EFL Announce Shortlists For 2022-23 EFL Awards

EFL officials have announced the shortlists across 18 categories ahead of 2022-23 EFL Awards. 

Burnley, Middlesbrough and Coventry dominate the main nominations within the Championship, headlined by Vincent Kompany who led the Clarets to promotion in his first season at the club, following their relegation from the Premier League last summer.

Michael Carrick meanwhile has guided Middlesbrough from relegation contenders to promotion challengers since he arrived in late Octoer, with the Teesside-based club currently sat fourth and set for the Play-Offs.

Mark Robins meanwhile has led Coventry to ninth position at time of writing after they failed to win any of their opening seven matches, whilst four of their opening five home games were postponed due to pitch surface repairs and death of Queen Elizabeth II.

All three clubs also dominated the Player of the Season shortlist headlined by Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom, who has scored 26 goals this season, of which 22 of his goals were scored since Carrick took charge in late October.

Burnley’s Josh Brownhill and Coventry’s Viktor Gyokeres round out the three-player shortlist after enjoying impressive seasons, with Gyokeres in particular having scored 18 goals and provided nine assists this season.

Middlesbrough also scored a nomination for Young Player of the Season with Hayden Hackney, who will face Bristol City’s Alex Scott and Sunderland’s Amad Diallo for the award.

Boro indeed could claim a quadruple if they were to win every category in which they’re nominated, after also receiving a nomination for EFL Diversity Award.

League One’s three leading promotion contending clubs meanwhile dominated Manager of the Season with Plymouth Argyle’s Steven Schumacher facing Sheffield Wednesday’s Darren Moore and Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna for the gong.

Wednesday’s Barry Bannan meanwhile will face Peterborough’s Jonson Clarke-Harris and Bristol Rovers’ Aaron Collins for the League One Player of the Season award.

Ipswich’s Cameron Humphreys is nominated for League One’s Young Player of the Season but faces competition from Plymouth’s Bali Mumba and Charlton’s Jes Rak-Sakyi for the award.

Leyton Orient’s Ritchie Wellens meanwhile is nominated for League Two’s Manager of the Season, against Carlisle’s Paul Simpson and Stevenage’s Steve Evans.

Stevenage’s Carl Piergianni meanwhile will face the fourth-tier’s top goalscorers, Andy Cook and Sam Hoskins for Player of the Season, after the latter pair managed 24 and 20 goals respectively for Bradford and Northampton Town this season.

Orient’s Jayden Sweeney meanwhile is nominated for League Two’s Young Player of the Season against Colchester United’s Junior Tchamadeu and Swindon Town’s Jacob Wakeling.

The following awards which don’t have a publicised shortlist will be handed out during the Awards ceremony on Sunday 23 April in London:

• Championship Team of Season
• League One Team of Season
• League Two Team of Season
• EFL Goal of the Season
• Sir Tom Finney Award
• Contribution to League Football

 

Here are the shortlists for 18 categories in full:

Championship Manager of Year

• Vincent Kompany (Burnley)
• Michael Carrick (Middlesbrough)
• Mark Robins (Coventry City)

 

Championship Player of Year

• Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough)
• Josh Brownhill (Burnley)
• Viktor Gyokeres (Coventry City)

 

League One Manager of Season

• Kieran McKenna (Ipswich Town)
• Darren Moore (Sheffield Wednesday)
• Steven Schumacher (Plymouth Argyle)

 

League One Player of Season

• Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday)
• Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough)
• Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers)

 

League Two Manager of Season

• Steve Evans (Stevenage)
• Paul Simpson (Carlisle United)
• Ritchie Wellens (Leyton Orient)

 

League Two Player of Season

• Andy Cook (Bradford City)
• Carl Piergianni (Stevenage)
• Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town)

 

Championship Young Player of Season

• Amad Diallo (Sunderland)
• Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough)
• Alex Scott (Bristol City)

 

League One Young Player of Season

• Cameron Humohreys (Ipswich Town)
• Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle)
• Jes Rak-Sakyi (Charlton Athletic)

 

League Two Young Player of Season

• Jayden Sweeney (Leyton Orient)
• Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United)
• Jacob Wakeling (Swindon Town)

 

Championship Apprentice of Season

• Jamie Knight-Lebel (Bristol City)
• Ash Phillips (Blackburn Rovers)
• Emre Tezgel (Stoke City)

 

League One Apprentice of Season

• Fabio Jalo (Barnsley)
• Zach Mitchell (Charlton Athletic)
• Gatlin O’Donkor (Oxford United)

 

League Two Apprentice of Season

• Matus Holicek (Crewe Alexandra)
• Emmanuel Ilesanmi (Harrogate Town)
• Josh Tomlinson (Northampton Town)

 

EFL Club Employee of Season

• John Clarke (Burton Albion)
• Abdul Khalique (Portsmouth)
• Jerry Tocknell (Bristol City)

 

EFL Fan Engagement of Season

• Bolton Wanderers
• Lincoln City
• Reading

 

EFL Diversity Award

• Bolton Wanderers
• Middlesbrough
• Watford

 

EFL Innovation Award

• Millwall
• Norwich City
• Portsmouth

 

EFL Green Club Award 

• Bristol City
• Northampton Town
• Reading

 

EFL Supporter of the Season

• Diane Blazier (Norwich City)
• Paula Martin (Reading)
• Les Miller (Luton Town)