Witton Albion in the top flight, Colwyn Bay in EVO-STIK League North and four clubs in EVO-STIK League South with identical records - Cleethorpes Town, Corby Town, Gresley and Lincoln United - were unveiled at lunchtime on Friday as the best behaved clubs over the opening weeks of the season in August.

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP), the clubs are now in the running for a share of more than £5,000 in prize money the EVO-STIK League now hands out annually to the season’s best behaved sides to promote sportsmanship and fair play and back the Football Association's Respect campaign.

As in previous years, the overall winners in each division will collect £1000 with the runners-up banking £500 and the third placed clubs £250 each. The best behaved club across the EVO-STIK League's three divisions will also be presented with the Peter Swales President's Cup by FWP at next June's annual awards night in Blackpool.

Preston-based FWP stepped up their support for the EVO-STIK League for the 2017-18 season to build on their 10 years of work as existing sponsors and partners. As well as backing the EVO-STIK League's fair play mission on the pitch, the sponsors are set to roll out a series of initiatives off it for all 68 clubs.

Focusing on stadium development, they are set to include an online survey of the needs of clubs and regular updates on the latest industry news and schemes. Members will also get the chance to meet with FWP's experts throughout the campaign at regional meetings and other events led by the next annual showcase at Blackpool's Hilton Hotel in June 2018. Depending on the results of the upcoming survey, FWP are also considering laying on specialist seminars on stadium development for club officials.

August's winners topped the fair tables which are generated by a totting up of red and yellow cards divided by the number of fixtures clubs have played each month. Clubs must play at least four league games to be eligible for the monthly honours and where tied on points, marks awarded by referees for behaviour in the technical area by managers and coaches are taken into account.

The quartet sharing the plaudits in EVO-STIK League South could still not be separated despite the technical area tie-breaker, Cleethorpes Town, Corby Town, Gresley and Lincoln United all posting disciplinary averages of 0.75 for the three cautions each collected in four outings while their management teams all recorded three points and 'excellent' ratings in the matches.

Colwyn Bay lead the fledgling table in EVO-STIK League North after they collected three cautions in four matches, Colne FC their nearest rivals in second spot and Droylsden and Ossett Town tied in third and not far behind.

Witton Albion needed their technical area marks to beat Farsley Celtic to first place in the EVO-STIK League Premier after the rivals both posted disciplinary scores of 0.83 for their five cautions in six outings since the season kicked off. With records of six cautions from six outings, Coalville Towns, Lancaster City, Stourbridge and Whitby Town are level-pegging in third spot.