Truro City - Truro City Stadium

Truro City FC

Truro City Stadium

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Ground Number: 1416
Friday 18th April 2025

Truro City 0-1 Torquay United

National League South

TRURO CITY FC - A BRIEF HISTORY

Truro City FC was formed in 1889 and for their formative years, they played in local leagues in Cornwall as well as the Plymouth & District League. Founder members of the South West League in 1951, they stayed here until 2006 aside from 3 years in the mid-'70s when they returned to the Cornwall Combination. Though they were 5 times champions, a runners-up spot behind Bodmin Town was enough to see them promoted to the Step 6 Western League Division 1. This started an incredible few years where they shot up the leagues. 2006/07 was especially notable, losing once all season and scoring 185 league goals. 2007/08 saw them break the 100-point barrier for the second season in a row as they won the Western Premier and the following season they were champions again - this time in the Southern League Division 1 South & West. 2009/10 saw them stabilise in the Southern Premier with an 11th-placed finish before they won the league the following season.

A couple of seasons in the Conference South followed, with the second ending in relegation due to ongoing financial difficulties. A couple of seasons back in the Southern Premier came next, with the second ending in a 3rd placed finish and promotion through the playoffs. The 2014/15 season saw a return to the Conference South and another playoff campaign, this time losing to Maidstone United in a two-legged semi-final. They've never had it as good since. The delayed loss of their ground due to a Lidl being built and a delay in building their new stadium forced them to share at Torquay and eventually Plymouth Parkway. On the field was a disappointment too. They finished 7th in 2018, losing out to Hampton & Richmond in the playoffs but were relegated the following year. Four seasons were spent back in the Southern Premier before Truro City finished 3rd in 2023. They beat Hampton & Richmond and Bracknell Town in the playoffs to regain their National League South status.

After years of failing to get past the 3rd Qualifying Round, Truro City finally broke their FA Cup duck in 2017. They overcame AFC Portchester, AFC Sudbury and Hampton & Richmond Borough before going out to Charlton Athletic in the 1st Round. In the FA Trophy, their best progress came in 2020/21 when they beat Cirencester Town, Bognor Regis Town & Binfield before going out to Dagenham & Redbridge on penalties in the 3rd Round, following a 1-1 draw. The club won the FA Vase in 2007, defeating AFC Totton 3-1 in the first final at the new Wembley.  In terms of local cups the Cornwall Senior Cup has been won 15 times, the Cornwall Charity Cup on 13 occasions and the South Western League Cup on 3 occasions.

After playing at various local venues, Truro City moved into their former ground Treyew Road in the mid-1900s. The stadium was located around a mile from Truro city centre. A covered terrace was in place behind one of the goals until the mid-1970s when a road widening scheme resulted in it being removed. To supplement their main stand following their rise up the leagues, several temporary stands were added. Various schemes for a new stadium were mooted including the Stadium For Cornwall which would have seen them share a ground with the Cornish Pirates rugby team. As a result, Truro City sold their Treyew Road home to the supermarket chain Lidl in 2014. Various factors meant that they were able to stay until 2021 aside from half a season in 2018 when they were forced to share at Torquay United's Plainmoor - a 214-mile round trip from Truro.

At the start of 2021, work finally started on the supermarket, forcing Truro to share at Plymouth Parkway, just the 110-mile round trip this time. The council withdrawing their support for the Stadium For Cornwall meant that this remained the situation until February 2024. Several postponements forced them to move for a short time to Taunton Town - a staggering 250-mile round trip from home. The same problems befell Taunton's pitch and outdoing themselves they played the last few games of last season at Gloucester City. This was a whopping 340-mile round trip or 6 hours 40 minutes on a good day. On 10 August 2024, at the Truro City Stadium, Truro City played Dorking Wanderers in the club's first game in Cornwall with fans since October 2020, losing 2–1 in a game notable for the visitors playing with their shirts inside-out to overcome a clash of shirts. 2,676 turned up to see that game and crowds have continued to be encouraging. The stadium is located four miles from the city centre and is due to result in a new village called Langarth being built. The nearest current settlement is Threemilestone, ironically located three miles from Truro.

MY VISIT

From a practical point of view, this was the ground that I was looking forward to the most. It would complete the National South and on a temporary basis, the top six levels in England. However, this would only be the case for a few months until Everton moved into their new ground. It was the sole reason I took the option to order the £55 advance ticket for the South West Peninsula Hop despite not going to Newquay on Thursday. It still worked out at decent value for all the games I was attending. More importantly, it reserved me a place for the Truro City v Torquay United game which was sure to sell out. This was all decided in January and it was a shame my car costs and hotels were not so kindly priced.

 

From the game at St Day, we drove the five miles to Truro. It was brilliant to catch up with Anwar for the first time in nine months at the previous game. Fellow hopper Daniel, ever careful with his money, got a bargain at St Day when kids came around selling cakes for a cut price of 20p to raise money for their trip; he bartered them down to 15p. We were at Truro at 2, and parking was excellent. Entry to the ground was swift, but it was already packed inside. The lack of cover was not great with the drizzle, and there were no club cups. I still had a pint of cider too, not outrageous at £5 and very nice.

 

Truro City were sitting proudly top of the Conference South on 83 points. They were unbeaten in four games and had won 3-1 at Hornchurch in their last game. In a tightly-knit title race, Torquay United were 4th with 80 points. They were in decent form, having only lost one out of their last ten. Last time, they beat Slough Town 2-0. It was a poor first half with Truro on top, but Torquay were stubborn. Truro were wasteful with the few chances they did have and on 66 minutes, Matt Jay gave Torquay United the lead with a great long-range strike. Truro blasted wide from a few yards out after good work to create a chance. From there, little more happened, and for once, I was glad to get away and to the next game. 

THE GROUND

TRURO CITY STADIUM is very basic for the level, with barely any cover. The main stand holds a few hundred under cover and has some uncovered areas either side. There's also a terrace behind the ground, capacity of around 400. Aside from that, uncovered flat standing. The bar is nice, although no local brews. Food is restricted to pasties, and the club shop has mainly leisure wear. Everyone is nice and friendly, though, and I assume the ground will be improved. Parking is plentiful and buses run to the town from the park and ride.