Monday 24th May

League News :

The annual "End of Season Review" has been completed, consisting of 32 pages (up 4 on last year) it has all the facts & stats on the season just concluded. New features this year include a look at clean sheets achieved by each club. Due to the time sensitive information contained in it no copies will be released prior to Saturday nights league dinner. Clubs will all have a complimentary copy in their AGM packs and Sponsors & Guests will get theirs at the dinner. Others may obtain a copy by sending an A5 sae with a minimum 47p large stamp. Any orders recd before Saturday will not be dispatched until Saturday morning. 

The main site has started to have its summer update today, this will continue through the next few weeks.

Some dates for your diary, the Fixtures will be compiled after the AGM and the expected date of release of the 2010/11 fixture lists is currently Monday 14th June, this may change backwards or forwards and if so an a further announcement will be made.

The annual Charity Day will be held on Sunday 1st August at Langsford Park, the home of Tavistock AFC. The Charity Vase will be at noon with Perranporth facing the Royal Marines and then at 3pm the Charity Bowl will take place between Bodmin Town and Buckland Athletic. Admission to either or both games will be 4 pounds for adults and 2 pounds for concessions with proceeds going to the league benevolent fund.  

League fixtures for the Premier will commence on Saturday 7th August with Division One East & West on Saturday 21st August.

Wednesday 12th May

Cornwall Charity Cup :

Newquay completed the 2009/10 season on a high after lifting the Cornwall Charity Cup with a 2-0 win over St Austell in the final that was staged this year at St Blazey. Ashley Bradshaw just before the break and then Paul Robertson on the hour gave the Peppermints the win over a St Austell side that finished with 10 men and then had another player sent off after the final whistle. 

Monday 10th May

Division 1 East :

The East division Champions, Royal Marines, completed their season with a 2-0 win over the University of Exeter at Endurance Park with both goals coming in the last quarter of an hour, from Chris Duchenski and Stuart Morgan. At the final whistle Carl Throgmorton presented the Runners Up Cup to Stoke Gabriel who came along to watch the match and then the Championship Cup to the Royal Marines. 

Saturday 8th May

Premier Division :

Buckland Athletic were crowned League Champions after completing their season with a 6-1 win away at Holsworthy. After a nervous start that saw them level at 1-1 at half time they turned on the style early in the 2nd period with 4 goals in the first 15 minutes of the 2nd period, Antony Lynch netting twice. League chairman Mark Hayman presented them with the trophy in front of a large and noisy set of travelling supporters. Bodmin Town are runners up after a 3-0 win at Witheridge, a result that means they have won one more game and collected one more point than last season when they won the league. Keith Mann the match officials director presented them with the Runners-Up trophy at the final whistle. Elsewhere St Blazey confirmed themselves in 4th spot with a 2-0 win at home to Cullompton Rangers. Penzance climbed a place to 7th with a 2-1 win at Dartmouth and Torpoint Athletic jumped a place to 8th with a 2-0 win away at Launceston. The only other final day winner was Liskeard Athletic who end the campaign in 16th despite a 3-1 home win over Wadebridge Town.

Division 1 East :

The only issue that needed resolving in East was where the 4th placed prize money would end up and that was decided after Galmpton Gents remained in that spot after an amazing 8-5 and 13 goal thriller over visiting Exeter Civil Service. As it was the 2 sides who could have taken the money both failed to win anyway as Appledore were held to a goalless draw at home to Liverton United and Totnes & Dartington ended their season with a 2-1 defeat at the University of Exeter. The Students finish their games on Monday away at the Royal Marines who themselves bounced back from a couple of midweek defeats to win 3-1 away at Teignmouth. Okehampton Argyle finished with a win as they won at home to Axminster Town by a 4-3 margin at Simmons Park.

Division 1 West :

Perranporth were presented with the West Division Trophy by league finance director Bob Baddeley after their final game of the season today. As it was they slipped to a rare home defeat as the were beaten 2-1 by visitors Callington Town. Hayle ensured that they gained the 3rd placed prize money after they drew 1-1 away at Camelford and the only side who could have climbed above them, Penryn Athletic, were soundly beaten 0-4 at home by Plymstock United. Godolphin Atlantic failed to finish above loacl rivals Newquay after they lost 4-2 away at Dobwalls and also winning at home were Porthleven who beat Foxhole Stars 2-1 at Gala Parc. Bottom side Mousehole will be pleased their season is over after they lost their final game of the season 0-3 at home to Vospers Oak Villa. 

Friday 7th May

Premier Division :

Falmouth Town won 2-1 away at Tavistock tonight in their final game of the campaign. The defeat for Tavistock means that St Blazey will take the prize money for 4th spot just as long as they don't lose by 2 or more goals at home to Cullompton on Saturday. Plymouth Parkway ended their season with a 4-1 home win over Bovey Tracey that means Parkway will finish in 6th spot, Parkway striker Andy Sargent netting twice to almost certainly claim the divisions "Golden Boot" prize. One game ended all square as Elburton Villa and Saltash United ended their seasons with a 2-2 draw at Haye Road which lifts the Ashes to 7th, although depending on results on Saturday they may not stay that high. Elburton remain in 13th spot and can claim the tag of "draw specialists" as they have had 11 draws this season, more than any other club in any of the 3 divisions.

Division 1 East :

Bottom side Bickleigh finished their first ever season on a bit of a high with a 3-1 win over Exmouth Town in this final fixture of the season for both sides which was played at Cullompton Rangers. Ben Shephard had given the visitors the lead but Bickleigh hit back with leading scorer Kieran Rapo netting two of his sides three goals.

Thursday 6th May

Division 1 East :

Teignmouth came out on top in the Thursday night clash of two in form teams with a 2-1 home win over Totnes & Dartington. Adam Fay fired the hosts into a 5th minute lead then doubled the advantage after 64 minutes with a shot from an almost impossible angle. The visitors reduced the arrears 12 minutes from time through a Ryan Hare shot. 

Wednesday 5th May

Premier Division :

This seasons title race was already the closest fought in the leagues short history but tonights events will have made sure that this years battle will be long remembered by both the Champions and the Runners Up. The race looked to be swinging firmly back into the path of a Bodmin Town side who have shown the determination and consistency to fight to retain their title to the very last and tonight thrashed Bovey Tracey 8-0 at Priory Park with Sam Matthews bagging a hat-trick and Steve Colwell a brace. That result looked to have put them as favourites as Buckland Athletic trailed Falmouth Town 0-1 to a Josh Sims strike at half time and then 0-2 after Sims scored again on 72 minutes. In fact it was not until the 88th minute that Buckland threw themselves a lifeline with an Antony Lynch header which signalled an injury time onslaught that saw Danny Lewis prod home a 92nd minute equaliser to keep the Homers Heath club in pole position. Sadly the game was marred by the reaction of Falmouths Sean Flynn who was lucky to get just a yellow for comments at the referee and then plain daft as he had another go at the man in black and was promptly red carded. The title situation is now that a win for Buckland at relegated Holsworthy on Saturday would give them the title unless Bodmin not only win at Witheridge but also by at least 7 goals more than Buckland manage as their goal difference is 6 better and they have scored 20 more goals than Bodmin.

