Grezza, Robbie and the Beast

Last updated : 29 April 2009 By Tony Scholes
In a packed James Hargreaves Suite these three players shared most of the main Player of the Year Awards whilst the evening was rounded off with a Special Achievement Award for Graham Alexander.

Following on from Arthur Bellamy and Jimmy McIlroy, the previous winners of the award, Alexander was rewarded for his remarkable achievement of playing in over 900 games.

The audience learned that he made his league debut for Scunthorpe eighteen years ago on Monday this week in a 3-0 win against Chesterfield, on a day when the Clarets were losing 1-0 at Maidstone in a game we finished with ten men with Ron Futcher sent off.

Tonight he received the award from his club captain Steven Caldwell who had earlier also picked up an award for Ade Akinbiyi.

All the first team squad were there along with manager Owen Coyle and his backroom staff, and it was Coyle who ended the night talking about 'WHEN' we make the play offs this week.

It was an enjoyable night with MC John Riding and guest speaker Paul Fletcher and the players were fantastic and signed autographs and posed for photographs throughout the night.

Below are some pictured from the evening followed by the winners.


The Winners

London Clarets
Player of the YearRobbie Blake
Sheffield Clarets
Moment of the SeasonJay Rodriguez (goal v Spurs)
Barrowford Clarets
Player of the YearBrian Jensen
Clarets Trust
Player of the YearGraham Alexander
Award for vital goalsJay Rodriguez
Burnley Football Supporters' Club
Player of the YearBrian Jensen
Away Player of the YearMartin Paterson
Goal of the SeasonJoey Gudjonsson v Preston
Young Player of the SeasonJay Rodriguez
Earby Clarets
Player of the YearRobbie Blake
North Manchester Clarets
Player of the YearGraham Alexander
C.I.S.A.
Player of the YearRobbie Blake
Goal of the SeasonAde Akinbiyi v Chelsea
Rossendale Clarets
Player of the YearRobbie Blake
Goal of the SeasonJoey Gudjonsson v Preston
South West Clarets
Player of the YearBrian Jensen
Shooters Clarets
Player of the YearBrian Jensen
Accrington Clarets
Player of the YearGraham Alexander
Performance of the SeasonBrian Jensen v Arsenal
Young Player of the YearJay Rodriguez
Goal of the SeasonRobbie Blake v Preston
Central Lancs Clarets
Player of the YearBrian Jensen
Young Player of the YearKevin McDonald
Goal of the SeasonJoey Gudjonsson v Preston
Boundary Clarets
Player of the YearGraham Alexander
Player of the Cup CompetitionsBrian Jensen
Goal of the SeasonJay Rodriguez v Nottingham Forest
West Yorkshire Clarets
Player of the YearRobbie Blake
Achievement AwardGraham Alexander (ever present)
Champagne MomentBrian Jensen (pens v Chelsea)
Colne Clarets
Player of the YearStephen Jordan
Goal of the SeasonRobbie Blake v Plymouth
Combined Award
Special Achievement AwardGraham Alexander (900 appearances)