Pitching In Isthmian Supporter of the Year Award: North Division

Last season we asked all of our clubs to nominate supporters for our Supporter of the Year Awards, and we gave an award for each Division.

Our North award winner was James 'Chizzy' Chisnell of Grays Athletic, and at Wednesday night's home match with Maldon & Tiptree our Chairman, Nick Robinson, presented the award.

The nomination should make it quite clear why we picked James for the prize.

‘James ‘Chizzy’ Chisnell is our club drummer and has been for a number of years. He has attended all home and away games for many seasons and is an integral part of our clubs supporters group.
Chizzy unfortunately caught COVID in the middle of December last year and due to his underlying medical condition became very ill. He was in hospital in a coma for a number of weeks but thanks to the superb medical team at Basildon Hospital, he was able to make an amazing recovery, supported by the many messages he received from the players, management and all his friends at Grays Athletic FC.

Upon his release from hospital he attended the next few games in a wheelchair, and was subsequently able to continue his position as club drummer.

He is a remarkable young man and has shown a great resilience in being able to overcome the COVID pandemic and also resume his fantastic support to the club.’

Many congratulations James, and thanks for your dedication to your club.

Follow the Pitching In Isthmian League on Instagram. Head here or search for theisthmianleague on your app. We're also on Facebook and Twitter.