The Cornwall County Football Association, also known as the Cornwall FA, is the governing body of football in Cornwall. Formed in 1889, it is responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of football at all levels throughout the county.
Organisation The Cornwall County Football Association was formed on 18 September 1889, at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel in Truro.About Us Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 18 February 2010. Representatives from Dunheved College (Launceston), Liskeard, Millbrook, Penzance, Porthcurno, 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.
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. 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.County Cups Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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.Leagues Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 19 February 2010. There are three representative teams who compete at county level, the women's, youth, and girls' under-16s. The county's colours are 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 the full international level, such as the FIFA World Cup, and the UEFA European Football Championship.
DateLocationOpponentResultCornwall's goal tally in the scoreline is listed first.26 September 1953Home Trinidad & Tobago3–630 September 1953Home Trinidad & Tobago2–43 October 1953Home Trinidad & Tobago1–121 November 1998Away Guernsey6–120 February 2000Home Guernsey1–2
DateLocationOpponentResult26 October 2002Away Jersey3–011 October 2003Home Jersey1–016 October 2004Away Jersey4–115 October 2005Home Jersey3–224 March 2007Home Guernsey1–1
Affiliated Leagues
Men's Saturday Leagues South West Peninsula League** St Piran League**
Defunct Leagues Cornwall Combination League** Duchy League** East Cornwall League** Trelawny League**
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.
Women and Girls Leagues Cornwall Women's Football League* Cornwall Girls League
Footnote: *Part of the Women's football league system.
Men's Sunday Leagues Cornwall Sunday League West Cornwall Sunday League
Youth Leagues Kernow Youth League East Cornwall Youth League
Other Leagues Cornwall disAbility Football League Cornwall Veterans League
Small Sided Leagues Carn Brea 5 a side League Cornwall 6 a side – St Austell Penryn Football Development Centre – 5-a-side league Soccer Nights – adult men's leagues in the Truro, Camborne, Penzance & Bodmin areas
Futsal Leagues Futsal League – Cornwall College Camborne Futsal League – St Austell's Polkyth Leisure Centre Futsal League – Torpoint & Rame Community Sports Centre
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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Cornwall County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:
Bodmin and District League Falmouth & Helston 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;
Biscovey Bodmin Town Bude Town Callington Town Camelford Dobwalls Edgcumbe Falmouth Town Foxhole Stars Godolphin Atlantic Hayle Helston Athletic Holmans Sports Club Illogan RBL Lanreath Launceston Liskeard Athletic Ludgvan Millbrook Morwenstow Mousehole Mullion Nanpean Rovers Newquay Penryn Athletic Penzance Perranporth Perranwell Polperro Porthleven Portreath Probus RNAS Culdrose Roche Saltash United Sticker St Agnes St Austell St Blazey St Columb Major St Day St Dennis St Dominick St Ives Town St Just St Stephen St Stephens Borough Torpoint Athletic Troon Truro City Wadebridge Town Wendron United
Competitions
Cups Competition2021-22 winnersCornwall Senior Cup------Cornwall Junior Cup------Cornwall Charity Cup------Cornwall Women's CupHelston Athletic WomenCornwall Sunday Cup------Rathbone Trophy (U18)StickerLuke Cup (U16)------
Leagues Competition2009–10 winnersCornwall CombinationIllogan RBLEast Cornwall LeagueTorpoint AthleticFalmouth Helston LeaguePendeen RoversDuchy LeagueSt TeathMining LeagueIlloganCornwall Women's LeagueCharlestownCornwall Sunday LeagueSt Blazey
Footnotes
References
External links
Official organizational website of the Cornwall FA