JUBILANT Higher Fold Village Inn have won the first trophy of the season in the Leigh & District Amateur Football League.

They beat Union Arms 7-3 in the Redwaters Coronation Cup Final to thrill a good crowd at Atherton Colls.

Fold leapt clear with a double from Stephen Critchley (the second a penalty) before Union hit back via Paul Monaghan and Jason Huyton.

The goals flowed in the second half as Fold dominated with doubles from MoM Neil Clayton and Geoff Myers; Colin Niemiec pulled one back before an Andy Corrigan og ended it.

In the Davenport Cup Steve Hewitt hit a hat-trick as Leigh Avenue beat New Inn Rangers.

Results - Coronation Cup Final: Union Arms 3 Higher Fold Village Inn 7; Davenport Cup, quarter-finals: New Inn Rangers 0 Leigh Avenue 3, Leigh Phoenix 6 Hag Fold WMC 4; Division One: Atherton C&N 2 AFC Limelight 1, Lowton Rovers 3 Bowling Green Eagles 2; Division Two: Ross's 3 Atherton Royal 0, Howe Bridge Mills 1 Courts 1, Brewery Inn 3 Sir Charles Napier 11, Mechanics Arms B 3 Leigh Arms 3.

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