A fine finale to a successful season saw Wilmslow High School’s Under 16 football team crowned Cheshire champions.
Early successes in the competition saw them record comfortable away wins, beating Middlewich 5-2 and Eaton Bank 8–0 before a convincing 10-0 home win over All Hallows in round three.
Tougher games were to follow though, starting with a close 3–2 win at Sandbach in the quarter-final, which set Wilmslow up for a home draw in the semis against a strong Great Sankey side.
In hugely difficult conditions, Wilmslow went into half-time 1-0 up but knowing that they would be playing into a strong headwind in the second half.
A Sankey equaliser saw Wilmslow put under tremendous pressure after the break, but Wilmslow stuck to the passing football that had served them so well in the earlier rounds of the competition. They carved out a winner midway through the second half, holding on to win 2-1 and book themselves a place in the final.
The final, played at Middlewich FC, saw Wilmslow drawn against Wade Deacon School. Wilmslow dominated the opening exchanges and went 2-0 up inside 25 minutes with goals from Jamie Frost and Pete Boyle.
Frost slotted in a third in the second half, before Wade Deacon made a spirited fightback, forcing Wilmslow keeper Jacob Turner into a number of magnificent saves.
With 20 minutes to go, Wade Deacon made it 3-1, but ultimately this proved to be nothing more than consolation as Wilmslow clung on to win their second Cheshire Cup in three seasons.
