Helston Athletic v Saltash United

Welcome to Kellaway Park

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

It's been a mixed bag of results since my last Chairman’s notes back on the 27th September, an evening that ended with a solid three nil win. Since then, following our record breaking run, we have been eliminated from the FA Cup, made it through to the next round of the Cornwall Senior Cup, whilst last Saturday we fell to only our second league defeat of the season.

Today we aim to return to winning ways as we welcome the players, officials and supporters of Saltash United back to Kellaway Park. In addition to our opponents, it’s a warm welcome to this afternoon’s match officials Mark Hickson, Neil Rudkin and Neil Rugg.

It's just three weeks ago that we overcame today’s visitors to progress to the first round of this seasons Isuzu FA Vase. Next up in the competition, yes you guessed it, local rivals Falmouth Town. The match is to be played next Saturday, 22nd October, KO 3:00pm. May I take this opportunity to encourage as many of you as possible to make the short trip to Bickland Park to cheer on the lads. A victory will match that of reaching the next round of the competition for only the second time in The Clubs history.

Although there have been some great performances by Helston teams in recent weeks, I would this week like to highlight the magnificent start to the new season made by Helston U18’s. Having put a narrow FA Youth Cup defeat behind them, the team has gone on to maintain a 100% league record having played three tough opening fixtures. All matches have played at a high tempo and provided great Monday night entertainment. To all involved, keep up the great work and team spirit, you are all doing the Club proud.

Although the evenings are now very much drawing in, we are pleased to be able to offer a final midweek fixture for October. Next Tuesday its Helston Athletic Development vs. Wendron United 3rds in the LWC Drinks Cornwall Combination League. KO 7:00pm. As with all home fixtures, both Clubhouse and The Blues Kitchen will be open one hour prior to KO

As always we hope you enjoy this afternoons match and let's hope we have made it a three pointer come 5:00pm Thank you for your support.

Paul Hendy (Chairman)

Toolstation Western League Fixtures

Toolstation Western League

Premier Division Table

The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System. In the 2017 18 season 619 entrants were accepted, with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi finals (played over two legs) and final played at Wembley. The 2022 winners were Newport Pagnell Town, who beat Littlehampton Town 3 0

Until 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and, after 1969, for clubs outside the Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, were not paid (at least not officially) by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup.

In 1974, with many of the top amateur players receiving payment for playing, the Football Association abolished the distinction, scrapped the Amateur Cup and introduced the FA Vase for the majority of clubs who had previously played in the competition. Well over 200 clubs entered in the first season, 1974 75, when Hoddesdon Town beat Epson & Ewell 2 1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 9,000.

In recent years, entry to the FA Vase has been restricted to clubs in the ninth and lower tiers of the English football league system. Only five teams have won the FA Vase more than once. Whitley Bay are the only team to win the FA Vase three times in successive seasons, while Billericay town, Tiverton town and Halesowen Town have won back to back titles. Truro City are the only Cornish club to win the competition, in 2007 they came from behind to beat AFC Totton 3 1 in front of 27,754 spectators.

Reserves

St PIRAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEST DIVISION

Pos. Team

1st Mousehole Dev.

