Why?
He met somebody who is a Manchester United supporter from Worthing, who now lives in France, whose wife comes from Cornwall. Of course-obvious!
So having played against Cornwall Schools FA when we played in the annual Easter ESFA Tournament and having my mucker from Charterhouse, Richard Lewis, take our U15s to the peninsular to play Truro School in an ISFA U15s Cup match, I thought why not?
My non-league interests also cover Truro City, not a bad club, surviving in a county rich in rugby union. I do remember watching Penzance Rugby Club a couple of years ago-ooooo aaarrrrr!!!
Try skimming through the Football Pyramid for a Cornish club? Guernsey might be the highest and the closest!
There are no Football League clubs coming from the county, with the highest level being the Carlsberg SW Peninsular League Premier Division (Step 6) with Saltash United the top team from Cornwall (at the moment), followed by Bodmin Town and St Austell.
There are 56 teams in this league, feeding the Toolstation Western Premier League but Cornish clubs have not risen that high.
Under the SW Premier are Division One West and East, including Bude Town (the scene of our family's first family holiday) and Porthleven FC, a club I have visited-saw them play Truro City Reserves. Truro had their second team manager playing who threw his toys at losing and I read in the local paper that he resigned that night!
The Cornwall FA was formed in 1889 with Dunheved College, Liskeard, Millbrook, Penzance, Porthcurnow, Probus, Truro and Torpoint founder members. The Senior Cup was first played for in 1893 when Penzance beat Launceston. Looking at the FA website there are loads of teams playing in a variety of leagues, many youth and girls' league, futsal, veterans and disability facilities.
One such league, the Duchy League (level 14-19) has 73 teams including Lostwithiel Reserves and Week St Mary's. The Trelawny League West (level 13-17) has 70 teams with the Camborne School of Mines an interesting member.
You could include the Isles of Scilly League as Cornish?? with 2 teams and 2 cups to play for each season!
For the future, the Cornwall Youth FA (U18s) reached the final of the FA County Youth Cup this season. They lost to Middlesex FA at Barnet FC in what was the first time the county reached such a lofty place in national competitions.
A handful of professionals are Cornish born: three are Mike Trebilcock (1966 FA Cup Final-Everton), Nigel Martyn-goalkeeper (23 England caps) and Matthew Etherington (426 FL appearances lastly at Stoke City).
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