KALLUM Griffiths has moved to within five points of The Press Player of the Year leader Adam Bartlett.

The former Spennymoor right back was our second-highest rated performer following the 3-1 defeat at Stockport last weekend and, accordingly, collected two points towards the standings.

Press man-of-the-match Alex Kempster, meanwhile, received his first three points of the campaign and our third-highest remained performer David Ferguson picked up the other one.

Kempster also earned two bonus points towards the Player of the Month contest, having topped our online man-of-the-match poll.

That haul places him second in the January competition – three points behind Jake Wright, ahead of this afternoon’s final match of the month at home to Chorley.

The Press Player of the Year standings: Bartlett 26, Griffiths 21, Burrow 19, Wright 14, Moke 11, Heslop 9, Penn 9, Tait 9, Bray 8, Ferguson 8, Newton 7, Parkin 6, York 6, Langstaff 5, Allan 4, Davis 4, Agnew 3, Bencherif 3, Digie 3, Dyer 3, Harris 3, Kempster 3, Hawkins 2, Law 2, McAughtrie 1, Parslow 1.

The Press Player of the Month standings for January: Wright 8, Kempster 5, Agnew 3, Bencherif 3, Burrow 2, Griffiths 2, Ferguson 1.

Goals: Burrow 13, Langstaff 5, Wright 5, Newton 3, Parkin 3, Bencherif 2, Ferguson 2, Harris 2, Moke 2, Tait 2, York 2, Bray 1, Hawkins 1, Heslop 1, Kempster 1.

Assists: Burrow 7, Harris 5, Ferguson 4, Langstaff 4, Law 4, Parkin 3, Bray 3, Bartlett 2, Griffiths 2, Wright 2, Allan 1, Agnew 1, Digie 1, Dyer 1, Hawkins 1, Heslop 1, Newton 1, Tait 1, York 1.

Discipline: Wright eight yellow cards; Heslop seven yellow; Newton five yellow; Bencherif, Griffiths both four yellow; Tait one red, two yellow; Davis, Moke both three yellow; Law two yellow; Penn one red, one yellow; Bray one red; Allan, Ferguson, Hawkins, Kempster, Langstaff, McAughtrie, York all one yellow.