Exeter City Legend Presents Awards to Future Football Stars

EXETER City striker Adam Stansfield was at Petroc last month to present awards to future footballing stars.

Petroc in Tiverton held their annual end-of-season football awards at the Bolham Road campus on June 18 and were honoured by the presence of Devon footballing legend , Adam Stansfield.

Adam presented a trophy named in his honour – the ‘Adam Stansfield Players’ Player Shield’ to second year Petroc sport student and former Tiverton High School pupil, Adam Carey, 18.

Second year Petroc student eighteen year old Joe Wren from Tiverton, also a former Tiverton High School pupil, received the ‘Chris Vinnicombe Cup,’ awarded and presented by Tiverton Town Football Club’s new manager and Petroc’s Football Academy coach, Chris Vinnicombe, as the ‘player of the year’.

Petroc first year student seventeen year old Ethan Pavey from Cullompton, a former Cullompton Community College pupil, received the ‘Golden Boot Award’ as the top goal scorer from Football Academy Manager and Petroc sport lecturer Ben Broyd.

Ben said: “The Football Academy has been extremely fortunate to have Chris Vinnicombe coaching the team for the last four years.  We are so lucky to have such inspirational footballing legends supporting our team and honouring the players in this way. 

“Petroc has an ongoing partnership with Tiverton Town Football Club and that partnership has gone from strength to strength, especially now with Chris appointed as their new manager, and luckily for Petroc, Chris is able to combine both roles.

“Exeter City player Adam Stansfield has had a long association with the area and he’s a great role model as a footballer.  His current battle with illness has reflected some of his on field qualities.

“It was great for our players to meet Stanno and to give up his personal time particularly while he is recuperating from ill health -  just shows the measure of the man.

“We all wish him a speedy recovery and we look forward to see him playing next season at St James’s Park.

“We would also like to wish Chris the best of luck in his new role as manager of Tiverton Town FC.”