NON-LEAGUE AWARDS FAIRER THAN FIFA

I could go on about FIFA and dear old Sep Blatter but let's be positive and celebrate the Non League FA National Game awards:

The TIMALI Finance Solutions Step 3 and 4 Player of the Year goes to Tom Greaves of FC United. Like his very unwell name sake Jimmy, Tom is a born goal scorer and he also supports Leeds United which makes it even better.

The PFA Fair Play Award goes to Harrogate Town. No bookings for dissent this season, and if there is any indiscretion the players go to local schools to help out and show some community spirit. They came 15^th in their league, so there must have been times when they had to bite their tongues.

The NLFA Player of the Year is John Akinde from Barnet. Once of Portsmouth this goalscorer is back in the Football League with a point to prove.

The Reusch Goalkeeper of the Year is James McKeown of Grimsby Town. I've seen his play twice this season, so fair dos. He has had 23 clean sheets this season.

The Football Foundation Community Club Award goes to Merthyr Town. Owned by a supporters' trust, the club has revived itself after closing in 2010. This means a sizeable grant to help develop their facilities, which their development manager Elliott Evans will be thrilled with. He is only 21 years old and obviously doing a good job.

Huck Nets sponsor the Goal of the Season and this goes to Sean geddes of Worcester City. It was a “Rabona” chip against Barrow in the FA Trophy-have a look on the web for it.

The NLFA Unsung Hero is Derek Vernon for his services to Northamptonshire Football.

Darrell Clarke from Bristol Rovers gets Field Turf Manager of the Year.

John Mills of Didcot Town is awarded the All About Ballerz Golden Boot for scoring 56 goals with 8 hat tricks and a five trick also.

Lee Angol of Boreham Wood is the SportsBeat Young Player of the Year,

Mary Jinks the Fan of the Year, at 86 she has even been to watch England C play Cyprus and support one player, Andy Halls from Macclesfield-she sponsors him.

Ex Bisham Abbey administrator and Wycombe Wanderers FC manager, now Football Conference Chairman, Brian Lee, has the NLP Lifetime Achievement Award and

Andy Yiadom from Barnet the FA England C player of the year-by the way the FA is thinking about abandoning the C XI.

Finally, Red Insure give Maidstone Town their Team of the Year and

North Ferriby United get the Toolstation Cup Run of the Year.