Coach of the Year Award

Nominees

Paul Foster (U13 Volcanoes) - In a tough year Paul has stuck by his team through thick and thin and provided a positive environment for his players to continue to do what they love to do.

Rob Troughton (U18 Tornadoes) - He has had various levels of involvement with his current U18 since U7. Despite his own son stepping away from the game 2/3 years ago he always promised his team he would take them to U18 - which he has. He regularly acts as taxi for lads who are struggling for lifts and has created a massive team bond between all the boys and himself and Pete included. He has instilled a passion for the game with the boys and club, so a number are looking at moving to open age next year and feed into the future of the club. During covid he managed to continue with his weekly training (all be it over FIFA initially) then organising PT sessions over Zoom when restrictions started to relax.

Andy Hampson (U17 Tornadoes) - Been around the coaching set up for 9/10 years. He never moans. Always works the team around the lad’s desires. Coaches the correct way, he's inclusive, empathetic & very honest. His team are now starting to see rewards this season which may well be his last.

Team of the Year Award

Nominees

U16 Lightning - They've been going for ten years and were written off at the start, with coaches not wanting to put the effort into the so called, weaker players. They've made steady progress and created a great friendship on the group. Come close finishing second in the league last year and were top when covid hit. This season, they have finally got their rewards and won a league title in the last season with their coach

U12 Wildcats - In their first competitive season together, they have won 18 and drawn 1 of the 20 league games: Losing only once! They have 16 girls turn up every week playing 9-a-side, and they all share the minutes evenly every single week without complaint or greed. They support each other, encourage each other, and spend so much time together off the field after becoming so close. Lastly, they have a phenomenal parent following who all come back to the club house after every game and bond with each other as though they were one big family.

U21 Panthers - A new team, the difficulty of the ages of the lads and the commitments they have at that age and after speaking to Andy earlier in the season and him saying they weren’t getting results etc, credit for them staying together.

Veterans - Competing in their 3rd season the old men football side have been competing in the Bolton Fed Over 35s and have seen many of our junior team coaches join and play for the team. They have been pushing for the league title and have managed to get to a cup final which is a great achievement. What's great is that so many of the players are already involved with the club as coaches.

Clubperson of the Year Award

Nominees

Rob Troughton - He has had various levels of involvement with his current U18 since U7. Despite his own son stepping away from the game 2/3 years ago he always promised his team he would take them to U18 - which he has. He regularly acts as taxi for lads who are struggling for lifts and has created a massive team bond between all the boys and himself and Pete included. He has instilled a passion for the game with the boys and club, so a number are looking at moving to open age next year and feed into the future of the club. He also stepped up to the role of discipline officer for the club. He can be found most weekends watching other matches at the gin pit, bacon butty in hand.

Mark Nevin - Probably one of the clubs longest serving coaches who is always happy to help whatever the task, A&T wouldn’t be A&T without Mark. In fact, if you cut him in half you would be likely to find A&T running through his middle!

Jake Roberts - From the Typhoons. He carried out 15 minutes of cardio every day over the summer holidays to help raise money for the Salford children's holiday camp in Prestatyn and Wythenshawe hospital transplant unit he raised over £900.

Volunteer of the Year Award

Nominees

Tommy Roberts - Manages 3 junior teams and plays for the vets. Don't know where he finds the time or energy to fit it all in.

Paul Hart - Paul takes all our photos, does our match write ups and does our social media. He also produces amazing posters, cards, and pics for the girls of them on the pitch. He spends so much time each week capturing the team at their very best. He ensures everyone gets a mention in the write up and keeps track of all the goals. His pics are amazing, and he ensures everyone has access to them plus uploading videos and editing keep sake posters which the girls all love. He even made us team photo Christmas cards. All of this is obviously done in his own time and what an asset he is to our team. Our social media looks like a professional page, and we have club style cards with stats for each player.

Unsung Hero Award

Nominees

Tara McConville - For the amazing work that she has been doing outside of her coaching role and committee work with the successful addition of the Official Club Instagram page and many posts she puts up weekly showcasing all of the great work that our coaches / volunteers carry out on a weekly / monthly basis.

Andy Dudley - For making sure the new toilets were fitted correctly and working properly.

Ian Bramhall - He has stepped up to the role of vice chairman and by his own admission realised how much work goes on behind the scenes in order to ensure the club is run effectively and efficiently. He has been a great link between the committee and the coaches, something which we have needed for several years. If there are ever any questions or queries, he drives for an answer for the coaches and he has also been instrumental in helping set up our first ever club tournament which was a huge success!

Allen Davies Rising Star Award

Nominees

Ethan James (U14 Wolves) - New coach only 18 and doing a fantastic job with U14s Wolves. His head is well beyond his years!

Jake Roberts (U10 Typhoons) - Jake played a huge part in Little Gems during the 2 years his younger brother was involved, and his dad was a coach. He attended every training session early on Saturday morning and knew exactly what he had to do to set up for the session as soon as he arrived. His patience with the younger children and his ability to reassure the less confident children was amazing. Jake has continued to help as his brother moved to play for U7 Hawks and can regularly be seen cheering them on at their weekly matches.

Alex Lynch (U18) - He plays for the U18s but puts his heart and soul into everything he does. He also refs our younger teams at gin pit and St Marys and is good in guiding the younger teams from his position as ref. He also never misses an open age game, whether its 1sts, Ressie's or Vets on a Sunday. He has bought into the club ethos and can’t keep him away now. He's a great asset to the club.