WORCESTER City’s players are “not getting overexcited”, insists manager Carl Heeley despite their major turnaround in form.

They slumped to the foot of National League North when Stockport County condemned them to a fifth defeat in seven games on August 29.

But, after recovering from 2-0 down to rescue a 2-2 draw against Gainsborough Trinity, City have chalked up three victories in a week.

They defeated Alfreton Town 5-3 and saw off Bradford Park Avenue 3-0 last week before winning 2-0 at Brackley Town on Tuesday to move up to 12th place.

Heeley said he was “happy” with the way his side were progressing but, with three quarters of the season left, admitted his players remained “level-headed”.

“They’re certainly not jumping around getting overexcited,” Heeley said.

“Their feet are on the ground as they’re a level-headed bunch and know they won a game on Tuesday night, nothing else.

“That’s four unbeaten and we go to the next game and try to make it five unbeaten. That’s all we can do. But clearly they feel better about themselves now they’re winning games of football instead of being in a dip.”

Heeley, whose side host AFC Telford United in the FA Cup second qualifying round on Saturday (3pm), said: “We are a quarter of the way through the season and have played five weeks, so it has been a really tall ask.

“But we are happy with how we have been progressing in the last week or two.”

City picked up just two points in the opening month but Heeley said his team never lost belief.

“The players weren’t low, the belief has always been there,” he said.

“It has been slightly frustrating, but, as I have said a number of times, we know what it is all about and what we have got to do.

“The players know what their jobs are and I always felt a win was coming. We would like to have ironed out things in pre-season but what happened through the summer was really difficult, so we have started the season a little late.

“But the performances are good now, they’re consistent and long may that continue.”

The arrival of keeper Ryan Boot on an initial one-month loan from League One side Port Vale also had a positive impact on City, according to Heeley.

The 21-year-old has kept two clean sheets since joining as Ethan Ross and Nick Draper dropped down the pecking order.

“Ryan is fully committed and all you want is a keeper who makes consistent decisions. In the two games he has been with us, he has done that,” Heeley added. “It does give you a lot of confidence.”