BRIGHT FUTURE: Lincoln’s Alex Woodyard was named last year’s Young Player of the Year
PICTURE: Michael Hulf

THE Sportsbeat Young Player of the Year award is always keenly contested and this year’s winner will be following some big footsteps.
More and more youngsters are dropping into Non-League after ending spells with professional academies.
A lot of the time, ability isn’t the issue so, as Non-League supporters, we often get to see some great players turn out for our clubs.
Three years ago, Andre Gray had just helped fire Luton Town to the Conference title when ...