Falmouth Town bowed out of the 2024/25 Isuzu FA Trophy after a 3-1 defeat today, at fellow Southern League side Mousehole. The only Town goal came from Cam Hutchison in the fourth minute. Despite some great football, Mousehole gained the upper hand and were worthy of their win. We would like to wish them the best of luck in the next round. You can read the excellent report by CLICKING HERE.
Falmouth Town over came a very competitive Thatcham Town with a 1-0 victory at Bickland Park this afternoon, The only goal came from Rubin Wilson in the first half. This sees us move up to ninth place in the Southern League Division 1 South. You can read the full report on this highly eventful match by CLICKING HERE.
Westy makes another appearance on the Cornish Soccer Podcast as he talks all things Falmouth Town with Dave Deacon.
UPDATE: We have been made aware that a number of FA Trophy results from the first qualifying round have been declared void by the FA and the games are to be replayed, among them is the match between Bashley & Mousehole. The replay will be on Tuesday, September 17th at Trungle Parc. We will update this page when we know who our opponents are.
The FA Trophy draw for the second qualifying round has taken place and we have been drawn away to fellow Southern League sides Mousehole or Bashley. The game will take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 – K.O. 3:00pm.
Falmouth Town will return to league action this weekend when we host Thatcham Town on Saturday, September 14th – K.O. 3:00pm. Thatcham Town are a club with significant Step 4 football pedigree, having played in both the the Southern League and the Isthmian League, in recent seasons. They have also lifted the FA Vase at Wembley, beating Stockton Town 1-0 in the 2018 final.
This will be the first meeting between the two sides. We go into this game on the back of our 3-0 victory over Cinderford Town in the FA Trophy. We can expect a challenging and exciting match with all to play for. So let’s make sure we have a large crowd to welcome ThatchamTown to Bickland Park. You can find all the relevant match day information by CLICKING HERE.
Falmouth Town overcame our fellow Southern League Div1(S) opponents Cinderford Town in front of a large crowd this afternoon in their first FA Trophy game since 1981. Cinderford Town started strongly causing problems for the Falmouth defence. However, a first half goal against the run of play on the stroke of half-time by Luke Brabyn sent Falmouth in at the break at 1-0 up. A further goal from Rubin Wilson after a defensive slip made it 2-0 part way through the second half and another last-minute goal on 91 minutes from Oscar Massey, saw us into the next round. We now await the draw for the next round on Monday afternoon. To read the excellent match report CLICK HERE.
Falmouth Town will host Cinderford Town on Saturday, September 7th in our first FA Trophy game. Like us, Cinderford Town gained promotion to the Southern League last season, their route was through the Hellenic League play-offs after one season at Step 5. This will be the first time we have been involved in the FA Trophy since the 1980/81 season. Our opponenents in those competitions have included Bath City, Weymouth and Yeovil Town. Our best run was in the 1977/78 competition, and saw us reach the second round, when we were defeated by Hendon. Due to Cinderford Town’s more recent Southern League status, their most recent appearance in the competition was in the 2022/23 season. Cinderford Town’s previous opponents have included Gloucester City, Truro City and Gravesend & Northfleet (later Ebbsfleet United). Cinderford’s best peformances in the FA Trophy have seen them reach the second round on no less than three occasions.
We can expect a challenging and exciting match with everything to play for. So let’s get a big crowd at Bickland Park for this game and give Cinderford Town a huge Cornish welcome.
For all your essential match day information, CLICK HERE.
Tom Annear reached a milestone 250th appearance for Falmouth Town in our 1-0 win at home to Tavistock on Tuesday, August 13th. Tom joined the club in 2020, when we were in the South West Peninsula League and has played a major role in our journey to the Southern League. Congratulations and thanks Tom! You can read more about Tom’s story by going to the Southern League website.
Falmouth Town will host Willand Rovers in our second Southern League match at Bickland Park on Saturday, August 24th, 2024 – K.O. 3:00pm. Willand Rovers are a well established Southern League club, having been members since 2019, when they were promoted as Western League champions.
Willand’s recent results have included two league draws against Helston Athletic and Bemerton Heath Harlequins, as well as a 2-0 win over AFC St Austell and a 2-2 draw at Mousehole in the FA Cup. Willand Rovers booked their place in the next round with a 1-0 win over Mousehole in the replay on Wednesday, August 21st.
We come into this game with a 1-0 win in the league against Tavistock, a 5-0 win over Torpoint and a 4-1 defeat at Barnstaple Town in the FA Cup.
So let’s get a big crowd at Bickland Park for the Willand Rovers game as we continue our Southern League campaign.
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Falmouth Town will be on the road with a visit to Bashley on Saturday, August 31st, 2024 – K.O. 3:00pm. This game was due to be our first Southern League game, but was unfortunately postponed due problems with Bashley’s pitch.
Bashley gained promotion to the Southern League at the end of the 2021/22 season from the Wessex League Premier Division, after an absence of six years. Previous to this, Bashley were members of the Southern League from 1989 to 1999, when they were transferred to the Isthmian League, where they spent two seasons. Bashley were then transferred back to the Southern League where they remained until the end of the 2015/16 season, when they were relegated to the Wessex League.
So we can expect a very competitive game with a well seasoned Step 4 club. This will be our third game in the Southern League, and our first away match following games against Willand Rovers and Tavistock at Bickland Park.
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