Teenager Jack Honour won the Northern League’s young player of the season award thanks to an outstanding first campaign in the league.

Even though he was only 16 when the season started, he went on to make 40 appearances and scored six goals in the second division.

Honour is part of a famous footballing family, and is the fourth generation of his family to play for the club. Secretary John Stubbs said: “In footballing terms, he has grown from a timid kid into a man in the course of a season.

“To come into the second division, play in nearly every game and score six goals, is a great achievement, considering the peer pressure he is under especially that his uncle, Brian, is manager of the team. He is in the team on merit and ability.

“He has got a great attitude. He was badly fouled and trampled upon in one game, and it would have been so easy for him to retaliate. Instead, he got straight up and got on with the game to signal that he couldn’t be intimidated.

“He has been the highlight of our season. There is a lot of expectation on his shoulders in the future.”

Honour was presented with his award at last Friday night’s annual dinner, and admitted that he was “gobsmacked” by all the attention he was given.