They swept aside bottom side Malvern Town with a display of finishing that could have reached double figures.

Support for the champions was immense, with a wall of noise from start to finish, and Leamington responded by securing the three points within 25 minutes and turning the rest of the game into a celebration.

Prolific striker Mark Bellingham put the home side ahead after just two minutes, having predicted a goal would come in the opening stages.

The league's top scorer, and Brakes' most prolific ever in a season with a record of almost one per game, delicately nodded home a corner from James Husband.

Captain Guy Sanders blasted home the rebound from a Jai Stanley free kick to double Leamington's advantage on ten minutes and Stanley made the result a formality by leaving a trail of defenders in his wake to slip a shot in for the third with only 24 minutes on the clock.

Bellingham put himself well on the way to anther hat-trick two minutes later by shaking off the challenge of Malvern's Nick Clayton and ramming home the fourth and his strike partner Luke Corbett made it 5-0 before half time as he headed home another fine set-piece delivery from Husband.

This was Leamington's 900th Southern League goal and Corbett shared his delight with a packed Harbury Lane End.

Despite their commanding lead, Brakes' continued to pile of the pressure in the second half.

Club hero Josh Blake inevitably had a part to play in a victory that would take Brakes back to the level from which they dropped in the 1980s, having scored the first league goal at the New Windmill Ground in August 2000.

The club's record scorer slotted home from a perfect through ball by substitute Chris Murphy to make it 6-0 and then shot just wide after winning a physical battle with his marker.

Husband, who had a fine game, got a deserved goal with nine minutes left - squeezing a shot in from an acute angle.

Bellingham saved the best goal until last, making it three for him and eight for Brakes on the day, as he curled in a stunning shot before the final whistle.

The ecstatic supporters joined players on the pitch at the end of the game to watch the presentation on medals and the Midland Division Shield.

Leamington chairman Jim Scott congratulated the management team and players on a "wonderful season" and thanked supporters and backroom staff for their "magnificent" contribution.

He added: "We won't always enjoy fantastic success but we will always be striving for it."