League Record
SEASON – DIV – P – W – D – L – F – A – PTS – POS
1969-70 – SWL – 34 – 26 – 04 – 04 – 122 – 035 – 056 – 1st
1970-71 – SWL – 34 – 25 – 04 – 05 – 104 – 052 – 054 – 2nd
1971-72 – SWL – 34 – 10 – 10 – 14 – 064 – 064 – 030 – 10th
1972-73 – SWL – 32 – 16 – 07 – 09 – 062 – 054 – 039 – 6th
1973-74 – SWL – 30 – 08 – 06 – 16 – 056 – 076 – 022 – 12th
1974-75 – SWL – 36 – 08 – 04 – 24 – 051 – 110 – 020 – 16th
1975-76 – CCL – 30 – 10 – 06 – 14 – 051 – 055 – 026 – 11th
1976-77 – CCL – 30 – 18 – 03 – 09 – 071 – 060 – 039 – 5th
1977-78 – CCL – 28 – 15 – 06 – 07 – 062 – 037 – 036 – 3rd
1978-79 – SWL – 36 – 15 – 09 – 12 – 069 – 057 – 039 – 8th
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1969-1970 South Western League
1 – Newton Abbot Spurs (A) W 6-1 (Anderson 20, 23, Amos, Wardle x2, Fice) Sat 16 Aug
2 – Porthleven (H) W 1-0 (Fice 88) Wed 20 Aug
3 – Bodmin (H) W 7-0 (Wardle x3, Fice x3, Ellery) Wed 27 Aug
4 – Nanpean Rovers (A) L 1-2 (Ellery 84) Sat 30 Aug
5 – Bugle (A) W 4-0 (Fice x3, Wardle) Sat 6 Sep
6 – Penzance (A) W 5-1 (Anderson 15, Chegwyn 35, Wardle x2, Ellery 88) Sat 13 Sep
7 – Bodmin (A) W 8-0 (Anderson 14 pen, Fice 47, ??, Chegwyn x5) Sat 20 Sep
8 – Wadebridge (A) L 0-3 Sat 27 Sep
9 – Bugle (H) L 1-3 (Chegwyn) Sat 18 Sep
10 – Saltash (H) W 3-1 (Chegwyn x2, Fice 57) Sat 1 Nov
11 – Liskeard (H) D 2-2 (Fice 30, 89) Sat 15 Nov
12 – Newquay (A) D 2-2 (Adams, Fice) Sat 22 Nov
13 – Penzance (H) W 2-1 (Adams 23, 74) Sat 29 Nov
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
16 – St Austell (H) W 2-0 (Adams 20, McCarthy 80) Fri 26 Dec
17 – Newquay (H) W 5-1 (Chegwyn x2, D. Hawke, McCarthy, Ellery) Sat 27 Dec
18 – Falmouth Town (H) W 2-1 (Waterfield 5, Chegwyn 40) Sat 3 Jan
19 – Newton Abbot Spurs (H) W 15-0 (Waterfield x5) Sat 17 Jan
20 – Wadebridge (H) W 3-0 (Waterfield 25, Chilcott 68, Wyatt 81 OG) Sat 21 Feb
21 – Torpoint (A) D 3-3 (Chilcott x2, Chegwyn) Sat 28 Feb
22 – Saltash (A) L 0-2 Sat 21 Mar
23 – St Austell (A) W 3-2 (Ellery, Slee, Waterfield 87) Fri 27 Mar
24 – Torpoint (H) W 5-1 (Waterfield, Wardle 25, Ellery, Adams 55 pen, Chegwyn 90) Sat 4 Apr
25 – Liskeard (A) W 3-1 (Chegwyn 33, Wardle 44, Copp 65) Sat 11 Apr
26 – St Luke’s College (H) W 3-1 (Waterfield ??, ??, Chegwyn ??) Thu 16 Apr
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
31 – Falmouth Town (A) D 2-2 (Chegwyn) Sun 10 May
32 – Tavistock (H) W 5-0 (Slee 18, Wardle 28, Chegwyn 39, Adams 74, Copp) Wed 13 May
33 – Tavistock (A) W 5-1 Sun 17 May
34 – St Blazey (H) W 4-1 (Waterfield 9, 35, 89, Chegwyn 52) Wed 20 May
Scorers
26 – Colin Chegwyn
17 – Peter Waterfield
14 – Colin Fice
12 – Johnny Wardle
6 – Brian Adams
6 – Len Ellery
4 – John Amos
4 – Len Anderson
4 – Chris Chilcott
3 – Roger Slee
2 – John Copp
2 – Ian McCarthy
1 – D. Hawke
1 – Own Goal
(20 goals missing)
Squad – Brian Adams, John Amos, Len Anderson, Terry Askey, Colin Chegwyn, Chris Chilcott, John Copp, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, D. Hawke, Dave Hunt, Harold Jefferies, Ian McCarthy, Alan Morris, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Roger Slee, Johnny Wardle, Peter Waterfield
Final League Position – 1st
Champions
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1970-1971 South Western League
Colin Chegwyn joins Falmouth Town
1 – Penzance (A) W 5-0 (Wardle x3) Sat 15 Aug
2 – Bodmin Town (H) W 4-3 (Waterfield 2, ??, ??, 78) Aug
3 – Wadebridge (H) W 1-0 (Waterfield 20) Sat 22 Aug
Assist – Wardle 20
4 – Newquay (A) D 3-3 (Adams x2, Lock) Aug
5 – Porthleven (H) W 4-1 Sat 29 Aug
6 – Torpoint (A) W 4-1 Tue 1 Sep
7 – Newton Abbot (H) D 0-0 Sat 5 Sep
8 – Bugle (A) D 2-2 Tue 8 Sep
9 – Liskeard (A) W 4-2 (Waterfield 27, Escrig, Adams pen, Lock) Sat 12 Sep
Assist – Adams 27
10 – Newton Abbot Spurs (A) W 5-2 (Adams x3, Dingle, Waterfield) Sat 26 Sep
Tavistock (?) P-P Sat 3 Oct
11 – Falmouth Town (A) D 2-2 (Osborne 40, Lock 65) Sat 31 Oct
12 – St Blazey (H) W 1-0 (Osborne) Sat 7 Nov
13 – St Luke’s College (H) L 2-3 Sat 14 Nov
14 – Tavistock (H) W 5-4 Nov
15 – Penzance (H) W 1-0 5 Dec
16 – Nanpean (H) W 4-0 (Dommett 12, Adams pen, Fice, Thomas) 19 Dec
17 – St Austell (A) L 2-3 26 Dec
18 – Saltash (H) W 3-0 (Adams, Wardle, Fice) 2 Jan
19 – Saltash (A) W 4-1 (Wardle 31, Fice x2) 9 Jan
Nanpean (A) W 4-1 (Walters 47, Adams 57, Osborne 69, Fice 90) 23 Jan
22 – Bugle (H) W 4-2 (Waterfield 7, Fice 40, ??, Wardle) Sat 20 Feb
23 – St Luke’s College (A) W 3-2 (Wardle, Walters, Fice 85) Sat 27 Feb
24 – Wadebridge (A) L 0-4 Sat 6 Mar
25 – St Blazey (A) W 5-3 (Morris, Adams, Wardle x2, Waterfield) Sat 27 Mar
26 – St Austell (H) W 5-2 (Fice 12, 21, 44, Waterfield 52, Lock 85) Fri 9 Apr
27 – Tavistock (A) L 1-3 Sat 10 Apr
Liskeard (H) P-P Thu 15 Apr
