WESTBURY United manager Derek Graham has vowed his team will never lose their attacking reputation, despite a dismal end to the season.

Saturday's loss was Westbury's 11th defeat in their last 14 games as they continue to slide down the First Division, but Graham remains defiant about his free scoring principles.

Injuries and loss of form to top strikers Toby Colbourne, Jerad O'Pray and Wayne Wheeler have forced Westbury to change from their usual 4-3-3 formation to a more defensive line-up.

This has tightened things up at the back but the goals have dried up completely at the other end.

Graham said: "We have learnt how to play in a different way since we lost our strikers. I think this has been needed because teams have begun to work out exactly how we play.

"If the same happens again next season then we will revert to a more defensive formation, but I have to admit Westbury will never become boring.

"I am a firm believer that goals win games and so if we can score goals we won't have to worry about losing games 1-0.

"We have learnt a harsh lesson not to be too kamikaze but we will never change completely."

Wellington's teenage striker Leon Taswell was the match winner on Saturday as he struck with a goal ten minutes from time.

The first half was littered with poor passing by both teams as possession was constantly given away.

The closest either side came to taking the lead was on 43 minutes when O'Pray arrived on the end of a Lee Carpenter pass only to see keeper Peter Land bravely block his shot.

Westbury were forced into a reshuffle midway through the first half when Matt Windsor was brought on in place of injured Martin Little.

O'Pray and Land were involved again early in the second half when the keeper made a fine save from O'Pray's first time shot.

Land should have been made to pay for a mistake after 53 minutes when his poor clearance went straight to Wheeler but the United striker, making his return after a knee injury, blasted an early shot wide.

With Mark Batters in the Westbury goal confidently claiming crosses the visitors were unable to create any clear openings.

On 76 minutes a 25 yard free kick by Wellington's Richard Jenkins flew inches wide of Batters' right hand post with the keeper beaten.

Four minutes later Wellington grabbed the winner when the lively Taswell skilfully converted a Greg Hammond cross.

United had a chance to snatch a late equaliser but Windsor prodded the ball wide of goal.

Graham said: "We actually played quite well but again were unable to convert our dominance into goals.

"We are already building for next season and have used the last few matches to give a few youngsters a run out."