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...
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Wide left: RONAN CURTIS (Portsmouth), pictured right. MacAnthony said: "He gets in as his stats were impressive." Photo: Midlands
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Number 10: MARCUS MADDISON (Posh), pictured right "I'm not on speaking terms with the player as he drove me nuts last season, but it's impossible to ignore his nine goals and six assists considering he left us in January. People don't vote for him as they don't like him, but his playing record is impressive. He scored some spectacular goals last season." Photo: Midlands
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Striker: ARMAND GNANDUILLET (Blackpool). MacAnthony said: "15 League One goals is a good effort. Our striker Mo Eisa would have been selected because he scored 14 goals and yet he stopped playing regularly for us when we changed formation in January." Photo: Midlands
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Striker. IVAN TONEY (Posh). MacAnthony said "The best striker in League One by a distance and the best player in League One by a distance. He's a Premier League player really." Photo: Midlands