28 – Helston (A) W 6-1 (Waterfield 10, Fice 43, 46, Williams OG, Adams, Lock 87) Sun 18 Apr
29 – Torpoint (H) W 4-1 (Fice 54, Waterfield x3) Tue 20 Apr
30 – W 5-1
31 – Newquay (H) W 2-1 (Adams, Waterfield) Sun 2 May
32 – Falmouth Town (H) L 0-2 Thu 6 May
33 – Liskeard (H) W 2-0 (Ellacott 4, Fice 58) Sun 9 May
34 – Bodmin Town (A) W 3-0 (Hawke, Scott, Adams) Sat 15 May
P-34 W-25 D-4 L-5 F-104 A-52 PTS-54 POS-2nd
Scorers
15 – Colin Fice
15 – Peter Waterfield
13 – Brian Adams
9 – Johnny Wardle
5 – Malcolm Lock
3 – Jumbo Osborne
2 – Chris Walters
1 – Dingle
1 – Dommett
1 – Phil Ellacott
1 – Escrig
1 – Hawke
1 – Alan Morris
1 – Scott
1 – Chris Thomas
1 – Own Goal
(33 goals missing)
Squad – Brian Adams, John Amos, Terry Askey, Dave Bedborough, J. Dingle, Phil Ellacott, L. Escrig, Colin Fice, D. Francis, Malcolm Lock, Alan Morris, Jumbo Osborne, B. Popplestone, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Chris Thomas, Michael Trethewey, Chris Walters, Johnny Wardle, Peter Waterfield
Final League Position – 2nd
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1971-1972 South Western League
Barry Short announced as the first ever professional team manager of Truro City Football Club
1 – Falmouth Town (A) L 0-1 Sat 14 Aug
Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Alan Short, Brian Adams, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Chris Thomas, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Johnny Wardle, Phil Ellacott
Sub Used – P. Verran
2 – Torpoint Athletic (A) W 2-1 (Fice 20, James OG) Wed 18 Aug
3 – Nanpean (A) W 5-0 (Adams 50, 85, Fice 52, Morris, Wardle) Sat 21 Aug
Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Alan Short, Chris Thomas, Johnny Wardle, Brian Adams, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Phil Ellacott
4 – Wadebridge (A) L 1-3 (Wardle) Wed 25 Aug
5 – Newquay (H) L 1-2 (Wardle 42) Sat 28 Aug
P-5 W-2 D-0 L-3 F-9 A-7 PTS-4 POS-8th
6 – Liskeard (H) L 3-8 (Ellacott, Ellery, Fice) Sat 4 Sep
7 – Bugle (A) L 1-3 (Higgins 80) Wed 8 Sep
8 – Porthleven (H) D 2-2 (Howels 27 OG, Hawke 56) Len Skelton debut Sat 11 Sep
Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Len Skelton, Johnny Wardle, Alan Short, Derek Hawke, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Phil Ellacott
Sub Used – Chris Thomas
9 – Bodmin Town (A) L 1-2 (Ellery 30) Terry Cook debut Sat 25 Sep
Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Alan Short, Johnny Wardle, Colin Fice, Terry Cook, Derek Hawke, Len Ellery, Phil Ellacott
Sub Used – Jumbo Osborne
Geoff Freeman joins
10 – Saltash (A) W 3-2 (Ellery, Williams, Hawke) Geoff Freeman debut – Wardle missed penalty Sat 9 Oct
Team – Trevor Salsbury (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Johnny Wardle, Terry Cook, Derek Hawke, Len Ellery, Phil Ellacott
No team line up was given but the players above were mentioned in the match report
Doug Rosevere joins
11 – Wadebridge (H) L 2-3 (Freeman, Fice) Alan Johns debut – Doug Roseveare debut Sun 17 Oct
Team – Alan Johns (GK), Terry Askey, Doug Roseveare, Brian Adams, Alan Morris, Dave Williams, Johnny Wardle, Geoff Freeman, Len Ellery, Terry Cook, Phil Ellacott
Sub Used – Colin Fice
12 – Tavistock (A) D 2-2 (Ellery 40, Wardle 68) Sat 23 Oct
13 – Porthleven (A) D 1-1 (Adams) Sat 30 Oct
Team – C. Chapman (GK), Terry Askey, Dave Williams, Alan Morris, Doug Roseveare, Brian Adams, Geoff Freeman, Johnny Wardle, Terry Cook, Len Ellery, Phil Ellacott
Sub Used – Derek Hawke
14 – Helston (A) W 2-1 (Hawke 26, Ellacott 67) Sun 21 Nov
15 – Bodmin Town (H) W 3-2 (Ellery 53, Wardle, Williams) David Tremayne debut Sat 27 Nov
16 – Penzance (H) W 3-2 (Boston 14, 22, ??) Billy Boston debut Sat 11 Dec
17 – Bugle (H) W 3-0 (Hawke 11, Wardle 19, Boston 34) Sun 19 Dec
18 – St Austell (H) L 1-2 (Hawke 8) Sun 26 Dec
19 – St Blazey (H) D 2-2 (Hawke 70, Boston pen) Sun 2 Jan
Barry Short leaves as manager of Truro City Football Club
Mike Wilson and John Start are joint temporary managers until the end of the season
20 – Holsworthy (H) D 1-1 (Boston 56) Sat 8 Jan
21 – Nanpean (H) W 3-0 (Boston x2, Tremayne) Sun 23 Jan
22 – Newquay (A) W 4-1 (Morris 9, Boston pen, Wardle 86, Hawke) Sat 29 Jan
23 – St Luke’s College (A) D 3-3 (Boston 15, ??, Davey) Sat 19 Feb
24 – Torpoint (H) D 1-1 (Davey 40) Sat 26 Feb
Penzance (A) P-P Sat 4 Mar
25 – Saltash (H) L 1-2 (Davey 83) Sat 11 Mar
26 – Tavistock (H) D 1-1 (Daynes 83) John Daynes debut Sat 25 Mar
27 – St Austell (A) L ?-? Fri 31 Mar
28 – St Blazey (A) L ?-? Sat 1 Apr
29 – Helston (H) D 1-1 (Wardle 76) Sun 9 Apr
Matt the Stat – Truro City’s vice-chairman and joint team manager John Start signed on as Truro City were without a goalkeeper!