2nd St Day

3rd Truro City Res

4th Helston Athletic Res

5th Illogan RBL

6th Wendron United Res

7th Hayle

8th Perranwell

9th St Agnes

10th Falmouth Town Res

11th Penryn Athletic

12th Mullion

13th Redruth United

14th Porthleven

36 10 22

28 9 22

19 8 14

23 17 14

12 15 11

16 21 11

17 19 10

10 9 9

13 22 7

11 20 6

17 27 6

11 22 6

12 12 5

13 27 2

Reserves Fixtures & Results

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

Wed 19 Oct Penryn Athletic A

Sat 22 Oct Hayle H

Sat 29 Oct Truro City Res A

Sat 12 Nov Redruth United A

Sat 26 Nov Illogan RBL H

Sat 3 Dec Perranwell H

Sat 10 Dec St Agnes A

Mon 26 Dec Porthleven H

Mon 2 Jan Wendron Utd Res A

Sat 7 Jan Mullion Res A

Sat 21 Jan Truro City Res H

Sat 4 Feb Mousehole Dev. H

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

Fri 7 Apr Porthleven A

LWC DRINKS CORNWALL COMBINATION LEAGUE

Pos. Team

1st Praze An Beeble

2nd Helston Athletic

3rd St Just

4th St Ives Town

5th Wendron United

6th St Agnes Res

7th Pendeen

8th Mawnan

9th St Day Res

10th RNAS Culdrose

11th Rosudgeon

12th Hayle Res

13th Porthleven Res

14th Goonhavern Ath

P W D L F A Pts

5 2 0 20 9 17

5 1 1 23 11 16

5 0 2 37 18 15

4 2 2 27 10 14

4 1 2 33 21 13

4 1 3 15 21 13

4 0 0 24 1 12

3 1 2 25 9 10

3 0 3 21 21 9

2 1 2 13 6 7

2 0 4 10 21 6

2 0 7 18 48 6

1 1 8 14 30 4

1 0 9 12 66 3

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)

Tue 6 Sep Goonhavern Ath. H W 2 1 Stidwell, Duncan

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

Sat 15 Oct Mawnan A

Tue 18 Oct Wendron United H

Tue 1 Nov Hayle Res H

Sat 5 Nov Goonhavern Ath. A

Sat 12 Nov Hayle Res A

Tue 15 Nov St Day Res (Cup) H

Sat 19 Nov Pendeen Rovers A

Sat 26 Nov Porthleven Res A

Sat 7 Jan St Day Res A

Sat 28 Jan RNAS Culdrose A

Sat 4 Feb St Agnes Res A

Sat 11 Feb St Day 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

Rosudgeon H

Rosudgeon A

Praze-An-Beeble A

St Just A

SALTASH UNITED

Red & White shirts

Black shorts

Red socks

Jordon DUFFY

Dave BARKER

Callum MARTINDALE

Charlie ELKINGTON

Callum O’BRIEN

Henry WILSON

Alex CAIRO

Sam FARRANT

Sam HUGHES

Mike SMITH

Danny LEWIS

River ALLEN

Harrison DAVIS

Sam LEARY

Jake MILLER

Callum MERRIN

Adam CARTER

T O D A Y S

U A D

Management Team

Danny LEWIS

Shane KRAC

Lee BEVAN

Physio

Jordan McCORMACK

Assistants

Neil

Neil

Focus on....

SALTASH UNITED

Football in Saltash was first played as long ago as 1893. Teams played under several names Essa, Saltash Stars and Saltash Town among them. The Saltash team disbanded with the onset of the Second World War but a new club, Saltash United, was formed for the 1946 47 season, playing in the Cornwall Senior League Eastern Section.

In the 1950 51 season the Ashes won the "Triple Crown" taking all three Cornish senior trophies: the Cornwall Senior Cup, the Durning Lawrence Charity Cup and the Herald Cup. In 1951/52 Saltash United made the move to its current location at Kimberley Stadium. The same season saw the formation of the South Western League and being the top club in Cornwall at the time Saltash United became founder members of the league. Runners up in the league’s opening season the Ashes were the first team to win the South Western League Cup defeating. Torquay United’s Reserve team 3 2 in the final.

Two seasons later, they won the title in the 1953 54 campaign. The club stayed in the South Western league until the end of the 1976 season except for a four season period when they left the league at the end of the 1958 59 campaign and re joined again for the 1962 63 season. In their last season in the South Western League, 1975 76, they won the league for a second time. On gaining promotion from the South Western League to the Western League in 1976, Saltash won the First Division Championship in their first season. The Ashes went on to become one of the great forces in the Western League Premier Division during the 80's in which barely a season went by without the team securing at least one piece of silverware.

