Trophy hunters start early!

Market Drayton Town are bidding to become the first Evo-Stik Northern Premier League club to lift a trophy before the new league campaign has even kicked off.

After beating Welsh Premier outfit TNS 5-2 on Monday night in a Shropshire Cup semi-final, new Marketmen manager Lee Ebden is taking his First Division South side to AFC Telford's New Bucks Head in next Monday night's final [July 15].

Neville Thompson scored a hat-trick against TNS at the Greenfields Sports Ground with Chris Peel and Ken Renshaw grabbing a goal each. Mark Wilde and Ryan Jones replied for TNS.