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, it is responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of football at all levels throughout the county.

Cornwall County Football Association
Formation1889
PurposeFootball Association
HeadquartersBodmin
Brian Conyon MBE
WebsiteCornwall FA

Organisation

The Cornwall County Football Association was formed on 18 September 1889, at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel in Truro.[1] 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 400 clubs are affiliated with the association today, with approximately 500 teams playing 11-a-side football in Cornwall, making it the most popular sport in the county.[1]

There are a further 300 teams playing youth football, and 250 playing small-sides football, as the association aims to encourage people of all ages, genders, and abilities to be involved in the game.[1] The association's most prestigious tournament, the Cornwall Senior Cup, was first played at Liskeard on 3 April 1893, where Penzance defeated Launceston 5-0. 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.[2]

There are 31 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.[3] There are three representative teams who compete at county level, the women's, youth, and girls' under-16s. The county's 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 matches 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.

Affiliated Leagues

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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 League and the Mining Division League (amalgamated in 2011 to become the Trelawny League)
  • Launceston and District League
  • Liskeard and District League and St Austell and District League (amalgamated to become Duchy League)
  • West Penwith League
  • Amor Shield

Affiliated Member Clubs

Members of the Cornwall County Football Association include;

Competitions

Cups
Competition 2013–14 winners
Cornwall Senior Cup St Austell
Cornwall Junior Cup Helston Athletic
Cornwall Charity Cup Callington Town
Cornwall Women's Cup ------
Cornwall Sunday Cup ------
Rathbone Trophy (U18) Sticker
Luke Cup (U16) ------

Leagues
Competition 2009–10 winners
Cornwall Combination Illogan RBL
East Cornwall League Torpoint Athletic
Falmouth Helston League Pendeen Rovers
Duchy League St Teath
Mining League Illogan
Cornwall Women's League Charlestown
Cornwall Sunday League St Blazey

Footnotes
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References
  1. About Us Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. County Cups Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. Leagues Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. "Cornwall County FA – Cornwall and South West Leagues". Cornwall County FA. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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