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Bodmin Town
CLUB HISTORY
The Club was founded in 1889 by WM
Pethybridge and CH Bray, therefore had the
distinction of sharing its centenary year with
the CCFA.
As well as being co-founder of the club, Mr.
Pethybridge also played for Bodmin Town. In
later years he continued his association with the
club, becoming a Vice-president. Although
known as a centre-half, he played in every
position except goalkeeper for Cornwall, also
captaining the side.
Bodmin played originally at Cooksland, off the
Liskeard road, then moved to Coldharbour Lane,
Barn Park, back to Cooksland, then Westheath
and finally to Priory Park.
Following the 1914/18 war, the club played in
junior football. After being runners-up in the
Junior Cup (Eastern Section) in 1921, the club
was granted senior status. In 1922/23 they were
runners-up in the Senior Cup, also Champions
of the Bodmin & District (Senior) League,
repeating the latter again in 1926/27.
At the beginning of the 20th Century the club
joined forces with the ‘barracks’ side, playing in
white shirts nicknamed the ‘Lilywhites’. The Club
adopted its familiar black & amber colours in
1925, starting off in stripes, changing to a
quartered shirt, reverted back to a striped kit
before adopting amber shirts with black piping,
to the present-day all yellow kit.
After the 1939/45 war, the club again played in
junior football, finishing as runners-up in the
Junior Cup and Bodmin & District League in
1947/4 ก