noahc Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 the following teams, some still going played on pitches that no longer host football. most are sunday league teams and although not exhaustive it is from the last 20 years. comments or additions welcome. bugle - molinnis road falmouth post office - trescobeas road falmouth town 3rds - union corner falmouth villa/gweek - (dont know the name) camborne town - heathcoats? (behind cricket club) star inn - carbis bay holiday camp terrills - leedstown playing field halsetown - halsetown inn railway tavern - carn brea leisure centre truro united - monkey tree raf st mawgan - st eval playing fields camelford - tregoodwell four lanes - lanyon park/loscombe road hayle - ellis park long rock - rydal field baltic pine - minack theatre threemilestone - polstain road mawgan united - recreation ground stithians - old vicarage recreation ground booters - raymond road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmooreshead Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Are you saying that a team played football near the Minack Theatre ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggy78 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I think Storm used Raymond road long before booters, also behind Camborne cricket club is where Camborne Park play? There is also Storm/Titans - Boundervean lane Portreath - RAF Portreath Ruan Minor - Recreation Ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yes also prthcurnow exiles played there made up of players from cable and wireless , in the old west pen with/ amor shield league , also pen with social club at st,Clare where the new sports complex at Penzance is located Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff's Telling Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 In the east of the county St Anns Chapel used to play at the St Anns Chapel Recreation Field in Duchy League football until about 10 years ago. Callington Town's third team ( also Duchy) played at Duchy College,Stoke Climsland for a few years in the late 1990's - the pitch must have had the biggest slope touchline to touchline anywhere in Cornwall ! A few games were also played at Golberdon, near Callington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Also castle utd played near carn brea, in the west pen with league , heamoor at bone alley , , long rock afc finished twelve years ago , as there was only three doing all the jobs , Nigel Bennett's chairman and treasurer and chief pitch cutter stroke fitter on the temperamental. Tractor , Steve stone ( scouse ) pitch marking myself Steve bailey manager , secretary , and between us our wives washed the kits , such a shame as at one time there were three teams in the west pen, amor shield mining three leagues , as with a lot of village sides not much support from the locals , I pass the pitch everyday on the way to work and have fond memories of old players and friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggy78 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 The Castle Utd pitch is still in use, both Camborne Athletic and Camborne Town play from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I think Storm used Raymond road long before booters, also behind Camborne cricket club is where Camborne Park play? There is also Storm/Titans - Boundervean lane Portreath - RAF Portreath Ruan Minor - Recreation Ground? No Peggy,Heathcoats used to play in the field adjoining Camborne Cricket Club,i think the cricket club still play there. Also,as Steve says,there was a pitch at the base of Carn Brea which Castle United used to play on,i think it has grown over again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggy78 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I think Storm used Raymond road long before booters, also behind Camborne cricket club is where Camborne Park play? There is also Storm/Titans - Boundervean lane Portreath - RAF Portreath Ruan Minor - Recreation Ground? No Peggy,Heathcoats used to play in the field adjoining Camborne Cricket Club,i think the cricket club still play there. Also,as Steve says,there was a pitch at the base of Carn Brea which Castle United used to play on,i think it has grown over again now. Like the man in orthopaedic shoes - I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 millbrook used to play at insworke park which was 100yards up the road from where they play now.It used to have telephone wires running across one18 yard line which was often hit leading to unexpected goals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nothing wrong with your memory Soccer Follower !!,,, lol,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nothing wrong with your memory Soccer Follower !!,,, lol,,, Must have caught me on a good day Halfback! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Just a quick selection of redundant grounds (clubs may,or may not,be still in existence) Goonhavern Perranporth St.Agnes Crantock Trevarrian St.Columb Minor Malabar (pitch near Mount Hawke) Mylor Carnon Downs Ponsanooth Falmouth Docks Goonhilly Redruth Utd (at Treleigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I think I remember Perranporth when they played up by the Air field !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I think I remember Perranporth when they played up by the Air field !! Yes and when they reformed they played at Penhale Camp at Holywell Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 tms have been all around the village. they use to play out in the wilds on the way to Carnon Downs, was it them or treliske who played were the hospital car park is now. st. earth used to play in the lanes in the middle of nowhere. roskear used to play at park bottom and Busby Gents used to play just off tms roundabout near the park and ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Think Wheal Jane used to play on the road between Chacewater and Carnon downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Treliske used to play where the hospital car park is now. Busby Gents and NALGO used to play out at Baldhu.Malabar had a pitch almost across the road from that one at one stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahc Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 ruan minors recreation ground is still a football ground although not used by anyone. did perranporth play on the pitch high above the town on