Doune Castle celebrate back-to-back league success after midweek romp

Doune Castle are celebrating memorable back-to-back titles as they eye up a sensational league championship victory this weekend.

The Moray Park outfit had faced needing a result in their final game to seal success - but were awarded a win and subsequently the Caledonian Premier title after their opponents were unable to raise a team.

The Doune squad will now receive their trophy at the weekend with an impromptu 'challenge match' between the players.

The league will present the medals and silverware at Moray Park, before the club hold their Player of the Year awards bash following the bounce game.

Castle sealed back-to-back Caledonian Premier Division titles in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

However, in 2016-17 a rebuilt side finished mid table and were relegated at the end of the following season.

The plan this term was to stay in the league and solidify their status as a Premier Division team. However, under new boss George Ward Castle have been one of the divisions most dangerous sides and are now just one victory from claiming a memorable title win.

Castle set up the title tilt with an emphatic 7-0 hammering of St Joseph’s on Wednesday that has put them within touching distance of the title.

Goals from Sean Wilbert, Jack Wardrope, Alan Inglis, Christopher Macdonald, Grant Craig, Tam Nelson – and even Castle goalkeeper Allan Pacitti – got on the scoresheet.

It now means Castle just need to beat the division’s basement boys, Cambria, this weekend to win the league.

Club official, Ian Sommerville, said: “Under George Ward, in his first season we won the First Division title last year. Our realistic ambition this year was to consolidate our league position and hopefully enjoy decent runs in the national cups. We’ve done what no