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SPARTANSFANS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON – SHAUN REAY The first ever winner of the SpartansFans Young Player of the Year goes to striker Shaun Reay. The forward joined the Spartans midway through the season from Darlington, following an unsuccessful spell at Harrogate Town and his debut saw him change the game against Sheffield FC in the FA Cup. More was to follow as the ‘upfronter’ achieved national fame when…

SPARTANSFANS PLAYER OF THE SEASON – CHRIS MCCABE Now that the season has been completed, the winner of the SpartansFans Player of the Season can be announced and for the second time in the four years that the competition has been running, the honour is awarded to midfield lynchpin Chris McCabe. Hugely important to the way that the Spartans play, the midfielder has played a key role in our survival…

ROBERT DALE – APRIL 2009 The winner of the final SpartansFans Player of the Month goes to Robert Dale. The month started poorly for the Spartans and following the three defeats their Blue Square North status was seriously in jeopardy, but the enigmatic Dale stepped up to the plate when he was needed to steer the Spartans to safety. The highlight of the month (and probably the league campaign) being…

(Information up to date as of 3 April 2009) As with previous seasons www.spartansfans.co.uk will be awarding its traditional ‘Player of the Season’ award to the player with the highest average merit mark at the end of the season. To be eligible a player must still be at the club and have played in at least half of the games that season. Merit marks are awarded by various individuals and…

CHRIS McCABE – MARCH 2009 The month of March saw the Spartans play in an incredible 9 games, including 8 in the league (in which they were only beaten once) which has seen them slowly drag themselves away from the bottom of the Blue Square North. Whilst there is still a great deal of work to be done until we are mathematically safe, this work load will be increased by…

CHRIS McCABE – FEBRUARY 2009 The month started badly for the Spartans in February with a horror show which saw the Spartans beaten by fellow relegation battlers Burscough, better was to follow with a spirited display (albeit we still lost) at Fleetwood and a battling point at high fying Alfreton Town. The person who typified the restored fight and belief in Spartans ranks was returning midfielder Chris McCabe who had…