THE Tendring District League season got underway with the annual Knockout Cup.

Brightlingsea emerged victorious in the final, running out 4-0 winners against The Plough, from Great Bentley.

The Brightlingsea team consisted of Wendy Reader, Tony Osborne, Alan Collins, Kevin Edwards and Rab Scott while runners-up The Plough were represented by Liam Fairclough, Alan Currivan, Ken Russell, Danny Clarke and Dell Ward-Wilkinson.