WILTSHIRE U18s claimed the double for the first time in their history with victory in the South West Counties Cup Final on Saturday.

The Mick Parry Trophy champions saved their best performance of the season to last as they brushed aside Dorset in the opening 25 minutes to set up the victory.

A delighted manager Mel Gingell said: "They played brilliantly. The first half was outstanding. All the hard work paid off and it was tremendous to do the double.

"I told the lads no matter what happens they were the first side ever to do that. One trophy is something you dream about but to win the double, I never thought that was possible.

"We are now one of the top youth sides in the country and other teams don't come here expecting an easy game. People are respecting Wiltshire football now and fearing us."

The side arrived three hours earlier to practise their set pieces and two of them were transformed into goals.

Ten minutes into the game and the Wiltshire players surrounded the keeper before a deep corner fell to Westbury's Stuart Pearson to head home at the back post.

Five minutes later and Wiltshire had doubled their lead from a free kick on the edge of the box.

With the wall set up a number of Wiltshire's players surrounded the ball before splitting just as Forest Green's Matt Bown struck high into the net.

Wiltshire sealed their victory on 25 minutes through a solo effort from Bath City's Yan Klukowski, who lives in Chippenham. The England U18 captain sliced through the defence, beating the full back for pace, before rounding the keeper.

Dorset's consolation came in the second half from a 25-yard free kick which caught the wind and flew into the top corner.

Gingell said nothing could spoil the party and singled out a few players for praise: "Yan was outstanding and so was Scott Lye.

"In the second half we came under some pressure and Jack Nicholas and Josh Brigham were brilliant."

Gingell said he was pleased for his team that all the work had come to fruition. "It was the passing and movement off the ball that won us the game,'' he said.

"I am a great believer of the ball along the floor. I always tell them they have to master the ball and not let the ball master them.

"In defence we stood our ground when we needed to and that showed great maturity."

Gingell said he would be looking to build another successful side next year. "It's a shame the team has to be split up but that's what happens and it is my job to build another successful side.

"This year I will be looking at Adam Shackel, Lee Salter and Matty Cooper to step up as they have been in the side this year."

Goal scorer Klukowski, who is having trials at Reading, said he was pleased to be part of such a successful side. It's nice to win the double and good to be part of what people have named as the strongest side ever.

"It was good to win the Mick Parry because that's to do with a Wiltshire FA member and we had never won that before. It was also nice to score, especially in a final.

"I think that was the only chance I had myself and we could have won by more but you are not going to run away with it in a final."