The first award from a Sports Survival Package, devised to support major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions, was for non-league football.
Since Andy Woodman controversially replaced Neil Smith on March 31, the Ravens have gone on an extraordinary run that has seen them lose only once and keep seven clean sheets in his first 13 games.
The 2020-21 season will be remembered for many reasons. Unfortunately, for a second campaign running, the majority of Non-League was shutdown with only the National League’s top flight completing the season.
Hailed for their mundane realism and shortlisted for several prizes, they were also the inspiration behind All Together Now, a new book on the rise of AFC Wimbledon by the club’s long-time chief executive Erik Samuelson.
Alexander, 41, was on the books of a number of clubs including West Ham United, Exeter City, Swindon Town, Hull City and Burton Albion, and also had a spell as caretaker manager of Crawley Town alongside Martin Hinshelwood.
Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan and Birtles’ former Forest teammate and highly successful boss Martin O’Neill will be organising teams competing for the Samantha Birtles Trophy in honour of Garry’s wife who is suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer.
Earlier this year, ‘Big G’, as he is affectionately known, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 36, prompting the Non- League family to rally around in support with fundraising efforts.
They are ultimately responsible for supporting the game at grassroots and Non-League level. This means there is an unstinting commitment towards ensuring that football is accessible to everyone with the best possible experience on offer.
Clegg, 36, is the mastermind behind the event at the University of Bolton Stadium, which will feature a morning of 30-minute ‘showcase’ games followed by meetings with employers and recruitment agents from a range of industries.
Lee Phillips made a good career out of getting the better of defenders but going up against a young Tyrone Mings in Chippenham Town training sessions showed the striker all he needed to know.
The Hertfordshire club were originally placed into the Southern League Step 3 Premier South division for one season in 2018-19 before being shifted into the Premier Central.
Bromsgrove boss Bren Kelly was in no doubt how important the competition had been, both for his players and also in helping him shape his squad ahead of the new Southern League Central Premier Division season.
The Woking manager led a Cards team, including first teamers Josh Casey and Tommy Block, of wing-walkers in aid of Woking & Sam Beare Hospices Charity.
Appointed as team boss at the age of 28 three years ago, Williams helped the Shrewsbury Sports Village side to promotion to their current league, but has now relinquished the post due to personal reasons.
On May 10, 2003, at Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium, the winger scored an injury-time winner to settle the inaugural Conference play-off final. In doing so, he made Doncaster Rovers the only team in UK history ever to be promoted thanks to a Golden Goal.
Wrexham revealed that he has a “specific brief” to create a football strategy for the club and has already put together a “detailed analysis” of their current playing squad.