DAN Cole was spot on for Wroughton on Saturday as his second-half penalty saw them crowned Fountains Trophies Senior Knockout Cup winners after they edged to a narrow 2-1 success over Chippenham Park Development.

Steve Nisbitt had given Mark Love’s men a 1-0 lead at half-time at the Southbank in Corsham, although Wroughton could have been further ahead as Chris Balfe saw a penalty saved.

Park came back into the game after the break and drew level, and Wroughton had to weather a storm before they got their noses in front again when awarded their second penalty of the day, this time converted by Cole.

They had further chances to pull clear before the final whistle and although the game was far from a spectacle, Wroughton assistant manager Paul Bowden was sure the right team won.

“It wasn’t a great game but I think we deserved to win it, so we are very pleased,” said Bowden.

“It was a typical cup final and a few players were a bit nervous, which was understandable. It was a bit lacklustre throughout but I think, over the 90 minutes, we probably edged it.

“Their manager said afterwards that he thought our experienced players made the difference, and that was probably about fair.”

With two league games to go, Wroughton are on course for a top-six finish and Bowden reckons an indifferent spell before the turn of the year has denied them the chance to aim a little bit higher.

“In the middle of the season, we were struggling to get a regular side together,” added Bowden.

“We had a few new players join us after Christmas and if we’d had the side we do now all season, we could have been challenging for the league too.

“If we can keep this group together, maybe we will look to do that next season.”

Trowbridge Town were also celebrating at the weekend as they were finally crowned league champions with a 4-1 rout of visitors Ludgershall Sports.

Kieran Baggs’ side have looked likely winners all year, having only lost two league matches in 2015-16. However, they have been forced to play catch-up for most of the campaign but have now moved into an unassailable position at the top with two matches still to play.

There was only one other league match played at the weekend as Royal Wootton Bassett Town Reserves roared to a 5-1 success over visitors Vale of Pewsey.