Players of Yesteryear

I first thought of doing ‘Players of Yesteryear’ for former Truro City Football Club players to ask them a few simple questions about their time at the club in the Spring of 2019.

So far, 90 former TCFC players, spanning eight decades have participated in Players of Yesteryear…

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1 – Chris Webb

5 June 2019

Date of Birth – 21 August 1963

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1981-2003

Position – Right Back/Centre Midfield

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993, 1995-1996), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Treyew Road

Favourite Team Mate – Mark Symons

Best Goal You Scored – Against Torpoint, a 35 yard screamer in the top corner!

Favourite Moment – Coming off the bench in the 1993 South Western League Cup final at Porthleven and scoring!

Worst Moment – Retiring from football

Did you know? After retiring from football, Webby went on to become the clubs manager, director and vice chairman!

See also number 6 on ‘Legends’

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2 – Tristan Wood

5 June 2019

Date of Birth – 2 June 1974

Played for City – 1993-1996 & part of 1996-1997

Position – Centre Midfield/Right Back

Club Honours – South Western League (1995-1996), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995)

Best Ground – Treyew Road

Favourite team mate – Graeme Kirkup

Best goal you scored – Away to Met Police, from the kick off, I beat 5 or 6 players and slid the ball past the keeper!

Favourite moment – Winning the double in the 1992-1993 season

Worst moment – Losing at cards on every away trip to Webby, Damo, Steve Allen and Steve Wherry, I swear those cards were rigged!

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3 – Matt Wright

6 June 2019

Played for City – 2013, 2014-2016 & 2022-2023

Position – Striker

Club Honours – Southern League Premier play-offs (2014-2015), Southern League Premier South play-offs (2022-2023)

Best Ground – Kingfield Stadium (Woking)

Favourite team mate – Ryan Brett, Cody Cooke, Ed Palmer, Isaac Vassell

Best goal you scored – At home against Redditch, outside the box… Boom!

Favourite moment – Winning the play-offs in 2014-2015

Worst moment – Getting asked back on trial hahaha and losing the play-offs in 2015-2016 against Maidstone

Goals (League) – 18

Goals (All Competitions) – 21

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4 – Graeme Power

7 June 2019

Date of Birth – 7 March 1977

Played for City – 2006-2009

Position – Defender

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Wembley!

Favourite team mate – Love them all but got to give a special shout to my travel buddy Kevin ‘both ends’ Wills – an absolute Truro legend and still the only Englishman to score at both ends at Wembley!

Best goal you scored – I only scored two (including in training…!!)

Favourite moment – The best moment has to be lifting the Vase at Wembley, walking up those steps to lift the cup was an incredible feeling… you can’t really top that!

Worst moment – A horrendous broken nose in the Vase quarter-final away versus Whitehawk (heading Tom Smith’s elbow is never a good idea!)

Goals (League) – 2

Goals (All Competitions) – 2

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5 – Jonny Ludlam

10 June 2019

Played for City – 2005-2009

Position – Left Wing Back

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Wembley

Favourite team mate – Tricky one that, would have to say Jakey and Popes, even a bit of Resk

Best goal you scored – I scored a screamer in the half time kick around at the Vase final, crowd went nuts!

Favourite moment – Lifting the FA Vase

Worst moment – Probably getting knocked out the Vase at home 3-0 the season after winning it

Goals (League) – 9

Goals (All Competitions) – 10

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6 – Tom McHale

10 June 2019

Date of Birth – 8 September 1995

Place of Birth – Plymouth, Devon, England

Played for City – 2015-2018

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – Southern League Premier play-offs (2014-2015)

Best Ground – The Valley (Charlton Athletic)

Favourite team mate – Tough to pick a favourite, I’ll go with the funniest and say Jamie Richards, Riv and Yetts.

Best shot you saved – Penalty against Hampton in the FA Cup

Favourite moment – Winning the play-offs in 2015 or the FA Cup first round

Worst moment – Being so close to relegation in 2016-2017

Clean Sheets (League) – 21

Clean Sheets (All Competitions) – 23

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7 – Liam Eddy

10 June 2019

Date of Birth – 4 June 1991

Played for City – 2008-2009 & 2013-2014

Position – Striker

Club Honours – Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009)

Best Ground – De Montfort Park (Hinckley United)

Favourite team mate – Jason Chapman

Best goal you scored – Street at home in the FA Cup

Favourite moment – The FA Cup goal versus Street

Worst moment – Being so poor in a game during my first spell that I was substituted before half time!

Goals (League) – 14

Goals (All Competitions) – 17

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8 – Darren Robison

11 June 2019

Date of Birth – 19 May 1971

Place of Birth – Plymouth, England

Played for City – 1992-1995

Position – Forward

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite team mate – Dave Waters

Best goal you scored – Too long ago to remember, but enjoyed the opener in the cup final versus Falmouth (South Western League Cup final 1992-1993), far post header after Coops did all the hard work

Favourite moment – Celebrating the double winning season (for about a week)

Worst moment – None, I was only there for a season and a half before moving away. I loved every minute.

Goals (League) – 21

Goals (All Competitions) – 32

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9 – Shane White

11 June 2019

Date of Birth – 20 March 1990

Played for City – 2008, 2009-2010, 2014-October 2016 & May 2020-September 2023

Position – Right Back/Centre Back/Striker (in training)

Club Honours – Southern League Premier play-offs (2014-2015), Southern League Premier South play-offs (2022-2023)

Best Ground – Dartford or Maidstone

Favourite team mate – Played with a lot of good players, and currently still playing with a few of them, but it has to be Vassy, he was unplayable and a great lad too

Best goal you scored – Has to be in the play-off final at Treyew, bobbled one in to win the play-offs

Favourite moment – Would be winning promotion through the play-offs

Worst moment – Would probably be losing to Maidstone in the Conference South play-offs

Goals (League) – 18

Goals (All Competitions) – 20

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10 – Mark Vercesi

12 June 2019

Date of Birth – 28 February 1982

Played for City – 2007-2008

Position – Centre Midfield

Club Honours – Western League Premier (2007-2008), Cornwall Senior Cup (2007-2008)

Best Ground – Ladysmead (Tiverton Town)

Favourite team mate – Andy Watkins

Best goal you scored – Home to Dawlish, a top of the table clash in what was a must not lose game for us towards the end of the season, 2-0 down with ten to go, Watto scored the first, then I bent in the equaliser with a few minutes left.

Favourite moment – Scoring an injury time winner against Saltash in the Senior Cup final.

Worst moment – Losing in the FA Vase at home to Whitley Bay.

Goals (League) – 9

Goals (All Competitions) – 12

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11 – Marcus Martin

12 June 2019

Date of Birth – 9 February 1985

Played for City – 2006-2013

Position – Central Midfield

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Premier (2010-2011), Southern League Championship (2011), Southern League Division One (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Wembley

Favourite team mate – There’s a few but has to be Yetsy!

Best goal you scored – 40 yard dipping volley for my hat-trick at home versus Lymington

Favourite moment – Wembley, winning the Vase and Man of The Match!

Worst moment – Travelling to and playing at Stourbridge

Goals (league) – 49

Goals (All Competitions) – 62

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12 – Mark Rapsey

16 June 2019

Date of Birth – 28 April 1967

Place of Birth – Redruth, Cornwall

Played for City – 1982-2002 (3 spells)

Position – Striker

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite team mate – The legendary Dave Streat – what a player and top bloke with it

Best goal you scored – The winner at Falmouth, City’s first Aubrey Wilkes Trophy win in the South Western League. I ran from the halfway line, beat bout 4 players and rounded John Dent to score.

Favourite moment – Probably the goal against Falmouth at Bickland as well to win that game 2-1 against the champions on their own turf!

Worst moment – Last game for City in 2002 versus Saltash at home, came on as a sub with 25 minutes to go, lobbed the keeper with my first touch then did my knee 10 minutes later and had to come off.

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13 – Andy Watkins

19 June 2019

Played for City – 2006-2013

Position – Striker

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Premier (2010-2011), Southern League Championship (2011), Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Woking was always a nice place to go. Great set up and always a good crowd there.

Favourite team mate – There’s a lot to choose from but Joe Broad was top of the pile. A superb player to play with on the pitch and an even nicer person off it.

Best goal you scored – Not my best but the most important one was the first goal in the semi-final home tie against Curzon Ashton which we went on to win and book our place at Wembley.

Favourite moment – Don’t think winning the Vase can be topped. An unbelievable feeling playing at Wembley with a great team.

Worst moment – Leaving Truro, I was sad to leave the club as I loved every minute playing there.

Goals (League) – 120

Goals (All Competitions) – 142

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14 – Cody Cooke

20 June 2019

Date of Birth – 2 March 1993

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 2011-2018

Position – Forward but had many other positions for TCFC

Club Honours – Southern League Premier play-off (2014-2015)

Best Ground – Dartford or Woking probably, always a nice trip to look forward to

Favourite team mate – I’ve been lucky enough to have so many great team mates over the years, but one who I grew close to quickly and still speak regularly is Matt Wright

Best goal you scored – An absolute throwback… but away to Brislington in the FA Cup. They managed to capture it on film that day, so I always have a little look back, I even know the time to fast forward to during the highlights.

Favourite moment – A couple standouts for me. Firstly promotion was a huge achievement and we thoroughly deserved it. Secondly, of course the FA Cup 1st round away to Charlton at The Valley. A great day out for everyone.

Worst moment – Probably losing to Hampton in the play-offs. Ironically my last game but a game we should have won and we should have probably got promoted that year.

Goals (League) – 45

Goals (All Competitions) – 46

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15 – Paul Hider

27 June 2019

Played for City – 2005-2006 & 2012-2013

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006)

Best Ground – Crabble Athletic Ground (Dover Athletic)

Favourite team mate – Great bunch of lads and hard to pick one! Had some great nights out with Ashy & Ludz in the old days! Willsy & Broady are two of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. No big timers there at all… well maybe one or two!

