Cornwall County Football Association
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The Cornwall County Football Association, also known as the Cornwall FA, is the governing body
of football in the county of Cornwall
. Formed in 1889, they are responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of football at all levels throughout the county.
. Representatives from Dunheved College, Liskeard, Millbrook, Penzance, Porthcurnow, Probus, Torpoint, and Truro were involved in the meeting. The CCFA relocated to its present headquarters at Kernow House, Bodmin
, in December 2009. Almost four-hundred clubs are affiliated with the association today, with approximately five-hundred teams playing 11-a-side football in Cornwall, making it the most popular sport in the county.
There are a further three-hundred teams playing youth football, and two-hundred-and-fifty playing small sided football, as the association aims to encourage people of all ages, genders, and abilities to be involved in the game. The association's most prestigious tournament, the Cornwall Senior Cup
, was first played at Liskeard
on 3 April 1893, where Penzance defeated Launceston
by five goals to nil. In addition to the Senior Cup, the CCFA organises the Junior Cup, the Sunday Cup, the Women's Cup, the Durning Lawrence Charity Cup, the Under-18 PM Bartlett Trophy League, the Under-18 Rathbone Trophy, the Under-16 Luke Cup, and the Under-16 Girls' League.
There are thirty-one leagues that are affiliated with the CCFA, that cover 11-a-side, six and five-a-side, men's, women's, and youngsters from Under-9 to Under-18 years of age. There are three representative teams who compete at county level, the Women's, Youth, and Girls' Under-16s. The counties colours are old gold and black.
against Trinidad & Tobago who toured England in 1953, and have competed against Guernsey
and Jersey
on a regular basis since 1998. The county is affiliated with the FA, and therefore cannot compete at full international level, such as the FIFA World Cup
, and the UEFA European Football Championship
.
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system
.
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Sport governing body
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of football in the county of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. Formed in 1889, they are responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of football at all levels throughout the county.
Organisation
The Cornwall County Football Association was formed on 18 September 1889, at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel in TruroTruro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
. Representatives from Dunheved College, Liskeard, Millbrook, Penzance, Porthcurnow, Probus, Torpoint, and Truro were involved in the meeting. The CCFA relocated to its present headquarters at Kernow House, Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
, in December 2009. Almost four-hundred clubs are affiliated with the association today, with approximately five-hundred teams playing 11-a-side football in Cornwall, making it the most popular sport in the county.
There are a further three-hundred teams playing youth football, and two-hundred-and-fifty playing small sided football, as the association aims to encourage people of all ages, genders, and abilities to be involved in the game. The association's most prestigious tournament, the Cornwall Senior Cup
Cornwall Senior Cup
The Cornwall County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Cornwall Senior Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football for clubs based in Cornwall, run by and named after the Cornwall County Football Association...
, was first played at Liskeard
Liskeard
Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Liskeard is situated approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth, west of the River Tamar and the border with Devon, and 12 miles east of Bodmin...
on 3 April 1893, where Penzance defeated Launceston
Launceston F.C.
Launceston F.C. are a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.They joined the South Western League in 1958, left in 1961, rejoined for another four-season spell in 1966, and again in 1978 - this time they retained membership until 2007 when they joined the newly...
by five goals to nil. In addition to the Senior Cup, the CCFA organises the Junior Cup, the Sunday Cup, the Women's Cup, the Durning Lawrence Charity Cup, the Under-18 PM Bartlett Trophy League, the Under-18 Rathbone Trophy, the Under-16 Luke Cup, and the Under-16 Girls' League.
There are thirty-one leagues that are affiliated with the CCFA, that cover 11-a-side, six and five-a-side, men's, women's, and youngsters from Under-9 to Under-18 years of age. There are three representative teams who compete at county level, the Women's, Youth, and Girls' Under-16s. The counties colours are old gold and black.
Representative team
The Men's representative team has represented Cornwall against international, as well as other county sides. Cornwall played three friendly matchesExhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against Trinidad & Tobago who toured England in 1953, and have competed against Guernsey
Guernsey national football team
The Guernsey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is not part of the United Kingdom but is a possession of the crown. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football...
and Jersey
Jersey national football team
The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship...
on a regular basis since 1998. The county is affiliated with the FA, and therefore cannot compete at full international level, such as the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, and the UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
.
