Stroll on, vets are English champs!

The Bay's heroes, pictured, came out on top at the 2016 Walking Football United National Tournament in Cirencester on Sunday after lifting the Almelo City Cup in Holand, Neil Davey's solo strike edging out Leggy Mambos of Barnsley 1-0 in the final after a group stage featuring Abbeymead Rovers from Gloucester and Birmingham WFC.

And the Kent club's champions, who booked their berth at the tournament with a resounding 14-5 win over Buckinghamshire's MK Mad Walkers in the South East regional finals, could go one better in a few weeks time after earning a place in the British Finals in Hartlepool with their latest victory. Taking place on Sunday 13 November at The Sports Dome, the English champions are set to meet Montrose from Scotland, Methyr Tydfill from Wales and a yet to be decided Irish side.

Fans and players at Winch's Field have been hailing the champions on social media since's Sunday's triumph. Bay full-back Michael Turner tweeted: "I tell you what these old boys have still got it."

Walking football, the increasingly popular slower-paced version of the beautiful game aimed at the over 50s has more than 500 teams playing around the UK. As the name suggests, anyone who sprints, runs or jogs while the ball is in play is penalised.

Image courtesy of Herne Bay/Ali Petts

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