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.

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Awards

Championship

SeasonPlayerNationalityClubRef
2005–06 Lewin Nyatanga Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Derby County [1]
2006–07 Chris Gunter Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff City [1]
2007–08 Mark Beevers Flag of England.svg  England Sheffield Wednesday [1]
2008–09 Sean Scannell Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Crystal Palace [1]
2009–10 Adam Matthews Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff City [1]
2010–11 Connor Wickham Flag of England.svg  England Ipswich Town [1]
2011–12 Gaël Bigirimana Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Coventry City [1]
2012–13 Dimitar Evtimov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Nottingham Forest [1]
2013–14 Mason Bennett Flag of England.svg  England Derby County [2]
2014–15 Lewis Cook Flag of England.svg  England Leeds United [3]
2015–16 Ademola Lookman Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Charlton Athletic [4]
2016–17 Ben Brereton Díaz Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Nottingham Forest [5]
2017–18 Ryan Sessegnon Flag of England.svg  England Fulham [6]
2018–19 Max Bird Flag of England.svg  England Derby County [7]
2019–20 Jude Bellingham Flag of England.svg  England Birmingham City [8]
2020–21 Will Trueman Flag of England.svg  England Sheffield Wednesday [9]
2021–22 Ryan Howley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Coventry City [10]
2022–23 Ashley Phillips Flag of England.svg  England Blackburn Rovers [11]

League One

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

League Two

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

Winners by club

As of 2023 awards
ClubTotal
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

As of 2023 awards
CountryTotal
Flag of England.svg  England 40
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1

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