Brook retain trophy as they head for treble

The Moston Brook team are (left to right, back row): Charlie Fuller, Jack Ward, Greg Street, Reece Reynolds, Luke Mason (captain), Mike Shenton, Ben Hulme. Front: Lewis McGill, Mike Woolfe, Jack Bostock, Max Davidson

Recently-crowned Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League Premier Division champions Moston Brook added another trophy to their season as they retained the NWIL Cup with a close win in the final.

The competition is between the top 16 teams in the L and C and the LAL and was inaugurated last season with Brook winning the trophy.

This season wins over Accrington Ams 5-2, Trafford United 5-0, Old Blackburnians 2-1 and Roach Dynamos 2-0 took Brook through to the final at Daisy Hill FC against LAL side Winstanley St Aidan's.

Moston started the game the brighter of the two teams and deservedly took the lead after 20 minutes when Max Davidson played a ball through to 18-year-old Lewis McGill who finished calmly with a fine strike.

This stirred Winstanley who came looking for an equaliser but they came up against a very resilient Moston defence who kept their clean sheet to lead 1-0 at the break.

The second half saw both teams working hard to try and dominate the game and it was Moston who secured their second goal when Jack Ward slipped his man down the left-hand side of the pitch and played a cross over to the right for McGill to score his and Moston’s second.

Winstanley weren’t giving up and with fifteen minutes to go pulled a goal back when one of their players managed to force the ball home in a crowded box.

Winstanley tried to pressurise Moston as they went in search of an equaliser with a number of tasty tackles and forcing a number of late corners, but Moston kept control and deservedly won the match 2-1

The Man of the Match was McGill, who two seasons ago as a 16-year-old played in the winning Moston 4th XI team in the Helliwell Shield Cup Final.

There was limited league action but plenty of thrills and spills as league titles were at stake across the divisions.

With the Premier Division title already in Moston Brook’s hands, Irlam Steel Rangers confirmed the runners-up berth with two wins.

The first was a 2-1 midweek win against AFC Monton and they completed their season in style with a 5-0 derby cruise over Salford Vics.

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