The hoped-for reunion of former players who turned out for Falmouth Docks Football Club can now put the date in their diary after the details were confirmed over Christmas.

It’s time for the old players to get out the embrocation for a rub down and put on their knee bandages to help get them to Falmouth Town AFC, who have kindly agreed to host the occasion, which will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Falmouth Docks Football Club played their last game in the 1984-85 season after it withdrew from the Cornwall Combination League and disbanded, along with the reserve team that played in the Falmouth-Helston League.

A photograph of the 1959-60 Falmouth Docks Cornwall Senior League division two winners (previously printed in the Packet and found below) certainly sparked an initial interest, with several people getting in touch to supply the names that couldn’t quite be dragged out of the memory banks.

Falmouth Docks AFC during the 1959-60 season (Image: Supplied) Sadly, far too many of those players are no longer with us, including Brian Ridgeon who was awarded the FA’s 50-year gold medal for services to football. That included his time as registration officer in the old Falmouth-Helston League, a Cornwall Combination League official, and latterly as a Cornwall County FA representative for the Falmouth area.

George Atherton, a former player and manager of the club and Pat Thomas, who was a prolific goalscorer are no longer with us.

It is known, however, that at least five players have survived the test of time including goalkeeper Tony Paull, one of the finest of his generation, Joe Martin, a skilful inside forward who was also a very good cricketer, a dominant defender in Mike Parsons who took no prisoners, a tricky winger in Derek Wilkes who patrolled the touchlines intent on menacing the full-backs, and Kenny Evans, another striker who only ever wanted to score goals and did so with great regularity including a wealth of hat-tricks.

The invitation is open to all former Falmouth Docks players and officials or anyone associated with the club to turn up on the night and relive some of the old memories with their former colleagues.

Trips to St Breward - where the reward was an old tin bath for washing after the match - the Christmas do’s at Boslowick, the bus trips to away games such as St Keverne where changing rooms were a thing of the future...it all played a part in playing for Falmouth Docks at some point in players’ careers.

This will probably be the last time that a proper reunion can be staged, so this is an occasion that former players should not miss. It kicks off from 7.30pm.