Best shot you saved – Away at Bromley I made one of the best saves I’ve ever made but no one will remember it cause Wattsy was too slow to react and they scored from the rebound!!

Favourite moment – Favourite moment was playing my first game in Conference South against Dover.

Worst moment – Worst moment was also the same game conceding two terrible goals and losing 3-2!

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16 – Liam Heenan

2 July 2019

Date of Birth – 11 November 1980

Place of Birth – Hillingdon, London, England

Played for City – 2002-2003 & part of 2003-2004

Position – Centre Forward

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town) and Gala Parc (Porthleven)

Favourite team mate – Mark Rapsey & Matt Salmon, Rappo may have been a legend but his pre-match music was awful. Sammo made me sign for City after a holiday in Aya Napa, team captain/joker, a great lad

Best goal you scored – The two goals in a night game at home to Newquay, first was a 30 yard looper over the goalie and the second was a header from a corner in stoppage time, salvaged a draw and they were my first goals for City

Favourite moment – The cup semi-final versus St Blazey, we were huge underdogs and we ended their 98 game unbeaten run. Mark Trethewey scored a 30 yard volley. Great scenes after the game.

Worst moment – Losing the dreadful final 1-0 to Falmouth.

Did you know? Liam was City’s top scorer, player of the year and supporters player of the year in the 2002-2003 season!

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17 – Dave Waters

4 July 2019

Date of Birth – 31 July 1969

Played for City – 1991-1993

Position – Left Winger

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Obviously Treyew Road

Favourite team mate – Best team mates were Darren Tallon, Leigh Cooper and Frank Bickle, who kicked everyone who kicked me!

Best goal you scored – Was when I scored the winning goal versus Newquay to claim the league title in 1992-1993

Favourite moment – Definitely the winning goal versus Newquay!

Worst moment – Worst moment was in 1991-1992, when I damaged my cartilage in a pre-season friendly, I was out for 6 months

Goals (League) – 9

Goals (All Competitions) – 12

Edit – Dave sadly passed away in May 2024

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18 – Tom Smith

6 July 2019

Date of Birth – 26 December 1983

Place of Birth – Sheffield, England

Played for City – 2005-2009

Position – Central Defender

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – It has to be Wembley!

Favourite team mate – Graeme Power my partner in crime along with Jake Ash at the back, unbreakable back three!

Best goal you scored – Scoring the equaliser and then the winner against Cinderford Town at home in front of a big crowd. Those goals kept us top of the league and we went on to be champions and promoted to the Southern League.

Favourite moment – Captaining such an amazing bunch of great footballers and being privileged enough to lead them out at Wembley and for us to win the trophy for Truro and Cornwall. Great memories!

Worst moment – Missing the FA Vase quarter-final game due to injury against Whitley Bay at home. We lost the game and were knocked out of the competition. Gutted!!

Goals (League) – 19

Goals (All Competitions) – 20

See also number 5 on ‘Legends’

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19 – Damian Stevens

22 July 2019

Date of Birth – 4 January 1971

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1991-2001

Position – Centre Midfield/Striker

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993, 1995-1996, 1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995, 1997-1998)

Best Ground – Treyew Road of course – so many great memories!

Favourite team mate – Steve Wherry, Rob Troon, Chris Webb, Tristan Wood… all great guys and players

Best goal you scored – 35 yard volley at Wadebridge and diving header outside the box versus Bodmin

Favourite moment – Beating Porthleven deep in injury time last game of the season to secure the double in 97/98!

Worst moment – Breaking my ankle up at Wadebridge – and the air ambulance trip (I’m petrified of heights!!)

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20 – Ben Gerring

23 July 2019

Date of Birth – 1 January 1991

Place of Birth – Torquay, Devon, England

Played for City – 2013, 2014-2015 & 2017-2018

Position – Centre Half

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – The Valley (Charlton Athletic)

Favourite team mate – Ed Palmer

Best goal you scored – Every goal to me is a favourite!

Favourite moment – Leading the lads out at Charlton with my boy Charlie

Worst moment – Losing to Hampton in the play-offs

Goals (League) – 6

Goals (All Competitions) – 6

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21 – Mark Trethewey

19 August 2019

Played for City – 2000-2005

Position – Centre Midfield/Right Midfield/Right Wing Back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road or Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite team mate – Tricky really, we had a young team full of great, young players, Robin Teagle who was technically the best I’ve played with, Dean Harris, Mike Cain, it wasn’t about the money as it was all local Truro lads. I spent a while admiring Rappo seniors badly oiled thighs and there was never a dull moment with Matthew Salmon and Haydn Jose in the dressing room!

Best goal you scored – Cornwall Charity Cup semi-final at Bickland Park against St Blazey. St Blazey were unbeaten in nearly two seasons and I’ve got to say what a great team that Trevor Mewton team was. Ball dropped to me about 35-40 yards out from Mike Cain winning a header and it just sat up perfectly on the half volley and it was just one of them that you know is going to go in and luckily I caught it perfectly and it bent over and around Sid Taylor, clipping the crossbar and post on the way in. We managed to win the game and we walked off to a standing ovation. Don’t get many moments like that in football and it was definitely one to remember!

Favourite moment – Same as above, beating St Blazey in the Cornwall Charity Cup semi-final and ending their two season unbeaten run.

Worst moment – Probably when Webby threw our pay packets in the bin after a defeat at home, we were a very young team and everybody worked their socks off, but we did come up short on occasions and nobody liked letting Webby, Mutley and Haydn down, who are all City through and through, that was probably the worst moment.

Truffles or Treff was part of the Truro side that reached the Cornwall Charity Cup final in 2002-2003. “We didn’t turn up really, losing 1-0 to Falmouth at a very wet Gala Parc, Porthleven” said Mark

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22 – Scott Walker

29 August 2019

Date of Birth – 17 March 1980

Played for City – 2007-2012

Position – Left Sided

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Southern League Premier (2010-2011), Southern League Championship (2011), Southern League Division One South & West (2008-2009), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Wembley

Favourite team mate – All of them!

Best goal you scored – Free kicks or pens!

Favourite moment – Lifting the Vase and the partying afterwards

Worst moment – Having any kind of injury!!

Goals (League) – 31

Goals (All Competitions) – 38

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23 – Aaron Lamont

28 November 2019

Date of Birth – 14 April 1996

Played for City – 2017-2018

Position – Centre Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – The best ground I played on during that season would have to be The Valley! (Charlton Athletic)

Favourite team mate – I got on really well with Noah Keats and also worked with him for a while

Best goal you scored – My favourite goal was probably the chip versus Oxford City at home!

Favourite moment – I had many amazing moments at Truro but the win away at Hampton & Richmond to qualify for the FA Cup first round has got to be up there!

Worst moment – My worst moment again comes away to Hampton, losing in the play-offs.

Goals (League) – 4

Goals (All Competitions) – 5

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24 – Neil Imrie

9 June 2021

Date of Birth – 25 April 1937

Place of Birth – Dundee, Scotland

Played for City – 1964-1969

Position – Centre Forward/Inside Left

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (1966-1967), South Western League Cup (1966-1967), Cornwall Charity Cup (1964-1965)

Best Ground – Penlee Park (Penzance)

Favourite team mate – Trevor Salsbury and Dave Manley

Best goal you scored – A miss hit against Falmouth when the ball hit the post and went in (goalkeeper was Ben Lines)

Favourite moment – Lifting the Senior Cup at St Austell on Easter Monday in 1967

Worst moment – Leaving Truro

See also number 3 on ‘Legends’

Edit – Neil sadly passed away on 9 January 2022

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25 – James Ward

9 June 2021

Date of Birth – 3 March 1993

Place of Birth – Edgware, England

Played for City – 2019

Position – Centre Back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Edgar Street (Hereford)

Favourite Team Mate – Alex Battle

Best goal you scored – Not many to choose from! Either away to Farnborough or against Wimborne in the FA Cup.

Favourite Moment – Playing in the FA Cup was a pretty cool moment in my career and especially the team we had played against with a full capacity.

Worst Moment – Going through the dread of the penalty shootout in the league cup against Taunton. Joint longest penalty shootout in English history!

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 1

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26 – Steve Massey

28 June 2021

Date of Birth – 28 March 1958

Place of Birth – Denton, Lancashire, England

Played for City – 1988-1994

Position – Striker

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Tiverton was, and is, a ground I always enjoy going to… but there is nothing quite like home… Treyew Road!

Favourite Team Mate – Blimey that’s a tough one… I would have to say a few, there wasn’t one single person… though my closest relationship was with both Morrish Truscott and Ray Rowe, during my first stint as manager I had great relationships with Graeme Kirkup, Leigh Cooper and Chrissy Webb… it’s great to bump into and meet up with many of the lads who played in my teams.

Best Goal You Scored – I was fortunate enough to score a few, and to be fair I can’t remember most of them, however the ones that stick out and will be forever remembered by myself is my debut at Treyew Road, it was an evening game versus Penzance, we won 4-3 and I scored all four!! I remember a tap in at Holsworthy though, last game of the season that earned me the Jack Hawkes, golden boot winner of the old South Western League… a proud moment.

Favourite Moment – Easy!! Winning the double in 92/93 season… the final of the Jewson South Western League Cup versus Falmouth at Porthleven and I think to this day is the largest gate at a final, think nearly 1,500 people? We won 4-1 and it was City’s first trophy since 1981… a great moment!

