Oliver Hodgson has been presented with his Premier Division Player of the Month award for September 2026. The Longridge Town player was presented with his award prior to Saturday's home game with Burscough by League General Manager Debbie Jessop.
Oliver came through at Burnley and made his debut in the NWCFL as a 16-year old at Nelson. After two seasons there he moved to Bacup Borough after two seasons to continue his development under Brent Peters. He was named Player of the Month in the First Division North in December 2025. This past summer he moved to Bury as part of their newly established Emerging Talent Group, and joined Longridge in August on a season long loan.
September was a phenomenal month for Oliver who played in all six games that his side played in the month. He scored in every single game, nothing up ten goals in total. He scored once in the games at Irlam and Charnock Richard as well as one in their home game with Glossop North End. He found the net twice in their game at Atherton LR, and also scored twice at AFC Liverpool to give his side a 2-1 win.
His best in the month though was scoring a hat-trick in his sides win at home to Abbey Hey, a game that also saw him named as Man of the Match by Abbey Hey due to his performance.
Congratulations Oliver!
