United's best-ever season
Published Date:
12 June 2008
READSTONE United capped off their most successful season ever at their presentation on Monday.
Six of the eight teams picked up league honours, including two league title successes.
Teams and individuals were presented with trophies by club founder member John Hill at a packed Padiham Town Hall.
Both the Under 16s and Under 15 Girls won their leagues, with the latter also reaching the cup final.
The Under 15 Boys celebrated a cup win, while the Under 11s were beaten in the final of the Consolation Cup and the Under 8s finished runners-up in their league.
And the Under 10s also picked up silverware, as they were handed the league's Fair Play award.
On the individual front, Oliver Dugdale and Thomas Halliwell won the respective junior and senior male Player of the Year awards.
Sophie Hindle was the female Player of the Year, with Lee Ashton the Club Person of the Year and Simon Bywater taking the Chairman's Trophy.
The Under 10s, Under 11s, Under 15s and Under 16s all presented a Players' Player of the Year prize, handed to Dugdale, Denzil Yates, Tom Ives and Ben Bridson.
The rest of the age groups presented a Most Enthusiastic Player honour, with Joanne Taylor (Under 17 Girls), Alex Czernanin (Under 15 Girls), Alex Bell (Under 7s), Dean Moorhouse (Under 8s) and Brandon Waring (Under 9s) taking those awards.
Abbey Blackett and Gabby Preugschat were the two female sides' Players of the Year, with Aidan Duffy, Owen Grice, Joe Troup, Michael Greenhough, George Frielick and Bridson taking those awards in order of age.
And it was Melissa McKay and Natalie Cassidy who took the two female Sportsperson of the Year accolades, with all seven of the male sides also presenting that award.
Those went to Lee Wild, Joe Noone, James Davies, Jamie McEvoy, Luke Wilde, Sam Schofield and Josh Corrigan respectively.
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12 June 2008 3:57 PM
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