Toolstation Western League Premier Division Helston Athletic v Falmouth Town Thursday 18th April 2024 7.45pm
Kellaway Park Home of The Blues
Helston Athletic Football Club - Founded 1896
CLUB HONOURS
Cornwall Senior Cup Winners 1936/37, 2022/23 Runners-up 2012/13 Western League Les Phillips Cup Winners 2022/23 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 runners-up 2015/16 D3 runners-up 2014/15 D5 runners-up 2012/13 Cornwall Veterans League D1 winners 2021/22 D2 winners 2020/21 Cornwall Women’s Football Lg. Winners 2020/21, 2022/23 Runners-up 2016/17 Cornwall Women’s Football L Cup Winners 2022/23 Cornwall Junior Cup Winners 2013/14 Cornwall Women’s Cup Winners 2021/22 Runners-up 2022/23 Cornwall Charity Cup Winners 1937/38, 1960/61, 1961/62 Runners-up 1935/36, 1951/52 Cornwall Senior Lg. Herald Cup Winners 1936/37, 1937/38, 1939/40 Runners-up 1938/39 Cornwall Combination Lg. Cup Winners 2021/22 Runners-up 1974/75, 2002/03, 2007/08 2022/23 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
Welcome to Kellaway Park, the home of ‘The Blues’ of Helston Athletic Football Club.
The 22/23 season was without doubt the club’s most successful of recent times, if not that of any in the clubs one hundred and twenty seven year history.
Whilst progressing further in The FA Cup than ever before in addition to completing a Cornwall Senior Cup and Western League Les Phillips Cup double exceeded expectations, an early FA Vase exit along with finishing sixth in the league has given room for yet further gains to be achieved.
Away from the flagship the wider club triumphed in three additional county cup competitions whilst finishing as runners up in a further two. Several youth teams were also crowned league and / or league cup champions.
Win or lose the club and town remain proud of everyone who represented Helston Athletic Football Club last season.
As a club we continue to strive for continued improvement both on and off the field of play. Over the forthcoming months we hope the results of the dedication and hard work of those who give up so much of their time will continue to enhance your match day experience whether you are a player, an official or a spectator.
Compliance has become ever more important to help ensure everybody enjoys their football in the safest of environments. Helston Athletic Football Club are therefore pleased to share that it was recently awarded an England Football Accredited Club 3* rating. The award reflects the club’s commitment to the future of football within our local community.
As always, the club remains extremely grateful for the valuable contributions of the numerous organisations, businesses and volunteers who continue to support us. Without your individual support running a successful football club for all ages would be impossible –thank you.
Finally, we hope you enjoy your visit to Kellaway Park today, so much so that you return very soon.
Here’s to another successful year of footballing action and for all things Helston.
Good Evening One & All,
Having hosted our visitors on three occasions last season with all matches ending 2-1 in favour of 'The Blues’, this evening represents ’The Ambers’ first and most likely last visit to Kellaway Park this campaign.
In what has become the tightest of finishes to a Toolstation Western League Premier Division season for several years, on behalf of Helston Athletic Football Club, welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Falmouth Town for this evenings very much anticipated local derby. An extended welcome also to our match officials Ryan Dennis, Neil Stephens and Aimee Green
With Helston and Falmouth now considered as the only contenders to be crowned this seasons Toolstation Western League Premier Division Champions, this evenings match has the added spice of being tagged 'the biggest of all league fixtures between two Cornish clubs of the modern era’. At the time of writing these notes who knows what the final whistle will bring, but whatever the result, let's hope that football in Cornwall is the ultimate winner.
For those who regularly visit Kellaway Park you may have noticed that we have finally constructed our new grounds equipment storage building (pictured) at the far end of the changing room block. This has taken much longer to progress than originally intended, but now in situ will allow for the demolition of what was the former clubhouse / changing room shed located on the left as you approach the clubhouse porch. The provision of this new building would not have been possible without the generosity and support of David Martin, Marconi Construction, CGS Contracting, Jewell Construction, B&W Roofing and South West Garage Doors. A massive thank you to you all.
Finally for this evening, delighted once again to have Wilf ’The Weather Man’ Wilcock and Phoenix Signs as our Match Sponsors. We hope you and your guests have an enjoyable and memorable evening, and as always thank you for your magnificent and ongoing support.
Whatever the outcome of the evenings game, I wish all an enjoyable and memorable evening.
