Helston Athletic v Keynsham Town

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

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Good Afternoon One & All,

As hard as we tried we just couldn’t quite get over the line to safely host Street last Saturday. The fixture has now been rearranged for Good Friday in favour of hosting Mousehole. A revised date for hosting our locals rivals has yet to be confirmed given our continued involvement is this seasons Cornwall Senior Cup.

With some drier weather having now returned, whilst having also seized the opportunity to cut the pitch on Thursday afternoon, albeit with two garden lawnmowers, fingers crossed we are welcoming the players, officials and supporters of Keynsham Town FC to Kellaway Park this afternoon. An extended welcome as always goes to our match officials Ryan Dennis, Paul Barker and Guy Pallett.

Having narrowly beaten Keynsham away last season we hosted the reverse fixture in September, and for those of you that cannot remember, having led three one at halftime, the match ended five all. Like in both fixtures last season I’m sure this afternoon’s match will be a tight affair, although I can give no guarantees of another ten goal thriller. Although we still await to find out who we will host in the last sixteen of this seasons Les Phillips League Cup, Falmouth Town or Barnstaple, this week confirmed the remaining semi-finalists for this seasons Cornwall Senior Cup. Along with ourselves Liskeard Athletic, Saltash United and Wendron United will all be looking to make it through to this years Easter Monday showcase. Expectations are the semi-final draw will be made this forthcoming week, so be sure to follow our social media feeds for updates. This years semi-finals are to played on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th March. Venues yet to be confirmed.

All being well we play at home again next Saturday verses Ashton & Backwell United. Until then I wish you all an enjoyable afternoon, and again thank you for your attendance and support

Paul Hendy (Chairman)

Toolstation Western League

Table

A guide to away games this season in the Western League Premier Division

Ashton & Back. The Rec, West Town Lane, Backwell BS48 3HN 172.5 miles

Barnstaple Town Mill Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1JQ 104.8 miles

Bridgwater Utd Fairfax Park. College Way, Bridgwater TA6 4TZ 147.0 miles

Buckland Ath Homers Heath, Kingskerswell Rd, Newton Abbot, Devon. TQ12 5JU 117.5 miles

Cadbury Heath Springfield, Cadbury Heath Rd, Bristol BS30 8BX 194.8 miles

Clevedon Town Everyone Active Stadium, Davis Lane, Clevedon BS21 6TG 171.1 miles

Falmouth Town Bickland Park, Bickland Water Rd, Falmouth TR11 4PB 10.4 miles

Ilfracombe Town Marlborough Park, Ilfracombe, Devon EX34 8PD 113.4 miles

Keynsham Town AJN Stadium, Crown Fields, Keynsham BS31 2BE 187.6 miles

Millbrook Jenkins Park, Mill Rd, Millbrook, Cornwall PL10 1FE 68.4 miles

Mousehole Trungle Parc, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6AZ 18.3 miles

Saltash United Kimberley Stadium, Callington Rd, Saltash PL12 6DX 65.3 miles

Shepton Mallet Old Wells Rd, Shepton Mallet BA4 5XN 167.0 miles

Sherborne Town Raleigh Grove, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5NS 159.6 miles Street The Tannery, Middlebrooks, Street. BA16 0TA 161.5 miles

Torpoint Athletic The Mill, Mill Lane, Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2RE 68.0 miles

Wellington North Street, Wellington TA21 8NE 133.4 miles

Welton Rovers West Clewes, North Rd, Midsomer Norton BA3 2QD 179.9 miles

(Mileages obtained from theaa.com route planner)

Reserves Fixtures & Results 2022/23

St PIRAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEST DIVISION

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers

Sat 6 Aug Hayle A D 2-2 Hannaford (2)

Sat 13 Aug Illogan RBL A W 6-2 Paul(2), Williams (2), MacMeikan, Brown

Wed 17 Aug St Agnes H W 3-2 Williams (2), Hannaford

Tue 30 Aug St Day H L 1-2 Brown

Wed 7 Sep Mousehole Dev. A L 2-3 Brown (2)

