Weekend crowning for winning trio

Chorley, Bamber Bridge and Scarborough Athletic are all set to be honoured on Saturday after the trio were named on Monday as November’s Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Club of the Month winners.

Garry Flitcroft’s Magpies - chasing honours on two fronts in the Evo-Stik NLP’s top flight and in the FA Trophy’s Second Round – are celebrating winning the accolade for the second successive month after their previous win followed a triumphant October run. League Operations Manager Alan Allcock will present the Premier Division’s winners with an inscribed certificate and 4.5litre bottle of Bells Whiskey before they kick off against Barwell at Victory Park on Saturday.

Second placed Chorley enjoyed a sensational month, winning all eight of their outings in four different competitions. In the league, Flitcroft’s side are just a point behind leaders Skelmersdale United with three games in hand after taking maximum points from three games. They also reached the FA Trophy’s Second Round with a 2-1 win over First Division North Curzon Ashton on Saturday and progressed in both the Doodson Sport Cup and Lancashire FA Trophy with victories over Kendal and Atherton Collieries respectively.

Bamber Bridge are up to third in First Division North after manager Neil Crowe guided them to five wins from five in league action in November. Like all monthly winners of the competition which is sponsored by the NPL’s title sponsors Evo-Stik, they will be presented with an inscribed certificate and 4.5litre bottle of Bells Whiskey.

The Brig, who also knocked Conference outfit Barrow out of the Lancashire FA Trophy in a penalty shoot-out and beat Lancaster City in the Doodson Sport Cup, will be honoured this weekend by League Representative Alan Ogley before kicking off against Ossett Albion.

First Division South Scarborough Athletic are set to collect their first performance accolade of the campaign before kicking off against Kidsgrove Athletic at Queensgate from League Representative Mark Ogley. Manager Rudy Funk and his Seadogs won the First Division South's honour for their rapidly improving league form and success in three different cup competitions.

In the league, their three wins from three lifted them into the top half of the table and the Evo-Stik NPL’s new boys also overcame Cambridge City away in an FA Trophy replay before eventually going out to Conference outfit Telford. They also won through to the second rounds of both the Doodson Sport Cup and North Riding Senior Cup after beating Ossett Albion and Pickering respectively.