P-29 W-9 D-9 L-11 F-58 A-59 PTS-27 POS-6th
30 – Liskeard (A) D 0-0 Sat 15 Apr
31 – Falmouth Town (H) L 0-1 Sat 22 Apr
32 – St Luke’s College (H) W 5-0 Mon 1 May
33 – Holsworthy (A) L 0-2 May
34 – Penzance (A) L 1-2 (Hawke) Sun 14 May
P-34 W-10 D-10 L-14 F-64 A-64 PTS-30 POS-10th
Scorers
11 – Billy Boston
8 – Derek Hawke
8 – Johnny Wardle
5 – Len Ellery
4 – Colin Fice
3 – Brian Adams
3 – Stuart Davey
2 – Phil Ellacott
2 – Alan Morris
2 – Dave Williams
2 – Own Goals
1 – John Daynes
1 – Geoff Freeman
1 – Higgins
1 – David Tremayne
(10 goals missing)
Squad – Brian Adams, Terry Askey, Billy Boston, Mike Bywater (GK), Terry Cook, Stuart Davey, John Daynes, Phil Ellacott, Len Ellery, Colin Fice, Geoff Freeman, Derek Hawke, Alan Johns (GK), Alan Morris, Jumbo Osborne, Doug Roseveare, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Alan Short, Len Skelton, John Start (GK), Chris Thomas, David Tremayne, P. Verran, Johnny Wardle, Dave Williams
Final League Position – 10th
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1972-1973 South Western League
1 – Newquay (H) W 2-1 (Boston 4, 83) Sat 12 Aug
2 – Tavistock (A) W 2-0 Thu 17 Aug
3 – Penzance (A) L 2-3 (Martin, Boston) Sat 19 Aug
4 – Wadebridge (A) W 2-1 Wed 23 Aug
Brian Rimes joins from St Austell
5 – Saltash (H) W 4-0 (Martin 14, ??, Boston, Hooper pen) Sat 26 Aug
P-5 W-4 D-0 L-1 F-12 A-5 PTS-8 POS-2nd
6 – Nanpean (A) W 1-0 Wed 30 Aug
7 – Holsworthy (H) W 2-0 (Boston 57, ??) Sat 9 Sep
P-7 W-6 D-0 L-1 F-15 A-5 PTS-12 POS-2nd
8 – Nanpean (H) W 4-1 (Williams, Boston, Salmon, Martin) Sat 23 Sep
P-8 W-7 D-0 L-1 F-19 A-6 PTS-14 POS-3rd
9 – Porthleven (A) W 4-0 (Salmon x2, Boston x2) Sat 30 Sep
Richard Endacott joins from Liskeard
10 – Tavistock (H) D 1-1 (Salmon 36) Sun 15 Oct
11 – Torpoint (H) W 2-1 (Streat 50, Adams 56) Sat 28 Oct
12 – St Blazey (A) D 3-3 (Boston ??, ??, 87) Sat 18 Nov
13 – Bodmin (H) W 2-1 (Boston 56, Martin) Sat 25 Nov
P-13 W-10 D-2 L-1 F-31 A-12 PTS-22 POS-3rd
14 – Bugle (A) W 1-0 (Wardle 70) Sat 2 Dec
15 – Liskeard (A) L 2-3 (Rowe 46, Martin) Sat 23 Dec
16 – St Austell (A) L 1-5 (Hooper 45 pen) Tue 26 Dec
17 – Liskeard (H) D 1-1 (Wardle 87) Sat 30 Dec
18 – Newquay (A) L 1-5 (Endacott) Sat 6 Jan
Len Ellery re-joins Truro City Football Club – 6 Jan
19 – Saltash (A) W 3-2 (Short x2, Endacott) Sat 20 Jan
20 – Holsworthy (A) D 2-2 (Ellery pen, Llewellyn) Sat 3 Feb
21 – Porthleven (H) L 1-2 (Streat 80) Sat 24 Feb
22 – St Luke’s College (A) D 3-3 (Endacott, Llewellyn, Short) Sat 3 Mar
23 – Penzance (H) D 1-1 (Wardle 37) Sat 10 Mar
24 – Torpoint (A) W 3-2 (Endacott, Short, Perry) Sat 24 Mar
25 – St Blazey (H) D 1-1 (Endacott 27) Sat 31 Mar
26 – Bodmin (A) L 1-2 (Endacott) Sat 7 Apr
27 – Bugle (H) W 3-0 (Ellery x2, Endacott) Sat 14 Apr
28 – St Austell (H) L 0-4 Fri 20 Apr
29 – Falmouth Town (H) L 1-2 (Adams pen) Sat 28 Apr
30 – St Luke’s College (H) W 4-1 (Ellery x3) Sun 29 Apr
31 – Falmouth Town (A) L 1-6 (Endacott 69) Sun 6 May
32 – Wadebridge (H) W 1-0 (Ellery 25) Sun 13 May
Scorers
13 – Billy Boston
8 – Richard Endacott
7 – Len Ellery
6 – Jack Martin
4 – Derek Salmon
4 – Gerry Short
3 – Johnny Wardle
2 – Brian Adams
2 – Ernie Hooper
2 – Brian Llewellyn
2 – David Streat
1 – Chas Perry
1 – Rowe
1 – Dave Williams
(6 goals missing)
Squad – Brian Adams, Terry Askey, Billy Boston, Stuart Davey, Brian Durkin, Len Ellery, Richard Endacott, Ernie Hooper, Neil Imrie, Brian Llewellyn, Jack Martin, Alan Morris, Keith Morris, Chas Perry, Brian Rimes, Doug Roseveare, Derek Salmon, Trevor Salsbury (GK), Gerry Short, David Streat, Johnny Wardle, Dave Williams
Final League Position – 6th
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1973-1974 South Western League
1 – Falmouth Town (H) L 1-3 (Ryder) Sat 11 Aug
2 – Holsworthy (A) L 2-3 (Streat 6 pen, J. Osborne) Sat 18 Aug
3 – Liskeard (H) D 2-2 (Ryder x2) Sat 25 Aug
4 – Newquay (A) L 1-4 (Heayn) Sat 1 Sep
5 – St Blazey (A) L 0-3 Thu 6 Sep
P-5 W-0 D-1 L-4 F-6 A-15 PTS-1 POS-13th
6 – Saltash (?) L 1-5 Sep
7 – Bugle (H) W 2-0 (Ryder, Jenkin) Sat 6 Oct
8 – St Luke’s College (A) W 4-0 (Hawke x2) Sat 13 Oct
9 – Tavistock (?) D 1-1
10 – Torpoint (A) L 2-4 (S. Richardson, Bewetherick) Sat 24 Nov
11 – St Blazey (?) L 2-3 (S. Richardson 1, 38)
12 – Falmouth Town (A) L 2-10 (D. Streat pen, C. Webber) Sat 22 Dec
13 – St Austell (H) L 1-2 (Ryder 30) Streat missed penalty 85 26 Dec
14 – Holsworthy (H) D 1-1 Sat 29 Dec
15 – Newquay (H) L 1-4 (Van Evelingen) Sat 19 Jan
16 – Penzance (H) D 3-3 (Hawke x2, Richardson) Sat 26 Jan
17 – Penzance (A) L 0-1
18 – Bugle (A) W 7-0
19 – St Luke’s College (H) W 3-0 (S. Richardson, Bovlan, Hawke)
20 – Tavistock (?) L 1-2 Sat 16 Mar
21 – Torpoint (H) W 3-1 Sat 23 Mar
22 – Wadebridge (?) W 2-1 (Ryder, Hawke 44) Sat 30 Mar
23 – Bodmin Town (H) L 1-3
24 – Bodmin Town (A) L 2-6 6 Apr
25 – St Austell (A) W 2-0 (Williams OG, Hooper) Fri 12 Apr
27 – Wadebridge (A) D 2-2 (Hawke, Hooper pen) Sat 20 Apr
P-27 W-7 D-5 L-15 F-51 A-69 PTS-19 POS-11th
28 – Porthleven (A) L 1-4 (Hawke) Sat 27 Apr
Squad – Mike Beswetherick, Alan Bovlan, Chippie Chapman (GK), P. Coad, Derek Hawke, Denis Heayn, Ernie Hooper, Dave Jenkin, Dave Neal, Jumbo Osborne, Tommy Osborne, Harold Richards, Paul Richardson, Steve Richardson, Philip Ryder, V. Salmon, Dave Streat, T. Thomas, Danny Trewhela, Steve Van Evelingen (GK), Clive Webber
Final League Position – 12th
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1974-1975 South Western League
Dave Streat re-joins Newquay
1 – Newquay (?) L 1-4 (Morrison 12) Neil Morrison debut Sat 17 Aug
Against a surprisingly shaky Newquay side Truro started with great promise and snatched a 12th minute lead through new boy Neil Morrison when he intercepted a Chris Budgen tap-back. When Newquay settled, their greater experience gave them a decided advantage. Keith Hore headed an equaliser in the 38th minute and then two minutes after the restart fired them ahead from the penalty spot. Truro who lost Dave Neal with a twisted knee at the same time could not hold their opponents who went further ahead when Dave Streat who has rejoined Newquay from the City fired in a great left-foot shot. Graham Reach made amends for a couple of misses to get Newquay’s fourth with a fine header. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
Tavistock (?) L 0-3 Sat 24 Aug
Truro City again looked decidedly unhappy as they crashed 3-0 to Tavistock, who completely dominated affairs. Tavistock completely dominated Truro, even though they missed several good chances. They took a long time to settle down however and it was not until late in the first-half that they scored the first of their three goals through Maynard. The second half was one-way traffic with Pender popping in a penalty and Wilkinson adding the third. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
5 – St Blazey (A) D 3-3 (Richardson x2, Shields) Sat 31 Aug
Truro City ended a run of four defeats by drawing 3-3 at St Blazey after twice being in the lead. It was a rather scrappy match at St Blazey, Truro went ahead with a good goal by Steve Richardson, and almost immediately Tony Gilbert ran the ball past Steve Van Evelingen and netted from a narrow angle to level the scores. St Blazey then went ahead through Richard Cardew, but allowed the City to take advantage of defensive mistakes to grab two in five minutes through Richardson and Jock Shields. Gilbert got St Blazey’s second equaliser to make the final score 3-3. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
P-5 W-0 D-1 L-4 F-7 A-17 PTS-1 POS-17th
6 – Exeter City Reserves (?) W 4-2 Wed 4 Sep
7 – Wadebridge (H) L 2-3 (Osborne x2) Sep
P-7 W-1 D-1 L-5 F-13 A-22 PTS-3 POS-16th
8 – Illogan (H) W 4-2 Sep
9 – Liskeard (A) L 1-3 (Osborne) Sat 14 Sep
P-9 W-2 D-1 L-6 F-18 A-27 PTS-5 POS-14th
10 – Porthleven (H) D 3-3 (Morrison, Hawke 14, Rimes 16) Sat 21 Sep
11 – Ottery St Mary (A) L 1-6 (Hooper pen) Sat 5 Oct
12 – St Luke’s College (A) W 2-1 (Shields x2) Sat 12 Oct
13 – Ottery St Mary (H) L 0-6
14 – L ?-?
