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Football League Apprentice of the Year

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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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