Skipper Carlos Edwards was named the Town Player’s Player of the Year at this evening’s End of Season Dinner at Milsoms in Kesgrave. The 33-year-old finished second behind Aaron Cresswell in the Supporters Club award which was announced at the weekend.
Edwards told the club site he was delighted to win: "It's an honour to win this award and it's an honour to captain this club.
"Hopefully it can carry on into next season and I'd love to keep the armband."
Andy Drury won the John Kerridge Memorial Trophy for the club’s most improved player, while Icelandic midfielder or defender Gunnar Thorsteinsson, who won the Dale Roberts Trophy for the Academy Player of the Year at the weekend, picked up the Harold Smith Trophy for the Academy's most improved player.
Lee Martin won the Corporate Customers, Sponsors and Boxholders' Player of the Season, while the Town Goal of the Season was Jason Scotland’s 25-yard equaliser at Crystal Palace earlier this month.
In other awards, former Blue Tom Eastman has won two Young Player of the Year gongs at Colchester, including the official title and on the U'sual website, and also the the Away Fans' Player of the Year. Eastman turned down a six-month deal at Town to join the League One side last summer.
Meanwhile, Tommy Smith’s New Zealand have drawn Brazil, Egypt and Belarus in their group at this summer’s Olympics. Smith is expected to be named in the Oly Whites squad for the tournament which is played at U23 level plus three overage players, one of whom will be skipper Ryan Nelsen.
Elsewhere, Academy schoolboy Cemal Ramadan netted as the Republic of Ireland’s U15s beat Austria 2-1 in the first of two away friendlies this afternoon. Ramadan, who played in the recent U15s match against Manchester United, will join Town’s Academy full-time in the summer of 2013.