15 – Penzance (H) L 0-3 Sat 30 Nov
Penzance took over in second place on goal average from Wadebridge after scoring a convincing but not easy 3-0 win at Truro. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
16 – Bugle (A) L 1-3 (Hooper) Dec
17 – Holsworthy (H) L 1-2 (Hawke) Sat 21 Dec
18 – St Austell (A) L ?-? Thu 26 Dec
19 – Holsworthy (A) Sat 28 Dec
22 – Wadebridge (?) L 2-8 (Shields, T. Osborne) Sun 2 Feb
25 – St Luke’s College (H) W 4-0 (North 9 OG, Euden, Hooper, Shields)
27 – Exeter City Reserves (?) L 0-3
28 – St Austell (H) L 1-2 (Lobb 13 OG)
P-28 W-6 D-2 L-20 F-44 A-86 PTS-14 POS-16th
Bodmin Town (A) L 0-5 5 Apr
Squad – Chippie Chapman (GK), Paul Euden, Derek Hawke, Ernie Hooper, Neil Morrison, Dave Neal, Jumbo Osborne, Tommy Osborne, Steve Richardson, Brian Rimes, Jock Shields, Danny Trewhela, Steve Van Evelingen (GK)
Final League Position – 16th
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1975-1976 Cornwall Combination League
1 – St Just (H) W 3-0 (Penrose x3) Sat 30 Aug
2 – Penzance Reserves (A) D 2-2 (A. Rowe, Hawke) Sat 6 Sep
3 – Helston Athletic (A) L 2-3 Sat 20 Sep
4 – Penzance Reserves (H) L 0-1 Sat 11 Oct
5 – Mousehole (A) L 1-2 (Heayn 10) Sat 18 Oct
P-5 W-1 D-1 L-3 F-8 A-8 PTS-3 POS-8th
6 – St Columb Minor (A) W 3-1 (Hawke x2, Channon) Sat 25 Oct
7 – RNAS Culdrose (A) W 3-1 (Coad 10, 85, Heayn) Sat 1 Nov
8 – Porthleven Reserves (A) L 1-2 (Coad) Sat 22 Nov
9 – St Dennis (H) L 0-5 Sat 29 Nov
10 – Mullion (A) L 0-1 Sat 13 Dec
11 – Falmouth Docks (A) L 1-4 (Coad) Sat 27 Dec
12 – Illogan RBL Reserves (H) L 0-2 Thu 1 Jan
13 – Perranwell (A) L 2-3 (Coad 3, ??) Sat 3 Jan
14 – St Dennis (A) L 4-5 (Tregellas, Hawke, Trethewey, Channon) Sat 24 Jan
15 – Newquay Reserves (A) L 1-3 (Tregellas) Sat 7 Feb
P-15 W-3 D-1 L-11 F-23 A-35 PTS-7 POS-14th
16 – Mousehole (H) D 2-2 (Rowe, Coad) Sat 14 Feb
17 – Porthleven Reserves (H) D 1-1 (Coad 1) 6 Mar
P-17 W-3 D-3 L-11 F-26 A-38 PTS-9 POS-15th
18 – Marazion Blues (A) L 0-2 13 Mar
19 – Mullion (H) W 2-1 20 Mar
20 – Carharrack (A) W 3-1 Thu 1 Apr
21 – St Columb Minor (H) D 1-1 (Hawke 55) Sat 3 Apr
22 – Illogan RBL Reserves (A) D 2-2 Tue 6 Apr
23 – St Just (A) W 4-1 (Hawke, Coad ??, ?? pen, ??) Sat 10 Apr
24 – RNAS Culdrose (H) W 3-0 Wed 14 Apr
25 – Falmouth Docks (H) W 1-0 (Coad 7 pen) Tue 20 Apr
26 – Perranwell (H) D 1-1 (Rowe) Wed 21 Apr
P-26 W-8 D-6 L-12 F-43 A-47 PTS-22 POS-13th
27 – Marazion Blues (H) L 1-4 (Rowe pen) Sat 24 Apr
28 – Helston Athletic (H) W 4-1 (Symons 7, Hawke, Rowe, Skinner) Mon 26 Apr
P-28 W-9 D-6 L-13 F-48 A-52 PTS-24 POS-13th
29 – Carharrack (H) L 2-3 Wed 28 Apr
30 – Newquay Reserves (H) W 1-0 Fri 30 Apr
P-30 W-10 D-6 L-14 F-51 A-55 PTS-26 POS-11th
Scorers
12 – Des Coad
7 – Derek Hawke
4 – Peter Rowe
3 – Malcolm Penrose
2 – Tony Channon
2 – Denis Heayn
2 – Jim Tregellas
1 – Alan Rowe
1 – Paul Skinner
1 – Mark Symons
1 – Mike Trethewey
(15 goals missing)
Squad – Tony Channon, Des Coad, Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Denis Heayn, Malcolm Penrose, Alan Rowe, Peter Rowe, Paul Skinner, Mark Symons, Jim Tregellas, Mike Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Tony Webb
Final League Position – 11th
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1976-1977 Cornwall Combination League
1 – St Just (A) L 0-3 Sat 21 Aug
2 – Porthleven Reserves (H) W 1-0 (Symons 20) Sat 4 Sep
3 – RNAS Culdrose (H) L 0-6 D. Hawke sent off Sat 11 Sep
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Mike Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Nigel Kellow, Mark Symons, Derek Hawke, Brian Trethewey, Tony Webb, Peter Hunt, Des Coad
4 – Marazion Blues (H) W 2-1 (Coad 1, 42) Sat 18 Sep
5 – Mousehole (A) W 4-3 (Hawke, Coad, Webb, Rowe) 2 Oct
6 – St Just (H) W 2-0 (Rowe 26, ??) 23 Oct
7 – Perranwell (H) L 1-4 (Edmond 38 OG) Sat 6 Nov
8 – Mullion (H) W 6-0 (Osborne 7, ??, 43, Symons 17, Rowe 82, 84) Sat 13 Nov
9 – St Columb Minor (A) D 1-1 (Osborne 46) Sat 20 Nov
10 – Newquay Reserves (A) L 0-4 Sat 27 Nov
11 – Marazion Blues (A) D 2-2 19 Dec
12 – Perranwell (A) L 0-4 Sat 8 Jan
13 – Mullion (A) L 2-3 (Hawke 35, ??) Sat 15 Jan
14 – Falmouth Docks (H) W 4-1 (Webb 44, Rowe, Hawke, Tregellas) Sat 22 Jan
15 – Illogan RBL Reserves (H) W 5-2 (Tregellas x3, Rowe x2) Sat 29 Jan
16 – St Columb Minor (H) L 0-2 26 Feb
17 – Carharrack (A) W 3-1 (Tregellas x2, Hawke) Sun 6 Mar
18 – Falmouth Docks (A) L 1-3 (Symons) Sat 12 Mar
19 – Illogan RBL Reserves (A) L 0-5 Sat 19 Mar
20 – Helston Athletic (A) W 1-0 Mon 21 Mar
21 – Carharrack (H) W 5-0 Wed 23 Mar
22 – St Dennis (H) W 3-2 31 Mar
23 – Porthleven Reserves (A) D 4-4 (Rowe x3, Tregellas) Sat 2 Apr
24 – Penzance Reserves (A) W 3-1 Sat 9 Apr
25 – Helston Athletic (H) W 5-0 (Tregellas 5, ??, ??, Symons 44, Coad) Sat 16 Apr
26 – Penzance Reserves (H) W 2-1 (Heayn, Hawke) Sat 23 Apr
27 – Newquay Reserves (H) W 3-1 (D. Hawke) Sat 30 Apr
28 – St Dennis (A) W 5-2 (Tregellas, Coad ??, ?? pen, J. Hawke x2) 3 May
29 – Mousehole (H) W 2-1 (Tregellas x2) Sat 7 May
30 – RNAS Culdrose (A) W 4-3 Wed 11 May
Scorers
13 – Jim Tregellas
11 – Peter Rowe
8 – John Hawke
6 – Des Coad
4 – Jumbo Osborne
4 – Mark Symons
2 – Tony Webb
1 – Derek Hawke
1 – Denis Heayn
1 – Own Goal
(18 goals missing)
Squad – Paul Cartilage (GK), Des Coad, Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Denis Heayn, Peter Hunt, Nigel Kellow, Jumbo Osborne, Harold Richards, Peter Rowe, Robert Stephens, Mark Symons, Jim Tregellas, Brian Trethewey, Mike Trethewey, Tony Webb, Steve Williams
Final League Position – 5th
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1977-1978 Cornwall Combination League
1 – RNAS Culdrose (A) D 0-0 Sat 10 Sep
Team – Paul Cartilage (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, Derek Hawke, Malcolm Penrose, Adrian Marks
Subs Used – Jones, John Hawke
2 – Porthleven (A) D 2-2 (Marks 1, J. Hawke) Tue 20 Sep
3 – Illogan RBL Reserves (A) W 2-0 (J. Hawke x2) Sat 8 Oct
Team – Paul Cartilage (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Malcolm Penrose
Subs Used – Jim Tregellas, Jones
4 – RNAS Culdrose (H) W 3-1 (Tabb x2, Tregellas 86) Sat 22 Oct
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Jim Tregellas, Steve Tabb
Subs Used – Malcolm Penrose, Jones
5 – Perranwell (A) L 1-3 (J. Hawke 89) Sun 6 Nov
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Jim Tregellas
Subs Used – Nigel Kellow, Malcolm Penrose
6 – Penryn Athletic (A) W 3-1 (Tabb 43, T. Webb 53 pen, Sandow 80) Sat 12 Nov
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Denis Heayn, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Tony Webb, Adrian Marks, John Hawke, Steve Tabb
Sub Used – Derek Hawke
7 – St Just (A) D 2-2 (Sandow, Marks) Sat 3 Dec
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, Derek Hawke, Malcolm Penrose, Adrian Marks
Subs Used – Harold Richards, John Hawke
8 – Illogan RBL Reserves (H) L 0-2 Sat 17 Dec
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Denis Heayn, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, Derek Hawke, Malcolm Penrose, Adrian Marks
Subs Used – Harold Richards, John Hawke
9 – St Just (H) W 4-2 (Symons, Sandow, T. Webb, Ruthven) Sat 31 Dec
10 – Penzance Reserves (A) D 3-3 (Sandow 15, J. Hawke x2) Sat 14 Jan
