Our panel of respected judges had some difficult decisions as the Northwest Football Awards received a record number of entries for the 2017 Awards.
Please find a full list of finalists below:
Best Club Marketing, Sponsorship & Engagement
Everton Football Club – 2017/18 Season Ticket Campaign – One For All/All For One
Everton Football Club / IWF / KENYONS – See it Report it
Macclesfield Town Football Club – ‘We’re Going!’
Preston North End Football Club’s Generation Deepdale Campaign: Season Tickets 2017
Business and Professional Services to Football
Playmaker
Professional Football Scouts Association
Stream AMG – Media Platform
Kick It Out Promoting Inclusion Award
Ashton Town AFC – Mark Hayes
Cerebral Palsy United Football Club
Everton Football Club and Everton in the Community – Positively Promoting Equality and Diversity
Everycolour
Wigan Athletic Football Club – Together
Unsung Hero
Gordon Lawton, Oldham Athletic Football Club
The Inspired and Inspirational Lee, Everton Football Club
Fabrice Muamaba Award for Outstanding Service to Football Medicine and Science
Alisdair Beattie, Burnley Football Club
Dr Ian Irvin, Everton Football Club
Grant Downie, Manchester City Academy Football Club
Manager of the Year
Gary Bowyer, Blackpool Football Club
José Mourinho, Manchester United Football Club
Phil Parkinson, Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Community Club of the Year – Premier League
Burnley Football Club in the Community
Everton in the Community
Liverpool Football Club
Manchester City Football Club / City in the Community Foundation
Football Journalist of the Year
Alice McKeegan, Manchester Evening News
Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
Mike Keegan, Daily Mail
Sarah Collins, BBC Radio Manchester
Community Club of the Year – All other Leagues
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
Preston North End Community and Education Trust
Tranmere Rovers in the Community
Wigan Athletic Community Trust
Community Initiative of the Year
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust – Positive Chances
Everton in the Community – Imagine your Goals
Manchester City Football Club / City in the Community– City Health
Wigan Athletic Community Trust – 12th Man Health Champions
Other Awards to be announced on the night include Journalist of the Year, Impact Award and Lifetime Achievement
Voting for the Player of the Year categories and the Fan TV Channel of the Year open until Friday, 13th October – vote now.
