ASCOT UNITED manager Jamie Tompkins expressed his delight after leading his team to a historic victory in the FA Vase Final at Wembley Stadium.
The Yellas’ famous win at Wembley concludes an exceptional season for the men’s first-team who have completed a league and cup double.
“What a moment for all the players, staff and everyone associated with the football club,” said Tompkins.
“Not just on the pitch but off the pitch with all the volunteers and staff who have been involved for many years. To bring the trophy home is phenomenal.
“How we scored from a cross, is something we’ve worked really hard on and we score lots of goals from crosses.
“Sean McCormack, who was man of the match, was unbelievable and we knew if he played well then we had a chance. He put a great ball in for Kai Walters to score.
“What a moment for him (Walters) and his family, it was his last game. He’s moving to Australia and he can now say in his last game that he scored the winning goal at Wembley Stadium.”
Ascot won the Combined Counties Premier North, achieving 102 points in a remarkable league campaign which was added to by their win at Wembley over Newport Pagnell Town on Sunday.
The team will now prepare to play at Step Four and will ply their trade in the Isthmian South Central from next season.
Tompkins continued: It will be a short break. It was our fifth final in five years so we’ve always played right up until the end of May.
“We’ll be in a new league which we are very excited about. We finally achieved it and get to go to some big clubs.
“There are some historical clubs and it’s an exciting challenge for us.”
Tompkins was delighted with the collective defensive effort from his team as they managed to suit Newport out to keep a clean sheet
He continued: “It was about trying to manage the game (after we scored). We dominated our own box and won headers.
“Marcus (Mealing) had a brilliant impact, helped us keep the ball and was able to hold it up and gave Brendan Matthew more space to run.
“He almost got the winner himself. He’s over the moon and has had a great year himself.
“We want to keep growing as a club. We’ve got brilliant support from the Racecourse to help us build more facilities and accommodate more players.
“If we have more than 1,000 boys and girls coming to the club each week, that’s a huge community hub. Bringing trophies is really nice, but first and foremost we are getting more people playing football.
“I was really proud to work out at the most iconic stadium in the world and lead them out. It was incredible.”
