Sunday 15th May 2016

Royal Wootton Bassett Town's first team programme has been provisionally rated as the best in all of English non-league football in the 2015-16 Soccer Club Swap Shop Programme Awards.

This outstanding achievement is testament to the work put into compiling the programme by editor and club President Mark Smedley. The club also owes a huge debt of gratitude to long-time club sponsor Cats Solutions, who continue to print the programme.

Bassett's programme has steadily climbed the non league rankings. Voted as the 50th best in 2011-12, it rose to 20th spot a year later, before finishing 19th in 2013-14 and 12th last year. 2014-15 was also the first season in which the programme won the prize for the best in the Hellenic League Premier Division, having overhauled the efforts of Bracknell Town and Binfield.

Now though it has finished above programmes produced by all teams, including those in the National League. The highest rated effort from a side playing in the top tier of non league football was that of Grimsby Town, who came ninth.

Two other Wiltshire clubs cracked the top 50. Southern League Premier Division Chippenham Town finished tied 13th, while Western League Division One Corsham Town were ranked tied 43rd.

Previous results:

2011-12 - Joint 50th in non league, Best Programme in Hellenic League Division One West
2012-13 - 20th in non league, Best Programme in Hellenic League Division One West
2013-14 - 19th in non league, third best in Hellenic League Premier Division
2014-15 - 12th in non league, Best Programme in Hellenic League Premier Division

All of this season's award winning first team programmes are available to download here.

Last modified on Sunday 15th May 2016 at 14:52.