Leamington made it an afternoon to remember as they stunned AFC Telford United on home soil in front of a near 5,000 crowd at the Bucks Head to win the Southern League Premier Division Central play-off final – and earn promotion back to National League North.

Second-placed Telford finished 11 points ahead of Leamington in the end-of-season table.

The American co-owned Bucks were also too good for the Brakes when the two sides met in the league on 6 April, winning 1-0 with a goal from Remi Walker.

But this time it went the other way – and almost to the minute too – as Ewan Williams struck the all-important goal, on 73 minutes.

“We came here five weeks ago and were second best all over the park,” Leamington’s long-serving manager Paul Holleran told BBC CWR.

“I didn’t get it tactically right that day, we tinkered with the personnel a bit – and it worked.”

Telford and Leamington, back in their original form, were among six Midlands sides who were founder members of the Alliance Premier League when English football first created a fifth tier in 1979.

They both got relegated together from National League North – the sixth tier – a year ago but Leamington now accompany league champions Needham Market back up.