Saturday 16th May 2026
Women's First Team defender Briony Hurd was the star of the show as Royal Wootton Bassett Town's Men's and Women's sides held their presentation evening on Friday.
Hurd took home both her team's Players' Player and Supporters' Player of the Year prizes.
Elsewhere there were five different award winners for the Men's First Team and three for the Development team.
Full details are below.
Women's First Team
The Women's First Team wrap up their season on Sunday when they hope to record the win that will secure the South West Regional Women's Football League Division One North title.
Key to Bassett's success has been their watertight defence that has recorded a remarkable 17 clean sheets.
And it is therefore perhaps little surprise that a key member of James Lally's side's defence, Briony Hurd, picked up a Player of the Year double. Hurd was absent most of last season while travelling, but has been sensational following her return with consistent, strong displays. One of the first names on the teamsheet, Hurd has played in all but two games, coming off the bench just once, while also scoring four goals.
Tori Taylor - one of Lally's key summer signings - then took the Manager's Player of the Year prize. Featuring in midfield and attack, Taylor's experience has proven decisive for Bassett this season, helping her team pull through in multiple closely fought games. Her quality has been on display too. And in 24 appearances so far, Taylor has contributed eight goals - including the stunning winner in a crucial away victory at Bitton.
Players' Player of the Year: Briony Hurd
Manager's Player of the Year: Tori Taylor
Supporters' Player of the Year: Briony Hurd
Men's First Team
While ultimately finishing in 16th place in the Hellenic League Premier Division, there were plenty of positives to take from the Men's First Team campaign which saw Bassett's talented young side grow across the course of a testing season.
And the quality and promise of the squad Jonny Aitkenhead built was reflected in the team's prize winners.
Second top scorer Rudi Hopkins took the Manager's Player of the Year prize. The dynamic, confident forward bagged eleven goals in 41 appearances, while also providing numerous assists.
The versatile Harry Messenger, meanwhile, picked up the Players' Player of the Year award. A classy operator who shows maturity beyond his years and is the type of player to build a team around, Messenger stood out in his 25 appearances as he split time between centre half and central midfield.
There was then a three-way tie for the Supporters' Player of the Year prize. Top scorer Ben Cleary, young full back - and youth section product - Ollie Smith and midfield playmaker Ed Taylor finished tied in the voting.
A hard working player with an eye for goal, Cleary led the line for Bassett throughout the campaign, netting 20 times in his team-leading 46 games, while also captaining the side for most of the campaign.
Smith was excellent throughout the season, impressing in his defensive duties as well as when going forward and finished with three goals in 39 games. Taylor was a worthy winner too as the diminutive midfielder stood out with his passing range and how easy he made the game look.
Another player who featured in the vast majority of games, Taylor scored three goals in 42 matches.
Players' Player of the Year: Harry Messenger
Manager's Player of the Year: Rudi Hopkins
Supporters' Player of the Year: Ben Cleary, Ollie Smith and Ed Taylor
Men's Development Team
The Development team enjoyed a solid Wiltshire League Premier Division campaign with Mark Simpkins' finishing in eighth - inside the top half - with elevens wins, eleven draws and ten defeats to their name.
That was an impressive outcome in a strong division, especially given the turnover in players throughout the season.
Three of the team's leading appearance makers took home their awards.
Midfielder Matt Capel, who scored five goals in 33 games, earned Players' Player of the Year. The versatile Max Spackman took the Manager's Player prize after scoring three times in 33 appearances. Meanwhile, talented forward Toby Parker - who netted four goals in 32 games, while also featuring three times for the Men's First Team - was named Supporters' and Young Player of the Year.
Players' Player of the Year: Matt Capel
Manager's Player of the Year: Max Spackman
Supporters' Player of the Year: Toby Parker
Young Player of the Year: Toby Parker