Steve Tabb was a tough tackling, no nonsense player for Truro City Football Club during the late 1970’s and 1980’s, he played left back, left midfield and filled the forward position.
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A breakdown of Tabby’s appearances and goals for the first team…
South Western League – 106 appearances – 50 goals *
Cornwall Combination League – 16 appearances – 9 goals *
FA Vase – 2 appearances – 0 goals
Cornwall Senior Cup – 15 appearances – 6 goals *
South Western League Cup – 8 appearances – 3 goals *
Cornwall Charity Cup – 5 appearances – 1 goal *
Cornwall Combination League Cup – 5 appearances – 3 goals
Total – 157 appearances – 72 goals *
* Denotes possibly more stats to find
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A breakdown of Tabby’s appearances and goals for the reserve team…
Cornwall Combination League – 27 appearances – 12 goals *
Cornwall Combination League Cup – 4 appearances – 2 goals *
Evely Cup – 1 appearance – 1 goal *
Total – 32 appearances – 15 goals *
* Denotes possibly more stats to find
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Did You Know? – When Truro City hosted League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22nd September 1985 in a friendly, Steve Tabb scored a hat-trick and the two sides drew 6-6, the goalie that Tabby beat three times that day was Tim Flowers who went on to win the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers and would go on to be capped by England 11 times.
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“My claim to fame was, I was on the front and back page of the West Briton Argus, front page for fighting, back page for football.”
Steve Tabb
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“I can remember Tabby missed a penalty and one of the opposition laughed at him, Tabby chased him all over the pitch, it was hilarious!”
Dominic Evans – TCFC 1982-1987
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“He played against Argyle in a friendly, Brian Bason complains to his manager Malcolm Allison, who went in the changing room to tell the referee Ray Rowe to stop letting that blonde haired thug from hurting his player. Ray said Tabby’s doing nothing wrong, so Allison slammed the door and subbed Bason, who years later came to Truro and took over the Globe pub and played for Truro City.”
Haydn Jose – TCFC
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“I seem to remember Tabby taking out Sivebaek with a strong challenge in the Man U game. There is also a story I was told about a Falmouth game in 1997. Truro had played at Falmouth and were back at Treyew Road and a load of Falmouth fans turned up to cause trouble and Tabby waded into them and they retreated.”
Ian Low – TCFC Fan
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“Tabby 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!”
Dave Deacon – TCFC 1981-1990
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“Having known Tabby since we were teenagers, I would just say he is the most generous and loyal friend.”
Ray Smith – TCFC
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See also number 65 on ‘Players of Yesteryear’
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Appearances & Goals for TCFC
Sat 3 Sep 1977 – Newquay Reserves (H) W 3-1 (2 goals) – Cornwall Combination League Cup North Section
Sat 10 Sep 1977 – RNAS Culdrose (A) D 0-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Wed 14 Sep 1977 – St Dennis (A) W 5-2 – Cornwall Combination League Cup North Section
24 Sep 1977 – Newquay Reserves (A) W 3-1 – Cornwall Combination League Cup North Section
Sat 8 Oct 1977 – Illogan RBL Reserves (A) W 2-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 22 Oct 1977 – RNAS Culdrose (H) W 3-1 (2 goals) – Cornwall Combination League
Sun 6 Nov 1977 – Perranwell (A) L 1-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 12 Nov 1977 – Penryn Athletic (A) W 3-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 26 Nov 1977 – St Blazey (A) L 1-5 – Cornwall Charity Cup 1st Round Replay
Sat 3 Dec 1977 – St Just (A) D 2-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 17 Dec 1977 – Illogan RBL Reserves (H) L 0-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 7 Jan 1978 – Liskeard (A) L 0-6 – Cornwall Senior Cup 4th Round
Sat 14 Jan 1978 – Penzance Reserves (A) D 3-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 21 Jan 1978 – St Dennis (H) W 1-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 28 Jan 1978 – Helston (A) W 2-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 11 Feb 1978 – Mullion (A) W 2-0 (2 goals) – Cornwall Combination League
