Short list of nominees revealed for 2025 Berkshire Football Awards

Photo of Maidenhead United Women’s boss Ed Jackson-Norris receiving his manager’s award last year. Photo: Neil Graham.

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An impressive 23 different football clubs have made the shortlist for this year’s TradeMark Berkshire Football Awards, alongside a host of individuals in a range of categories that celebrate pretty much every facet of the beautiful game.

The long list of nominees in the various categories was released last week before being whittled down by the Football in Berkshire team to create a shortlist, with the winners set to be announced at the awards night at the Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading on Wednesday, June 18.

A team of 20 judges read the back stories, took note of the nominations and voted for their top three nominees in each category. Those scores were then put together to form the short list which was announced on Friday.

Tickets for the event are now on sale, with the awards ceremony to be hosted by Guardian Football Weekly podcast regular, author of Up Pohnpei! and co-host of The Sweeper podcast, Paul Watson.

Among those nominated this year are Burnham FC and Windsor & Eton FC in the Matchday experience category, Slough Town’s Callum Withers in the Supporter of the Season category, Jason Stewart of Maidenhead United and Lewis Clements & George Gould of Windsor & Eton in the grounds team of the season category, and Megan Halfacree of Maidenhead United and Scott Davies of Slough Town for the goal of the season award.

Jamie Tompkins, who recently left Ascot United, and Windsor & Eton’s Matty Angell have been nominated in the manager of the season category (men’s game).

Alongside the main awards there will also be a tribute to Maidenhead United’s long serving manager Alan Devonshire.

The award categories and nominees are as follows:

MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE

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Burnham FC

Reading YMCA

Tadley Calleva

Windsor & Eton

SUPPORTER OF THE SEASON

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Callum Withers – Slough Town

Christopher Dawson – Windsor & Eton

Eloise Berry-Hargreaves – Hungerford Town

Katie and Neil Bridgland – Reading Women

GROUNDS TEAM OF THE SEASON

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Jason Stewart – Maidenhead United

Lewis Clements & George Gould – Windsor & Eton

Mark Lemm & Luke Howroyd – Reading YMCA

Reading City Ground Staff

VOLUNTEER OF THE SEASON

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Angy King – Reading Women

Connor McNeish – Slough Town

Mark Bradley – Cookham Dean

Natasha Loughrey – Wokingham Town

Natasha Pantony – Eversley & California

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE SEASON

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Charlee Bradbury

Daisy Spiers

John Leakey

Neil Graham

GOAL OF THE SEASON

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Alex Woodhead – Finchampstead

Anas Igozouln – Ascot United

Megan Halfacree – Maidenhead United

Scott Davies – Slough Town

BEST WEBSITE

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Binfield FC

Burghfield FC

Burnham FC

Slough Town

Windsor & Eton

BEST CONTENT CREATOR

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Caversham United

Harry McBain – Wokingham Town

Ryan Sheehan – Reading City

Tadley Calleva

BEST INDIVIDUAL EVENT

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Caversham United Kit Competition

Caversham United Women v Reading FC Women

Clive McNelly Memorial Match (Wokingham Town)

EBFL Showcase

FOOTBALL WRITER OF THE SEASON

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Base of the Pyramid

Neal Jeffs – Ascot United

Peter Matthews – Reading Women

Dave Read – Wandering Tractor

PHYSIO OF THE SEASON

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Casey Smyth – Windsor & Eton

Dan Harris – Bracknell Town

Declan Dowling – Thatcham Town

Salil Das – Binfield

MANAGER OF THE SEASON (WOMEN’S GAME)

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Andy Cox – Ascot United

Cathy Corr – Windsor & Eton

Emeka Ehenulo – AFC Caversham

Ryan Robinson – Maidenhead United Development

MANAGER OF THE SEASON (MEN’S GAME)

Sponsor Massage Movements

Bailey Gandolfi – FC Bracknell

Devonn Reid – Westwood Wanderers

Jamie Tompkins – Ascot United

Matty Angell – Windsor & Eton

Mitchel Cooper & Darryl Jelly – Eversley & California

REFEREE OF THE SEASON

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Charles Walker

Dave Pilling

Juliette Forgham

Lola Pollard

YOUNG PLAYER (MALE)

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CJ Fubler – Binfield

Ethan Kitching – Windsor & Eton

Jamie Davies – Maidenhead United/Thatcham Town

Jaden Odama – Wokingham Town

Ty Moorcroft – Woodley United

YOUNG PLAYER (FEMALE)

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Ava Broke-Smith – Maidenhead United

Cherry Preisner – Reading

Emma Donovan – Windsor & Eton

Lucy Giles – Woodley United

Molly Brookes – Ashridge Park

PLAYER OF THE SEASON (MALE)

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Jack Beech – Maidenhead Town

Mark Scott – Ascot United

Pawel Kowallkowski – Windsor & Eton

Reece Smith – Maidenhead United

PLAYER OF THE SEASON (FEMALE)

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Lana Cashmore – Finchampstead

Lauren Broadhurst – Ashridge Park

Lucy Bolitho – Reading

Sarah Lawrence – Woodley United

The Darrell Freeland Award for Service to the Local Game has been decided by a Football in Berkshire panel and will be presented as the final award on the night.

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The venue is accessible by train from Reading Station and the number 17 bus, or Tilehurst Station. There is also plenty of parking available at the venue.

Doors are set to open from 6pm and dinner is provided with your ticket with foot this year being provided by the Rural Pie Company.

The evening’s entertainment will also include a performance from Burghfield Uncommon before the awards are handed out while house band The Small Strings will perform at half-time and full-time.

The venue is limited to 150 seats, so it is first-come first-served.