National League April Monthly Award Winners Announced

In what proved to be a crucial final month across all three divisions, titles, play-off places and relegation were all decided.

Away from the bright lights of perhaps the most electric title race in National League history, FC Halifax Town were causing a stir.

The Shaymen were unbeaten in the League across April - even beating eventual champions Wrexham - the only side to do so after falling behind this season.

Not content with red-hot League form, Chris Millington topped an encouraging month by booking a trip to Wembley for the FA Trophy Final.

Elliot Lee might have been on the losing side at the Shay but he impressed every step of the way for the rest of the month.

He missed just five minutes of Wrexham's pivotal final month - scoring the winner against Notts County in their Easter Monday title showdown.

Lee notched against Oldham, FC Halifax, Boreham Wood and Torquay.

National Manager of the Month - Chris Millington (FC Halifax Town)
National Player of the Month - Elliott Lee (Wrexham)

You could have forgiven Kidderminster Harriers fans for scrubbing the play-off dates from their calendars at the beginning of April.

As we went into the final month of the season, the Harriers were 14th place a huge eight points away from the dotted line.

Fast forward four weeks and six wins later and Russ Penn's side booked a top-seven finish on a dramatic final day in the North.

A little further up the table, King's Lynn had their Gold-standard striker keeping them firmly in the title race.

Omatayo was his second name and he plundered seven goals in six games - a run that saw him end the season only behind Nick Haughton and Glen Taylor for total goals scored.

Without his goals the title run-in would have been a formality for AFC Fylde - but goals against Chorley, Kettering Town, Southport, Darlington and Curzon Ashton saw it go to the final day.

North Manager of the Month: Russ Penn (Kidderminster Harriers)
North Player of the Month: Gold Omotayo (King's Lynn Town)

A tough March had Worthing looking for answers. But April answered any questions posed of their play-off credentials.

Adam Hinshelwood masterminded five wins from six for the Rebels - including a seven-goal demolition of Concord Rangers on Good Friday.

Further wins against Braintree, Farnborough, Cheshunt and Hemel Hempstead saw them breeze into the top seven.

Headline-grabbing striker Dominic Poleon has stolen the limelight for most of the season - but April saw Toby Edser steal some credit from him.

Four goals will always get tongues wagging, even more so when three of them come in the same game!

The former Nottingham Forest man grabbed his treble against Hungerford Town before hitting another - and an assist - against Cheshunt.

It was all geared towards a bigger achievement when the title was secured and presented against Oxford City on Good Friday.

South Manager of the Month - Adam Hinshelwood (Worthing)
South Player of the Month - Toby Edser (Ebbsfleet United)