Wednesday 20th May 2026
Eight consecutive victories saw Royal Wootton Bassett Town Under 14 Yellow finish strongly and claim runners-up spot in North Wilts League Division Four in 2025-26.
With eight games to go, Bassett seemed out of the running for honours, sitting in fifth place, eleven points behind second place Old Town Athletic (with two games in hand) and six behind third place Lydiard Millicent Juniors.
But a phenomenal run saw Bassett close those gaps and ultimately finish seven points ahead of both teams.
Bassett began their campaign in stunning fashion, hitting double figures in their opening league fixtures away against Stratton Youth Blue (14-2) and Highworth Town Juniors J (13-0).
But consecutive defeats followed against Stratton Juniors Lions (0-3) and Wroughton Youth Tornadoes (1-8).
Bassett returned to form though, with five straight victories including a 9-1 revenge thrashing of Stratton Juniors, 7-0 away triumph at FC Abbey Meads Youth Green and 14-2 home victory against Stratton Youth.
A 4-2 defeat to Lydiard brought that streak to an end, though an impressive 3-2 away win at Wroughton Tornadoes - the only defeat the eventual champions would suffer - got them back on track.
Another double figure feast took Bassett past Marlborough Youth Mavericks (11-1). However, consecutive 2-2 draws against Wroughton Youth Wrens and Ashton Keynes slowed Bassett's progress and seemed to limit their chances of achieving honours.
That was until their eight game winning run hauled Bassett into second.
It began with a 5-1 win at Lydiard before Marlborough were put to the sword 8-1. Wroughton Wrens were seen off 4-1 at home before huge wins against Highworth (17-0) and Wanborough Junior Black (12-4) pulled Bassett within touching distance of Old Town.
Bassett's next two games were against Old Town - and a pair of convincing wins (5-0 at home and 4-1 away) ensured Bassett would finish above their rivals.
A final 10-1 win at Wanborough then guaranteed second spot.
Last modified on Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 13:48.