MATT Dinsmore's impact at Worcester City can act as an inspiration to the current crop of players at the club's academy, says Ray Woods.

Dinsmore has been nothing short of a revelation since being handed his chance in the first-team by manager Richard Dryden.

The 18-year-old striker, a second-year student at the academy, has scored twice in his last four games and produced a man-of-the-match display against Vauxhall Motors on Monday.

He looks set to continue in the team for today's visit of Burscough to St George's Lane and Woods believes the teenager is setting an example to his peers.

"Matt Dinsmore has done fantastically well," Worcester City's youth development officer said. "I was at the game the other night and I was so proud of him.

"His performance from my perspective was head and shoulders above everybody else on the park. We are delighted for him and he's getting the rewards for the all the work he's put in.

"He's certainly doing the right things at the moment. The management are quite happy with him and his progress and there's still more to come from him.

"I had a meeting with the boys the day after. I told them that Matt showed all of them what is achieveable at the academy and hopefully he will go on and progress and make a name for himself. That's got to be a lift for all of our boys."

Dinsmore is the latest in a long line of acadmey starlets who have gone on to play in the City first-team with Troy Wood and Gary Walker among those catching manager Dryden's eye.

Wood was a second-half substitute at Hyde and started against Vauxhall, while Walker, who played the last 13 minutes on Monday night, looks set to replace Emeka Nwadike in midfield this afternoon.

Woods said: "They have been chomping at the bit for the last couple of years. They were used sparingly by other managers but Richard Dryden had been prepared to have a look at them.

"He's liked what he's seen and they haven't let him down."