Paul Hendy (Chairman)
Tonight’s Fixtures
Toolstation Western League Premier Division
Buckland Athletic v Shepton Mallet
Helston Athletic v Falmouth Town
Saltash United v Ilfracombe Town
Toolstation Western League Division One
AEK Boco v Gillingham Town
Brislington v Hallen
Cheddar v Portishead Town
Middlezoy Rovers v Wells City
Saturdays Fixtures
Premier Division First Division
Bridgwater United v St Blazey AEK Boco v Brislington
Brixham v Barnstaple Town Bishop Sutton v Cadbury H
Clevedon Town v Torpoint Ath. Bristol Telephones v Warminster T
Helston Athletic v Buckland Ath. Cribbs Reserves v Bitton
Ilfracombe Town v Nailsea & Tick. Gillingham T v Portishead T
Oldland Abbotonians v Wellington Hengrove Athletic v Shirehampton
Saltash United v Street Longwell Green Sports v Hallen
Shepton Mallet v Falmouth Town Middlezoy Rovers v Radstock Town
Welton Rovers v Millbrook Odd Down v Bradford Town
Wells City v Keynsham Town
Wincanton Town v Cheddar
Western League Premier Division Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st Falmouth Town 31 23 4 4 79 22 73 2nd Helston Athletic 30 22 4 4 98 27 70 3rd Clevedon Town 32 21 5 6 70 26 68 4th Barnstaple Town 31 19 9 3 82 36 66 5th Bridgwater United 31 20 3 8 86 46 63 6th Shepton Mallet 31 17 6 8 60 41 57 7th Buckland Athletic 31 16 7 8 82 48 55 8th Brixham 31 13 9 9 65 34 48 9th Torpoint Athletic 31 13 5 13 49 52 44 10th Nailsea & Tickenham 31 12 3 16 58 59 39 11th Street 31 9 7 15 52 64 34 12th St Blazey 29 9 5 15 45 61 32 13th Ilfracombe Town 29 7 8 14 41 58 29 14th Saltash United 29 7 5 17 42 61 26 15th Wellington 31 6 8 17 38 78 26 16th Oldland Abbotonians 30 5 2 23 34 89 17 17th Welton Rovers 30 3 7 20 30 84 13* 18th Millbrook 27 2 1 24 12 137 7
Toolstation
Interest in promotion from the Premier Division of the Toolstation Western League will be extended from the top two places to the top five, in the 2023/24 season. The Football Association have announced that next season, there will be a fourteam Play-Off in each of the sixteen Step 5 divisions, the level of the non-league pyramid occupied by the Western Leagues Premier Division, guaranteeing a second promotion place into the Southern League. Last season, Saltash United were denied promotion by Bristol Manor Farm, who managed to retain their Southern League status, defeating their Western League rivals at the Creek.
The FA’s proposals for promotion and relegation, announced in March 2023, have signalled that the inter-step play off is a thing of the past, with Western League Clubs now competing against each other for a playoff place, subject to their facilities meeting ground grading requirements.
Next season, two sides are set to be relegated from the Southern League Division One South, as the FA seek to increase the divisional size at Step 4 to 22 Clubs per division. The FA’s latest reorganisation is good news for Western League Premier Division Clubs as only one side will be liable for relegation next season. From the 2024/25 season, the FA have announced their intention that four Clubs will be relegated from Southern League Division One South, along with the other seven divisions that cover the country at Step 4.
However, the future of the Western League is uncertain going into the 2024/25 season, with an FA working group currently looking into the future structure of Step 5 and 6 football in the South West, following the collapse of the merger between the South West Peninsula League and the Western League, earlier this year.
Should the FA undertake a reorganisation of football in the South West and create an additional Step 5 Division to address the considerable travel distances Clubs currently face, this may impact both how and how many sides are promoted and relegated across the region.
South West Women’s Regional Football League (Western Div.)
