November Macron awards announced

Their 2-1 victory at Bishop’s Stortford in the first round proper on November 3 earns them the Ryman Premier Team Performance of the Month prize. Goals by player-manager Sean Ray and Zac Attwood wiped out an early strike by the Conference North side and left Hastings as the league’s only survivors in the competition, a status they maintain after their 1-1 draw at Harrogate in the second round today.

Soham Town Rangers take the prize in Ryman North for their 7-2 home win over Sudbury on November 17 which featured hat-tricks, by Buster Harradine, all from the penalty spot, and debutant Luke Stanley. And the Cambridgeshire side must already be the front-runners for the December honour after a stunning 8-2 victory at second-placed Heybridge today.

It’s unusual for a draw to be rated the Performance of the Month, but that's the case in Ryman South where Merstham were chosen for their amazing comeback at Walton Casuals on November 10. Merstham were trailing 6-1 with more than an hour gone but Liam Wright’s hat-trick gave them hope and two Fabio Saraiva penalties made it 6-6 with five minutes still to play.

Margate’s experienced Chris Kinnear is the Ryman Premier Macron Manager of the Month thanks to a perfect league record. His side played three times in the league and chalked up three victories.

The Ryman North award goes to Terry Spillane of runaway leaders Maldon & Tiptree, whose side won five out of five in November. It completes a memorable year for Spillane, who on this weekend in 2011 was in charge of Redbridge as they contested an FA Cup second-round tie at Crawley.

Dulwich boss Gavin Rose is the Ryman South winner. His side started the month in sixth place and finished it on top thanks to three wins and a draw in their four outings.