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1908 Olympic Gold rugby union final, Australia versus Cornwall

This is a list of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen.

Craig Weatherhill

Football

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  • Ray Bowden (1909-1998), England international, former Plymouth Argyle, Arsenal and Newcastle United player
  • Harry Cann (1905-1980), former Plymouth Argyle player
  • Ollie Chenoweth, retired professional football goalkeeper
  • Jack Cock (1893-1966), England international, former Chelsea, Everton and Plymouth Argyle player, first Cornishman to play for England
  • Alfred C. Crowle (1899-1979), manager of Mexico national football team
  • Matthew Etherington (born 1981), England U21 international, former Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Stoke City player (played in two FA Cup finals with two different teams: West Ham United and Stoke City)
  • Johnny Hore (born 1947), former Plymouth Argyle player and manager
  • Tony Kellow (1952-2011), former Exeter City and Blackpool player, Vice-Chairman of the Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association (now defunct)
  • Nigel Martyn (born 1966), England international, former Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Everton player[1]
  • Kevin Miller (born 1969), former Exeter City, Birmingham City, Watford and Crystal Palace player
  • Chris Morris (born 1963), Ireland international, former Sheffield Wednesday, Celtic and Middlesbrough player
  • Wayne Quinn (born 1976), former Sheffield United, Newcastle United and West Ham United player
  • Charles Reep (1904-2002), inventor of the long ball
  • Katie Robinson (born 2002), footballer for England
  • John Rogers (1893-1965), played for Crystal Palace, 17th Middx Reg (Footballers Battalion 1914-19), Aberdare; Sunderland and Norwich City.
  • Jack Stephens (born 1994), England U21 international, Southampton player
  • Mike Tiddy (1929-2009), former Cardiff City, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion player
  • Anthony Tonkin (born 1980), former Yeovil Town, Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United and Cambridge United player
  • Mike Trebilcock (born 1944), former Plymouth Argyle, Everton and Portsmouth player, FA Cup winner with Everton in 1966
  • Craig Weatherhill, historian, Cornish bard, goalkeeper for Cornwall[2]

Cricket

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See also Cornwall County Cricket Club List A players.

Rugby Union

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See also Team members of the Cornwall team in the Summer Olympics, London, 1908.

Combat sports

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Watersports

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Others

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Holloway column, by Ian Holloway". BBC News. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ Bards; Gorseth Kernow
  3. ^ a b c d e Wood (2005), 189
  4. ^ Truro School Reunited: Miss Harper, Laura, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. ^ Truro School Reunited: Munday, Mr Michael, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. ^ Truro School Reunited: Shreck, Mr Charlie, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Marcus Trescothick". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  8. ^ Truro School: Rugby Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, www.truroschool.com. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  9. ^ Truro School Reunited: Thirlby, Mr Robert, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  10. ^ Wrestling Champion - Death of Philip Hancock, West Briton.
  11. ^ Phip Hancock's ring days, Western Morning News, 29 September 1921, p. 2.
  12. ^ Truro School Reunited: Ainslie, Mr Ben, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  13. ^ Truro School Reunited: Adams, Mr Michael, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Jonah Barrington sources". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  15. ^ Truro School Reunited: Croucher, Mr Norman, www.webalumnus.com. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  16. ^ Truro School Reunited: Skeels-Piggins, Mr Talan, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.