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the dominant force in South Western
non-league football; and as well as a
Senior Cup win in 1964-65 and a league
and cup double in 1965-66, two further
trebles were won... in 1967/68, and
1970-71.
national recognition was achieved with
a run to the quarter finals of the FA
Vase. Town bowed out 1-0 to eventual
cup winners St. Helens in a quarter-final
replay at Bickland Park.
Further SWL titles were added in 86/87,
88/89 and 89/90 and between
September 1985 and April 1988,
Falmouth Town were unbeaten at
Bickland Park for 52 SWL games.
The third treble was achieved without
losing a match, with 46 wins, and only
three draws. Amazingly, this feat was
accomplished with a squad of only 13
players.
With Trevor Mewton in charge, the SWL
Cup was won in 1990-91 and in the
following season a SWL/SWL Cup
double was achieved.
This was the beginning of a record
breaking eight consecutive
championships under legendary
manager Richard Gray, as three more
SWL titles were followed by four
Western League Championships.
After two barren seasons, former player
Ray Nicholls was appointed as manager
and, with an almost new team, the SWL
Cup was won.
When, in 1974-75, Town stepped up to
Western League football, the transition
was incredible. The League and Cup
double was won without losing a
match…a run that stretched until
January 1976, a mammoth 58 games.
Additionally, the Senior Cup was won
four years running from 1975/76 to
1978/79.
David Ball took over as manager in 1996
and he set about rebuilding the team
with dramatic results. In his first season
of management, he secured Town’s
fourth domestic treble.
2001 saw yet another record set; the
longest journey in FA competition,
when Town travelled 500 miles to meet
Bedlington Terriers in the FA Vase 4th
Round.
Financial issues forced the club to
withdraw from the Western League and
when the SWL member clubs refused
entry to their league, Town played the
1983-84 season in the Cornwall
Combination. This though was the
beginning of the Dave Wadd era and
another successful period for the club.
In 2007-08 Falmouth Town became
founder members of the Carlsberg
South West Peninsula League.
n In June 2012, before the 2012-2013 season,
The Combination was won and Town
returned to the SWL in 1984-85. The
next season saw the team win a league
and cup double and then in 1986-87
the FA refused to allow Falmouth Town to enter
any national FA competitions because they do
not have toilet facilities in the home and away
dressing room, and the referee’s room.
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