Ian Pethick Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Can remember a bygone era when factory teams used to play in the Plymouth area Sunday leagues. Companies such as Clark's, Toshiba, Wrigleys and Gleesons used to put out strong sides, and many had their own pitches and facilities. Were there factories in Cornwall that used to do this, the two I can think of were Holmans (who are still going) and J&F Pool, but how many others? Would also be really interesting to hear of any name South Western and Western League players who would have played alongside work colleagues, both in the Plymouth and Cornwall competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le boss Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Way Of The Park said: Can remember a bygone era when factory teams used to play in the Plymouth area Sunday leagues. Companies such as Clark's, Toshiba, Wrigleys and Gleesons used to put out strong sides, and many had their own pitches and facilities. Where there factories in Cornwall that used to do this, the two I can think of were Holland (who are still going) and J&F Pool, but how many others? Would also be really interesting to hear of any name South Western and Western League players who would have played alongside work colleagues, both in the Plymouth and Cornwall competitions. Back in the late 80's I lives and worked in Plymouth and used to play in the Plymouth Wednesday league against teams like Plymouth Citibus, Royal Mail, 59 commando and the standard was insane and terribly competitive. I remember playing Royal Mail in a final and it was rumoured they flew down 3 or 4 players who played for their national team??? Think we still won tho lol. From a personal point of view, it gave me a chance to play with far better players, some recently ex-pros, when I would otherwise not have had that chance - happy days TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 50 minutes ago, le boss said: Back in the late 80's I lives and worked in Plymouth and used to play in the Plymouth Wednesday league against teams like Plymouth Citibus, Royal Mail, 59 commando and the standard was insane and terribly competitive. I remember playing Royal Mail in a final and it was rumoured they flew down 3 or 4 players who played for their national team??? Think we still won tho lol. From a personal point of view, it gave me a chance to play with far better players, some recently ex-pros, when I would otherwise not have had that chance - happy days What was you...the sub, water boy, ran the line (?) Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le boss Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, TheolderIgetthebetterIwas said: What was you...the sub, water boy, ran the line (?) Lol I certainly wasn't the cow-kicking full back...…..lol TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 39 minutes ago, le boss said: I certainly wasn't the cow-kicking full back...…..lol Hey! no need for that...Aww! - go on then...lol le boss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Can remember Truro Post Office having a Saturday League team,Farm Industries,Goonhilly,Baltic Pine (Sunday),Morlands (Camborne),Treliske Hospital.Will try to think of more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Heathcoats,Taylors (Truro),Falmouth GPO,Falmouth Docks,Lockwood MT (Machine Tooling),OMT Helston,Truro GWRSA (with thanks to Mawnan legend Leon Prynn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Tools and Dies F C from Pool -played at Park Road playing fields 1960's Harris United F C from Redruth the Harris Bacon factory -where did they play? I seem to remember the slaughterhouse close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Think cauldron pottery had a team as well. 2 hours ago, Mike Odgers said: Tools and Dies F C from Pool -played at Park Road playing fields 1960's Harris United F C from Redruth the Harris Bacon factory -where did they play? I seem to remember the slaughterhouse close by. Strawberry lane I think Mike, Redruth use it as a rugby pitch now I believe Mike Odgers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerow Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 04/04/2020 at 11:13, Way Of The Park said: Can remember a bygone era when factory teams used to play in the Plymouth area Sunday leagues. Companies such as Clark's, Toshiba, Wrigleys and Gleesons used to put out strong sides, and many had their own pitches and facilities. Were there factories in Cornwall that used to do this, the two I can think of were Holmans (who are still going) and J&F Pool, but how many others? Would also be really interesting to hear of any name South Western and Western League players who would have played alongside work colleagues, both in the Plymouth and Cornwall competitions. Gleason were in the Plymouth Sunday League, strong team had a pitch beside the factory. Also a strong league. West Devon Sunday League were quite jealous. Good Days by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 05/04/2020 at 07:17, Keith B said: I remember watching Crediton play Plymouth Civil Service, it would have been back in the early 1980's. Can't remember what league that was in - too long ago and memory playing tricks. Plymouth Civil Service used to put out very strong sides (think that they used to have dockyard workers in their ranks), great pitches and sports club as well. It's a housing estate now. One that came to me was the Co-op Dairy side that used to play in the Devon Wednesday League, read that this was where Mike Bickle (a milkman) caught the eye of St Austell and then Plymouth Argyle. Told they used to play at Unity Park in the Efford area of Plymouth, a really nice ground with a bowling green alongside it. Now also a housing estate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Falmouth docks who used to have a sports complex on Bickland water road...best pitch in Cornwall by far for many, many years...now an industrial site. They moved across the road and that is also an industrial site now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bray Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Rank,Bush, & Murphy played in the Truro & District Sunday League back in the late sixties. Factory side whose ground was somewhere on Illogan Highway behind the Railway Inn, shocking