First performance winners named

The trio were named on Friday as August's winners of the monthly competition to recognise and reward the top performances throughout the season in the Ryman Premier, Ryman North and Ryman South divisions.

Judges made their choice from a shortlist of potential clashes from the near 250 fixtures played last month, basing their vote on the results, form and circumstances behind the performances of the winning clubs.

Each divisional winner is now looking forward to being presented with a glass trophy marking their club's achievement at an upcoming fixture by representatives from the league and sponsors Macron.

The Rocks under manager Jamie Howell almost monopolised the monthly awards last season and collected this term's first for their 5-0 win over Worthing at Nyewood Lane on Bank Holiday Monday, Thomas Byrne, Oliver Pearce, Dylan Barnett and James Fraser, with a brace, doing the damage in their final outing of the month to go fifth in the table.

In Ryman North, manager Jody Brown and his Swifts side collect the division's Macron accolade for their big away win in The Emirates FA Cup, a 4-1 victory at Royston Town in the competition's Preliminary Round. Callum Leahy, George Cole and Reece Grant with a brace, scored the goals on Saturday 20 August in what is still the Evo-Stik League Southern Division One Central club's only reverse this season.

Horsham beat Lewes 3-0 on Bank Holiday Monday at Gorings Mead to bounce back into the Ryman League and scoop the Ryman South accolade, Darren Boswell with a two and Terry Dodds finding the net for last season's Southern Combination Football League champions in the derby day win for Dominic di Paola and his side.

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