The EFL award nominations for the 2025-26 season have been unveiled
The EFL have unveiled their award shortlists for the 2025-26 season.
Unsurprisingly champions-elect Lincoln City dominate the League One lists with three nominees spread over two categories.
League One’s top scorer Dom Ballard of Leyton Orient is nominated for the ‘player-of-the-season’ and ‘young-player-of-the-season’ awards.
Posh have received no nominations. Former captain Harrison Burrows won the League One ‘player-of-the-season’ prize for 2023-24 after scoring twice in that season’s EFL Trophy Final.
Nominations
Manager-of-the-season: Michael Skubala (Lincoln), Graham Alexander (Bradford City), Brian Barry-Murphy (Cardiff City) and Alex Revell (Stevenage).
Player-of-the-season: Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient), Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), Jack Moylan (Lincoln City) and Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City).
Young-player-of-the-season: Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient), Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City).
Other divisions
Championship
Manager-of-the-season: Frank Lampard (Coventry City), Alex Neil (Millwall), Sergej Jakirovic (Hull City), Kim Hellberg (Middlesbrough).
Player-of-the-season: Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Carl Rushworth (Coventry City), Femi Azeez (Millwall), Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
Young-player-of-the-season: Jordan James (Leicester City), Ashley Phillips (Stoke City), Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), Bobby Clark (Derby County).
League Two
Manager-of-the-season: Andy Woodman (Bromley), Paul Warne (Milton Keynes Dons), Micky Mellon (Oldham Athletic), Neil Harris (Cambridge United).
Player-of-the-season: Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), Mitch Pinnock (Bromley), Callum Paterson (Milton Keynes Dons), Omar Sowumni (Bromley).
Young player-of-the-season: Matty Young (Salford City), Daniel Kanu (Walsall)< Sam Gale (Gillingham), Tom Iorpenda (Notts County).