FISHERGATE Primary School's footballers aim to make it a real champion season.

They are one of the six York Primary Schools Football League winners who will battle it out in the Champions League at New Earswick Sports Club on Saturday, June 23, (kick-off 9.30am).

League D' winners Fishergate are the dark horses.

They got stronger as the season went on and they held off a strong challenge from Haxby Road and Dunnington to emerge triumphant. They have pace and power in abundance and if at their best, will be a match for anyone.

It has been quite a successful time for Fishergate recently as they have also won the York City Knights tag rugby festival, the finals of which were at Huntington Stadium earlier this month before the Knights game against Celtic Crusaders.

Osbaldwick were the shock winners last year, coming from nowhere to take the title. They are back this year having won League E' by one point from St Lawrence's.

Unbeaten Osbaldwick have a free-scoring approach and netted 34 goals on their way to the title.

Clifton with Rawcliffe are the pre-tournament Champions League favourites as they have continued to pick up honour after honour this season. They won League B' at a canter winning nine out of nine, and only conceding one goal and have picked up silverware at regional level.

Bishopthorpe will pose a threat after edging out Ralph Butterfield on goal difference in League A'.

Such a close finish has led to the decision from next season to jointly award the title to teams on the same points, although goal difference will decide who enters the Champions League.

Bish, like Clifton with Rawcliffe, still have a chance of a League and Cup double as they meet after half term in the final. They have gone through ten highly competitive games this season unbeaten.

Headlands have reached the Champions League for the first time after putting together a strong run of games since before Christmas in League C'. They may have a small squad but their commitment and desire saw them only defeated by Poppleton Road.

The same may be said for Appleton Roebuck who may be the smallest school competing but the villagers always provide stern opposition for anyone.

They have some fine players and won League F' by the largest margin of any of the Champions League qualifiers so could be an unknown quantity.