Whistle Blower Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Sharing information with a friend and some real blasts from the past came up. It was before my time down here but hopefully someone could fill in some details about some Mining League clubs that are no longer around, or confirm anything that is correct. 1980/81 St Ives Dodgems I believe to be a forerunner to the present St Ives Town. Played at Splattenridden before moving to The Saltings. Even went on a tour of America! Pengegon from Camborne. Played at Park Road? Heathcoats SC also from Camborne, played on the cricket pitch behind Camborne Cricket Club itself. Trevu from Camborne. Don't know where they played. St Erth played in a field in a lane on the Marazion road. Love Lane? Long Lane? J & F Pool Hayle based works team that played on Horsepool Road in Connor Downs after losing their Guildford Road ground to the Industrial Estate. Carnon Downs Old Quay from Devoran played at Duchy Grammar School on Tregye Road but I don't think Carnon Downs did. Any information would be greatly received. 'A' Division Police played at Park Road in Camborne. Camborne Plough From Camborne but unsure on their ground. Truro Athletic from Boscawen Park in Truro. Soon to be home of Truro City (just kidding @Rayvon) Camborne SoM I know they are still going but this was in their original Mining League guise before lodging at Wendron. Played at Crane Road if memory serves me right. Russell Hall Not a scooby on these boys so any information would be useful. Treliske played on a sloping pitch which now necessitates a mortgage to pay for the privilege of parking your car there. Barclays Bank no information on where they were based or what pitch they used Whears Wanderers no idea where they were based, played or who they were! 1981/82 Malabar played on a big field in the wilds of Baldhu Truro BRSA later to be known as the more familiar Truro GWRSA they played at Boscawen Park. Warriors no idea. Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Trevue and plough as well I think played where st. Meriadoc school is now, next to Camborne Rugby ground. There used to be two pitches there, Camborne RBL played on the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Used to call them Truro alphabet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Warriors had some sort of connection to Warriors Warehouse in Camborne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 St.Ives Dodgems - correct as at Splatridden but i think St.Ives Town were also in existence at the time playing at Halsetown Pengegon - Park Road Heathcoats - correct Trevu - Postman Pat has answered St.Erth - a farm field at Long Lanes J & FPool - correct Carnon Downs - on a farm field past a council estate off Carnon Hill Camborne Plough - Postman Pat has answered Camborne Som - Cornwall College Russell Hall - various pitches but one between Trevaskis Farm and Carnhell Green Treliske - correct Barclays Bank - may have been Clijah Croft Whears Wanderers - no idea,may have been a 5 a side team? Malabar - correct Truro GWRSA - correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Whears were bottom in division 2 in 1981 in the last printed table in the West Briton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Digging around in my shed to find further info. on the above,i came across a list of junior clubs in season 1986-87 who are no longer with us: A Div.Police,Antony Western Kings,Barripper,Blackpool,Bodmin Town,Camborne Plough,Centrepoint,Cheesewring,Cornwall College,Cury,Duchy,Endeavour,Essa 81,Exiles,Falmouth Youth Club,Fowey,George & Dragon,Grampound Road,Gulval,Gweek,Heamoor,Heathcoats,Heavy Transport,Ladock,Landrake(?),Malabar,Mawgan,Menheniot,Mylor,Nancegollan,Newquay Bunt & Coker,Notterbridge,Penwith Exiles,Penwithick,Polruan,Pool,Porthleven,Port Isaac,RAF St.Mawgan (?),St.Erth,St.Lawrences,St.Mabyn,St.Mellion(?),Sennen,Tideford,Tortude,Treliske,Trispen,Truro BRSA,Truro Daniell and Veor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 `1989-90: A Div Police at Park Road,Camborne Camborne Plough at Illogan Park Camborne SOM at Cornwall College Pengegon at Park Road,Camborne St.Erth at Tregothas Farm,St.Erth Truro BRSA at Boscawen Park,Truro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Treliske F C played on the now main hosptital car park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I believe there were two pitches at Park Road. Were there changing rooms there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yes but they they belonged to Pengegon. They played on the pitch nearest to park road and a d police played on the other one which had the changing rooms at the top. I think the concrete base is still there today, but not been there for