Football in Berkshire has revealed its short list for the 2026 Grundon Waste Management Berkshire Football awards.
Football in Berkshire’s judging panel, has read the stories, taken note of the number of nominations and voted for their top three in each category. Those scores have all been added up to make the short list.
Tickets for the event, which will take place in Reading on June 10, are now on sale.
The ceremony will again be hosted by Guardian Football Weekly podcast regular, author of Up Pohnpei! and co-host of The Sweeper podcast, Paul Watson, at Double-Barrelled Brewery. The venue is limited to 150 seats, so it is first-come first-served.
The short list is:
Match Day Experience – Sponsor Rural Pie Co
Binfield
Hungerford Town
Windsor & Eton
Yateley United
Supporter of the Season – Sponsor Supporters Trust at Reading
Christopher Dawson (Windsor & Eton)
Eloise Berry-Hargreaves (Hungerford Town)
Great Park Crew
JJ Crosby (Maidenhead United)
Volunteer of the Season (Senior Club) – Sponsor Supporters Trust at Reading
Andrew Clemens (Datchet)
Gary Wade (Old Windsor)
Luke Bishop (Burghfield)
Ryan Sheehan (Reading City)
Volunteer of the Season (Junior Club) – Sponsor TeamFeePay
Martin and Hazel Bingham
Mitch Noble
Phil Rees
Rob Hayward
Grounds Team of the Season – Award available to sponsor
Lewis Clements and George Gould (Windsor & Eton)
Lewis Pike, Martin Smith, Andy Cotton and Luke Beard (Binfield)
Mark Lemm and Luke Howroyd (Reading YMCA)
Matt Moss (Wokingham Town)
Best Photographer- Sponsor Zapkam Sportswear
Andrew Batt
Daisy Spiers
Ryan Young
Sinead Thompson
Goal of the Season – Sponsor XLFC
Harry Hamblin (Yateley United)
Lauren Smaje (Finchampstead)
Luke Maze (Reading YMCA)
Luke Phillips (Windsor & Eton)
Best Website – Sponsor With Flair Agency
Binfield
Finchampstead
Mortimer FC
Reading City
Windsor & Eton
Best Content Creator – Sponsor XLFC
Caversham United
Codie Tracey (Hungerford Town)
Harry McBain (Wokingham Town)
Reading City Media Team
Best Individual Event – Award available to sponsor
Retro Day at Maidenhead United
Siren 5s
Tadley-Calleva vs Weymouth
Wokingham Town 150th Anniversary
Football Writer of the Season – Award available to sponsor
Neal Jeffs
Neil Maskell
Peter Matthews
Steve Jinman
Physio of the Season – Award available to sponsor
Darcey Young & Olivia Mansell
Klaudia Owczarek
Meg Bryan
Paige Ryan-Swanston
Manager of the Season (Women’s Game) – Award available to sponsor
Cathy Corr (Windsor & Eton)
Dave Kitson (Maidenhead United)
Dave Senior (Finchampstead)
Shai Humphries (Wokingham Town)
Manager of the Season (Men’s Game) – Sponsor Complete Coaching
Carl Davies (Bracknell Town)
Devonn Reid (Westwood Wanderers)
Jordan Blake (Woodley United)
Rob Webb (Windsor & Eton)
Referee of the Season – Sponsor ‘The Sports Official’s Journal’ by Stuart Carrington – out in June
Dave Fisher
Ethan Stacey
Katie Bridgland
Lola Pollard
Young Player of the Season (Female) – Sponsor Procision Football Academy
Izzy Folkard (Burghfield)
Molly McKeever (Maidenhead United)
Ruby Huggins (Finchampstead)
Sophie Butler (Reading FC Women)
Tilly Baigent (Wokingham Town)
Young Player of the Season (Male) – Sponsor Procision Football Academy
Aaron Peprah (Wokingham Town)
Luke Phillips (Windsor & Eton)
Sam Lynskey (Wokingham Town)
Shaquille Johnson (Berks County)
Player of the Season (Female) – Sponsor Grundon Waste Services
Aaliayh Charles (Maidenhead United)
Holly Robinson (Caversham United)
Lauren Smaje (Finchampstead)
Nikhita Sangha (Slough Town)
Player of the Season (Male) – Sponsor Grundon Waste Services
Harvey Rackley-Hayes (Berks County)
Luke Polding (Thatcham Town)
Matt Berry-Hargreaves (Hungerford Town)
Sean Moore (Wokingham Town)
The Darrell Freeland Award for Service to the Local Game is selected by the Football in Berkshire team.
Tickets are now on sale for the event, and can be purchased here.