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Women’s
Fixtures & Results 2023/2024
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 3 Sep Saltash United H W 1-0 Sparkes 10 Sep Feniton A D 2-2 Prouse (2) 17 Sep Ilminster Town A L 1-4 Lane 24 Sep Sticker H D 2-2 Prouse (2) 1 Oct Crediton (FAC) H W 8-0 Prouse (6), Locke, o.g. 15 Oct Feniton H W 2-1 Prouse, Cook 22 Oct AEK Boco (FAC) A W 3-1 O’Reilly, Locke, Prouse 29 Oct Padstow United H W/O5 Nov Ilminster Town H W 4-1 O’Reilly (3), Barker 12 Nov Exeter City (FAC) H L 0-819 Nov Sticker (CC) A W 3-1 Barker (3) 26 Nov Feniton A D 1-1 O’Reilly 3 Dec Saltash United A L 1-2 Prouse 10 Dec Bideford H W 10-2 Moore (3), Prouse (3), Storey (2), Barker, Locke 17 Dec Middlezoy R A W 7-0 Prouse (3), Moxom (2), Moore (2) 14 Jan Bideford A W 6-3 Prouse (2), Moore (2), Bond, Sparkes 28 Jan Middlezoy R A W 2-0 Cook, Moore 11 Feb Bideford H W 3-1 Barker, Moxom, Sparkes 18 Feb Saltash Utd. (CC) H W 2-1 Prouse (2) 17 Mar Saltash Bor. (CC) A W 6-0 Sparkes (3), Moore, Cook, Barker 24 Mar Sticker H W 5-3 Prouse (3), Sparkes (2) 7 Apr Sticker A W 2-1 Prouse, Moxom 14 Apr Poole Town(Cup)H L 0-321 Apr Liskeard Athletic A (Cup) 28 Apr Middlezoy R H W/OVER 12 May Ilminster Town A 19 May Saltash United H
Pos. Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1st Ilminster Town 14 11 1 2 63 12 51 34 2nd Helston Athletic 15 10 3 2 49 23 26 33 3rd Saltash United 14 10 1 3 49 13 36 31 4th Feniton 15 5 6 4 37 22 15 21 5th Sticker 14 6 1 7 45 34 11 19 6th Bideford 16 2 2 12 28 97 -69 8 7th Middlezoy Rovers 14 0 0 14 3 73 -70 0
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St PIRAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (WEST)
Development 1 Fixtures & Results 2023/2024
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers Sat 5 Aug Penryn Athletic A W 4-2 Tripconey (2), Dunstan, Pallett Tue 22 Aug Perranwell H L 1-2 Cornish Tue 29 Aug St Agnes H W 5-0 Tripconey (2), Cornish, Jewell, Pascoe Sat 2 Sep Redruth United A W 3-1 Dunstan, Gallaway, Baker Sat 9 Sep Hayle H L 0-1Tue 12 Sep Mousehole Dev. H L 1-2 Costa Sat 30 Sep St Newlyn East A L 1-2 Pascoe Sat 7 Oct Wendron Res H W 3-0 Cornish (2), Tripconey Sat 14 Oct Pendeen Rovers A L 2-3 Cornish (2) Sat 21 Oct St Day A L 3-6 Griggs, Pallett, Gallaway Sat 25 Nov Mullion Res A L 2-3 Pallett, Gallaway Sat 2 Dec Saltash B (Cup) H W 4-1 West (2), Daniel, Baker Sat 9 Dec St Just H W 3-0 Mellor, Pallett, West Sat 16 Dec Wendron Utd Res A W 3-1 Daniel, Gallaway, Pallett Tue 26 Dec Porthleven A L 0-2Sat 6 Jan Penryn Athletic H W 2-1 Griggs, Pallett Tue 9 Jan Porthleven (Cup) H W 1-0 Griggs Sat 13 Jan St Day H L 1-3 Pascoe Sat 27 Jan Illogan RBL A D 1-1 Griggs Sat 3 Feb Hayle A W 4-1 Mellor (2), Gallaway, Eastman Sat 17 Feb Pendeen Rovers H W 5-1 Eastman (2), Cornish, Jewell, Costa Sat 16 Mar Mousehole Dev. A L 1-2 Eastman Sat 23 Mar Illogan RBL H D 1-1 Dunstan Sat 13 Apr St Just A D 0-0Sat 20 Apr St Agnes A Tue 23 Apr Mullion H Thu 25 Apr Falmouth A Tue 30 Apr Perranwell A Thu 4 May Porthleven H Thu 11 MayFalmouth T H TBA Redruth United A
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League Table 2023/2024
St PIRAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (WEST) Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st St Day 23 19 4 0 83 27 61 2nd Illogan RBL 22 13 4 5 64 29 43 3rd Mousehole Dev. 20 12 4 4 67 29 40 4th Porthleven 21 11 7 3 54 33 40 5th St Just 22 12 4 6 48 49 40 6th Hayle 21 12 3 6 50 30 39 7th Falmouth Town Res. 20 12 0 8 67 40 36 8th Pendeen Rovers 22 9 5 8 44 46 32 9th Helston Ath. Dev 1 21 9 3 9 45 33 30 10th Perranwell 19 8 2 9 33 32 26 11th Penryn Athletic 20 7 3 10 41 48 24 12th Mullion Res. 22 6 3 13 35 59 21 13th Wendron United Res.23 4 3 16 30 85 15 14th Redruth United 22 1 3 18 26 75 6 15th St Agnes 24 1 2 21 26 98 5
ST PIRAN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 (WEST)
Development II Fixtures & Results 2023/2024
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers Tue 9 Aug St Agnes Res A W 2-0 Forwood, Simms Tue 15 Aug Wendron United H W 4-2 Rodden, Simms, Adlard-Rogers Burtenshaw Tue 5 Sep RNAS Culdrose H L 2-3 Gallaway (2) Sat 9 Sep Hayle Res A W 5-4 Stephens (3), Simms, og. Sat 16 Sep Praze A L 6-0Sat 23 Sep Threemilestone A L 4-6 Pascoe, Row, Stephens, Harv. Troon Tue 26 Sep West Cornwall H L 1-3 Harr. Troon Sat 30 Sep Troon A L 2-3 Stephens (2) Tue 10 Oct Camborne SOM H L 2-5 Stephens, Ludlam Sat 14 Oct West C’wall (C) H L 1-5 Woodhouse Sat 21 Oct Ludgvan A L 2-3 Giles, Ludlam Sat 28 Oct Mawnan H L 0-7Sat 11 Nov St Day Res A D 4-4 Ludlam (2), Simms, Stephens Sat 18 Nov Wendron United A L 0-4Sat 9 Dec West Cornwall A L 2-5 Stephens, James Tue 26 Dec Porthleven H W 3-1 Hannaford, Rodden, Stephens 2024 Sat 13 Jan St Ives A L 0-6Sat 3 Feb St Agnes H W 9-1 Spelman (2), Woodhouse (2), Hendy Giles (2), Simms, W. Ludlam Sat 2 Mar RNAS Culdrose A L 0-2Sat 16 Mar Mawnan A L 3-9 Hendy, Row, Simms Fri 29 Mar Porthleven A D 0-0Tue 2 Apr Hayle H L 3-6 Galloway (3) Tue 16 Apr Threemilestone H W 4-2 Ludlum, Giles, Walter, Carveth Wed 24 AprSt Day Res H Sat 27 Apr Camborne SOM A
30 Apr St Ives H
2 May Ludgvan H Thu 9 May Praze-An-Beeble H TBA Troon H
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Table 2023/2024
ST PIRAN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 (WEST)
Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st Mawnan 23 18 3 2 109 29 57 2nd Hayle Res. 25 15 2 8 72 49 47 3rd Praze-An-Beeble 18 15 0 3 69 24 45 4th St Ives Town 23 13 6 4 76 41 45 5th Troon 25 11 5 9 54 44 38 6th West Cornwall 23 10 6 7 59 60 36 7th RNAS Culdrose 16 10 2 4 46 24 35* 8th Camborne SOM 21 8 2 11 57 56 26 9th Ludgvan 21 8 3 10 39 59 24* 10th Porthleven Res. 22 5 5 12 44 64 20 11th Helston Ath. Dev 2 22 6 2 14 52 82 20 12th Wendron United 3rd 18 4 7 7 40 44 19 13th St Day Res. 19 5 2 12 29 64 17 14th St Agnes Res. 20 1 3 16 20 93 6 15th Threemilestone 20 4 2 14 24 57 5*
Blue & White shirts
Blue & White shorts
Blue socks
Kyle MOORE (GK)
Callum MARTINDALE
Dave BARKER
Tyler ELLIOTT
Harrison JEWELL (c)
Jordan BENTLEY
Callum O’BRIEN
Aaron BENTLEY
Baga MARIKO
Steve COLWELL
Sam CARTER
Jordan COPP
Gregory EASTMAN
Rikki SHEPHERD
Curtis DAMERELL
Kai CORNISH
Jamie SIMMONDS
Manager Matt CUSACK
Coach
Dan HARRISON
Assistant Coach Dan Bua ROBERTS
Physio Martyn DAUGHTERY
Referee
Ryan DENNIS
FC
HELSTON ATHLETIC
T O D A Y S S Q U A D
Yellow/Black shirts
Black shorts
Yellow socks
Morgan COXHEAD
James SWAN
Bradley LEIVERS
Andreas CALLEJA-STAYNE
Tom ANNEAR
James WARD (c)
Luke BARNER
Jack WEBBER
Rubin WILSON
