Purton can look back on one of the most successful seasons in its history (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

Purton can look back on one of the most successful seasons in its history

IT'S been one of the successful seasons in its history, as far as Purton Football Club is concerned..

Their first team became Hellenic Division One (West) champions for the second time in their history with a 34-match unbeaten league run and they were also semi-finalists in the Hellenic Challenge Cup.

And the club's Reserves were semi-finalists in the Corsham Senior Cup of the Wiltshire League.

Purton B team became Cirencester League Division 2 champions and were also runners-up in the Cirencester Division 2 League Cup.

The club's youngsters also deserve a pat on the back for finishing as Cirencester U15s Youth League winners with a 100 percent record and taking the runners-up spot in the League Cup.

But in their last Wiltshire Premier match of the season, away to Trowbridge Town last Saturday, Purton Reserves went down 1-3.

In a campaign which began really well for the Reserves, they were in a healthy league position three-quarters of the way through the season. But last Saturday brought their eighth defeat in a row and the side have ended up mid-table with 49 points.

Nonetheless, it has still been one of their best season's in recent times, On Saturday, they matched Trowbridge Town in the first half, despite going 1-0 down at the change-over.

Within five minutes of the second half commencing, Paul Blanchard put Purton level following a goal-mouth scramble.

But it was a goalkeeping error by Purton that gave the initiative back to the home side who took a 2-1 lead.

Although Purton had a couple of chances to level things, Town scored from a spot-kick to make it 3-1.

Despite battling on, Purton missed out two half-chances that went begging towards the end.