Presentation night honours/report

The ceremony was hosted by Journal Sport's Mike Turner and Sarah McQuillen, assisted by Roz Wyeth.

Under Six.

THE Under Sixes need a special mention even though they have not started playing together yet.

They have been busy training indoors, preparing for their campaign next season when they will join the South Wilts Youth & Badger League as Under sevens.

You can imagine the boys are full of enthusiasm. Understandably they are not here tonight, as it's already past their bedtime - but we wish them well for next season.

Under Sevens.

THE A-team put in good performances all season and were unbeaten in the league.

In this year of non-competitive football, the aim was to set high standards in preparation for 2006/07.

The B-team made a slow start, mainly due to lack of a manager. Two volunteers stepped forward to take control following which the team's performances improved dramatically.

The boys have showed excellent team spirit and have had a run of positive results to build on next season.

Chris Knowles presented their player of the season award to Charlie Burden.

Under Eights.

THIS season saw the Under eights playing competitively for the first time in the South Wilts Youth & Badger league.

In 21 fixtures they lost only once, drew three times and won 17 to win their league.

For the statisticians among you... the boys played 840 minutes of football - during which they scored 134 goals and conceded 28 or to put it another way, they scored every six minutes and let a goal in every half an hour.

Their goal difference of plus-102 shows that even at this early stage, the boys understand how to defend at one end and break down defences at the other!

While every team member deserves recognition, the award can only go to one player.

This lad is a human dynamo, he never gives up battling, his head never drops and he gives 100-per-cent every time he puts on the white shirt.

He is a great team player with outstanding ability to create and score goals.

Chris Ferrett presented the player of the season award to Ryan Brice, while captain Joe McNeally collected the league trophy.

Under Nines.

THE A-team had another good season, leading the league until the final three games when they were pipped at the post.

However, the boys did not let that affect them as they went on to win the Under nines cup, beating Alderbury 3-1 in the final.

The A-team set a record by scoring 93 goals during the campaign 32 more than the team who won the league!

The B-team had a mixed season having been promoted from the Blue League. Unfortunately they were relegated, but the boys are determined that they will only spend a short time in the lower division and hope to regain their top slot next season.

They enjoyed a good cup run, before eventually being knocked out in the semi-final by the eventual winners.

The Under nine's player of the year is Charlie Martin - a truly dedicated player who always gives 100-per-cent and is a constant source of encouragement for the rest of the team.

Unfortunately, Charlie cannot be with us tonight as he has lived in Ireland since December.

However, he phones every Sunday to find out the team's result and has even flown over specially to play in four games since then, including the cup final, which clearly shows above average commitment.

Paul Sales presented the award to Nathan Hill on Charlie's behalf with Dylan Sanger collecting the league cup.

Under Tens.

THE A-team had a very good first half to the season which saw them beaten only once - and that was by their own B-team!

However, the second half of the season saw the team affected by illness and the small squad was sometimes left with a player short.

As a result the A-team finished fourth in the league.

They did enjoy a good cup run which saw them reach the semi-finals, where they were beaten by eventual league winners, Warminster.

The B-team, who are also in the top division, had a good season.

Among their highlights was, of course, beating their A-team, Pewsey (last year's league winners) and Laverstock A in the cup. They finished higher up in the league than any other B team.

These two sides will merge next season when they move up to 11-a-side and the boys fully expect that their combined strengths will add up to a successful season.

The player of the season, as voted for by all the players, was chosen for his overall contribution to the team, both in games and during training.

He is enthusiastic, determined and of course, skilful. He's a player who loves to score from outside the box, and it's no surprise he has been scouted by Bournemouth Academy.

Matt Holmes presented the award to Greg Potts with John Light picking up their six-a-side trophy.

Under 11s.

THIS age group also boasts two sides who play in the same league.

This season, the teams moved up from mini-soccer to the nine-a-side game, which incorporates 11-a-side rules, but with a slightly smaller pitch and goals.

The A-team finished third in the league after some memorable performances - one of which resulted in them beating Bemerton Heath Harlequins 5-0.

They also reached the final of the cup where the Harlequins got their own back, albeit in extra time.

The A-team also reached the quarter-finals of the Wiltshire Cup which they were eligible to play in for the first time.

The B-team was a new side at the beginning of the season and in the main was formed from boys who had never met - never mind played together before.

