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Helston Athletic Football Club Founded 1896 CLUB HONOURS SW Peninsula League Div 1 West Champions 2014/15 Runners-up 2011/12, 2012/13 Cornwall Combination League Champions 1987/88, 2000/01, 2010/11, 2021/22 Trelawny League D1 winners 2016/17 D2 r/up 2015/16 D3 r/up 2014/15 D5 r/up 2012/13 Cornwall Veterans League D1 winners 2021/22 D2 winners 2020/21 Cornwall Women’s Football Lg. Winners 2020/21 R/up 2016/17 Cornwall Senior Cup Winners 1936/37 R/up 2012/13 Cornwall Junior Cup Winners 2013/14 Cornwall Women’s Cup Winners 2021/22 Cornwall Charity Cup Winners 1937/38, 1960/61, 1961/62 R/up 1935/36, 1951/52 Cornwall Senior Lg. Herald Cup Winners 1936/37, 1937/38, 1939/40 R/up 1938/39 Cornwall Combination Lg. Cup Winners 2021/22 R/up 1974/75, 2002/03, 2007/08 Cornwall Sunday Cup Winners 2021/22 Cornwall Veterans League Cup Winners 2021/22 Arthur Pearce Cup Winners 2013/14 Lockhart Cup Winners 2015/16 League Cup Winners 2016/17 Kellaway Park, Clodgey Lane, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8PJ
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Please be sure to enjoy the evening and as always thank you for your support
Well the 126 year wait for Helston’s first ever home FA Cup tie didn’t disappoint with a ’smash and grab’ victory thanks to a late Rikki Shepherd brace. Commiserations to our visitors, Falmouth Town, who we welcome back to Kellaway Park this evening for a second time in just four days. We now travel to The Mill, home of Torpoint Athletic, on Saturday 3rd September for a history making taste of FA Cup 1st qualifying round action.
For details of all scheduled fixtures, please refer to a later page of this programme.
A final word from Saturday. The emotional rollercoaster of any competitive football match, whether you are competing or spectating, can be one of elation and/or frustration. Such emotions can be prolonged or change in an instant. Whatever a person’s emotional state may be at any given time, this does not permit the need for anyone to jump the pitch barrier and enter the field of play. The incident from Saturday is being dealt with, but comes with a reminder to us all to ensure we both encourage and comply with the ‘Play Your Part’ Code of Conduct, found later in this programme. Helston Athletic prides itself on being a community football club that encourages respect to all its members and guests. It will however take action against anyone who chooses to ignore. This evening its back to Toolstation Western League Premier League action; whilst in addition to the return of the players, officials and supporters of Falmouth Town, we also extend a warm welcome to our appointed match officials Michael Halford, Alan Hoon and Sam Doble.
Football continues to come thick and fast over the forthcoming days as, believe it or not, we are away at Torpoint this forthcoming Saturday, KO 3:00pm, whilst we look forward to hosting newly promoted and high flying Sherborne Town on Bank Holiday Monday, again a 3:00pm KO.
For the first time this season we also have a match sponsor. A regular to Blues HQ, it's a huge thank you to Wilf Wilcocks, Director of Phoenix Signs, for this magnificent support. We hope all in your party enjoy your evening of hospitality. We also look forward to Wilf choosing and presenting this evenings Blues Man of The Match Award post the final whistle.
Paul (Chairman)Hendy
Think that’s all I have for you this evening folks.
