JOLEON LESCOTT netted a hat-trick for a Sunday League team in recent weeks after joining an amateur side featuring a number of ex-Premier League stars.
The former Manchester City defender, 43, has started playing for Wythenshawe FC Vets in the the Cheshire Veterans Football League, eight years after hanging up his boots.
The team have been blowing opposition sides away after also boasting Lescott’s ex-City team-mates Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha – as well as former Burnley star George Boyd.
The four players have 822 Premier League games combined and their quality is showing on the pitch, despite their tender age.
Wythenshawe recently won 10-1 against Radcliffe FC Old Boys, which saw Boyd net five times, Ireland scoring four and Lescott – reborn as a striker – also getting in on the act.
In another 7-1 thrashing over AFC Monton, Ireland bagged another four, while Lescott scored a treble.
Former England star Lescott discussed his heroics on the In the Mixer podcast, admitting he is just enjoying being able to “run around”.
He said: “Over 35s, I’m a striker, 10k I did yesterday [in the game].
“Two poachers goals to be fair, I recognised when the danger was and the other one, I forced the error.
“For the level, I can press quite intensely, the defender went to pass back, hit it short and I went around the goalie.
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“I just enjoy being able to run around.”
Ireland, Boyd and Lescott are all in the top scorers charts in the division, with a stunning 17 goals combined.
In total, Ireland is the team’s leading marksman with eight goals in two games as one clip showed him curling in a superb free kick into the top right hand corner.
Meanwhile while Boyd has netted five and Lescott has a total of four goals.
Fans have already reacted with joy after seeing the former Prem stars return as they urged others to watch them in action.
One wrote on X: “Wythenshawe FC Vets. Wow. What a team and well worth a watch Sunday mornings.”
Another fan uploaded a picture of himself watching Lescott and Co pitchside and said: “A few familiar faces playing for Wythenshawe Vets team this morning.
A third wrote: Wythenshawe FC’s Vets team is one to watch out for this season.”
