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.

In 2019, The EFL partnered with LFE.

Awards[]

Championship[]

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	England	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	England	Charlton Athletic
2016–17	Ben Brereton	Chile	Nottingham Forest
2017–18	Ryan Sessegnon	England	Fulham	^[4]
2018-19	Max Bird	England	Derby County
2019-20	Jude Bellingham	England	Birmingham City
2020-21		England	Sheffield Wednesday

League One[]

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	England	Carlisle United	^[1]
2009–10	Tom Adeyemi	England	Norwich City	^[1]
2010–11	Dale Jennings	England	Tranmere Rovers	^[1]
2011–12	Jordan Cousins	England	Charlton Athletic	^[1]
2012–13	Luke James	England	Hartlepool United	^[1]
2013–14	Brendan Galloway	England	MK Dons	^[5]
2014–15	George Cooper	England	Crewe Alexandra	^[6]
2015–16	James Bree	England	Barnsley
2016–17	Lewis Butroid	England	Scunthorpe United
2017–18	Anthony Hartigan	England	AFC Wimbledon
2018-19	Daniel Adshead	England	Rochdale

League Two[]

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	England	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	^[7]
2014–15	Conor Chaplin	England	Portsmouth	^[8]
2015–16	Ben Godfrey	England	York City
2016–17	Myles Judd	England	Leyton Orient
2017–18	Ben Wilmot	England	Stevenage
2018-19	Arthur Iontton	England	Stevenage
	Scott Pollock	England	Northampton Town

Winners by club[]

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

Winners by nationality[]

Country	Total
England	33
Wales	3
Bulgaria	1
Burundi	1
Chile	1
Scotland	1

References[]

^ ^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.
^ "Mason Bennett named LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Leeds United's Lewis Cook named LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Ryan Sessegnon Receives LFE Championship Apprentice of the Year Prize". LFE. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
^ "Brendan Galloway named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Crewe Alexandra's George Cooper named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Bradley Walker named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "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

[past-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] "Ryan Sessegnon Receives LFE Championship Apprentice of the Year Prize". LFE. Retrieved 2018-05-08.

[5] "Brendan Galloway named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[6] "Crewe Alexandra's George Cooper named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 1". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[7] "Bradley Walker named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[8] "Portsmouth's Conor Chaplin named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

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