Elsewhere Tavistock lost 0-2 at home to Plymouth Parkway with Andy Sargent and Chris Wright on target, this result means that Falmouth cannot be caught in 3rd place and the fight for the final prize money position is now between Tavistock and St Blazey who were 1-0 winners at home to Dartmouth tonight. A trio of sides just below mid-table all gained wins with Witheridge running out 5-1 victors at bottom side Holsworthy with Perry Carpenter scoring twice, Launceston also had an away win with a 4-0 success at Liskeard Athletic with Dominic Richardson scoring twice and Elburton Villa had a 3-1 win at home to Cullompton Rangers.   

Division 1 East :

Divisional Champions the Royal Marines lost for the 2nd time in 3 days as they went down to a 1-2 defeat at home to Exeter Civil Service with Danny Hall scoring the winner. Appledore kept alive their chances of finishing in the prize money with a 6-0 thrashing of Ottery St Mary that included a Steve Skinner hat-trick and the University of Exeter had a 4-0 away win at Axminster Town with 2 goals each for Mike Dale and Sam Taylor. 

Division 1 West :

Champions Perranporth completed their away fixtures with a goalless draw at Callington Town tonight in a result that did little for either team but in the other game played in this division Camelford climbed a place to 7th with a 4-1 win away at Foxhole Stars.

Tuesday 4th May

Division 1 East :

Both away teams in tonights two matches notched high scoring victories with Exmouth Town top scoring from a 5-3 success away at Crediton United that also lifts them a place in the table to 8th. Dave O'Conner notched two of the goals with leading scorer Ben Shephard only scoring once and that from the penalty spot. Kyrton who completed their fixtures for the season had two from captain Matt Trenaman. Also winning away were Teignmouth who had a 4-2 success at Galmpton Gents with Adam Fay scoring twice. Galmpton remain in 4th spot but are in real danger of falling out of the prize money positions. 

Division 1 West :

Millbrook who are stepping down from Step 7 to play in the local leagues played their last game tonight but it did not end on a high as they were beaten 2-1 away at a Truro City Reserves side who also "leap-frogged" their guests in the table and up into 14th spot with a rare win of their own. 

Monday 3rd May

Throgmorton Cup Final :

Buckland Athletic lifted the Throgmorton Cup for the first time in their history with a fully deserved victory over the holders, and previously unbeaten in this competition, Bodmin Town.

In front of a crowd of 307 at the immaculate Speeds Meadow the day was blessed with glorious sunshine but with a swirling breeze that suited sides attacking the ground entrance end goal.

After the formalities of the day were observed with the North Devon Band of Pipes & Drums followed by a respectfully observed minutes silence in memory of Lenny Lobb who had passed away just hours before the match the two teams started what was to be an epic 2 hour struggle between the leagues standard bearers in Bodmin Town and their pretenders in Buckland Athletic.

It was Bodmin who pressed first and enjoyed a good opening spell and indeed opened the scoring when Luke Hodge angled his header from 6 yards past Neil Montandon. This seemed to shake Buckland and for a while they were like a heavyweight boxer, struck on the ropes but slowly they gained their composure and made it to the half time interval without suffering any further setbacks.

The 2nd half saw Buckland have the wind at their backs and they enjoyed far more of the play but when their approach play made a shooting opportunity possible they found the Bodmin keeper, Kevin Miller to be an inmovable object as he saved high, low, left and right to keep his sides lead. But eventually an effort had to go in and Danny Gaze put the finishing touch to a 3 man move with a bullet like header at the far post that made the net bulge. Now it was Man of the Match Millers turn to keep his side in it as extra time beckoned whilst at the other end opposite number Montandon was largely untroubled.

The 90 minutes were signalled by young Cameron Mann who officiated excellently and kept a lid on proceedings whilst allowing the game to flow.

Extra time started with Buckland again in the ascendancy but no goals in the first period and the thought of a first final to be decided by penalty kicks was looking likely, but in the end it was just 1 penalty rather than a penalty competition that decided the matter as Antony Lynch struck home a 107th minute spot kick past Miller to give the Bucks the lead.

Bodmin pushed on looking to level matters up and now it was the turn of Montandon to shine as he turned one effort over his bar by his fingertips and saved well down at the feet of Mark Berry. The final whistle came much to the joy of the Buckland supporters who perhaps not surprisingly outnumbered the Bodmin contingent that had been forced to travel the furthest this year.

The man of the match prize went to the Bodmin keeper Kevin Miller much to the agreement of the consencus but it was the main prize that went to Buckland and their Captain Ben Williamson lifted aloft the Cup to spark the clubs deserved celebrations. 

Premier Division :

Three league matches saw three home wins today with Falmouth Town getting back to winning ways with a 3-2 success at home to Witheridge at Bickland Park. Penzance climbed two places to 7th after a 4-0 win over Dartmouth at Penlee Park and in a morning kick off Launceston beat Wadebridge Town 3-0 to climb a place to 11th.

Division 1 East :

Newton Abbot Spurs ended the unbeaten league run of some 20 matches of the newly crowned champions the Royal Marines with a 3-2 success in a Monday night game at the Rec. Adam Dyson scored twice with a Joe Andrews goal of the game effort sandwiched between. The Marines replied twice through Adam Fowler but for the first time since October they tasted league defeat. Totnes & Dartington had a 2-1 home win over Axminster Town that keeps alive their hopes of finishing in the prize money and also winning at home were Appledore who beat the University of Exeter 4-3 at Marshford.

Division 1 West :

Perranporth are the Champions of the West Division. They gained the win they needed to overhaul St Austell by beating Plymstock United 2-0 at Ponsmere and can look forward to the trophy presentation at next Saturdays final game of the season at home to Callington Town. Ian Goslings Perranporth have now won back to back titles having only joined the league as Combiantion League Champions 12 months ago. Godolhin Atlantic had a 3-1 win over Vospers Oak Villa that keeps alive their chances of finishing above cross town rivals Newquay and Camelford climbed one place to 8th with a 3-0 win at home to bottom side Mousehole.