Oscar MASSEY
Jared SIMS
Jacob GRANGE
Cameron HUTCHINSON
Oliver WALKER
Luke BRABYN
Charlie EDNEY
Kian THOMAS
Tom FISHER
Manager Andrew WESTGARTH
Assistant Tommy MATTHEWS
GK Coach
Wayne ROBERTS
Physio Haydn JOSE
Assistants
Neil STEPHENS
FALMOUTH TOWN
Aimee GREEN T O D A Y S S Q U A D
FALMOUTH TOWN
FALMOUTH TOWN joined the old Cornwall Senior League in 1950 before becoming founder membersoftheSouthWesternLeaguein1951/52.Afterseveralhomes,thesaleoftheirAshfieldgroundtoShell-MexBPenabledthepurchaseoftheirpresenthomeatBicklandPark.
Bythelate1950’s,professionalismwasintroducedandthisledtoFalmouthwinningtheirfirst trophy, the SWL Cup, in the 1957/58 season and retained it the following season. Season 1961/62saw FalmouthTownwinthetreble of LeagueChampionship, LeagueCup andCornwallSeniorCup.ThefollowingseasonhistorywasmadewhentheybecamethefirsteverCornishclubtothereachtheFirstRoundProperoftheFACupwheretheylostbytwogoalstoone at home to Oxford United whose team included Ron Atkinson, in front of a crowd of 8000. TownreachedtheFirstRoundontwomoreoccasionsin1967and1969 losingbothtimesto PeterboroughUnited,first5-2awayandthen1-4athome.
AftermuchmoredomesticsuccessandwinningtheSouthWesternLeagueforfourconsecutive years, Town joined the Western League in season 1974/75. They won both the League and LeagueCupintheirfirstseasonwithoutlosingasinglegameandthenwontheLeagueChampionshipinthefollowingthreeseasons.WhilstintheWesternLeague,FalmouthwontheCornwallSeniorCupinfoursuccessiveseasons,from1975/76to1978/79.
In1975,midfielderRoyCarterlefttojoinHerefordUnitedintheFootballLeague,goingonto play for Swindon Town, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Newport County. The following year Town’s ace goal scorer Tony Kellow was sold to Exeter City for a record transfer fee of £12,000andremainstheirall-timetopgoalscorer.Then,in1978clubrecordscorerJoeScott joinedBournemouth.
Afternineseasons,increasedtravellingexpensesforced FalmouthtoresignfromtheWestern LeagueandnotbeingacceptedbackintotheSouthWesternLeague,hadtoentertheCornwall Combination League which they won at the first attempt. Back in the South Western League theybecamechampionsagainin1985/86whichwaswonseveralmoretimesalongwithnumerouscups.Aperiodofturmoilthenfollowedwithupsanddownsintheclubsfortunesboth onandoffthepitch.
With the formation of the South West Peninsula League, Falmouth Town plied their trade in the Premier Division but never achieved any success until the appointment of local lad and player,AndrewWestgarth.Beinghisfirstappointmentasmanagerofanyclub,hehadasteep learningcurve.
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FALMOUTH TOWN
The pendulum eventually started to swing in the right direction and after a period of steady progressWestgarthleadtheclubtoitsfirstsuccessinmanyyearswheninseason2017/18the clubwontheSouthWestPeninsula LeagueCupandtheLeagueCharityBowl. Nextseasonthe Cornwall Senior Cup was won and following two incomplete seasons due to the Covid Pandemic,inthefirstfullseasonaftertheFAinstigatedarevisedpyramidsystem,FalmouthTown wonthe leaguechampionshipforthefirsttime andwithitpromotion to the Western League. To complete a fantastic season, the Cornwall Senior Cup and League Charity Bowl were also wontocompleteamagnificenttreble.
