PALESTINO have finished as emphatic Division One champions in the Spen Valley League.

With one match remaining, they are now ten points clear of second-placed Hightown Jets.

Palestino made it 19 wins out of 21 matches as they trounced visitors Cleckheaton Sporting 9-1, with Martin Knowles, Luke Chippendale, Dave Chadwick, Wayne Sparkes, Ken Harland, Abdur Rahim, Theo Burja and Scott Harrison on target.

Meanwhile, Athletico – who have two matches left – closed in on third place with home wins over Mount Pleasant (3-2) and Savile Town (6-1).

Daniel Benjamin, Shamraez Hussain and Umar Ali were on target to defeat Mount Pleasant, while Umar Zubair (3), Mohammed Shamraez, Umar Farooq and Shakeel Malik were the marksmen against Town.