Truro City completed a flawless National League Cup Group D campaign on Tuesday night after beating West Bromwich Albion Under-21s 1-0 at the Truro City Stadium. The victory gave John Askey’s side four wins from four matches and a maximum 12 points, making the Cornish club the only team among all 32 entrants in the competition to finish the group stage with a 100 percent record.
Substitute striker Omar Bogle settled the final group fixture in the 86th minute when he rose at the back post to head in a cross from Tom Tweedy, who had come on at half-time. Bogle, a former West Bromwich Albion academy player, was making his return to action after being sidelined since early October with an injury picked up against Farnham Town. His late goal eliminated the young Baggies from the tournament in front of 2,531 supporters, the highest single-match attendance recorded during the 2026/27 group stage.
Askey’s team built their unbeaten group run through four consistent home performances against Premier League 2 academy sides. Truro opened their Group D schedule on 18 August with a 2-1 comeback victory over Southampton Under-21s before defeating Leicester City Under-21s 4-1 on 8 September.
A 3-0 win against Birmingham City Under-21s on 13 October kept them top of the standings ahead of Tuesday’s closing fixture.
Across the four games, Truro scored 10 goals and conceded only two, finishing with a goal difference of plus eight. None of the other three group winners, FC Halifax Town, West Ham United Under-21s, or Boreham Wood, managed to win all four of their matches.
The win over West Brom also tested the depth of Truro’s squad during a busy run of fixtures. Following a 3-0 league win over Ebbsfleet United on 31 October, Askey made eight changes to his starting eleven for the cup tie. Only captain Connor Riley-Lowe, defender Ryan Law, and midfielder Ben Starkie retained their starting places, while key regulars Tyler Harvey and Will Dean were rested completely.
Despite the heavy rotation, Truro recorded 16 shots and restricted the visitors to a single effort on target for their fourth straight victory across all competitions.
Speaking to the club’s official media channels after the final whistle, assistant manager Stewart Yetton praised the players who stepped into the side. Yetton said,
The main thing was keeping the winning run going and keeping standards high regardless of how many changes were made. We knew West Brom would be technically very good and move the ball well, but the lads dug in, remained patient, and got their reward at the end.
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Finishing first in Group D secures Truro a seeded spot in the quarter-finals alongside the other three group winners. Competition rules pair seeded teams against unseeded runners-up while preventing clubs from the same group from meeting at this stage.
Because Woking claimed the runner-up spot in Group D, Truro will face Scunthorpe United, Ipswich Town Under-21s, or Middlesbrough Under-21s in the single-leg knockout round. As of 5 November, the National League had not confirmed the date for the quarter-final draw or the upcoming fixtures.
