The Christopher Hodge Trophy
The Dave Hughes Trophy
HONOURS WON BY POULTON YOUTH F.C.
1970/71
Under 16s League Champions
Under 16s Hogan Cup Winners
1972/73
Under 10s Coulton Cup Winners
(The first ever winners)
1977/78
Under 10s League Champions
Under 10s Coulton Cup Runners-up
Under 11s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 12s League Champions
Under 12s Hogan Cup Winners
1978/79
Under 10s League Champions
Under 10s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 12s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 13s League Champions
1979/80
Under 11s League Champions
Under 11s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 14s League Champions
Under 14s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 15s League Champions
Under 15s Hogan Cup Winners
1980/81
Under 12s League Champions
Under 16s League Champions
Under 16s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 16s Lancashire Cup Winners
1981/82
Under 13s League Runners-up
Under 13s Hogan Cup Winners
1982/83
Under 11s League Runners-up
Under 14s League Runners-up
1983/84
Under 9s League Runners-up
Under 9s Coulton Cup Runners-up
Under 15s League Runners-up
1984/85
Under 9s League Runners-up
Under 9s Coulton Cup Runners-up
Under 12s League Runners-up
1985/86
Under 9s League Runners-up
Under 11s League Champions
Under 13s League Runners-up
Under 13s Hogan Cup Runners-up
1986/87
Under 12s League Champions
Under 12s Hogan Cup Runners-up
(The Cup Final Man of the Match award went to
Poulton's Kevin Sharp, later to play for Leeds United in the Premier League)
Under 14s League Champions
Under 14s Hogan Cup Runners-up
1987/88
Under 11s League Runners-up
Under 15s League Champions
(Played 20, Won 20 !)
Under 15s Hogan Cup Runners-up
1988/89
Under 12s League Runners-up
Under 12s Hogan Cup Runners-up
Under 16s League Champions
Under 16s Hogan Cup Winners
1989/90
Under 13s League Runners-up
1990/91
Under 14s League Runners-up
Under 14s Lancashire Cup Winners
(The first team from the Fylde coast to win
this prestigious trophy)
Under 14s League Manager of the Year : Keith Gawthorpe
1991/92
Under 9s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 15s League Champions
Under 15s Hogan Cup Winners
1992/93
Under 9s League Manager of the Year : Chris Salmon
Under 10s Coulton Cup Runners-up
1993/94
Under 9s League Manager of the Year : Peter Nutter
Under 10s League Runners-up
1994/95
Under 10s League Manager of the Year : Peter Nutter
Under 11s League Runners-up
Under 12s Hogan Cup Runners-up
1995/96
Under 12s League Champions
Under 13s League Runners-up
1996/97
Under 10s League Runners-up
Under 13s League Runners-up
Under 14s League Runners-up
1997/98
Under 11s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 11s League Champions
Under 14s League Runners-up
1998/99
Under 9s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 10s League Champions
Under 14s League Manager of the Year : Peter Nutter
Under 15s League Runners-up
1999/2000
Under 10s League Champions
Under 10s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 11s League Champions
Under 11s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 13s League Runners-up
Under 13s League Manager of the Year: Dave Barnes
Adults Promoted from Division 4
2000/01
Under 9s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 11s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 14s League Champions
Under 14s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 17s League Runners-up
Under 17s Hogan Cup Winners
Adults Promoted from Division 3
2001/02
Under 10s League Runner-up
Under 12s Lancashire Cup Winners
(The first team from the Fylde coast to win this prestigious trophy)
Under 13s Hogan Cup Runners-up
Under 15s League Runners-up
Under 15s Hogan Cup Winners
Under 18s League Champions
(Our first ever Under 18s team)
Adults Promoted from Division 2
2002/03
Under 11s League Runners-up
Under 11s Hogan Cup Runners-up
Under 13s League Runners-up
Under 13s Hogan Cup Runners-up
Under 15s League Manager of the Year : Russell Eastwood
2003/04
Under 9s League Runners-up
Under 9s Coulton Cup Runners-up
Under 10s Plate Competition Winners
Under 14s League Runners-up
Under 14s Hogan Cup Runners-up
Under 15s League Champions
Under 17s League Runners-up
Adults 1st Division Runners-up
Adults 1st Division Cup Winners
League Secretary of the Year : Derek Booth
2004/05
Under 9s Coulton Cup Winners
Under 10s Coulton Cup Runners-up
Under 12s League Manager of the Year : John Armfield
Under 18s League Runners-up
Adults Gledhill Cup Runners-up
THE CHRISTOPHER HODGE TROPHY
Christopher Hodge was born on the 14th of October 1974 and he joined Poulton
Youth Football Club in season 1980/81 when he was 5 years old. He was Player
of the Year in his age group in season 1984/85 when he won the John Moss Trophy.
He tragically died in an accident on the 31st of August 1985.
Ever since then a trophy has been awarded in his memory and is given to the
Under 8s (Year 3) Player of the Year. The trophy is always presented by Eric
Hodge, Christopher's father, at the Club's Annual Presentation Evening.
The trophy is inscribed :
CHRISTOPHER CRAIG HODGE
BORN 14 OCTOBER 1974
JOINED PYFC 1980 81
WON JOHN MOSS TROPHY FOR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR DIVISION 2 1984/85
KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT 31 AUGUST 1985
THIS TROPHY WAS PRESENTED TO PYFC
BY NEIGHBOURS AND FRIENDS OF CHRISTOPHER
NOBODY LOVED FOOTBALL MORE THAN CHRISTOPHER
The following players have won the Christopher Hodge Trophy :
1986 Jamie Pepper
1987 Richard Boydell
1988 Michael Barton
1989 Daniel Porter
1990 Christopher Pett
1991 David Deaville
1992 Adam Taylor
1993 Ben Fitzgerald
1994 Sean Lawlor
1995 Ryan Robinson
1996 Matthew Lawlor
1997 Daniel Rowe
1998 Mathew Kay
1999 Brent Crosbie
2000 Benjamin Turnbull
2001 Thomas Armfield
2002 Sam Hicks
2003 Jacob Walsh
2004 William Joyce
2005 Joe Robinson
