List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen
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This is a list of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen.
Football
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
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
Cricket
Arthur Agar-Robartes, army officer and cricketer
Julian Cradick, Cornwall cricketer
Jack Crapp, England cricketer
Neil Edwards, First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
Godfrey Furse
Carl Gazzard, First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
Laura Harper, England international cricketer
Pasty Harris, First Class cricketer
Michael Munday (1995–2002), cricketer for Somerset CCC
Tony Penberthy, former First Class cricketer with Northamptonshire CCC
Jack Richards, England cricketer
Charlie Shreck (1991–1996), cricketer for Nottinghamshire CCC
Gary Thomas
Marcus Trescothick, England cricketer of Cornish lineage
Eric Willcock, English cricketer
See also Cornwall County Cricket Club List A players.
Rugby Union
Paul Andrew, rugby union player
Olly Barkley, international and Premiership rugby player with Bath Rugby
Luke Cowan-Dickie, international and Premiership rugby player with Exeter Chiefs
Ben Gollings, rugby player, of England Sevens, and Rugby Lions
Francis Gregory, Cornish wrestler, boxer, rugby union footballer and rugby league footballer
Roger Hosen, international rugby player
John Kendall-Carpenter, England international rugby union captain
Josh Matavesi, Cornish-Fijian rugby player
Sam Matavesi, Cornish-Fijian rugby player
Richard Nancekivell, rugby player
Jack Nowell (born 1993), international and Premiership rugby player with Exeter Chiefs
Andy Reed, international rugby player who played for Bath RFC and won 18 caps for Scotland
Vic Roberts, international rugby player
Geoffrey Rowe, rugby player and comedian
Richard Sharp, international rugby player of the 1960s who captained England and won 14 caps
Barney Solomon, rugby union player who captained the silver medal winning Great Britain team in the 1908 Olympics
Stack Stevens, international rugby and British Lions player who won 25 caps for England
Rob Thirlby (1989–1992), England international rugby sevens player
Jay Tyack, rugby union player for Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby
Phil Vickery, international rugby player and World Cup winner
Tom Voyce, international and Premiership rugby player with London Wasps
Hugh Vyvyan, international and Premiership rugby player
Trevor Woodman, international rugby player and World Cup winner
See also Team members of the Cornwall team in the Summer Olympics, London, 1908.
Combat sports
Jack Carkeek, Cornish American wrestler
Gerry Cawley, champion Cornish wrestler
Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
Francis Gregory, Cornish wrestler, boxer, rugby union footballer and rugby league footballer
Philip Hancock of St Austell was the World Cornish Wrestling champion in 1884, winning the "open to the world" belt in Penzance. He was known as "Phep" or "Phip" and came from Mullion, Cornwall. He was 5ft 9in and won the champion belt of Devon and Cornwall, wrestling in front of the Prince of Wales. He claimed that he was never thrown or beaten in 28 years in competitions across the UK.
Len Harvey, boxer
Richard Parkyn, champion Cornish wrestler
Brad Pauls, (born 1993), boxer
James Polkinghorne, champion Cornish wrestler
Sweet Saraya (born 1971), pro wrestler
See the following link for Notable Cornish wrestlers by country.
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