BRACKENFIELD Primary School did York City proud before missing out on a Wembley final appearance following a 1-0 defeat to their Accrington Stanley opponents.

The Harrogate pupils earned the right to represent the Minstermen at the regional finals of the Kinder +Sport Football League Kids Cup in Morecambe after fending off the challenges of 140 other schools from North Yorkshire.

They then beat sides from Bury (1-0) and Mansfield (3-0), either side of a 0-0 draw with Tranmere, to top their group.

Brackenfield went on to defeat Shrewsbury 1-0 in the semi-final before conceding their first goal of the competition against Accrington, ending all dreams of running out on the hallowed turf.

Harry Carr (2), Josh Moon and Stan Mills were the team’s marksmen during the group games with the latter also scoring the decisive semi-final strike.

Others to impress for the year six side included Joe Smith with his superb dribbles and willingness to shoot along with defenders Thomas Flint, William Brown and Harry Allinson who all kept things tight in front of keeper Kieron Hannula.

The team’s reliable shot- stopper also made a string of excellent saves in the final before eventually being beaten.