NOTTINGHAM’S TOP SCHOOLS ARE REWARDED

At the end of each season, the committee of Nottingham Schools’ Football Association always has a difficult task to perform. They have to decide, which schools will be awarded their two most prestigious awards – The Nicholson Memorial Trophy for Secondary Schools and the Fred Riddell Achievement Cup at Primary level.
The winners of these trophies must not only be successful in competitions, but their teams must be well organised and display a disciplined approach to the game throughout the season.

The two trophies were presented at the N.S.F.A. Presentation Evening at Ellis Guilford School on Thursday 21st May 2009 by David Mellen, the City Council's Portfolio Holder for Children's Services. Richard Walmsley received the Nicholson Trophy on behalf of the Djanogly City Academy, while the Fred Riddell Cup was presented to Jim Anderton of Old Basford Primary School.

The Tim Nicholson Memorial Trophy was named after a young teacher from Margaret Glen Bott Secondary School, who was a member of the N.S.F.A. committee and keen team manager of the City U12s and U13s, before his untimely death in 1979. The Primary School Achievement Cup was presented to Nottingham Schools’ F.A. by Fred Riddell upon his retirement from the post of Chairman of Education for Nottinghamshire County Council in 1997. Fred was an enthusiastic advocate of the benefits of extra-curricular school sports and gave tremendous support to school sports associations throughout the County’s schools.