Not many players that can say they have been there and got every t-shirt. 

And when we say every t-shirt, we mean six promotions, relegation, a Wembley cup final, an open top bus parade, a brush with oblivion, even a testimonial. 

Step forward Jake Ash, who in over 10 years of association with the club, forever inked himself into Truro City folklore, whilst also needing some serious storage space for a vast range of collectable cotton garments. 

Truro born and bred, Jake attended Exmouth College and aged 14, joined the schoolboy system at Exeter City. 

But Cornwall was his home and after moving back to the correct side of the Tamar, he initially joined City’s fierce rivals Falmouth Town. 

But like many of Truro’s recent legendary figures, instrumental in the club’s rapid rise through the non-league pyramid, he joined the club in 2005 as then chairman Kevin Heaney went about building a side capable of putting Cornish football on the national map. 

And after winning promotion to the Western League less than 12 months after joining the club, Ash was playing Conference South (now known as National League South) football by 2011. 

In amongst all the success, Ash was instrumental in possibly the club’s finest hour to date, when they defeated AFC Totton 3-1 in the 20027 FA Vase final at Wembley in front of close to 30,000 fans. 

Sadly for City, by 2012 the bubble had burst and a financial crisis saw the club come perilously close to folding, only rescued at the 11th hour by a local consortium fronted by Peter Masters. 

Despite all of the uncertainty, Ash remained loyal to City and after the club stablised financially under the Masters ownership, they regained their National League South status with a glorious play-off win over St Neots Town, Ash playing a lead hand in yet more Truro City success. 

As with everything good in life, it must come to an end sometime, with Ash leaving the club during the summer of 2016. 

After a successful playing career, it was no surprise to see Ash successfully move into management, taking over at progressive west Cornwall club Mousehole. 

Since becoming the Trungle Parc chief , promotions and success have continued for Jake Ash the manager as the Seagulls have risen from the South West Peninsula League to Step Four of the National League System.

Jake will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame before the Good Friday game against Torquay United.