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The Cornwall County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Cornwall Senior Cup, is a knockout

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

cup competition in English football

Football in England

Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

for clubs based in 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...

, run by and named after the Cornwall County Football Association

Cornwall County Football Association

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.-Organisation:The...

. It is a County Cup competition

County cup

County Cups in association football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. In English football, County Football Associations host a range of County Cups open to all affiliated members of the County FA...

involving clubs from the South West Peninsula League

South West Peninsula League

The 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...

and 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....

.

As of the 2010–11 season, the competition is called the Westinsure Senior Cup for sponsorship

English football sponsorship

Corporate sponsorship of major English football competitions dates back to the early 1980s, although minor competitions such as the Watney Cup and Texaco Cup were sponsored during the early 1970s....

reasons. The reigning champions are 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...

, who were retained the cup on 25 April 2011, defeating St Austell

St 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...

by three goals to two at Trevassick Park in Hayle

Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles northeast of Penzance...

History

The competition was created in 1892 by the Cornwall County Football Association to provide a knockout tournament for the county's clubs. The inugural tournament was won by Penzance in 1893. The competition didn't take place between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, and again between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. In previous years, clubs were grouped together in earlier rounds due to Cornwall's geography, with a runners-up match being played alongside the final. This was discontinued in 1978, with the Cornwall Junior Cup taking its place. Both matches are played on Easter Monday

Easter Monday

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures...

at a neutral venue.

Format

The Cornwall Senior Cup is contested by 52 clubs, as of the 2009–10 season, with seven rounds being played to decide the winner.

The preliminary round is made up of twenty-four clubs from the 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....

and 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...

, played during the month of September. The first round is made up of the winners from the previous round and the clubs who received a bye

Bye (sports)

A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...

, which takes place in October. The second round, played in December, is when clubs from the South West Peninsula League

South West Peninsula League

The 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...

enter the competition, joining the eight winners from the previous round.

The third round is made up of sixteen teams, and the quarter-finals are made up of eight teams, with ties being played during the months of January and February respectively. The remaining clubs enter the semi-finals, which are played at a neutral venue in March, with the final being contested in April, again at a neutral venue.

Round	Main date	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary Round	September	52	24	–	24	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.... 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...
First Round	October	40	16	12	4	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.... 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...
Second Round	December	32	32	8	24	SWPL Premier Division SWPL Division One West
Third Round	January	16	16	16	–	–
Quarter-Finals	February	8	8	8	–	–
Semi-Finals	March	4	4	4	–	–
Final	April	2	2	2	–	–

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1893, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

Key

*	Match went to a replay Replay (sports) In sports, a replay refers to a second game between two teams after the first game's results were either nullified or ended in a draw. A game may be nullified if the game's result is protested and the organizers ruled to replay the game...
†	Match went to extra time
‡	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
#	Shared trophy

1893–1912

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

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|Penzance
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|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...

Camborne School of Mines

The Camborne School of Mines , commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. It is now a specialist department of the University of Exeter. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment...

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|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard 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...

Truro 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...

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|Launceston

Launceston F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

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...

Launceston F.C.

Launceston F.C.

Launceston F.C.

Launceston F.C.

Truro City F.C.

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|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|6–1
|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...

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|4–0
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

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|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|3–0
|Looe Town

Looe

Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...

St Austell F.C.

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|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

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1913–1932

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Looe

|style="background-color:#FBCEB1" align=center|2–1 †
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|1–1
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Torpoint Athletic

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Fowey Town

Fowey

Fowey is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,273.-Early history:...

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|3–1
|Looe Town

Looe

Looe

|align=center|2–0
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Looe

|align=center|2–1
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|Looe Town

Looe

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|5–1
|Tintagel

Tintagel

Tintagel is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The population of the parish is 1,820 people, and the area of the parish is ....

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

Saltash 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...

|align=center|1–1
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|5–3
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|St Blazey

St Blazey F.C.