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Denis Heayn, Harold Richards, Alex Sandow, Tony Webb, Steve Tabb, Gary Wignall, John Hawke, Adrian Marks
Sub Used – Michael Trethewey
11 – St Dennis (H) W 1-0 (Trethewey) Sat 21 Jan
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Harold Richards, Michael Trethewey, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, John Hawke, Gary Wignall, Steve Tabb
Sub Used – Tony Webb
12 – Helston (A) W 2-0 (J. Hawke, Wignall) Sat 28 Jan
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Harold Richards, Michael Trethewey, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, John Hawke, Gary Wignall, Steve Tabb
Sub Used – Tony Webb
13 – Mullion (A) W 2-0 (Tabb 30, ??) Sat 11 Feb
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Harold Richards, Michael Trethewey, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, John Hawke, Gary Wignall, Steve Tabb
Sub Used – Tony Webb
Assists – Symons 30, Sandow
Truro had a tough assignment on their hands on Saturday when they travelled to meet Mullion, their fellow challengers in the Cornwall Combination League title race. They overcame the hurdle in fine style to win 2-0 and take over from their opponents in third place. This was a very important win for the City. If they had failed it would not only have badly dented their title hopes, but it would have been a severe blow to their morale immediately prior to their cup semi-final against Mousehole at Illogan on Sunday. In sharp contrast to recent matches the game was played on a rock hard pitch, with a strong wind making control even more difficult. The referee almost called the game off, but as Truro had travelled so far he allowed it to be played as long as there were no over-enthusiastic tackles. Truro took longer than their opponents to settle down, and in the first quarter Mullion should have taken the lead. They were awarded a penalty when Mike Trethewey was rather harshly pulled up for tripping a player, but David Matthews fired his kick wide. It was a lucky escape for the City – and it served to put some bite into their play. After half-an-hour Truro charged into the lead when a good move down the right wing by Derek and John Hawke led to Mark Symons crossing for Steve Tabb to head firmly past the home keeper. Truro launched several promising attacks and John Hawke and Gary Wignall went close before Hawke was fouled and from Alex Sandow’s well-worked free-kick Tabb again headed in. In the second period the City faced the wind, but that did not deprive them of their control of the play. And with a little good fortune they would have gone further in front. Wignall and Symons went close and Wignall found the net only to have John Hawke ruled offside. Highlight of the half was a run by John Hawke and a cross which Wignall volleyed just over, while Derek Hawke made some fine breaks and had one goal-bound shot lifted over by the wind. Truro won well against opponents whose only previous home league defeat this season was by Penzance last August. Much of the credit must go to the back four where Danny Trewhela and Nigel Kellow built up an outstanding partnership. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
14 – Mullion (H) W 3-1 (Symons 8, J. Hawke 44, Wignall) Sat 11 Mar
Assists – Wignall 8, Tabb
15 – Newquay Reserves (H) W 2-0 (J. Hawke 13, T. Webb 29) Sat 18 Mar
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Harold Richards, Mark Symons, Alex Sandow, Michael Trethewey, John Hawke, Steve Tabb, Tony Webb
Sub Used – Denis Heayn
16 – Falmouth Docks (A) W 5-1 (Wignall 15, ??, J. Hawke, Symons, T. Webb) Sat 1 Apr
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Harold Richards, Michael Trethewey, Steve Tabb, Alex Sandow, John Hawke, Gary Wignall, Tony Webb
Sub Used – Denis Heayn
17 – Newquay Reserves (A) L 0-2 Wed 5 Apr
18 – St Dennis (A) L 0-1 Haydn Jose debut Sat 8 Apr
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Harold Richards, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Denis Heayn, Mark Symons, Michael Trethewey, Alex Sandow, Steve Tabb, John Hawke, Derek Hawke
Sub Used – Haydn Jose
Defeat by the only goal of the match at St Dennis on Saturday was another nail in the coffin of Truro’s title hopes, and now they must concentrate their efforts on next Sunday’s Cornwall Combination League Cup final. St Dennis – who included Duncan Powell and Phil Moxham, the St Austell South Western League players – just about deserved their victory, if only for the fact that they did manage to score. It gave the Saints revenge for the 5-2 Cup hammering the City handed them early in the season, and reversed the scoreline when the teams met at Boscawen Park in January. The St Dennis officials had worked hard throughout the week to make the pitch playable, but it was still soft and bumpy, and control was difficult. That did not prevent a hard battle in which play swung from end to end. There were goalmouth incidents, but for the most part play was confined to midfield, and even in the early stages it was obvious that the odd goal could settle the issue. Truro were never allowed to play the sort of football one would expect from championship chasers. Their moves lacked consistent accuracy, and there was no width to the attack. With Denis Heayn drafted into the side Derek Hawke switched to the wing, but the ploy was never given a real trial. Heayn was injured early on, and went off three minutes after the restart. Hawke reverted to right-back and Haydn Jose, a prolific scorer for the Athletic, had a taste of Combination football. Jose was deceptively fast, but he had neither the service nor the openings to show his potential. Steve Tabb worked particularly hard up front. Mark Symons returned to add some class to the midfield, and Nigel Kellow stood out in a back four which was always effective. St Dennis created and missed the best chances in the first period. Player-manager Dave Trudgeon was unlucky when a fierce cross shot beat Julian Grant and rebounded from an upright, and later he miskicked from six yards with the goal at his mercy. John Hawke produced the best shot of the half for Truro, but John Axon was safe and capable in the home goal. Hawke and Tabb both tested Axon in the second period before St Dennis grabbed the decisive goal. It followed a smart move in the 75th minute. Powell crossed from the right byline, Trudgeon pulled it back from beyond the far post and John Rowe – the man who is to play cricket for Truro this summer – gave Grant no chance from close range. Grant made further saves from Powell and Trudgeon, while at the other end Tabb spearheaded a last-ditch effort for an equaliser. The St Dennis defence never wavered and Truro could not avoid a second successive defeat and their fourth in the league this season. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
19 – Marazion Blues (A) D 1-1 (Wignall) Wed 12 Apr
Team – Julian Grant (GK), John Hawke, Danny Trewhela, Nigel Kellow, Harold Richards, Mark Symons, Michael Trethewey, Alex Sandow, Haydn Jose, Gary Wignall, Steve Tabb
Sub Used – Denis Heayn
