After 13 years Sherburn White Rose finally put to rest their failure to win this prestigious cup. In a tense and exciting final, the first team beat local rivals Aberford Albion 1-0. The game started with Sherburn's two forwards dominating the early stages with their pace and physical presence. The very busy Jamie Middleton had the first chance of the game after his strike partner crossed from the left, but struck over the bar from close range. Sherburn continued to push and Adam Priestley received a ball down the left channel minutes later, beat his marker and crossed for Middleton to scramble home. Sherburn then enjoyed much of the first half possession and had two further opportunities to extend their lead. The second half started differently, with injuries to Gemmell, Booth and Middleton starting to take their toll. Aberford continued to press with little creativity, bombarding the Sherburn penalty box with long balls - goalkeeper Hudson was forced to pull off three excellent saves.

Sherburn's counter attack always posed a threat with the pace of Priestley and Middleton; both having further chances to score from close range. Priestley eventually broke free on the half way line and was fouled outside the box, remained on his feet however and tried to take the ball around the advancing goalkeeper who felled him clumsily. The ever-improving Lee Gemmell bravely volunteered to take the spot kick, but to Sherburn's dismay his soft strike was easily parried by the Aberford keeper. The final fifteen minutes saw Sherburn enduring attack after attack, but Peacock's young side bravely held out for a well deserved victory.

Nick Peacock confirmed that this was only the start of things to come and with the obvious potential of his young players across the entire club the future looks extremely promising. The club and management will now be focusing on the reserve District Cup Final on May 4th before the first team West Yorkshire League Cup final on May 9th.