Omar Beckles has been named as St Albans City’s player of the month for January.

The former Hornchurch defender played every minute of all six games in January and scored his first goal for the club in the 2-1 win over Gosport Borough.

The award, sponsored by Harpenden Construction Limited, will be presented to Backles prior to the home game on Saturday, February 14 against Basingstoke Town by Lee Wood, on behalf of Premier Logos of Bury St Edmunds, who are the January 2015 sponsors.