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The  club  was  established  in  1949  and  joined  the
       Cornwall  Senior  League  for  the  1950–51
       season. [2][3]  In 1951 they were founder members of
       the South Western League. They finished bottom of
       the league in 1952–53 and again in 1954–55, but
       won     their    first    trophy     in    1957–58,
       beating Newquay 1–0 in the League Cup final. They
       were league runners-up the following season, also
       retaining the League Cup with a 6–3 win over Truro
       City in the final. In 1961–62 they won the league
       for the first time, also winning the League Cup and
       the Cornwall Senior Cup, thrashing St Blazey 7–1 in the Senior Cup final
       The following season saw them become the first club from Cornwall to
       reach  the  first  round  of  the  FA  Cup  winning  through  four  qualifying
       rounds before eventually losing 2–1 at home to Fourth Division Oxford
       United in front of a record crowd of 8,000. In 1964–65 the club missed
       out  on  a  second  league  title  by  one  point  after  being  deducted  two
       points. However, they won the league the following season.

       In 1967–68 Falmouth reached the first round of the FA Cup for a second
       time, this time losing 5–2 at Third Division Peterborough United. The
       season also saw them win the South Western League title for a third
       time.  Another  appearance  in  the  first  round  in  1969–70  resulted  in
       another defeat to Peterborough, this time losing 4–1 at home. The club
       went  on  to  win  the  four  consecutive  South  Western  League  titles
       between  1970–71  and  1973–74,  also  winning  the  League  Cup  and
       Cornwall  Senior  Cup  in  1970–71,  a  season  in  which  they  remained
       unbeaten in all three competitions, over the next three seasons they
       only lost five league matches. Their dominance in local football led the
       club  to  move  up  to  the  Western  League  in  1974.  The  club's  first
       season in the league saw them win the league and League Cup double
       without losing a game. They then won the league for the next three
       seasons, marking  eight consecutive league titles. This included  a 58-
       match unbeaten stretch in the league that saw them go unbeaten in the
       Western League until January 1976.

       In 1978–79  Falmouth finished eighth in the  Western  League and the
       following season saw them finish in the bottom half. In 1983 the club
       withdrew from the league due to increased travelling costs. However, an
       application to rejoin the South Western League was rejected and they
       dropped into the Cornwall Combination. After winning the Combination
       at  the  first  attempt,  they  were  allowed  to  rejoin  the  South  Western
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