Helston Athletic v Shepton Mallet

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

Happy New Year One & All,

To kick off 2023 it's a pleasure to welcome the players, officials and supporters of Shepton Mallet to Kellaway Park. It's an extended welcome also to our match officials David Bartlam, Ian Pattison and Max Davies

Last season saw Helston and Shepton Mallet meet for the first time. Spoils were shared with both sides recording home wins whilst ending the season in the top half of the table. If last season’s encounters are anything to go by, this afternoon will be a highly contested encounter.

It's been a mixed bag of emotions since last playing at home back on the 10th December. What with the weather putting pay to our away trip to Keynsham, we left Mousehole empty handed on Boxing Day. Intermixed with this there has been the conclusion of The World Cup. festive celebrations, heart warming charity donations, but sadly the loss of loved ones close to our hearts.

Prior to Christmas it was saddening to hear of the passing of Lisa Tripconey, Mum of talented Helston players Luke and Jude. Lisa braved a long illness but supported Luke and Jude whenever she could.

On the 21st December we received notification of the passing of life member and former club groundsman, David Treloar. David contributed 1000’s of voluntary hours at the club whilst in later years continued to attend match days whenever he could. We will be forever grateful for David’s dedication and support.

Whilst penning today's words, news has just broken of the passing of Alec Strike, Grandfather of Helston Athletic Youth Secretary Chris Strike and long serving stalwart of local rivals Porthleven Football Club. Alec was a great character that anyone couldn’t fail to like. It was always a pleasure to meet him.

Helston Athletic Football Club shares its condolences to the families and friends of Lisa, David and Alec, whilst requesting all attending today’s match respect the minutes silence to be held in their memories prior to kick off.

As we look ahead, I wish you all an enjoyable afternoon and as always thank you for your invaluable attendance and support.

Paul Hendy (Chairman)

Toolstation Western League

Table

Focus on....

SHEPTON MALLET FC

In 2019 Craig was joined as joint manager by former Hengrove Athletic manager John Durbin who remained in the dugout with Craig. After two disrupted seasons due to Covid 19, a semblance of normality was restored last season, when the club again achieved a now joint highest 6th place finish.

They also registered their highest goals total at Premier League level, 77, and conceded their least, 36, as well as registering the most clean sheets in a season in all games (20), and also increased attendances to an all time high in the modern era.

With the vast majority of last season's playing staff staying with the club, we can look forward to another exciting season.

In mid November this year, we appointed a new management team of former Shepton players Aaron Seviour, assisted by Andy Martin and Ricky Lebiedz as goalkeeper coach.

Development Fixtures & Results 2022/23

Date

LWC DRINKS CORNWALL COMBINATION LEAGUE

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

Sat 14 Jan Rosudgeon A

Sat 21 Jan Hayle Res A

Sat 28 Jan RNAS Culdrose A

Sat 4 Feb St Agnes Res A

Sat 11 Feb St Day Res H

Sat 18 Feb Praze-An-Beeble A

Sat 25 Feb Porthleven Res A

Tue 14 Mar St Just H

Tue 21 Mar Praze-An-Beeble H

Sat 1 Apr Mawnan H

TBA St Ives Town H St Just A Hayle Res H St Day Res A

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. Mousehole)

Player Apps Sub Apps Goals Yellows Reds

Aaron BENTLEY 17 1 1 4 0

Jordan BENTLEY 22 3 0 2 0

Wade BROWN 0 1 0 0 0

Isaac BURDON 21 2 0 1 0

Mattie BYE 20 3 3 2 2

Sam CARTER 14 9 3 4 0

Stevie COLWELL 8 8 1 1 0

Jordan COPP 12 15 2 7 0

Kai CORNISH 6 6 0 0 0

Tyler ELLIOTT 15 8 1 5 0

Tom HANDS 4 6 0 1 0

Cory HARVEY 22 0 0 1 0

Rocco HILL 0 3 0 0 0

Harrison JEWELL 27 1 0 4 0 Will MCMEIKAN 0 1 0 0 0

Kyle MOORE 2 0 0 0 0

Tom PAYNE 24 1 9 4 0

Teigan ROSENQUEST 11 3 0 1 0

Mike SEARLE 5 0 0 0 0

Reece SHANLEY 10 0 0 3 0

Rikki SHEPHERD 19 3 13 2 1

Jamie SIMMONDS 7 8 1 0 0

Joshua STOREY 16 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 25 2 15 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 0-3 274 -

2023

Mon 2 Jan Shepton Mallet H

Sat 7 Jan Welton Rovers A

Wed 11 Jan Godolphin AN (CSC) A

Sat 14 Jan Street H

Sat 21 Jan Keynsham Town A

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

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