Hatters striker Danny in top three for Player of the Year
The shortlists for the 2017 EFL Awards have been revealed as clubs, players and fans come together to recognise the stars of 2016/17 across all three divisions and 14 different categories – and Hatters striker Danny Hylton is among them!
The 28-year-old summer signing from Oxford United is on a shortlist of three for the League Two Player of the Year along with Doncaster duo James Coppinger and John Marquis.
Hylton has netted 24 goals in the most prolific campaign of his career so far, and manager Nathan Jones told lutontown.co.uk: “We are amazingly proud of Danny. This is a recognition of a season of high-class work in the way he plays, but also the way he trains every day and the type of character he is as well.
“He’s got real competition from two fantastic players from Doncaster, and others who would have been nominated. I know from the votes that I made – and of course, I wasn’t allowed to choose Danny – that there are some wonderful players in there. Just to get in the top three is a real achievement.
“I know I am biased, but I think he’d be a worthy winner because of the way he goes about his work.”
Hylton isn’t the only Hatters player to be in line for an EFL award, of course, with right-back Stephen O’Donnell’s strike against Yeovil last August already in the running for Goal of the Season. Fans have until tomorrow to vote for the Scot's goal by clicking here
The annual awards take place in London on Sunday 9 April, and Shaun Harvey, EFL Chief Executive, said: "It’s been an exciting and action-packed 12 months for the EFL both on and off the pitch. There have been some incredible individual and team performances across the three divisions, entertaining the millions of fans who follow the EFL week in, week out.
“Off the pitch our clubs continue to have a positive and lasting impact in their local communities, using the power of football to deliver life-changing programmes and activities.
“The EFL Awards are a fantastic way to recognise the achievements of clubs, players, back room staff and fans and I would like to personally congratulate everyone who has been nominated and wish them all the best on the night itself.”
The shortlists for all the awards are listed below. For more details, visit: www.eflawards2017.co.uk
EFL AWARDS SHORTLIST
Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season:
Chris Wood – Leeds United
Dwight Gayle – Newcastle United
Anthony Knockaert – Brighton & Hove Albion
Sky Bet League One Player of the Season
Billy Sharp – Sheffield United
Josh Morris – Scunthorpe United
John Fleck – Sheffield United
Sky Bet League Two Player of the Season
John Marquis – Doncaster Rovers
James Coppinger – Doncaster Rovers
Danny Hylton – Luton Town
EFL Young Player of the Season
John Swift – Reading
Ryan Ledson – Oxford United
Ollie Watkins – Exeter City
Football Manager Team of the Season
To be revealed on the night.
Sir Tom Finney and Contribution to League Football Awards
To be announced on the night
PFA Player in the Community
Liam Rosenior – Brighton & Hove Albion
Andy Butler – Doncaster Rovers
Christian Burgess – Portsmouth
EFL Supporter of the Year
Pav Samra – Derby County
Zoe Edge – Chesterfield
Paul Mayfield – Doncaster Rovers
Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – Championship
Blackburn Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – League One
Millwall
MK Dons
Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year – League Two
Carlisle United
Stevenage
Checkatrade Community Club of the Year
North West – Wigan Athletic
North East & Yorkshire – Rotherham United
Midlands – Burton Albion
London – Fulham
South East – Brighton & Hove Albion
South West & Wales – Portsmouth
LFE Apprentice of the Year – Championship
Ben Brereton – Nottingham Forest
Lloyd Kelly – Bristol City
George Hirst – Sheffield Wednesday
LFE Apprentice of the Year – League One
Lewis Butroid – Scunthorpe United
Matthew Gillam – Rochdale
Callum Cockerill-Mollett – Walsall
LFE Apprentice of the Year – League Two
Myles Judd – Leyton Orient
Alex Fletcher – Plymouth Argyle
Leon Davies – Cambridge United
Mitre Goal of the Year
Voting closes 28th March - www.efl.com/news/article/2016/efl-awards-goal-of-the-year-3631327.aspx
The top 5 goals will be revealed on the night of the Awards with the audience voting for the overall winner.
TOP 10
- ADAM HAMMILL (Barnsley) 29th May v Millwall
- DARREN BENT (Derby County) 5th Nov v Wolves
- WES HOOLAHAN (Norwich City) 15th Oct v Rotherham United
- LEE TOMLIN (Bristol City) 30th Apr v Huddersfield Town
- FABIO DA SILVA (Cardiff City) 23rd Feb v Middlesbrough
- STEVE SIDWELL (Brighton) 5th Nov vs Bristol City
- RICKY HOLMES (Northampton) 13th Feb v Leyton Orient
- NATHAN THOMAS (Hartlepool) 1st Oct v Grimsby Town
- MICHAEL DOYLE (Portsmouth) 8th Mar v Accrington Stanley
- STEPHEN O’DONNELL (Luton) 13th Aug vs Yeovil Town