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EFL Awards 2021: The Winners List

The winners list are gradually being revealed for the much anticipated 2021 EFL Awards, which took place on Thursday the 29th of April.

The 2021 EFL Awards celebrates and recognises the continued efforts and achievements of Clubs, players and individuals during what has been an incredibly challenging season for everyone. 

The Sky Bet Championship’s Player of the Season shortlist featured two of Norwich City’s promotion-winning side, with Teemu Pukki and Emi Buendia chosen alongside the division’s top goalscorer, Brentford’s Ivan Toney.

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Two ever-present players central to Daniel Farke’s entertaining brand of football, Pukki’s goals have once again fired the Club to success as he looks to win this award for a second time after collecting the prize in 2019, while Buendia’s all-round brilliance has captivated supporters across the division, especially those in yellow.

Pukki currently sits in second place at the top of the goalscoring charts on 25 goals, whilst Buendia has 28 goal contributions to his name, including a division-high 15 assists.

Standing in the Canaries’ way of claiming the award is a man who has taken the art of goalscoring and made it look relatively simple.

After joining Brentford in the summer as a replacement for the outgoing Ollie Watkins, Toney has registered a quite incredible 29 goals and 10 assists in his debut Championship season.

In Sky Bet League One, the honour of being named the best player in the division has been whittled down to three players crucial to their sides’ chances of promotion to the Championship.

Hull City’s George Honeyman has led by example, becoming one of the best creative forces in English football, as the Tigers look to finish the season as League One champions following confirmation of their promotion to the Championship at the weekend. 

The top two goalscorers in the division complete the shortlist, with Sunderland AFC’s Charlie Wyke and Peterborough United’s Jonson Clarke-Harris enjoying stellar campaigns.

Between them they have registered 54 league goals so far and will be eyeing up a few more before the season ends.

The shortlist for the League Two Player of the Season features a Cambridge United-double, as Paul Mullin and Wes Hoolahan join Forest Green Rovers’ Jamille Matt on the list. 

Mullin’s 29 league goals have catapulted the U’s into title-winning contention, while Hoolahan continues to show that age is just a number, turning out consistently influential performances at the tender age of 38 years. 

Rovers’ Jamille Matt has registered 16 goals so far this campaign with his side currently occupying one of the Play-Off positions.

The EA Sports Young Player of the Season shortlist consists of Blackburn Rovers’ Harvey Elliott, Reading’s Michael Olise and Max Aarons of Norwich City. As sponsor of the award, EA Sports will be hosting an online vote, which goes live on Wednesday 28 April, equating to 25% of the overall result, with the other 75% made up of votes from the EFL Awards judging panel.

Nominations were debated at length by an expert judging panel earlier this month, with votes also compiled for the Championship, League One and League Two Teams of the Season. Here are all of the shortlists and winners

2021 EFL AWARDS: THE WINNERS LIST

– Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season
WINNER: Emi Buendia – Norwich City
Teemu Pukki – Norwich City
Ivan Toney – Brentford

– Championship Team of the Season
Asmir Begović – Bournemouth
Adam Masina – Watford
Grant Hanley – Norwich
Sean Morrison – Cardiff
Max Arrons – Norwich
Arnaut Danjuma – Bournemouth
Emi Buendía – Norwich
Michael Olise – Reading
Alex Mowatt – Barnsley
Ivan Toney – Brentford
Teemu Pukki – Norwich
Manager – Daniel Farke – Norwich

– Sky Bet League One Player of the Season
WINNER: Jonson Clarke-Harris – Peterborough United
George Honeyman – Hull City
Charlie Wyke – Sunderland AFC

League One Team of the Season:
Lee Burge – Sunderland
Mark Beevers – Peterborough
Robert Atkinson – Oxford
Luke O’Nien – Sunderland
Aiden McGeady – Sunderland
George Honeyman – Hull
Jorge Grant – Lincoln
Joe Ward – Peterborough
Jonson Clarke-Harris – Peterborough
Charlie Wyke – Sunderland
Manager – Grant McCann – Hull

 

– Sky Bet League Two Player of the Season
WINNER: Paul Mullin – Cambridge United
Wes Hoolahan – Cambridge United
Jamille Matt – Forest Green Rovers

League Two Team of the Season:
Václav Hladký – Salford City
Ibou Touray – Salford City
William Boyle – Cheltenham Town
Jordan Tunnicliffe – Crawley Town
Kyle Knoyle – Cambridge United
Antoni Sarsevic – Bolton Wanderers
Wes Hoolahan – Cambridge United
Chris Hussey – Cheltenham Town
David Worrall – Port Vale
Matt Jay – Exeter City
Paul Mullin – Cambridge United
Manager – Michael Duff – Cheltenham

– EA Sports Young Player of the Season
Harvey Elliot – Blackburn Rovers
WINNER: Michael Olise – Reading
Max Aarons – Norwich City

– LFE Apprentice of the Year – Championship 
WINNER: Will Trueman – Sheffield Wednesday

– LFE Apprentice of the Year – League One
WINNER: Lewis Johnson – MK Dons

– LFE Apprentice of the Year – League Two 
WINNER: Felix Miles – Cheltenham Town

– Your Move Community Club of the Year 
Sunderland
Blackburn Rovers
WINNER: Port Vale
Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers
Watford 

– PFA Players in the Community
WINNER: Will Vaulks – Cardiff City 
Alex Rodman – Bristol Rovers 
Matty Dolan – Newport County 

– Sir Tom Finney Awards
WINNER: James Coppinger – Doncaster Rovers

– Contribution to League Football 
WINNER: John Rudge – Port Vale

– Screwfix Moment of the Year Awards
WINNER: Dean Lewington – MK Dons

– 2021 Mitre Goal of the Season
WINNER: Lee Novak – Grimsby v BRADFORD

TOP 5
Alex MowattMillwall v BARNSLEY24 October 2020
Frazier CampbellHUDDERSFIELD TOWN V Nottingham Forest25 September 2020
Grant LeadbitterDoncaster Rovers v SUNDERLAND AFC21 November 2020
Jamal LoweCardiff City v SWANSEA CITY12 December 2020
Lee NovakGrimsby Town v BRADFORD CITY22 December 2020

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