Sunday 2nd May

Division 1 East :

Liverton United were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Budleigh Salterton this afternoon in a result that clarifies both 2nd and 3rd position in this division. Stoke Gabriel are confirmed as runners-up as they can no longer be caught and the point for Liverton was enough to ensure 3rd placed prize money for the Halford based club. It was visitors Budleigh Salterton who went 2-0 up thanks to a brace from leading scorer Danny Williams but two Dan Harrity goals, one either side of the half time interval, that ensured a share of the spoils. Liverton ended the game with 10 men after Stuart bowker was sent off late on for a 2nd yellow card. 

Saturday 1st May

Premier Division :

League leaders Buckland Athletic took a significant step towards possibly a first ever league championship with a 3-1 win away at 3rd placed Falmouth Town this afternoon. With Bodmin Town, as expected, winning away at lowly Cullompton Rangers by a 4-0 margin it means that Buckland need 6 points from their remaining 2 games to secure the title although with a goal difference that is currently 14 better it may be that 4 points will suffice. Tavistock stay in 4th spot despite being held to a 3-3 draw at home to a Dartmouth side who levelled late on. St Blazey in 5th could still break into the prize money positions after a narrow 1-0 win at home to Witheridge. At the foot of the table Holsworthy lost 1-7 at home to Plymouth Parkway and that means they will be playing Division One football next season. Bovey Tracey and Liskeard Athletic who are both in the bottom 4 played each other and shared the spoils from a 2-2 draw at Mill Marsh Park. Elsewhere Launceston stay in 12th after a 2-0 home win over Saltash United and Elburton Villa climbed a place to 13th after a 2-1 home verdict over visiting Penzance.  

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines, who secured the East division title in midweek, didn't let up in their performance today as they thrashed Newton Abbot Spurs 6-1 at Endurance Park with Stuart Morgan netting twice. The Marines also broke through the 100 goal barrier as they have now notched 102 goals from 30 league outings. With Stoke Gabriel in 2nd having completed their fixtures only Liverton United can overhaul them. Today the Halford club had a 2-1 win over an Alphington side playing their final game of the season which although keeps alive their hopes they must win their final 2 games and improve their goal difference by 14 goals in the process. At the foot of the table Ottery St Mary drew 3-3 away at the University of Exeter which means they cannot now be caught by bottom club Bickleigh who will complete their first season at step 7 in the final position. Elsewhere Totnes & Dartington kept alive their chance of a prize money top 4 position with a 3-1 win away at Exmouth Town. Appledore had a 3-2 win at home to Galmpton Gents which lifts the Marshford club two places to 8th and also winning at home were Axminster Town who beat Crediton United by a 4-1 margin at Sector Lane. The match at Simmons Park kept the spectators entertained as Teignmouth ran out 7-4 winners against hosts Okehampton Argyle in a real goal feast.  

Division 1 West :

Despite 103 goals being scored across 21 league fixtures today in the West Division just two matches that ended in 1-0 results proved to have the most significance. Leaders St Austell completed their fixtures by going down 0-1 away at Dobwalls to leave their lead at the top looking far too slender as they are just 2 points ahead of Perranporth who had a late Steve Rowson goal to secure a vital 1-0 win away at Vospers Oak Villa. Perranporth will claim the title if they can win just 1 of their 3 remaining matches. Goals were in plentiful supply at Trevassack Park where Hayle moved back into 3rd place with a 10-1 thrashing of Millbrook who scored their consolation through boss Dane Bunney ! Godolphin Atlantics chances of moving into the prize money were ended as they were forced to settle for a point from a 3-3 draw at home to Porthleven. Plymstock United remain in 7th despite a second away win in 4 days as they won 3-1 at Truro City today and Camelford leap-frogged their visitors today, Callington Town, by beating the visitors 5-2 at Trefrew Park.  

Friday 30th April

Division 1 West :

Penryn Athletic climbed into third spot and gave themselves an excellent chance of gaining end of season prize money with a 4-1 win at home to Newquay tonight. Pat Shaughnessy hit a hat-trick for the Kernick side which brings him level on 26 goals with St Austell striker Mike Body as they chase the divisions golden boot award, a Hal David penalty being the other goal whilst the Peppermints ended their league season by slipping down to 5th and although Daniel Carne scored a great goal they ended the game with 10 men after Aaron Bicknell was sent off for a handball offence whilst giving away the penalty kick. 

Thursday 29th April

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines are the first club to clinch a championship this season when they beat Liverton United 4-1 at Endurance Park tonight to settle the East Division with 5 games remaining. Shea Saunders hit a hat-trick and Martin Finneron the other for the Commandos with Liverton replying through Clay Bond but ending the game with 10 men after Dan Harrity was sent off. Stoke Gabriel are now the most likely to be runners up as Liverton can only catch them if they win all 3 remaining games and boost their goal difference by 15 as well. 

Wednesday 28th April

Premier Division :

Bodmin Town again cut the lead of Buckland Athletic back to 2 points with a 1-0 win over Launceston with a late Sam Matthews goal at Priory Park. Both sides now have 3 league games left and all will now be played on the same days as they both play Saturday, Wednesday and Saturday to close out the league season. Fourth placed Tavistock had a 2-0 win at home to Bovey Tracey as they look to gain some prize money at the seasons end and also winning were Dartmouth who had a 2-0 success at an Ivybridge Town side who became the first Premier club to complete the seasons fixtures. The Plymouth "derby" between Elburton Villa and Plymouth Parkway ended with honours even from a 1-1 draw at Haye Road. 

Division 1 East :

Stoke Gabriel completed their seasons fixtures with an emphatic 6-0 thrashing of Exeter Civil Service that saw Tyrone Hawken hit 4 of his sides goals. Stoke could still finish in 2nd spot as only Liverton can overtake them and they may well need 10 of the 12 points they still have to play for to deny them. Galmpton Gents can no longer be second after they lost 1-0 away at Totnes & Dartington tonight, the win lifting the Foxhole club up three places to 6th. Alphington still have a chance of grabbing the prize for 4th after a 3-1 win away at Okehampton Argyle left them level on points with Galmpton. Both the bottom two clubs gained wins tonight with Bickleigh beating local rivals Crediton United 4-0 which included a Kieran Rapo hat-trick and for an hour they were off the bottom of the table but when Ottery St Marys floodlit encounter with Axminster Town ended they were back at the foot of the table as the Otters beat Axminster by a goal to nil at Washbrook Meadows.

Division 1 West :

Leaders St Austell assured themselves of a top two finish and kept alive their title chances by winning 1-0 away at 3rd placed Hayle tonight with Dan Nancarrow scoring the all important goal. The Lillywhites are 5 points clear of Perranporth who have games in hand but may well have to win 3 of their last 4 matches to deny the Poltair club the title. Plymstock United remain in 7th place after a 3-0 win away at a Millbrook side playing their last home game at Step 7 and also winning 3-0 were Callington Town who beat Truro City by that margin at Marshfield Park.

