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| Full name | Mousehole Association Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Seagulls |
| Founded | 1922; 103 years ago (1922) |
| Ground | Trungle Parc,Paul, Cornwall |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Billy Jacka |
| Manager | Jake Ash |
| League | Southern League Division One South |
| 2024–25 | Southern League Division One South, 6th of 22 |
Mousehole Association Football Club is a football club based inPaul,Cornwall. They are currently members of theSouthern League Division One South and play at Trungle Parc. It is named after the nearby village ofMousehole.
Mousehole joined theCornwall Combination in 1960–61 and were promoted to theSouth West Peninsula League Division One West on its formation in 2007, after finishing as Combination runners-up the previous season.[1] They won Division One West in2015–16. At the end of 2018–19 the league was restructured, and Mousehole successfully applied for promotion to the Premier Division West, at Step 6 of theNational League System.
In 2017, the club had a sponsorship arrangement with the Endorsed Group, a recruitment and software company run by a local businessman. Together with the club they set up the Endorsed Academy, aiming to improve coaching standards and provide opportunities for young footballers in Cornwall.[2] Mousehole hosted a pre-season tournament in July 2018, the Endorsed Cup, featuring youth teams fromNewcastle United,Huddersfield Town andBolton Wanderers.[3]
In 2018, an approach was made by Mousehole concerning a possible merger between themselves and neighboursPenzance A.F.C., amid concerns that Trungle Parc may not prove viable as Mousehole progress through the leagues.[4] A further approach was made by Penzance in 2019, but in May, Mousehole released a statement confirming they had withdrawn from the discussions.[5] In 2021, they were promoted to the Premier Division of theWestern League based on their results in the abandoned2019–20 and2020–21 seasons.[6] They were promoted to theSouthern Football League as champions in the2022–23 season, only the second Cornish side to reach step four of the non-league system.[7]
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