Sat 17 Sep Perranwell A W 1-0 Paul

Wed 21 Sep Redruth United H W 4-2 Brown, Hannaford, McPhilbin, Paul

Sat 1 Oct St Dominick (LC) H L 1-6 Williams

Sat 8 Oct Redruth United (CIC) A L 1-3 Paul

Wed 12 Oct Wendron Utd Res H D 4-4 Williams (2), Hannaford, Robertson

Sat 15 Oct Falmouth Town R A W 3-0 Brown, Jenkin, Brown

Wed 19 Oct Penryn Athletic A W 2-1 Bell, MacMeikan

Sat 22 Oct Hayle H D 1-1 Brown

Sat 29 Oct Truro City Res A D 0-0 -

Sat 3 Dec Perranwell H D 0-0 -

Mon 26 Dec Porthleven H D 1-1 Dunstan

Sat 7 Jan Mullion Res A W 3-1 Conway, Walter, Wilson

Sat 4 Feb Mousehole Dev. H

Sat 11 Feb Illogan RBL H

Sat 18 Feb Wendron Utd Res A

Sat 25 Feb Penryn Athletic H

Wed 8 Mar Mullion Res H

Sat 11 Mar Falmouth Town R H

Sat 18 Mar St Day A

Sat 1 Apr St Agnes A

Fri 7 Apr Porthleven A

Tue 18 Apr Redruth United A

Sat 22 Apr Truro City Res H

KEYNSHAM TOWN

KeynshamTownFootballClubisover120yearsold,havingbeenformedin1896.Intheearly daysitplayedatthe“Hams”andthenmovedto“Gaston”in1910. 1n1925theclubplayedin ParkRoadandthenmovedagainin1930toa pitchonCharltonRoad. Allthesegroundshave nowbeenbuiltonandthereisnoevidenceofthem.

In1939theclubwasdisbandedforthedurationoftheSecondWorldWarandwasreformedin 1945whentheclubfounditsnewhomeatCrownFields,whereithasplayedeversince.Itwas due to the foresight of Roy Neal and Ken Dowling and the Committee at that time that the groundisleftintrusttoensurethatfootballcanbeplayedforthegenerationstocome.

Themainclubhousewasbuiltinthe1970’swithnewdressingroomsaddedin1984andfloodlights in 1989. In recent years the clubhouse has been upgraded and most recently the seats have been replaced, incidentally from the old WilliamsStand at Ashton Gate, home ofBristol CityFootballClub.

The club first played in the Bristol & District League and progressed to the Bristol Premier Combination. The club then moved into the Somerset County League and into the Western League in 1974. The club then found themselves in the first division of the Western League when that league was formed in season 1975/6 but returned to the Premiership in 1978/9 whenTownfinishedaschampionsandthenspent5yearsatthehigherlevelonlytofindthemselvesinDivision1forthestartofseason1983/4.

The Town then had a barren spell and it did not return to the top flight until 1997, finishing runnersuptoMelkshamTownbuttheyoyoaffectkickedinagaintwoseasonslaterwhenthe Townagainreturnedto Division1onlytoreturnagainin2000finishingrunnersuptoTeam Bath. After brief flirtations with the Premier Division in the mid-2000s, the Ks have been in Division1forseveralseasonsnow.

FortunestookaturnforthebetterwhenChrisKingandSeanDaytookovermanagementdutiesinSeptember2014.Theirfirstfullseasonincharge,assistedbycoachRussellHolt,sawthe clubfinishwithin10pointsoftheDivision1winners.Then2016-17sawKeynsham’sbestseasonfor15yearsaswenarrowlymissedoutonpromotion,despiteamassing81points.

ChrisandSeanbothdecidedtostepdownfromtheirrolesinMay2017,buttheclubwerefortunateenough toprocuretheservicesofJohnAllenfromWellsCity. Johnwasa keyfigurein Wells’promotionandSomersetPremierCupdoublein2015-16.RussHoltstayedonandthen becameJohn’sAssistantManager.

KEYNSHAM TOWN

Afteragonisinglyamassinganexcellent89pointsbutonlyfinishingthirdin2017-18,theclub cementedallthehardworkbothonandoffthepitchbystormingtotheDivisionOnechampionshipin2018-19. Arun of24winsfromthelast26 gamessaw theKsaccrue93pointsand comfortablywinthetitleby9points.ThisseasonsawtheKsbackinthePremierDivisionfor thefirsttimesincethe2006-07season.

Theclub’sfirst2seasonsinthePremierDivisionwerecurtailedbytheCovid-19pandemic,but season2021-22producedahighlyrespectable10th placefinishandaruntotheFAVaseThird RoundProper. HowevertheclubwererockedinMay2022, whentheentireFirstTeammanagementteam, physioandplayersdeparted the clubdueto the excessivetravellingdemands placedonthembyhalfthedivisioncontainingteamsfromDevonandCornwall.

