Julian Darby hailed his young Wanderers side as they overcame Blackpool in the LFA Youth Cup final.
Harrison Rice and Daeshon Lawrence both struck in the second half, while George Barlow made a couple of important saves at the other end.
It was even sweeter for the Whites, who had reached the final 12 months prior but lost against Blackburn Rovers.
“I thought we were better than them. They had a couple of free-kicks when the game was 2-0 in the last couple of minutes but George kept them out anyway,” said Darby.
“It's been a great two days. What happened at Wigan, it was great to get one over on them and the celebrations in the stand and on the pitch were unbelievable. When you saw it in the dugout as well, it meant something.
“I love when it means something, and this meant the world to these guys here so it's been a fantastic day.”
He added: “I could feel (the opener) coming. The wind wasn't helping us really in this corner here but a great ball in by Connor Lewis, caused all sorts of problems.
“The ball just fell to Harrison at the back stick and, to be fair, he's done that all season. I think that's his 13th or 14th goal from left wing-back. He's a threat in the air and that was a great finish.
“Then the icing on the cake was when Daeshon scored the second just to kill it really.”
It has been quite the season for Darby’s side, who are still unbeaten in the North Youth Alliance and have a four-point cushion at the top of the table with two games in hand.
Bolton have another final to look forward to on Saturday when they host Burton in the Youth Alliance League Cup.
Darby recalled: “At the beginning of the season we said, ‘We came runners-up last year, I want to go and win something’.
“Now we've won this, that's the first of possibly three or four. We've got another final on Saturday.
“I don't know who I’m going to play on Saturday, we might have run out of legs maybe! But just to get the first one was always the important one.”
There were scenes of celebration after the final whistle in Leyland as skipper Harley Irwin lifted the trophy.
“It was tough opposition, I thought Blackpool played their part. We knew they were going to be a tough nut to crack," said the manager.
“Burnley are at the top of their league at Category Two and Blackpool went and beat them in the semi-final so we knew it was going to be hard.
“I am just delighted for the lads, it is not about us. It is all about them and their progression really.
“It is great to win silverware, but I want to hopefully see some of these boys in the first team at some stage.
“That’s what they are here for, that’s why the Academy is there. But it is always nice to win something just to show that we have got some decent kids here.”