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Helston Athletic 2 (Shepherd 85, 88) Falmouth Town 1 (Moxham 24) Saturday 20th August 2022 - FA Cup Preliminary Round
... pictures courtesy of Tom Harris (Packet Newspapers) Kellaway Park, Helston Attendance: 502
Toolstation Western League Premier Division Table P W D L GD PTS 1. Bridgwater Town 6 6 0 0 24 18 2. Saltash United 5 3 2 0 7 11 3. Millbrook 5 3 1 1 4 10 4. Ashton & Backwell United 6 3 1 2 3 10 5. Sherborne Town 5 3 0 2 6 9 6. Shepton Mallet 3 3 0 0 6 9 7. Buckland Athletic 4 3 0 1 5 9 8. Barnstaple Town 5 2 1 2 4 7 9. Falmouth Town 4 2 1 1 4 7 10. Mousehole 4 1 2 1 3 5 11. Welton Rovers 6 1 2 3 7 5 12. Cadbury Heath 4 1 1 2 3 4 13. Ilfracombe Town 3 1 1 1 2 4 14. Wellington 5 1 1 3 3 4 15. Helston Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 4 16. Street 4 1 1 2 -8 4 17. Clevedon Town 4 1 0 3 -5 3 18. Torpoint Athletic 3 0 1 2 6 1 19. Bitton 5 0 1 4 12 1 20. Keynsham Town 6 0 1 5 -23 1
With the Reserves.... St PIRAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEST DIVISION Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers Sat6Aug Hayle A D2 2 Hannaford(2) Sat13Aug IlloganRBL A W6 2Paul(2),Williams(2),MacMeikan,Brown Wed 17 Aug St Agnes H W 3-2Williams (2), Hannaford Tue 30 Aug St Day H Wed7Sep MouseholeDev. A Sat 10 Sep Penryn Athletic H Tue13Sep FalmouthTownR A Sat17Sep Perranwell A Wed 21 Sep Redruth United H Wed 28 Sep Perranporth H Sat 1 Oct St Dominick (LC) H Wed 12 Oct Wendron Utd Res H Wed19Oct PenrynAthletic A Sat 22 Oct Hayle H Sat29Oct TruroCityRes A Sat12Nov RedruthUnited A Sat 26 Nov Illogan RBL H Sat 3 Dec Perranwell H Sat10Dec StAgnes A Mon 26 Dec Porthleven H Mon2Jan WendronUtdRes A Sat7Jan MullionRes A Sat 21 Jan Truro City Res H Sat 4 Feb Mousehole Dev. H Sat11Feb Perranporth A Wed 8 Mar Mullion Res H Sat 11 Mar Falmouth Town R H Sat18Mar StDay A Fri7Apr Porthleven A
With Developmentthe Squad.... LWC DRINKS CORNWALL COMBINATION LEAGUE Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers Sat20Aug StIvesTown A D1 1 Brown Sat 3 Sep St Agnes Res H Tue 6 Sep Goonhavern Ath. H Sat10Sep Praze An Beeble A Sat 17 Sep Pendeen Rovers H Sat24Sep Rosudgeon A Tue 4 Oct RNAS Culdrose H Sat8Oct StJust A Tue 11 Oct Rosudgeon H Sat15Oct Mawnan A Tue 18 Oct Wendron United H Tue 1 Nov Hayle Res H Sat5Nov GoonhavernAth. A Tue 8 Nov St Day Res (CUP) H Sat19Nov PendeenRovers A Sat26Nov PorthlevenRes A Sat3Dec WendronUnited A Sat10Dec HayleRes A Sat7Jan StDayRes A Sat28Jan RNASCuldrose A Sat4Feb StAgnesRes A Sat 11 Feb St Day Res H Sat 25 Feb Porthleven Res H Tue 14 Mar St Just H Tue 21 Mar Praze-An-Beeble H Sat 1 Apr Mawnan H TBA St Ives Town H
HELSTON ATHLETIC Blue & White shirts Blue shorts Blue socks Cory HARVEY (GK) Mike SEARLE (GK) Harrison JEWELL Isaac BURDON Josh STOREY (c) Freddie WALTER Jordan BENTLEY Steve RubinTylerMattyCOLWELLBYEELLIOTTRoccoHILLTomPAYNEKaiCORNISHJordanCOPPWILSONTomHANDSWadeBROWN Manager Matt CUSACK Asst. Manager Dan HARRISON Coach Dan BUA ROBERTS Goalkeeper Coach Martyn DAUGHTERY Physio Jaimie OSBORNE MichaelReferee HALFORD T O N I G H T S S Q U A D
