A FOOTBALL team with a 60-year-old goalkeeper has proved that age is no barrier to success.
Belle Vue Leisure has won both the Thursday night five-a-side league and the knock-out cup tournament, at the Belle Vue Leisure Centre in Consett.
The squad, which is the oldest to win both competitions, has an average age of 45 and has 60-year-old Tommy Briggs, of Bridgehill, Consett, minding the net.
"Unfortunately we don't have the David Beckham looks, but due to our age, we have perfected the art of dribbling," he said.
The team is sponsored by the leisure centre and has been taking part in the league since it was formed in the 1970s.
Team manager, Peter Malone said: "Tommy is old enough to be granddad to most of our competition.
"All the younger players show him a lot of respect and admiration and we are all over the moon to win the double.
"It's great to know that we're not all past it just yet."
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