Tuesday 27th April

Premier Division :

Buckland Athletic again re-established their 5 point lead over Bodmin Town with a 3-0 win at home to Torpoint Athletic this evening. Shane Gill fired the Bucks into a 49th minute lead and then two Anthony Lynch goals in the space of a minute midway through the second half sealed the win. Falmouth Town stay in 3rd and look likely to claim the prize money for that position after a 5-1 win away at lowly Cullompton Rangers. St Blazey also had a big away win, in their case 4-1 at Liskeard Athletic, which was enough to lift them up a place to 5th. Saltash United climbed two places to 7th after a 6-1 thrashing of bottom side Holsworthy at Kimberley Stadium which leaves the Magpies survival chances down to a mathematically unlikely goal difference scenario.

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines are on the verge of the East Championship after a 4-1 away win at the University of Exeter tonight which saw Dan Boere score twice. The Commandos need 4 points from the final 6 games but if they beat Liverton United on Thursday that would be enough as its Liverton who can push them the furthest in the table. Exmouth Town had a 3-1 win at home to Appledore which was enough to lift them up 4 places to 6th in the table. One game ended all square as Teignmouth and Budleigh Salterton drew 2-2 with Geoff Breslan scoring twice for the home side and Danny Williams netting one of the Robins goals.

Division 1 West :

Perranporth closed the gap on leaders St Austell down to 2 points with a 2-0 win away at Foxhole Stars tonight with Rob Stapleton and Dean Harris on target, Perranporth will be crowned Champions if they win 3 of their final 4 matches. Camelford climbed two places to 9th after a 4-1 win away at Dobwalls which saw Lewis Impleton score twice for the visitors.

Monday 26th April

Premier Division :

The "Cat & Mouse" battle for the league title carried on tonight as Bodmin Town reduced the gap to leaders Buckland Athletic back to two points as they again moved level on games played. Second half goals from Tom Chambers and Danny O'Hagan were enough for Bodmin to win 2-0 away at Penzance. Witheridge stretched their winning run to 4 matches with a 4-3 success at home to Elburton Villa tonight with all the goals shared around 7 different scorers including one for home player/boss Chris Vinnicombe. Wadebridge Town followed up last Saturdays win at home to Ivybridge with a 2-1 win tonight in another home contest, this time against Plymouth Parkway. Glen Squires and Josh Insley on target for the hosts with Chris Wright replying for Parkway.

Division 1 East :

Just one East fixture tonight and that saw Crediton United record a narrow 1-0 win over local rivals Exeter Civil Service at Lords Meadow. Richard Blake scored the all important goal which also lifts Kyrton a place to 13th in the table.

Sunday 25th April

Premier Division :

Launceston bounced back from two successive defeats to beat local rivals Tavistock 4-2 at Pennygillam on Sunday afternoon. The Clarets shared the scoring around as Charlie Blair, Sam Davey, Dominic Richardson and John James all found the net with visitors Tavistock replying through Adam Carter and Mike Landricombe.

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines are now on top of the table and just need a maximum of 7 points from their remaining 7 games to clinch the title after coming from behind to win 3-2 away at Okehampton Argyle in a very entertaining game at Simmons Park. Richard Hope gave the Marines the half time lead but goals from Ricky Woolridge and Steve Williams fired the home side into a 2-1 lead that they held until the final 10 minutes when Sam Dibling levelled and then Hope clinched the winner with 4 minutes remaining.

Saturday 24th April

Premier Division :

League leaders Buckland Athletic responded to Bodmin Friday night victory in fine style as the Homers Heath club restored their 5 point lead with a convincing 6-2 win over Launceston. Anthony Lynch hit a hat-trick and Gavin Hammon a brace as the Bucks also gave a boost to their goal difference which is now 16 better than Bodmins. Falmouth Town had the days biggest win as they thrashed a Bovey Tracey side that again ended with 10 men by a 7-0 margin at Bickland Park and sees the home side climb a place to 3rd. A quartet of sides who started the day in 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th all recorded wins to cement their places in the top half with St Blazey winning 3-1 away at lowly Cullompton Rangers, just below them are Penzance who had a 4-0 win away at bottom side Holsworthy which leaves the Magpies having to gain a minimum 10 points from their last 4 games to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. Plymouth Parkway played a rare home game having been on their travels a lot recently but they took advantage by beating Dartmouth 1-0 and also winning on home turf were Witheridge who recorded their third straight win with a 2-0 success at home to Liskeard Athletic. Just one side in the bottom half gained a win and that was Wadebridge Town who beat Ivybridge Town by a 3-2 margin at Bodieve Park to climb one place to 14th.

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines look to be odds on favourites for the East Division title as they won 2-1 away at Alphington which continues an unbeaten league run stretching back to last October. It does not look as if the Marines need much help to win the title but two of their three closest challengers still gave them a boost by losing today. Stoke Gabriel suffered their third defeat on the trot as they lost 1-2 at home to Teignmouth and Galmpton Gents lost for the third time in their last four matches as they went down 2-4 away to Newton Abbot Spurs. The side who can now push the Marines the closest and by that fact are in pole position for runners up are Liverton United who today had a narrow 1-0 win at home to the University of Exeter. Elsewhere Appledore appear to have a hang-over from winning the Devon Premier Cup on Thursday night as they lost 5-2 away at an Axminster Town side who have been out of form recently. Okehampton Argyle completed the double over bottom side Bickleigh with a 3-1 win at Simmons Park and also winning at home were Totnes & Dartington who beat Exeter Civil Service 2-0 at Foxhole. Budleigh Salterton had an away win with a narrow 2-1 success at Crediton United which proved enough to lift the Robins up 3 places to 6th. 

Division 1 West :

The destination of the West title still remains uncertain after all the top 5 sides played and won today leaving positions very much unchanged. St Austell remain top after coming from behind to beat Plymstock United 3-1 in the final game of the season at Poltair, the Lillywhites are 5 points clear of Perranporth who have 3 games in hand. The Ponsmere Valley club made hard work of a 2-0 win at home to lowly Millbrook today but the title is still in their hands. Hayle in 3rd spot must beat St Austell on Wednesday to have any chance of gaining the title after they beat bottom side Mousehole away from home today 3-0. Newquay in 4th can no longer win the title but they did end a run of 4 straight defeats with a 1-0 success away at Camelford and 5th placed Penryn Athletic also won, in their case a very comfortable 6-0 win at home to Vospers Oak Villa. The only winner outside the top 5 were Porthleven who racked up a huge 8-1 win over Truro City Reserves and the remaining two matches both ended in draws. Godolphin Atlantic and Dobwalls ended in a goalless stalemate but at Trefrew Park Foxhole Stars and Callington Town at least troubled the scorers as their draw was from a 2-2 verdict. 

