FC PILGRIMS WIN THE LEAGUE
Purple Tangerine sponsored youth football club F.C. Pilgrims have won the Ashford & District Youth League U11s Title following a 2-1 away win at Mersham today.
Pilgrims goal scorers were Darren Long who opened the account in the first half and Laurie Brandon who scored the winner in the second half. Mersham got one back in the dying seconds, but it was too late.
Pilgrims scored 100 goals in their 14-match campaign, which included 12 wins, one draw and only one loss.
Top scorers were the wingers Luke Maitland with 29 and Ollie Herd with 25. Keeper Kieran Jones had six clean sheets with only 16 hitting his net all season.
The picture shows the squad with the trophy: Kieran Jones; Leo Jones (captain); Darren Long; Jodie Cain; Laurie Brandon; Patryk Gibbons; Luke Maitland; Ollie Herd; Lewis Cale; Scott Cale; Liam Hagan; Nigel Jones (Head Coach); Matt Maitland (Assistant Coach).
Nigel Jones, Director of Purple Tangerine the team sponsors, says: This is a great day for Pilgrims – children’s football is the future of the game and we feel proud to be supporting Pilgrims.
Based at Challock Playing Fields, the club takes children from Ashford and the surrounding villages of Charing, Molash, Pluckley, Egerton and Challock.
Anyone interested in playing for F.C. Pilgrims can get information from www.pilgrimsfc.co.uk
The club trains on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the year and has a number of FA qualified coaches.