Nominations for Player of the Season (Male) are open until Monday 10th May 2025
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Hungerford Town’s Matt Berry-Hargreaves is up for a Berkshire Football Award in the category of Player of the Season (Male) sponsored by Grundon Waste Management.
Regularly one of the Crusaders top appearance makers each season, Berry-Hargreaves has played 37 times this time out in the Southern League Premier Division South.
The nomination received for the award said: “As a centre-back, Matt has been a standout player all season. His consistency, composure, and reading of the game set him apart from everyone else on the pitch. Week in, week out, he delivers commanding performances, leading by example and giving everything for the badge.
“Beyond his ability, Matt’s connection with the fans makes him even more special. No matter the result, he always takes the time to come over and applaud the supporters, showing genuine appreciation. That respect has made him a firm fan favourite.
“It’s also clear how much support he has behind him, with his sister Eloise attending games both home and away, thanks to the dedication of their dad driving her to matches. That strong family backing reflects the character and commitment Matt brings to the club.
“In a challenging season, Matt has been a constant, standing out above the rest, and showing qualities that suggest he could easily play at a higher level.
“For his performances, professionalism, and connection with supporters, Matt Berry-Hargreaves is a truly deserving Player of the Season.”
Agree that Matt Berry-Hargreaves should be up for the Player of the Season (Male) award? Or do you have someone else in mind? Let us know in the nomination form below:
Yes! The awards are taking place at the marvellous Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading and we’ll have food available. Tickets will be limited but on sale from 18th May. If you’d like to know when, so you don’t miss out, make sure you’ve signed up to our email newsletter here.
Scroll down to the bottom of this article for the nomination form. Before you do that though, here’s what the judging panel are looking for when choosing the shortlist.
What’s the story? Tell us exactly why the person or place should be considered. We hate to get all ‘X Factor journey’ on you but the more detail you can include, the better we can argue for your nominee for the short list.
The sort of details we love to see include things like player awards, goals, clean sheets and any other significant contributions to the footballing community – obviously within the 2025/26 season.
We’ll publish all the nominees for the Berkshire Football Awards as we receive them.
You can view all the 2025 nominees so far here.6
Want to know who’s previously won what at the Berkshire Football Awards? There’s a big long page with all the previous winners here.
Nominations will be open until midnight on Sunday 10th May 2026.
The Long List will be published on Friday 15th May and the Short List on Monday 18th May at midday.
Once the nomination window has closed, the nominations in each category will be put before a panel of over 20 judges for a decision, the top four announced online and the winners at the awards night on Wednesday 10th June.
We will accept nominations for people out of area, the only prerequisite is that the reason for nomination is that it must be because of an affiliation with a club we cover on Football in Berkshire (a full list is at the bottom of this page). We will present certificates and a trophy to the winners.
What’s next? Look out for the Long List of all the nominations which will be published here and across all our channels by midday on Friday 15th May 2026.
The Short List for each category will then be published at midday on Monday 18th May 2026. At that point, tickets will be made available to attend the awards night at Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading on the evening of Wednesday 10th June 2026. If you’d like notification of when tickets are available, sign up to our newsletter here.
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