Sun 5 Mar 1978 – Mousehole (N) W 5-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League Cup Semi-Final
Sat 18 Mar 1978 – Newquay Reserves (H) W 2-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Sun 16 Apr 1978 – RNAS Culdrose (N) W 1-0 – Cornwall Combination League Cup Final
Thu 20 Apr 1978 – Penryn Athletic (H) W 3-2 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Fri 28 Apr 1978 – Falmouth Docks (H) W 4-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Wed 17 May 1978 – Porthleven (H) W 5-1 (2 goals) – Cornwall Combination League
Wed 23 Aug 1978 – Penzance (H) W 6-3 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 23 Feb 1980 – Mousehole (H) W 2-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 1 Mar 1980 – Perranwell (H) W 2-0 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 8 Mar 1980 – St Dennis (A) W 5-4 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 16 Aug 1980 – Newquay (A) L 2-4 – South Western League
Sat 8 Nov 1980 – Newquay Reserves (?) D 2-2 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 6 Dec 1980 – St Dennis (A) W 2-1 – Cornwall Combination League Cup
Sat 10 Jan 1981 – Falmouth Docks (A) L 1-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 17 Jan 1981 – Penryn (A) L 1-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 24 Jan 1981 – Mousehole (H) L 0-1 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 31 Jan 1981 – Marazion (A) D 1-1 (1 Goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 7 Feb 1981 – Porthleven (H) W 2-1 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 14 Feb 1981 – Perranwell (H) D 3-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 28 Feb 1981 – St Agnes (A) L 1-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 21 Mar 1981 – Culdrose (A) L 2-5 (1 Goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 28 Mar 1981 – Penryn (H) W 3-2 (1 Goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Thu 9 Apr 1981 – Culdrose (H) W 4-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 11 Apr 1981 – Ludgvan (A) D 2-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Thu 23 Apr 1981 – St Just (H) L 2-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Aug 1981 – Newquay (A) L 2-5 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 22 Aug 1981 – Plymouth Civil Service (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 5 Sep 1981 – Millbrook (A) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 26 Sep 1981 – Penzance (A) L 1-4 – South Western League
Sat 3 Oct 1981 – Tavistock (H) W 3-2 – South Western League
Sat 10 Oct 1981 – Clyst Rovers (A) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 24 Oct 1981 – St Mellion (H) D 3-3 – Cornwall Senior Cup 2nd Round
Sat 31 Oct 1981 – St Mellion (A) W 3-2 – Cornwall Senior Cup 2nd Round Replay
Sat 21 Nov 1981 – Wadebridge (A) L 0-2 – Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round
Sat 28 Nov 1981 – Foxhole (A) D 2-2 – Cornwall Charity Cup 1st Round
Sat 16 Jan 1982 – Plymouth Civil Service (H) W 1-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 23 Jan 1982 – Bodmin (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 27 Feb 1982 – Torrington (A) L 0-3 – South Western League
Sat 20 Mar 1982 – Holsworthy (H) W 3-1 – South Western League
Tue 20 Apr 1982 – Falmouth Docks (H) W 3-0 – Cornwall Combination League
Tue 11 May 1982 – Falmouth Town Reserves (H) D 2-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 7 Aug 1982 – Penryn (A) L 0-4 – Cornwall Combination League
Wed 18 Aug 1982 – Bugle (H) L 0-1 – South Western League
Sat 21 Aug 1982 – Bodmin Town (A) L 1-2 – South Western League
Sat 4 Sep 1982 – Millbrook (H) L 0-6 – South Western League
Sat 11 Sep 1982 – Clyst Rovers (A) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 18 Sep 1982 – St Austell (H) L 1-5 – South Western League
Sat 9 Oct 1982 – Mullion (H) D 2-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 16 Oct 1982 – Newquay (H) L 0-3 – South Western League
Sat 23 Oct 1982 – Camelford (H) W 2-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Senior Cup 2nd Round
Sat 30 Oct 1982 – Launceston (H) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 6 Nov 1982 – Torpoint (H) L 2-3 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 13 Nov 1982 – Penzance (H) L 0-1 – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sat 20 Nov 1982 – Calstock (H) W 1-0 – Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round
Sat 27 Nov 1982 – Holsworthy (H) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 4 Dec 1982 – St Blazey (H) L 1-4 (1 goal) – Cornwall Charity Cup ??? Round
