, ??) Sat 29 Sep
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Paddy Fitzgerald, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, George Champion, Graham Neal, Reg Barrett, Vince Dillon, Ron Jones, Ian Fisher
P-5 W-3 D-0 L-2 F-13 A-13 PTS-6 POS-11th
6 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 4-3 (Dodd, T. Jones, OG, Fisher) Sat 6 Oct
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Paddy Fitzgerald, Rex Jennings, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Noel Roberts, Les Dodd, Vince Dillon, Graham Neal, Ian Fisher
7 – Penzance (A) L 0-7 Sat 13 Oct
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Trevor Jones, Paddy Fitzgerald, Rex Jennings, Graham Neal, Vince Dillon, Ron Jones, Ian Fisher
P-7 W-4 D-0 L-3 F-17 A-23 PTS-8 POS-10th
8 – Bideford (H) W 3-2 (Kendall, Dodd, T. Jones) Sat 20 Oct
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Mike Jackman, Johnny Kendall, Peter Collins, Ron Jones, Trevor Jones, Graham Neal, Les Dodd, Vince Dillon, Ian Fisher
P-8 W-5 D-0 L-3 F-20 A-25 PTS-10 POS-10th
9 – Newquay (A) L 3-8 (Neal, Dodd, Collins pen)
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Mike Jackman, Johnny Kendall, Peter Collins, Ron Jones, Trevor Jones, Graham Neal, Les Dodd, Vince Dillon, Ian Fisher
P-9 W-5 D-0 L-4 F-23 A-33 PTS-10 POS-10th
10 – St Blazey (H) D 3-3 (T. Jones 6, Collins 47 pen, Neal) Sat 3 Nov
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Rex Jennings, Johnny Kendall, Ron Jones, Trevor Jones, Graham Neal, Vince Dillon, Les Dodd, Ian Fisher
P-10 W-5 D-1 L-4 F-26 A-36 PTS-11 POS-9th
11 – Bugle (H) D 5-5 (Dodd 25, Fisher x2, Dillon, Collins) Ray Curtis debut – Barry Short debut Sat 17 Nov
Team – Eric Lawton (GK), Claude Phillips, Peter Collins, Barry Short, Trevor Jones, Ron Jones, Graham Neal, Ray Curtis, Vince Dillon, Les Dodd, Ian Fisher
12 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) L 0-5 Sat 15 Dec
Team – Ron Kent (GK), Trevor Jones, Peter Collins, Barry Short, Donald Smith, Ron Jones, George Champion, Graham Neal, Vince Dillon, Les Dodd, Ian Fisher
13 – Tavistock (A) L 1-2 (Dillon 15) Sat 22 Dec
Team – Ron Kent (GK), Trevor Jones, Ian Fisher, Barry Short, Donald Smith, Ron Jones, Ted Treganowan, Rex Jennings, Vince Dillon, Les Dodd, George Champion
14 – Saltash United (H) L 3-7 (Dodd, Collins pen, Dillon) Wed 26 Dec
It took Truro City half-an-hour to realise they had made a big mistake in playing Ian Fisher at left-back and Peter Collins in the attack. By then Saltash had scored four goals, mostly from well-judged centres by Baker to colleagues in an unmarked centre. Joining Mickey Lobb – how Truro could do with him – Collins was the outstanding player. But Saltash were the better team and adapted themselves better to the conditions. They scored six times in the first half. Coombe (2), Worth (3), and Tottel (2) got the goals; Dodd, Collins (penalty) and Dillon scored for Truro. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
P-14 W-5 D-2 L-7 F-35 A-55 PTS-12 POS-12th
Camelford (H) P-P Sat 29 Dec
15 – Camelford (H) W 6-2 (Allen, Jenkins x2, Neal, Dillon x2) Sat 12 Jan
Truro built up a 3-1 interval lead after a first half played in lashing rain and strong wind. Playing his first game as centre-forward, Mike Allen – on leave during his National Service – headed in the first goal, a new inside-left, 18-year-old R. Jenkins, headed the second, and Neal got the third. Skinner scored for Camelford. Cornish Guardian
16 – Falmouth Town (A) W 2-1 Sat 19 Jan
Truro had to fight hard to maintain their slender lead at Falmouth, but the home team’s rally was too late, Truro winning 2-1. Cornish Guardian
P-16 W-7 D-2 L-7 F-43 A-58 PTS-16 POS-8th
17 – Bugle (A) W 3-1 (Neal 38, Dillon, Collins pen) Sat 2 Feb
18 – Bodmin Town (A) L 2-4 (Dodd 22, Horner 30) Sat 9 Feb
P-18 W-8 D-2 L-8 F-48 A-63 PTS-18 POS-8th
19 – Tavistock (H) W 4-2 Sat 16 Feb
P-19 W-9 D-2 L-8 F-52 A-65 PTS-20 POS-8th
20 – Bideford (A) L 1-2 Sat 23 Feb
P-20 W-9 D-2 L-9 F-53 A-67 PTS-20 POS-8th
