CLAYTON Donaldson is back in pole position for the Evening Press Player of the Month and Year awards.

The 21-year-old striker collected three points in both contests as our man of the match during the 4-0 FA Cup victory at Gainsborough Trinity.

Andy Bishop (two) and David McGurk (one) also received points as our second and third-highest rated players.

McGurk and Joe O'Neill shared the two extra Player of the Month points after topping our readers' vote for top man at Gainsborough.

To be in with a chance of making the presentation to this month's winner, please email dave.flett@ycp.co.uk with your man of the match at this afternoon's Accrington Stanley match or drop it in at our office at Sports Desk, Evening Press, 76-86 Walmgate, York, YO1 9YN.

Latest Evening Press Player of the Year standings: Donaldson 20, McGurk 18, Bishop 12, Dunning 10, Convery 9, Dudgeon 5, O'Neill 4, Merris 3, Peat 3, Panther 2, Price 2, Hotte 1, Porter 1.

Evening Press Player of the Month for October standings (based on Evening Press ratings and including two points per game for the player who polls most man of the match votes from our readers): Donaldson 11, Bishop 6, McGurk 6, Price 4, Merris 3, O'Neill 1, Porter 1.

Updated: 09:09 Saturday, October 29, 2005