Sunday 15th May 2016

The league's showpiece Dey and Co Alma Cup Final was held on Wednesday evening at the Proact Stadium with NAPIT ONE champions Hasland Devonshire taking on NAPIT TWO champions FC Utd of Bolsover. Both sides have enjoyed phenomenal league seasons with Devonshire also reaching the final of the Derbyshire Senior Sunday Cup and an exciting encounter looked to be on the cards and that was exactly what happened. Both sides had phenomenal goal scorers in their side with Devonshire's Lee Clay having scored thirty-seven times whilst Bolsover's Josh Parfitt had hit twenty-nine goals. However neither found the net on this occasion, surprisingly, neither managed a goal.
As it turned out the game was the classic 'game of two halves' with Devonshire gaining the early advantage as Neil Ashley kept his cool to score from twelve yards after Bolsover conceded an early penalty. Danny Claridge doubled Devonshire's advantage before the break with his side very much in command. If Bolsover were to mount a comeback it was important that they found the net as early as possible in the second period and that's exactly what they did as they were awarded a penalty kick of their own which Josh Scully converted. The goal gave Bolsover a huge lift and Sam Ward steered the ball home through a crowd of players to gain them parity. Devonshire's early dominance had by now disappeared and Ash Grayson climbed highest to power a header into the bottom corner of Devonshire's net from fourteen yards to seal a remarkable comeback victory and the Alma Cup for FC Utd of Bolsover.

Four days later and Devonshire were in action again in NAPIT ONE and they slipped to a rare league defeat at the hands of Creswell Black Diamond, Ricky Mason, Jordan Claxton, Ryan Newbold, Luke Russon and Ross Whitehead on target as Black Diamond won by five goals to three.

In TWO Matlock Town Wanderers won for the second time in three games, beating Dronfield Woodhouse by three goals to two but still ended the campaign in the wooden spoon position.

In a dramatic finish to the NAPIT THREE season long time leaders Renishaw MW ended up as runners up to Newbold, both sides winning their final games. Renishaw won in fine style, beating Brimington Utd 6-1, Gavin Poulton scoring two of the winning goals. However going into the game with a two point advantage Newbold were in no mood to lose the chance to become champions and Ben Townsend and Callum Dovison's goals at New Inn Tupton earned them a 2-1 win and they were crowned champions .

The top two in FIVE, winners Renishaw Rangers and runners up Britannia Rose both rounded off their campaigns in fine style with Rangers winning 6-1 at Bolsover Town whilst Rose thrashed Gardeners Clay Cross by eight goals to nil, Ben Meadley hitting a fine hat trick for Rose.

The final game in NAPIT SIX matched Hasland WMC with Astwith All Stars and the latter recorded a 4-3 victory, Craig Young scoring a couple.

So the 2015-16 season comes to and end with Hasland Devonshire winning NAPIT One. FC Utd of Bolsover TWO, Newbold THREE, Crown Killamarsh FOUR, Renishaw Rangers FIVE, Whitecotes Wanderers SIX and last but not least Darley Dale Red Star SEVEN.