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(sharedwithTauntonTown),1977–78
South Western League
Champions 1961–62,1965–66,1967–68,1970–71,1971–72,1972–73,1973–74,1985–86, 1986–87,1988–89,1989–90,1991–92,1996–97,1999–00
League Cup winners 1957–58,1958–59,1961–62,1962–63,1967–68,1970–71,1985–86, 1990–91,1991–92,1994–95,1996–97,1998–99
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
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Player Profiles...
Kyle MOORE (GK). KylejoineduspartwaythroughtheseasonfromPlymouth Parkwayandwaspartoftheteamthatwonbacktobackpromotions.Anexcellent shotstopperanddistributoroftheball,he’lladdgreatvaluetoournewcampaign.
Jordan BENTLEY. Jordanentershis3rdseasonwiththeclub.Hecontinuestobea dominantCBwhocanplaywithindifferentformations.andwaspartofourcupdoublesuccessinthepreviouscampaign.
Aaron BENTLEY. Aaronentershis3rdseasonwiththeclub.Heisatechnicallyefficientdefenderwithattributestoplayinotherpositions.Aaronhasanexcellentfootballpedigreeandhasoperatedathigherlevels.
Harrison JEWELL (Capt) Anexceptionalseasonlastyear,HputinmanyM.O.Mperformancesandwon2ofourendofseasonawards.AninfluentialCBwhohasalso beenmadecaptainforthiscampaign.
Callum O’BRIEN. Athrowbacktohowdefendersusedtobe,nononsenseandhard hitting.Lethalatsetplaysandcanplayonthedeckaswell.Deceptivelyquickover 10-15metres.
Callum MARTINDALE. Callumisatechnicallygiftedleftbackwhohasbrought addedqualitytoourlefthandside.CallumhasenjoyedspellsatTauntonTown,PlymouthParkwayandSaltashUnitedwherehepreviouslyworkedwiththemanager. Expecttoseehimimpactinggamesatbothendsofthepitch.
Dave BARKER. Hassetthestandardforrightsidedfullbacks/wingbacksoverthe pastfiveyears.Barksregularlychipsinwithdoublefigureseachseason,aremarkablestatgivenhisposition.Heactuallygrabbeda90thminutewinnerhereforhis formerclubSaltashlastseason.Hewillbringvalueatbothendsofthepitchwith addedleadershipqualities.
Tom PAYNE. Payneyhadanexceptionalcampaignlastseason.Hechippedinwith 15goalsand15assistsfrommidfield,andscoredinthefirstofourtwocupfinal triumphslastcampaign.
Greg EASTMAN. GregjoinsusfromWadebridgeTownandhasalreadyimpressed onthetrainingground.Aleftfootedtechnicianadeptatplayingasabasemidfielder orasanumber8.Wehavehighhopesforhimmovingforward.
Jacob SMITH. Theyoungestofoursummersignings.Playedthemostnumberof gamesforTorpointlastseasonasabasemidfielder.Hasworkedwiththemanager beforeatPlymouthParkway.Hasputinsomeimpressiveperformancesinpreseasonandcontinuestoadoptandexcellentapproachonthetrainingground. Stevie COLWELL. Steviehasoperatedathigherlevelshavingpreviouslyplayed withWeymouth,Tivertonandmorerecently,PlymouthParkway.Aballplaying midfielderwithexceptionaltechnicalandtacticalquality.
Tyler ELLIOTT. Tyisaversatileplayerthatcanoperateinmanypositionswithin theteam.Lastseasonhewasregularlyimpactinggamesfromwiderpositions.He hasaterrificworkethicandappetiteforthegame.
Kai CORNISH. Kaihasnowcompletedhisuniversitystudiesandthereforefeelslike anewsigning.Anaccomplisheddribblerthatcanimpactsgamesinthefinalthird. Wearehopefulitwillbeabigcampaignforhim.
Sam CARTER. Cart’sseasonhadliftoffaroundSeptemberlastcampaign.Hefound himselfamongstthegoalsandassistsfromanattackingmidfieldposition.Extremelyathletic,Cartswillbelookingtobuildonhissuccessfulcampaignlasttime around.
Jordan COPP. Jordanisoneofthemosttechnicallygiftedplayersthemanagerhas workedwith.HebringsbagsofexperienceandpedigreehavingoperatedatStep2 withWeymouth.Anattackingplayerofexceptionalqualitywhocanoperatewide orcentrally.Hecreated18assistsinthelastcampaign.