the st agnes road and does anyone use it now? if people can be specific i would like to create a photo archive or even better if people could upload pictures that would be brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yes, following my earlier post noahc, Perranporth did play adjacent to the airfield, seem to remember it was not unusual for a plane or glider comeing in overhead when landing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchy Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I think Roche used to play at Victoria Road, I certainly did as young boy, presume the men did too! must be 30 years ago mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchy Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Newmoor, played on the pitch in behind the pub in St.Dennis, I think it's no longer used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Newmoor, played on the pitch in behind the pub in St.Dennis, I think it's no longer used. Is that the ground with the dreadful cross slope Crouchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 A few more defunct teams/grounds: Trispen Cubert Mount Ambrose Lanner (top of the hill) Carnhell Green Barripper Ludgvan (opposite side of A30) NALGO Carbis Bay Blisland RAF St.Mawgan Harlyn St.Ives Town (at Halsetown Camping site) Frogpool/Cusgarne Porkellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmooreshead Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 It's probably a sad reflection on my ability as a player and the standard I played at, but I remember fondly the old Newmoor pitch. First played there as a 17yo in 1976. Also played on the Millbrook pitch with the telegraph wires That was also the case at a ground in South Petherwin - The team was called Stanstag ! - Not sure if they were ever in a league but they used to play in the Junior Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Camborne rbl, Trevu and Camborne Plough. think they all played were St. Meriadoc school is now, I know the first two did. Also Camborne School of Mines. but cannot remember where they played. Who can forget A div. Police and Pengegon on two different pitches at Park Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Camborne School of Mines played at Cornwall College Martin,where West Cornwall play now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Camborne Plough played at Clijah, and I can remember playing Camborne School of Mines when they played at King Edward Mine,Troon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhondda Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Shirehorse played in the Amor Shield for a season at the top of St Ives behind the Shirehorse club. Hoof prints as big as dinner plates , with a pre match warm up of kicking thistles down and Tommy Clymo shovelling shi..... manure for roses.. Also i remember Long Rock having a season in a field on the back road between Gulval and Ludgvan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Gulval played at badgers cross, changed in a old outbuilding , the pitch was a bit boggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Lewarne Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Just a quick selection of redundant grounds (clubs may,or may not,be still in existence) Goonhavern Perranporth St.Agnes Crantock Trevarrian St.Columb Minor Malabar (pitch near Mount Hawke) Mylor Carnon Downs Ponsanooth Falmouth Docks Goonhilly Redruth Utd (at Treleigh) SF, we've never played at Treleigh. In our first 2 seasons 1993/4 -1994/5, we played at Raymond Road, which was the same ground used by Redruth Rangers ( Sunday league) at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Just a quick selection of redundant grounds (clubs may,or may not,be still in existence) Goonhavern Perranporth St.Agnes Crantock Trevarrian St.Columb Minor Malabar (pitch near Mount Hawke) Mylor Carnon Downs Ponsanooth Falmouth Docks Goonhilly Redruth Utd (at Treleigh) SF, we've never played at Treleigh. In our first 2 seasons 1993/4 -1994/5, we played at Raymond Road, which was the same ground used by Redruth Rangers ( Sunday league) at the time. Hi Darren,i didn't mean the club formed by yourself but the former Redruth team run i think by the Eblings(?).There was a pitch opposite the Treleigh Inn and which was affected by the line of the Redruth By-pass when built.Though thinking about it,it may have been Redruth Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Camborne rbl, Trevu and Camborne Plough. think they all played were St. Meriadoc school is now, I know the first two did. Also Camborne School of Mines. but cannot remember where they played. Who can forget A div. Police and Pengegon on two different pitches at Park Rd Camborne RBL and Trevu did play where St Meriadoc School is. Camborne Plough at one point played over at Illogan. School of Mines played on the slopping pitch by the side of the by-pass which is now built on. A Div Police played on the same pitch as Pengegon at Park Road, but Pengegon used Crofty Cricket Clubs changing rooms and the police had green caravans at the bottom end of the pitch which were regualrly vandalised. There was only a Second pitch there, after Crofty stopped playing cricket there. JF Pool played at Horespool (Connor Downs). St Ives Dodgems, on he left hand side going up Terringham. Pool FC played at Roskear. A few other teams not mentioned like Porkellis, Cable and Wireless which has been mentioned, up by Minack. Memory not so good as it was. Barriper played out by the cricket ground, and there was a team at Carnhell Green as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I remember the Barripper changing "facilities"- what appeared to be a former chicken house with no floor! Grassroots football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Trust Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Carharrack used to pay out towards United Downs before all the scrap yards as you leave the village. The changing rooms were a relocated prefab, the ruins of which are still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I looked and then realised a mistake in my post. Camborne Plough as I remember played in Illogan Park. Trevu played at where St Meridoc School is now. I may be wrong but did Camborne RBL play where Rosemellin School is these days? I remember St Earth , Porkellis and I thnk Troon had a different ground as well, back in the early 80s There are a few other places I remember such as Lanner, Threemilestone, Goonhavern ,all grounds that were out in the middle of nowhere and not places they used recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yes mrtoad, Camborne RBL did play at Rosemellin after playing at the old Heathcoats ground at Roskear, Troon used to play on the playing field adjacent to the old Grenville Motors garage . