Long Service Award Winners

Dedicated Essex Volunteers and Officials Receive Recognition

Long Service Awards for Grassroots Football Heroes

Essex County FA Long Service Awards for 10, 20, 30 and 40-year spells have been allocated to 88 of the local football volunteers whose efforts keep the game alive at grassroots level.

2021’s winners have been recognised for their decades of dedication and a dozen individuals, including seven from Leytonstone United FC, received the prestigious ‘Award of Merit’ for 40 years of outstanding honorary service. The association’s awards are presented annually for members parented to the Essex County FA, and are allocated for meeting the following criteria:

Award of Merit: The nominee shall have given at least 40 years of outstanding honorary service to football in Essex, in any other capacity felt appropriate, not including playing, refereeing or managerial service, and who is approved by the Executive Council of the Essex County FA.

Outstanding Service Award: The nominee shall have given outstanding service to football in Essex over a minimum of 30 years as an administrator or referee or in any other capacity felt appropriate, not including playing or managerial service.

Exemplary Service Award: The nominee shall have given exemplary service to football in Essex over a minimum of 20 years as an administrator or referee or other capacity felt appropriate, not including playing or managerial service.

Long Service Certificate: The nominee shall have given at least ten years of service to football in Essex as an honorary secretary of an affiliated club or competition, a registered referee, or any other capacity felt to be appropriate, not including playing or managerial service.

Extended profiles of many of this year’s Long Service Award winners will be highlighted on social media. You can find these by following @EssexCountyFA on Twitter and by searching for ‘EssexFootball’ on Facebook.

Award of Merit (40 Years)

Alan Payne (Wickford Town FC)
Barry Sackett (Leytonstone United FC)
Dennis Yellop (Leytonstone United FC)
Derek Vernon (Leytonstone United FC)
Geoff Page (Colchester & District Youth League)
Jim Woolley (Brentwood Sunday League)
John Bartlett (Wickford Town FC)
Ken Tunbridge (Leytonstone United FC)
Kevin Reilly (Leytonstone United FC)
Peter Andrew (Leytonstone United FC)
Peter Andrews (Leytonstone United FC)
Robert Pashley (Southend & Basildon Sunday League)

Outstanding Service Award (30 Years)

Andy D'Urso (Referee)
Chris Evans (Wickford Town FC)
Gary Heard (Referee)
Jack Warriner (Blackwater & Dengie Youth League)
James Haynes (Referee)
John Copeland (Referee)
John Graham (Brookhouse FC and Chelmsford Sunday League)
Keith Succamore (Referee)
Lee Chilvers (Essex Minors (Hornchurch) FC)
Michael Allen (Referee)
Michael Ewen (Referee)
Mick Devlin (Referee)
Patrick Carroll (Referee)
Philip Barham (Referee)
Terry Hunt (Referee)

Exemplary Service Award (20 Years)

David Ingle (Referee)
Ernie Forsyth (Referee)
Gary Jerden (Referee)
Geoffrey Brazier (Referee)
Jackie Leno (Blackwater & Dengie Youth League)
Jan Bushell (Trinity YFC)
Jeff Stanley (Referee)
Joseph Sansom (Referee)
Marion Wakeling (Blackwater & Dengie Youth League)
Mark Nicholls (Witham Town YFC)
Martin Leno (Blackwater & Dengie Youth League)
Michael Wood (Blackwater & Dengie Youth League)
Ricky Johnson (Referee)
Robert Duncombe (Referee)
Ronnie Docherty (Earls Hall United FC)
Trevor King (Referee)

Long Service Certificate (10 Years)

Aaron Farmer (Referee)
Andrew Jenkins (Referee)
Anthony Abbs (Referee)
Chris Horsman (Referee)
Christopher Smith (Harwich & Parkeston YFC)
Clifford Smy (Referee)
Clive Lodge (Wickford Town YFC)
Craig Barnett (Referee)
Craig Sherrin (Buckhurst Hill FC)
Daniel Foord (Bowers & Pitsea FC)
Dean Markwick (Referee)
Dean Welham (Referee)
Donald Glasson (Torquespeed Youth FC)
Edward Davenport (Sungate FC)
Edward Smith (Referee)
George Lowe (Referee)
Gordon Webb (Referee)
Ian Butler (Referee)
James Beal (Referee)
James Hill (Referee)
Jeff Caley (Referee)
Joe Wrigley (Referee)
John Tillet (Referee)
John Tyson (Referee)
Jonathan Wing (Referee)
Joseph Earll (Referee)
Katie Dorling (Referee)
Keith Mitchell (Referee)
Keith Ross (Referee)
Kevin Hayhow (Referee)
Larry Johnson (Wickford Town YFC)
Mark Neller (Wickford Town YFC)
Matthew Jarvis (Referee)
Paul Kemp (Referee)
Paul Sturton (Referee)
Robert Claussen (Referee)
Robert Ray (Referee)
Samuel Everitt (Referee)
Sean Burnett (Referee)
Sharon Mills (Great Bradfords FC)
Simon Brickwood (Referee)
Simon Caton (Referee)
Stephen Everitt (Referee)
Steve Buckley (Referee)
Terry Doherty (Brightlingsea Regent FC)

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