City’s Club Skipper Dominates Players’ Awards

Published on: 21 Apr, 2026
Updated on: 21 Apr, 2026

The Guildford City squad, management team, volunteers and supporters did not let their eventually failure to stave of relegation get them down when they met up to mark the end of the season.

It was widely recognised that in the final third of the season manager Carl Taylor had put together a team that could challenge any other team in the division rewarding loyal supporters with some entertaining and skilful play. Sadly it came a little too late.

Secretary Barry Underwood thanking the players, the management and all of the club volunteers, said: “The squad had given everything in the later months of the campaign with a young squad playing some great football.

“Relegation would give the club time to reset and come back as a stronger club”.

Manager Carl Taylor with his player of the season, Kai Zini.

Manager Carl Taylor also thanked his players for their sterling efforts saying his aim had been to provide them with the experience to further develop their footballing careers and Ian Plested, who conducts the post-match interviews and makes the match-day announcements, gave a “more humorous” precis of the season.

Award winners Kai Zini and Marvin Wood

Team captain Kai Zini unsurprisingly dominated the awards, winning the Manager’s Player, Players’ Player and Supporters’ Player of the Season statuettes.

He also won the top goalscorer award with a highly respectable 15 goals.

The evening’s other prize winner was 19- year-old goalkeeper Marvin Wood who won the Young Player award.