a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Postman Pat said: Yes but they they belonged to Pengegon. They played on the pitch nearest to park road and a d police played on the other one which had the changing rooms at the top. I think the concrete base is still there today, but not been there for a few years It's a shame when in the days when changing rooms weren't always a necessity that these grounds had them in place. Two what were perfectly good pitches with changing rooms and now look at them. 19 hours ago, Soccer Follower said: `1989-90: A Div Police at Park Road,Camborne Camborne Plough at Illogan Park Camborne SOM at Cornwall College Pengegon at Park Road,Camborne St.Erth at Tregothas Farm,St.Erth Truro BRSA at Boscawen Park,Truro Tregothas Farm is listed as Fraddam if it's still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I always remember them playing on the same pitch at what i think was Long Lanes and which appeared to have cows on it before the match. Tregothas Farm was taken from the club directory for that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, Soccer Follower said: I always remember them playing on the same pitch at what i think was Long Lanes and which appeared to have cows on it before the match. Tregothas Farm was taken from the club directory for that season. Cornish Teddy Boy mentioned Long Lane a while ago. I remember reading in an old Truro programme about a now former referee possibly Mike Golley or Tony Bilsland who said they had to move the cow pats off the St Erth pitch before a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, Fanfare said: Cornish Teddy Boy mentioned Long Lane a while ago. I remember reading in an old Truro programme about a now former referee possibly Mike Golley or Tony Bilsland who said they had to move the cow pats off the St Erth pitch before a game The bottom end,pitch sloped downhill(or uphill lol),was a mess where the cows had been standing and moving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 One team not mentioned here are my old favourites who I made my debut against for Camborne RBL reserves. Busby Gents who used to play at Treemilestone. They must have disbanded just before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistle Blower Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Did Busby play at Polstain Road or somewhere else? In the 1950s there was a Truro Charity Cup and was won one year by Daniell Road who beat Trelander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Busby Gents played out at Baldhu at one stage adjoining the road from Chacewater to Carnon Downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 When I played them they played down the lane beside the park and ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistle Blower Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 It's a real shame that stories and memories can't be made into a book for the Mining Leagus. The Falmouth-Helston and Duchy Leagues had books written about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 19 hours ago, Soccer Follower said: The bottom end,pitch sloped downhill(or uphill lol),was a mess where the cows had been standing and moving around. Would love to see some of these old pitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Fanfare said: Would love to see some of these old pitches. Not nice to try to play on but that's the way things were back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Back in the days when folk just got on with things and snowflakes were only around when it snowed. Soccer Follower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 20/02/2019 at 11:57, Postman Pat said: Warriors had some sort of connection to Warriors Warehouse in Camborne Where did they play? Did anyone use the pitch at Roskear School? It was the days before Castle United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 The only users that i can think of would have been Pool SC back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 And Pool SC were in the Falmouth-Helston League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo 66 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 didn't russel hall play near Leedstown Played at the pitch at Baldhu a couple of times, but cannot remember exactly where it was , any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, sammo 66 said: didn't russel hall play near Leedstown Played at the pitch at Baldhu a couple of times, but cannot remember exactly where it was , any ideas ? Yes they did. It was right on the junction of the Chacewater- Carnon Down Road with the road leading down to Hugus John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo 66 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thanks