ALEX Whittle has moved to within six points of long-time Press Player of the Year leader Kyle Letheren.

The left back (pictured below) was our second-highest rated performer in Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat to Gateshead, which meant he received two points towards the standings.

Other points were handed to The Press st Dan Parslow (three) and our third-highest rated performer Danny Holmes (one).

Parslow went on to collect the two Player of the Month bonus points on offer after polling the most man-of-the-match votes in our Twitter poll.

He now heads that contest, having picked up another two points as our second-highest rated performer in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Boreham Wood.

Vadaine Oliver won The Press man-of-the-match accolade and the Twitter poll to earn himself a maximum five points, while Simon Heslop (one) was also recognised as our third-highest rated performer.

The Press Player of the Year standings: Letheren 28, Whittle 22, Connolly 16, Heslop 16, Newton 15, Brodie 12, Klukowski 11, Kamdjo 10, Parkin 9, Parslow 9, Flinders 8, Fry 8, Lappin 8, Higgins 7, Oliver 6, Felix 5, Galbraith 5, Morgan-Smith 5, Rooney 5, Holmes 4, Racine 4, Murphy 3, Clappison 2, Dixon 2, Wright 2, Cooper 1, Nti 1, Oyebanjo 1, Rzonca 1, Simpson 1, Walton 1.

The Press Player of the Month for February standings: Parslow 8, Heslop 5, Newton 5, Oliver 5, Klukowski 3, Morgan-Smith 2, Whittle 2, Holmes 1, Lappin 1,.

Goals: Brodie 7, Heslop 4, Morgan-Smith 4, Connolly 3, Parkin 3, Fry 2, Klukowski 2, Newton 2, Oliver 2, Own Goals 2, Fenwick 1, Galbraith 1, Kamdjo 1, Lappin 1, Murphy 1, Nti 1, Racine 1, Rooney 1, Rzonca 1, Wright 1.

Assists: Connolly 6, Newton 4, Parkin 4, Rooney 4, Felix 2, Galbraith 2, Klukowski 2, Parslow 2, Whittle 2, Wright 2, Cooper 1, Fenwick 1, Fry 1, Heslop 1, Higgins 1, Holmes 1, Morgan-Smith 1, Murphy 1, Oliver 1, Racine 1.

Bad boys: Brodie, Rooney both nine yellow cards; Heslop one red, five yellow; Higgins five yellow; Fenwick, Fry both four yellow; Nti one red, two yellow; Klukowski, Newton, Whittle, Wright all three yellow; Parkin one red, one yellow; Bencherif, Connolly, Kamdjo, Oliver all two yellow; Moke one red; Clappison, Dixon, Galbraith, Johnson, Lappin, Letheren, McDaid, Morgan-Smith, Murphy, Racine, Thompson all one yellow.