IT has been a case of lucky seven for the football-mad pupils of Heycroft Primary School.

For they have collected no fewer than seven soccer trophies in the campaign that has just finished. They took league and champion of champions honours for both boys and girls plus one mixed and one girls’ cup in Southend. And the latter also won the Essex FA title.

For good measure the girls from the Benvenue Avenue based school were south-east England FA runners-up as well.