BROMSGROVE Sporting Ladies have been crowned Midwest Counties Female Football League Division One champions after going unbeaten all season.
The town team finished their league programme with a 5-0 beating of runners-up Malvern Town at the Victoria Ground on Sunday to make it 13 victories and one draw from their 14 fixtures.
Sporting now enter into the play-offs against Division Two teams to decide the overall league winners and are initially likely to face Hereford or Lye Town.
The latest success arrived courtesy of braces from Bethany Breen and Sophie Taylor alongside Laura Shanley's goal.
Meanwhile, in men's football a Dylan Hadley goal was the difference between Alvechurch and Bromsgrove Sporting at Lye Meadow on Saturday in Southern League Premier Division Central, writes Max Banner.
The lively forward's 49th-minute strike was a rare moment of quality in an otherwise drab encounter which saw the windy weather have a massive impact.
Tim Flowers' Sporting were arguably the brighter side in the first half and had the better of the chances.
Billy Shaw had a close-range shot saved by Church keeper Ronnie Hollingshead and Ben Richards-Everton made space for himself inside the box before putting an effort wide.
Shaw was involved in another decent chance for the Rouslers four minutes from the interval as his ball into the area found Miro Pais but he could not find the target with his attempt.
The game's only goal in front of a crowd of 645 came via Hadley cutting inside from a wide position which allowed him to find the top corner with a curled shot.
Soon after, Alvechurch's Nick Clayton-Phillips had a good ball into the box diverted for a corner by Richards-Everton whilst up the other end Pais had a strike blocked.
The 69th minute saw former Rousler Kartell Dawkins drive the ball wide.
Eight minutes later Sporting almost drew level as Jack Newell found substitute Shaquille Leachman-Whittingham but he narrowly missed the goal with his shot.
Bromsgrove enjoyed more of the possession and territory in the final 10 minutes but they would ultimately find the equaliser elusive.
Flowers' side host AFC Sudbury on Saturday (3pm) with the relegation-threatened visitors seven points behind Sporting with three games left.
Sporting: Taylor, Derricott, Shaw (Bruck 80), Rowe, Richards-Everton, Roberts, Soladami, Newell, Pais (Leachman-Whittingham 71), Anaebonam (Cooper 62), Blissett. Unused substitutes: Alamu, Gardiner.
Referee: Mr J Tewson.
Sporting player of the match: Shaw.
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