Truro City visited the team poised to become the Cornwall Combination League champions and came away well pleased with a draw yet almost snatched a victory. It was Marazion’s 14th and final home league match of the season and it was the first time they had failed to win in front of their own supporters. This was a fine match, full of attacking, flowing football played in such a good spirit that few free-kicks were awarded. Afterwards the referee praised both teams and Marazion secretary Joe Whitford commented: “Truro were undoubtedly the best side we have played this season.” City team manager Allen Dennis did not rate Marazion quite so highly. “They are a very good side, and they are getting the run of the ball that a team needs to win honours, but I think Culdrose were a better outfit earlier in the campaign,” he said. And it is Culdrose who provide the opposition for Truro’s next and most important remaining match – the League Cup final at Penzance on Sunday. Culdrose manager Bill Pearce was at St Dennis on Saturday and saw Truro slip to that disappointing 1-0 defeat, but he could have learned little. Truro’s chances of capturing the trophy must be good as the Servicemen have lost Dave Johnson and Keith Mahan, two of the key men who kept them in the running for most of the season. Truro travelled to Marazion with a stretched team. Derek Hawke was unavailable, Tony Webb failed a late fitness test and Denis Heayn was substitute although still injured. John Hawke switched to right-back, where he played a sound, sensible game – almost matching man-of-the-match Nigel Kellow, who has matured steadily in recent months. Haydn Jose was drafted in for his first full game and he showed that he is a fit and lively attacker. It took 100 per cent effort from every player and good understanding to hold Marazion, who previously had dropped only two points in 19 games. Both sides had chances as play flowed from end to end throughout, but it was Truro who went closest early on, Danny Trewhela and Mark Symons were inches wide with headers, and another good move ended with Trewhela heading down for Steve Tabb to head goalwards only to have the ball cleared off the line. Three minutes later Jose sent Tabb away and his shot beat the ‘keeper but hit a defender’s foot and glanced wide. Then Marazion grabbed the lead. They broke on the right, and it looked as though the ball was going out of play. But Barrie Noye kept chasing, and he chipped the ball over Julian Grant’s head for Jeff Ryding to head in. Truro came back well, and although Kellow and Mark Symons made good defensive tackles to stop Ryding adding to the score it was Marazion who were under pressure. The best move of the match brought Truro’s equaliser midway through the second half. Symons and John Hawke were involved in the build-up, Sandow headed across and Gary Wignall was on the spot to show once again that he is deadly in front of goal. In the second period Grant had little work to do and Truro were rarely in danger of defeat. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
20 – Penryn Athletic (H) W 3-2 (Sandow pen, Wignall 52, Tabb) Thu 20 Apr
Alex Sandow’s two cup final penalty misses were forgotten on Thursday evening when he stepped forward to take a spot kick against Penryn. Confidently he sent Dave Read the wrong way and placed the ball into the right-hand corner of the net. And that first-half goal gave the City their victory margin. Penryn were understandably upset at the penalty decision. There is no doubt that the ball struck a defender on the arm – but from the sidelines it looked a case of “ball to hand”. Truro, with the strong wind in their backs, dominated the first-half but failed to take any of the chances they created. In a situation which demanded shooting from anywhere within 30 yards of goal, they managed only one really good effort. Penryn stroked the ball around confidently at times, and when they equalised three minutes into the second period through Ken Popperwell it was obvious that Truro had a fight on their hands. Then two opportunist goals gave the City the points. After only seven minutes Haydn Jose headed on and Gary Wignall robbed a defender who was slow to clear and beat Read with a superb shot through a narrow gap. Steve Tabb got the second while still recovering from a hard knock which had required treatment from trainer Peter Heayn. For once the Penryn offside trap was beaten as he ran through and found the back of the net. Penryn renewed the tension in the 73rd minute when Barry Trewin scored in off an upright, the referee ignoring a linesman’s offside flag, but Truro defended well to retain their one goal lead. In difficult conditions this was not one of Truro’s better games, for in the first-half particularly they lacked pace both in build-up and anticipation. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
21 – Mousehole (H) L 2-3 (Wignall 5, Jose) Sat 22 Apr
Truro City have “gone off the boil”. That was depressingly evident at Boscawen Park on Saturday when, after twice taking the lead in the first half, they allowed Mousehole to avenge the 5-1 cup semi-final defeat the City handed them six weeks ago. Now Truro will have their work cut out to retain third place in the table – and they will have to raise their game considerably in next Sunday’s Evely Cup final at St Dennis. At the start Truro looked to be in sharper form than two days previously when they had struggled to beat Penryn. But there was something missing. As the game grew older Mousehole emerged as the faster and more decisive team. In the end they deserved the victory which virtually erased their re-election worries. Truro’s Gary Wignall went close soon after the kick-off and then snatched a half-chance to make it 1-0 after only five minutes. Steve Tabb’s shot was tipped over by Malcolm Brown. Mousehole pulled level after 17 minutes when a Dave Perrin corner was headed in by unmarked Brian Clemens. It was a fine goal, and Clemens had a chance of a second soon afterwards but shot straight at Julian Grant. Wignall was put through by Haydn Jose and Brown was rather fortunate to clear, then Jose restored Truro’s lead with the best goal of the match – a shot on the turn into the top corner of the net. Mousehole had a definite edge in the second period. They pulled level after 65 minutes when another Perrin corner was headed in by Raymond Bolitho, and with 18 minutes to go Dave Frost evaded the home defenders and slid in the winner. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
22 – Perranwell (H) L 1-3 (D. Hawke 49) Wed 26 Apr
Assist – G. Wignall 49
