▁second ▁in ▁their ▁conference , ▁but ▁lost ▁their ▁play off ▁quarter - final ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁divis ional ▁champions , ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Dev ils . ▁ ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Brian ▁Small worth ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁Sh arks ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁reform ed ▁as ▁Corn wall ▁Mon arch s , ▁based ▁at ▁New qu ay ▁Sports ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Corn ish ▁Sh arks ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁Brian ▁Small worth , ▁Richard ▁At kin son ▁and ▁Martin ▁Phill ips , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁experienced ▁players ▁or ▁coach es ▁looking ▁to ▁bring ▁American ▁football ▁back ▁to ▁Corn wall ▁after ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁only ▁other ▁team ▁the ▁Duch y ▁Dest roy ers , ▁who ▁had ▁fol ded ▁some ▁eleven ▁years ▁earlier . ▁After ▁placing ▁ad ver ts ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁press , ▁they ▁held ▁their ▁first ▁tri als ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁which ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 4 0 ▁people , ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁local ▁ro ok ies , ▁rugby ▁players , ▁former ▁players , ▁and ▁American ▁serv ic emen ▁station ed ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁air ▁force ▁base , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁had ▁previous ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁ ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁k it ▁from ▁the ▁Duch y ▁Dest roy ers , ▁the ▁London ▁M ets ▁( one