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 goals for the first team…
South Western League – 50 goals
Cornwall Combination League – 9 goals
Cornwall Senior Cup – 6 goals
South Western League Cup – 3 goals
Cornwall Combination League Cup – 5 appearances – 3 goals
Cornwall Charity Cup – 1 goal
FA Vase – 2 appearances – 0 goals
Total – 72 goals
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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 16 Aug 1980 – Newquay (A) L 2-4 – South Western League
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
Sat 8 Oct 1983 – Appledore (A) D 3-3 (3 Goals) – South Western League
Sat 18 Aug 1984 – Newquay (A) W 2-1 – South Western League
Sat 8 Sep 1984 – Torpoint (H) D 1-1 – South Western League
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