The Football League has announced the full list of winners for The Football League Awards 2015, the tenth annual awards ceremony that celebrates on and off pitch excellence across The League’s 72 clubs.
The winners were announced at the gala ceremony at The Brewery, London, yesterday evening, Sunday April 19, in front of over 600 guests from clubs, sponsors and the football industry.
The 2015 ceremony, which marked the tenth year of the awards, were streamed live on The Football League’s official YouTube channel and website, while highlights will be shown on Sky Sports One this evening, Monday April 20, at 6:15pm and 9:15pm.
A global online audience watched on as Middlesbrough’s Patrick Bamford won the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Year Award.
The Sky Bet League One award went to Preston North End’s Joe Garner and Bury’s Danny Mayor received the Sky Bet League Two accolade.
All three of the divisional Player of the Year winners were decided by a vote among club managers.
Brentford defender Alfie Mawson, on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, finished in the top three of the League Two vote.
Milton Keynes Dons midfielder Dele Alli was named The Football Leauge’s Young Player of the Year, following in the footsteps of stars like Gareth Bale, Fabian Delph and Wilfried Zaha who have won the award over the last decade.
The prestigious Contribution to League Football Award was presented to the late Major Frank Buckley, who had a renowned career manager and also a player in The Football League, and notably served his country with distinction as part of the Footballers’ Battalions in World War I.
Former Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Leicester City striker Kevin Phillips picked up the Sir Tom Finney Award, presented to a recently retired player that has had an outstanding career in the Football League.
This year, to mark the event’s tenth anniversary, The Football League also announced its Football Manager Team of the Decade.
The team recognised the 11 outstanding players and one manager from the last ten years who have excelled in the competitions of The Football League, and includes names like Rickie Lambert, Jordan Rhodes, Gareth Bale and Eddie Howe.
For the first time in the events history, all Football League clubs were recognised at the ceremony through the Tokio Marine Kiln Club Hero Award.
Roger Crook was named Brentford's Club Hero but missed out on the overall prize.
Shaun Harvey, Chief Executive of The Football League, said: "The tenth Football League Awards has given us the opportunity to reward outstanding performance, both on and off the pitch, during what has been a memorable Football League season.
"Each of our winners thoroughly deserves this recognition and, once again, we've seen exceptional levels of talent, dedication and achievement across all our nominees."
Major Frank Buckley
Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough)
Joe Garner (Preston North End)
Danny Mayor (Bury)
Dele Alli (MK Dons)
Derby County (Derby County Community Trust)
Brighton and Hove Albion (Albion in the Community), Doncaster Rovers (Club Doncaster Community Sports and Education Foundation), Norwich City (Norwich City Community Sports Foundation), Blackburn Rovers (Blackburn Rovers Community Trust)
Joe Garner (Preston North End)
Danny Shittu (Millwall)
Kevin Phillips
Sarah Watts (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Tracey Cole (Crawley Town) Greg Hill (Exeter City)
Lewis Cook (Leeds United)
George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra)
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth)
Colchester United
Brighton and Hove Albion League, Stevenage
Brian Murphy (Birmingham City)
Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel
Right Back: Angel Rangel
Left Back: Gareth Bale
Centre Back: Wes Morgan
Centre Back: Ashley Williams
Midfield: Wes Hoolahan
Midfield: Adam Lallana
Midfield: Peter Whittingham
Forward: Glenn Murray
Forward: Rickie Lambert
Forward: Jordan Rhodes
Manager: Eddie Howe
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