JOSH Carson got on The Press Player of the Year leaderboard after picking up his first points towards the standings with our man-of-the-match award for last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Torquay.

The on-loan Ipswich winger received three points for that accolade with fellow teenagers Jack O’Connell (two) and Tom Platt (one) also recognised for their efforts as our second and third-highest rated players respectively.

Carson and John McGrath, meanwhile, shared the two Player of the Month bonus points on offer to the player who polled the most man-of-the-match votes from visitors to our website.

To be in with a chance of presenting March’s Player of the Month with their award – a framed photograph – before a City home game, vote for your man of the match from today’s match.

You can also tweet your choice to @daveflettpress

The Press Player of the Year latest standings (not including Player of the Month bonus points): C Smith 32 points, Ingham 28, Parslow 25, Blair 22, Fyfield 17, Walker 16, O’Connell 15, Chambers 14, Kerr 13, Kearns 12, Oyebanjo 11, McGurk 9, Coulson 7, McLaughlin 6, Potts 6, Carlisle 5, J Smith 5, McGrath 4, Carson 3, Doig 3, Rankine 3, Reed 3, Blanchett 2, Obeng 2, Rodman 2, Taylor 2, Challinor 1, Johnson 1, Platt 1.

The Press Player of the Month for March standings: Smith 10, Ingham 8, Carson 4, Oyebanjo 4, Fyfield 3, O’Connell 3, Blair 2, McGrath 2, Rankine 2, Platt 1, Walker 1.

Goals: Walker 9, Chambers 8, Blair 6, Coulson 5, McLaughlin 4, Reed 4, own goals 3, Potts 3, C Smith 3, Cresswell 1, Parslow 1, Rodman 1.

Assists: Walker 7, Chambers 6, J Smith 5, Blair 4, C Smith 4, Kearns 3, McLaughlin 3, Carlisle 2, Coulson 2, Kerr 2, McGrath 2, Parslow 2, Rodman 2, Carson 1, Challinor 1, Fyfield 1, Reed 1.

Bad boys: C Smith 6 yellow cards; Chambers 5 yellow; Kerr 1 red, 3 yellow; Fyfield, Ingham both 3 yellow; Blair, McGurk, McLaughlin, O’Connell, Oyebanjo, Parslow, Potts all 2 yellow; Carlisle, Challinor, Coulson, Cresswell, Doig, Johnson, Rodman, J Smith, Walker all 1 yellow.