Brockworth, Martin, Logan-Giles & Mabbett latest nominees in End of Season Awards
Brockworth Albion, their Manager, Jamie Martin, English Bicknor boss Ian Logan-Giles and Abbeymead Rovers Gary Mabbett have been shortlisted in the End of Season Awards.
Every year Severn Sport looks to recognise all of those players, managers, clubs and individuals who make grassroots football in Gloucestershire special!
Cup double winners, Brockworth, have had another positive season under Jamie Martin and after winning both the Reg Davis Cup and GFA Senior Amateur Cup both they and Martin have made the shortlists – with the team up for Team of the Season and Martin nominated for Manager of the Season.
Martin rounds off that shortlist with English Bicknor manager Ian Logan-Giles and Abbeymead Rovers boss Gary Mabbett.
Abbeymead, like Brockworth, won their league cup and County Cup finals to secure a double, with ‘Mead fans serenading their manager at Shortwood United after their Stroud League Cup success at the start of May.
Logan-Giles joined Bicknor in a tough position, but steered his side to safety and now brings a sense of promise to the GNSL Div One outfit for next season.
Below are the 15 categories and who has been nominated so far:
Signing of the Season – Karnell Chambers (Tuffley Rovers), George Neill (Slimbridge); Mel Hoad (Longlevens Ladies); Leah Whiffen (AEK Boco Ladies); Josh Roney (Hartpury University); Harry Emmett (Gloucester City); Jay Griffiths (Bibury); Blaine Waugh (Cinderford Town); Ben Vine (Cinderford Town)
Game of the Season
Manager of the Season – Matthew Driscoll (Cinderford Town); Dan Ray & Karen Messenger (Cirencester Town Ladies); Neil Mustoe (Tuffley Rovers); Abi Nicholas (AEK Boco Ladies); Martin Longworth (Hartpury University); Dan Gough (Fairford Town Reserves); Ben Powell & Ben Newman (Chalford); Jamie Martin (Brockworth Albion); Ian Logan-Giles (English Bicknor); Gary Mabbett (Abbeymead Rovers)
Team of the Season – Avonmouth; Cirencester Town Ladies; Longlevens Ladies: AEK Boco Ladies; Hartpury University; Rising Stars; Fairford Town Reserves; Brockworth Albion
Breakthrough Player of the Season – Connor Walters (Tuffley Rovers), Erin Read (AEK Boco Ladies); Toby Holland (Bishops Cleeve); Callum McGuirk (Tuffley Rovers); Jack Smith (Slimbridge); Harry Burns (Cirencester Town); Harry Emmett (Gloucester City); Jay Griffiths (Bibury); Josh Jones (Cinderford Town)
Severn Sport Live Player of the Season
Match Official of the Season – Ian Butler
Kinetic Goalkeeping Goalkeeper of the Season – Stephen Sarkodie (Hartpury University); Lewis Clayton (Bishops Cleeve); Leah Whiffen (AEK Boco Ladies); Ashli Whitbury (Gloucester City Women); Ellis Parker (Slimbridge); Georgina Macey (Dursley Town Ladies); Natasha Hibbert (SGS Olveston United Women); Adam Fenner (Tredworth Tigers); Adam Thomas (Chalford); Billy Thomas (Shortwood United/Tuffley Rovers)
John Ashplant Local Hero Award
Best Social Media Account – @SWSportsNews
Jamie Hyett Award (U18s Player of the Season) – Alex Knight (Longlevens U18s), Erin Read (AEK Boco Ladies); Scarlett Boyce (Cirencester Town Ladies); Riley McGregor (Hartpury University); Liberty Ross (Gloucester City Women); Will Tainton (Slimbridge U18s); Haydn Evans (Dursley Town U18s)
Severn Sport Future Star
Men’s Player of the Season – Ethan Dunbar (Bishops Cleeve); George Neill (Slimbridge); Toby Holland (Bishops Cleeve); Karnell Chambers (Tuffley Rovers); King Baidoo (Hartpury University); Ben Baxter (Hartpury University); Rudi McKinnon (Slimbridge); Fin Byrnes (Shortwood United); Craig Norman (Cinderford Town); Lee Smith (Tredworth Tigers)
Women’s Player of the Season – Jess Titcomb (AEK Boco Ladies); Jodie Bailey (Cirencester Town Ladies); Lucy Scrannage (Cirencester Town Ladies), Libby Messenger (Cirencester Town Ladies); Lorraine Smith (Longlevens Ladies); Olivia Kosylowicz (Longlevens Ladies); Aimee Clark (AEK Boco Ladies); Zoe Gabb (Gloucester City Women Devs); Leonie Gough (Bishops Cleeve Ladies); Leah Rhodes (Cheltenham Saracens Women)
Grassroots Player of the Season – Meg Sterry (Gloucester City Women Development); Lucy Dannatt (Longlevens Ladies); Millie Lacey (AEK Boco Ladies); Mirry Smith (Gloucester City Women Development); Kate Ambrey (Gloucester City Women); Ubaid Saleh (Rising Stars); Sanchez Grange (Boss FC); Andy Maryon (Chalford)
Speaking about the latest nominees to come completely from the public nominations, Butler had this to say:
“Jamie Martin will be one of the most popular nominees this season and it is fully deserved. Brockworth were fighting for silverware on three fronts and whilst they ran out of games to be in the title race at the end, a good cup double highlights another successful season for the Badgers.
Ian has performed a minor miracle with Bicknor to see them go from a couple of points at the bottom of the GNSL Division One table, to survival. Hopefully they can kick on next season!
Gary received a number of nominations after a positive season with Abbeymead. Again another side who have lifted silverware and only just missed out on play-offs in Stroud Div Two. It feels like Gary’s side will be favourites for league success next term.”
Check back tomorrow morning when we will be announcing the next batch of nominees in this year’s End of Season Awards!
