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THE TFFC
SPORTMANSHIP
TROPHY
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The concept of the TFFC Sportsmanship Trophy originated in 2003 when Nigel Kyte, the Club's Chairman, gave a summary of the season's disciplinary record at the 27th AGM on Sunday 22nd June 2003.
As part of his report for season 2003/03, he said: "So the winners of the TFFC Sportsmanship Trophy, if we had one, are the Second Team – well done to them!" After a pause, he concluded: "A team sportsmanship award – now maybe that's a good idea!" And from there the notion was born, although it took a further seven years before a trophy was eventually purchased.
So the TFFC Sportsmanship Trophy was officially introduced at the end of the 2009/10 season when a golden resin trophy was purchased to recognise the Club's best sporting team of the season. Said Nigel about the new trophy: "'It is World Cup-like in appearance and the sculptured footballers below a star-design football make it altogether an attractive trophy. I think it is very fitting for this award."
Sadly this trophy strangely disappeared after the Covid-19 pandemic when all perpetual trophies were being recalled and had to be replaced by a golden bowl trophy donated by Nigel.
When the Sportsmanship Trophy was introduced as a proper Club award, a points system was adopted by Nigel as the criteria for establishing the annual winners. Prior to then, the so-called 'winners' were simply the team with the fewest disciplinary bookings, sending-offs and league fines each season.
TFFC SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY POINTS SYSTEM
Below is the points system applying from season 2009/10 and thereafter:
Yellow Card (any offence) = 1 point
Red Card – second cautionable offence/denying goalscoring opportunity = 2 points; serious foul play = 3 points; violent conduct/abusive, insulting, offensive language = 4 points; serious misconduct = 5 points
Club Fines – Up to £10 = 1 point; £10 or over = 2 points
League Fines – £10 = 1 point; £20 = 2 points; £30 = 3 points; £40 = 4 points; £50 or over = 5 points. |
A list of winners of the TFFC Sportsmanship Trophy can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Former TFFC Vice-Chairman Nick Waitsman presents the original Sportsmanship Trophy to the First Team's Lee Fegan at the Awards Presentation Lunch in June 2014. This trophy mysteriously went missing and had to be replaced.
THE TFFC SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY WINNERS
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2002/03
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Second Team
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1st win
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2003/04
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Old Boys Team
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1st win
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2004/05
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Old Boys Team
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2nd win
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2005/06
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Old Boys Team
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3rd win
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2006/07
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Old Boys Team
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4th win
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2007/08
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Old Boys Team
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5th win
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2008/09
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First Team
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1st win
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2009/10
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Old Boys Team
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6th win
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2010/11
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First Team
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2nd win
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2011/12
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Old Boys Team
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7th win
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2012/13
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Old Boys Team
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8th win
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2013/14
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First Team
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3rd win
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2014/15
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Old Boys Team
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9th win
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2015/16
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Old Boys Team
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10th win
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2016/17
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Old Boys Team
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11th win
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2017/18
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Old Boys Team
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12th win
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2018/19
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Old Boys Team
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13th win
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2019/20
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Old Boys Team
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14th win
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2020/21
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Old Boys Team
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15th win
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2021/22
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Old Boys Team
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16th win
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2022/23
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Old Boys Team
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17th win
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2023/24
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Old Boys Team
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18th win
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