21 – St Blazey (A) L 3-5 (Dodd x2, Jenkins) Sat 9 Mar
22 – Saltash United (A) L 3-4 (Dodd 16, ??, Jenkins) Sat 23 Mar
23 – Helston (H) W 4-0 Sat 30 Mar
Truro City’s home game with Helston provided a dull spectacle and there was much aimless kicking. Truro’s 4-0 win reflected the measure of their superiority. Cornish Guardian
24 – Camelford (A) D 1-1 (Harris OG) Sat 6 Apr
25 – Wadebridge (H) W 5-1 (Dodd x2, Jenkins x2, Neal) Wed 17 Apr
26 – St Austell (H) W 2-0 (Neal x2) Thu 25 Apr
The St Austell attack never impressed and Truro City, who played consistently better football, were deserved winners. Inside-right Boyce and left-half Dudley Wherry worked hard for St Austell. Goalkeeper Ron Kent, playing his first game of the year for the City, excelled. He confidently saved many difficult shots, particularly from left-winger Ken Wherry, Boyce and centre-forward Reynolds. Truro were well served by their halves. Inside-right Graham Neal celebrated his selection for the county’s representative side by getting two good goals – one in each half. He and Jenkins also got the ball in the net but the efforts were disallowed. Cornish Guardian
27 – Penzance (H) W 1-0 Sat 27 Apr
28 – Newquay (H) W 6-1 (T. Jones 5, 80, Jenkins x2, R. Jones, Dodd) Thu 2 May
P-28 W-14 D-3 L-11 F-78 A-79 PTS-31 POS-7th
Scorers
13 – Les Dodd
11 – Vince Dillon
11 – Graham Neal
8 – Reg Jenkins
5 – Peter Collins
5 – Trevor Jones
3 – Ian Fisher
3 – Johnny Kendall
2 – David Reynolds
2 – Own Goals
1 – Mike Allen
1 – Frank Horner
1 – Ron Jones
(12 goals missing)
Squad – Mike Allen, Reg Barrett, George Champion, Peter Collins, Leslie Cousins, Ray Curtis, Vince Dillon, Les Dodd, Ian Fisher, Paddy Fitzgerald, Frank Horner, Mike Jackman, Reg Jenkins, Ron Jones, Trevor Jones, Johnny Kendall, Ron Kent (GK), Eric Lawton (GK), Mickey Lobb, Godfrey Morgan, Graham Neal, Claude Phillips, David Reynolds, Noel Roberts, Alan Short, Barry Short, Donald Smith, Reg Trathen (GK), Ted Treganowan, Mel Triggs (GK)
Final League Position – 7th
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1957-1958 South Western League
1 – Wadebridge Town (A) W 3-2 (Jenkins x2, Horner) 31 Aug
Assist – Neal
2 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 5-2 (Jenkins x4) 7 Sep
Nineteen-year-old Reg Jenkins celebrated his debut at centre-forward by cracking in four goals in Truro City’s 5-2 win over Plymouth Argyle “A”. Cornish Guardian
P-2 W-2 D-0 L-0 F-8 A-4 PTS-4 POS-4th
3 – Bodmin Town (A) L 0-1 14 Sep
4 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 28 Sep
P-4 W-2 D-1 L-1 F-10 A-7 PTS-5 POS-8th
5 – Saltash United (A) L 2-5 (Dillon ?? pen, ??) 12 Oct
6 – Bodmin Town (H) W 1-0 (McDowell 20) 19 Oct
7 – Helston Athletic (A) W 2-0 (Kent, Dillon) 26 Oct
P-7 W-4 D-1 L-2 F-15 A-12 PTS-9 POS-8th
8 – Falmouth Town (H) L 0-1 Sat 2 Nov
9 – Wadebridge Town (H) D 1-1 (McDowell) Sat 9 Nov
Geoff Peach joins from Plymouth Argyle
10 – Bugle (A) D 3-3 (Peach 16, Dillon x2) Geoff Peach debut Sat 16 Nov
A great second-half hat-trick by Alec Machin, which included two penalties, gave Bugle a well-earned and justly deserved point. After their fine cup victory a week previous, the Bugle side played with more confidence than in previous games. Truro included their latest signing, Geoff Peach, from Plymouth Argyle and he seemed to fit well into the City side. Play was fast and exciting throughout with both goals having several near escapes. Truro were the first to spell danger, when an opportunist shot from outside Neal crashed against the Bugle crossbar. The visitors were just a little better than Bugle at this stage and in the 16th minute Peach raced through to put Truro in the lead. Bugle might well have equalised but two or three good efforts from the home side were brilliantly saved by Triggs, the agile Truro goalkeeper. Peach had several chances to increase the Truro lead, but he was over-anxious and shot against the upright or wide. In the 55th minute, Collins handled the ball and from the penalty Machin made the score one