Irregular entrants since 1970, Saltash fell agonisingly close to reaching the FA Cup first round in 1987. Farnborough F.C., then of the Isthmian League Premier Division, won the Fourth Round Qualifying tie, ending the most successful run for Saltash in the famous knockout cup competition's history. Farnborough went on to lose 2–1 to Cambridge United in the First Round.

By the end of the 1994 95 season the club returned to the South Western League as the high travelling expense of competing in the Western League took its toll. Former European Cup winner Allan Evans became manager in 2002 and his influence was immediately felt with new players and a new approach to club discipline and training.

Despite re joining the Western League First Division for 2 seasons in 2004 05 and 2005 06, the club have since been unable to repeat the success of the 1980s. In 2007, they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League finishing the inaugural season as runners up.

Since Saltash joined the South West Peninsular League Premier Division in 2007 when the South Western League and Devon County League merged, they have always been in the top half of the table. Their best finish was runners up in 2007/08 and 2016/17 seasons and their lowest finish was in the 2009/10 season when they finished ninth.

Focus on....

SALTASH UNITED

The club broke their record for most consecutive wins at the start of a season by beating St Blazey 5 0 on 27 August 2016. During their time in the league, they have won the Charity bowl in 2008.

During the Peninsula league era they came runners up in the Cornwall Senior Cup in 2007/08 losing 2 1 to Truro City, 2011/12 losing 3 2 to Bodmin Town and 2016/17 losing 2 1 to Bodmin Town. Season 2017/18 saw the Ashes lift the Senior Cup beating Mousehole 3 1 in the final. In season 2018/19 they were unable to retain the Cornwall Senior Cup, losing 2 1 to Falmouth in the final however revenge was sweet when two weeks later Saltash beat Falmouth 1 0 to win the Peninsular League Cup.

Following the two curtailed Covid seasons, Saltash were promoted to the Toolstation Western League following the FA reshuffle of the FA League Pyramid. Promotion was awarded on a Points per game basis achieved over the two seasons, Saltash achieved an average of greater than 2.8 points per game which was the greatest number in the country.

SALTASH UNITED’S HONOURS

Cornwall Senior Cup Winners

50/51. 74/75. 81/82. 87/88. 90/91. 92/93. 17/18

Runners up:

51/52. 80/81. 86/87. 88/89. 03/04. 07/08. 11/12. 16/17. 18/19

Charity Cup Winners: 50/51. 00/01.

South Western League Champions: 53/54. 75/76.

Runners up: 52/53. 73/74. 74/75. 06/07.

South Western League Challenge Cup Winners: 69/70

Western League Division 1 Champions: 76/77

Western League Premier Champions

84/85. 86/86. 88/89

Runners up: 83/84. 87/88.

Western League Cup Winners: 86/87. 87/88

South West Peninsula Premier League: Runners-up 07/08. 16/17

SWPL Charity Bowl Winner: 2008. 2019

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.

Profiles...

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.

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

Bitton The Rec, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol BS30 6HX 196.9 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

Player

First Team

Aaron BENTLEY

Jordan BENTLEY

Wade BROWN

Isaac BURDON

Mattie BYE

Sam CARTER

Stevie COLWELL

Jordan

Kai CORNISH

Tyler

Tom HANDS

Cory HARVEY

Rocco

Harrison

Will

Tom PAYNE

Teigan

Mike SEARLE

Reece SHANLEY

Rikki SHEPHERD

Jamie

Joshua

Jude

Freddie WALTER

Nathaniel

Rubin

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

Sat 22 Oct Falmouth T (FAV) A

Sat 29 Oct Bitton H

Tue 1 Nov Millbrook A

Sat 5 Nov Clevedon Town A

Sat 12 Nov Cadbury Heath H

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

Tue 15 Nov Millbrook (LPC) A

Sat 19 Nov Welton Rovers H

Sat 26 Nov Ilfracombe Town A

Sat 3 Dec Barnstaple Town A

Sat 10 Dec Buckland Athletic H

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 11 Mar Ashton & Backwell A

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