LAUNCESTON brought down the curtain on a difficult season with a 1-0 defeat in a close game against local rivals Callington at Pennygillam on Saturday.


However this was nevertheless a notable day for the club with a record crowd of 603 enjoying a fine afternoon while showing tremendous support for the Clarets.

The game had been selected as part of an Easter non-league ‘Groundhop’ event which began at Newquay on Thursday evening before also taking in games at St Day, Truro, Wadebridge, Nanpean, Bodmin and Honiton.

A coach-load of enthusiasts travelled the county taking in the games, with the Launceston attendance further boosted by tremendous local support.


Manager Neil Price was pleased to add Mark Wilson to his starting line-up alongside Jude Jago who has recently played a few Southern League games for Helston.

Denham Guild stepped up from the bench following his fine goal at Bodmin.

Callington, looking at a top six finish, started the better but had to wait until the 33rd minute to take the lead as Fin Skews worked himself a clear run on goal before keeping his head to beat the advancing Liam Hill.

The second half continued in similar vein although Hill was relieved to see a speculative effort strike his crossbar before rebounding to safety.

Launceston defended effectively with Jago and Alex Parnell, assisted by Wilson and Ollie Northam, helping protect Hill but the Clarets were unable to fashion an equaliser.

Kian Berry worked hard up-front for Launceston but generally lacked support as Callington closed out a victory with few alarms.

LAUNCESTON: Liam Hill; Mark Wilson, Ollie Northam, Jaden Wood, Jude Jago, Alex Parnell, Denham Guild, Jake Ham, Kian Berry, Ben Harrison, Tom Bullock. Subs: Mark Elvidge, Jordan Stidson, Cameron Bailey, Archie Wall, George Plumb.

Clarets’ man-of-the-match: Mark Wilson.