January Manager of the Month Awards

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Blue Square Announce “Manager of the Month” Awards for January



“Westley Takes New Year Honours At Resurgent Boro”

Stevenage Borough manager Graham Westley has won the Blue Square Premier "Manager of the Month" award for January. Westley’s side started the year with a draw at Rushden & Diamonds but then went on to win four successive league games. The pre-season title favourites moved into the top five for the first time this season but Westley has been quick to dismiss the clubs usual summer tag. “We operate with a medium sized budget in terms of the division, so it did surprise me to see us as favourites in August” the Borough boss said. As the side tried to gel together in the opening weeks of the season Stevenage struggled at the wrong end of the table. Now they look to have a settled squad with Steve Morison and Mitchell Cole in particularly good form in attack. Westley’s side also progressed through two rounds of the FA Trophy during the month, the highlight of which was a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Blue Square Premier leaders Burton Albion.

In the Blue Square South the award goes to AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Brown. Brown follows up his August award after a cracking start to the year. The Wombles plundered 19 points from a possible 21 during the month scoring 22 goals in the process and only conceding 4. The club attracted an incredible attendance of nearly 4,500 to their table-topping clash at home to Chelmsford at the end of the month which they won 3-1.

Ian Bogie from Gateshead has won the award in the Blue Square North. Despite suffering a defeat at Kings Lynn on the final day of the month, Bogie’s side have put themselves in with a chance of successive promotions. Five wins and a goalless draw at Droylsden which preceded the visit to Norfolk has seen Gateshead climb to second in the Blue Square North table.

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