THERE was a glittering array of silverware handed out when McDonald's Hyndburn and District Boys' Football League held their annual prizegiving evening at King George's Hall, Blackburn.

Roll of Honour - League Championships - Under 12s (The Newlaw Shield) winners: Oswaldtwistle Juniors, runners-up: Blackburn Eagles; Under 13s (The Gavin Ward Shield) winners: Blackburn Eagles; runners-up: Barrowford Celtic; Red Section winners: Barrowford Celtic; Blue Section winners: Blackburn Eagles.

Under 14 (RGS Shield) winners: Blackburn Boys Club; runners-up: St Annes & St Joseph's; Red Section winners: Blackburn Boys Club; Blue Section winners: St Annes & St Joseph's; Under 15s (The Patrick UK Sportswear Shield) winners: Blackburn Eagles; runners-up: Oswaldtwistle St Mary's; Red Section winners: Oswaldtwistle St Mary's; Blue Section winners: Blackburn Eagles.

Under 16s (The D H Sharrock Shield) winners: West End Utd, runners-up: Darwen Utd; Red Section winners: Anchor; Blue Section winners: Feniscowles.

Cup competitions - Under 12s (The Accrington Lions Cup) winners: Oswaldtwistle Juniors, runners-up: Lammack Juniors; Under 13s (The Penning Community Police Cup) winners: Blackburn Eagles, runners-up: Haslingden Juniors; Under 14s (The Starkie Brothers Cup) winners: Barrowford Celtic, runners-up: Blackburn Eagles; Under 15s (The Elgin Manufacturing Company Cup) winners: Brunlea Juniors, runners-up: Rossendale Valley; Under 16s (The Stirling Cup) winners: West End Utd; runners-up: Gt Harwood Rovers. Officials of the Year - Under 12s (The EA Hardware Shield) winner: Steve Hughes (Lammack Juniors); Under 13s (The Skipton Building Society Trophy) winner: Nigel Elliot (Rossendale Valley); Under 14s (The Alan Hewison Shield) winner: Bill Stell (Whalley Juniors); Under 15s (The Jean Hewison Shield) winner: David Whittam (Burnley Belvedere); Under 16 (The Jack Addison Shield) winner: Alan Hacking (Darwen Town).

Chairman's award winner: David Pilkington; Sportmanship Award - Under 12 (The SDL Cup) winners: Willow Mount, runners-up: Oswaldtwistle Juniors; Under 13s (The Burnley FC Cup) winners: Feniscowles St Paul's, runners-up: Rossendale Valley; Under 14s (The Sarah Starkie Memorial Club) winners: Revidge Youth;, runners-up: Great Harwood Town; Under 15s (The Rists Cup) winners: Langho Juniors, runners-up: Rossendale Valley; Under 15s (The Ultra Litho Cup) winners: Newchurch Forest, runners-up: Darwen CC.

Inter-League Player of the Year: Christopher Brown (Feniscowles).

Referee of the Year (The Addison Ashton Trophy) winner: Michael Kemp, runner-up: Lee Bryce, third place: David Pilkington; Most Improved Referee (The Pilkington Trophy) winner: Lee Bryce; Linesman of the Year (The Trophy Centre Cup) winner: Bill Stell (Whalley Juniors); Goalkeeper of the Year (The Jim Furnell Trophy) winner: Adam Jarrett (St Anne's and St Joseph's).

Player of the Year - Under 12s (The Neil Ashton Trophy) winner: Matthew Needham (Oswaldtwistle Juniors), runner-up: Dean Lord (Blackburn Academy), third place: David Mack (Lammack Juniors); Under 13s (The Ross Lee Trophy) winner: Johnathan Walsh (Blue Star), joint runner-up: Sam Heap (Huncoat Utd) and Lee Croasdale (Huncoat Utd. Under 14s (The D & S Electrical Trophy) winner: Lee Curry (Blackburn Boys Club), runner-up: Matthew Lambert (Padiham), third place: Sean Garvey (Barrowford Celtic); Under 15s (The Jack Downey Trophy) winner: Sean Duffy (Blackburn Eagles), runner-up: Robert Addison (Huncoat Utd), third place: Danny Smith (Oswaldtwistle St Mary's); Under 16s (The J & T Cosmetic Trophy) winner: Matthew Strahan (Anchor), runner-up: Johnathan Cleary (West End), third place: David Holden (Darwen Utd).

The League's annual general meeting will take place on Thursday, June 24, at Rishton Conservative Club starting at 7.30pm. All teams must be in attendance and no apologies can be accepted for absence.

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