each. Truro went right back on the offensive and despite some great play by defenders Arthur and Freeman, Dillon cut in and scored Truro’s second from a narrow angle. A foul gave the home side their second penalty and again Machin beat Triggs to level the scores. But Truro came back again and after Orchard, in the Bugle goal, had fumbled the ball, Dillon put the visitors back in the lead. Bugle then gained a slight initiative and their reward came when Machin slipped around Jefferies, the former county player, in the 82nd minute and volleyed home Bugle’s third goal to complete his hat-trick. It was a fair result to a hard fought but clean game. Cornish Guardian
P-10 W-4 D-3 L-3 F-19 A-17 PTS-11 POS-8th
11 – Penzance (H) L 0-2 Sat 30 Nov
P-11 W-4 D-3 L-4 F-19 A-19 PTS-11 POS-8th
12 – Newquay (H) W 2-0 (Peach, Weston 60) 26 Dec
13 – Tavistock (H) W 2-0 Sat 28 Dec
P-13 W-6 D-3 L-4 F-23 A-19 PTS-15 POS-8th
14 – St Austell (H) W 5-1 (OG, Weston x2, Peach pen, pen) 4 Jan
15 – St Austell (A) W 2-1 (Weston 26, Peach 36) 18 Jan
16 – Camelford (H) W 4-1 (Neal x2, Collins, Peach) 25 Jan
P-16 W-9 D-3 L-4 F-34 A-22 PTS-21 POS-6th
17 – Camelford (A) W 3-1 (Weston 30, Peach, Dillon 52) 15 Feb
18 – St Blazey (H) W 3-0 (Weston 14, Maben 21, Dillon) 22 Feb
19 – St Blazey (A) L 2-3 (Dillon, Weston) 1 Mar
20 – Saltash United (H) W 5-0 (Peach x3, McDowell, Dillon) 8 Mar
21 – Tavistock (A) W 3-1 15 Mar
P-21 W-13 D-3 L-5 F-50 A-27 PTS-29 POS-3rd
22 – Newquay (A) W 2-1 (Peach pen, OG) 22 Mar
23 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (A) L 1-2 Mon 14 Apr
P-23 W-14 D-3 L-6 F-53 A-30 PTS-31 POS-3rd
24 – Bugle (H) W 5-3 (Neal, Dillon x2, OG, Horner) Fri 25 Apr
25 – Helston Athletic (H) D 1-1 Apr
P-25 W-15 D-4 L-6 F-59 A-34 PTS-34 POS-4th
26 – Falmouth Town (A) D 2-2 Wed 30 Apr
Scorers
11 – Vince Dillon
11 – Geoff Peach
7 – Roy Weston
6 – Reg Jenkins
3 – McDowell
3 – Graham Neal
3 – Own Goals
2 – Frank Horner
1 – Peter Collins
1 – Don Kent
1 – Maurice Maben
(12 goals missing)
Squad – Phil Bauld, Peter Collins, Vince Dillon, Frank Horner, Harold Jefferies, Reg Jenkins, Ron Jones, Johnny Kendall, Don Kent, Maurice Maben, C. McDowell, Murphy, Graham Neal, Geoff Peach, Barry Short, Mel Triggs (GK), A. J. Tuck (GK), Roy Weston
Final League Position – 4th
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1958-1959 South Western League
Basil Steer joins from St Blazey
1 – Newquay (A) L 2-6 (Collins 1, Steer) Basil Steer debut 4 Sep
This was Newquay’s first win of the season and it was a magnificent one. The largest gate seen at Mount Wise for a long time enjoyed a game packed with action from the very first minute. Newquay made two changes from the side which drew so tamely in the previous game, resting Mike Sterne and Alec Machin for reserves Chris Prowse and Tony Slater. Prowse, who prefers to stay with Newquay in spite of tempting offers from other clubs, scored three times. Peter Collins, in the unusual position of left-wing, shocked Newquay with a first-minute goal when the home defence got into a rare tangle. This early goal set the spark to Newquay who plugged away at Truro’s goal, forcing many corners but failing to score. Triggs was in great form and both backs made goal-line clearances. The equaliser seemed inevitable when a defender handled with Triggs beaten but Slater put the penalty too close to Triggs who made a fine save. The home side had to wait until near the interval when Prowse deflected in a cross from A. Pollard. Truro went into the lead again after the interval with a surprise free-kick by Basil Steer who shot low into the net from 30 yards. Only a fine save by K. Simler prevented Truro from increasing their score from another free-kick, this time by Peach. Newquay, keeping the ball moving smartly and chasing every chance, tangled up their opponents’ defence for D. Pollard to crash in the equaliser. Prowse quickly added two more goals and K. Hawkey made their score five when Triggs made the mistake of coming out too far to D. Pollard. Roy Nail completed the rout from the penalty spot. This victory was the result of sustained determination and team spirit and one of the decisive factors must have been the complete blotting-out of Truro’s danger-man, Basil Steer, by Morley Ball who is surely the best signing Newquay have made. Cornish Guardian
