GMA Industry Awards shortlist announced

The Grounds Management Association (GMA) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the highly anticipated GMA Industry Awards 2025.

The annual awards highlight the outstanding contributions of individuals, teams and organisations who set the benchmark for excellence across the sector.

This year’s shortlist was decided by a panel of ten leading grounds management professionals, tasked with selecting the standout candidates across seventeen different categories. The shortlist includes talent from grassroots volunteers to professionals at the highest level of sport, and the awards will honour a broad spectrum of achievements.

Winners will be unveiled at a prestigious ceremony hosted at Liverpool FC’s Anfield Stadium on Thursday 13 March 2025.

Young Grounds Person of the Year (Sponsored by Origin Amenity Solutions)

Ged Newman - Lincoln City Football Club

Bethany Gibbs - Wellington School

Thomas Heppell-Mooney - Lancaster University

Newcomer of the Year of the Year (Sponsored by ICL)

Matthew Barr - Warwick Independent Schools Foundation

Alexander Weeks - Lord's Cricket Ground

Mark Dawson - Hale End Arsenal Youth Academy

Volunteer Groundsperson/Team of the Year (Sponsored by Husqvarna)

David Stephens-Row - Battisford & District Cricket Club

Tom Banks - Kirkoswald Football Club

Offerton Cricket Club

Community Groundsperson/Team of the Year (Sponsored by the National Governing Bodies of Sport)

Yeovil Recreation Centre

Rothwell Juniors Football Club

Stoneham Lane Football Complex

Eddie Mills - Northfield Town Football Club

Bowls & Croquet Groundsperson/Team of the Year

Adel War Memorial Association

Dean Gibbons - Wantage Bowling Club

Best Managed Artificial Surface of the Year

Scottish Rugby Union

Stoneham Lane Football Complex

Yeovil Recreation Centre

Repton School

Environmental and Sustainability Impact Award (Sponsored by Syngenta)

London Youth Sports Trust

University of Warwick

Liverpool Football Club

Professional Cricket Grounds Team of the Year

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Worcestershire Cricket Club

Professional Tennis Courts Grounds Team of the Year (Sponsored by Infinicut)

The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club

Professional Horse Racing Grounds Team of the Year

Newbury Racecourse

York Racecourse

Sedgefield Racecourse

Professional Rugby League Grounds Team of the Year (Sponsored by Agronomic Services Ltd)

Hull KR

Castleford Tigers

Hull FC

Professional Rugby Union Grounds Team of the Year

Leicester Tigers

Bristol Bears

Northampton Saints

Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year

Burton Albion Football Club

Wigan Athletic Football Club

Stockport County Football Club

Professional Football Grounds Team (Elite) of the Year (Sponsored by SGL)

Liverpool Football Club

Manchester City Football Club

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium & Training Centre

University/College Grounds Team of the Year

University of Warwick

Swansea University

Lancaster University

Independent School Grounds Team of the Year (Sponsored by ISEKI UK & Ireland)

Uppingham School

Eton College

Abingdon School

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