Truro City slumped to a second successive home defeat and conceded their first Combination League “double” of the season when they entertained Perranwell at Boscawen Park on Wednesday evening. But this time, unlike on Saturday when they allowed Mousehole to hit back and win 3-2, the City were genuinely unlucky to be beaten. Territorially Truro held a decisive advantage for long periods, particularly in the first-half. They were the more aggressive side, and created the better chances. But once they got within the six-yard box luck deserted them. Perranwell defended well, with Ray Rice the main rock on which the City foundered. And goalkeeper John Wyatt made one reflex save which denied Truro the first-half goal which may well have lifted them and inspired the confidence which has been missing since their cup final success. Derek Hawke and Tony Webb returned to the side, Mark Symons being unavailable, and Mike Trethewey reverting to substitute. Early exchanges were even, then Perranwell took an unexpected seventh-minute lead. No danger threatened when Robert Stephens, from the edge of the box, turned and hit the ball into the corner of the net. Julian Grant had no chance of stopping the shot. Truro pounded the Perranwell defence, but they put the ball everywhere but into the net. When they were on target Wyatt was equal to the occasion. The City pulled level four minutes after the restart. Derek Hawke deflecting in a Gary Wignall cross with the outside of his boot. Then Perranwell struck again, Stephens bursting through almost from the half-way line and from a suspiciously offside position. Both teams kept up a lively pace, and with the accent on attack there was plenty of goalmouth incident. Truro failed to pull level again, and four minutes from time Danny Trewhela had the misfortune to give away the softest goal of the season. Attempting to return a goal kick to Grant, he lobbed the ball gently sideways into the path of Malcolm Penrose, who gratefully tapped it into the net. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
23 – Falmouth Docks (H) W 4-1 (Jose x2, Tabb, Symons) Fri 28 Apr
24 – Mousehole (A) W 3-0 (Jose 15, T. Webb, Kellow) Tue 9 May
25 – Marazion Blues (H) D 3-3 (Kellow, J. Hawke, Jose) Sat 13 May
26 – Porthleven (H) W 5-1 (Jose 15, 35, Tabb x2, OG) Wed 17 May
27 – Helston (H) L 0-1 Sat 20 May
With the weather more settled, Truro City officials have decided that the club’s final match of the season against Penzance on Wednesday, will be played on the new Treyew Road pitch. Afterwards, the players will be entertained to a “beer and sandwiches” session to celebrate the end of the club’s most successful campaign for some time. The season not only brought to Truro the Combination League Cup, but also prompted the emergence of some talented youngsters who, it is to be hoped, will make the grade in South Western League soccer in the near future. The club face a busy close season. Having applied to rejoin the SW League after a three-year break – a move which will surely be welcomed by other SW clubs – officials are planning to sign initially a squad of about 30 players to cover the two teams. On the development side, it is anticipated that work will start next month on the erection of covered accommodation on at least half of the south-west side of the ground. “We are hoping to keep costs down by using voluntary labour, working under the supervision of a tradesman.” said chairman Mr Tim Hamilton. “There is the possibility, if the price of materials is right, that we shall do the whole side apart from where the stand will go one day.” He added: “It will be a first-class job, with steel supports, wood frame top, close boarding and asbestos sheeting – a far cry from the old leaky structure we had before.” West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
28 – Penzance Reserves (H) W 5-1 (J. Hawke 7, D. Hawke 23, Kellow 33, Jose 57, ??) Wed 24 May
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Harold Richards, Denis Heayn, Steve Tabb, Nigel Kellow, Tony Webb, Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Haydn Jose
Assist – T. Webb 7
City right-back Mike Trethewey on Wednesday evening earned himself a dubious distinction in this final Cornwall Combination League match of the season – which was also the first on the new Treyew Road ground. He scored with the very last kick – putting the ball past keeper Julian Grant and into his own net. It mattered not a hoot, however. By that time Truro had assured themselves of a convincing victory, with a display of soccer that was a far cry from their previous match in which they had lost to Helston. There was no end-of-season flavour to the game as Truro crushed their opponents, who included several youngsters. The winning margin could easily have been much bigger. Twice the City were foiled by the woodwork, and there was a succession of goal-line clearances. With the stiff breeze in their backs, Truro were quickly on the attack and in the seventh minute they went ahead, John Hawke collecting a Tony Webb through pass and lobbing the ball over the head of goalkeeper Peter Ellis. Penzance rarely got near enough to the City goal to trouble Grant. Their defence absorbed a lot of pressure before Webb’s corner was bustled in by Derek Hawke to make it 2-0 after 23 minutes. In the 33rd minute Truro had a lucky break. Steve Tabb’s pass to Trethewey hit the referee, the ball ran loose to Nigel Kellow and he slotted it past Ellis. In the opening minutes of the second half Dave Pascoe had a good header saved by Grant. From the keeper’s clearance Truro broke swiftly and Jose fired an excellent goal. Later Tabb twice burst through on the left only to shoot across the goalmouth, and Webb’s header rebounded from an upright. Tabb provided the cross from which Jose hit another superb shot to score Truro’s 62nd and final league goal of the season. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
Scorers
12 – John Hawke
9 – Haydn Jose
9 – Steve Tabb
7 – Gary Wignall
5 – Alex Sandow
5 – Tony Webb
4 – Mark Symons
3 – Nigel Kellow
2 – Derek Hawke
2 – Adrian Marks
1 – Ruthven
1 – Jim Tregellas
1 – Michael Trethewey
1 – Own Goal
Clean Sheets
5 – Julian Grant
2 – Paul Cartilage
Squad – Paul Cartilage (GK), Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, John Hawke, Denis Heayn, Haydn Jose, Nigel Kellow, Adrian Marks, Malcolm Penrose, Harold Richards, Alex Sandow, Mark Symons, Steve Tabb, Jim Tregellas, Michael Trethewey, Danny Trewhela, Tony Webb, Gary Wignall
Final League Position – 3rd
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1978-1979 South Western League
1 – St Blazey (A) D 2-2 (OG 40, Neal) Sat 19 Aug
Team – Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Harold Richards, Dave Neal, Tony Webb, Richard Dingle, Derek Salmon, Steve Tabb, Geoff Lee, Tony Roberts, Jimmy Barrett
Sub Used – Peter Rowe
2 – Penzance (H) W 6-3 (Lee 5, Roberts 35, 88, Tabb 36, Barrett 43, Salmon 53) Wed 23 Aug
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Dave Neal, Harold Richards, Tony Webb, Richard Dingle, Derek Salmon, Steve Tabb, Tony Roberts, Jimmy Barrett, Geoff Lee
Subs Used – Peter Rowe, Peter Hunt