Worst Moment – I can’t actually think of one when I was a player, but worst moment when I was manager was resigning from the club in January, on a matter of principle when Kevin Heaney was chairman… regretted ever since… following season, 10 of that 16 squad that was playing at Wembley in Vase Final I had signed! Wish I had handled it differently, but you learn from your experiences…

See also number 2 on ‘Legends’

See also number 2 on ‘Matty meets…’

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27 – Dominic Evans

28 June 2021

Date of Birth – 29 November 1965

Place of Birth – Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Played for City – 1983-1987

Position – Midfield, Right Back, Right Wing

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Plainmoor (Torquay United)

Favourite Team Mate – All of them, we had a fantastic bunch of players, Webb brothers, Dave Street, Steve Tabb, Mark Symons, Mike Leech, Mark Wearne and George Pattison, a lot of great players.

Best Goal You Scored – Against Newquay, my brother Pat was marking me up at Mount Wise, I just came inside and hit it about 25 yards with my left foot. Trevor Mewton kept them in the changing rooms for an hour after the game, he was fuming, still makes me laugh.

Favourite Moment – I think it was against Man United, massive crowd, I had a great run down the right hand side and beat about three players, can just remember the reaction of the crowd, a fantastic night!

Worst Moment – Getting sent off against Torquay at Truro.

TCFC Debut – Tavistock (A) L 0-2 – South Western League (13 Aug 1983)

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28 – Steve Capeling

29 June 2021

Played for City – 2002-2003

Position – Striker. There was me, Liam Heenan and Rappo vying for the two spots and the number 10 shirt that we all liked to wear.

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Probably Gala Parc (Porthleven) as they had a nice ground. But there was always something about playing at home, Truro’s ground was decent then.

Favourite Team Mate – We had some very good players then, Mike Cain, Dean Harris, Ben Goldring, Paul Baldwin. But I always got on with Liam Heenan and Rappo the best. We all had the same mentality I guess. Truro should get a vets side together. They would be able to get a double decent side out.

Best Goal You Scored – I don’t really remember all my goals to be honest.

Favourite Moment – St Blazey were all conquering then, so was nice to get a goal against them.

Worst Moment – Probably losing to Newquay, I went to school there so knew all the players probably better than my own team mates. In fact, I think they put 7 days in for me after that game!

Goals (League) – 5

Goals (All Competitions) – 5

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29 – Mike Roberts

29 June 2021

Played for City – 2005-2006

Position – Started as a striker but then also played right wing back a bit and sometimes midfield.

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006)

Best Ground – Not Wembley unfortunately! I left before the Vase success. I’m going to say The Mill at Torpoint in a very bias way (as we were still South Western League).

Favourite Team Mate – Fergus Nevin but they were all great lads.

Best Goal You Scored – Now I am struggling lol.

Favourite Moment – Probably my first game (not that I can remember who it was against) but I’m sure I would have been excited to get going.

Worst Moment – Any time I wasn’t playing!

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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30 – Simon Latarche

29 June 2021

Date of Birth – 1 August 1961

Played for City – 1991-1992

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I enjoyed Bickland Park (Falmouth Town), Treyew Road was nice but got very wet very easily. Particularly proud of the clean sheet I kept versus St Blazey, so I enjoyed that ground too.

Favourite Team Mate – Dave Streat was passed his prime by my time but was a lovely guy. Probably my best friend from that team was Chris Webb. I’m still friends with Steve Massey to this day. I had the utmost respect for Mark Wearne as a full back, I also had fun with Mark Symons (aka Mutley), but I have to say I didn’t really know any of them that well.

Best Save You Made – In the match versus St Blazey, think we won 1-0?

Favourite Moment – Early in the season we won a game 6-0 to go top of the South Western League. I can’t remember who it was against… maybe Penzance?

Worst Moment – When I got knocked out at Falmouth, it pretty much finished my playing. I played a bit for the reserves after that and a season at Perranwell but I had really lost the drive after that. It was when I got a short back pass from Darren Tallon, I dived at the feet of a Falmouth player, who must have kicked me in the head, next thing I knew I was in the changing room and the game was over. I ended up in hospital and when I got home that night, Morrish Truscott rang to see how I was and could I play on the coming Wednesday! That wouldn’t happen now.

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31 – Rob Troon

29 June 2021

Played for City – 1996-2001

Position – Centre Half

Club Honours – South Western League (1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1997-1998)

Best Ground – Treyew Road, loved an evening game there and dare I say it Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite Team Mate – Damian Stevens

Best Goal You Scored – League Cup Semi-Final header from near the edge of the box at Newquay

Favourite Moment – Doing the league and Senior Cup double in my first full season with the first team

Worst Moment – Getting sent off in Senior Cup Final for pulling down Martin Gritton. Thankfully we still won the replay!

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32 – Lee Coxon

30 June 2021

Played for City – 2006-2007

Position – Winger

Club Honours – Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2006-2007)

Best Ground – Well Wembley was the best ground we went to and was basically shiny new that year but I didn’t play in that game unfortunately but locally I always enjoyed playing at St Blazey or Bickland Park (Falmouth Town) due to the set up and old school football ground feel.

Favourite Team Mate – Stewart Yetton, known each other since we were kids.

Best Goal You Scored – I vaguely remember a game we won 15-0 in the league against Backwell United and I scored a diving header – that was rare – and another from about 25 yards out.

Favourite Moment – Winning the treble that year

Worst Moment – Having to car share with Marcus Martin, the most boring man in football!

Goals (League) – 3

Goals (All Competitions) – 3

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33 – Robin Watt

1 July 2021

Played for City – 2001-2003

Position – Centre Half

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Well Penryn was always the best pitch to play on, it was always like a carpet and was voted the best pitch in the South West season after season. I always loved playing against Falmouth Town purely because they were our rivals and we did well there. Always enjoyed Callington away too as we always won there, nice surface too. Favourite ground other than Treyew Road though was probably Porthleven, real football club, big pitch, under the lights was brilliant. Ooh! Strangely Nanpean, it’s set in a bowl so there’s something about the place. I remember we played them away in the Senior Cup once, we were the big time Truro City and we were 2-0 down after about 20 minutes on a soaking wet Saturday afternoon, we won 3-2 I think in the end but I’ve always loved Nanpean’s place.

Favourite Team Mate – In my first season the keeper Duncan Ayres was my favourite team mate, great lad, a real gentleman and he made me feel so welcome coming into a changing room where I knew no one.

Best Goal You Scored – None

Favourite Moment – The St Blazey win for sure. I had some great individual moments, shutting out Lee Harvey at Porthleven who was a machine and top scorer for Porthleven that season. He didn’t get a sniff! But collectively by far beating St Blazey that night was an amazing achievement by a struggling side who were given no chance whatsoever. We were all inspired that night and died for the shirt. The last 20 minutes were like the Alamo but we threw ourselves in front of things, won tackles, headers, the lot, brilliant night!!

Worst Moment – Losing that final against Falmouth Town at Porthleven. I think the semi was our final. We lost the final 1-0 to our rivals. After the St Blazey game I went on holiday to Jamaica with my family and got back 2 days before the final. I remember running every day to stay fit but I got cramp with about 15 minutes left of the final and had to come off. That was probably my worst memory. To lose to anyone else wouldn’t have hurt so much but Falmouth Town!!!!

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34 – Ben Williams

1 July 2021

Played for City – 2012-2013

Position – Left Back or Centre Half

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I enjoyed Billericay away

Favourite Team Mate – Kieffer Moore

Best Goal You Scored – Header against Boreham Wood at home

Favourite Moment – Playing in the Conference South

Worst Moment – Steve Massey taking over Hodgey (Lee Hodges)

Goals (League) – 1

Goals (All Competitions) – 2

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35 – Justin Norman

2 July 2021

Date of Birth – 15 January 1973

Played for City – 1994-1998 (2 spells)

Position – Striker/Right Midfield

Club Honours – South Western League (1995-1996), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995)

Best Ground – St Blazey

Favourite Team Mate – Honestly, all of them including the manager Coops (Leigh Cooper), I just loved playing with them but Dammers (Mark Damerell) always made me laugh.

Best Goal You Scored – 25 yarder against Cadbury Heath in the FA Vase.

Favourite Moment – Winning the Senior Cup and going back to the club. They simply had the best tunes blasting out the speakers.

Worst Moment – Finally retiring when you still want to play but the body says no.

Goals (League) – 44

Goals (All Competitions) – 56

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36 – Noah Keats

3 July 2021

Date of Birth – 17 February 1992

Place of Birth – Dorchester, England

Played for City – 2017-Nov 2019

Position – Centre Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – The Valley (Charlton Athletic)

Favourite Team Mate – We had some great lads at my time at the club and always had a good team spirit on and off the field. So hard to choose one in particular but would have to go with Aaron Lamont. I enjoyed some great times on and off the field in the 17/18 season.

Best Goal You Scored – The second goal I scored at Hampton & Richmond away in the FA Cup. I think it was one of the only ones I scored from outside the box and for what it meant to the club.

Favourite Moment – The Hampton & Richmond FA Cup game and scoring both goals to take us to the First Round for the first time in the clubs history. The boys were amazing that day, Tom McHale came up with a big penalty save and then for myself scoring both goals was very special. Then we were rewarded with Charlton away in the draw which was also a great moment.

Worst Moment – Relegation from the Conference South. It was a disappointing season for so many reasons and to be relegated after making the play-offs the season before was a real low point.

Goals (League) – 7

Goals (All Competitions) – 10

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37 – Nigel Pugh

3 July 2021

Date of Birth – 17 February 1967

Played for City – 1995-1998

Position – Centre Back

Club Honours – South Western League (1995-1996, 1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1997-1998)

Best Ground – I always liked Blaise Park at St Blazey as they always had a brilliant playing surface.

Favourite Team Mate – In the interests of diplomacy (and for fear of reprisals), I couldn’t possibly answer that question, I enjoyed playing with all my team mates!

