Callington Town

[Mike Odgers]

According to the SWPL directory Callington Town was formed in 1989.

In the extra prelim.round of the F A Cup 1950-51

Truro City 4 Callington 3

Are these clubs connected in anyway ?

[middle mans mate]

Callington Town AFC was indeed formed in 1989, I dont think there is any connection Mike

[Jeff's Telling]

I would say not Mike.

As said, the current club (Callington Town) was formed in 1989 , there had been no team in the town to my knowledge since the early 1950s.

Could a Callington team really have played in the FA Cup then ??

[Mike Odgers]

The F A Cup result is published in the archives of the F A.and is genuine.

I wouldn't have thought there was much criteria in the way of acceptance in those days by looking at all the entries.

eg Green Waves from the P & D League.

I did see this Callington team in League tables after the War in the latter 1940's (Cornwall Senior League and Cornwall Senior Cup (league)

They must have played somewhere in the area.

[Dave Deacon]

There's been a Callington side twice runners-up in the Launceston KO Cup:-

1932-33 Harrowbarrow and Metherill United beat Callington 3-2

and

1957-58 Bere Alston beat Callington .

[Dave Deacon]

Some information from a reader of the forum thank you:

In the early 1950s Callington were in the Plymouth and District League, and actually played in the Devon Senior Cup Final (circa 1953) when they lost to Clyst Valley. The game was played at Home Park, Plymouth.

A rule came in later stating that teams in the League were not permitted to have players living outside a 10 mile radius of their ground which was behind Travis Perkins in Liskeard Road. They overcame this by playing their home games at St.Dominick which enabled them to have Plymouth-base players (this village was reckoned to be 9 miles from Plymouth!).

The club was run by a Mr.Cox and Mr.Marquand : sadly,however,this venture lasted just one season and the Club ceased to exist until many years later.

Incidentally, a team was formed around 1970 called Callington Spurs run by Maurice Heath containing nearly all Plymouth players.They played about 1/2 mile from Kelly Bray on the Launceston Road - where the gravel tip is now.