New Welling boss Jamie Day enjoyed a dream start to his managerial career in Blue Square South on Saturday.

The Wings turned in their best performance of the season to ease past FA Cup giantkillers Staines.

Day played the 90 minutes, pulling the strings from the middle of the park alongside the much-improved Lee Clarke.

Welling had plenty of invention, passed the ball well and made good use of both wingers, Loui Fazackerley and Tony Finn.

Leroy Griffiths shot wide in the third minute for the visitors but Welling took the lead six minutes later when Tom Whitnell took advantage of some slack defending to score from 10 yards.

Andre Scarlett was then denied by keeper Charlie Mitten, who enjoyed a third successive clean sheet, before Welling dominated the rest of the half.

Fazackerley and Clarke both went close to doubling the lead while two Finn corners bounced invitingly across the face of the six-yard box.

Two goals in two minutes at the start of the second half made the points safe. Michael Deane's 20-yard free-kick was only beaten away by keeper Louis Wells for Clarke to prod home the rebound on 48 minutes and then David Woozley turned in Adrian Stone's cross under pressure from Whitnell.

It could have been more for the Wings as Michael Deane's rampaging run ended with his shot being turned behind and then Finn saw his shot deflected wide.

Clarke shot wide in stoppage time but, even though he booked up a booking late on, nothing was going to spoil Day's managerial debut.

The only downside for the Wings was that, despite the efforts of groundsman Barry Hobbins in getting the game on, only 462 spectators made it through the turnstiles.