Considering these problems, the team had a good season and an excellent team spirit was built.

Again, these two teams will merge next season at Under 12 to form one 11-a-side squad.

Tim Bond presented the player of the season award to Brett Kelly.

Under 12s.

THE under 12s came of age this season.

For the first time they entered the Testway League on Saturday as well as the South Wilts League on Sunday, and week in, week out, these boys performed well, winning both leagues.

To top the season off, the boys also won both cups.

The highlight was coming from 2-0 down with ten minutes to go, to win the Testway Cup final 4-2 after extra time.

Robbie Matthews presented the player of the season award to Oliver Batchelor, while other players collected the Testway League and Cup and the South Wilts League and Cup trophies.

Under 12s - Girls.

THIS was a new one for Salisbury City!

The girls team was the brainchild of a certain Nev Beal who, in moving his team into Ladies football, realised that the club needed a structure to feed players into the adult team.

The girls got together in mid-summer 2005.

Most of them had never met, some had never played before and all were nervous - including the manager who was also a first timer.

Girls' football is played in two-year age bands and the squad quickly realised that it was hard to play against some of the giants from other teams who at times even dwarfed their mums!

However, Salisbury City's girls gave a good account of themselves finishing mid-table and beating some very good clubs along the way.

Because of the two-year age span the Under 12s will lose some players next season to the older age group, but have already set about the task of bringing in quality replacements and are confident they will be contesting for the league in 2006/07.

The manager would like to ask all mums and dads to please buy some grow bags for the girls' use over the summer!

The player of the season is a young lady who attended every training session save for injury, and is a terrier on the pitch. She has scored goals for the team, but her real strength lies in defence.

Alex Haddow presented the player of the season award to Emma Neave.

Under 13s.

THE squad had an excellent season in terms of results and performances.

Unlike the younger age groups who run more than one team, this age is not split into A and B but into Saturday and Sunday.

These boys won both leagues.

The Saturday side didn't lose a single game all season and the Sunday side only lost one.

It proved a difficult season for the Saturday side with the league being rather weak, but nevertheless the boys stayed focused scoring 190 goals and conceding just nine!

The Saturday side also won the cup and got one over on the Sunday side who were unfortunately beaten in their cup final by a stronger side on the day.

The Under 13s reached the Quarter-finals of the Wiltshire Cup where they were beaten by an eventual finalist in the competition.

The managers would like to thank all the boys for giving them a highly entertaining season.

Luke Prince presented the player of the season award to Sam Docking while Ashley Wright received the two league trophies and the league cup.

Under 15s.

SALISBURY City's Sunday side, playing in the top league in the county started very well, leading the division from the early weeks.

With a month left to go the team were top of the county league, in the semi-final of the league cup, and the quarter-final of the county cup.

But they then became a victim of their own success two boys were called for trials by Swindon Town and one by Bournemouth.

This had a knock-on effect, resulting in the team finishing third in the league and ultimately losing both cups.

However, with the aim of bringing players on to compete with the best, Chris Fower and Danny Young have both signed 18-month contracts with Swindon Town, while Matt Moss is currently on trial at Swindon.

Congratulations go to all these players but one really has to be singled out.

In addition to achieving a contract with Swindon, Chris Fower still finished leading goalscorer for the team with 28 goals in only ten games.

He has showed good team spirit throughout, even turning up to run the line when he was no longer allowed to play.

On several occasions he played for Salisbury in the afternoon having already played for Swindon in the morning.

Wayne Turk presented player of the season award to Josh Brown The Saturday team finished fifth in their first season in the Mid-Solent League and battled their way to the final of the League Cup Final where they suffered a 4-3 extra time defeat against Copnor NE.

A trio of players - Tom Robinson, Jack Gentle and Kris Rees were selected to play in the league's representative side.

Under 16s.

AFTER a promising pre-season, the under 16s suffered a frustrating time because of injuries.

A run of poor results then led to a lack of confidence which eventually meant they didn't quite fulfil their potential and they finished in a disappointing league position.

Kevin Sawyer presented the player of the season award to Jamie Waters.

Under 17s.

THE Under 17s enjoyed mixed fortunes - finishing second in the league and reaching a cup semi-final.

Simon Browne presented Rob Adlam with the player of the season award.

