Northwest Football Awards 2020 Announces Finalists
The finalists for the 2020 Pitching In Northwest Football Awards (NWFA) ceremony have been chosen following a meeting of awards judges and a wide scale public vote.
Now in its 13th year, the Northwest Football Awards will be held on Monday, 9th November and will be unlike ever before following an unprecedented 2019/20 season, from grassroots level through to the elite level of the beautiful game.
All honours for the Pitching In Northwest Football Awards 2020 (NWFA) will be announced in a digital ceremony taking place across the Northwest Football Awards’ social channels and website from 10.00 am on Monday, 9th November.
This year, the NWFA is honoured to again be supporting the Darby Rimmer Foundation. Former Liverpool, Rochdale and Bolton Wanderers footballer, Stephen Darby, together with his close friend and former British Forces veteran, Chris Rimmer, set up the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation after Stephen’s sudden retirement from football in September 2018, on being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), aged just 29. MND is a degenerative condition that affects how nerves in the brain and spinal cord function. There is currently no cure.
Laura Wolfe, speaking on behalf of the Pitching In Northwest Football Awards said: “Despite the unprecedented times that we find ourselves in, the entries this year were no less impressive and the judges’ decisions were more difficult than ever.
“It was important that we, at the NWFA, even in this most difficult of years, went ahead with the 2020 Awards and recognised the incredible work going on at all levels of the game across our region, both on the pitch and behind the scenes.
“As well as the trophies and celebrations at the upper levels of the game, at the other end of the scale, it has been a tough year off the field for many of our clubs, and it would be remiss of us not to recognise this and show our support for the clubs, staff and fans who have been through and still continue to live through such tough times.”
To follow the awards being announced on Monday, 9th November from 10.00 am, go to: www.northwestfootballawards.com
Or follow live throughout the day, via:
Twitter: @NWFAwards | Instagram: @NWFAwards | Facebook: @NWFAwards
FULL LIST OF FINALISTS – PITCHING IN NORTHWEST FOOTBALL AWARDS 2020
Kick It Out Promoting Inclusion Award
Better Things FC
Everton
Greater Manchester FC
Manchester United Foundation
Sir Tom Finney FC
Social Inclusion Football League
Community Club of the Season – All Other Leagues (in association with the PFA)
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust
Preston North End Community and Education Trust
Community Club of the Season – Premier League (in association with the PFA)
Burnley FC in the Community
City in the Community
Everton in the Community
LFC Foundation
Manchester United Foundation
Community Initiative of the Season (in association with the PFA)
Burnley FC in the Community- Veterans Programme
City in the Community – City Parks
Everton in the Community – Blue Family
LFC Foundation – Virtual Response
Manchester United Foundation – Covid 19 Response
Preston North End Community Education Trust – Helping Hampers
Stockport County and the NHS
Best Club Marketing, Sponsorship or Engagement Campaign
Everton and hummel – More Than Eleven kit launch
Liverpool Football Club – Carlsberg ‘Champions’ Campaign
Preston North End – #pneathome ‘Where in the world’
Northwest Football Journalist or Broadcaster of the Season
Oliver Kay – The Athletic
Mike Minay – BBC Radio Manchester
James Pearce – The Athletic
The Athletic Rising Star of the Season
Lewis Travis – Blackburn Rovers Football Club
Dwight McNeil – Burnley Football Club
Tommy Doyle – Manchester City
Mason Greenwood – Manchester United
Josh Harrop – Preston North End
Antonee Robinson – Wigan Athletic
The Athletic Women’s Rising Star of the Season
Natasha Fenton – Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club
Evie Priestley – Burnley FC Women
Rinsola Babajide – Liverpool FC Women
Lauren Hemp – Manchester City
Lauren James – Manchester United Women’s Football Club
Player of the Season – National League
Scott Quigley – Barrow AFC
Matt Urwin – Chorley
Ash Palmer – Stockport County
Player of the Season – League Two
Sam Lavelle – Morecambe Football Club
Jonny Smith – Oldham Athletic Football Club
Ibou Touray – Salford City Football Club
Player of the Season – League One
Colby Bishop – Accrington Stanley Football Club
Liam Feeney – Blackpool Football Club
Paul Coutts – Fleetwood Town Football Club
Eoghan O’Connell – Rochdale Football Club
Player of the Season – Championship
Adam Armstrong – Blackburn Rovers
Daniel Johnson – Preston North End
Samy Morsy – Wigan Athletic
Player of the Season – Premier League
Nick Pope- Burnley Football Club
Jordan Henderson – Liverpool Football Club
Kevin De Bruyne -Manchester City
Women’s Player of the Season
Saffron Jordan – Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club
Lauren Bracewell – Burnley FC Women
Rachel Furness – Liverpool FC Women
Steph Houghton, MBE – Manchester City
Lauren James – Manchester United Women’s Football Club
Manager of the Season
Paul Cook – Wigan Athletic
Sean Dyche – Burnley
Ian Evatt– Barrow AFC
Jurgen Klopp – Liverpool
Unsung Hero
To be announced on Monday, 9th November
Lifetime Contribution
To be announced on Monday, 9th November
Impact Award
To be announced on Monday, 9th November
To view the full list of this year’s finalists, visit www.northwestfootballawards.com.
About the Pitching In Northwest Football Awards
The Pitching In Northwest Football Awards (NWFA) celebrates the region’s footballing elite and pays tribute to those who have achieved footballing excellence both on and off the field in the 2019/20 season. The NWFA recognises footballing excellence from the male and female football leagues from the National League though to Premier League. More at www.northwestfootballawards.com.
About Pitching In:
For more detailed background about the initiative, visit https://gvc-plc.com/corporate-responsibility/pitching-in/.
About the Darby Rimmer Foundation:
More information about the Darby Rimmer Foundation at www.darbyrimmermnd.co.uk.
