Steve Cotterill ’ s dapper cup final suit was ruined , drenched in the champagne poured over him by his elated players . But he didn ’ t care one bit . ‘ They can tip champagne over me any day of the week if we win , ’ laughed the thrilled Bristol City manager . After all , this is City ’ s season . They ’ re coasting to the League One title and , with a handsome piece of silverware already in the cabinet , the good times have returned to Ashton Gate . Steve Cotterill and Kieran Agard look delighted after winning the trophy and City could now clinch the double . Captain Wade Elliot ( centre ) lifts the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy as his Bristol City team-mates celebrate . Mark Little ( 2 ) bundles home the second goal after a goal mouth scrambled left him a clear goal to aim at . The full back celebrates in front of the Bristol City fans after he doubled his side 's lead . This was as straightforward as a Wembley final gets . They lifted the Johnstone ’ s Paint Trophy in front of 40,000 jubilant Bristolians after goals from Aden Flint and Mark Little saw off Walsall ’ s meek challenge . But this was merely a taste of things to come . With a 10-point advantage over their nearest league challengers Preston North End , City will surely also be lifting a trophy the next time they meet Walsall , in the last game of the season on May 3 . Like so often during this campaign , they were in control from start to finish , showing the greater assurance in front of goal in a game of few chances . Now comes the task of crossing the finish line and completing a double but it would take a collapse of spectacular proportions to deny them a return to the Championship after two seasons away . ‘ Hopefully this can push us on to finish the season off , ’ said Cotterill , who also enjoyed Wembley success in the 1998 FA Trophy final with hometown club Cheltenham Town . ‘ The one thing they have experienced today is that 30-40 minutes of euphoria and it ’ s really important to feel that early in your career . ‘ We have a fixation now — we just want to win the league . ' Aden Flint ( left ) scores the opening goal for Bristol City during the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy Final . The big centre half runs away to celebrate his opening goal at Wembley Stadium for Bristol City . The 50-year-old appears to be on a mission to put the West Country on the footballing map , saying the area had been starved of success . ‘ They play a lot of rugby at school , so for the football teams to achieve success is good for the kids in the area , ’ he added in a cheeky dig at the real king of sports in the region . Days like this will certainly help inspire the next generation of City fans . Once the flames and pyrotechnics had faded at Wembley , the favourites immediately seized control . Their enormous following only had to wait 15 minutes for the breakthrough when Flint outmuscled his marker to head home Marlon Pack ’ s corner at the back post . It seemed a second City goal would settle a game lacking in entertainment and it duly arrived six minutes after the break . Luke Freeman ’ s dancing feet worked space for a cross down the left and though goalkeeper Richard O ’ Donnell blocked Little ’ s initial header , the right back bundled home with his knee . Both Freeman and Little were excellent , causing constant problems for the Walsall back line . That moment was a fitting reward for their efforts . Fans make thier way into the stadium prior to the cup final where City came away as winners . Derrick Williams is joined by his team-mates and goalscorers Aden Flint , and Mark Little to pose for a photo . Elliot lifts the trophy high towards the City fans after comfortably winning the competition at Wembley . Walsall were disappointing , but things might have turned out differently had Frank Fielding not turned Jordan Cook ’ s vicious cross on to the post moments after the second goal . ‘ I just felt if we scored at any time it would have given us that lift , ’ said Saddlers boss Dean Smith . ‘ I ’ m proud of getting here but disappointed with the result. ’ For Bristol City , you sense , this success was merely an appetiser for greater glories to come . OTHER THINGS THAT CAUGHT ME EYE . Proof , from the Championship , that referees can redeem themselves from cases of mistaken identity . When Fulham captain Shaun Hutchinson handled on the line at Huddersfield , official Richard Clark wrongly dismissed Cauley Woodrow . But after a consultation , he returned and made the correct decision . Cameron Jerome has been impressive all season but he excelled himself with an outrageous backheel finish during Norwich ’ s 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest . That was the former Stoke striker ’ s 19th goal of the campaign and helped Alex Neil ’ s team move within two points of the automatic promotion places .
Aden Flint gave Bristol City the lead at Wembley after the 90 minutes with a towering header at the far post . Mark Little doubled the lead when he bundled the ball into the net with replays showing it hit his hand . Steve Cotterill 's side deserved the win over 15 minutes and lifted the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy . City will now concentrate on winning promotion back to the Championship .