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Saltash United FC - A History

Football in Saltash was played as long ago as the
1890's with several different names used, Essa, Saltash
Stars and Saltash Town. The club disbanded in
September 1932 at a special mee ng held in the Saltash
Guildhall due to the financial posi on of the club.
Football came back to Saltash a er the Second World
War and the club entered the Plymouth and District
League. They stayed there for two seasons and then entered the Cornwall
Senior Cup which was played on a league basis, East and West. The first
season, 1948/9 in the East Division the Ashes finished 5th with AFC St
Austell winning the sec on and then going on to the final against the
winners of the west sec on.
The last season of the Senior Cup being played on a league basis was
1950/51 and that turned out to be a great one for the Ashes as they won
the Senior Cup by 4 goals to 1 in the final against Wadebridge Town. Also
the Charity Cup was won that season with a 6-2 victory in the final against
Mousehole AFC and the Herald Cup was won so they achieved the treble.
1951/52 saw the introduc on of the South Western League and in it's
first season the Ashes won the League Cup, bea ng Torquay United
reserves in the final 3-2. The Ashes also reached the final of the Senior Cup
but lost to Bugle 3-2. 1953/4 the Ashes won the South Western League
which was to be one of only two league tles in the South West, the other
coming in 1975/6.
The Ashes stayed in the league un l the end of the 1958/59 season
when they pulled out for financial reasons and players ge ng old. A er
one season with no football they entered a team in the new East Cornwall
League for season 1960/61 which was mainly a reserve league There was
only eight teams that first season and the Ashes finished in first place on
goal difference from St Blazey reserves.
The second season the number of clubs increased to eleven with the
Ashes finishing in second place. The League Cup was played on a league
basis with six teams in the East Division which the Ashes won and five
teams in the West which was won by St Blazey reserves. The final was won
by the Ashes to give them two trophies in two years.
The Ashes rejoined the South Western League in season 1962/63 and
here they stayed un l joining the Western League for the 1976/77 season
a er winning the South Western league the previous season.