FALMOUTH TOWN Black/Amber shirts Black Blackshortssocks Ryan BARNES Kayden AndreasJackJamesScottKirkGORDON-DUNNDAVIESKELLOWTomANNEARWARD(c)JackWEBBERAlexWHARTONLukeBRABYNBRAY-EVANSCALLEJA-STAYNETimNIXONJamesSWANLukeBARNERCharlieEDNEYCameronHUTCHINSONJackBOWYER Manager Andrew WESTGARTH Coach Charlie DAVIS Physio Haydn JOSE AlanAssistantsHOONSamuelDOBLE T O N I G H T S S Q U A D
Afternineseasons, increasedtravellingexpensesforced FalmouthtoresignfromtheWestern League and not being accepted back into the South Western League, had to enter the CornwallCombinationLeaguewhichtheywonatthefirstattempt. BackintheSouthWestern League they became champions again in 1985/86 which was won several more times along with numerous cups. A period of turmoil then followed with ups and downs in the clubsfortunesbothonandoffthepitch. WiththeformationoftheSouthWestPeninsulaLeague,FalmouthTownpliedtheirtradein thePremierDivisionbutnever achievedanysuccessuntiltheappointment of localladand player, Andrew Westgarth. Being his first appointment as manager of any club, he had a steeplearningcurve.
AftermuchmoredomesticsuccessandwinningtheSouthWesternLeagueforfourconsecutiveyears, Townjoinedthe Western Leagueinseason1974/75. TheywonboththeLeague andLeagueCupintheirfirstseasonwithoutlosinga singlegameandthenwontheLeague Championshipinthefollowingthree seasons. WhilstintheWestern League, Falmouthwon theCornwallSeniorCupinfoursuccessiveseasons,from1975/76to1978/79. In1975,midfielderRoyCarterlefttojoinHerefordUnitedintheFootballLeague,goingonto playforSwindonTown,TorquayUnited,BristolRoversandNewportCounty.Thefollowing yearTown’sacegoalscorerTonyKellowwassoldtoExeterCityforarecordtransferfeeof £12,000 and remains their all time top goal scorer. Then, in 1978 club record scorer Joe ScottjoinedBournemouth.
Focus FALMOUTHon....TOWN
FALMOUTHTOWNjoinedtheoldCornwallSeniorLeaguein1950beforebecomingfounder members of the South Western League in 1951/52. After several homes, the sale of their Ashfield ground to Shell-Mex BP enabled the purchase of their present home at Bickland Park. By the late 1950’s, professionalism was introduced and this led to Falmouth winning their firsttrophy,theSWLCup,inthe1957/58seasonandretaineditthefollowingseason.Season 1961/62sawFalmouthTownwinthetrebleofLeagueChampionship,LeagueCupandCornwall Senior Cup. The following season history was made when they became the first ever CornishclubtothereachtheFirstRoundProperoftheFACupwheretheylostbytwogoals toone athome toOxfordUnited whoseteamincluded RonAtkinson, infront ofa crowdof 8000. Town reached the First Round on two more occasions in 1967 and 1969 losing both timestoPeterboroughUnited,first5-2awayandthen1-4athome.