The club acted quickly and announced the beginning of a long-term first team management partnershipwithTotalProSoccer,commencingforseason2022/23.TotalProSoccerandtheir teamofexperiencedand highlyqualifiedcoacheshaveearnedanexcellent reputationfor developingtalentedyoungfootballersforover10years.Weverymuchlookforwardtoworking alongsidethemandtakingthenextsteptowardsfulfilmentoftheclub'simmediateambitions.

TotalProSoccerownersAshleyMorgan&MarvinBrownsaid:“WearethankfulthatTotalPro Soccer have been appointed as the Keynsham Town FC management team and we are extremely excitedbythechallenge. Wehavebeen looking forthe rightopportunity andbelieve wenowhavetheidealpartnershipwithaligningambitionsandvalues”.

AwayfromthefirstteamtheTownweredevelopingtheirfootballclubwiththeintroductionof a reserve sidein 1987, whosemost noticeableachievementwasthewinningofthe Somerset SeniorCupin2003,thefirsttimein45years,beatingWestlandsatClevedon’sHandStadium.

TheTown’sjuniorsectionhasseveralsidesplayingcompetitivefootballonaregularbasis.The clubseestheprogressofitsjunior clubasthekeystone totheclub’sfuture development and playingsuccessoftheseniorclubwiththesightssetfirmlyonthelocalcommunityforitsinspirationandfuturesuccess.

With all the teams within the Town family, we have over 25 teams playing regularly for the Club. Witha clubofsuchsizeanddiversity, itisanhonourto be designatedasa Community DevelopmentClub,thehighestleveloftheFA’sCharterStandardinitiative,somethingtheclub treasuresandhassetitsstallouttooperateundertheethosoftheCharter.

Development Fixtures & Results 2022/23

LWC DRINKS CORNWALL COMBINATION LEAGUE

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers

Sat 20 Aug St Ives Town A D 1-1 Brown

Sat 3 Sep St Agnes Res H W 6-1 Stidwell (3), Williams (3)

Fri 16 Sep Pendeen Rovers H L 1-3 Tanner

Sat 24 Sep Wendron United A W 5-3 Stidwell (2), Thomson (2), Williams

Tue 4 Oct RNAS Culdrose H W 5-0 Brown (3), Dryburgh, Williams

Sat 8 Oct Porthleven Res H W 3-2 Duncan, Paterson, Stidwell

Tue 11 Oct Rosudgeon H W/OVER

Sat 15 Oct Mawnan A L 3-5 Duncan (2), Stidwell

Tue 18 Oct Wendron United H W 4-2 Stidwell (2), Duncan, Rodden

Sat 19 Nov Pendeen Rovers A L 0-2 -

Sat 7 Jan St Day Res (Cup) H W 1-0 Burtenshaw

Sat 21 Jan Hayle Res A

Sat 28 Jan RNAS Culdrose A

Sat 4 Feb St Agnes Res A

Sat 18 Feb Praze-An-Beeble A

Sat 25 Feb Porthleven Res A

Tue 28 Feb Wendron Utd (Cup) H

Sat 11 Mar St Just A

Tue 14 Mar Hayle Res H

Sat 18 Mar St Just H

Tue 21 Mar Praze-An-Beeble H

Tue 28 Mar Mawnan H

Sat 1 Apr St Ives Town H

Tue 4 Apr St Day A

Tue 11 Apr St Day H

Sat 22 Apr Rosudgeon A

Player Profiles...

Cory HARVEY.Coryhasexcellentpedigreeandhasattractedattentionfrom higherleagueclubs.Heisanexcellentshotstopper&hisdistributionissecondto none.

Isaac BURDON. Isaacisaversatiledefenderthatcanplayleft,right&centrally acrossvarioussystems.He’spreviouslyworkedwiththemanageratPlymouth Parkwayandisratedhighly.

Josh STOREY (Capt). Joshhasrecentlybeenappointedclubcaptain.Aballplayingcentrebackandanexcellentleaderonandoffthepitch.

Jordan BENTLEY. Jordancametotheclublastseasonandhasexcellentexperiencewithinthegame havingoperatedathigherlevels.Adominantcentrebackwhocanmixuphis game.