Best Goal You Scored – If I’m honest, I can’t remember many goals I scored at Truro – it was a long time ago!

Favourite Moment – Lots of great moments but the one that stands out is when we scored a last minute goal in the last game of the season against Porthleven in 1998 to win the league title!

Worst Moment – Worst moment was any time we conceded a goal.

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38 – Martyn Moon

4 July 2021

Played for City – 2006-2007 & 2008-2009

Position – Centre Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Would have to say Tiverton as I only had a couple appearances!

Favourite Team Mate – All a great bunch at the time, I didn’t have a particular favourite. Most welcoming to a young lad, I think I was 16 or 17, there was Scotty Walker and Smudger (Tom Smith), not sure I could pick a favourite though.

Best Goal You Scored – It would be Bradford Town, probably the only one!

Favourite Moment – Watching them win the Vase Final! Just a supporter in the crowd but a great memory.

Worst Moment – Not being picked for the Vase Final squad haha – haven’t got one really mate, I think I was at the wrong time, trying to dislodge Marcus Martin, Joe Broad and Kevin Wills, it was an uphill challenge!

Goals (League) – 1

Goals (All Competitions) – 1

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39 – Lee Beer

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 10 September 1980

Played for City – 2005-2006

Position – Centre Half and Centre Midfield

Club Honours – None, the side won the Senior Cup that year. I cheered the lads on from the sidelines as I had parted company just before.

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town) always stands out in the memory. Fantastic local ground and so pleased it looks like it’s been saved and improved in recent years.

Favourite Team Mate – There was a lot of hype when we signed Yettsy (Stewart Yetton)…. and closely followed by Willsey (Kevin Wills). Both were/are top lads, but both incredibly talented for the level at the time and you just knew you had a chance every game of winning with these guys in the side.

Best Goal You Scored – Not my forte!! Maybe a goal or two a season type figures, prolific in training though!!

Favourite Moment – Signing for City was a great moment. I noticed the massive step up in every angle from day one… pre-season camp up at Exeter Uni was quality… pre-match get together/meal in a hotel in Truro was great for game preparation… training was always spot on and we wanted for nothing. It’s what Mass (Steve Massey) does like no other.

Worst Moment – Leaving was damn hard. No shame in struggling for game time with the likes of Willsey/Marcus/Broady etc at the top end of the pecking order. Top drawer players.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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40 – Chris Strike

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 23 May 1980

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 2005-2007

Position – Left Wing

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite Team Mate – I had a couple. Luds (Jonny Ludlam) and Ashy (Jake Ash), good lads on and off the pitch.

Best Goal You Scored – Limited games for the first team and don’t think I scored. If I did it wasn’t that memorable haha.

Favourite Moment – My debut against my home town club Porthleven at Treyew Road. God I took a battering from George Torrance!

Worst Moment – Worst moment was getting injured (again) and dropping to the reserves although I had two great seasons with them too.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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41 – Nigel Thwaites

5 July 2021

Played for City – 1997-1998

Position – Midfielder

Club Honours – South Western League (1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1997-1998)

Best Ground – Always enjoyed playing at Bickland Park (Falmouth Town) and Blaise Park (St Blazey).

Favourite Team Mate – I was fortunate enough to get on with the whole team. I enjoyed playing for Coops (Leigh Cooper), I got on really well with Steve Wherry, Damo Stevens and Ray Rowe as we generally travelled to away games together.

Best Goal You Scored – It’s a good few years but I seem to remember scoring on my debut away to Liskeard, then following it up with a couple on my home debut in a 6-0 win against St Austell.

Favourite Moment – We had a couple of highs, winning the Cornwall Senior Cup at Falmouth against Porthleven in a replay. Also a great evening was winning the league with a last minute goal once again against Porthleven. That evening one of three teams had a chance to take the title, Truro, Porthleven and Falmouth, I think we only conceded 15 goals that year.

Worst Moment – I can’t really remember anything. It’s always enjoyable when you have a successful team.

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42 – Steve Bayley

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 30 April 1969

Played for City – 1999-2001

Position – Central Midfielder

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road and Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite Team Mate – Dan Carveth. We played together for many years for different teams. Best goalkeeper I ever played with. Mike Cain was another favourite.

Best Goal You Scored – The winner away to Wadebridge in Jewson South Western League. A decent headed goal from a cross from Damo Stevens. I wasn’t known as a goal scorer but I had a knack of scoring in January for some unknown reason and had a £10 bet with Mike Cain I would score some time that month. Wadebridge was the last fixture of the month and the goal came deep into the second half. My celebration involved running the length of the pitch to jump on Mike – makes me laugh even now.

Favourite Moment – Not a favourite memory as such but I only started playing for the first team at the age of 30 after being part of the treble winning Combination League side the previous season. Chris Webb asked me to step up to the first team and it was a standard that I had never thought I was good enough to play. My favourite ‘moment’ was the realisation a few games in, that I was more than capable of holding my own – very proud to have done so and thankful to Webby for having faith in me.

Worst Moment – Travelling all the way up to Holsworthy for a midweek game under my own steam straight from work. I was carrying a bit of an injury and had to rule myself out after a late fitness test. A long way to go to not be available. I refused the boot money after the game as I felt I’d let the team down.

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43 – Tim Sandercombe

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 15 June 1989

Played for City – 2011-2013

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I’d probably go with Woking, but that’s only because they’d gained promotion so the atmosphere was great. Dover had a nice, modern stadium though.

Favourite Team Mate – I really don’t think I could pick one. The whole team were a genuinely great bunch of lads, but I had a particular affinity with Les (Les Afful), Pughy (Arran Pugh) and Brooksy (Tom Brooks), with whom I car shared with.

Best Save You Made – There was one I tipped over the bar from close range, from a header, off a corner. It was at home to Chelmsford I think. I thought it was alright!

Favourite Moment – I think in that second season, when everything was going wrong with finances, all of the team coming together, trying to stay up and odd scenario to be in where everything seemed to be going wrong, but I’ve rarely been happier in a club. But that was due to the rest of the players.

Worst Moment – Ah, well of that there were a few! Lots of footballing howlers, but probably the worst was getting kicked in the head and knocked out. I shattered three of my teeth in the process and now have three half fake teeth!

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44 – Brian Mitchell

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 23 August 1945

Place of Birth – Foxhole, Cornwall

Played for City – 1964-1967

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – Cornwall Charity Cup (1964-1965)

Best Ground – Home Park (Plymouth Argyle Reserves)

Favourite Team Mate – I got on well with Jock Imrie (Neil Imrie)

Best Save You Made – One Boxing Day against St Austell, I had one of those days when nothing was going to get past me.

Favourite Moment – When told I was to represent Cornwall by the then chairman Bill Martin.

Worst Moment – When they wanted me to sign pro forms, I refused so Trevor Salsbury swapped clubs.

TCFC Debut – Launceston (A) W 6-2 – South Western League (19 Dec 1964)

See also number 3 on ‘Matty meets…’

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45 – Wayne Brown

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 11 September 1980

Played for City – 2005-2007

Position – Played everywhere but mainly Centre Back or Winger

Club Honours – None, not even sure if I even scored a goal or not?

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite Team Mate – Darren Burchell

Best Goal You Scored – I honestly don’t remember if I scored or not?

Favourite Moment – Watching them lift the Vase, even though I had left that season and wish I had stayed!!

Worst Moment – Leaving and not fighting to stay in the Vase winning side.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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46 – Chris Wolstencroft

5 July 2021

Date of Birth – 28 October 1980

Place of Birth – Salford, England

Played for City – 2001-2005

Position – Centre Midfield/Forward

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I loved playing at Treyew.

Favourite Team Mate – I loved playing with my brother Paul, Chris Davey was a machine and Robin Watt was the nicest guy you could ever meet.

Best Goal You Scored – I can only remember a few, I scored our only goal against Sheffield United in a pre-season friendly. Michael Brown wanted to beat me up afterwards. That was my debut for City.

Favourite Moment – Scoring two against St Austell in a cup Quarter Final I think? It was the last game I played before going to fire service training school for 14 weeks.

Worst Moment – Worst moment was getting stamped on after diving in, Mutley told me I deserved it for tackling like that, Haydn (Haydn Jose) wouldn’t let me play on, Webby (Chris Webb) came on for me and scored the winner then couldn’t wait to pick me up from the hospital so he could tell me!

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47 – Tony Ellul

6 July 2021

Date of Birth – 5 September 1964

Played for City – 1982-1983

Position – Played in a few positions, midfield, then centre forward but only once in this position, mainly midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I would say the best ground I played on would be Blaise Park at St Blazey.

Favourite Team Mate – Got to be Steve Tabb, always encouraged us young ones in the team, a proper leader, always gave 100% for the team, I really looked up to him.

Best Goal You Scored – I only scored one goal and that was for the Combination side down St Just.

Favourite Moment – Seeing my late dad Manny watching me make my debut for the first team up at the late and great Treyew Road.

Worst Moment – Losing matches with people that were giving everything they had to win.

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48 – Tony Body

7 July 2021

Played for City – 1989-1991

Position – Central Midfielder

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I always enjoyed playing at Falmouth and Penzance but Treyew Road was always my favourite especially under the lights!

Favourite Team Mate – I was fortunate to play with many good players during my time at Truro but Dave Streat was a superb player and smashing guy, I loved playing in front of him!

Best Goal You Scored – It was against Bugle, my previous club, I ran onto a through ball from the halfway line and fired in a 30 yarder into the top corner… it gets further away from goal each time I tell people!

Favourite Moment – Playing and scoring in the FA Cup and giving Argyle a good game. However my debut is my favourite moment, everyone was so friendly from the minute Ray Rowe introduced me to the team.

Worst Moment – Again against Bugle in another game when I was subjected to a very late two footed tackle resulting in a fractured right ankle and out of action for 8 weeks.

