Hethersett Athletic







	Team shots at the presentation funday are from top left to right: The Under-16s (presentation on a separate evening at East Harling), Under-9s, Under-10s, Under-11s, Under-13s, Under-12s, Under-15s, Under-8s, Under-14s and Girls Under-14s. Click on the photos to open larger images

For the first time ever the youth teams held their own presentation event which was linked with a funday and fete at Hethersett Middle School.

Five-a-side football matches were interspersed by individual presentation events throughout the day which included a barbecue and a number of stalls.

"The day was a great success and a wonderful way of showcasing the club and our links with the local community," said club chairman Peter Steward.

Awards during the day were presented by Chair of Norfolk FA Stuart Dracup, former Norwich City player Peter Mendham, and coaches and managers from the club's adult sides.

Special club awards went to Peter Wiltshire (golden boot for scoring 70 goals - a club record), Andy Oliver and Chris Kerr (Football Workforce County FA Certificates for outstanding contribution to football) and Tom Rainsford (Lee Thompson Memorial Trophy). Along with the individual team awards, the club presented appearance trophies to those achieving 50 and 100 appearances.

Appearance trophies for 100 games went to the following: Jacob Morrison (under-15s), Chris Marshall (under-15s), Lucas Cooper (under-15s), Jack Raven (under-15s), Nathan Cooper (under-14s), Matt Molloy (under-14s), Robert Gamble (under-13s), Craig Blanchflower (under-12s).

Appearance trophies for 50 games went to the following: Ryan Turner (under-15s), Daniel Tidy (under-14s), Thomas Boggan (under-13s), Lewis Rodgers (under-13s), Oliver Mirza (under-13s), David Chambers (under-13s), Samuel Rock (under-12s), Ben Fryer (under-12s), Luke House (under-11s), Alex Richardson (under-11s), Bryony Radley (under-11s), Toby Wyatt (under-11s), Ben Annis (under-11s), Camilla Munro (under-14 girls), Holly Clarke (under-14 girls).

Individual team awards were as follows:

Under-8s (presented by Adult Reserve team manager Dave Manington): Most Improved Player - A Team, Conrad Doggett; B Team, Joe Smalls; Top Goalscorers - A Team, Peter Wiltshire; B Team, Sam Rix; Most Man of the Match Awards (voted for by the opposition) - A Team, Peter Wiltshire; B Team, Steven Jessop. The team paraded the South Norfolk Sunday League Trophy and League Cup after achieving a superb double.

Under-9s (presented by former Norwich City star Peter Mendham): Most Improved Player, Josh Denny; Players Player of the Season, James Lemmon; Managers' Player of the Season, Matt Youngs.

Under-10s (presented by first team manager Ross Potter): Top Scorer, Lucas Anthony; Best Attitude, Jamie Miller; Supporters Player of the Season, James Burton; Players Player of the Season, Isaac Catchpole; Managers Player of the Season, Lucas Anthony.

Under-11s (presented by Men's A Team coach Bob Oliver): Top Scorer, Josh Wilcox; Players Player of the Season, Alex Richardson; Managers Player of the Season, Bryony Radley.

Under-12s (presented by sponsors Mace and Keeley Building Services): Players and Supporters Players of the Season, James Dyson and Jake Keeley.

Under-13s (presented by Men's First Team manager Ross Potter): Top Scorer, Tom Cullum; Most Improved Player, Freddie Raven; Players Player of the Season, Luke Giles; Manager and Coaches Player of the Season, Ben Rogers.

Under-14s (presented by A Team Manager Mark Kerr): Players Player of the Season, Callum Jolly; Most Improved Player, Greg O'Sullivan; Manager and Parents Player of the Season, Matt Molloy.

Under-15s ( (presented by former Norwich City player Peter Mendham): Managers Award, Will Cook and Paul Baxter; Top Scorer, Chris Marshall; Players Player of the Season, George Newbury.

Under-16s: The Under-16s had a separate presentation evening at East Harling Social Club on Saturday 13th May when the following trophies were presented: Players player of the season, Charlie Smith; Manager's player of the season, Alex Lyall; Most improved player, Josh Guinness; Clubman of the Year, Dominic Chandler.

Under-14 Girls (presented by their manager Richard Munro): Players Player of the Season, Polly Tarrant; Most Improved Player, Imogen Stevenson; Managers Player of the Season, Philippa Symons.

The club also announced that it will be running an Under-11s girls team next season and their manager and coach Joe Cooper was introduced.