London sides miss out on awards

Six of the capital's clubs have fallen short in the Football League's awards which rate how family friendly they are.

Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and Watford, Charlton, Millwall and Dagenham have failed to win Family Excellence status for this season — although all of them bar Palace were given it last year.

However, Brentford, Leyton Orient and Barnet were among 37 clubs across the League to be honoured for their work.

Successful clubs provided initiatives such as dedicated family entrances and made a substantial effort to rid family areas of abusive language and anti-social behaviour.

A shortlist of clubs is being drawn up for the Family Club of the Year' for each division with the winner to be announced on 14 March.