Football: Gale and Corkish scoop top honours at 2024 FA Awards

Annual presentations celebrate standout figures of 23/24 season

Peel AFC's Lee Gale and Becky Corkish have scooped the player of the season awards for the 2023/24 Manx football season.

As part of last night's annual Isle of Man FA Awards held at Douglas Golf Club, Gale claimed the men's title following a campaign in which he netted 29 times for the Western club - a tally which has also seen him claim the 23/24 Golden Boot accolade.

Meanwhile Corkish captained a Peel women's side to a women's league and Women's FA Cup double in the last twelve months - scoring ten times - and was also captain of the Isle of Man women's national team which won bronze at the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey.

Elsewhere on Thursday evening, Michael United's Liam Cain bagged two honours by being crowned the DPS Ltd. Division 2 Player of the Year whilst his prolific haul of 45 goals during the season earned him the Silver Boot.

Also among the individual award winners were Eve McGeown of Peel who was named Under-21 Player of the Year; Douglas Royal's Harley Jackson who scooped the Under-18 Player of the Year prize and Ste Priestnal who was named Masters Football Player of the Year.

Team of the Year for 2023/24 went to Onchan AFC - last season the club saw it's men's first team promoted back to the top flight; it's combination squad win the DPS Ltd. Combination Two title and Onchan AFC Women reach the final of the Women's FA Cup.

You can see the full list of this season's Isle of Man FA Awards winners below:

Canada Life Men's Premier League Player of the Season : Lee Gale (Peel AFC)

Canada Life Women's League Player of the Season: Becky Corkish (Peel AFC)

Team of the Year: Onchan AFC

Golden Boot Award: Lee Gale (Peel AFC)

Silver Boot Award: Liam Cain (Michael United)

DPS Ltd. Division 2 Player of the Year: Liam Cain (Michael United)

Canada Life Combination One Player of the Year: Luke Roberts (Rushen United)

DPS Ltd. Combination Two Player of the Year: Nathan Faragher (Michael United)

Under-21 Player of the Season: Eve McGeown (Peel AFC)

Under-18 Player of the Season: Harley Jackson (Douglas Royal)

Masters League Player of the Season: Ste Priestnal (Onchan AFC)

Grassroots Coach of the Year (Male Pathway) : Daniel Clague 

Grassroots Coach of the Year (Female Pathway) : Donna Harrison

Match Official of the Year: Kalum Raby

Bobby Moore Award: Paul Hatton

Lioness Award: Noel Gill & Lisa Conley 

Positive Football Award: Adam Hayes

Grounds Team of the Year: William Watterson & Gareth Eachus (Rushen United)

Young Volunteer of the Year: Keira Leece & Lyla Shimmin