Helston Athletic v Falmouth Town

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 Afternoon One & All,

Having hosted our visitors on three occasions last season, with all matches ending 2-1 in favour of 'The Blues’, today represents ’The Towns’ first, but just maybe not the last, visit to Kellaway Park this campaign.

On behalf of Helston Athletic Football Club, welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Falmouth Town for today’s game. An extended welcome also to our match officials Ryan Dennis, Paul Barker and Neil Stephens.

With Helston, Falmouth and Clevedon now considered as the only remaining contenders in the running to lift this season’s Toolstation Western League Premier Division title, and with all three teams still having to play each other once heading into today, I have heard references to this afternoon’s match as being ’a six pointer', 'the title decider', even 'the biggest of all league fixtures between two Cornish clubs of the modern era’. At the time of writing these notes, who knows what today’s final whistle will bring, but whatever the result, let's hope the promotion of Cornish football 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 somewhat 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 with the generosity and support of David Martin, CGS Contracting, Jewell Construction, B&W Roofing and South West Garage Doors. A massive thank you to you all.

Finally for today, delighted once again to have Wilf ’The Weather Man’ Wilcock and Phoenix Signs as our Match Day Sponsors. We hope you and your guests have an enjoyable and memorable afternoon and as always thank you also for your support.

Wishing all a Happy Easter.

Paul Hendy (Chairman)

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.

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HELSTON ATHLETIC FC

Blue & White shirts

Blue & White shorts

Blue socks

Kyle MOORE (GK)

Dave BARKER

Tyler ELLIOTT

Callum MARTINDALE

Callum O’BRIEN

Jordan BENTLEY

Aaron BENTLEY

Harrison JEWELL (c)

Steve COLWELL

Jacob SMITH

Tom PAYNE

Gregory EASTMAN

Kai CORNISH

Jordan COPP

Rikki SHEPHERD

Curtis DAMERELL

Sam CARTER

Jamie SIMMONDS

Manager/Coach

Asst. Manager

Physio

Matt CUSACK

Dan HARRISON

Jaimie OSBORNE

Referee

Ryan DENNIS

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

Assistant

GK Coach

Physio

Andrew WESTGARTH

Tommy MATTHEWS

Wayne ROBERTS

Haydn JOSE

Assistants

Paul BARKER

Neil STEPHENS T O D A Y S S Q U A D

FOCUS ONFALMOUTH TOWN

FALMOUTH TOWN joined the old Cornwall Senior League in 1950 before becoming founder membersoftheSouthWesternLeaguein1951/52.Afterseveralhomes,thesaleoftheirAshfieldgroundtoShell-MexBPenabledthepurchaseoftheirpresenthomeatBicklandPark. By the late 1950’s, professionalism was introduced and this led to Falmouth winning their firsttrophy,theSWLCup,inthe1957/58seasonandretaineditthefollowingseason.Season 1961/62sawFalmouthTownwinthetrebleofLeagueChampionship,LeagueCupandCornwallSeniorCup.ThefollowingseasonhistorywasmadewhentheybecamethefirsteverCornish club to the reach the First Round Proper of the FACup where they lost by twogoals to oneathometoOxfordUnitedwhoseteamincludedRonAtkinson,infrontofacrowdof8000. TownreachedtheFirstRoundontwomoreoccasionsin1967and1969losingbothtimesto PeterboroughUnited,first5-2awayandthen1-4athome.

Aftermuchmoredomestic successandwinningtheSouthWesternLeagueforfour consecutive years, Town joined the Western League in season 1974/75. They won both the League and League Cup in their first season without losing a single game and then won the League Championship in the following three seasons. Whilst in the Western League, Falmouth won theCornwallSeniorCupinfoursuccessiveseasons,from1975/76to1978/79.

In1975,midfielderRoyCarterlefttojoinHerefordUnitedintheFootballLeague,goingonto play for Swindon Town, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Newport County. The following year Town’sacegoal scorer Tony Kellow was sold to Exeter City for a record transfer fee of £12,000andremainstheirall-timetopgoalscorer.Then,in1978clubrecordscorerJoeScott joinedBournemouth.

Afternineseasons,increasedtravellingexpensesforcedFalmouthtoresignfromtheWestern LeagueandnotbeingacceptedbackintotheSouthWesternLeague,hadtoentertheCornwall Combination Leaguewhich they won at the first attempt. Backin the South Western League theybecamechampionsagainin1985/86whichwaswonseveralmoretimesalongwithnumerouscups.Aperiodofturmoilthenfollowedwithupsanddownsintheclubsfortunesboth onandoffthepitch.

With the formation of the South West Peninsula League, Falmouth Town plied their tradein the Premier Division but never achieved any success until the appointment of local lad and player,AndrewWestgarth.Beinghisfirstappointmentasmanagerofanyclub,hehadasteep learningcurve.

FOCUS ONFALMOUTH TOWN

The pendulum eventually started to swing in the right direction andaftera period of steady progress Westgarth lead the club to itsfirst successin many yearswhen in season 2017/18 theclubwontheSouthWestPeninsulaLeagueCupandtheLeagueCharityBowl.Nextseason theCornwallSeniorCupwaswonandfollowingtwoincompleteseasonsduetotheCovidPandemic, in the first full season after the FA instigated a revised pyramid system, Falmouth Town won the league championship for the first time and with it promotion to the Western League. To complete a fantastic season, the Cornwall Senior Cup and League Charity Bowl werealsowontocompleteamagnificenttreble.

Falmouth Town Honours

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Champions

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League Cup winners 1974–75

Alan Young Cup winners 1975–76(sharedwithTauntonTown),1977–78

Champions 1961–62,1965–

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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

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St Austell Brewery Cup

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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

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.

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.

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