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 When Camborne Athletic first formed, they did start to play from Crane Rd before St Maridoc School was built. Moving on from then,they played at Clijah Croft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 troon also played in the field between the pub and the garage. the pitch was in behind. early 80's I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yes Soccer Follower,,,, Barripper ,,,, "Changing Rooms" !!,, the club were not allowed to have anything permanent, fortunately a good Samaritan donated the facilities,ie a floorless chicken house !!,,,which I was " Forced" against my will to help to stick together along with all the other volunteers, namely "Three",,,,I take no responsibility for any cold feet if the grass floor had not been mowed,,, or for any wood splinters in places where there should be no splinters !!!! lol,, they were the days !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yes Soccer Follower,,,, Barripper ,,,, "Changing Rooms" !!,, the club were not allowed to have anything permanent, fortunately a good Samaritan donated the facilities,ie a floorless chicken house !!,,,which I was " Forced" against my will to help to stick together along with all the other volunteers, namely "Three",,,,I take no responsibility for any cold feet if the grass floor had not been mowed,,, or for any wood splinters in places where there should be no splinters !!!! lol,, thay were the days !!! I have changed in some poor facilities over the years Halfback but i have to admit that the chicken shed at Barripper was the worst! Thank you and the other "volunteers" for at least putting a roof on it although there was no floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfback Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thank you so very much for your comment !! lol,,, I think they have water and electric in Barripper now !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just a quick selection of redundant grounds (clubs may,or may not,be still in existence) GoonhavernPerranporthSt.AgnesCrantockTrevarrianSt.Columb MinorMalabar (pitch near Mount Hawke)MylorCarnon DownsPonsanoothFalmouth DocksGoonhillyRedruth Utd (at Treleigh)SF, we've never played at Treleigh. In our first 2 seasons 1993/4 -1994/5, we played at Raymond Road, which was the same ground used by Redruth Rangers ( Sunday league) at the time.Hi Darren,i didn't mean the club formed by yourself but the former Redruth team run i think by the Eblings(?).There was a pitch opposite the Treleigh Inn and which was affected by the line of the Redruth By-pass when built.Though thinking about it,it may have been Redruth Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just a quick selection of redundant grounds (clubs may,or may not,be still in existence) GoonhavernPerranporthSt.AgnesCrantockTrevarrianSt.Columb MinorMalabar (pitch near Mount Hawke)MylorCarnon DownsPonsanoothFalmouth DocksGoonhillyRedruth Utd (at Treleigh)SF, we've never played at Treleigh. In our first 2 seasons 1993/4 -1994/5, we played at Raymond Road, which was the same ground used by Redruth Rangers ( Sunday league) at the time.Hi Darren,i didn't mean the club formed by yourself but the former Redruth team run i think by the Eblings(?).There was a pitch opposite the Treleigh Inn and which was affected by the line of the Redruth By-pass when built.Though thinking about it,it may have been Redruth Town.Nigel-The Eblings formed REDBORNE UNITED I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhondda Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Those changing facilities at Gulvals badgers cross pitch were. basic to say the least, 2 lean too's about 5 foot high and a trough along side the pitch to wash in, When we got a second hand caravan we thought it was fantastic until it started to sink and split in half. Happy days. also remember playing A div police up there when they were a few short,, and a couple of patrol cars turned up just before kick off to bolster their numbers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchy07 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Cracking topic I remember as a child watching Redruth Utd and gasgow rangers playing at Raymond road. Ironic I ended up playing and now managing Redruth utd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Shirehorse played in the Amor Shield for a season at the top of St Ives behind the Shirehorse club. Hoof prints as big as dinner plates , with a pre match warm up of kicking thistles down and Tommy Clymo shovelling shi..... manure for roses.. Also i remember Long Rock having a season in a field on the back road between Gulval and Ludgvan? I think also shire horse lost one game 33-0 if my memory is correct a record at west penwith league , not sure who against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahc Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 if long rocks rydal field now hosts a car boot sale then i have a photo of the right site. also have ellis park at hayle. redruth dynamo did once play at strawberry lane. assuming gerrans/st mawes play at halwortha, st mawes then that means treloan lane aka long meadow in gerrans is redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marazion2013 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Yes noahc, you have the right field for Long Rock. Hold car boots their now. Played there with a few old boots as well StevieB lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marazion2013 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Remember playing at Shirehorse for Long Rock and getting changed in the shed. One player had brand new pair of rigger boots that he had worn to work and left them in the corner. Unfortunately it rained while we were playing and there was a hole in the roof above his boots. Hence to say when he put his boots on after the game the water shot 3 feet in the air soaking his clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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