Truro City set Treyew Road alight on Wednesday evening with a scintillating display of attacking soccer which promises much for the future. If this was not a “flash in the pan” then the City attack will be the scourge of many defences this season. As a home curtain raiser to the club’s return to the South Western League it was a tremendous game. It was a pity there were not more City supporters on the terraces to appreciate it. The man who did the most to lift the game to the heights was the City’s player-manager Tony Roberts. Much more commanding than against St Blazey on Saturday, he encouraged his men and led them by example, scoring two superb goals and making two more. It was hard to believe that this was the same team – apart from in goal, where Paul Corlett took over from Julian Grant – as drew at St Blazey. From the kick-off they set about the Penzance defence and by half-time they held a commanding 4-0 lead. It was to Penzance’s credit that in a much better second period they came back with three goals. But there was no stopping Truro and only some fine saves by Peter Collins and a couple of goal-line clearances kept the score down to six. Roberts wasted no time in stamping his authority on the play. It was from his passes in the first five minutes that Geoff Lee headed narrowly wide and then flicked Truro in front. Derek Hawke failed to connect with a great chance and Roberts shot weakly for Glyn Jenkins to clear off the line. Dingle headed another Roberts centre just wide. After 30 minutes Dave Neal went off with a bad cut near an eye, but he soon returned, with head bandaged and was as sharp as ever against Ron Vercesi, Penzance’s big danger man. In the 35th minute Richard Stanley attempted to pass back to his keeper, Roberts intercepted, turned in a flash and drove the ball high into the netting. Seconds later his strong challenge for possession and precision cross gave Steve Tabb the third. And with two minutes to go to the break Tabb and Derek Salmon combined for Jimmy Barrett to make it 4-0. Penzance stretched the home defence early in the second period. Phil Muicci wasted a great chance but Terry Williams cut the deficit. After 53 minutes Neal headed back across the goal for Salmon to net a diving header, then the exchanges were fairly even for a spell. With ten minutes to go Stanley broke through as the City defence moved forward into an abortive offside trap, and Corlett had no option but to bring the Penzance man down. Neil Phillips made it 5-2 from the spot. Then came the final flourish. With two minutes left Roberts burst through on the right and beat Collins with a piledriver from the edge of the area. And with almost the last kick Muicci made the score a little more respectable from the Penzance point of view. West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser
3 – Torpoint Athletic (A) D 1-1 (Webb 5) Sat 26 Aug
4 – St Blazey (H) D 2-2 (OG 20, Lee) Wed 30 Aug
5 – Plymouth Command (A) W 1-0 (Salmon 75) Sat 2 Sep
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Tony Webb, Richard Dingle, Harold Richards, Peter Hunt, Derek Salmon, Peter Rowe, Haydn Jose, Tony Roberts, Geoff Lee
Sub Used – Dave Neal
6 – Bugle (H) W 5-0 (Salmon x2, Rowe, Hunt, Hawke) Sat 9 Sep
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Harold Richards, Richard Dingle, Tony Webb, Tony Roberts, Derek Salmon, Geoff Lee, Peter Hunt, Haydn Jose, Peter Rowe
Sub Used – Jimmy Barrett
7 – Plymouth Civil Service (H) W 3-0 (Rowe 14, OG 34, Roberts 60) Sat 23 Sep
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Tony Webb, Dave Neal, Richard Dingle, Derek Salmon, Peter Hunt, Alan Whittaker, Peter Rowe, Tony Roberts, Geoff Lee
Subs Used – Jimmy Barrett, Danny Trewhela
8 – Penzance (A) W 2-0 (Barrett 40, Hunt 55) Sat 30 Sep
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Tony Webb, Alan Whittaker, Derek Salmon, Peter Hunt, Geoff Lee, Jimmy Barrett, Peter Rowe
Sub Used – Tony Roberts
Assist – Rowe 55
9 – St Austell (H) L 0-2 Sat 14 Oct
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Dave Neal, Richard Dingle, Tony Webb, Derek Salmon, Alan Whittaker, Peter Hunt, Gary Wignall, Peter Rowe, Jimmy Barrett
10 – Torrington (A) W 1-0 (Roberts 63 pen) Sun 29 Oct
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Peter Hunt, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Derek Salmon, Tony Roberts, Alan Whittaker, Peter Rowe, Jimmy Barrett, Des Coad
Subs Used – Joey Randall, Tony Webb
11 – Holsworthy (A) D 1-1 (Rowe 30) 4 Nov
12 – Liskeard (A) L 0-4 7 Nov
13 – Bodmin Town (H) D 3-3 (Roberts 37 pen, Barrett 52, Salmon 77) 25 Nov
14 – Tavistock (H) W 2-0 (Salmon 8, Tregellas 59) 9 Dec
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Tony Webb, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Alan Whittaker, Peter Hunt, Tony Roberts, Jimmy Barrett, Jim Tregellas, Derek Salmon
Sub Used – Nigel Kellow
15 – Illogan (?) L 2-4 (Tregellas 36, Hunt) 16 Dec
Appledore (A) L 0-2 Jan
Tavistock (A) D 0-0 Sat 20 Jan
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Tony Webb, Derek Salmon, Tony Roberts, Peter Hunt, Des Coad, John Hawke, Colin Leakey
Sub Used – Alan Whittaker
Plymouth Command (H) W 7-1 (Hunt 29, ??, Bennett 38 OG, Coad x2, Wellings OG, Neal) Sat 27 Jan
Bugle (A) L 1-3 (Dingle 38) Sat 3 Feb
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Tony Webb, Derek Salmon, Alan Whittaker, Peter Hunt, Colin Leakey, Jimmy Barrett, Des Coad
Sub Used – Tony Roberts
Wadebridge (H) P-P Sat 10 Feb
Plymouth Civil Service (A) P-P Sat 17 Feb
St Austell (A) D 2-2 (Leakey 17, Salmon 65) Sat 3 Mar
Torrington (H) P-P Sat 10 Mar
Liskeard (H) P-P Sun 11 Mar
Holsworthy (H) L 0-2 Sat 24 Mar
Wadebridge (A) W 4-1 (Hawke 6, Neal 61, Leakey 76, Webb 90 pen) Sun 25 Mar
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Dave Neal, Richard Dingle, Tony Webb, Derek Salmon, Alan Whittaker, Derek Hawke, Colin Leakey, Gary Wignall, Tony Roberts
Sub Used – Jimmy Barrett
Louis International (H) L 1-2 (Salmon 20) Sat 31 Mar
Newton Abbot (A) W 2-1 (Salmon, Whittaker) Sun 1 Apr
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Derek Hawke, Dave Neal, Richard Dingle, Tony Webb, Mark Symons, Alan Whittaker, Derek Salmon, Tony Roberts, Gary Wignall, Colin Leakey
Sub Used – Jimmy Barrett
26 – Bodmin Town (A) L 3-4 (Noyce 10 OG, Leakey, T. Webb) Wed 4 Apr
27 – Newquay (H) W 1-0 (Whittaker 68) Sat 7 Apr
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Dave Neal, Richard Dingle, Tony Webb, Alan Whittaker, Derek Salmon, Tony Roberts, Colin Leakey, Jimmy Barrett, Peter Hunt
Sub Used – Derek Hawke
28 – Plymouth Civil Service (A) W 3-2 (Salmon 12, Hunt 42, T. Webb 89 pen) Sun 8 Apr
P-28 W-12 D-7 L-9 F-56 A-44 PTS-31 POS-6th
29 – Torpoint Athletic (H) L 1-2 Wed 11 Apr
30 – Louis International (A) D 1-1 (Barrett) Sat 14 Apr
31 – Newquay (A) L 1-3 (Salmon) Tue 17 Apr
P-31 W-12 D-8 L-11 F-59 A-50 PTS-32 POS-6th
32 – Newton Abbot (H) W 2-1 (Salmon x2) Sat 21 Apr
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Richard Dingle, Doug Davey, Tony Webb, Peter Hunt, Derek Salmon, Tony Roberts, Derek Hawke, Colin Leakey, Jimmy Barrett
Sub Used – Jim Tregellas
Torrington (H) W 2-1 (Hawke 32, Roberts 78) Sat 28 Apr
Team – Paul Corlett (GK), Mark Symons, Richard Dingle, Dave Neal, Tony Webb, Derek Hawke, Gary Wignall, Peter Hunt, Tony Roberts, Colin Leakey, Jimmy Barrett
Sub Used – Jim Tregellas
35 – Liskeard (H) Sun 6 May
36 – Appledore (H) D 1-1 (Barrett) Mon 7 May
P-36 W-15 D-9 L-12 F-69 A-57 PTS-39 POS-8th
Scorers
13 – Derek Salmon
6 – Peter Hunt
6 – Tony Roberts
6 – Own Goals
5 – Jimmy Barrett
4 – Tony Webb
3 – Derek Hawke
3 – Colin Leakey
3 – Dave Neal
3 – Peter Rowe
2 – Des Coad
2 – Geoff Lee
2 – Jim Tregellas
2 – Alan Whittaker
1 – Richard Dingle
1 – Steve Tabb
(7 goals missing)
Squad – Jimmy Barrett, Des Coad, Paul Corlett (GK), Doug Davey, Richard Dingle, Julian Grant (GK), Derek Hawke, Peter Hunt, Haydn Jose, Nigel Kellow, Colin Leakey, Geoff Lee, Dave Neal, Joey Randall, S. Randle, Harold Richards, Tony Roberts, Peter Rowe, Derek Salmon, Mark Symons, Steve Tabb, Jim Tregellas, Danny Trewhela, Tony Webb, Alan Whittaker, Gary Wignall
Final League Position – 8th
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