Sat 18 Dec 1982 – Teignmouth (H) L 1-3 – South Western League
Sat 1 Jan 1983 – Plymouth Command (H) W 8-0 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 8 Jan 1983 – Bodmin Town (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 22 Jan 1983 – Millbrook (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 29 Jan 1983 – Clyst Rovers (H) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 5 Feb 1983 – Saltash United (A) L 1-4 – Cornwall Senior Cup Quarter-Final
Sat 19 Feb 1983 – Newton Abbot (A) L 1-3 – South Western League
Sat 5 Mar 1983 – Newquay (A) L 1-4 – South Western League
Sat 19 Mar 1983 – St Just (H) W 2-0 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 26 Mar 1983 – Culdrose (H) L 2-3 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 16 Apr 1983 – St Blazey (H) L 1-4 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sun 17 Apr 1983 – Appledore (H) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 13 Aug 1983 – Tavistock (A) L 0-2 – South Western League
Wed 31 Aug 1983 – Newquay (H) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 3 Sep 1983 – Plymouth Command (H) W 2-1 – South Western League
Tue 6 Sep 1983 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 10 Sep 1983 – Newton Abbot (A) L 2-4 – South Western League
Sat 17 Sep 1983 – Wadebridge (H) W 3-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 24 Sep 1983 – Millbrook (A) L 0-2 – South Western League
Sat 8 Oct 1983 – Appledore (A) D 3-3 (3 Goals) – South Western League
Sat 15 Oct 1983 – Millbrook (H) W 4-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sun 16 Oct 1983 – Torrington (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 22 Oct 1983 – St Austell (A) L 0-7 – South Western League
Sat 29 Oct 1983 – St Blazey (A) W 2-1 – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sun 30 Oct 1983 – Bodmin Town (A) W 3-0 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 5 Nov 1983 – St Blazey (H) D 2-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 12 Nov 1983 – Plymouth Civil Service (A) L 1-3 – South Western League
Sat 19 Nov 1983 – Newquay (A) L 0-4 – Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round
Sat 26 Nov 1983 – Teignmouth (H) L 0-1 – South Western League
Sat 3 Dec 1983 – Nanpean (H) W 2-0 (1 assist) – Cornwall Charity Cup 1st Round
Sat 10 Dec 1983 – Newton Abbot (H) W 2-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 17 Dec 1983 – Teignmouth (A) L 1-4 – South Western League
Sat 7 Jan 1984 – St Just (H) L 1-2 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 14 Jan 1984 – Tavistock (H) W 3-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 21 Jan 1984 – Launceston (A) D 3-3 – South Western League
Sat 28 Jan 1984 – St Austell (H) W 4-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 4 Feb 1984 – Plymouth Command (A) W 3-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 18 Feb 1984 – Wadebridge (A) W 4-3 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 25 Feb 1984 – Clyst Rovers (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sun 4 Mar 1984 – Bodmin Town (H) W 4-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 17 Mar 1984 – Appledore (H) L 1-3 – South Western League
Sat 24 Mar 1984 – Holsworthy (H) W 1-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 7 Apr 1984 – Plymouth Civil Service (H) W 2-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 28 Apr 1984 – Torpoint (A) W 4-0 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 18 Aug 1984 – Newquay (A) W 2-1 – South Western League
Aug 1984 – St Blazey (H) W 2-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 8 Sep 1984 – Torpoint (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
Wed 12 Sep 1984 – Kilkhampton (H) W 3-0 – Cornwall Charity Cup Quarter-Final
Sat 15 Sep 1984 – Appledore (A) L 1-2 – South Western League
Sat 22 Sep 1984 – Bodmin Town (H) W 3-0 – South Western League
Sat 13 Oct 1984 – Penzance (H) W 3-2 – South Western League
Sat 27 Oct 1984 – Wadebridge Town (H) L 0-2 – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sat 1 Dec 1984 – Holsworthy (H) W 8-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 8 Dec 1984 – Plymouth Civil Service (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 15 Dec 1984 – St Just (H) W 2-0 – Cornwall Senior Cup 4th Round
Sat 26 Jan 1985 – Launceston (A) L 0-1 – Cornwall Senior Cup Quarter-Final
Sat 16 Feb 1985 – Millbrook (A) L 0-1 – South Western League
Sat 2 Mar 1985 – St Austell (H) W 3-1 – South Western League
Sat 9 Mar 1985 – Penzance (A) W 1-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 16 Mar 1985 – Newton Abbot (H) W 1-0 – South Western League