SALISBURY CITY Ladies IN their first season in Hampshire Division Two, Salisbury won every league game they played and had wrapped up the title by February the first team at the club to do so.

Their achievement is all the more remarkable when you consider that their oldest player is just 17.

Their only defeat arrived in the semi-final of the League Cup. I'm sure you'll agree, an extraordinary season.

We have a variety of awards to present and would invite Matt Tubbs to make the presentations.

Supporters player of the season: Caoihme Tiernan. Player's player of the season: Emma Hammerton. Manager's player of the season and the top goalscorer award go to midfielder Taz Pitman.

Matt then presented all the girls with their individual championship medals and of course, the league trophy.

Under 18s.

WHEN Steve Adlam took over at the end of last season he inherited a team bottom of the South West Counties League.

Having assessed what needed to be done he did it. In came the likes of Jamie Barron, Joe Prince-wright and Michael Turley which certainly strengthened the side.

After a good pre-season campaign they set their sights on a top five finish.

They won their first three games, scoring ten goals and conceding none.

They bowed out of the FA Youth Cup but were still on song in the league.

After six games they had already amassed more points than the previous season.

They enjoyed a famous victory over a very strong Cirencester Academy to reach the final of the league cup and continued to do well in the league.

The target of a top five finish was now revised to top three, though they knew that the top spot was not beyond them.

However, City still had four games to play and were more than willing to play them, when the league suspended the season and crowned Newport champions!

Salisbury had to settle for third place but they at least had a cup final to look forward to.

A thrilling match saw them win 3-2 in extra time.

A few thank-yous from the youth team camp go to Frank the kit man, Judy the sandwich lady, Nigel the groundsman, assistant manager Mike and Nick and Tommy for their support, advice and help. But most of all a big thank you to the youth team what a fantastic season. Well done boys!

Aaron Cook presented the supporters' player of the season award to Jamie Barron, the manager's player of the season to skipper James Martin, and the player's player of teh season award to Charlie Knight.

All team members received their League Cup winners medals.

City's Reserves.

THE reserves were worthy champions of the Capital League with just about every member of the squad gaining first team experience during the campaign.

City's first team.

WHERE do you start?

The season provided so many highs for the first team.

A fantastic unbeaten run took them to the top of the table at the end of August and they were there at the end of April when another impressive sequence of victories (eight out of eight in one month) delivered the Southern League Premier Division title and with it, promotion to the Conference South.

In between there was a tremendous run in the FA Trophy, claiming the scalps of Conference South and North teams, as well as that of Canvey Island a Conference side who won the Trophy just a couple of years ago.

The disappointment of going out to Exeter City in the quarter-final probably contributed to a couple of league defeats.

But Salisbury finished as true champions they won more games than anyone else, lost fewer, scored more goals, conceded fewer and finished a mighty 12 points ahead of their nearest rivals.

Champions indeed!

Some individual awards have already been presented but there's still a few to hand out.

First of all we'd like to call on Hannah Chalk to present the Salisbury City Juniors' player of the season award. Hannah is the daughter of a Salisbury City legend and the winner of this award is already on his way to becoming one too.

Unfortunately Tommy Widdrington can't be with us tonight so we'd ask Simon Browne to accept the award on Tommy's behalf.

Next up is the Away man of the match award which Mike Turner presented to City skipper Aaron Cook.

The Media Cup for the first team's best newcomer was presented by Journal Sport's Sarah McQuillen to Alex Haddow.

The management committee's player of the season was presented by committee chairman Martin Ramm to Wayne Turk.

The Salisbury City team player award, which is for showing a professional attitude both on and off the pitch for commitment and of course for his playing ability. Carl Chambers of the club's main sponsor In-Excess presented the award to Chris Ferrett.

Nick Holmes presented the manager's player of the season award to Aaron Cook.

Nick also presented the golden boot award to Matt Tubbs, who scored 33 goals in all competitions, which is remarkable when you consider the number of games he missed through injury.

The final award was the player's player of the season which goalkeeper Kevin Sawyer presented to skipper Aaron Cook Nick Holmes then presented bouquets to Roz Wyeth and Sarah McQuillen in recognition of their help with the event.

The City boss placed on record his heartfelt thanks to everyone involved with the club who had made the 2005/06 season such a success and said he hoped the presentation evening would now become an annual event.

* Thanks to Roz Wyeth for supplying all the junior section details.