The Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards celebrate the sportspeople, coaches, volunteers, teams and clubs of our district. The Armchair Club runs them with the support of More Leisure Community Trust and the News Journal.
The next awards evening is Monday 7 December 2026 at Mansfield Civic Centre. The evening starts at 7.00pm, and entry is free.
Make a nomination
Nominations for the 2026 awards are open now and close at 5.00pm on Monday 2 November 2026.
You can now nominate online — there is no form to download, print or scan. The form takes about ten minutes, and we will email you a PDF copy for your records.
Every nomination must include a photograph of the nominee, and preferably a short video — around 30 to 45 seconds — of them in sporting action. If you would rather talk it through first, call the Armchair Club on 07837 026009 or email stewart@rickersey.net.
The ten categories
- Sportsperson of the Year
- Junior Sportsperson of the Year
- Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
- Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Junior Team of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year — which includes referees, officials and administrators
- Junior Sports Leader of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Club of the Year
Junior awards are for those aged under 18 on 31 October.
Who can be nominated
- Achievements must have taken place between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.
- Nominees must either live, or have lived, in the District of Mansfield — or pursue their sport within it.
- Anyone may nominate: a relative, a neighbour, a coach, a club officer, a teammate.
- Please let the nominee know you have put their name forward.
The hunt is on to find Mansfield’s next big sporting stars, to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca Adlington, Ollie Hynd, Sam Hynd, Charlotte Henshaw, Ben and Tom Birchall, Elliot Clogg, and the many others who have represented Mansfield nationally and internationally, winning world titles and Commonwealth and Olympic medals.
Tickets for the evening
Tickets for the awards evening are free, and are released nearer the time. Keep an eye on this page and our Facebook page, or email stewart@rickersey.net to be told when they are available.
Previous awards evenings
Sportingly yours,
Geoff Waller, Chris Adkin, Stewart Rickersey, Andrew Saunders, Martyn Knox, John Morley, Gary Jordan, Emma Cherry, Rachael Richardson, Tom Birchall, Mark Briggs, Mike Staton, Malcolm Hall and Mike Collins (Honorary Member)
Armchair Club Members