St Blazey Association Football Club is an English football club based in St Blazey, Cornwall. They compete at the tenth level of the English football league system, as a member of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division. The club was formed in 1896 as a Junior side, attaining Senior status...

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1933–1952

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

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|Torpoint Athletic

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Helston 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...

|align=center|4–3
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|4–0
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

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World War II
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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

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World War II
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|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|3–1
|Nanpean

Nanpean

Nanpean is a village in the civil parish of St Stephen-in-Brannel in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the B3279 road approximately four miles northwest of St Austell in the heart of 'clay country', the china clay quarrying area of mid-Cornwall.Nanpean church was built in 1879...

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|5–0
|Truro City

Truro City F.C.

St Austell F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|4–1
|Wadebridge Town

Wadebridge 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...

Bugle, Cornwall

Bugle is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles north of St Austell on the A391 road....

|align=center|3–2
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

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1953–1972

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

St Austell F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Truro City F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Newquay F.C.

Truro City F.C.

Nanpean

Truro City F.C.

Falmouth 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...

|align=center|7–1
|St Blazey
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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|St Blazey
|align=center|4–1
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

St Austell F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|4–1
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|Torpoint Athletic

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|3–2
|Porthleven

Porthleven 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...

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|6–1
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|4–1
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|6–1
|Looe Town

Looe

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1973–1992

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Penzance
|align=center|4–2
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|4–0
|Wadebridge Town

Wadebridge Town F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|5–0
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Wadebridge Town F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Launceston

Launceston F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|3–0
|Millbrook

Millbrook F.C.

Millbrook A.F.C. are a football club that represent the village of Millbrook in Cornwall, England, UK.-History:The club was established in 1896 and joined the South Western League in 1980 after competing at a local level for nearly a century...

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Bugle

Bugle, Cornwall

Bugle is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles north of St Austell on the A391 road....

Saltash United F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Newquay

Newquay F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|4–1
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

Newquay F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Falmouth Town

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

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1993–2012

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

|align=center|3–2
|Launceston

Launceston F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Bodmin Town

Bodmin Town F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Torpoint Athletic F.C.

|align=center|2–0
|Porthleven

Porthleven F.C.

Falmouth Town A.F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Nanpean

Nanpean

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|3–2
|Porthleven

Porthleven F.C.

Bodmin Town F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Millbrook

Millbrook F.C.

Porthleven F.C.

Porthleven F.C.

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

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Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes

}
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Porthleven F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

Launceston F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Bodmin Town

Bodmin Town F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|4–1
|Bodmin Town

Bodmin Town F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|1–0
|Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic F.C.

Truro City F.C.

|align=center|2–1
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

St Austell F.C.

|align=center|3–2
|Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

Bodmin Town F.C.

|align=center|3–1
|Camelford

Camelford

Camelford is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council....

Bodmin Town F.C.

|align=center|3–2
|St Austell

St Austell F.C.

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Table of winners

Club	Wins	Last final won
Truro City Truro 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...	16	2008
St Austell St 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...	12	2009
Falmouth Town Falmouth 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...	11	1997
St Blazey St Blazey F.C. St Blazey Association Football Club is an English football club based in St Blazey, Cornwall. They compete at the tenth level of the English football league system, as a member of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division. The club was formed in 1896 as a Junior side, attaining Senior status...	11	2002
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...	11	1996
Penzance	10	1973
Saltash United Saltash 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...	9	1993
Liskeard Athletic Liskeard 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...	8	2003
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...	5	1992
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...	4	2005
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...	3	2011
Looe Town Looe Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...	3	1926
Bugle Bugle, Cornwall Bugle is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles north of St Austell on the A391 road....	1	1952
Camborne Camborne School of Mines The Camborne School of Mines , commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. It is now a specialist department of the University of Exeter. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment...	1	1894
Helston Helston 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...	1	1937
Porthleven Porthleven 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...	1	2004
Wadebridge Town Wadebridge 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...	1	1980

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