Aaron BENTLEY. Aaronjoinedtheclubatthebackendoflastseason.Heisa commandingcentrebackandabigthreatfromsetplays.Aaronhasagoodfootballpedigreeandhasoperatedathigherlevels.

Freddie WALTER. FredjoinedtheclubfromneighbouringWendronandhasenjoyedapositivepre-season.Heiscomfortableinarangeofdefensivepositions andcanalsoofferathreatgoingforward.

Harrison JEWELL. HarrisoncamethroughtheyouthranksatHelstonandshows promiseacrossmanypositions.Hisversatilityishisstrengthandhecanoperate acrossthedefenceandinmidfield.

Stevie COLWELL. Steviehasoperatedathigherlevelshavingpreviouslyplayed withWeymouth,Tivertonandmorerecently,PlymouthParkway.Aballplaying midfielderwithexceptionaltechnicalandtacticalquality.

Matty BYE. Mattybringsawealthofexperienceandqualitytothemidfieldunit. Heisahighlyrespectedleaderonthepitchandchipsinwithgoalsandassists.

Tom PAYNE. PayneyhasjoinedtheclubathispeakfromMillbrook.Lastseason, hecappedafinecampaignbybeingselectedfortheCornwallsquad.Aversatile midfielderwithexcellentleadershipskillsanddeadballdelivery.Expecttosee himimpactinggamesthisseason.

Tyler ELLIOTT.Tylerisanotherplayerthathasoperatedathigherlevelsoffootballandhasexcellenttechnicalqualitytomatchaterrificworkethic.Expecttosee himlinkingplayinthefinalthird.

Rikki SHEPHERD. Rikkiwasabigsummersigningforus.Theex-Millbrookman notched23goalsfrom29appearancesinthelastcampaign.Lightningquick,Rikki hasscored3goalsinthepre-seasonandwillbelookingtoaddmanymore.

Kai CORNISH. Kaihastheabilitytounlockdefenceswithhisdribbling&creativity inthefinalthird.Hehasenjoyedapositivepre-seasonwithgoalsandassistsand thereforeenterstheseasonwithhighlevelsofconfidence.

Sam CARTER. “Carts”isanotherattackingplayerwithhighcreativitythatcan operatewideorcentrallyandhasimpactedthegameswithinthepre-season.

Nathaniel WEST. NatrelocatedtotheSouthWestlastseason&endedtheseason withBodmin.Heisanathleticstriker,unorthodox&thereforeunpredictable.Heis verygoodintheairandhasscoredafewgoalsinthepre-season.

Jordan COPP. Jordanisoneofthemosttechnicallygiftedplayersthemanagerhas workedwith.HebringsbagsofexperienceandpedigreehavingoperatedatStep2 withWeymouth.Anattackingplayerofexceptionalqualitywhocanoperatewide orcentrally.

Rocco HILL. Roccobrokeintothefirstteamlastseasonandscoredonhisdebut.At 16yearsofage,heisdisplayingmaturitybeyondhisyears.AproductoftheHelston pathway,heishighlythoughtofandhasanexcellentfutureaheadofhim.

Rubin WILSON. RubinwasthelastplayertojoinusfromBodminTown.HeisaCF thatoccupiescentrebackswithaneyeforgoalandbringshisteammatesintothe game.Hehasalreadymadeahugeimpactingames&isdevelopingpartnerships thataregoingfromstrengthtostrength.

Jamie SIMMONDS. Jamieisaplayerofveryhightechnicalability.Expecttoseehim unlockingdefencesandimpactingthegameatthetopendofthepitch.Jamiehasall theattributestoplayatthislevelandbeyond.Jamieisreallyexcitedtobeplaying forHelstonandhopesthatthismovewillhelphimcatapultHelstonaswellashis ownfootballdevelopment.

Teigan ROSENQUEST. ThesignatureofTeiganoutlinesourambitionasafootball club.TeiganwaspartoftheTavistockteamthatsecuredtheWesternLeaguetitle lastseason.Hehasexcellenttechnicalabilityandcanbreaklineswiththeballthat isahugebenefitforusasitcanchangethecontextofthegameinamoment.We hadoneofthosemomentsintheFAVaseagainstSaltashwhenwescoredthewinninggoalfromoneofhisdrivingruns.Teiganisversatileandcanoperateoutwide andcentralattackingroles.