Sat 23 Mar 1985 – Holsworthy (A) W 3-1 – South Western League
Sat 17 Aug 1985 – Torpoint (H) L 0-1 – South Western League
Sat 31 Aug 1985 – Penzance (H) D 3-3 – South Western League
Sat 14 Sep 1985 – Tavistock (H) W 3-0 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 21 Sep 1985 – Newton Abbot (H) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 28 Sep 1985 – Teignmouth (A) W 4-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 5 Oct 1985 – Holsworthy (A) W 1-0 – South Western League
Sat 12 Oct 1985 – St Blazey (A) L 1-2 (1 goal) – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sat 19 Oct 1985 – St Blazey (H) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 26 Oct 1985 – Wadebridge (A) W 2-0 – South Western League
Sat 2 Nov 1985 – Millbrook (H) W 2-1 – South Western League
Sat 9 Nov 1985 – Bodmin Town (A) D 0-0 – Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round
Sat 23 Nov 1985 – Penryn Athletic (H) W 6-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 14 Dec 1985 – Tideford (H) W 3-0 (1 goal) – Cornwall Senior Cup 4th Round
Sat 28 Dec 1985 – Bodmin Town (A) W 3-2 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sat 4 Jan 1986 – Bodmin Town (H) W 4-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 8 Mar 1986 – Mullion (H) L 0-5 – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 6 Sep 1986 – Holsworthy (H) W 4-0 – South Western League
Sat 20 Sep 1986 – Penzance Reserves (A) W 3-0 (2 goals) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 27 Sep 1986 – Newquay (A) W 2-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 4 Oct 1986 – Newton Abbot (H) W 3-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sun 12 Oct 1986 – Torquay United Reserves (A) W 3-1 (2 goals) – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sat 18 Oct 1986 – Teignmouth (H) D 2-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 25 Oct 1986 – St Blazey (A) L 1-2 – South Western League
Sat 8 Nov 1986 – Helston Athletic (A) W 5-3 (2 goals) – Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round
Sat 15 Nov 1986 – Teignmouth (A) L 1-2 – South Western League
Sat 29 Nov 1986 – Bugle (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 6 Dec 1986 – Torquay United Reserves (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 13 Dec 1986 – Torpoint (H) W 4-2 (2 goals) – Cornwall Senior Cup 4th Round
Sat 24 Jan 1987 – Wadebridge (H) W 1-0 – South Western League Cup Quarter-Final
Thu 12 Mar 1987 – Laumceston (H) W 5-0 (3 goals) – South Western League
Sat 14 Mar 1987 – Penzance (A) D 2-2 – South Western League
Sat 21 Mar 1987 – Torpoint (H) W 2-1 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 28 Mar 1987 – Saltash United (N) L 0-4 – Cornwall Senior Cup Semi-Final
Thu 9 Apr 1987 – Falmouth Town (N) D 1-1 – South Western League Cup Semi-Final
Sat 11 Apr 1987 – Clyst Rovers (H) W 1-0 – South Western League
Sat 15 Aug 1987 – Bugle (H) W 4-1 (2 goals) – South Western League
Sun 23 Aug 1987 – Falmouth Town (A) D 1-1 – South Western League
Sat 29 Aug 1987 – Holsworthy (A) W 2-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Wed 2 Sep 1987 – Newquay (H) L 1-2 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sat 5 Sep 1987 – Brislington (H) W 2-1 – FA Vase Extra Preliminary Round
Sat 12 Sep 1987 – Penzance (A) W 2-0 – South Western League Cup 1st Round
Sat 19 Sep 1987 – Yate Town (H) L 0-3 – FA Vase Preliminary Round
Sat 24 Oct 1987 – Wadebridge Town (A) W 2-1 – South Western League
Sat 14 Nov 1987 – Tavistock (H) W 2-1 – South Western League
Sat 21 Nov 1987 – Teignmouth (A) D 0-0 – South Western League
Sat 28 Nov 1987 – Torpoint (H) W 1-0 – South Western League
Wed 2 Dec 1987 – Bodmin Town (H) W 2-1 – South Western League
Sat 5 Dec 1987 – Torquay United Reserves (A) W 1-0 – South Western League
Sat 12 Dec 1987 – St Blazey (A) W 2-1 – Cornwall Senior Cup 4th Round
Sat 20 Feb 1988 – Falmouth Town Reserves (H) W 3-0 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sat 27 Feb 1988 – Marazion (H) W 3-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League
Sun 6 Mar 1988 – Perranwell (N) W 2-1 – Cornwall Combination League Cup Semi-Final
Sun 3 Apr 1988 – Penryn (N) D 2-2 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League Cup Final
Thu 28 Apr 1988 – Holsworthy (H) W 2-0 (1 goal) – South Western League
Sun 1 May 1988 – Penryn (N) W 2-1 (1 goal) – Cornwall Combination League Cup Final Replay
Sun 8 May 1988 – Nanpean (N) W 4-1 (1 goal) – Evely Cup Final
Black indicates first team appearances/goals
Red indicates reserve team appearances/goals
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