At a celebratory dinner event in London, JR Wellington Sports Management announced their footballers of the year. Director of Football Eadburt Clement was on hand to present the plaques to the winners, and gave a brief address. "I am pleased, on behalf of JR Wellington Sports Management, to recognize the efforts of these twelve individuals" said Clement. "Eleven players and a manager; individuals that excelled at their football over the course of the season, and represented our three professional clubs proudly. We are happy to be able to give them their due for the years that they had."
The award winners for Season 100 were:
- Manager: MacCallum Barry (Uxbridge)
- GK: Isaias Delatorre (Overijssel)
- D: Sinnath Gudde (Overijssel)
- D: Tyren Zonneveld (Overijssel)
- D: Stephen Mill (Uxbridge)
- D: Gaetano Gatti (Uxbridge)
- M: Tab Leigh (Uxbridge)
- M: Johan Nix (Whitehorse)
- M: Luke Maigny (Uxbridge)*
- M: John Bryan (Whitehorse)
- F: Kobe Otsuka (Uxbridge)
- F: Josemisco (Whitehorse)
MacCallum Barry led Uxbridge Town AFC to a 22 win 9th place finish in the AFPL. The 50 year old Englishman is a former champion as a manager, and will hope to do the same in Uxbridge in the coming years.
Spanish goalkeeper Isaias Delatorre started 33 matches in net for Overijssel, making 177 saves and allowing 74 goals. An 11 save clean sheet in his final league match of the season was his best performance, and at just 19, he has a long and bright future ahead with the club.
Sinnath Gudde was a solid defender for Overijssel, as well as their primary free kick taker. The 28 year old Dutchman scored 8 goals in 34 matches, was a strong interior defender, and failed to draw a single yellow card all season.
Overijssel's other Dutch interior defender, Tyren Zonneveld, was also recognized as an all star. The 19 year old played in 30 matches in his first professional season of football, and was commonly seen preventing defenders from advancing throughout the season.
Young Uxbridge captain Stephen Mill proved himself to be a reliable defender in his 32 league matches. In addition to his defending and on the pitch leadership, the 19 year old Englishman also scored a goal, the first in his professional career.
23 year old Italian defender Gaetano Gatti proved to be an incredibly versatile player for Uxbridge. He scored 2 goals in 31 league matches, provided excellent defensive support, and was often seen leading the attack from the wings.
Uxbridge midfielder Tab Leigh scored 7 goals in 32 matches and was a steadying presence in the English side's midfield. The 27 year old England native showed keen awareness and a crisp passing ability, assisting on a number of key goals throughout the year.
Whitehorse Freezers' captain Johan Nix was perhaps the best player last season for the Canadian side. The American midfielder Nix, 32, managed 6 goals in 30 league matches, taking the majority of his team's set pieces. Nix was also a solid fixture of defence in the middle, leading the efforts of preventing opposing attackers from getting into Whitehorse's third of the pitch.
French midfielder Luke Maigny scored 15 times in 33 AFPL matches, racking up an impressive highlight reel of free kicks that went into the back of the net. The 33 year old's amazing season at Uxbridge not only earned him a spot on the all-star team, but also gave him the honour of being JR Wellington Sports Management Footballer of the Year.
24 year old midfielder John Bryan was the only recipient of this award that does not currently play for a Wellington owned club. The Canadian was sold during the offseason to fellow CSL club the Manitoba Moos. As a Freezer, Bryan scored twice in 31 matches, and was a workhorse both while the Freezers were in possession of the ball, as well as when they weren't.
Kobe Otsuka proved to be a goal scoring phenom in his very first professional season. The 19 year old American forward notched 27 goals in 31 league matches, putting him in tied for second in league scoring and earning him AFPL Young Player of the Year.
Josemisco managed 9 goals in 33 games last year, in his first year of professional football playing for the Freezers. The 19 year old Brazilian led his team in scoring, showing some flair for a side that only scored 31 total goals in league play last season.