Rikki SHEPHERD. Rikkiisalightningquickstrikerwhofinishedtopscorerlast campaignwith26goals.Heprovedabiggameplayerscoringinbothofourcup winningfinals.Weareexpectingmorebigthingsthisseason.
Jamie SIMMONDS. Themanagerhonestlydoesn’tknowhowthisladgetsthrough eachday!Asidefromthat,heisstartingtoflourishasafootballerinthisenvironmentandismoreregularlyimpactinggamesinoffensivepositions.Jamieisoneof thebesttechniciansintheteamandweareexpectingbigthingsfromhimthisseason.
Curtis DAMERELL. AnothermanagerdescribedCurtisas‘thecompletenumber9’. HewasjointtopscorerintheWesternLeaguelastseason.Curtishashadaslower starttothepre-seasonduetoinjury.Howeverheisnowwellontheroadtorecoveryandisgettingbetterallthetimeonthetraininggroundandinmatches.Expect himtoaddhugevaluetothefrontlinethisseason.
Player Profiles...
Helston Athletic is a well established Community based football club offering all that visit a warm and friendly welcome. The Club’s ground, Kellaway Park, offers great playing and clubhouse facilities.
In recent years, the Club has been successful both on and off the pitch and, as a result, we are now looking for additional people to join our team. Not the one ON the pitch but the one OFF it. The team behind the team, if that makes sense.
We are looking for anyone that feels that they can contribute whether it be in a professional, administrative or hands on role.
With matchdays becoming ever more popular, we are looking to volunteers to support our hospitality team, stewards, selling draw tickets, working on the gates or even just helping to tidy up after the game. You’ll get to watch the football free of charge but better still, you’ll be joining a small team of dedicated volunteers that make Helston Athletic Football club extra special.
If you can help for only a few hours per month, that would be fantastic.
If you feel this could be for you, please email chairman Paul Hendy at paul.m.hendy@btinternet.com or call him on 07740 812555.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
A guide to away games this season in the Western League Premier Division
(Mileages obtained from theaa.com route planner)
Club Address & Postcode Mileage Barnstaple Town Mill Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1JQ 104.8 miles Bridgwater Utd Fairfax Park. College Way, Bridgwater TA6 4TZ 147.0 miles Brixham Wall Park, Wall Park Road, Brixham, Devon TQ95 9UG 101.9 miles Buckland Ath Homers Heath, Kingskerswell Rd, Newton Abbot, Devon. TQ12 5JU 117.5 miles Clevedon Town 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 Millbrook Jenkins Park, Mill Rd, Millbrook, Cornwall PL10 1FE 68.4 miles Nailsea & Tick. Fryth Way, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 2AS 175.1 miles Oldland Abbots. Castle Road, Oldland Common, Bristol BS30 9SZ 196.7 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 St Blazey Blaise Park, Station Rd, St Blazey, Cornwall PL24 2ND 35.3 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
