SPORTSBEAT Young Player of the Year

■ THEY say a week is a long time in football – so three years seems like an absolute eternity!
It’s hard to believe it was 2019 when we last sat round the table at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge to announce the NGA winners to our distinguished guests.
The truncated 2020 event was conducted virtually due to the Covid lockdown and last year was a total washout, so it brings us great delight to announce we are back and ready to dust down our lounge suits once again.

AWARD WINNER: Gateshead’s Jon Mellish was voted Young Player of the Year in 2019
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