CASTILION Primary School beat St Margaret Clitherow 1-0 in the final in the 15th Matthew Clarke memorial tournament at Sporting Club Thamesmead.

Organised by Trust Thamesmead, the contest is held every year in memory of former St John Fisher Primary School pupil and Thamesmead Town FC U10s member Matthew Clarke.

This year’s event attracted 13 Thamesmead primary schools.

Discovery Primary School were taking part for the first time now they are old enough to play.

Castilion captain Harvey Browne said: “It has been brilliant.

“Our school has never won this tournament before, which made us try extra hard.

“The win was made even more amazing by the fact we only played together during breaks, as our school pitch was off-limits due to building works.”

Coach Elaine Squirrell added: “The team played brilliantly.

“This was their last match together as a team before they leave for secondary school, which makes it even more special.

“I couldn’t be prouder.”

Sporting Club Thamesmead’s sports development officer Dan Wells led the day and was delighted with how the contest went.

He explained: “The Matthew Clarke memorial tournament is always a momentous occasion in both Trust Thamesmead’s and Thamesmead primary schools’ calendar.

“Not only does it help to keep Matthew’s memory alive but it brings all the schools together, whether they are based on the Greenwich side or Bexley side of Thamesmead.

“Every single person who took part today should be very proud of themselves.

“The dedication and sportsmanship they showed was fantastic and there are some outstanding footballers out there.”

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