Mousehole AFC were formed in 1922 and proudly represent the tiny Cornish fishing village which is just under ten miles from Land's End.
The club joined the Cornwall Combination League in 1960 and after finishing runner's up in 2007 they were promoted to the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West which at the time was at Step Seven of the non-league pyramid.
In 2017 a new sponsorship agreement was signed with The Endorsed Group which coincided with the restructuring of the South West Peninsula League and from the 19/20 season Mousehole AFC were promoted to the Premier Division West which was Step Six of the pyramid.
In 2021 they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Western League on a PPG basis based on the results of the two pandemic affected 19/20 and 20/21 seasons.
It's been an amazing period for the club as they were crowned Western League champions for the 22/23 season and will play in the Southern League Division One South for the forthcoming season.
The Seagulls already had some long journeys in the Western League but for the new season will face Malvern Town (500 mile round trip), Evesham United (490 miles) and Thatcham Town (520 miles) with their shortest trip being Tavistock which is around a 175 mile round trip.
A huge crowd of 648 saw their last game of the season which was a 3-0 victory over Wellington with Andrew Elcock, Callam McOnie and Hayden Turner the scorers.
Jake Ash has been Manager since 2019 and is best known during his playing career for his time with Truro City. He represented The White Tigers when they rose from Step Six to Step Two between 2006 to 2011.
Mousehole AFC have a great documentary series on YOU TUBE called WAY OUT WEST - All the episodes can be found here.
They have some interesting pre-season games scheduled including League One side Exeter City and Vanarama National League Dorking Wanderers making the trip to Trungle Parc.
Upton Park also visit the South-West which is an interesting fixture - It all came about as a result of a holiday Jon Hunter, who helps run the club, had to Mousehole shortly after lockdown. He met Trungle Parc groundsman who is a West Ham United fan and three years later his team will visit.
Upton Park were reformed as an Amateur club in 2016 which coincided with The Hammer's move away from The Boleyn Ground. The Original Upton Park played from 1866 to 1887 and 1891 to 1911. They played in the original FA Cup and reached the Quarter-Finals on four occasions - they also lifted the London Senior Cup in 1883. They are yet to enter a league but have played a number of friendly games including the final ever game at The Boleyn Ground which was against Royal Engineers.
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