First Team Statistics For The 2023/2024 Season.... Player App (Sub) Total Goals Yellows Reds David BARKER 31 (4) 35 5 6 0 Aaron BENTLEY 28 (4) 32 10 9 0 Jordan BENTLEY 28 (6) 34 4 2 0 Sam BORTHWICK 2 (0) 2 0 0 0 Adam CARTER 0(1) 1 0 0 0 Sam CARTER 13 (15) 28 6 0 1 Steve COLWELL 22 (16) 38 1 2 0 Jordan COPP 28 (6) 34 13 5 0 Kai CORNISH 11 (17) 28 6 3 0 Finn COSTA 0(1) 1 0 0 0 Curtis DAMERELL 29 (7) 36 16 2 0 Josh DANIEL 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 Ross DUNSTAN 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 Gregory EASTMAN 1 (4) 5 0 0 0 Tyler ELLIOTT 21 (9) 30 2 2 1 Harrison JEWELL 24 (6) 30 1 1 0 Freddie KEMP 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 Baga MARIKO 5 (4) 9 1 2 0 Callum MARTINDALE 15 (0) 15 1 1 0 Kyle MOORE 38 (0) 38 0 1 0 Tom MOXHAM 13 (2) 15 0 2 0 Callum O’BRIEN 24 (4) 28 2 5 0 Sam PALLETT 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 Tom PAYNE 22 (12) 34 6 2 0 Mike SEARLE 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 Rikki SHEPHERD 33 (5) 38 23 4 0 Jamie SIMMONDS 8 (13) 21 2 0 0 Jacob SMITH 19 (6) 25 7 5 0 Jude TRIPCONEY 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 Freddie WALTER 0 (2) 2 0 0 0 Rubin WILSON 10 (8) 18 8 1 0
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers Sat 29 Jul Wellington H D 2-2 168 Shepherd, Wilson Tue 1 Aug Saltash United A W 4-0 247 Shepherd (2), O’Brien, Damerell Sat 5 Aug Willand R (FAC) H W 3-1 85 A Bentley, Simmonds, Damerell Sat 12 Aug Bridgwater Utd H W 5-1157 Copp (2), Wilson (2), Shepherd Wed 16 AugSt. Blazey A W 1-0175 Shepherd Sat 19 Aug Bideford (FAC) A L 0-4 223Sat 26 Aug Millbrook H W 10-0 127 Damerell (3), Cornish (2), O’Brien Shepherd (2), Wilson, Elliott Sat 2 Sep Brixham A L 1-3 129 Payne Sat 9 Sep Shepton Mallet A W 5-1180 Damerell (3), Copp, Wilson Sat 16 Sep Ilfracombe Town H W 5-2 78 Shepherd (3), Damerell, Copp Sat 23 Sep Street (FAV) H W 4-2 95 Shepherd, Damerell, Smith, Wilson Sat 30 Sep Barnstaple Town H L 1-3 101 Elliott Sat 7 Oct Oldland Abbots. A W 5-1120 Shepherd (3), Copp, Carter Sat 14 Oct Millbrook A W 8-088 A Bentley (2), Wilson (2), Damerell (2) Carter, Mariko Sat 21 Oct Longlevens(FAV)H L 2-3 87 Copp, Smith Tue 24 Oct Falmouth T. (LPC) A W 2-0 362 A. Bentley, o.g. Sat 4 Nov Nailsea & Tick. H W 3-1 62 Jewell, Copp, Wilson Tue 7 Nov Dobwalls (CC) A W 6-1 - Carter (3), Barker (2), Cornish Sat 11 Nov Street H D 2-2 119 A. Bentley, Copp Sat 18 Nov Oldland Abbots. H W 2-098 J. Bentley, Simmonds Tue 21 Nov Saltash Utd. (LPC)A W 2-1140 Smith, Shepherd Sat 25 Nov St. Blazey H W 5-0120 A. Bentley (2), Barker, Smith, Damerell Sat 9 Dec Ilfracombe Town A W 2-165 Cornish, o.g.
Fixtures & Results 2023/2024
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers Sat 16 Dec Welton Rovers H W 9-1 71 Cornish (2), Shepherd (3), Damerell, Barker, Payne, Smith, Tue 26 Dec Falmouth Town A L 0-1 1,845Sat 30 Dec Torpoint Athletic H W 4-0 139 J Bentley (2), Carter, Damerell 2024 Sat 13 Jan Clevedon Town A W 2-1 215 Payne, Martindale Wed 17 Jan AFC St Austell (CC) A L 1-2 - A. Bentley Sat 20 Jan Shepton Mallet H W 2-0 135 Colwell, Barker Sat 27 Jan Buckland Ath. A W 2-0 363 Copp, Shepherd Sat 3 Feb Nailsea & Tick. A W 2-0 46 Damerell, o.g. Tue 6 Feb Buckland A (LPC)H W 3-2 68 Smith, Cornish, Shepherd Sat 9 Mar Street A W 3-0 80 Copp (2), Payne Sat 16 Mar Brixham H W 2-0 198 Shepherd, Smith Tue 19 Mar Bridgwater Utd. A D 2-2 238 A. Bentley (2) Sat 23 Mar Welton Rovers A W 2-1 80 Copp (2) Mon 1 Apr Barnstaple (LPC) A L 2-3 - Copp, Shepherd Sat 6 Apr Saltash United H W 4-0 87 Payne (2), Shepherd, Smith Sat 13 Apr Wellington A L 0-1 108Tue 16 Apr Barnstaple Town A D 3-3 - Damerell, Jewell, J. Bentley Thu 18 Apr Falmouth Town H Sat 20 Apr Buckland Ath. H Tue 23 Apr Torpoint Ath. A Sat 27 Apr Clevedon Town H
Fixtures & Results 2023/2024
