EFL Awards 2026: Shortlist
2026 EFL Awards Shortlists
EFL Championship Manager of the Season
Frank Lampard – Coventry City
Alex Neil – Millwall
Sergej Jakirovic – Hull City
Kim Hellberg – Middlesbrough
EFL League One Manager of the Season
Graham Alexander – Bradford City
Michael Skubala – Lincoln City
Brian Barry-Murphy – Cardiff City
Alex Revell – Stevenage
EFL League Two Manager of the Season
Andy Woodman – Bromley
Paul Warne – Milton Keynes Dons
Micky Mellon – Oldham Athletic
Neil Harris – Cambridge United
EFL Championship Player of the Season
Hayden Hackney – Middlesbrough
Carl Rushworth – Coventry City
Femi Azeez – Millwall
Zan Vipotnik – Swansea City
EFL League One Player of the Season
Dom Ballard – Leyton Orient
Owen Bailey – Doncaster Rovers
Jack Moylan – Lincoln City
Sonny Bradley – Lincoln City
EFL League Two Player of the Season
Aaron Drinan – Swindon Town
Mitch Pinnock – Bromley
Callum Paterson – Milton Keynes Dons
Omar Sowumni – Bromley
EFL Championship Young Player of the Season
Jordan James – Leicester City
Ashley Phillips – Stoke City
Sydie Peck – Sheffield United
Bobby Clark – Derby County
EFL League One Young Player of the Season
Dom Ballard – Leyton Orient
Amario Cozier-Duberry – Bolton Wanderers
Dylan Lawlor – Cardiff City
Jenson Metcalfe – Bradford City
EFL League Two Young Player of the Season
Matty Young – Salford City
Daniel Kanu – Walsall
Sam Gale – Gillingham
Tom Iorpenda – Notts County
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Frank Lampard has been crowned Championship Manager of the Season.
The Sky Bet League One Manager of the Season is Lincoln City’s Michael Skubala.
Bromley’s Andy Woodman has been named as the League Two Manager of the Season.
Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney has been named the EFL Championship Player of the Season.
Leyton Orient’s Dom Bollard has been named as the EFL League One Player of the Season.
Swindon Town forward Aaron Drinan named EFL League Two Player of the Season.
Leicester City’s Jordan James has picked up the award for Championship Young Player of the Season.
Leyton Orient’s Dom Ballard has been named League One Young. Player of the Season.
Daniel Kanu has been crowned League Two Young Player of the Season for his magnificent loan spell at Walsall.
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