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1953 | Home |  Trinidad & Tobago |
3–6 |
| 30 September 1953 | Home | Trinidad & Tobago |
2–4 |
| 3 October 1953 | Home | Trinidad & Tobago |
1–1 |
| 21 November 1998 | Away |  GuernseyGuernsey national football team The Guernsey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is not part of the United Kingdom but is a possession of the crown. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football... |
6–1 |
| 20 February 2000 | Home | Guernsey Guernsey national football team The Guernsey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is not part of the United Kingdom but is a possession of the crown. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football... |
1–2 |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2002 | Away |  JerseyJersey national football team The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship... |
3–0 |
| 11 October 2003 | Home | Jersey Jersey national football team The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship... |
1–0 |
| 16 October 2004 | Away | Jersey Jersey national football team The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship... |
4–1 |
| 15 October 2005 | Home | Jersey Jersey national football team The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship... |
2–2 |
| 24 March 2007 | Home | Guernsey Guernsey national football team The Guernsey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is not part of the United Kingdom but is a possession of the crown. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football... |
1–1 |
Men's Saturday Leagues
- South West Peninsula LeagueSouth West Peninsula LeagueThe South West Peninsula League is a league of football clubs in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League...
** - Cornwall Combination League**
- Duchy LeagueDuchy LeagueThe Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. It has a total of six divisions headed by the Duchy League Premier Division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system....
** - East Cornwall LeagueEast Cornwall LeagueThe East Cornwall League is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. This league sits at level 12 of the English football league system...
** - Trelawny LeagueTrelawny LeagueThe Trelawny League is an English association football league comprising clubs from West Cornwall, formed from a merger between the Mining League and the Falmouth & Helston League at the end of the 2010–11 season. It consists of seven divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the...
**
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
.
Ladies and Girls Leagues
Men's Sunday Leagues
Youth Leagues
Other Leagues
Small Sided Leagues
- Carn Brea 5 a side League
- Cornwall 6 a side - St Austell
- Penryn Football Development Centre - 5-a-side league
- Soccer Nights - adult mens leagues in the Truro, Camborne, Penzance & Bodmin areas
Futsal Leagues
- Futsal League - Cornwall College Camborne
- Futsal League - St Austell's Polkyth Leisure Centre
- Futsal League - Torpoint & Rame Community Sports Centre
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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Cornwall County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:- Bodmin and District League
- Falmouth & Helston LeagueFalmouth & Helston LeagueThe Falmouth and Helston League was an English association football league comprising clubs from South Cornwall. It consisted of three divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the English football league system...
(amalgamated with the Mining Division League in 2011 to become the Trelawny LeagueTrelawny LeagueThe Trelawny League is an English association football league comprising clubs from West Cornwall, formed from a merger between the Mining League and the Falmouth & Helston League at the end of the 2010–11 season. It consists of seven divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the...
) - Launceston and District League
- Mining Division League (amalgamated with the Falmouth & Helston LeagueFalmouth & Helston LeagueThe Falmouth and Helston League was an English association football league comprising clubs from South Cornwall. It consisted of three divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the English football league system...
in 2011 to become the Trelawny LeagueTrelawny LeagueThe Trelawny League is an English association football league comprising clubs from West Cornwall, formed from a merger between the Mining League and the Falmouth & Helston League at the end of the 2010–11 season. It consists of seven divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the...
) - West Penwith League
- Amor Shield
Affiliated Member Clubs
Members of the Cornwall County Football Association include;- Biscovey
- Bodmin TownBodmin Town F.C.Bodmin Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bodmin, Cornwall.Founded in 1889, the club played at a number of venues before moving to Priory Park in 1948. Having originally played in a white kit, the club adopted its current colours of black and amber in 1925...
- Bude Town
- Callington Town
- Camelford
- Dobwalls
- Edgcumbe
- Falmouth TownFalmouth Town A.F.C.Falmouth Town A.F.C. is a football club based in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. They were established in 1950 and were founding members of the South Western League in 1951. They have reached the 1st round proper of the FA Cup 3 times in their history...
- Foxhole Stars
- Godolphin Atlantic
- Hayle
- Helston AthleticHelston Athletic F.C.Helston Athletic Football Club are a Cornish football club based in Helston in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1896, the club competed in the South Western League in their early years until their relegation to the Cornwall Combination in 1972, where they remained until winning promotion to the South...