First Team Statistics For The 2022/2023 Season (up to & inc. Shepton Mallet)

Player Apps Sub Apps Goals Yellows Reds

Aaron BENTLEY 17 2 1 4 0

Jordan BENTLEY 23 3 0 2 0

Wade BROWN 0 1 0 0 0

Isaac BURDON 21 2 0 1 0

Mattie BYE 21 3 3 2 2

Sam CARTER 14 10 3 4 0

Stevie COLWELL 8 9 1 1 0

Jordan COPP 13 15 2 7 0

Kai CORNISH 6 6 0 0 0

Tyler ELLIOTT 16 8 1 5 0

Tom HANDS 4 6 0 1 0

Cory HARVEY 23 0 0 1 0

Rocco HILL 0 3 0 0 0

Harrison JEWELL 28 1 0 4 0 Will MCMEIKAN 0 1 0 0 0

Kyle MOORE 2 0 0 0 0

Tom PAYNE 25 1 9 4 0

Teigan ROSENQUEST 12 3 0 1 0

Mike SEARLE 5 0 0 0 0

Reece SHANLEY 10 1 0 3 0

Rikki SHEPHERD 20 3 13 2 1

Jamie SIMMONDS 7 8 1 0 0

Joshua STOREY 17 4 0 0 0

Jude TRIPCONEY 1 6 0 2 0

Freddie WALTER 10 8 0 2 0

Nathaniel WEST 1 3 0 0 0

Rubin WILSON 26 2 16 4 0

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

Sat 30 July Bridgwater Utd H L 0-4 135 -

Sat 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 W 2-1 430 Wilson (2)

Sat 27 Aug Torpoint Ath. A W 2-1 168 Bye, Wilson

Mon 29 Aug Sherborne Town H D 1-1 159 Copp

Sat 3 Sep Torpoint Ath. (FAC) A W 2-1 198 Payne, Shepherd

Wed 7 Sep Falmouth T A D 0-0 420 -

Tue 13 Sep Torpoint Athletic H D 1-1 83 Wilson

Sat 17 Sep Bishops Cleeve (FAC)A D 3-3 174 Colwell, Wilson, Payne

Tue 20 Sep Bishops Cleeve (FAC) H W 4-3 351 Bye (2), Wilson, Shepherd

Sat 24 Sep Saltash Utd (FAV) H W 2-1 147 Shepherd (2)

Tue 27 Sep Millbrook H W 3-0 78 A. Bentley, Payne, Simmonds

Sat 1 Oct Weston-S-M (FAC) A L 2-7 575 Payne, Wilson

Wed 5 Oct Torpoint Ath (CSC) A D 1-1 104 Copp (4-2 pens)

Sat 8 Oct Buckland Athletic A L 0-4 237 -

Sat 15 Oct Saltash United H L 1-2 167 Wilson

Sat 22 Oct Falmouth T (FAV) A L 1-2 600 Payne

Tue 1 Nov Millbrook A L 0-2 41 -

Sat 5 Nov Clevedon Town A W 2-0 111 Carter, Wilson

Tue 8 Nov St Blazey (CC) H W 4-0 107 Shepherd (2), Elliott, Payne

Sat 12 Nov Cadbury Heath H W 2-0 137 Payne (2)

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

Sat 19 Nov Welton Rovers H W 4-0 150 Wilson (2), Carter, Payne

Sat 3 Dec Barnstaple Town A W 2-0 128 Carter, Shepherd

Tue 6 Dec Millbrook (LPC) A W 2-0 36 Jewell, Shepherd

Sat 10 Dec Buckland Athletic H D 1-1 95 Shepherd

Mon 26 Dec Mousehole A L 0-3 2742023

Mon 2 Jan Shepton Mallet H D 1-1 156 Wilson

Wed 11 Jan Godolphin AN (CSC) A W (walkover)

Sat 21 Jan Keynsham Town H

Sat 28 Jan Ashton & Backwell H

Sat 4 Feb Ilfracombe Town 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 11 Mar Ashton & Backwell A

Sat 18 Mar Street A

Tue 21 Mar Welton Rovers A

Sat 25 Mar Clevedon Town H

Sat 1 Apr Wellington A

Fri 7 Apr Street H

Mon 10 Apr Shepton Mallet A

Sat 15 Apr Cadbury Heath A

Sat 22 Apr Keynsham Town A

TBA Mousehole H