Stone Old Alleynians named Staffordshire Club of the Year, plus Chasetown pair honoured
Club of the Year awards tend to go to the places where the work happens away from the first team, and Stone Old Alleynians have been named Staffordshire FA's 2026 Club of the Year. The same county awards recognised two people from Chasetown's youth section: Jane Dyson of Chasetown Youth FC was presented with the Bobby Moore Award, while coach Luke Hill received the Griffin Award.
That strand of recognition — for structures rather than results — ran through the week. Cullompton Rangers secured 3-Star accreditation, the highest level of England Football's grassroots club accreditation. Leicester Nirvana won the Community Club Award at September's Asian Football Awards. Potters Bar Town's Norwegian Supporters Club, meanwhile, has been admitted as a member of the Supporterunionen for Britisk Fotball, which the club says makes it the 20th largest supporter group of a British team in Norway. Flackwell Heath's Devs took the Suburban League Sportsmanship Award for August and September.
October's monthly awards filled in the rest. Whitstable Town's Lee Martins was named Manager of the Month with his side on a run of nine straight wins, and Michael Shinn collected the Isthmian League North equivalent at Newmarket Town. Jersey Bulls congratulated E Powell Coaching on a Manager of the Month award for October. Merstham received the Shepherd Neame Performance of the Month award for October after a 5-0 win away at Margate, and Racing Club Warwick were the Southern League Premier Central Club of the Month. Barnton were named NWCFL Division One South Club of the Month and also handed Harry Watson their own player award.
Some of the individual numbers stood out. Ollie Harris took Reading City's October prize after four goals and two assists; Max Davies won both Player and Goal of the Month at Taunton Town; Faz claimed Coalville Town's award for the second month running, with Zac Smithson's overhead kick at Cradley Town taking Goal of the Month. Jules Flanagan is not a club, so to be precise: Jules Flanagan won Lancaster City's vote with 60 per cent.
