Three Crowns scoop the title (From Wiltshire Times)

Three Crowns scoop the title

11:30am Friday 8th May 2009

DIVISION THREE: After weeks of will they or won’t they Chippenham based Three Crowns United finally clinched the number one spot in Division three following their 2-0 victory away at Westbury Rangers B but Tony Beasley’s side had to work very hard for the win and with it the joy of taking the title that just a few weeks ago looked to be a formality until their season sensationally stuttered to a conclusion.

Three Crown’s had managed just one point from a possible six in their last three games, but knew that a point would be good enough to give them their first piece of silverware and after a nervy start they took the lead when Joe Gooding put through his own goal when under pressure from Mark Baldwin.

Kelvin Page made certain of the all important victory when he pounced on a bad mistake in Rangers defence to fire home number two and with no further goals coming in the second half the victors were more than happy with the outcome that meant they would go up as champions.

Should the unthinkable happen and Three Crowns lose they will have to wait until Sunday to see if they can stay in the number one spot as Three Horseshoes would move above them with victory over The Crown to leave them asking where did it all go wrong. Steeple Ashton Rangers 14, Lavington (Sunday) 1 Steeple Ashton Rangers 14-1 victory over a 10 man Lavington (Sunday) outfit condemned Oliver Hickton’s side to relegation to division four, but Hickton’s opposite number Nathan Holloway was full of praise for his fellow villagers for the attitude and willingness to play the game.

Lavington were always going to be up against it and having lost the earlier meeting between the sides 12-1, the visitors to St Mary’s were hoping for damage limitation but with one man down it was always going to a big ask as Ashton ran riot for a second time, Mark Sheppard led the scoring with a six timer.

Lee Mounty scored four of the 14 goals with Phil Lewis, Dan Ford, Matt Grist and Nathan Holloway sharing the others, Ben Smith scored Lavington’s consolation.

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