Nigel , driven past there a few times and often wondered where it use to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Striker Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 21/02/2019 at 17:01, Soccer Follower said: Digging around in my shed to find further info. on the above,i came across a list of junior clubs in season 1986-87 who are no longer with us: A Div.Police,Antony Western Kings,Barripper,Blackpool,Bodmin Town,Camborne Plough,Centrepoint,Cheesewring,Cornwall College,Cury,Duchy,Endeavour,Essa 81,Exiles,Falmouth Youth Club,Fowey,George & Dragon,Grampound Road,Gulval,Gweek,Heamoor,Heathcoats,Heavy Transport,Ladock,Landrake(?),Malabar,Mawgan,Menheniot,Mylor,Nancegollan,Newquay Bunt & Coker,Notterbridge,Penwith Exiles,Penwithick,Polruan,Pool,Porthleven,Port Isaac,RAF St.Mawgan (?),St.Erth,St.Lawrences,St.Mabyn,St.Mellion(?),Sennen,Tideford,Tortude,Treliske,Trispen,Truro BRSA,Truro Daniell and Veor. Endeavour and Heavy Transport played at Par Running Track,Blackpool out at Trewoon(bit on the the slopy side!),RAF St Mawgan at St Eval,Penwithick down at Stennack Moor,St Lawrence’s on the hospital site(another slopy one,now housing estate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Antony Western Kings - Antony Field Barripper - Barripper Cricket Club Cury - Jubilee Field Duchy/Falmouth YC - Dracaena Avenue Fowey - Squire's Field George & Dragon - Coldharbour Lane Gulval - St Clare Gweek - Gweek Lane Landrake - Warfelton Mylor - Waterings Road Nancegollan - Drym Road Sennen - Mayon Green Tideford - Tideford Cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Gulval also played at Badger's Cross before moving down to Penzance. Fanfare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 This thread on the forum has brought back a few refereeing memories for one of our readers, he's sent in the following: Mining League 75th Anniversary on Sunday 15th March 1981 at Oxland Park Illogan. Mining Division Division 2 v Camborne-Redruth-Truro Referees Association. Admission 20p O.A.Ps 10p Teams: Mining Division M Wither Camborne School of Mines D. Bollard Lanner E. Trudgeon Camborne Plough D. Horam Barclays Bank G. Warren Holman S.C. N. Oates Truro Ath J. Pellow Pengegon G. Hosking Whears Warriors C. Quinn Russell Hall M. Curnow Heathcote S.C. P. Stephens Treliske Subs: M. Jane Goonhavern T. Bennetts Goonhavern C. Smith Pengegon P.;Hampton Hayle Kwesi Eyuyan Camborne S. M. Camborne-Redruth-Truro Referees C.R.T. Alan Woodrow Ray Rowe Mike Richards Mike Fox Bruce Bayley Tony Reynolds Terry Simmonds Jimmy Sanderson David James Graham Emmett Ray Woodhouse Subs: John Pope Kevin Adams Nigel Hosking Fred Davis Ron Cooke Referee: Sid Thomas Linesman: Paul Broomfiield and Gerald Searle Unfortunately the score remains a mystery, but the Mining League won and Ray Rowe scored an own goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 David James scored both goals for the referees side Dave . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, zebedee said: David James scored both goals for the referees side Dave . Who? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Some well known names there. I agree with you Dave D, who is this David James enigma?! 😂🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, Fanfare said: Some well known names there. I agree with you Dave D, who is this David James enigma?! 😂🤣 You must know no knees James! Fanfare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 First goal was a curler into top corner from edge of box Second was a tap in following a cross from Nigel Hosking Final score was 2-1 and refs scored all the goals ....and SIDS famous top pocket handkerchief came out a few times to 🤧 Great day at Illogan ! TheolderIgetthebetterIwas and Dave Deacon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 hours ago, TheolderIgetthebetterIwas said: You must know no knees James! I'm only jesting. One of Cornwall's best administrators. Like the true ref he (still) is, very fair if you work with him. 👍 TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 On 01/03/2019 at 11:35, Dave Deacon said: Who? 🤣 The same David James listed in the match day programme for Marazion Blues against Falmouth Town in 1978? Incidentally Marazion were hoping that soon their supporters will be able to watch from a grandstand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, Fanfare said: The same David James listed in the match day programme for Marazion Blues against Falmouth Town in 1978? Incidentally Marazion were hoping that soon their supporters will be able to watch from a grandstand! The knees were much younger in those days 😀 Fanfare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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