Last season Seaton Holy Trinity could not get a team out but then Seaton councillors, businessman Gus Robinsn and local chip shop owner, Mrs Bee, all helped the club and managed to get players to join.

Since then they joined Division Two of the Mike Gough Sports Hartlepool Sunday League and had a great season, winning the league by seven points, winning 21 matches, losing just four and drawing one.

The team also became the first second division team ever to reach the final of the John Dowson Cup where they lost 2-1 against Lion Hotel to a goal in the last three minutes.

Team awards

Top scorer: Ian McDoughan, 28

Player of the Year: Richard Healey

Players' player of the year: Richard Healey.

Most improved player: Colin Healey

Man of the match: Tommy Swift

Man of the match John Dowson Cup final: Graham Swinbourn