The trophy was awarded annually to recognise a young player who had made progress throughout the season. Unfortunately this tradition petered out in the mid eighties amd this magnificent trophy was not awarded again until the youth development system was overhauled and it was reintroduced in 1994. In an age when the club relies heavily on young talent coming through the ranks it was seen as time to re-introduce the trophy into the AFC calendar. Each season throws up many candidates for the title and gives the judges a difficult decision but one worth taking as all our promising youngsters deserve the cudos of recognition.