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 didn'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 .
Aden Flint gave Bristol City the lead at Wembley after 15 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 the 90 minutes and lifted the Johnstone's Paint Trophy .