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49 – Olly Brokenshire

9 July 2021

Date of Birth – 10 February 1992

Played for City – 2013-2014

Position – Super Sub/Centre Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – De Montfort Park (Hinckley United)

Favourite Team Mate – Neil Slateford/Liam “Beaver” Eddy

Best Goal You Scored – Stourbridge away, still on YouTube I think? or a volley from a poor goalkeeper kick, straight in at home versus Totton.

Favourite Moment – Playing a good level of football and competitive challenge each week.

Worst Moment – Getting docked a weeks wages for being kicked out of L2 Nightclub which was owned by the chairman.

Goals (League) – 3

Goals (All Competitions) – 4

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50 – Harold Jefferies

9 July 2021

Played for City – 1957-1963 & 1965-1969

Position – Centre Half

Club Honours – South Western League (1960-1961), Cornwall Senior Cup (1958-1959, 1966-1967), South Western League Cup (1959-1960, 1966-1967)

Best Ground – Truro City!

Favourite Team Mate – Mr Putney

Favourite Moment – Winning the Cornwall Senior Cup.

See also number 1 on ‘Matty meets…’

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51 – Rich Young

10 July 2021

Played for City – I think I joined in 1998 but played for the first and second team. Then I left in 2005-2006 I believe but it was a long time ago so can’t be exact.

Position – Centre Forward

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I always loved Truro and Penryn.

Favourite Team Mate – Probably Luke Wort and Andrew Dyer.

Best Goal You Scored – My hat-trick away to Falmouth when we drew 3-3. I couldn’t tell you which of the three I liked the most.

Favourite Moment – Same as above.

Worst Moment – Nothing springs to mind.

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52 – Neil Slateford

10 July 2021

Date of Birth – 15 September 1990

Played for City – 2013-2014

Position – Left or Right Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – I enjoyed Weymouth at the time, proper old school non league football ground and I managed to get on the score sheet as well.

Favourite Team Mate – Oliver Brokenshire & Liam Eddy. I’ve played pretty much my whole career with either one or both of them.

Best Goal You Scored – Tough one, probably the home goal I scored against Weymouth. I also scored one away at Tiverton, which are both favourites of mine.

Favourite Moment – The home game versus Weymouth. Great atmosphere and great result.

Worst Moment – Missing a penalty away at Bridgwater and getting us knocked out of the Red Insure Cup (Southern League Cup).

Goals (League) – 4

Goals (All Competitions) – 6

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53 – Kevin Wills

16 July 2021

Date of Birth – 15 October 1980

Place of Birth – Torbay, Devon, England

Played for City – 2005-2008

Position – Centre Midfield

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Would have to be Wembley.

Favourite Team Mate – Difficult to choose but would have to say G Power (Graeme Power) as he drove me down (to Truro) half the time! Great player as well, Also got to mention Broady (Joe Broad).

Best Goal You Scored – Both ends!

Favourite Moment – I enjoyed every minute playing for the club, with the Wembley win the icing on the cake. Great team mates and friends for life.

Worst Moment – I don’t think there were any!!!

Goals (League) – 20

Goals (All Competitions) – 28

See also number 7 on ‘Legends’

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54 – Pete Child

23 July 2021

Date of Birth – 16 October 1956

Played for City – 1981-1982

Position – Keeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bodmin and Appledore

Favourite Team Mate – Good boys all but Ray Smith at centre half.

Best Shot You Saved – End of season game versus Penzance to win 1-0.

Favourite Moment – Being part of a local TCFC made up from good players from Combo (Combination League) and local sides.

Worst Moment – My debut at Wadebridge. Lost 3-1 but played well. Reporter wanted my name, said played really well etc… next day I bought 5 copies of the Inde (Independant newspaper), picture of me being beaten with headlines – New keeper concedes three in debut!

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55 – Duncan Ayres

14 August 2021

Date of Birth – 8 October 1976

Place of Birth – Basildon, Essex, England

Played for City – 2001-2002

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road and Blaise Park (St Blazey)

Favourite Team Mate – Damien Stevens, Rob Troon, Mike Cain and Rob Watt

Best Shot You Saved – Boxing Day derby Vs Falmouth, near post volley from Damien Stevens, managed to paw away in front of the home end. Never scored a goal but did put a goal kick just over the bar with a gale behind me.

Favourite Moment – Had to be winning the Charity Cup Semi at Bickland and ending St Blazey’s 2 year unbeaten run. Brilliant from Mark Trethewey with dipping volley and winner from Mike Cain. The place kicked off!

Worst Moment – Away at Falmouth (my home town where all my mates came to watch an evening game) only to concede 5 seconds, yes 5 seconds into the game thanks to Wayne Brown running into a through pass and hitting a tracer that clipped the post and went in. I was a spectator also… all I could hear whilst picking the ball out was sniggering! I smiled – what can you do?

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56 – Kieren Conibear-Trathen

23 September 2021

Date of Birth – 20 October 1991

Played for City – 2011-2012

Position – Centre Back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Cherrywood Road (Farnborough) or Home Park (Plymouth Argyle)

Favourite Team Mate – Cody Cooke

Best Goal You Scored – I didn’t score haha!

Favourite Moment – Playing against QPR in pre-season

Worst Moment – Injuring my knee in pre-season which kept me out for most of my time there

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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57 – Haydn Jose

2 November 2021

Date of Birth – 1954

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1977-1978 and I was in and out of the first team when Tony Roberts was manager

Position – Up front

Club Honours – Cornwall Charity Cup (1980-1981), Cornwall Combination League Cup (1977-1978)

Best Ground – Bickland Park (Falmouth Town)

Favourite Team Mate – Peter Rowe – he should have turned pro, Wolves wanted him but he broke his leg

Best Goal You Scored – Up at Clyst, John Hawke crossed it in and Steve Williams flicked it on and I had a lovely diving header into the top corner, we drew 2-2

Favourite Moment – My very first game up at Plymouth Command, they were a tough, physical side and we won 1-0 and I made the goal and Tony Roberts said he was so proud of me.

Worst Moment – Can’t remember many bad moments with the first team apart from being subbed!

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58 – Andy Bowker

11 January 2022

Date of Birth – 14 October 1970

Played for City – 1993-1994 & 2005-2006

Position – Striker No. 10

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006)

Best Ground – Treyew Road. Simple.

Favourite Team Mate – Early Truro was Rob Francis and then Kev Wills.

Best Goal You Scored – Penalty that took us up out of the South Western League against Tavi away. That was my most important goal.

Favourite Moment – Cornwall Senior Cup final. Scored 2. I was supposed to be suspended as I was unjustly sent off against Blazey I think in the quarter-final. Heaney wanted me not to appeal but I took it to the tribunal and it was reversed. The rest is history.

Worst Moment – Rupturing my elbow when I was leading the second team at 40 years old. I had to have my elbow rebuilt basically. That ended my footy in all honesty. My only really bad injury. I was very lucky to have played with such great team mates.

TCFC Debut – St Austell (A) W 4-3 – South Western League (14 Aug 1993)

Goals (League) – 15

Goals (All Competitions) – 20

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59 – Chris Todd

13 January 2022

Date of Birth – 22 August 1981

Place of Birth – Swansea, Wales

Played for City – 2016-2018

Position – Centre Half

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – The Valley, Charlton Athletic, however I was player/assistant manager but I did not play

Favourite Team Mate – Cody Cooke

Best Goal You Scored – I can’t remember but I only scored a few

Favourite Moment – Favourite moment was not playing but assisting in the Conference South play-offs and FA Cup 1st Round Vs Charlton.

Worst Moment – Don’t think I had too many bad moments playing for Truro, however I do remember one game, can’t think who it was but Hodgey put me on up front and I missed a sitter to draw the game!

Goals (League) – 1

Goals (All Competitions) – 3

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60 – Grant Fisher

14 January 2022

Date of Birth – 4 May 1991

Place of Birth – London, England

Played for City – 2016-2018

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road, loved playing at home

Favourite Team Mate – Les Afful

Best Save You Made – Bideford away on Boxing Day, I saved Matt Hockley’s penalty

Favourite Moment – Keeping the club up, after joining them while they were in the relegation zone

Worst Moment – Not continuing at the club for longer.

Clean Sheets (League) – 7

Clean Sheets (All Competitions) – 7

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61 – Pete Davey

18 January 2022

Date of Birth – 8 September 1978

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1998-2006

Position – Centre Back/Left Back

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006)

Best Ground – Bickland Park, Falmouth Town

Favourite Team Mate – Loved all my team mates but if I had to choose a couple it would be Dom Pullen for his love of scoring goals and telling everyone about it. Robin Teagle who had a wand of a left foot and I loved playing next to him.

Best Goal You Scored – Didn’t score many but the 2 I scored against Millbrook in a 2-2 draw at Treyew Road in 2001-2002 season, both headers, both from corners. Incidentally I was initially dropped by Webby for the game only for Phil Lafferty to get injured in the warm up and I started at right back.

Favourite Moment – The Charity Cup semi-final win versus St Blazey. They were unbeatable and winning everything in sight at the time but the shear effort and commitment of the whole squad that night was rewarded and we were deserved winners. Mark Trethewey’s 30 yarder was unbelievable. Also winning the treble in 2005-2006 under Gary Pascoe and Shaun Tozer for the reserves was special.

Worst Moment – Losing the Charity Cup final after the efforts in the semi-final. We let Webby and Mutley down that night for sure.

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62 – Chris Davey

19 January 2022

Date of Birth – 11 August 1975

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 2000-2006

Position – Central Midfield

Club Honours – Cornwall Senior Cup (2005-2006)

Best Ground – Penryn – the best playing surface around

Favourite Team Mate – I played with lots of great friends at Truro, but my favourite was probably Sammo (Matt Salmon). There was never a dull moment with him around, be it in the changing room or on the pitch. I also enjoyed playing in the same team as my brother, Pete – probably because he always made me look faster than him!