Friday 23rd April

Premier Division :

Bodmin Town moved to within 2 points of leaders Buckland Athletic tonight, from the same number of games played, after they beat visiting Saltash United 1-0 at Priory Park. Mark Berry scored the crucial goal as early as the 7th minute to decide a contest that rarely saw the reigning champions defence troubled by an Ashes side that lacked any kind of cutting edge. 

Thursday 22nd April

Premier Division :

In the only league game in any of the three divisions tonight Dartmouth and Ivybridge Town collected a point apiece from a 1-1 draw at Longcross. Tom Comyn gave the hosts the lead but the Ivy's levelled after the break. Neither team saw their league position alter, although both added a point to their totals. 

Devon Premier Cup :

Appledore lifted the Devon Premier Cup after a thrilling 5-3 win after extra time over fellow East side the Royal Marines. The final was played in front of a dissappointing attendance at Tiverton Town's Ladysmead ground and took most of the first half to get going with Matt Downing giving Appledore the lead before Shea Saunders levelled. The 2nd half saw the Marines in charge and they went 3-1 up through Dave Carns and Richard Hope and looked to be the winners until a late James Rees free kick gave the North Devon side a boost. The equaliser came with some controversy as the 4th official indicated 2 minutes of added time but in the 6th minute of stoppage time Mark Bettiss rifled home to force extra time. Bettiss proved to be the hero in extra time as he scored twice more to complete his hat-trick and give Appledore the Premier Cup.  

Wednesday 21st April

Premier Division :

League leaders Buckland Athletic bounced back from Mondays draw at Bovey Tracey to win 2-1 away at previously in-form Liskeard Athletic. Bucks remain 5 points clear at the top although 2nd placed Bodmin Town still have 1 game in hand. Tonight Bodmin Town recorded a 3-1 win away at St Blazey to remain in the title race although any hopes that 3rd placed Tavistock had of league honours are probably over for this season after they lost 0-1 at home to Saltash United. The Ashes were one of a trio of mid-table sides to collect wins tonight with Plymouth Parkway bouncing back from 2 defeats in the past week to win 2-0 away at a Launceston side who themselves had strung some results together. Witheridge followed up their win on Sunday with another home verdict tonight as they beat Torpoint Athletic 3-1 at Edge Down Park and one game ended in a draw as bottom side Holsworthy collected a single point from a 2-2 draw with visiting Wadebridge Town. The Magpies remain some 9 points adrift at the bottom and have just 5 games remaining.  

Division 1 East :

East Division leaders Stoke Gabriel are now in a fight to even finish the season in 2nd after losing 1-0 away at Alphington tonight. Stoke remain 6 points clear of the field but both Liverton and Galmpton could now draw level with them and the Royal Marines now need just 13 points from 9 remaining games to be the Champions. Alphington are having a good week having won the derby away at Civil Service just 48 hours ago. Exeter Civil Service however bounced back from Mondays defeat by winning 4-0 away at bottom side Bickleigh tonight with Danny Hall scoring twice. The South Devon clash between Totnes & Dartington and visitors Teignmouth failed to trouble the scorers with a rare 0-0 scoreline being recorded at Foxhole.  

Division 1 West :

Table topping St Austell extended their lead at the top to 5 points as they beat previously in-form Callington Town 2-1 at Poltair this evening. Dan Nancarrow and Neil Slateford scoring for the Lillywhites who have played 3 more than Perranporth but have that 5 point cushion. Camelford climbed a place to 10th with a 4-1 win at home to Godolphin Atlantic with Paul Menhinick scoring a brace. Also winning 4-1 were Vospers Oak Villa and they also climbed one place, in their case to 11th. Villa had their win away at strugging Millbrook with James Hoblin bagging a hat-trick for the Devon based visitors.

Tuesday 20th April

Premier Division :

Just one Premier game was scheduled tonight with Dartmouth winning 1-0 away at Cullompton Rangers. Luke Brown scored the all important goal that also lifts the Darts up one place in the table to 14th.

Division 1 East :

Galmpton Gents drew level on points with 3rd placed Liverton after a 4-2 win tonight at home to Newton Abbot Spurs. The hosts were 4 goals up at half time through Reece Moseley, Ashley Hoare and a double strike from Craig Duff but after the break Spurs reduced the arrears with an Adam Dyson effort and an own goal. Okehampton Argyle continued their recent improvement with a 6-1 thrashing of Crediton United at Simmons Park. Ed Squires scored twice with Steve Williams, Frankie Nomah-Koneh, Ricky Woolridge and Chris Holland all getting in on the action and Kyrton having just a Dean Jones consolation. 

Division 1 West :

The West Division had just one match this evening and that was at Lantoom Park where home side Dobwalls followed up Saturday win at Millbrook with a 2-0 win at home to Plymstock United. Matt Lindsay scored from the penalty spot in the first half and Jack Bartlett hit the winner midway through the second period.

Monday 19th April

Throgmorton Cup :

Holders Bodmin Town are safely through to Mondays May Day final for a third consecutive year following tonights 1-0 semi final win over Tavistock at Liskeard Athletic. Steve Colwell scored the all important goal as early as the 17th minute and despite Tavvys best efforts they were unable to force an equaliser. Bodmin Town will meet Buckland Athletic at Speeds Meadow, the home of Cullompton Rangers.

Premier Division :

Leaders Buckland Athletic dropped two vital points in the championship race tonight when they could only draw 1-1 to lowly Bovey Tracey. Dan Taylor gave the home side the lead and the Bucks rescued a single point from a late Mark Revell goal. Launceston carried on their recent good form with a 2-1 win away at Wadebridge Town with Jason Clancy and Liam Tilley on the scoresheet, the Bodieve Park hosts having a Martin Cook consolation.

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines reduced the gap at the top of the table to 6 points tonight as they beat Axminster Town in one of their many games in hand on the leaders Stoke Gabriel. Shaun Foster and Sam Dibling, against his old club, doing the damage. The Exeter "derby" was won by Alphington to claim local bragging rights over hosts Exeter Civil Service with a 3-1 scoreline at Foxhayes thanks to strikes from Stuart Smith, Matt Wonnacott and Kenny Smith. The University of Exeter match at home to Teignmouth kicked off late and was played as a 70 minute fixture after no official referee attended Topsham Road. When the action did get underway it was the visitors who collected the points from a 2-1 win with goals from Adam Hill and Andy Breslan whilst the Students replied through Tom Arnold. 