surface if I remember rightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Louis international in the South Western League 4 hours ago, David Bray said: Rank,Bush, & Murphy played in the Truro & District Sunday League back in the late sixties. Factory side whose ground was somewhere on Illogan Highway behind the Railway Inn, shocking surface if I remember rightly. Think it might have been the “pitches” under Carn Brea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bray Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, Postman Pat said: Louis international in the South Western League Think it might have been the “pitches” under Carn Brea It might well have been, being from St.Austell we were familiar with the area as we regularly visited the 'Flamingo' . Don't remember them being in the league for to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Plymouth Command in the South Western League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 20 hours ago, David Bray said: It might well have been, being from St.Austell we were familiar with the area as we regularly visited the 'Flamingo' . Don't remember them being in the league for to long. The idea was good but the pitches were awful.the water just came straight down off the Carn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmooreshead Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 ECLP China Clay had a few works teams over the years. Heavy Transport & Blackpool Pit are two that I recall On 06/04/2020 at 08:23, Way Of The Park said: Plymouth Civil Service used to put out very strong sides (think that they used to have dockyard workers in their ranks), great pitches and sports club as well. It's a housing estate now. One that came to me was the Co-op Dairy side that used to play in the Devon Wednesday League, read that this was where Mike Bickle (a milkman) caught the eye of St Austell and then Plymouth Argyle. Told they used to play at Unity Park in the Efford area of Plymouth, a really nice ground with a bowling green alongside it. Now also a housing estate, I think they may have morphed into Radnor Dairy - Psycho FC to the uninitiated Ian Pethick and TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEACH1 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Down in penryn/falmouth area local businesses play each other in friendly matches , Plumbing and heating company blue flame have played matches against marnick builders and also the pasty crimper division of WC Rowes , as well as a couple other places. Marnick builder have a good side , but I did here nicky chinn was paying a win bonus 😁 TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Stags (Launceston)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Tesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldeneye Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 I can remember about 40 years ago there was a team in the Truro area called Busby Gents. Can't remember if they played in a league or only played friendlies. I remember once watching them play on a pitch between Chiverton Cross and Mount Hawke, but can't remember if they were the home or away team! Hope someone's got a better memory than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, Goldeneye said: I can remember about 40 years ago there was a team in the Truro area called Busby Gents. Can't remember if they played in a league or only played friendlies. I remember once watching them play on a pitch between Chiverton Cross and Mount Hawke, but can't remember if they were the home or away team! Hope someone's got a better memory than me! They played in the league for a short time.Also played on a pitch between Chacewater and Carnon Downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubman Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 04/04/2020 at 19:22, Soccer Follower said: Heathcoats,Taylors (Truro),Falmouth GPO,Falmouth Docks,Lockwood MT (Machine Tooling),OMT Helston,Truro GWRSA (with thanks to Mawnan legend Leon Prynn). ETS used to play in the Sunday league, used Cury's pitch amongst others. Remember getting sent off down Dracena the same morning as I got a speeding ticket on the way😂😂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlestrop Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 14:35, Soccer Follower said: Stags (Launceston)? I believe it was Stan's Stags (possibly Stan Bradshaw ?) In Plymouth there were Bonnet Electrics;SGB; PCMC (Paper Converting );Brown @ Sharpe;Ranco: Achesons; as well as numerous Dockyard teams(e.g. EEM Dept. RNAD; MED Coppersmiths;Naval Stores etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Teddingtons ...mid 70 s ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 10/04/2020 at 17:53, Adlestrop said: I believe it was Stan's Stags (possibly Stan Bradshaw ?) In Plymouth there were Bonnet Electrics;SGB; PCMC (Paper Converting );Brown @ Sharpe;Ranco: Achesons; as well as numerous Dockyard teams(e.g. EEM Dept. RNAD; MED Coppersmiths;Naval Stores etc.) Remember the Bald One posting on here a while back about a tournament held in Italy for teams from home the various European Ranco sites. Seem to remember that the side drawn from the Bodmin and Plymouth factories won it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaoke Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Texas Instruments, Plymouth Sunday League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Follower Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Spice of Life,Robartes Arms,,William 1V,Kernow Entertainers,Star inn,Bunters Bar,White Hart (last 4 Sunday League) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlestrop Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Becton Dickenson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmooreshead Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 10/04/2020 at 17:53, Adlestrop said: I believe it was Stan's Stags (possibly Stan Bradshaw ?) In Plymouth there were Bonnet Electrics;SGB; PCMC (Paper Converting );Brown @ Sharpe;Ranco: Achesons; as well as numerous Dockyard teams(e.g. EEM Dept. RNAD; MED Coppersmiths;Naval Stores etc.) I played against Stans Stags in the Junior Cup. What's the story behind the unusual name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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