Best Goal You Scored – I doubt anyone will remember it as a great goal, but I scored the equaliser in the Senior Cup semi-final against Porthleven at Falmouth. We were 3-0 down against a very strong Port team and we got back to 3-2 and I scored a tap-in from 6 yards after a shot was saved. Whilst it was a simple goal, it meant everything to us as a team and the celebration of it with all the team going mad will live with me forever! I didn’t score many but another memorable one was in the Senior Cup against Nanpean, I can even remember the date, 17th November 2001! We were 2-0 down at half time and Deano (Dean Harris) had been sent off in the first half. I scored with a header to make it 2-1 and I think Justin Andrew scored 2 and we won 3-2. I especially remember this date because my wife was in the early stages of labour when I went to play the game and my daughter was born the next day!

Favourite Moment – Winning the Senior Cup in 2006. I was mainly playing for the 2nd team that season and I had played the Combo Cup final on the Sunday, so we were out celebrating with a “few” drinks after we won, when I received a call from Webby (Director of football at the time) saying I was not only in the squad, but starting against Bodmin Town the next day! That didn’t stop me celebrating the cup win though! My role in the Senior Cup final was to man mark Gilbey (Darren Gilbert) and I must have done ok because he got booked for kicking me and we ended up winning 4-1 and I played 70 odd minutes. I was proud to play in midfield with ex-pros Joe Broad and Kevin Wills, although Willsy got sent off early on! The other moment that stands out was beating the all-conquering St Blazey team in the Charity Cup semi-final. They were 90 odd games unbeaten with quality all over the pitch and we were struggling at the wrong end of the table, but as a team that day we played above ourselves and everyone fought for each other. We rode our luck but we deserved the win and Mark Trethewey’s long range strike was a worthy goal to win any game. Webby and Mutley were finishing as managers at the end of the season and after the game Webby was contemplating staying on! That team was a bunch of mates playing together and enjoying every minute. I always remember the programme from the semi-final and it had a star studded Blazey team line-up, with details of their previous clubs – top non-league teams or Argyle etc and then you had Pete (my brother) and I. For Pete it said that he was a recently qualified policeman and for me, my previous clubs included Tregony and Probus. Bit of a mismatch but we won!

Worst Moment – Losing the Charity Cup final against Falmouth. We were superb in the semi-final but we didn’t turn up in the final.

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63 – Dave Deacon

6 February 2022

Date of Birth – 19 June 1956

Place of Birth – Liskeard, Cornwall

Played for City – I made my debut for Truro City on 15th August 1981 in the South Western League. That was back in the time when during the summer the club had decided to basically go all local. Tony Channon was the manager and I was living in Truro, but before that playing for Illogan RBL, and so it made sense really to try and give it a go with Truro. Things didn’t quite go as planned for me and I think probably before Christmas I was back playing for Illogan again! However, season 1982/83 I gave it another go and signed for Truro again. Playing in the SWL that season and 1983/84 until basically the then manager Peter Garbutt stood down after a 9-1 defeat to Launceston! At that time there was still (as it had been for a couple of seasons) little or no player budget but I think the club realised to return to be one of the county’s big clubs, they would have to go back to paying players. They appointed Tony Roberts for his second time and gradually the first team became made up of players from further afield. I stayed with the club and was always prepared to play for the firsts but primarily turned out for the seconds in the Cornwall Combination, really enjoying my time with a group of lads where the team spirit was second to none and was honoured to be captain of the side. The highlight was skippering the side when we won the League Cup and Evely Cup, bringing silverware back to the club after a fairly frustrating period with little success overall. I played until the end of season 1989/90.

Position – Midfield reverting to full back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – That’s an easy one! Up at Plainmoor when Torquay United Reserves were in the SWL and they were a Football League club!

Favourite Team Mate – Not so sure I would have a “favourite” but Tabby (Steve Tabb) was always a player who was interesting to watch as you never quite knew what he might do on the ball. He could go on some crazy runs as well as enjoying a Saturday evening! Nigel Kellow was Mr Cool at the back and then there was never anyone more consistent than Mark “Mutley” Symons. Then of course, there was Des Coad. No longer with us unfortunately, but probably an underrated player on the pitch, but definitely a gentleman off it.

Best Goal You Scored – Regrettably for the first team they were few and far between! However, there was one that springs to mind, at home at Treyew Road against Teignmouth when they were in the South Western League. They didn’t really clear a corner and I shot home from the edge of the penalty area. We lost 3-1 though!

Favourite Moment – You have to remember the bulk of my games in the first team would have been when, let’s be fair, we weren’t getting particularly good results! Nevertheless, one of my best remembered times is from a New Year’s Day match. We came into the game without a league win all season, there was definitely alcohol fumes in the changing room from the night before because most probably thought celebrating the new year couldn’t worsen our run of form, but we hammered the opposition, Plymouth Command, 8-0! The manager Peter Garbutt was quick to comment “We’re unbeaten in 1983!”

Worst Moment – You know something? I’m not sure there was one really, but I suppose losing 9-1 the season after (83/84) at home to Launceston was a fairly low moment, but four days later we bounced back at Treyew Road to win 3-0 against Penzance! No time to be down for long!

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64 – Erik Panzer

22 February 2022

Date of Birth – 13 July 1993

Place of Birth – Dovedale, New Zealand

Played for City – September 2016-January 2017

Position – Centre Back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – The New Lawn (Forest Green Rovers)

Favourite Team Mate – I spent a lot of time with the other Kiwis, Zane Sole and Rory Fallon, pretty biased!

Best Goal You Scored – N/A

Favourite Moment – Taking FGR to a replay in the FA Trophy

Worst Moment – Conceding way too many goals on a few occasions

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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65 – Steve Tabb

11 March 2022

Date of Birth – 13 May 1956

Place of Birth – The Market Inn, Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1977-1988 (11 years)

Position – Striker, Left Midfield, Left Back

Club Honours – Cornwall Charity Cup (1980-1981), Cornwall Combination League Cup (1977-1978)

Best Ground – Falmouth Town was superb but I also liked St Blazey and Penzance

Favourite Team Mate – Streater (Dave Streat) was always the star of the show – PJ Rowe (Peter Rowe) was another one, Mutley Symons too!

Best Goal You Scored – One against Penzance after losing 9-0 to Launceston, I blasted one in the top corner and we won 3-1

Favourite Moment – The hat-trick versus Wolves, think we drew 6-6?

Worst Moment – Missing an open goal and Rhod Mitchell wrote in the headlines “Miss of the match” but a game or two after I scored and let him know about it, I ran the length of the pitch!

Did you know? Tabby’s gran used to own The Swan Inn and the Truro City players would run down Chapel Hill and shower there!

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66 – Ed Palmer

24 March 2022

Date of Birth – 13 November 1991

Place of Birth – Torquay, Devon, England

Played for City – 5 times (2011-2012, 2014-2016, Summer 2017-Nov 2018, Oct 2019-2021 & Oct 2022-2024)

Position – Centre Back

Club Honours – Southern League Premier play-offs (2014-2015), Southern League Premier South play-offs (2022-2023)

Best Ground – The Valley (Charlton Athletic)

Favourite Team Mate – Matt Wright

Best Goal You Scored – Free Kick against Poole at home in the promotion season

Favourite Moment – Walking out at The Valley

Worst Moment – Every pre-season

Goals (League) – 12

Goals (All Competitions) – 13

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67 – Phil Lafferty

9 May 2022

Date of Birth – 17 April 1976

Place of Birth – Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England

Played for City – I believe under Coops (Leigh Cooper) in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996

Position – Right Back

Club Honours – Sadly none

Best Ground – I loved playing at Treyew Road of course, my first senior mens non-league club after leaving Exeter City after 5 years. Away from there, Blaise Park.

Favourite Team Mate – Best player Steve Wherry – Closest team mate Steve Allen

Best Goal You Scored – No goals sadly

Favourite Moment – My debut under Leigh Cooper who gave me my first chance after being released by Exeter.

Worst Moment – Not being able to keep Chris Webb out the side so I could make right back my own and to stay with the club!

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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68 – Paul Wolstencroft

7 June 2022

Date of Birth – 16 May 1983

Place of Birth – Salford, England

Played for City – 2000’s

Position – Striker/Right Wing

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road or Bickland Park

Favourite Team Mate – My brother Chris, Matt Salmon and Luke Wort

Best Goal You Scored – Scoring the winner against St Blazey in the Cornwall Charity Cup semi-final ending their two season unbeaten run and the atmosphere that night was amazing!!!

Favourite Moment – Same as above

Worst Moment – Getting sent off in the Cornwall Charity Cup Final against Falmouth Town down at Porthleven, from hero to zero! How two games of football can finish so differently for me.

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69 – Paul Smith

17 June 2022

Date of Birth – 18 September 1971

Place of Birth – South Brent, Devon, England

Played for City – 1991-1992 until October 1992 & 1993-1995

Position – Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Penryn

Favourite Team Mate – Steve Wherry

Best Goal You Scored – Mass says 30 yarder versus Bodmin but I enjoyed beating 3 men and rounding the keeper against Tavy (Tavistock)

Favourite Moment – Playing Weymouth away in the FA Cup, I scored, ok we lost 3-2 but pushed them close and they were about 3 leagues higher. We were fantastic that day. Bus trip home was mammoth.

Worst Moment – Losing 4-0 away at lowly Bude. We had a team of great players who turned up and thought we didn’t have to work hard. It could have been 7 or 8.