Sunday 18th April

Premier Division :

Witheridge bounced back from 3 straight defeats in the past 7 days with a 4-3 home win today over visiting Plymouth Parkway. Sam Williams scored twice with Steve Ebdy and Richard Groom also on target for the Edge Down Park hosts while Parkway lost for the 2nd time in 3 days despite a brace from Chris Wright and one goal from leading scorer Andy Sargent.

Division 1 East :

Appledore won their 2nd away game of the weekend today as they followed up Saturdays win at the University with a Sunday afternoon 3-1 verdict away at Bickleigh. The North Devon side are back into the top 6 and had two goals from Will Anderson and one from Sean Downing today with Luke Passmore replying for the Happy Meadow hosts.

Saturday 17th April

Premier Division :

With Buckland having stollen a march by winning on Friday night the chasing pack responded on Saturday as the closest three challengers all cut the gap back by winning today. Bodmin Town are back to 4 points behind after a 4-1 win away at Dartmouth with the leading 2 sides now having played the same number of games. Tavistock remain in 3rd spot after a 3-0 home win over Elburton Villa and 4th placed Falmouth Town ended a run of 3 straight defeats in fine style with a 7-0 thrashing of bottom side Holsworthy at Bickland Park. Torpoint Athletic remain in 5th but dropped 2 points as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Launceston. Penzance had to work hard for a narrow 1-0 win at home to Bovey Tracey with the rest of todays winners gaining their points on the road with away wins. St Blazey had a close 1-0 win at Witheridge and Saltash United had just a 1 goal advantage from a 3-2 verdict away at Wadebridge Town whilst Liskeard Athletic who won 6-2 on Thursday night carried on from where they left off by winning 5-0 away at Cullompton Rangers today.

Division 1 East :

Title favourites the Royal Marines were made to work hard for the win today as bottom side Bickleigh belied their league position at Endurance Park. The Commandos eventually won 3-2 with Stuart Morgan bagging a brace. Despite the close call it still proved to be a good day for the Marines as leaders Stoke Gabriel saw their title hopes take a severe dent with a 2-0 defeat away at an Exmouth Town side who have quietly crept up the table and into the Top 6. Liverton United jumped a place to 3rd above inactive Galmpton Gents with a 5-0 win at home to Axminster Town and also climbing were Alphington who are now 5th after a 2-0 win at home to Teignmouth today. Lowly Okehampton Argyle provided the surprise result of the day with a 2-1 win at home to previously in-form Budleigh Salterton at Simmons Park. Fellow strugglers Ottery St Mary also had a good result with a 1-1 draw away at Exeter Civil Service giving them a valuable point as they attempt to stay off the bottom. Two mid-table sides had away wins with Appledore winning 4-2 at the University of Exeter and Totnes & Dartington had a narrow 1-0 success away at Newton Abbot Spurs.  

Division 1 West :

The title race in West appears to now be down to a 2 horse race after St Austell and Perranporth both won and their three closest contenders all lost. St Austell are 2 points clear of Perranporth but have played 2 games more and today they ran out comfortable 5-1 winners at Truro City with Mike Body again on the scoresheet. Perranporth leap-frogged their visitors today, Hayle, into 2nd spot with a 4-0 win that saw Justin Harrington score all 4 goals from set plays with a free kick and a hat-trick of penalties. As well as Hayle losing their were also defeats for Newquay who went down to their 4th league loss in a row with a 0-4 reversal away at Plymstock United and 5th placed Penryn Athletic lost out 1-2 at home to 6th placed Godolphin Atlantic. Elsewhere Dobwalls had a 3-1 win away at lowly Millbrook to stay in 8th and also holding station in 9th are Callington Town who had a 3-2 win at home to Porthleven. Lower down Camelford notched a 2nd straight win with a 3-2 verdict at home to Vospers Oak Villa and Foxhole Stars collected maximum points from a 2-0 win at home to bottom side Mousehole. 

Friday 16th April

Premier Division :

Buckland Athletic collected another 3 vital points in their quest to win the title tonight with a hard fought 3-1 win over a Plymouth Parkway side who gave the leaders a stern test of their credentials. Gavin Hammon fired the Bucks into an early lead but Andy Sargent levelled before the interval. In the 2nd half Anthony Lynch headed the Bucks back in front and Danny Lewis notched the 3rd goal, during which Parkway keeper Ben Elphick was injured and later taken to hospital. 

Thursday 15th April

Premier Division :

Liskeard Athletic who have averaged barely a goal a game all season finally found their scoring boots tonight as they scored half a dozen times in the 2nd half of their game with Witheridge tonight as they won 6-2. Demetri Kanakh hit a hat-trick for the Lux Park hosts who climb two places to 16th in the table.

Wednesday 14th April

Premier Division :

Bodmin Town kept themselves firmly in the title race with a narrow but important 1-0 win away at Ivybridge Town tonight. Sam Matthews scored the crucial goal midway through the 2nd half that moves Bodmin to within 4 points of leaders Buckland. Falmouth Towns title hopes however would appear to be over after they suffered their 3rd consecutive defeat as they lost 3-1 away at a St Blazey side who climbed 3 places to 6th on the back of the win. Bottom side Holsworthy collected a useful point froma  1-1 draw at home to Elburton Villa but are still 8 points adrift at the bottom of the table.

Division 1 East :

A busy schedule of games in the East Division saw 12 of the 18 sides in action. Leaders Stoke Gabriel are now 12 points clear of the chasing pack after coming from behind to win 3-2 away at Exeter Civil Service with Lewis Robinson scoring twice. Their main challengers are the Royal Marines who have 7 games in hand and tonight they had a comfortable 4-1 win at home to Alphington which featured a Shae Saunders hat-trick. Budleigh Salterton are upto 5th after a 2-0 win at home to Appledore with goals from Martin Kelland and Danny Williams. Lower down the table two of the bottom four sides grabbed wins tonight with basement dwellers Bickleigh beating Teignmouth 3-2 at Happy Meadow, despite the name of the ground this was Bickleighs first home win since their promotion from the feeder leagues last Summer ! Axminster Town also had a 3-2 home win in their case over local rivals Ottery St Mary and one game ended all square as Newton Abbot Spurs and Exmouth Town drew 2-2 at the Recreation Ground.  

Division 1 West :

Just one league in the West division this week and that was at Marshfield Park where hosts Callington Town continued their recent improved form with a 5-3 win over Millbrook that lifts them two places to 9th.

Cornwall Charity Cup :

St Austell booked their place in the May 12th final after beating Combination League side Perranwell 1-0 tonight in the semi final played at Penryn Athletic. St Austell will meet old rivals Newquay at a venue yet to be announced.