- Holmans Sports Club
- Illogan RBL
- Lanreath
- LauncestonLaunceston F.C.Launceston F.C. are a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.They joined the South Western League in 1958, left in 1961, rejoined for another four-season spell in 1966, and again in 1978 - this time they retained membership until 2007 when they joined the newly...
- Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
- Ludgvan
- Millbrook
- Morwenstow
- Mousehole
- MullionMullion F.C.Mullion Football Club is a Cornish football team based in Mullion, near Helston, and are playing in the Cornwall Combination league.-History:...
- Nanpean Rovers
- NewquayNewquay F.C.Newquay F.C. is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West...
- Penryn AthleticPenryn Athletic F.C.Penryn Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Penryn, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They play in the South West Peninsula League Division One West, and stage their home games at the 1,500 capacity Kernick Road ground. They also run teams in the Cornwall Combination and Trelawny League...
- Penzance
- Perranporth
- Perranwell
- Polperro
- PorthlevenPorthleven F.C.Porthleven Football Club is a Cornish football club based in Porthleven in Cornwall. Founded in 1896, the club competed in the South Western League from 1967 to 1977 and again from 1989 until the dissoultion of the league in 2007...
- Portreath
- Probus
- RNAS Culdrose
- Roche
- Saltash UnitedSaltash United F.C.Saltash United Football Club is a football club based in Saltash, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title two times in their history...
- Sticker
- St Agnes
- St AustellSt Austell F.C.St Austell F.C. is a football club based in St Austell, Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom.They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained in that competition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West...
- St Blazey
- St Columb Major
- St Day
- St Dennis
- St Dominick
- St Ives Town
- St Just
- St Stephen
- St Stephens Borough
- Torpoint AthleticTorpoint Athletic F.C.Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division...
- Troon
- Truro CityTruro City F.C.Truro City F.C. are an English professional football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently play in the Conference South following five promotions in six seasons. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title five times in their history...
- Wadebridge TownWadebridge Town F.C.Wadebridge Town F.C. is a football club based in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom-History:They were established in 1894 and joined the South Western League for its second season in 1952 and remained in membership until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One...
- Wendron United
Cups
| Competition | 2009–10 winners |
|---|---|
| Cornwall Senior Cup Cornwall Senior Cup The Cornwall County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Cornwall Senior Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football for clubs based in Cornwall, run by and named after the Cornwall County Football Association... |
Bodmin Town Bodmin Town F.C. Bodmin Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bodmin, Cornwall.Founded in 1889, the club played at a number of venues before moving to Priory Park in 1948. Having originally played in a white kit, the club adopted its current colours of black and amber in 1925... |
| Cornwall Junior Cup | St Buryan St Buryan St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End... |
| Cornwall Charity Cup | Newquay Newquay F.C. Newquay F.C. is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West... |
| Cornwall Women's Cup | Newquay Newquay F.C. Newquay F.C. is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West... |
| Cornwall Sunday Cup | St Blazey |
| Rathbone Trophy (U18) | Penryn Athletic Penryn Athletic F.C. Penryn Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Penryn, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They play in the South West Peninsula League Division One West, and stage their home games at the 1,500 capacity Kernick Road ground. They also run teams in the Cornwall Combination and Trelawny League... |
| Luke Cup (U16) | Newquay Newquay F.C. Newquay F.C. is a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "The Peppermints". They were the founding members of the South Western League in 1951, and remained there until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One West... |
Leagues
| Competition | 2009–10 winners |
|---|---|
| Cornwall Combination Cornwall Combination The Cornwall Combination League is a football competition based in the Western half of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom, formed in 1959.... |
Illogan RBL |
| East Cornwall League East Cornwall League The East Cornwall League is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. This league sits at level 12 of the English football league system... |
Torpoint Athletic Torpoint Athletic F.C. Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division... |
| Falmouth Helston League Falmouth & Helston League The Falmouth and Helston League was an English association football league comprising clubs from South Cornwall. It consisted of three divisions, with the top division at the 13th overall tier of the English football league system... |
Pendeen Rovers |
| Duchy League Duchy League The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. It has a total of six divisions headed by the Duchy League Premier Division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system.... |
St Teath |
| Mining League Mining League The Mining League was a football league competition based in Cornwall, UK, with three divisions. The First Division sat at level 13 of the English football league system, and the winning team could be promoted to the Cornwall Combination.The league merged with the Falmouth & Helston League at the... |
Illogan |
| Cornwall Women's League | Charlestown |
| Cornwall Sunday League | St Blazey |