Benno wins CCFPA award at CCFC Awards Dinner

A star studded and packed Awards night hosted by Coventry City Football Club took place on Monday night (09th May 2011) with guest speaker Matt le Tissier keeping the Sky Blues’ current managerial and playing staff, club guests, former players, sponsors and supporters thoroughly entertained in what proved to be a long and happy evening with an excellent dinner, a live band and live auction.

Dave and the other award winners on the E.ON Stage

The Association had a table at the event with most members of the CCFPA committee were present together with their own guests from the ranks of our former players, Dietmar Bruck, Ron Farmer, Bob Wesson and Dave Bennett.  

Last month the Association voted Ben Turner as its ‘Player of the Season’ voted for by fans regularly attending the post match sessions in Lady Gs in the Casino. On Monday evening, however, as one of the awards presented in front of a packed E-ON Lounge, the Association awarded Dave Bennett the accolade of ‘Former Player of the Year’ .

Dave (who joined the committee earlier this season) was presented with the award to much applause by chairman of CCFPA Jim Brown  in honour of the large contribution he has made in promoting the objectives of the Association during the year. In particular Jim referred to Dave’s role in ensuring both former and current Sky Blues players have an appreciation of each others’ experiences and challenges (and it must be said that this important work was continued informally by Dave and several members of the committee in the E-ON throughout the evening and deep into the next morning in the G-Casino!!). 

Jim also took the opportunity of reminding the audience of the work of the Association and thanked its friends, patrons, sponsors and membership (many represented in the room) for their support during the last 12 months.

A picture of the CCFPA committee and guests (taken by ‘official Association photographer for the evening’ Membership Sec. Mike Young) appears below:-

CCFPA Committee Members and FP guests