Tuesday 13th April

Premier Division :

On a busy night of Premier action more than half of the teams were in action. League leaders Buckland Athletic faced their first defeat in 16 games when they trailled 1-3 away at Saltash United but two second half goals rescued a valuable point from a 3-3 draw to move them 7 points clear of Bodmin Town. Tavistock climbed into 3rd spot with a 5-2 away win at Plymouth Parkway where the Lambs benefiited from being awarded and scoring from three penalty kicks. There were also home wins for Torpoint Athletic who stay in 5th after a 3-0 win over Cullompton Rangers, for Launceston who stay in 13th after a 2-1 win over Witheridge at Pennygillam that saw Sam Davey and Mike Southgate on target and Wadebridge Town climbed a place to 14th after coming from behind to record a 3-2 win at home to Bovey Tracey.  

Cornwall Charity Cup :

Newquay who have lost their last three league matches to drop out of the promotion picture salvaged something from their season by beating Dobwalls 2-1 tonight in the Charity Cup Semi-final played at Liskeard Athletics Lux Park ground. The Peppermints will meet either Perranwell or St Austell in the final on May 12th. 

Monday 12th April

Division 1 East :

The Royal Marines closed the gap on the leading pack as they won 5-0 away at Totnes & Dartington in one of their many games in hand. Both Shea Saunders and Stuart Morgan scored twice with Richard Hope netting once. In the other game played tonight Crediton United followed up Saturdays win away at Galmpton with a 3-0 win at home to Teignmouth tonight. Goals from Steve Goss, Wayne Baker and Matt Trenaman were enough to beat Teignmouth who ended the game with 10 men after Darren Shrubb was sent off late on.

Sunday 11th April

Division 1 East :

Appledore inflicted a 2nd defeat of the weekend on Galmpton Gents to put a severe dent in any title hopes the South Devon outfit may have still harboured. Galmpton took a 5th minute lead through Shane Shobrooke but the visitors then replied three times with two Aaron Stevens penalties and a Matt Downing shot before Craig Duff headed a goal to give a final score of Galmpton 2 Appledore 3.

Saturday 10th April

Premier Division :

With league leaders Buckland Athletic without a game today their two nearest challengers had the chance to make up ground. Bodmin Town took full advantage with a 4-0 win at home to Cullompton Rangers and are now 6 points behind Buckland from the same number of matches. Falmouth Town however saw their title hopes take a knock as they lost their long unbeaten home run when they went down 1-3 at home to Torpoint Athletic at Bickland Park. Torpoint stay in 5th spot with the win ahead and are now 5 points clear of 6th placed Penzance who lost out in a 7 goal thriller away at Plymouth Parkway with a 4-3 scoreline in favour of the Bolitho Park hosts. On a day when no side moved up or down the table their were also wins for the sides in 8th and 9th. St Blazey are in 8th and today they had a comfortable 5-1 win at home to bottom side Holsworthy and Saltash United remain in 9th despite a 3-0 away win at lowly Bovey Tracey which completed the double over the divisions newest side who were beaten by the same scoreline at Kimberley recently. Further down the table the sides in 13th, 14th and 15th also all won to keep the status quo with Launceston winning 2-1 away at Ivybridge Town to stay ahead of Dartmouth who also had a 2-1 away win, in their case at Liskeard Athletic. Wadebridge Town had a useful 4-0 win away at Elburton Villa which gives them a 4 point cushion on the bottom 4 sides, all of whom had lost today.

Division 1 East :

Divisional leaders Stoke Gabriel are now 9 points clear of the chasing pack as they once again put points on the board, as opposed to having games in hand, with a 3-0 win away at bottom side Bickleigh. Galmpton Gents remain in 2nd spot but were beaten at home in the shock result of the day as 14th placed Crediton United won 2-1 at the War Memorial Ground. Liverton United moved back level on points with Galmpton after a 2-0 win away at Budleigh Salterton put paid to the Robins long unbeaten run at Greenway Lane. Title favourites Royal Marines had an excellent 5-1 win away at Appledore in what was also a dress rehersal for the Devon Premier Cup final in 12 days time. Alphington climbed a place to 5th with a second home win in a week as they followed up their midweek success over Bickleigh with a 3-0 win at the Chronicles today over Newton Abbot Spurs. Exeter Civil Service got back to winning ways and back into the top 6 with a 2-1 win away at Axminster Town and Totnes & Dartington also enjoyed an away day win as they beat lowly Ottery St Mary 5-1 at Washbrook Meadow. If you wanted to see goals then Southern Road was the place to be today as Exmouth Town beat Teignmouth by an amazing 8-3 margin !

Division 1 West :

With leaders St Austell without a fixture today both Newquay and Perranporth had the chance to go to the top of the table but both failed to take the opportunity. Newquay suffered their third defeat in a row as they went down 1-2 away at improving Callington Town whilst Perranporth lost 3-2 away at a Camelford side who are back playing league games following last weekends Cornwall Senior Cup final appearance. Hayle moved up two places to 2nd as they got back to winning ways with a 4-1 success at previously inform Dobwalls and also in contention are Penryn Athletic who had a good 2-0 away win at Plymstock United. Two other sides chalked up home wins with Godolphin Atlantic beating Truro City 2-0 at Henver Road, just 7 days after their mud-bath local derby clash with Newquay, the crowd today would have been much smaller but its still another 3 points for the Newquay based side. Vospers Oak Villa came from behind to beat Porthleven 3-1 at Weston Mill and bottom side Mousehole collected another point as they drew 0-0 away at Millbrook. 

Wednesday 7th April

Throgmorton Cup :

Buckland Athletic are through to this years Throgmorton Cup final although they were made to fight hard before they could book their place by a Royal Marines side who held their own against the league leaders for long periods. In fact the Marines took the lead through Stuart Morgan on 26 minutes but Gavin Hammon levelled before the interval. The 2nd half saw both sides go close but neither apply the finishing touch and so to extra time the tie went. The all important goal came after 103 minutes through Darren Vicary. The Buckland club will meet either Bodmin Town or tavistock at Cullompton Rangers on the 3rd of May. 

Premier Division :

Two of tonights three matches ended in goalless draws with Bodmin Town being held at home by Plymouth Parkway, a result taht leaves the Priory Park club 9 points adrift of Buckland but with now just 1 game in hand. It was also 0-0 at Pennygillam where Launceston and Ivybridge Town were in action meaning the only place for goals was at Edge Down Park where Witheridge won their local derby over Cullompton Rangers by a 5-1 margin that included a hat-trick for Steve Ebdy.