Goals (League) – 10

Goals (All Competitions) – 14

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70 – Andy Gammon

5 July 2022

Date of Birth – 18 November 1964

Place of Birth – Plymouth, Devon, England

Played for City – 1992-1994

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Weymouth once in the FA Cup

Favourite Team Mate – Lots of good guys but Chris Webb was one of the nicest guys I met

Best Save You Made – Didn’t make many to be honest haha, remember having a great game against Torrington in the FA Cup I think, but individual saves I can’t remember

Favourite Moment – Beating Bodmin to the league title on the second to last game of the season and beating Falmouth in the 1993 League Cup final 4-1.

Worst Moment – Losing to Bodmin 5-0 in the 1994 League Cup final, also losing 3-2 to Falmouth on Boxing Day and being at fault for their goal in the last few minutes.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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71 – Scott Palmer

24 January 2023

Date of Birth – 13 September 1986

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 2011-2013 ish I think?

Position – Striker

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Treyew Road. Obviously.

Favourite Team Mate – Nobody specifically. Coming through from the reserves everyone was very welcoming

Best Goal You Scored – There was only one, and it was in pre-season. So not sure I’d call it the best lol. However, I do remember an overhead kick assist (may have been a slight miss hit) and Andy Watkins scoring a last minute winner

Favourite Moment – Making my debut for my home town club

Worst Moment – Not necessarily the first team but the club was going through a tough time off the pitch at the time which subsequently resulted in the sale of Treyew Road. After playing the vast majority of my youth football at the club and then going on to play senior football for the club. I’m still gutted I’ll never play there again. It was the best ground in my opinion. Hopefully that will be the case again soon.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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72 – Johnny Wardle

14 April 2023

Date of Birth – 30 May 1942

Place of Birth – Plymouth, England

Played for City – Oct 1966-1973

Position – Inside-Left (Number 10 shirt)

Club Honours – South Western League (1969-1970), Cornwall Senior Cup (1966-1967, 1969-1970), South Western League Cup (1966-1967)

Best Ground – Blaise Park, St Blazey

Favourite Team Mate – I got on with them all but the closest team mate was Brian Adams as I travelled with him.

Best Goal You Scored – I always remember the Senior Cup final goal against Newquay in 1970.

Favourite Moment – The Easter Monday final against Falmouth Town in 1967.

Worst Moment – Being told you’re not wanted by the club anymore, no-one saw it coming.

See also number 8 on ‘Legends’

See also number 4 on ‘Matty meets…’

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73 – Billy Palfrey

22 May 2023

Date of Birth – 25 October 1997

Place of Birth – Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, England

Played for City – Joined in 2017 and left after two seasons, June 2023-PRESENT

Position – Centre Midfield but played Right Back for Truro

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Charlton’s ground (The Valley)

Favourite Team Mate – I had a few favourite team mates – it’s a toss up between Tom McHale, Jordan Copp, Louis Rooney and Dan Rooney.

Best Goal You Scored – I scored one but I can’t remember who it was against.

Favourite Moment – Best moment was playing at The Valley in the FA Cup.

Worst Moment – Worst moment was getting relegated.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

Billy Palfrey has since returned to Truro City Football Club

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74 – Graeme Kirkup

11 September 2023

Date of Birth – 31 May 1965

Place of Birth – Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Played for City – 1991-1999

Position – Central Defender

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993, 1995-1996, 1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995, 1997-1998), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Weymouth Town away in the FA Cup, lost 2-3

Favourite Team Mate – John Burrows, Mass (Steve Massey), Coops (Leigh Cooper) and Steve Wherry – my assistant manager and perfect gent.

Best Goal You Scored – Versus Penzance at home from one yard out, I knew I couldn’t miss!!

Favourite Moment – When Chris Tomlinson threw his body into a goalmouth melee versus Porthleven deep into injury time to win us the league on a night 3 teams could have won it. It doesn’t get more dramatic than that!

Worst Moment – My last game as player/manager for the club, where due to financial issues at the time, momentum over the past 8 years came to an end. We beat Torpoint 4-2 at home which was a fifth straight win to end the season in third place. Such a sad time as I always believed the club could be so much bigger and play higher which thankfully has happened since.

Goals (League) – 6

Goals (All Competitions) – 7

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75 – Ray Smith

19 September 2023

Date of Birth – 24 September 1954

Place of Birth – Swindon, England

Played for City – 1980-1984

Position – Centre Back/Sweeper

Club Honours – Cornwall Charity Cup (1980-1981)

Best Ground – Treyew Road (the new one, not the old one) – St Blazey and Penzance were good too

Favourite Team Mate – Lots of really good players – Tony Webb to play alongside, Richard Dingle and Eric Giles were really good centre backs but Steve Williams I would have in my trench

Best Goal You Scored – Not sure if I scored any for the first team unlike Haydn Jose, Bernie Smith and of course Rappo (Mark Rapsey) – all who can recall every single one ever! Probably an own goal!

Favourite Moment – Winning the Charity Cup at Newquay against Torpoint

Worst Moment – Breaking 5 metatarsals in a pre-season friendly in 1976, just after getting a job as a sales rep. Thankfully it all worked out okay.

TCFC Debut – St Austell (H) L 0-1 – South Western League (12 Oct 1980)

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76 – Colin Chegwyn

13 December 2023

Date of Birth – 13 September 1944

Place of Birth – Bodmin, Cornwall

Played for City – 1964-1970

Position – Outside Left

Club Honours – South Western League (1969-1970), Cornwall Senior Cup (1966-1967, 1969-1970), South Western League Cup (1966-1967), Cornwall Charity Cup (1964-1965)

Best Ground – Taunton

Favourite Team Mate – Alan Morris & Harold Jefferies

Best Goal You Scored – Probably against Newquay in a cup game with my right foot – that didn’t happen often!

Favourite Moment – The 1970 Cornwall Senior Cup final

Worst Moment – Losing to Falmouth! Also we lost to Holsworthy and they weren’t a very good side at the time.

TCFC Debut – Launceston (A) W 6-2 – South Western League (19 Dec 1964)

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77 – Terry Askey

28 December 2023

Date of Birth – 9 December 1944

Place of Birth – St Columb Minor, Newquay, Cornwall

Played for City – 1969-1972 – Not sure of dates but played for 3 seasons, in the late 1960’s – Johnny Rich signed me from Newquay

Position – Number 2 – Right Back

Club Honours – South Western League (1969-1970), Cornwall Senior Cup (1969-1970)

Best Ground – Falmouth Town & Plymouth Argyle

Favourite Team Mate – I did not have a favourite team mate, there was only 2 players from Cornwall, all the rest were from Plymouth area, I used to travel to Plymouth twice a week to train, they were all friends.

Best Goal You Scored – I don’t think I scored a goal!

Favourite Moment – My favourite moment was the 1970 Senior Cup final at Penzance when I stopped a shot on the line when the score was nil nil. We went on to score five goals in the first half and finished up winning 6-1 against my former club, Newquay. That season we won the South Western League and the Senior Cup also.

Worst Moment – My worst moment was when I was injured and could not play against Arsenal in a friendly.

TCFC Debut – Newton Abbot Spurs (A) W 6-1 – South Western League (16 Aug 1969)

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78 – Ian Gosling

10 June 2024

Date of Birth – 7 July 1975

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1995-November 1996 & 2006-2008

Position – Right Wing/Right Wing Back

Club Honours – FA Vase (2006-2007), Western League Premier (2007-2008), Western League Division One (2006-2007), South Western League (1995-1996), Cornwall Senior Cup (2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Best Ground – Wembley!

Favourite Team Mate – Such a great bunch of lads, but the Rolls Royce was Kevin Wills – legend and a great person… the first player to score at both ends of the new Wembley.

Best Goal You Scored – The goal to put us 2-1 up in the FA Vase Semi-Final at home to Curzon Ashton… strike from the edge of the box into the top corner and to celebrate in front of a massive crowd especially being a Truro boy!

Favourite Moment – There’s many – such a great time to play for Truro City… Walking up the steps at Wembley to collect the Vase trophy with my own town club.

Worst Moment – Losing in the last 16 of the FA Vase at home to Whitley Bay 3-1… I had been out injured for five weeks leading up to the game and wasn’t fit enough to start and came off the bench with 30 minutes to go.

TCFC Debut – Okehampton Argyle (A) W 9-0 – South Western League (19 Aug 1995)

Goals (League) – 17

Goals (All Competitions) – 20

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79 – Robbie Stephens

16 June 2024

Date of Birth – 31 August 1958

Place of Birth – Redruth, Cornwall

Played for City – 1976-1978

Position – Left Midfield

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Penlee Park, Penzance

Favourite Team Mate – They were all great guys, Tony Webb was always close, as we both played on the left. The older lads like Derek Hawke, Jimmy Tregellas and Harold Richards helped us youngsters at the time.

Best Goal You Scored – I don’t think I did score at Truro, but scored lots everywhere else!

Favourite Moment – The first time I pulled on that red & black shirt knowing I was in the starting 11, I couldn’t tell you who it was against, but I can still remember the lovely smell of that kit to this day!

Worst Moment – As a player, knowing I had to leave because of the bad feelings between my parents and Allen Dennis (manager), he actually thought I would stay – as the manager of TCFC, being told we were being sacked after beating Bodmin and St Blazey.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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80 – Mark Damerell

17 June 2024

Date of Birth – 31 July 1965

Place of Birth – Devonport, Plymouth, England

Played for City – 1993-1997, 1998-1999

Position – Left Winger, a bit like Messi!

Club Honours – South Western League (1995-1996), Cornwall Senior Cup (1994-1995)

Best Ground – Holsworthy away lol – no, Falmouth was probably the best I played on when playing for Truro.

Favourite Team Mate – So many, Johnny Burrows, Graeme Kirkup, Justin Norman, Darren Redding, Darren Tallon, Steve Wherry, Tristan Wood, Damian Stevens, Chris Webb, Leigh Cooper, so many, they were all great team mates, I could name a lot more.

