MacAnthony has singled out Wycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth for high praise stating: “I know it might irritate Posh fans, but Gareth Ainsworth is my manager of the year in League One. Forget all the other nonsense as Gareth did a great job throughout the season.”
Wycombe were the club to benefit at Posh’s expense from League One final positions being determined by a points-per-game average.
The Chairboys climbed from eighth to third as a result and then won the League One play-offs to reach the Championship for the first time in the club’s history.
Here is MacAnthony’s League One team of the year (he actually picked 12 players) as revealed on his popular ‘Hard Truths’ podcast.
He only selected two current Posh players, but did include a former Posh man...
. Wycombe Wanderers v Norwich City - Carabao Cup Third Round
Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth. Photo: Worthing
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Goalkeeper: CHRISTY PYM (Posh). MacAnthony said: "Kept the most clean sheets (15) in League One alongside the Wycombe 'keeper in his first season in League One and when you consider we had seven of the bottom nine teams in League One still to play when the season finished he could have ended up with close to 20 clean sheets. He's only going to get better." NB: One stats website says Pym's 15 is the most clean sheets kept by a League One 'keeper this season. Photo: Midlands
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Goalkeeper: CHRISTY PYM (Posh). MacAnthony said: "Kept the most clean sheets (15) in League One alongside the Wycombe 'keeper in his first season in League One and when you consider we had seven of the bottom nine teams in League One still to play when the season finished he could have ended up with close to 20 clean sheets. He's only going to get better." NB: One stats website says Pym's 15 is the most clean sheets kept by a League One 'keeper this season. Photo: Midlands
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Left-back: JOE JACOBSON (Wycombe). MacAnthony said: "At his age it's been a fairytale season."
