Football League Apprentice of the Year

The Football League Apprentice of the Year is an annual award in English football, awarded by the League Football Education. To be eligible the players must be under-18 or turn 18 during the current season.

Awards

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Championship

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Season Player Nationality Club Ref
2005–06 Lewin Nyatanga   Wales Derby County [1]
2006–07 Chris Gunter   Wales Cardiff City [1]
2007–08 Mark Beevers   England Sheffield Wednesday [1]
2008–09 Sean Scannell   Republic of Ireland Crystal Palace [1]
2009–10 Adam Matthews   Wales Cardiff City [1]
2010–11 Connor Wickham   England Ipswich Town [1]
2011–12 Gaël Bigirimana   Burundi Coventry City [1]
2012–13 Dimitar Evtimov   Bulgaria Nottingham Forest [1]
2013–14 Mason Bennett   England Derby County [2]
2014–15 Lewis Cook   England Leeds United [3]
2015–16 Ademola Lookman   Nigeria Charlton Athletic [4]
2016–17 Ben Brereton Díaz   Chile Nottingham Forest [5]
2017–18 Ryan Sessegnon   England Fulham [6]
2018–19 Max Bird   England Derby County [7]
2019–20 Jude Bellingham   England Birmingham City [8]
2020–21 Will Trueman   England Sheffield Wednesday [9]
2021–22 Ryan Howley   Wales Coventry City [10]
2022–23 Ashley Phillips   England Blackburn Rovers [11]

League One

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Season Player Nationality Club Ref
2005–06 Scott Golbourne   England Bristol City [1]
2006–07 Joe Skarz   England Huddersfield Town [1]
2007–08 Daniel Broadbent   England Huddersfield Town [1]
2008–09 Tom Aldred   Scotland Carlisle United [1]
2009–10 Tom Adeyemi   England Norwich City [1]
2010–11 Dale Jennings   England Tranmere Rovers [1]
2011–12 Jordan Cousins   Jamaica Charlton Athletic [1]
2012–13 Luke James   England Hartlepool United [1]
2013–14 Brendan Galloway   Zimbabwe MK Dons [12]
2014–15 George Cooper   England Crewe Alexandra [13]
2015–16 James Bree   England Barnsley [14]
2016–17 Lewis Butroid   England Scunthorpe United [15]
2017–18 Anthony Hartigan   England AFC Wimbledon [16]
2018–19 Daniel Adshead   England Rochdale [17]
2019–20 Luke Matheson   England Rochdale [18]
2020–21 Lewis Johnson   England MK Dons [19]
2021–22 Deji Elerewe   England Charlton Athletic [20]
2022–23 Zach Mitchell   England Charlton Athletic [21]

League Two

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Season Player Nationality Club Ref
2005–06 Ikechi Anya   Scotland Wycombe Wanderers [1]
2006–07 Joe Thompson   England Rochdale [1]
2007–08 Ryan Bennett   England Grimsby Town [1]
2008–09 Matt Phillips   Scotland Wycombe Wanderers [1]
2009–10 Kyle Haynes   England Cheltenham Town [1]
2010–11 Kadeem Harris   England Wycombe Wanderers [1]
2011–12 Nick Powell   England Crewe Alexandra [1]
2012–13 George Sykes   England Barnet [1]
2013–14 Brad Walker   England Hartlepool United [22]
2014–15 Conor Chaplin   England Portsmouth [23]
2015–16 Ben Godfrey   England York City [24]
2016–17 Myles Judd   England Leyton Orient [25]
2017–18 Ben Wilmot   England Stevenage [26]
2018–19 Arthur Iontton   England Stevenage [27]
2019–20 Scott Pollock   England Northampton Town [28]
2020–21 Felix Miles   England Cheltenham Town [29]
2021–22 Junior Tchamadeu   England Colchester United [30]
2022–23 Josh Tomlinson   England Northampton Town [31]

Winners by club

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As of 2023 awards
Club Total
Charlton Athletic 4
Derby County 3
Rochdale 3
Wycombe Wanderers 3
Cardiff City 2
Cheltenham Town 2
Coventry City 2
Crewe Alexandra 2
Hartlepool United 2
Huddersfield Town 2
MK Dons 2
Northampton Town 2
Nottingham Forest 2
Sheffield Wednesday 2
Stevenage 2
AFC Wimbledon 1
Barnet 1
Barnsley 1
Birmingham City 1
Blackburn Rovers 1
Bristol City 1
Carlisle United 1
Colchester United 1
Crystal Palace 1
Fulham 1
Grimsby Town 1
Ipswich Town 1
Leeds United 1
Leyton Orient 1
Norwich City 1
Portsmouth 1
Scunthorpe United 1
Tranmere Rovers 1
York City 1

Winners by nationality

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As of 2023 awards
Country Total
  England 40
  Wales 4
  Scotland 3
  Bulgaria 1
  Burundi 1
  Chile 1
  Jamaica 1
  Nigeria 1
  Republic of Ireland 1
  Zimbabwe 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Football League Awards: LFE Apprentice of the Year prizes to honour young players". The Football League. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Mason Bennett named LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Leeds United's Lewis Cook named LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ^ "The Football League Awards 2016: Winners". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "EFL Awards: The complete 2017 winners list". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "#EFL2018: EFL Awards". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Winners: EFL Awards 2019". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Brentford's Watkins wins top EFL award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Aleksandar Mitrovic named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Brendan Galloway named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Crewe Alexandra's George Cooper named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  14. ^ "The Football League Awards 2016: Winners". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ^ "EFL Awards: The complete 2017 winners list". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ^ "#EFL2018: EFL Awards". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  17. ^ Wylie, Jack (5 April 2019). "LFE Apprentice Of The Year 2019 Winners". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Brentford's Watkins wins top EFL award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  19. ^ "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Aleksandar Mitrovic named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Bradley Walker named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  23. ^ "Portsmouth's Conor Chaplin named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  24. ^ "The Football League Awards 2016: Winners". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  25. ^ "EFL Awards: The complete 2017 winners list". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  26. ^ "#EFL2018: EFL Awards". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  27. ^ Wylie, Jack (5 April 2019). "LFE Apprentice Of The Year 2019 Winners". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Brentford's Watkins wins top EFL award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  29. ^ "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Aleksandar Mitrovic named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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