On Wednesday 21st June Football in Berkshire welcomed 150 people to Double Barrelled Brewery in Reading for the Berkshire Football Awards supported by Eddie Stobart Logistics.
Hosted by Sky Sports News presenter Tom White, the night saw 16 awards given out with medals also presented to everyone who made the Short List.
Below is a full rundown of all the winners. If you’d like to rewatch the event and listen again to the speeches, FiB is uploading clips of the entire evening to YouTube here.
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Match Day Experience
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Burnham FC
Shortlisted: Ascot United, Hungerford Town & Yateley United
Supporter of the Season
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Owen Armstrong (Thatcham Town)
Shortlisted: Ella-Jade Ryan (Hungerford Town), Mark Ashwell (Wokingham & Emmbrook), Steve Witty (Bracknell Town)
Volunteer of the Season
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Jade Dobson (Eversley & California)
Shortlisted: Rob Challis (Binfield), Fiona Surtees (Woodley United), Sue Shiel (Slough Town)
Best Image
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Andy Wicks (Woodley United Women)
Shortlisted: Gary House, Jeff Youd (Hungerford Town), Richard Milam (Eversley & California)
Goal of the Season
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Anja Harper (Maidenhead United)
Shortlisted: Kacper Malinowski (AFC Aldermaston), Kai Walters (Ascot United), Reece Smith (Maidenhead United)
Best Website or Blog
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Binfield
Shortlisted: Yateley United YouTube, Daniel Rhoades-Walkley, Hype Train
Best Content Creator
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Harry McBain (Wokingham & Emmbrook)
Shortlisted: Mollie Haines (Woodley United Women), Mattitude (Bracknell Town), Caversham United
Best Community Campaign or Content
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Wearing The Red & Green (Windsor & Eton) Collected on behalf of Michael Gegg by Steve Palmer
Shortlisted: Football 4 All (FC Bracknell), Caversham United, Breaking Barriers (Berks & Bucks FA)
Correspondent of the Season
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Dave Read (Wandering Tractor)
Shortlisted: Neal Jeffs (Ascot United), Joshua Browne (Maidenhead Advertiser), Robbie Stelling (Newbury Weekly News)
Manager of the Season
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Jamie Tompkins (Ascot United)
Shortlisted: Marc Surtees & Brian Lackey (Woodley United Women), Mollie Haines (Piggott School Girls Football), Carl Withers & Jamie McClurg (Bracknell Town)
Referee of the Season
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Jonathan Biss
Shortlisted: Daniel Edwards, Nick Pyne, Mark Firmager
Young Player of the Season (Male)
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Christian Johnson (Holyport)
Shortlisted: Kai Hobbs (Binfield), Kickie Dzimba (Holyport), Reece Smith (Maidenhead United)
Young Player of the Season (Female)
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Chloe Connor (Ascot United)
Shortlisted: Lily-May Varney (Eversley & California), Mollie Steadman (Woodley United), Lydia Vettese (Maidenhead United)
Player of the Season (Male)
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George Lock (Ascot United)
Shortlisted: Eddie Lazarczuk (Reading City), Joe Grant (Bracknell Town), Matty Lench (Slough Town)
Player of the Season (Female)
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Kajal Malhotra (Maidenhead United)
Shortlisted: Gemma Sims (Woodley United), Sarah Lawrence (Woodley United), Naomi Paxford (Burghfield)
The Darrell Freeland Award for Service to the Local Game
Neil Graham