Best Goal You Scored – There are so many to pick from, but Cornwall Senior Cup (Final in 1995) header was special, it was a great header, but it was against Ian Baker in the Liskeard goal who joined Truro the season after, and I loved reminding him of it when he drove us down to Truro.

Favourite Moment – Probably winning the league championship, but the Senior Cup was the first trophy I had won with Truro and it was the first time in 25 years for City to have won it so I can’t split those two times, both amazing!

Worst Moment – It has to be losing the league on goal difference to Falmouth (in 1996-1997) – still pisses me off now, and they scored a freak goal to give them the win on the last game of the season.

TCFC Debut – St Austell (A) W 4-3 – South Western League (14 Aug 1993)

Goals (League) – 63

Goals (All Competitions) – 81

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81 – Daniel Trewhela

18 August 2024

Date of Birth – 31 October 1944

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – August 1963- I think I was with Truro for a season and a bit, before going to Helston

Position – I was centre half with Truro Minors, but came into the Truro side as a half back (in those days) but the rest of my career I was a central defender.

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bickland Park, Falmouth

Favourite Team Mate – Difficult, I had so many great mates, I suppose because we played together in defence, I would say Harold Richards

Best Goal You Scored – Ha! Probably the own goal against Falmouth ha!

Favourite Moment – I think playing at Home Park against Plymouth Argyle. That game I was up against a young Mike Trebilcock who 3 years later scored 2 goals for Everton in the FA Cup final. I think we actually won the game.

Worst Moment – When one of the guys from Plymouth kept on saying that his brother should be playing and not me, so I left. Thinking back, I should have stayed, big mistake.

Goals (League) – 0

Goals (All Competitions) – 0

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82 – Rodney Gregory

22 August 2024

Date of Birth – 3 January 1973

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1999-2000

Position – Forward

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Bickland Park, Falmouth

Favourite Team Mate – Woody (Tristan Wood)

Best Goal You Scored – St Austell at home

Favourite Moment – All the lads made it fun

Worst Moment – Against Bodmin, coming on as a sub. There was a goalmouth scramble and it was wet and windy, the ball drops in the six yard box from a corner, I dive in only to be fully covered in sand and mud but no bloody ball – only had the keeper to beat!

TCFC Debut – Tavistock (H) L 0-1 – South Western League (21 Aug 1999)

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83 – Mark Wearne

22 September 2024

Date of Birth – 14 April 1963

Place of Birth – Redruth, Cornwall

Played for City – 1980-October 1994

Position – Right-Back

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – I personally liked Penzance

Favourite Team Mate – Chris Webb

Best Goal You Scored – I scored a hat-trick at home against Holsworthy (1984-85)

Favourite Moment – Winning the league and cup in 1992-1993

Worst Moment – Losing to Bodmin in South Western League Cup final at Newquay

TCFC Debut – Newquay (A) L 2-4 – South Western League (16 Aug 1980)

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84 – Leigh Cooper

23 September 2024

Date of Birth – 7 May 1961

Place of Birth – Reading, England

Played for City – 1992-1994

Position – Played midfield early days and then left back – my right leg was for standing on!

Club Honours – South Western League (1992-1993), South Western League Cup (1992-1993)

Best Ground – Boxing Day matches against Falmouth Town were always pretty lively but probably the best pitch was Camelford. Always a great playing surface and a massive flat pitch.

Favourite Team Mate – Too many to choose from! We had a really good team spirit throughout my time there and had some really good players.

Best Goal You Scored – Wouldn’t have a clue as I never scored many!

Favourite Moment – Again loads to choose from, I think winning the league twice as a manager was right up there as you could see what it meant to everyone connected to the club.

Worst Moment – Breaking my leg down at Bodmin but also losing the league title to Falmouth on goal difference in the 96-97 season with virtually the last kick of the season. We were gutted although we did win it back the following season. Would have been nice to win 3 on the bounce!

Goals (League) – 2

Goals (All Competitions) – 2

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85 – Steve ‘Rusty’ Rowson

29 September 2024

Date of Birth – 12 December 1974

Place of Birth – Truro, Cornwall

Played for City – 1997-1998 after I finished uni then moved away, again from 1999-2002 then 2002-2005

Position – Left winger back then for Coops (Leigh Cooper) then striker then after

Club Honours – South Western League (1997-1998), Cornwall Senior Cup (1997-1998) unused sub

Best Ground – For sure Truro but I loved St Blazey and Falmouth Town

Favourite Team Mate – On a personal note Matthew Salmon as we grew up together and those years were special – we beat a lot of big sides on our day because we were a local side with unbelievable team spirit – beating St Blazey regularly when arguably they were probably the best South Western League team ever – I remember scoring from the halfway line at St Blazey, beating them in the Senior Cup – Truro boys!

Best Goal You Scored – I think the halfway line goal against St Blazey, mind you the 35 yard top corner strike against Saltash in the cup was also special, they were Western League then

Favourite Moment – I scored two at Treyew Road against St Blazey, we ended their 60+ away game domination, I lobbed Dennis Annear an old friend in goal for St Blazey. Big crowd that day as it was an open day at start of Heaney era if I remember right. Either way it was a great memory for me personally, against my best mate Ian Gosling as well.

Worst Moment – Being sent off then squirting the referee with water in a friendly! (It was a hot day!)

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86 – Alan Short

27 March 2025

Date of Birth – 22 February 1950

Place of Birth – Plymouth, England

Played for City – 1970-1972

Position – Left Back

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Falmouth Town

Favourite Team Mate – Brian Adams and Alan Morris

Best Goal You Scored – N/A

Favourite Moment – My battles with St Austell’s Dave Northcott, we always shook hands after the game

Worst Moment – Having my back injury, out for a year, resumed playing for Plymouth Civil Service alongside Brian Adams and we’re still mates today!

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87 – Andrew ‘Rocky’ Neal

5 June 2025

Date of Birth – 7 November 1993

Place of Birth – Plymouth, England

Played for City – 2016-2018 & 2020-2025

Position – Striker

Club Honours – National League South (2024-2025), Southern League Premier South Play-Offs (2022-2023)

Best Ground – The Valley, Charlton Athletic

Favourite Team Mate – Tyler Harvey

Best Goal You Scored – My favourite goal and the one I’ll remember is ironically the last one I scored. The goal against St Albans which secured us promotion to National League.

Favourite Moment – The two promotions, very proud of both

Worst Moment – Tough question… But I would say having to leave the club after getting promoted to the National League due to not being able to commit to the full time schedule with work and family.

TCFC Debut – Chelmsford City (H) D 2-2 – National League South (6 Aug 2016)

Goals (League) – 67

Goals (All Competitions) – 79

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88 – Ryan Brett

7 June 2025

Date of Birth – 4 November 1990

Place of Birth – Plymouth, England

Played for City – 2014-2017 & 2020-2024

Position – I’ve played many for Truro. Centre Midfield, Left Back, Left Midfield, Centre Back.

Club Honours – Southern League Premier South Play-Offs (2022-2023), Southern League Premier Play-Offs (2014-2015)

Best Ground – That’s a tough one!

Favourite Team Mate – Matt Wright

Best Goal You Scored – Wealdstone away, was 4-0 down, 92nd minute equaliser!

Favourite Moment – Both promotion finals! The best days ever.

Worst Moment – Probably losing in the semi-final to Maidstone over two legs.

TCFC Debut – Hitchin Town (H) W 3-1 – Southern League Premier (6 Sep 2014)

Goals (League) – 13

Goals (All Competitions) – 17

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89 – Adrian Lamerton

20 June 2025

Date of Birth – 17 September 1973

Place of Birth – Plymouth, Devon, England

Played for City – 1994-1995

Position – Goalkeeper

Club Honours – None

Best Ground – Always liked playing at Torpoint.

Favourite Team Mate – Got to be Graeme Kirkup. The man was a legend and made me feel comfortable in a new team.

Best Save You Made – Got to be in a win at Appledore. Top corner, managed to get a good hand on it and put it over.

Favourite Moment – In all fairness probably just getting a game as I was sat on the bench. But playing with such big names like Dammers (Mark Damerell), Graeme Kirkup, Justin Norman and Darren Tallon. One of my fave moments was playing in a friendly against Plymouth Argyle. And my dad came down to watch. The only game he watched me play because of work. He died not too long after that.

Worst Moment – Not being in the squad when they won the league championship. Was awesome to be there and watch the game.

TCFC Debut – Appledore (H) W 5-1 – South Western League

Clean Sheets (League) – 2

Clean Sheets (All Competitions) – 2

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90 – Clive Mewton

23 November 2025

Date of Birth – 11 January 1959

Place of Birth – Plymouth, Devon, England

Played for City – 1980-1981

Position – Midfield, in the middle was my preferred position

Club Honours – Cornwall Charity Cup (1980-1981)

Best Ground – Bickland Park, Falmouth Town

Favourite Team Mate – That would be Colin Leakey who took me under his wing as they say and looked out for me and also got me to be available for the Charity Cup Final when we beat Torpoint at Newquay as if I wasn’t working with him I might not have got recalled from playing for Plymouth Civil Service

Best Goal You Scored – Two I remember, on my debut at Truro I won the ball in midfield, passed it out to Gary Wignall who worked his magic down the left wing and crossed it into the box where I arrived to header it into the roof of the net, and the other of course our second goal in our 3-1 win in the final against Torpoint firing home from 30 yards

Favourite Moment – Winning the cup I suppose

Worst Moment – Leaving after not getting picked to play, either through injury or loss of form and returning to play for Plymouth Civil Service, felt like I had failed

TCFC Debut – Bugle (H) D 1-1 – South Western League (31 Aug 1980)

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