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

Championship

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Ref
2005–06	Nyatanga, LewinLewin Nyatanga	Wales	Derby County	[1]
2006–07	Gunter, ChrisChris Gunter	Wales	Cardiff City	[1]
2007–08	Beevers, MarkMark Beevers	England	Sheffield Wednesday	[1]
2008–09	Scannell, SeanSean Scannell	England	Crystal Palace	[1]
2009–10	Matthews, AdamAdam Matthews	Wales	Cardiff City	[1]
2010–11	Wickham, ConnorConnor Wickham	England	Ipswich Town	[1]
2011–12	Bigirimana, GaëlGaël Bigirimana	Burundi	Coventry City	[1]
2012–13	Evtimov, DimitarDimitar Evtimov	Bulgaria	Nottingham Forest	[1]
2013–14	Bennett, MasonMason Bennett	England	Derby County	[2]
2014–15	Cook, LewisLewis Cook	England	Leeds United	[3]

League One

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Ref
2005–06	Golbourne, ScottScott Golbourne	England	Bristol City	[1]
2006–07	Skarz, JoeJoe Skarz	England	Huddersfield Town	[1]
2007–08	Broadbent, DanielDaniel Broadbent	England	Huddersfield Town	[1]
2008–09	Aldred, TomTom Aldred	England	Carlisle United	[1]
2009–10	Adeyemi, TomTom Adeyemi	England	Norwich City	[1]
2010–11	Jennings, DaleDale Jennings	England	Tranmere Rovers	[1]
2011–12	Cousins, JordanJordan Cousins	England	Charlton Athletic	[1]
2012–13	James, LukeLuke James	England	Hartlepool United	[1]
2013–14	Galloway, BrendanBrendan Galloway	England	MK Dons	[4]
2014–15	Cooper, GeorgeGeorge Cooper	England	Crewe Alexandra	[5]

League Two

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Ref
2005–06	Anya, IkechiIkechi Anya	Scotland	Wycombe Wanderers	[1]
2006–07	Thompson, JoeJoe Thompson	England	Rochdale	[1]
2007–08	Bennet, RyanRyan Bennet	England	Grimsby Town	[1]
2008–09	Phillips, MattMatt Phillips	England	Wycombe Wanderers	[1]
2009–10	Haynes, KyleKyle Haynes	England	Cheltenham Town	[1]
2010–11	Harris, KadeemKadeem Harris	England	Wycombe Wanderers	[1]
2011–12	Powell, NickNick Powell	England	Crewe Alexandra	[1]
2012–13	Sykes, GeorgeGeorge Sykes	England	Barnet	[1]
2013–14	Walker, BradBrad Walker	England	Hartlepool United	[6]
2014–15	Chaplin, ConorConor Chaplin	England	Portsmouth	[7]

Winners by club

Club	Total
Wycombe Wanderers	3
Cardiff City	2
Crewe Alexandra	2
Derby County	2
Hartlepool United	2
Huddersfield Town	2
Barnet	1
Bristol City	1
Carlisle United	1
Charlton Athletic	1
Cheltenham Town	1
Coventry City	1
Crystal Palace	1
Grimsby Town	1
Ipswich Town	1
Leeds United	1
MK Dons	1
Norwich City	1
Nottingham Forest	1
Portsmouth	1
Rochdale	1
Sheffield Wednesday	1
Tranmere Rovers	1

Winners by nationality

Country	Total
England	24
Wales	3
Bulgaria	1
Burundi	1
Scotland	1

References

1. "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. "Brendan Galloway named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
5. "Crewe Alexandra's George Cooper named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
6. "Bradley Walker named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
7. "Portsmouth's Conor Chaplin named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

External links

• League Football Education