ECPL EARLY FIXTURES

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The Mortgage Advice Bureau East Cornwall League fixtures have been announced with some interesting match ups. The Premier Division which has been reduced to 13 teams starts on Saturday 18th August with league champions Torpoint Athletic up against Plymstock United, while runners-up St Austell meet Polperro. The top two meet early as the pair face each other on Wednesday 29th August at St Austell. The two promoted teams Millbrook and Wadebridge Town have difficult home matches against Tavistock and Launceston respectively.

As there are only ten teams in Division One it was decided that the season starts on Saturday 8th September. Lanreath and St Minver who both narrowly missed out on promotion start with home games against Morwenstow and promoted St Stephen from the Duchy League respectively.

Fixtures secretary Mike Murray said: 'Because of the lack teams in the league this season I decided to only have a few games being played in midweek.' Murray was also able to give dates for all the cup competitions.

The first League cup fixtures have been arranged for the last two Saturdays in September.

League Cup First Round

Saturday 22nd September: Launceston v Liskeard Athletic, Millbrook v Lanreath, Morwenstow v St Minver, Padstow United v Tavistock, St Stephens |Borough v Saltash United

Saturday 29th September: St Blazey v Looe Town, St Teath v Callington Town.

The Fred Binks Premier Division cup gets under way on Saturday 27th October with Looe Town meeting Tavistock and Wadebridge Town up against Liskeard Athletic. The remaining first round fixtures will not be played until November where cup holders Torpoint Athletic start their defence of the trophy at home to Callington Town while beaten finalists St Austell face a tough encounter at Saltish United. The opening round of the Roy Radford Division One cup first leg sees Mevagissey up against St Stephen Saturday and St Teath receiving Padstow United on Saturdays 15th.September. The second legs are scheduled for the 20th October.

The opening league matches are

Premier Division Saturday 18th August. Liskeard Athletic v St Stephens Borough, Looe Town v Callington Town, Millbrook v Tavistock, St Austell v Polperro, Torpoint Athletic v Plymstock United, Wadebridge Town v Launceston./

Tuesday 21st August: Saltash United v Millbrook, St Stephens Borough v Plymstock United

Wednesday 22nd August: Launceston v Callington Town, Polperro v Liskeard Athletic, Torpoint Athletic v Looe Town, Wadebridge Town v St Austell.

Saturday, 25th August: Looe Town v Launceston, Polperro v Wadebridge Town, Saltash United v Tavistock, St Austell v Liskeard Athletic, St Stephens Borough v Millbrook, Torpoint Athletic v Callington Town

Tuesday 28th August: Callington Town v Plymstock United, Launceston v Saltash United

Wednesday 29th August: Liskeard Athletic v Millbrook, Looe Town v Polperro, St Austell v Torpoint Athletic

Division One

Saturday 8th September: Lanreath v Morwenstow,, Mevagissey v Roche, Newquay v Padstow United, St Minver v St Stephen, St Teath v St Blazey

Saturday 15th September: Newquay v Roche, St Blazey v Morwenstow, St Minver v Lanreath

Saturday 22nd September : Mevagissey v St Blazey, St Stephen v Roche, St Teath v Newquay

Saturday 29th September: Mevagissey v Newquay, Morwenstow v Roche, Padstow United v Lanreath, St Stephen v St Minver.

The full seasons fixtures can be seen on the leagues Mitoo web site and the FA Full Time site