Division 1 East :

Budleigh Salterton moved up a place to 5th after a 4-3 home win over Totnes & Dartington at Greenway Lane tonight with Robins leading scorer Danny Williams netting a hat-trick. Alphington climbed 2 places to 6th as they got back on the winning trail with a 5-0 verdict at home to bottom side Bickleigh and Teignmouth also got back to winning ways as they won 3-1 away at Exeter Civil Service.

Division 1 West :

Perranporth maintained their title challenge tonight with a 3-0 win away at Porthleven that was enough to climb a place to 3rd in the table. Mike Davies scored twice in the win at Gala Parc. Elsewhere Penryn Athletic got back into action after having no Easter fixtures as they beat Foxhole Stars 2-0 at Kernick. 

Tuesday 6th April

Premier Division :

Torpoint Athletic climbed a place up to 5th in the table after a 5-0 thrashing of bottom club Holsworthy at the Mill tonight whilst Tavistock and Liskeard Athletic had to settle for a share of the points as they drew their clash 0-0 at Langsford Park.

Division 1 West :

St Austell are back on top of the West division table after a 3-0 win away at previous table toppers, Newquay. The Lillywhites scored 2nd half goals through Gary Whealdon, Neil Slateford and Damon Mulready to leave the majority of the 211 fans at Mount Wise deflated as the Peppermints title hopes took a severe dent.

Monday 5th April

Premier Division :

Buckland Athletic had a good day as they beat Elburton Villa 5-0 away in the only morning kick off in the top division to pull 9 points clear and by teatime they still had that 9 point gap in tact after Falmouth Town lost for the first time in 2010 as they went down to a 3-2 defeat at Witheridge. Penzance were the only other winners as they had a 2-1 victory away at Cullompton Rangers whilst honours were even at Mill Marsh Park where Bovey Tracey drew 2-2 with visiting Wadebridge Town. 

Division 1 East :

Two thirds of East teams were in action today although leaders Stoke Gabriel were not amongst them. Galmpton Gents in 2nd spot closed the gap to 6 points with a 4-0 win at home to Alphington whilst 3rd and 4th, Liverton and the Royal Marines met at Halford with the servicemen winning 2-0 to underline their tag as title favourites. Exmouth Town climbed two places to 7th with a 3-0 win away at Totnes & Dartington whilst Appledore moved up one place to 9th with the days biggest win, 6-1 at home to Exeter Civil Service. Newton Abbot Spurs leap-frogged their hosts today, Teignmouth, with a 3-1 win at Combe Hay and also winning 3-1 away were Okehampton Argyle who were at Sector Lane, the home of Axminster Town.  

Division 1 West :

There was just one fixture in the West division today with Plymstock United putting a dent in the title hopes of visitors Hayle by beating them 2-0 at Deans Cross this afternoon.

Cornwall Senior Cup :

Hot favourites Bodmin Town as expected, won the Cornwall Senior Cup with a 3-1 verdict over West Division minnows Camelford in the traditional Easter Monday final, this year held at Truro City. 

Easter Thursday / Good Friday & Saturday Round Up

Premier Division :

Six of the nine Premier games were played although one of the casualties was leaders Buckland Athletics trip to Bovey Tracey. This allowed Falmouth Town to close the gap to 6 points with a 4-0 win at home to St Blazey on Thursday night in the opening Ground-Hop fixture. Bodmin Town stay just a  point further back after a late winner helped them beat Wadebridge Town 3-2 at Priory Park on Good Friday morning. Later the same day Tavistock also won their game to stay in contention as they had a 5-2 verdict at home to Launceston. Saltash United won their game at Liskeard Athletic by a 4-3 margin whilst Elburton Villa probably had the best result as they won 2-1 away at Plymouth Parkway which spells the likely end to any hopes the Bolitho Park club may have had of league honours this season. 476 Hoppers saw Penzance and Torpoint share the spoils in a 2-2 draw at Penlee Park on Good Friday evening.

Division 1 East :

The wet weather limited the East programme to just 4 games, all played on Good Friday. Significantly 2 of the top 3 gained wins with Stoke Gabriel pulling 9 points clear of the pack with a 2-0 win over 2nd placed Galmpton Gents. Third placed Liverton United also played and gained maximum points from a 3-1 win over Newton Abbot Spurs to draw level on points with Galmpton. The other two matches ended in draws with the coastal clash of Exmouth Town and Budleigh Salterton ended in a 1-1 stalemate and in Exeter the clash between Alphington and Exeter Civil Service also saw honours even from a 1-1 scoreline. 

Division 1 West :

None of the top 4 title and promotion challengers managed to win their Easter fixtures. Leaders Newquay went down 3-5 away to fierce rivals Godolphin Atlantic in front of the highest crowd of this years Easter Hop as 527 were throughly entertained in the rain ! St Austell played after the Peppermints but they could not close the gap as they lost 2-1 away at Foxhole Stars in front of 436 who were treated to two superb long range efforts including St Austell keeper Penghaligon scoring from inside his own half ! Third placed Hayle drew 2-2 on Good Friday afternoon with visiting Camelford with 402 being in attendance and fourth placed Perranporth also drew, 1-1 at home to Dobwalls in front of 354 spectators. Bottom side Mousehole collected a useful point from a goalless draw with Porthleven on Good Friday morning watched by 389 at Trungle Parc and away from the Easter Hop the Plymouth Derby ended in a draw as Vospers Oak Villa shared the honours with Plymstock United from a 2-2 draw at Weston Mill.  

Tuesday 30th March

Premier Division :

The wet weather put paid to four of tonights scheduled five games with the only action taking place at Kimberley Stadium where hosts Saltash United ran out 3-0 winners against visiting Bovey Tracey. The scoreline was a tad harsh on Bovey who more than held their own until Sam Hughes broke the deadlock after 68 minutes but the he helped himself to further goals in the 70th and a 76th minute penalty to complete a rapid-fire hat-trick which gave the Ashes all 3 points.

Saturday 27th March

Premier Division :

With league leaders Buckland Athletic being the odd side without a fixture today the chasing pack had their chance to close the gap at the top of the table but most challengers failed to take full advantage. Bodmin Town were the only side to win as they came from behind to win 3-1 away at Bovey Tracey and climb back a place into 3rd spot. Falmouth Town remain in 2nd but they were held to a 1-1 draw at home today by Plymouth Parkway who are another side who, if they won their games in hand, could be a title challenger. Tavistock who started the day in 3rd were beaten 1-0 away at Torpoint Athletic, a result that lifts the side from the Mill two places to 5th as they overtook Penzance who were held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Liskeard Athletic and also above St Blazey who were roundly beaten 5-1 away at Saltash United. Away from the top of the table race their were wins for Ivybridge Town who gained all 3 points from a 1-0 verdict away at Cullompton Rangers and for launceston who