This is Bristol City 's season . Coasting to the League One title and now with a glistening piece of silverware in the cabinet , times are good again at Ashton Gate . This was as straightforward as a Wembley final gets for Steve Cotterill 's team , who reaped the first rewards of what has been a stunning season by easily seeing off the challenge of Walsall . In front of 40,000 jubilant fans , they lifted the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy following goals from Aden Flint and Mark Little . But it 's merely a taste of what is to come . Captain Wade Elliot ( centre ) lifts the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy as his Bristol City team-mates celebrate their triumph . Steve Cotterill ( left ) and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas look delighted after winning the trophy and City have a terrific chance of a domestic double . Mark Little ( 2 ) bundles home the second goal after a goal mouth scrambled left him a clear goal to aim at . With a 10-point advantage over their nearest challengers in Sky Bet League One , City will surely also be lifting a trophy the next time they meet Walsall , in the last game of the season on May 3 . Winning this competition for the third time in their history is a nice distraction , but Cotterill will demand his players remain focused on the season 's primary task of returning to the Championship . The job is almost done . Like so often in this campaign , they were in control from start to finish here , showing the greater assurance in front of goal in a game of few chances . The full back celebrates in front of the Bristol City fans after he doubled his side 's lead . Wembley looked a picture in the spring sunshine , a sea of red with thousands of supporters descending on the national stadium . Bristol City : Fielding ; Little , Ayling , Flint , Williams , Bryan ( Cunningham 87 ) ; K.Smith , Pack , Freeman ( Elliott 90 ) ; Agard ( Emmanuel-Thomas 88 ) , Wilbraham ( c ) Substitutes not used : Richards ( GK ) ; Tavernier , Saville , Wagstaff . Scorers : Flint 15 ; Little 51 . Walsall : O'Donnell ; Purkiss , Downing , J Chambers , Taylor ; Mantom , A . Chambers ( c ) ; Forde ( Grimes 74 ) , Sawyers , Cook ( Baxendale 80 ) ; Bradshaw ( Hiwula 61 ) Substitutes not used : MacGillivray ( GK ) ; O'Connor , Cain , Flanagan . Booked : Sawyers . Referee : Mick Russell ( Hertfordshire ) Attendance : 72,315 . All the pre-match indications pointed to a City victory . Well clear of Preston North End at the League One summit , it would take a Devon Loch-style collapse to deny them a return to the second tier after two seasons away . The Saddlers sit 16th in the standings , some 37 points behind their opponents , but were still optimistic of springing a surprise as they arrived at Wembley for the first time in their 127-year history . They more than matched their opponents in the opening exchanges , with the goal threatened at both ends . City fired the first salvo when Luke Freeman 's 20-yard hit cleared the bar on four minutes , Walsall responding when Anthony Forde tested goalkeeper Frank Fielding from range . Then , on the quarter-hour , a breakthrough . City won a corner and Marlon Pack 's corner was pinged to the back post . Flint , completely outmuscling his marker to gain the necessary elevation , headed home and sparked delirium among the visitors from Bristol . The tempo of the game immediately dropped and both teams constructed spells of tidy passing football without finding any penetration . Chances were at a premium and scoring opportunities snuffed out as defences dominated . The best of the half-chances came shortly before the break when Walsall 's Andy Taylor whistled a shot over from the edge of the box but there was little else to report . You sensed that a second City goal may settle the contest and it duly arrived six minutes after the break . 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 . Freeman 's tricky feet worked space to cross from the left and after O'Donnell blocked Little 's first header , he followed up and bundled the ball home with his knee from a few yards out . It was all Little deserved for a fine performance in which he was constantly looking for ways to unpick the Walsall defence . But far from being subdued , Walsall almost responded when Jordan Cook 's vicious inswinging cross from the left had to be touched onto the post by Fielding . The guests from the Midlands were briefly encouraged but it did n't spark the resurgence they needed . City were content to sit back and soak up the pressure , duly claiming the first of what will surely be twin trophies this season . 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 celebratory photograph . Elliot lifts the trophy high towards the Bristol City fans after comfortably winning the competition at Wembley Stadium .
Mark Little gave Bristol City the lead at Wembley after 15 minutes with a towering header at the far post . Aden Flint 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 the 90 minutes and lifted the Johnstone 's Paint Trophy .