Mousehole A.F.C.
Full name | Mousehole Association Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Seagulls |
Founded | 1922 |
Ground | Trungle Parc, Mousehole |
Chairman | Tim Richardson |
Manager | Jake Ash |
League | Western League Premier Division |
2020–21 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West (promoted) |
Mousehole Association Football Club is a football club based in Mousehole, Cornwall. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Trungle Parc.
History[]
Mousehole joined the Cornwall Combination in 1960–61 and were promoted to the South West Peninsula League Division One West on its formation in 2007, after finishing as Combination runners-up the previous season.[1] They won Division One West in 2015–16. At the end of 2018–19 the league was restructured, and Mousehole successfully applied for promotion to the Premier Division West, at Step 6 of the National League System.
Since 2017, the club have had a sponsorship arrangement with the Endorsed Group, a recruitment and software company run by a local businessman. Together with the club they have set up the Endorsed Academy, aiming to improve coaching standards and provide opportunities for young footballers in Cornwall.[2] Mousehole hosted a pre-season tournament in July 2018, the Endorsed Cup, featuring youth teams from Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers.[3]
In 2018 a approach was made by Mousehole concerning a possible merger between themselves and neighbours Penzance A.F.C., amid concerns that Trungle Parc may not prove viable as Mousehole progress through the leagues.[4] A further approach was made by Penzance in 2019, but in May, Mousehole released a statement confirming they had withdrawn from the discussions.[5] In 2021 they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Western League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[6]
Honours[]
- Cornwall Combination
- Runners-up 1985–86, 2006–07
- South West Peninsula League
- Division One West Champions 2015–16
References[]
- ^ "Mousehole A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database". FCHD. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Chris (8 March 2018). "The Cornish success story giving the county's footballers a chance to go pro". CornwallLive. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Matthews, Chris (16 March 2018). "Two Premier League clubs to play in tournament in Cornwall". CornwallLive. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Row erupts after ambitious Mousehole AFC lodge bizarre approach to merge with local rival Penzance". Cornwall Live. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Statement from Mousehole AFC re merger talks with Penzance AFC". Mousehole AFC. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Andy+Howes says (2021-05-18). "REACTION FROM MOUSEHOLE AFC AFTER NEWS OF PROMOTION TO WESTERN LEAGUE". MOUSEHOLE AFC. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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Coordinates: 50°05���23.9″N 5°33′13.1″W / 50.089972°N 5.553639°W
- Mousehole A.F.C.
- Association football clubs established in 1923
- 1923 establishments in England
- Football clubs in England
- Football clubs in Cornwall
- South West Peninsula League
- Western Football League