Night of great celebration for Kinmel Bay – a true family football club
It was a sparkling night as Kinmel Bay Football Club held their annual presentation evening at the Kinmel Manor, Abergele.
Star guest of honour was Wales and Everton legend Neville Southall, now a prolific supporter of charitable causes, who handed out the prizes and conducted a Q and A about his career with the audience.
Kinmel Bay’s first, development and women’s teams all received their season’s awards and were very well represented across the board.
During the campaign, Bay’s first team won the Tier 4 Cookson Cup, the development side performed really well in their divisions and the women’s side finished third in the NWWFL East in an impressive comeback season in league football.
The constant reference to Kinmel Bay being a “family club” was largely the overriding theme of the evening.
Providing great musical entertainment were The Wanderers – Steve Taylor and Alan Maylor.
Massive congratulations to Kinmel Bay FC’s 2023-2024 winners
Top Goalscorer
First team: Connor Morris
Reserves/Development team: Jacob Jones
Women’s team: Seren Williams
Managers Player of the Year
Firsts: Liam Jones
Reserves/Development: Connor Craig
Women’s: Amy Chesters
Players Player of the Year
Firsts: Nyal Hughes
Reserves/Development: Jacob Jones
Women’s: Jen Small
Most Assists
Firsts: Anthony Jones
Reserves/Development: Mark Hughes
Women’s: Seren Williams
The Most Improved – The Anne Darwin Trophy
Firsts: Ben Cawley
Reserves/Development: Harvey Burgess
Women’s: Becca Gregson
Young Player of the Year – The Tyler Smiler Denton Trophy
Firsts: Ash Lavender
Reserves/Development: Jacob Jones
Women’s: Chloe Scanlan
Golden Gloves
Firsts: Ash Lavender
Reserves/Development: Darrell Gunther & Charlie Jones
Women’s: Shelby Wild
Club Person of the Year
Firsts: Chris Evans
Reserves/Development: Nyal Hughes
Women’s: Georgia Williams
Captains Trophy
Firsts: Ash Wood & Paddy Hamid
Reserves/Development: Wez Hancocks
Women’s: Lucy Perry
Most MOTM Awards
Nyal Hughes
Photographer of the Year
Barry Griffiths
Becca Gregson
Sports Reporter of the Year
Dave Jones – Grassroots North Wales
Initiation Song of the Year
Ben Cawley
Charlie Jones
Best Supporters Trophy
Frank Standing
Balon D’or Trophy
Connor Morris 50 Goals reached vs Brymbo on the 30th of September 2023.
Sponsors Trophies
Sion Pritchard – Petplace
Rich Blake – LVL5
Angela Clarkson Phil Bird – The Sandy Cove Ltd
Nigel & Katrina Moule – The Cambria Club
Kris Edwards – Jewson’s
Special Awards
Ash Wood – 250 Games
Anthony Jones – 200 Games
Nyal Hughes – 200 Games
North Wales Coast East Premier League Manager’s Award
Andy Thomas