January 3 2003

Tommy Black

Tommy Black has scooped the PFA First Division Player of the Month award for December.

Black has been in dazzling form recently netting 7 goals during December, helping Palace move up to 7th place in the league.

With the help of votes cast by Holmesdale Online members he beat Reading's Marcus Hahnemann and ex-Palace, now Preston player, Ricardo Fuller to win the award.

Black told the official Palace website: "I have been really pleased to get amongst the goals in recent weeks but it is due to the way the whole team has been playing and getting us into a good position in the league.

I am really pleased to have won this award and I would like to thank everyone who voted

over the last few weeks".