CITY SCOOP FAMILY & COMMUNITY AWARDS
Cardiff City has been named Family Club of the Year at the Football League Awards 2013, with the Cardiff City Community and Education Foundation winning the regional prize for the Coca Cola Community Club award.
Julian Jenkins, Tom Gorringe and Scott Young collected the awards at the gala ceremony at The Brewery, London, on Sunday evening in front of over 600 guests from clubs, sponsors and the football industry. This year there were a total of 17 awards with 34 clubs shortlisted for honours.
Cardiff City beat five clubs from across The Football League to the overall award with the final shortlist also comprising of AFC Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United and Plymouth Argyle.
A previous winner of the award, Cardiff City have continued to innovate and progress their family focussed activity to ensure they remain one of the leading clubs in this area. The club have a sold-out family stand for every game, with over 7,250 season ticket holders and a family friendly ethos throughout the club.
On winning the award, Julian Jenkins, Commercial Director at Cardiff City said: “We have had a huge increase in our fan numbers and we want to give them more than what happens on the pitch. We have got a great backroom team that have worked so hard, so this award is for them because they do a fantastic job, but for the fans as well.”
Divisionally, the Family Club of the Year for League 1 was won by AFC Bournemouth, while the League 2 Award went to Plymouth Argyle.
Award Winners 2013:
npower Championship Player of the Year
Matej Vydra – Watford
npower League 1 Player of the Year
Matt Ritchie – AFC Wimbledon
npower League 2 Player of the Year
Tom Pope – Port Vale
Johnstone’s Paint Young Player of the Year
Thomas Ince - Blackpool
Contribution to League Football
Peter Shilton OBE
Mitre Goal of the Year
Simon Cox – Nottingham Forest
Football Manager Outstanding Managerial Achievement
Phil Parkinson – Bradford City
npower Fan of the Year
Neil Le Milliere – Exeter City
Championship
Nick Webster – Derby County
League 1
Pat Raybould – Coventry City
LFE Apprentice of the Year - Championship
Dimitar Evtimov – Nottingham Forest
LFE Apprentice of the Year - League 1
Luke James – Hartlepool United
LFE Apprentice of the Year - League 2
George Sykes – Barnet
The Football League Family Club of the Year
Cardiff City
League 1 Winner
AFC Bournemouth
League 2 Winner
Plymouth Argyle
Tokio Marine Unsung Hero
Billy Neil – Millwall
Highly Commended
John Harriss – AFC Bournemouth
Peter Rhoades-Brown – Oxford United
Coca-Cola Community Club of the Year
Charlton Athletic
Regional Winners
South West – Cardiff City Community Foundation
South East – Charlton Athletic Community Trust
Midlands – Derby County Community Trust
North East – Huddersfield Town Football in the Community
North West – Tranmere Rovers in the Community
PFA Player in the Community
Inigo Calderon – Brighton & Hove Albion
Perform Best Use of Digital
Swindon Town – STFC Christmas ADVENTure
Capital One Credit to the Game
Graham Alexander
