Personalised Cups/Tournaments

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There are a few inter-club cups and tournaments in Cornwall every season but sometimes the holder of the competition is unknown. 

Aubrey Wilkes Trophy - Holders Truro City

Annually contested since 1989 between Falmouth Town and Truro City at the first meeting of the season (now pre season due to league difference)

Dave Gardner Trophy - Holders Falmouth Town

Annual pre season tournament, starting in 2005 involving three of Dave Gardner's clubs Falmouth Town, Penzance and Porthleven. (Did he play for or live in Helston?)

Brian Biggin Trophy - Holders ?

Annual pre season tournament involving Newquay, Perranporth, Godolphin and Wadebridge

Phil Smith Trophy - Holders ?

St Blazey played somebody in memory of Phil Smith, ex player

Neal Moxham Shield - Holders ?

Started at Liskeard Athletic, the trophy was awarded to the first team to beat them at Lux Park. That club would hold it until they were beaten at home and so on.

Sarah Kettle Cup - Holders ?

Falmouth based cup, played for in a one off game, Falmouth Albion, Athletic and Town have all played for the trophy

 

Are there any more?

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Evely Cup

The Evely Cup was donated by George Evely, the first secretary of the East Cornwall League, to become an annual competition between the League Cup winners of the two leagues, East Cornwall and Combination. The venue of the match swaps each season from one end of the county to the other no matter who were the previous season’s victors. 

First played for on Saturday 17th April 1965, with Porthleven defeating Camelford at St Blazey. In those days football wasn’t played on a Sunday and on that day four other Combination League games were being played at the same time!

 

http://www.cornwallcomboleague.co.uk/evelycupwinners.html

 

Dave Gardner

So far, along with the Golf Day held at Mullion over £50,000 has been donated to local charities from the previous years.

Dave was born in Manchester to parents Eileen and Phil. In 1987 he transferred from Penzance to Falmouth Town 

Under manager Trevor Mewton he made is debut for Town coming on as a substitute against Bugle on 26th August 1987, but had to substituted himself as he broke his nose!

 He made a total of 258 appearances for Falmouth, scoring 60 goals before joining Porthleven when Trevor Mewton became their manager in 1994.

During his career Dave won three SWL Championships, two SWL Cups and three Cornwall Senior Cup runners-up medals. He also played for and captained the Cornwall side and finished his career as Assistant Player-Manager to Gary Marks, in the 2002-03 at Penzance.

Dave died of cancer at St Julia’s Hospice, Hayle on 23rd September 2003 leaving behind his beloved wife Sharon and daughters, Chloe and Jade.