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Champions 1961
Thependulumeventuallystartedtoswingintherightdirectionandafteraperiodofsteady progressWestgarthleadtheclubtoitsfirstsuccessinmanyyearswheninseason2017/18 theclubwontheSouthWestPeninsula LeagueCupandtheLeagueCharityBowl. Nextseason the Cornwall Senior Cup was won and following two incomplete seasons due to the CovidPandemic,inthefirstfullseasonaftertheFAinstigatedarevisedpyramidsystem,Falmouth Town won the league championship for the first time and with it promotion to the WesternLeague.Tocompleteafantasticseason,theCornwallSeniorCupandLeagueCharity Bowlwerealsowontocompleteamagnificenttreble. (sharedwithTauntonTown), Western League 62,1965 66,1967 68,1970 71,1971 72,1972 73,1973 74,1985 86,1986 87,1988 89,1989 90,1991 92,1996 97,1999 59, 62, 63,1967 68,1970 71,1985 86, 92,1994 95,1996 97,
1977 78 South
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Focus FALMOUTHon....TOWN
1990 91,1991
00 League Cup winners 1957 58,1958
Falmouth Town Honours Western League Champions 1974 75,1975 76,1976 77,1977 78 League Cup winners 1974 75 Alan Young Cup winners 1975 76
1998 99 South West Peninsula League Premier Division West champions 2021–22 League Cup winners 2017 18 Charity Bowl winners 2018 19;2021 22 Cornwall Combination League Champions 1983 84 Pratten Cup Winners 1973 74 Cornwall Senior Cup Winners 1961 62,1964 65,1965 66,1967 68,1970 71,1973 74,1975 76,1976 77,1977 78,1978 79,1996 97,2018 19,2021 22 Cornwall Charity Cup Winners 1959 60,1999 2000 St Austell Brewery Cup Winners 1989 90,1991 92,1993 94,1994 95,1995 96,1997 98 Aubrey Wilkes Trophy Winners 1988 89, 1991 92, 1993 94, 1995 96, 2011 12, 2018 19
Cory Harvey.Coryhasexcellentpedigreeandhasattractedattentionfrom higherleagueclubs.Heisanexcellentshotstopper&hisdistributionissecondto none.
Player Profiles...
Isaac Burdon. Isaacisaversatiledefenderthatcanplayleft,right¢rally acrossvarioussystems.He’spreviouslyworkedwiththemanageratPlymouth Parkwayandisratedhighly.
Aaron Bentley. Aaronjoinedtheclubatthebackendoflastseason.Heisacommandingcentrebackandabigthreatfromsetplays.Aaronhasagoodfootball pedigreeandhasoperatedathigherlevels.
Freddie Walters. FredjoinedtheclubfromneighbouringWendronandhasenjoyedapositivepre season.Heiscomfortableinarangeofdefensivepositions andcanalsoofferathreatgoingforward.
Harrison Jewell. HarrisoncamethroughtheyouthranksatHelstonandshows promiseacrossmanypositions.Hisversatilityishisstrengthandhecanoperate acrossthedefenceandinmidfield.
Stevie Colwell. Steviehasoperatedathigherlevelshavingpreviouslyplayed withWeymouth,Tivertonandmorerecently,PlymouthParkway.Aballplaying midfielderwithexceptionaltechnicalandtacticalquality. Matty Bye. Mattiebringsawealthofexperienceandqualitytothemidfieldunit. Heisahighlyrespectedleaderonthepitchandchipsinwithgoalsandassists.
Josh Storey (Capt). Joshhasrecentlybeenappointedclubcaptain.Aballplaying centrebackandanexcellentleaderonandoffthepitch. Jordan Bentley. Jordancametotheclublastseasonandhasexcellentexperiencewithinthegame havingoperatedathigherlevels.Adominantcentrebackwhocanmixuphis game.
Rikki Shepherd. Rikkiwasabigsummersigningforus.Theex Millbrookman notched23goalsfrom29appearancesinthelastcampaign.Lightningquick,Rikki hasscored3goalsinthepre seasonandwillbelookingtoaddmanymore.
Rocco Hill. Roccobrokeintothefirstteamlastseasonandscoredonhisdebut.At 16yearsofage,heisdisplayingmaturitybeyondhisyears.Aproductofthe Helstonpathway,heishighlythoughtofandhasanexcellentfutureaheadofhim.
