A TOTAL of nearly 1,000 spectators flocked to Malvern Town's Langland Stadium for the Mercian Festival Junior League's first round of cup finals.

The Football Association's Sir Trevor Brooking provided the league with a personal message for their programmes.

Leigh and Bransford, Cradley Sports Club, Newtown Sports, Perdiswell and Worcester, Ferndale Youth and Pershore Town all proved to be winning clubs.

Mercian League chairman George Silverman said: "I'd like to congratulate all the players who took part -whether they won or lost. They were a credit to their teams and their clubs."

For a selection of pictures, see Friday's Worcester News.

Results, U9s George Goode Memorial Shield final: Leigh & Bransford Badgers Rangers 1 Oldbury Park Tigers 0.

U10s Talbot Page-Jones Memorial Shield final: Welland Juniors Lions 1 Cradley Sports Club 2.

U11s Phillip Jeynes Memorial Shield final: Blackpole Saints 0 Newtown Sports Juniors 1.

Girls' U10s Mercian League Cup final: Perdiswell & Worcester 2 Droitwich Spa Wildcats 0.

U11s Ron Handy Memorial Shield final: Ferndale Youth Flyers 1 Ferndale Youth 0.

U12s Trophy World Cup final: Kinver Colts 0 Newtown Sports 1.

U14s Festival Housing Shield: Pershore Town 9 Worcester City Wanderers 0.

On Sunday, Malvern Town hosts the Mercian League's 11-a-side football finals from 10am. Entrance for the whole day's action is £2 for adults and £1 for under 16s and senior citizens.

Fixtures, U12s Ron Handy Memorial Shield final (at Malvern Town, kick-off 4pm): Oldbury Park Tigers v Welland Juniors Lions.

U13s Trophy World Cup final (at Malvern Town, kick-off 2pm): Evesham United Juniors v Newtown Sports Juniors.

U14s Wayne Phillpotts Memorial Shield final (at Malvern Town, kick-off 6pm): Evesham United Juniors v Newtown Sports Colts.

U15s Andy Wardroper Memorial Shield final (at Malvern Town, kick-off noon): Droitwich Spa Youth v AFC Malvern.

U16s Reg Box Cup final (at Malvern Town, kick-off 8pm): Suffolk Rangers v Ferndale Flyers Girls' U13 Mercian League Shield final (at Malvern Town, kick-off 10am): Stourport Royals v Evesham United.