2 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (H) W 3-2 6 Sep
3 – Plymouth Argyle ‘A’ (A) D 2-2 8 Sep
P-3 W-1 D-1 L-1 F-7 A-10 PTS-3 POS-8th
4 – Saltash United (H) W 4-0 (Peach 32, Steer 36, Neal 44, 89) 13 Sep
5 – Bodmin Town (H) W 3-0 (Peach pen, Weston, Steer) 27 Sep
6 – Saltash United (A) W 4-1 (Steer 6, ??, ??, Short 84) 4 Oct
7 – Launceston (H) W 4-3 11 Oct
8 – Helston Athletic (H) W 3-2 (Steer, Peach, Dodd) 18 Oct
9 – Bodmin Town (A) L 1-2 (Neal) 25 Oct
10 – St Blazey (A) L 4-5 (OG 30, Peach 50, Steer 52, Dodd 70) 1 Nov
11 – Penzance (H) W 4-1 15 Nov
12 – Penzance (A) W 2-1 (Steer 3, Peach 18) 22 Nov
13 – Wadebridge (A) W 5-3 (Davies x2, Maben, Peach, Dodd) Sat 13 Dec
14 – Exeter City ‘A’ (H) W 4-2 (Steer, Dodd, Davies x2) Fri 26 Dec
15 – St Austell (A) W 3-1 (Slade, Davies, Steer 85) Sat 27 Dec
P-15 W-11 D-1 L-3 F-48 A-31 PTS-23 POS-4th
16 – Newquay (H) D 3-3 (Steer x2, Peach) Sat 10 Jan
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
17 – St Blazey (H) W 8-2 (Collins 11, Steer x3, Peach x2, Davies x2) Sat 17 Jan
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Peter Collins
18 – Helston Athletic (A) W 3-1 (Steer x2, Davies) Sat 24 Jan
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Peter Collins
19 – Tavistock (A) W 6-3 (Peach x4, Short, Maben) Sat 31 Jan
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
20 – Launceston (A) D 1-1 (Slade 39) Sat 14 Feb
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Peter Collins, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
21 – Falmouth Town (A) L 0-3 Sat 21 Feb
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Peter Collins, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Johnny Kendall, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
22 – Tavistock (H) W 3-0 (Peach 44, Steer 55, Davies 75) Sat 7 Mar
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Les Dodd, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Peter Collins
23 – Bugle (A) W 3-2 (Davies x3) Sat 14 Mar
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Les Dodd, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Colin Slade
24 – St Austell (H) W 2-1 (Slade 33, Dodd) Fri 27 Mar
P-24 W-17 D-3 L-4 F-77 A-47 PTS-37 POS-2nd
25 – Bugle (H) W 5-2 (Slade, Peach 28 pen, Davies x3) Sat 4 Apr
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Johnny Kendall, Barry Short, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
Matt the Stat – Truro City played with ten men as Harold Jefferies was carried off the pitch with an ankle injury after only 9 minutes played
26 – Wadebridge (H) W 3-0 (Steer x2, Peach) Sat 11 Apr
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Peter Collins, Barry Short, Johnny Kendall, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
27 – Camelford (H) W 7-0 (Steer x4, Slade, Maben, Peach) Sat 18 Apr
Team – Mel Triggs (GK), Don Kent, Peter Collins, Johnny Kendall, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Colin Slade, Geoff Peach, Basil Steer, Dave Davies, Maurice Maben
28 – Exeter City ‘A’ (A) W 2-0 (Steer, Peach)
P-28 W-21 D-3 L-4 F-94 A-49 PTS-45 POS-1st
29 – Falmouth Town (H) D 3-3 (Steer 46, 61, Peach 79) 29 Apr Att. 3,000 est
30 – Camelford (A) D 1-1 (Peach)
Scorers
28 – Basil Steer
20 – Geoff Peach
15 – Dave Davies
5 – Les Dodd
5 – Colin Slade
3 – Maurice Maben
3 – Graham Neal
2 – Peter Collins
2 – Barry Short
1 – Weston
1 – Own Goal
(13 goals missing)
Squad – Peter Collins, Dave Davies, Les Dodd, G. Dolmore, Harold Jefferies, Ron Jones, Don Kent, Maurice Maben, Graham Neal, Geoff Peach, Barry Short, Colin Slade, Basil Steer, Mel Triggs (GK), Weston
Final League Position – 3rd
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