READING FC historian David Downs has been involved in football for a very long time.

He has seen some glory days with the Royals, even watching them playing in the Premier League.

However, he admitted there haven’t been many more memorable sporting days in his life than last Sunday.

David is president of Thatcham Town and so had a Royal Box seat at Wembley when they lifted the FA Vase by beating Stockton 1-0 thanks to a first-half penalty from Reading roofer Shane Cooper-Clark.

“I was proud and privileged to be supporting the club,” he said.

“It was one of the best days of my life. Everything about the day was perfect.”

David added: “The game was most enjoyable as both sides played attacking and positive football, which was in stark contrast to the negativity we had seen in the FA Cup final the previous day.”

Yet the Chelsea and Manchester United showdown is unlikely to be ever forgotten by Woodley United’s Danny Horscroft, who was among the 137 goalscorers from this season’s competition who had their names etched on the ball used in the 137th final.

Danny had netted in Woodley’s 2-1 defeat by Tuffley in their Extra Preliminary Round tie last August.

All the 737 clubs who took part in the FA Cup earned a name check on the cover of Saturday’s programme – well not quite all as it turned out.

Placed in alphabetical order, teams below Witham were cut off, meaning Woodley didn’t get their moment of glory.

  • SUNDAY was quite a momentous day for The Oratory School at Woodcote.

On the football field, they staged a match between students and staff, and guesting for the teachers was Jay Jay Okocha, the Nigerian soccer legend and former Bolton Wanderers star.

His son, Ajay, is a student there.

Meanwhile, on the cricket field, The Oratory were hosting their first ever minor counties game with Berkshire taking on, and beating, Cornwall in the KO Trophy.

Berkshire were so impressed by the facilities and assistance they received from the school they look certain to play there again.