By Liam Price and Jonathan White, photos by Peter Robinson
Katie Greenwood scooped the big award of the evening, winning Player of the Season among many other deserving winners at the Nantwich Town Women’s Award 2026.
It was another superb season for the Dabbers Women who made it back-to-back league titles and will play in Step 5 in 2026/27.
Greenwood’s big prize was her third of the evening, with the midfielder also claiming Most Assists and the prestigious Player’s Player of the Season.
The other 2 supporter vote winners were Alicia Hatton as Young Player of the Season, and Katie Naylor for Goal of the Season for her stunning long range strike away at Runcorn Linnets.
After another incredible goalscoring season, Amanda Fallon claimed the Top Scorer prize, and she also completed a hat trick of awards by winning the NTISA Player of the Season and Manager’s Player of the Season.
The Manager’s Young Player of the Season went to Amber Mayer.
The NTISA Golden Moment award went to the Levi Lander and Meg Ragdale goals that helped the Dabbers seal the league title with victory over Manchester Laces.
There was also recognition for Wayne Hatton as Supporter of the Season, and Staci & Myles Hocknell who won the renamed Richard Embley Award for Outstanding Contribution. As admins of the women’s social media pages and preparing content for the awards, the win was a total surprise to them as they were given a fake winner!
And in a positive move, there were also awards on the night for the Women’s Development team as a sign of the growing pathway for women’s and girls football at the club.
The awards came just 6 days after the Dabbers finally were able to lift their league trophy following a 5-3 post-season friendly win over Rochdale.
Speaking after that game, Nantwich Women’s manager Dan Mellor said:
“It’s been a fantastic day and a really fitting way to round off what’s been a brilliant season for the group. Lifting the trophy was a special moment for everyone involved with the club and I thought the players showed real character to then go and put in another strong performance in the friendly.
To win against a good Rochdale side says a lot about their mentality and standards. We were wanting to lift the trophy after a win and the girls went out and played well and delivered once more.
Over the course of the season, the players have been outstanding. Their commitment, consistency and togetherness have been there from day one and they’ve fully deserved the success they’ve achieved. They’ve set a high bar for themselves and for the club and I couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve delivered.
This is a group that always wants to improve and keep pushing, so we’ll enjoy this moment, the players will have a nice long break and we’ll take some to reflect on what we’ve achieved and start to plan for next season.”
You can watch the trophy lift and the goals from that game below.