Prime Minister's Respect for winners

Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to football’s unsung heroes from across the country when he presented the Football Association’s Respect and Fair Play Awards at The FA Cup Final on Saturday.

Before Manchester City played Stoke City at Wembley, the Prime Minister joined other guests of The FA in honouring the leagues, clubs and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting respect, fair play, driving up standards of behaviour and supporting referees at all levels of the game.

“It’s important that we recognise, whether we are in politics or football, the role models who do so much great work on and off the pitch," said Cameron. "It is absolutely right for The FA to give such priority to their Respect and Fair Play Awards as it sends out a clear message across all levels of the game about the power football has to transform communities and peoples’ lives.”

The FA’s Respect Manager Dermot Collins said the Respect and Fair Play Awards recognised those people in football who are supporting The FA’s Respect campaign and making great strides in improving behaviour, both on and off the field, across the country.

He added: “I’m delighted that The Football Association used the occasion of The FA Cup Final to recognise and reward those people from all levels of the game that are really making a difference in standing up for all the good things in the game.”

This year’s FA Respect and Fair Play Awards saw winners across 13 categories, including the Bobby Moore Individual Award, receiving an Award and a cash prize to be used for the benefit of football.

The 2011 Respect and Fair Play Award winners are:-

• Award Category: Football League Fair Play Award [Championship]
Winner: Watford FC

• Award Category: Football League Fair Play Award [Division One]
Winner: Rochdale FC

• Award Category: Football League Fair Play Award [Division Two]
Winner: Crewe Alexandra FC

• Award Category: National League System Leagues [Steps 1-4]
Winner: Northern Premier League

• Award Category: National League System Club [Steps 1-4]
Winner: Lancaster City FC

• Award Category: National League System Leagues [Steps 5-7]
Winner: The Reading Football league

• Award Category: Women’s Pyramid of Football [League]
Winner: East Midlands Regional Women’s Football League

• Award Category: Women’s Pyramid of Football [Clubs]
Winner: Sheffield FC Ladies

• Award Category: Grassroots Adult League
Winner: Nalders West Cornwall Sunday Football league

• Award Category: Grassroots Youth League
Winner: Harrow Soccer 7s Combination

• Award Category: Grassroots Club
Winner: Sale United Football Club

• Award Category: Education
Winner: Sheppey Valley Community Learning Partnership

• Award Category: Bobby Moore Individual Award
Winner: Deborah Wyatt

Award judges this year included Bobby Moore’s widow Stephanie Moore MBE, of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research, and sports journalists Mick Dennis of the Daily Express and Jim White from the Daily Telegraph. They were joined by The FA’s Director Of Football Development Sir Trevor Brooking, FA Board member Barry Bright and former referee Alan Wiley of the PGMO.