IT is a day football fans never thought they would see - but Middlesbrough have won the Premier League.

But rather than the well known Premiership squad led by Gareth Southgate, it was an All Star team, featuring former legends, celebrities and fans, taking glory in a competition run by television channel Sky One.

Boro beatWest Ham 3-1 in the grand final on Sunday night.

Their prize was £100,000, which will be divided equally between Teesside Hospice and the Butterwick House Children's Hospice to help continue the work they do.

Middlesbrough began the competition with a 7-6 win over Newcastle earlier in the week. They followed this up with a 2-0 victory over Birmingham and claimed a place in the final with another 2-0 victory, this time over North-East rivals Sunderland.

The week-long competition saw every Premier League club competing for charity cash as part of the Premier League Creating Chances initiative.

The game looked to be heading for penalties when pop star Alistair Griffin scored in the last minute to take the title.

The competition involved a final minute of Powerplay where any goals scored counted as double - giving Middlesbrough a 3-1 victory.

The Boro team was made up of legends Craig Hignett, Bernie Slaven, Mikkel Beck and Jim Platt and celebrity supporters Alistair Griffin, actor Mark Stobbart and Speedway champion Gary Havelock.

Boro fans Steven Aithwaite, of Thornaby, Tony Rovardi, of Middlesbrough and Julian McGuire, from Ealing, London, also played in the team.

Mr Griffin said: "It was about doing it for the charities and for Boro as well. The real heroes were the fans who played for the team because they had great passion."

A total of 17 games were played and 74 goals scored over the eight-day competition for a total prize fund of £300,000. All of the clubs' nominated charities benefited from the tournament.