THE Football Conference End of Season Awards ceremony took place at The Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday 13th June.
The Black Tie Gala Dinner affair, attended by over 400 guests, ended the season on a high with plenty to celebrate.
The Annual Football Conference Awards as pre-determined by set criteria, Club Managers and a panel of judges were presented to all deserved winners together with Blue Square sponsored awards as determined via fan polls.
The Award Winners in all categories of The Football Conference Awards were as follows:
BLUE SQUARE PREMIER
Champions ~ BURTON ALBION
Runner-Up ~ CAMBRIDGE UNITED
Play-Off Winners ~ TORQUAY UNITED
Manager of the Year ~ GARY BRABIN, CAMBRIDGE U
Player of the Year ~ JAMES CONSTABLE, OXFORD U
Top Goal Scorer ~ ANDY MANGAN, FOREST GREEN
Programme of the Year ~ WREXHAM
Fair Play Award ~ KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS
BLUE SQUARE NORTH
Champions ~ TAMWORTH
Runner-Up ~ GATESHEAD
Play-Off Winners ~ GATESHEAD
Manager of the Year ~ GARY MILLS, TAMWORTH
Player of the Year ~ LEE NOVAK, GATESHEAD
Top Goal Scorer ~ LEE NOVAK, GATESHEAD
Programme of the Year ~ GATESHEAD
Fair Play Award ~ SOUTHPORT
BLUE SQUARE SOUTH
Champions ~ AFC WIMBLEDON
Runner-Up ~ HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH
Play-Off Winners ~ HAYES & YEADING UNITED
Manager of the Year ~ TERRY BROWN, WIMBLEDON
Player of the Year ~ JON MAIN, AFC WIMBLEDON
Top Goal Scorer ~ JON MAIN, AFC WIMBLEDON
Programme of the Year ~ AFC WIMBLEDON
Fair Play Award ~ AFC WIMBLEDON
In addition to this, the following Blue Square Fans Awards were also presented on the evening:
BSS Manager of the Year ~ TERRY BROWN
BSS Player of the Year ~ JON MAIN, WIMBLEDON
Goal of the Season ~ MICHAEL WELCH, ALTRINCHAM
Young Player of the Year ~ DANNY STEVENS, TORQUAY
All award winners, with the exception of Lee Novak, were in attendance on the evening to collect their awards in front of the Setanta camera's, with the show hosted and presented by Setanta Football Conference favourites Steve Bower and Rebecca Lowe.
The show will be screened on Setanta Sports 1 on Friday 19th June 2009 from 6.00pm - 7.00pm. Please tune in to capture the best moments from the evening.
The Football Conference would like to thank their sponsors Blue Square and broadcasting partners Setanta Sports for their support over the past season, with an extra special thanks to Setanta for hosting and filming the Awards Evening.