Kai Cornish. Kaihastheabilitytounlockdefenceswithhisdribbling&creativity inthefinalthird.Hehasenjoyedapositivepre seasonwithgoalsandassistsand thereforeenterstheseasonwithhighlevelsofconfidence.
Sam Carter. “Carts”isanotherattackingplayerwithhighcreativitythatcan operatewideorcentrallyandhasimpactedthegameswithinthepre season.
Player Profiles...
Rubin Wilson. RubinwasthelastplayertojoinusfromBodminTown.HeisaCF thatoccupiescentrebackswithaneyeforgoalandbringshisteammatesintothe game.Hehasalreadymadeahugeimpactingames&isdevelopingpartnerships that aregoingfromstrengthtostrength.
Nathaniel West. NatrelocatedtotheSouthWestlastseason&endedtheseason withBodmin.Heisanathleticstriker,unorthodox&thereforeunpredictable.He isverygoodintheairandhasscoredafewgoalsinthepre-season.
Tyler Elliott.Tylerisanotherplayerthathasoperatedathigherlevelsoffootball andhasexcellenttechnicalqualitytomatchaterrificworkethic.Expecttoseehim linkingplayinthefinalthird.
Tom Payne. PayneyhasjoinedtheclubathispeakfromMillbrook.Lastseason, hecappedafinecampaignbybeingselectedfortheCornwallsquad.Aversatile midfielderwithexcellentleadershipskillsanddeadballdelivery.Expecttosee himimpactinggamesthisseason.
Jordan Copp. Jordanisoneofthemosttechnicallygiftedplayersthemanagerhas workedwith.HebringsbagsofexperienceandpedigreehavingoperatedatStep2 withWeymouth.Anattackingplayerofexceptionalqualitywhocanoperatewide orcentrally.
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Fixtures & Results 2022/2023 Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers Sat 30 July Bridgwater Utd H L 0-4 135Sat 6 Aug Street (FAC) A W 2 1 111 Wilson, Shepherd Sat 13 Aug Wellington H W 3-2 93 Wilson (2), Shepherd Tue 16 Aug Saltash United A D 1 1 211 Wilson Sat 20 Aug Falmouth T (FAC) H W 2-1 502 Shepherd (2) Tue 23 Aug Falmouth T H Sat 27 Aug Torpoint Ath. A Mon 29 Aug Sherborne Town H Sat 3 Sep Torpoint Ath. (FAC) A Wed 7 Sep Falmouth Town A Sat 10 Sep Barnstaple Town A Tue 13 Sep Torpoint Athletic H Sat 17 Sep Ashton & Backwell A Sat 24 Sep Saltash Utd (FAV) H Tue 27 Sep Millbrook H Sat 8 Oct Buckland Athletic A Sat 15 Oct Saltash United H Sat 29 Oct Bitton H Sat 5 Nov Clevedon Town A Sat 12 Nov Cadbury Heath H Sat 19 Nov Welton Rovers H Sat 26 Nov Ilfracombe Town A Sat 3 Dec Millbrook A Sat 10 Dec Buckland Athletic H
Fixtures & Results 2022/2023 Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers Sat 17 Dec Keynsham Town A Mon 26 Dec Mousehole A 2023 Mon 2 Jan Shepton Mallet H Sat 7 Jan Welton Rovers A Sat 14 Jan Street H Sat 28 Jan Ashton & Backwell H Sat 4 Feb Bitton A Sat 11 Feb Bridgwater Utd A Sat 18 Feb Ilfracombe Town H Sat 25 Feb Sherborne Town A Sat 4 Mar Barnstaple Town H Sat 18 Mar Street A Sat 25 Mar Clevedon Town H Sat 1 Apr Wellington A Fri 7 Apr Mousehole H Mon 10 Apr Shepton Mallet A Sat 15 Apr Cadbury Heath A Sat 22 Apr Keynsham Town H TBA Millbrook H Key FAV FA Vase LPC Les Phillips Cup FAC FA Cup
