Poppleton under 12s enjoyed a cup double after ending their season by playing three finals in ten days.

The York Mitchell League side lifted the League Cup and Charity Shield but, in between, missed out on North Riding County Cup glory.

Poppleton defeated Haxby 2-1 in their Mitchell League Cup final at Bootham Crescent.

Joe Dale had an effort disallowed for offside but then opened the scoring after his first shot had rebounded off a post

Haxby equalised through Mike Byram in the second half but, with the game heading towards extra-time, Dale shot into the bottom corner from 12 yards.

Poppleton then travelled to Middlesbrough for the North Riding final but lost a tight match 1-0 to Nunthorpe Athletic before bouncing back to taste Charity Shield success in a 4-1 victory over League winners Thorpe at Stockton Hopgrove playing fields.

Nick Thompson and Alex Fowler fired Poppleton into a 2-0 half-time lead.

Dale made it 3-0 after the break and, after Thorpe made the scoresheet, grabbed a second, taking his season's tally to 50.

Poppleton's success crowned a great season for the club who received a Football Association commemorative plaque to mark their centenary year before their Leeper Hare York and District League Cup final against Tockwith at York RI's New Lane ground. Tockwith won 3-1.

Updated: 12:32 Friday, May 28, 2004